Square Enix

Earlier this week reports where coming in that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch after it has been rated by the ESRB. Today, on the 35th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series, Square Enix has confirmed that the series will be released in Spring 2023.

If you want to digitally purchase these games, you have the option to purchase them individually or together as a bundle. If you want he Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series physical, there are two limited editions available: Standard Edition and the FF35th Anniversary Edition.

The FF35th Anniversary Edition will include the following:

• FINAL FANTASY I-VI COLLECTION - physical collection of all games for either PS4 or Nintendo Switch-
• Anniversary Edition GOODS BOX.
• A bonus lenticular sleeve for the game package.
• 2-disc vinyl record set featuring newly arranged game music with exclusive cover artwork by Kazuko Shibuya
• A specially compiled artbook showcasing beautiful character pixel art.
• Eight stylized pixel art character figures in window packaging.

Both physical editions are exclusive to the Square Enix Store and are now available for pre-order. However a couple of hours after the announcement the Standard Edition is already sold out.

Tactics Ogre: Reborn, the remasted version of the PlayStation Portable game Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, is now available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Tactics Ogre: Reborn is set in The Valerian Isles, jewels of the Obero Sea. Following many years of conflict, there finally rose a man to put an end to this: Dorgalua Oberyth. Known as the "Dynast-King,” he brought peace and prosperity to Valeria for half a century. After his death, a civil war erupts and throws the isles of Valeria into a bloody struggle for power between three warring factions. In Tactics Ogre: Reborn, players follow the story of a young man, Denam Pavel, caught in the center of the bloodshed. Although he seeks a path of freedom and justice, players will soon discover that even the noblest of goals requires impossibly difficult decisions to be made.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together was released in 1995 on the Super Famicom in Japan only. Later it was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. In 2010 it got a remake on the PlayStation Portable.

New updates and features include:

• Beautifully remastered graphics that enhance yet maintain the original distinctive visual style
• Fully voiced cutscenes in English & Japanese
• Full orchestral re-recording of the game’s soundtrack
• Assorted quality of life updates, such as:
  • Redesigned battle system
  • Adjusted level management system
  • Reworked AI
  • Simplified and improved UI

Below you can watch the launch trailer.

NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, the Nintendo Switch version of the acclaimed RPG developed by PlatinumGames, is now available physical and digital. Since the release of the game in 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PC, NieR: Automata has sold over 6.5 million units. In 2018 the game was ported to Xbox One.

NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition features the award-winning base game and the content from the 3C3C1D119440927 DLC, which includes three challenging colosseums and additional costumes. The 6C2P4A118680823 DLC is also available to download for free and is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version of the game. It features six new costumes, four new accessories that can change appearances of your playable characters and two pod skins based on characters from the popular mobile title NieR Re[in]carnation. Additionally, the physical edition of the game features artwork by Character Designer Akihiko Yoshida on the front cover and includes a unique reversible box art featuring A2, designed by Concept Artist Koda Kazuma.

Below you can watch the launch trailer.

During the latest Nintendo Direct Square Enix has announced Octopath Traveler II, the next entry in the Octopath Traveler series. The game will be released on 24 February 2023 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.

The first Octopath Traveler was released in 2018 on the Nintendo Switch. This RPG features a turn-based battle system and HD-2D visuals, a striking blend of retro 2D characters in a beautiful 3D world. The player starts the game by choosing one of the eight adventurers as the protagonist. Later the game was released on PC, Stadia and Xbox One and sold over 3 million copies.

Just like the first game, the trailer features eight new travelers: Hikari (Warrior), Agnea (Dancer), Partitio (Merchant), Osvald (Scholar), Throné (Thief), Temenos (Cleric), Ochette (Hunter), and Castti (Apothecary). A new gameplay feature is the day and night cycle, which will change the townscapes and Path Actions available to each character.

You can watch the announcement trailer below.