[:plant:] Square-Enix's "4"

It could also technically be SaGa 4, but with a remake of SaGa 2 coming out in two or so months, I would doubt it.

I'm intensely curious to see how it'll look graphically-- but I guess that will also depend on what console it's coming out on. We'll see in about a week.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Araes

Really, there's not much saying it couldn't just be yet another Dragon Warrior 4 remake. They've already done the Playstation and DS, why not one of the newer home consoles?

I would agree with you if the DS remake wasn't only a year-and-a-half or so old in Japan. Even if you were to count the most recent re-release of the Playstation remake, there was still a two year gap. Another important factor is that this four is written in Arabic numeral. Dragon Quest has always used Roman numerals.

Really, SaGa is Square-Enix's only series to use Arabic numerals, so I think it's pretty telling-- that is, if that "4" is in fact referencing this game's part in a series. If not... c'moooon, Live 4 Live!

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Originally Posted by Shin

If you think they're going more West-centric, then it's far more likely to be new IP I reckon. I mean, focussing on the "Western" market means aiming at "Casual" gamers rather than "Hardcore" ones right?

Not necessarily. The last time Square-Enix said they had the "Western" market in mind was when they were developing the Last Remnant. The Conqueror, a guy who was supposed to be a nod to the hulking and brutal warriors of the typical (and stereotyped) Western RPG, was something that came out of that westward focus.

Gaming is definitely making a move towards the realm of "casual," but it's not at the point where an RPG developer/publisher in possession of many nonRPG-making subsidiaries has to shift focus away from what they normally do.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I was under the impression we were discussing the redubbed "casual" market that's come from the Wii and the recent push to capture that audience from Nintendo-- parents, older individuals, people who think they can lose weight by moving a remote around, etcetera. That's what I was talking about.

I wasn't trying to place a divide between hardcore and casual, and classifications like that are annoying. I was only saying that Square-Enix's idea of "western focus" still entails muscles and ultraviolence, not Wii Fit and EA Sports Active or whatever.

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