Good news for fans of Square Enix, the company revealed that they will have a lot of good news for gamers around the 35th anniversary of Final Fantasy.
Square Enix has launched a new website to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series and is revealing that news about future games is coming. The website notes that the Final Fantasy series was first released on the Famicom in Japan on December 18, 1987, meaning the series will mark its 35th birthday later this year.
“In this 35th anniversary year, we’re bringing you many exciting new ways to enjoy the world of Final Fantasy,” the website said. “Please look forward to the good news that we will bring to you at that time.” The site listed Chocobo GP and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin as the released titles, but that’s not all. Their implication is that when announcing the 35th anniversary of Final Fantasy they will bring news about the new game projects in hand. There will be many more Final Fantasy titles appearing at this great event.
Although Final Fantasy XVI was announced during a PlayStation Showcase event in 2020, nothing has been known about the game since. Producer Naoki Yoshida said in December 2021 that the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed development by half a year and revealed it is now scheduled to launch for spring 2022. Most notably is probably Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 is also likely to be announced soon, with producer Yoshinori Kitase confirming during a live stream in January that he wants to reveal it will launch in time for the series’ 35th anniversary. .
Indeed, the two blockbuster projects above are enough to make the fans explode and excited. However, according to some internal sources Square Enix is also looking at Remake or launch some other Final Fantasy games, in addition to resurrecting projects that have been frozen in the past.
For example, the most recent is Square Soft’s Chrono Cross back in the day, and Kingdom Hearts 4 is rumored to be in development, etc. and we still don’t know how Final Fantasy IX will be remade a few months ago. Does it even appear in a leaked Nvidia game list? Or how will Dragon Quest XII have gameplay? All of that makes fans restless, hoping that at that time Square Enix will make fans witness a true party.