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FF3? I thought FF7 was the one widely regarded as a classic?

Believe it or not the series contains more than one "classic" game. You're right that FF7 is the most popular though; presumably they went with FF3 for its lower performance requirements.

More likely they went with it because an Android port already exists.

Highly unlikely the performance reqs between the two (specifically the DS/iOS/Android remake of FFIII vs. the PS1 FFVII) is that wide; Tegra 3 and similar chipsets are definitely capable of eclipsing both. But they already have a FFIII port mostly ready to go; FFVII has yet to be ported to anything besides PS1 and Win9x. And in true Sq fashion, they seem to be saving a FFVII remake for whenever they think they can extract the most cash from it.

According to their CEO, making FFVII is admiting defeat and that they will not be able to make a better game.

They will only release a remake when:

A) The money is needed/correct B) They make a better game in their view. With I suppose, overwhelming success.

I hope not, FF7 ran on a PS1

SquareEnix already has remakes of I-IV on DS which are probably reasonably readily portable to iOS/Android; they've already released III and I on Android.

You can probably expect to see II and IV on Android within a year if they continue to sell well, but probably not V or later until they're ported to a portable game system first. I know there were reports of preliminary work on V/VI for DS but nothing beyond that.

My opinion is that the Super Nintendo absolutely killed it for the best console RPGs ever made. Along with this comes, what I consider to be, Square's opus: Final Fantasy III (6 in Japan). I am definitely not alone in this sentiment. It could just be an age gap but, for those who have played both, I've only come across a couple people who would take VII over III.

Just to be clear, this announcement is for FF3, in the Japanese series.

Also, to clarify, Chrono Trigger was Square's opus :)

Yea, I was super excited until I realized it was FF3 in the Japanese series. Chrono Trigger is also an absolutely wonderful game; I totally agree. I just happen to like FF III a bit more :)

FF3, FF6, and FF7 are widely regarded as the strongest entries in the series.

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