The Last Remnant Revealed!

[Xion]

http://www.gameswank.com/portal/?p=458

"Square Enix's Final Fantasy party this month promises a flew of new announcements, not the least of which are new franchises from the RPG powerhouse. Game Informer's (via Siliconera) scooped the surprise a little early, however, revealing The Last Remnant, a next-generation RPG (we're guessing Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, though it's currently unspecified) directed by Hiroshi Takai, one of the game planners from The Bouncer.
Maybe Takai's learned something since his, uh, PlayStation 2 launch title seven years ago. The Last Remnant's main characters have a pretty unique styling to them, as well. You choose between the two, but Square Enix's anticipating the decision ahead of time -- one character, Rush, has been artistically styled as a traditional Square Enix hero and the other, generically titled The Conquerer, is a dark anti-hero meant for Western games.

The Last Remnant's been designed on Unreal Engine 3, and we should see the first official media come from the party on May 12 and 13. Going with Epic's technology isn't too surprising considering the company's emphasizing the focus on Western gamers. "From the conceptual stage of this project, we kept a global market in mind, placing a special emphasis on the North American market," said Takai in the Game Informer story.

We don't know much about combat, but it's turn-based, more action-oriented and has a cinematic flair. Most interestingly, however, The Last Remnant is being localized as it's developed in Japan, so Square Enix is planning a simultaneous release here and there. We'll be back with more details soon. "

Source:-
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159276

[Pixel]

Looks okay. Kinda hoping The Last Remnant would be something else.

I will change my opinion when there is more information.

[Desi]

-Two prominent characters each created to appeal to a specific territory. Rush Sykes will appeal to JP gamers, and "The Conqueror" for Western Audiences. Game won't force you to choose which character you play.
How does my Jewish sounding last name appeal to Japanese gamers? I mean, it is totally western. And "The Conqueror" really? Now who was the small island country that took over most of asia? Yah, I thought so.

Looks pretty though.

edit: anyway I'm picking the Conqueror only for the reason that Rush(haha) looks like Hume Face 1 in FFXI. Even the clothes are the same, I'll find a pic.

BAM!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/hume.jpg

[Kitmitsu]

Already have a thread on this but I'll keep it open. The game sounds alright but the screenshots don't really impress me much. I suppose the Unreal engine means it should appear on a 360 and PS3 so at least they're concentrating more on Western countries. Good find though.

[Neal]

Im not that impressed really. :/

[ozonez]

It looks like a Dynasty Warriors type game. Tht would be pretty cool.

[Hitoshura]

Meh, I need more info. :/

Not saying im not excited but I was hoping it would be an FF game. The poster for the S-E party says, "The Final Fantasy no one knows about will be revealed." So I'm still keeping my hopes up for a new FF...... then again, maybe it wont happen. >.<

[Xion]

it could be the Dissidia game? Haeresis seems more likely..wait and see...

[Desi]

It looks like a Dynasty Warriors type game. Tht would be pretty cool.
would only be cool if they didn't allow Cavia to work on it. Drakengard, oh god.

[Hitoshura]

Heres a large thread of it on gametrailers. Screenshots are included. Ugh, looks like an MMO. D:

http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=96317

[ozonez]

Sorry but its obvious this isn't a new FF game.

[Hitoshura]

Something about the word "simultaneous" bothers me.

Usually when two games are released at the same in two different countries, there is usually no voice-over. :/

[Desi]

I expect voicing. Lost Odyssey is going to be released at the same time world wide with voice overs.

[Xion]

new screens and Info

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787050p1.html

[ozonez]

wtf is with the giant sword stuck in the ground?

[Hitoshura]

Meh, looks cool I guess but nothing really amazing.

Sure I'll buy it, play it, enjoy it, but it doesnt look like anything that will be addicting.

[Xion]

its completely understandable to have a first reaction...but lets not come even try to conclusions about a game we have seen/know hardly anything about.

i for one think it looks interesting from what ive seen and heard.. i will continue to keep an eye on the game and its progression.

[Desi]

wtf is with the giant sword stuck in the ground?
FFVII and Golden Sun got away with giant swords being stuck in the ground!

Probably a ancient relic to mark a battle site from long ago. The concept art looks nifty like comic book style of coloring.

[Xion]

FFVII and Golden Sun got away with giant swords being stuck in the ground!

Probably a ancient relic to mark a battle site from long ago. The concept art looks nifty like comic book style of coloring.


"Each city we saw had its own "Remnant." In the context of the game, this is a huge artifact that entire cities are built around. In the first city we go to, there's a huge sword in the ground whose hilt juts into sky for miles. The second city had a huge dragon as their "Remnant."

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787050p1.html

[Desi]

See! I am a genius! Golden Sun still had a huge sword that sticks itself in the ground though (Ragnarok random special). Fun times.

I still stand by my statement that the JP character looks like Face A1 for Hume males in FFXI and as long as it isn't Drakengard I'll be alright.

[Firewolf]

whats this game all about

[Hitoshura]

whats this game all about

Research FTW

[Desi]

Research FTW
Um
I might pick one of these games ta EB because I'm in a sort of RPG mood. What is the gameplay style like ?
Aw man, don't be a hypocrite!

Anyway Firewolf we don't know yet. A large scale action-rpg with a soldier morale system is all we know.

[Hitoshura]

Dude, what the heck man? I made that second reply in the Star Ocean thread. Why are you posting it here?

[Desi]

Well because you could have done some research on Star Ocean...

Ya really I know. Anywho, The Last Remnant has been struck by Cero. No blood in the JP version.

[Firewolf]

dynasty warriors meets final fantasy interesting

[Flint]

Surely the best thing about this game is that it doesn't have the words 'Final' and 'Fantasy' in the title? Nice to see an actual brand new original game from Square instead of their recent run of FF spin-offs/cash-ins.

[Misschoco]

dynasty warriors meets final fantasy interesting

indeed i was waiting for a ff variation :rolleyes:

[Desi]

I give them the best regards hopefully they turned a new leaf. Now I may not want this to be a franchise but I am happy to see more then a remake and spin-off of their three or four main series.

[Firewolf]

its a shame its a turned based not like dynasty warrrior gameplay

[Desi]

Well I don't mind if it is turn-based because I don't want them to try something they don't really understand and get Drakengard results. Let them take it a step at a time.

[mochaccino]

This seems like it will be good, but I won't be so hyped up until I know more about it, or until the time it's going to come out... which won't be until 2050. >.>

[Desi]

I want to see the gameplay demo they showed this week. Other then some slowdown and corny lines I heard only good things.

[Firewolf]

most likely we'll have to wait till tgs

[Neal]

I want to see the gameplay demo they showed this week. Other then some slowdown and corny lines I heard only good things.
lolz. Me too, I can't wait for this game.

[Desi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/82132_iup381875_122_530lo.jpg
Some scans stolen from Neogaf.

[soul]

The team that works on The Last Remnant has been revealed:

· Director: Hiroshi Takai
· Chief Artist: Kimihiko Miyamae
· Events: Kouji Kobayashi
· Composer: Tsuyoshi Sekito
· Producer: Nobuyuki Ueda
· Exec. Producer: Akitoshi Kawazu
· Art Producer: Yusuke Naora

Yet another scan from Famitsu that confirms the female character as Irina Skyes (also contains a new image of her):

http://www.lastremnant.info/media/scans/index.php?id=10

[Desi]

Her name is Sykes, related to the main character. Sister or cousin I would guess. Naora as art producer? Probably get stuck doing enviroments again.

[soul]

Her name is Sykes, related to the main character. Sister or cousin I would guess. Naora as art producer? Probably get stuck doing enviroments again.

Irina is Rush's sister. She lived carefree life in Eulam with Rush until she was kidnapped by a mysterious organization.

According to Game Informer that's how the game starts.

[Desi]

Yeah that is where I got the idea of corny text from. When they were describing the gameplay demo at the SE conference. "Where is she? I msut find her"

[Firewolf]

how about the second character is there anything new on him

[CloudX]

This game really looks hella intense and awesome, i can't wait to see video footage!

[Neal]

New screens :D

http://lastremnant.net/post/the-last-remnant-official-site-music-ripped.html

http://lastremnant.net/post/two-new-the-last-remnant-screenshots-and-artwork.html

[Hitoshura]

Check out the current issue of Gameinformer. A lot of details on TRL was revealed in it..

[Desi]

I suppose these were from the Game Informer but since the internet owns paper here is a link to the new screens from Jeux-france: http://www.jeux-france.com/news20371_the-last-remnant-tout-en-couleurs.html

Yes Firewolf, they do seem to be neglecting The Conquerer a lot. But they love to abuse my name and show hume face number one.

[Xion]

Holy Sweetness!!!!!!!!!!:w00t:

[ozonez]

Looks awesome altho noway would that sword stay in the ground. lol

[Hitoshura]

Ugh! The Conqueror looks like Vayne from FF12. D:

Sorry I just cant stand that game.

[Desi]

Ugh! The Conqueror looks like Vayne from FF12. D:


He looks nothing like Vayne from FFXII, unless you change his whole face when you look at him. Now he can be based a little on Vayne physically (since Rush is hume face 1 from FFXI) but other then that I think you are blinded by the long hair. Now pictures of the world itself does remind me of twelve.

edit: New screens from Jeux-france: http://www.jeux-france.com/news20456_the-last-remnant-a-l-affiche.html

[Hitoshura]

Actually the characters look a little similar if you judge the pics carefully

Vayne
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Final_Fantasy_XII-Vayne_Solidor.png

Conquerer
http://lastremnant.net/characters/theconquerorthelastremnant.jpg

Notice how their faces are similar and noses are the same? If you cant, its your fault. :/

[Desi]

So you saying he has a jew nose? The hair is similar.

[Hitoshura]

I just think they have the same face. :/

[Desi]

IGN has a teaser trailer up, sexy yes? I still say Hume face 1 though, flat areas, and sharp edges but sexy still. http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/904/904859/vids_1.html

Source: IGN and NeoGaf

[Hitoshura]

Nice trailer.

It'll be interesting to find out how the gameplay works.

[Kitmitsu]

Very sexy. It's odd that they faded out at each of the gameplay bits though. I wish they made it clearer what's going on.

[Desi]

It is using some turn-based system. I suppose a semi-TBS/SRPG system with a hit range.

[Desi]

Website is officially up: http://na.square-enix.com/remnant/

They upped it in the middle of the night to catch me off guard, which they did.

Source: Kotaku, bastards I should have found it.

[Momo]

Thanks for the Link Desi XD I didnt even hear about this one yet O.o;

[Desi]

FTR made notice of three new scans of The Last Remnant from juex-france

http://www.jeux-france.com/news21774_the-last-remnant-trois-de-plus.html

[Desi]

Shameless Bump!

Oh shit the Conqueror has a BEARD!! I haven't been this happy since I got one of my own!
Source: NeoGaf

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Marsalis/lastrem6.jpg

[Lifrasthir]

:ohmy: OMG! He does have a beard!

Those are awesome! :D

[Lifrasthir]

Double post! :D

I just noticed...in the new trailer, there's one point during the gameplay scenes where an enemy begins to spew red stuff. Was this game supposed to be......bloody? (Yes I'm slow and uninformed. -.- Don't hate me.)

[Desi]

Double post! :D

I just noticed...in the new trailer, there's one point during the gameplay scenes where an enemy begins to spew red stuff. Was this game supposed to be......bloody? (Yes I'm slow and uninformed. -.- Don't hate me.)The North American version yeah but not the Japanese version. So the trailer points to the NA version used though the voice overs gave it away.

[Xion]

Trailer rendered in real-time on Xbox 360

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25177.html

Screencaps:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6880/thelastremnanttgs07traitg0.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8516/thelastremnanttgs07trairv8.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3824/thelastremnanttgs07traiyz2.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4180/thelastremnanttgs07traikn8.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/456/thelastremnanttgs07traikh9.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7527/thelastremnanttgs07traijg1.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9421/thelastremnanttgs07traiac9.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5070/thelastremnanttgs07traizi5.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4474/thelastremnanttgs07trailt4.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1047/thelastremnanttgs07traiik5.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5917/thelastremnanttgs07trailz1.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9056/thelastremnanttgs07traizf3.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7156/thelastremnanttgs07traidn5.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7669/thelastremnanttgs07traigh3.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1579/thelastremnanttgs07traiyh1.jpg

[Kitmitsu]

How do you know its on the 360?

EDIT: ^^ Dante says

[Desi]

Jesus, Naora's art and that beard just make me want to do naughty things.

[Lifrasthir]

The North American version yeah but not the Japanese version. So the trailer points to the NA version used though the voice overs gave it away.

Sweet. I wasn't exactly sure though. 'Cause it seemed to show up only in one scene of gameplay.

[Slim__Cognito]

game looks awesome except for the extremely mundane/ overused main character design. The conquerer looks pretty kick ass though

[Anima]

I think this game looks simply amazing! I love it already. ^^ I love the ending where the Conqueror just rips the door off its hinges with no problem at all. lol

Btw can someone rips the audio off the new TGS trailer for me? I've looked around but can't find any site that did that. I love the music in it so much...must..put..it on my mp3 player..@-@

[deceptacon]

the guy with the patch reminds me of gippal with long hair !

[Lifrasthir]

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5070/thelastremnanttgs07traizi5.jpg


WTF that's a female!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *slaps self* Man, was I the only one that missed this?

[deceptacon]

i meant the 9th pic down, the one in red ?

[Lifrasthir]

While browsing the Last Remnant's website I found some new stuff....I think.

First:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/Untouchable_Memories/LRblah.png
They have named this guy David Nassau. Unfortunately I don't have any more information than that 'cause the North American site won't let me view it 'cause I'm too young or something. <_< And 'cause I can't read Japanese.

Second: They added new wallpaper. ^_^

Third: http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/Untouchable_Memories/TheLRRemnant1.jpg
There's a picture of one of the remnants.

[Sundance Kid]

WTF that's a female!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *slaps self* Man, was I the only one that missed this?
You saw the boobies didn't you?? xD

I think this game looks pretty promising

[Lifrasthir]

You saw the boobies didn't you?? xD

I think this game looks pretty promising

Lol, yeah. -.- Just randomly looking at the armour.

I think this'll be a pretty promising game as well. I'm totally excited about it. I'm in love with the music. :wub:

[Sundance Kid]

Yeah the music does sound awesome and the graphics and gameplay look ace

[Lifrasthir]

Yeah the music does sound awesome and the graphics and gameplay look ace

I. LOVE. THE. MUSIC!!!!! :wub::wub: xD Lol. The hair on some of the characters like David Nassau look real oily and clumped to me though...

[Sundance Kid]

Yeah they might smoothen it out though maybe seeing as it is still being developed
The Gippal look a like looks kinda cool though

[Lifrasthir]

Yeah they might smoothen it out though maybe seeing as it is still being developed
The Gippal look a like looks kinda cool though

David Nassau?
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4474/thelastremnanttgs07trailt4.jpg

[Sundance Kid]

haha
oh yeah xD
I like his look actually
First time I've ever heard of suck a Westerner kind of name in an SE game
Well technically David is a Hebrew name
But still....
*is slow*

[Lifrasthir]

haha
oh yeah xD
I like his look actually
First time I've ever heard of suck a Westerner kind of name in an SE game
Well technically David is a Hebrew name
But still....
*is slow*

Yeah, I thought it was strange too. I was like: "Of all the names, it had to be...David." xD Oh well. I suppose the "Nassau" makes up for "David."
I like his outfit. :D

[Sundance Kid]

Yeah me too
I like the style of the clothing in the game

[Desi]

I like his name. Much better then Rush.

[Sundance Kid]

haha yeah I like the name David
Just seemed kinda strange seeing as the other strange names SE has come up with for their characters

[Lifrasthir]

I like his name. Much better then Rush.

My thoughts exactly. xD I mean, is there anyone in the real world with the name "Rush?"

[Sundance Kid]

Probably xD
But if so, chances are they get beat up alot

[Alice]

Wow, this game looks pretty good considering what I thought at first. Actually I didn't really give it any thought considering all I have been focusing on lately is FFXIII, VersusXIII, etc.

I just may have to add it to my extremely long *Must have these games* list.

P.S. And...David? That's...strange. Amazing that a simple name can be strange... :/

[Sundance Kid]

hahaha yeah I know XD
Used to the weird FF names they usually come up with

[Dark Vincent]

David Nassau got a nice ring to it I guess. Nassau is the name of an important colonizer in my country's history XP

[Exire]

Really? Almost sounds a little French. Maybe depending on how you say the last name it can sound like NASA. Probably if a british person tried to say it. But then it would be more like Nausau. I should just stop. XD

Well I haven't really checked this game out. I've heard it a number of times but haven't seen what the big deal about it is. Just because its a Square Enix game that's not FF or a good Square Enix game that isn't FF? I feel people will be absolutely enthralled with getting an official name of a new FF character, but not so much from just another SE title. Unless David happens to be the only information on the game. =p

[Desi]

I am more interested in this then FFXIII or V XIII.

Mostly because of the battle system with talks of tactical combat. The game is already playable with a release date around the corner. Not to mention being released in Japan and North America at the same time, no wonder this has caught the interest of some.

[Lifrasthir]

I am more interested in this then FFXIII or V XIII.

Mostly because of the battle system with talks of tactical combat. The game is already playable with a release date around the corner. Not to mention being released in Japan and North America at the same time, no wonder this has caught the interest of some.

Same here. :nod:

[Blu Ray Disc]

Ah. I'm interested in this, but not enough to make me want it more than FF13. It looks like to me, a mix between Dynasty Warriors, and Drakengard. But with much better gameplay... It looks so refined.
I would definitely like to play this. When is it coming out? I think I remember seeing Feb 2008.

[SinirothXIII]

When is it coming out? I think I remember seeing Feb 2008.

WHAT!? Please tell me this is true? Last I heard it had a long ass time to come, I thought it was like late 2008 or something?

Also, about the name David, I like it, seeing as it's my middle name. But it does sound different than most names they come up with. Also, about the name Rush, what's wrong with that name? I like the name Rush Sykes.

Anyway, I'm very excited about this game. The gameplay looks epic with the giant battles. I have very high hopes for this game.

[Desi]

Also, about the name Rush, what's wrong with that name? I like the name Rush Sykes.

What is wrong with Rush?

-Rush is a type of speedy movement, might as well named the retard sprint
-Sykes is my last name and this fool is doing it a disservice
-Name your kid Rush, yeah see.

[ryuzaki89]

I would definitely like to play this. When is it coming out? I think I remember seeing Feb 2008.

Square-Enix said Spring 2008 but I think it might get pushed to Q3 of '08. Anyways GDC is right around the corner and we should be getting some more info. on the Last Remnant!:D

[Desi]

New Last Remnant video shown at the Xbox360 RPG conference. Available from the Marketplace (japanese only?).

YouTube - XBOX360 RPG THE LAST REMNANT PV

The Conqueror masturbates all over my face!

[Pixel]

Looks good. I am more interested mow than I was before, but, I will just continue waiting.

[Hextan]

this is annoying because people are saying that it will come out for Xbox 360 first. I'm thinking it might be people are thinking that because of this event, you know they were the first to announce it. Even so, if this is true then so much for simultaneous world wide release the games should be released at the same time for both systems.

[Desi]

It still releases in EU/JP/NA regions at the same time. The 360 version will be out first though. That was confirmed at Microsoft's RPG event.

[Kitmitsu]

It still releases in EU/JP/NA regions at the same time. The 360 version will be out first though. That was confirmed at Microsoft's RPG event.

So Square-Enix's strategy of reaching more people faster is to make it a timed exclusive?...wow. Yoichi Wada is such an ass. I was actually considering getting this game.

[Xion]

So Square-Enix's strategy of reaching more people faster is to make it a timed exclusive?...wow. Yoichi Wada is such an ass. I was actually considering getting this game.


no kitmitsu, it became a timed exclusive because of the difficult development of Unreal Engine on PS3.,..they needed the extra time to create a quality product on PS3 so they choose to release the 360 version when ready and take the needed time to finish it on PS3.

check out this TV AD

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37441.html

[topgunffx]

i guess multiple threads = 1

anyways can't wait for the release of the game well maybe hold me off a little bit, that and fable 2 of course....

I was actually considering getting this game.
Why not anymore?

[Kitmitsu]

i guess multiple threads = 1

anyways can't wait for the release of the game well maybe hold me off a little bit, that and fable 2 of course....


Why not anymore?

Multiple threads have been removed ;).

One reason being because they consider the PS3 "hard to work with" which is the shittest excuse for a timed exclusive ever considering the Unreal Engine has been used successfully in many multi-platform titles. The main reason though is it just seems to suffer the same problems that other Unreal Engine games have. The graphics look soo dull and boring. I don't see why next-gen titles have to be the most boring colours ever conceived. I'm not saying other amazing games this generation don't do this but they make up for it in other qualities and this is one of the worst examples.

[Neal]

Actually, shit developers have had loads of problems with Unreal Engine 3. Stranglehold was delayed for months on PS3 for that reason, same for BlackSite: Area 51.

[Kitmitsu]

Actually, shit developers have had loads of problems with Unreal Engine 3. Stranglehold was delayed for months on PS3 for that reason, same for BlackSite: Area 51.

Oh yes I realise that. I'm just saying it's no excuse. They should figure out how to use it to make a game before announcing one.

[Neal]

Yeah, true, but what did you expect? It's not an exclusive so it's obviously going to be a bit fucked up on PS3 because of lazy development. I'm not saying all exclusives are amazing, but I only need to point out Uncharted to show what it can do, then we look at The Last Remnant, sub-par graphics etc and they can't even get it to run.

[-Tidus4]

this game is going to be shit. I'm really getting tired of all these crappy looking rpgs coming to home consoles. The characters look like shit, the graphics look like a moving painting, the Voices and the dubbings are just wrong, the in-game camera angles are dodgy and the gameplay looks dull.

But again as i've said before it's better than nothing.

What's next in line? star ocean 4 and White knight chronicles. I like level 5 so there is some hope there for WKC.

[topgunffx]

yea but graphics don't make a great game alone? they help yea, but there are many great games with shit graphics, look at ff7 lmao(i know the gfx are good for its time but still look at what great games were without the gfx, now we judge solely on gfx?), i will give the game a chance, and not just throw it to the side because of graphics.

[Neal]

White Knight Story looks pretty good. I can't wait to see more of it from TGS. SO4 can gtfo.

I don't think The Last Remnant will be completely shit, but in the same sort of scale as Infinite Undiscovery seems, and Lost Odyssey was. Alright, but not fantastic. I finished LO once and can't even be bothered to find the disc to play it again, but I did enjoy it while I was playing it. I'd expect TLR to be the same.

yea but graphics don't make a great game alone?Yeah, but a good graphics game looks nice. A shit graphics game looks shit, despite how compelling the storyline is or whatever. Good graphics don't make a bad game either which is why they should've put some effort in!

[Little Miss Scarlett]

Doesn't look half cheesy... probably fun, though. I'm easy to pleaes so I'd probably like it.

[-Tidus4]

no way graphics are everything. But if you look at this trailer it shows how little effort was put into this game in terms of... well... everything.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35018.html

don't get me wrong i'm still going to buy it (when the price drops) cuz ps3 has no rpgs atm. I'm just sick of always waiting for a FF game to play a jaw breaking rpg. Other rpgs don't really get me excited as much.

[dxgirly]

Whatever. I'm excited for this game. I think it looks beautiful

[topgunffx]

no way graphics are everything. But if you look at this trailer it shows how little effort was put into this game in terms of... well... everything.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35018.html

don't get me wrong i'm still going to buy it (when the price drops) cuz ps3 has no rpgs atm. I'm just sick of always waiting for a FF game to play a jaw breaking rpg. Other rpgs don't really get me excited as much.


yea i agree i hate waiting for FF to get a great RPG, but thats how it is man.....

Graphics aren't bad, but they aren't good. I am not gonna not get it because it isn't jaw dropping gfx

[Iron Maw]

Best indepth impression on game found it on TLR message broad on GameFAQs.


The 360 Booth is pushing it nicely, a good sit-down, large screen TV and a demo with more content than you can hope to see in the time they give you to play it.
Two saves, one from the start of the story and one that allows free roaming. I'm mainly interested in the battles, I know i'm going to buy the game and I'll enjoy the story then, so I free roamed.
When running around you can "slow down" time, a bar appears at the side of the screen and you have until it runs out to make contact with enemies and then hit the "encount" trigger to fight them all at once. I did a few battles against 4-5 enemies and then really went for it, starting one against 13 enemy units just before I got kicked off - the booth girl said it would probably have been impossible to win, anyway ^-^

And I loved it. The combat system is interesting, something a bit different, and looked to have some depth and some nice features. A lot of the decisions will be made outside combat, I think, as you seem to have a lot of control over placement of characters in each unit etc. But it looks really nice, solid, well developed and polished.

The reason being, of course, that it is the first JRPG to have been multi-console from inception. Even those that eventually jumped the gap (Enchant Arms, Trusty Bell) did so after coming out on 360 first. Infinite Undiscovery, for example, certainly suffers from lack of development time - just after they finished the 18 characters, complex item creation systems etc. they realized they didn't have the time or money to make a game to put them in, and even Lost Odessy, when I really liked, could have used a little more polish. Last Remnant is being tounted as 60 hours of story and half the towns in the game don't *have* to be visited - it that is true, and from what I saw today playing it myself and other people playing it, it's going to be the best JRPG on the 360 to date and may even beat (or at least equal) Tales in terms of total content. The que was very short so I'll definitely go around again tomorrow, anyway.
message detail Pressing the R Trigger on the field triggers the "Encount Ring." You will fight any monsters within it. However, as I mentioned above, you can use the "time slow" ability to run around and pick up as many enemies as you want to fight before pressing RT to further boost the enemies you will fight.

In the demo you have four parties. The leader of each party seems to be a "face" character, a unique character, and then they have generic frog / toad / whatever creatures as underlings. I did go into the menus (I love doing that at TGS, almost no one else does it) and you have a lot of control over party compositon - looks like 5 (or maybe 6?) in a party, you can set leader, sub-leader, and the formation you have you have them in changes things like attack and defense. Of course, I was on the clock so I didn't mess about in there for *too* long ^-^

Once battle starts a mini-map in the top corner shows your units and the enemy units in relation to each other. When I use "unit" I guess I should use the game term, a "Union" of characters. Each Union has a single HP bar rather than individual HP for each member, and attacks against any member of the Union will damage this shared HP. Once that HP reaches 0 the Union is defeated. At least in the demo the only detrimental effect to this was that those characters don't get any stat boosts after battle - there was no after battle healing etc. required.

You have to look at the mini-map, then, and decide which of your Unions you want to attack which enemy Unions. If you can get your units to hit the side or rear of enemy Unions you will do more damage, but of course if you expose your back or side to enemies they will do the same to you. Without being fully aware yet of what information I need to know and where it is displayed on the screen I had a bit of trouble tracking who was running into who once the battle started (the mini-map vanishes during the actual action), but toward the end of my play I was pretty sure I just didn't know where to look rather than the info not being there at all.

When giving orders to your Unions you can select overall orders - things like "Attack," "Use Special Attacks," "Heal Yourselves," or give individual orders to each member. This system allows you to micromanage but the defult setting is one of speed, which is lovely to say you are dealing with 14+ player characters. A few clicks and you are set. Combat starts.

As the attacks play out, sometimes the face buttons or a trigger will appear on the screen. A circle starts to move in toward one of the buttons (quite like the Lost Odessy system but not quite as flashy) and if you correcly time a press of the correct button then you will do more damage or block enemy attacks. Again, not having built these parties up myself it was pretty crazy to be given control of so many characters all of a sudden and a lot of the time it was just frogs / toads hitting trees and mushrooms, something like that. That's why RPG demos are so hard to get right - when you've built everything up from scratch it is okay, but it is a lot to absorb when just thrown into it.
message detail Still, the combat showed a lot of promise, and is an interesting twist for turn based in that movement of the Unions / positioning on the mini-map etc. are also important. I was looking forward to my impossible battle, and as the director said in the recent Famitsu interview, diffculty has basically been left to the player, you can make every single battle as hard or as easy as you like. Most of the other people I saw playing hadn't bothered / couldn't understand the tutorial video and were using their four Union to crush a single bee at a time ^-^ My going into the menus also revealed more powerful weapons for the main character to be equipped and the ability to give him a sword in each hand.

I also used one of his special moves, which involved a cool Nightcrawler style vanish, appear and attack, vanish again, appear and attack kind of deal. The specials looked pretty cool but I didn't have time to work out who those gauges and stuff work properly.
Anyway, it looks very promising, and with the US and Japan getting it on exactly the same day this info is as relivent to you guys as it is to me. This has jumped from 'that RPG that I'm going to buy but don't know anything about' to 'that RPG that will likely put Gears of War II on hold for a bit'. Good times in November!

One crazy thing I didn't mention - no EXP. At all. When each battle finishes characters get stat increases based on what they did during that battle. An interesting idea, but it still relies on numbers + it means you have to keep a closer track on exactly what your character's stats are, rather than having an overall level to look at for a quick grasp of their strength. Not sure about this point, though, can't get a feel for it from the demo at all.

In Famitsu it said there will be some bonuses for fighting more groups at once, but basically it just depends on how you want to play the game. Once you get a lot of units in play the battles are long(er), of course, but when that battle finishes you've just cleared out a large section of the dungeon. The impression I got from talking to the booth girl / the number of areas open in the demo (you can go to 5-6 places, no way there is time - rather than a "demo" you are pretty much just playing the actual game from save data) / the Famitsu review is that a large part of the game is just about exploring and fighting freely. The loading time going into battle was far better than LO, too, btw, though there is a little time there.
BTW, If Stat system is like the Romancing SaGa remake you won't have to worry about it. Characters should even out quite well like they did in that game (through of-course some characters will be better at certain things than others.)
Another good impression:
TGS 2008: The Last Remnant Hands-On - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/thelastremnant/news.html?sid=6198872&mode=previews&tag=top_stories;title;5)

IGN, RPGFan and RPGamer and all of them have been very positive, it's also noted been by some of people who at TGS that TLR was one most popular games on show floor.

There is a Tutorial Trailer up:
TGS08: The Last Remnant video - Gamersyde (http://gamersyde.com/news_7219_en.html)

Developer Walkthrough:
Gametrailers.com - The Last Remnant - TGS 08: Walkthrough Part 1 (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41139.html)
Gametrailers.com - The Last Remnant - TGS 08: Walkthrough Part 2 (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41141.html)


Official Japanese site:
THE LAST REMNANT "ラスト レムナント" (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/remnant/)
Here, you can see more Character art.

[BlankChocobo]

[quote=Iron Maw;121777]IGN, RPGFan and RPGamer and all of them have been very positive, it's also noted been by some of people who at TGS that TLR was one most popular games on show floor.[quote]

Yeah, it was surprisingly popular. It also had a bazillion systems dedicated to it. I waited 45 minutes on late Sunday, one of the least popular times to line up or games, as most people are already in a line and can't move to another/don't feel there's time to play another game before the booths shut down. There were lots of other games with longer waits, but LR just had tons of space dedicated to it, so I imagine more people passed through than it seemed.

Also, for some reason, the TGS guidebook thing said LR and SO4 wouldn't be playable. lol. >_>; I couldn't find the demo listed anywhere, even though the booth was basically two gigantic demo spaces with some random games stuck in the middle.

Also, it was really fun. Really fun. Very classic feeling with te true turn based-ness. ^_^ If it was PS3, it would be on my list. As an xbox game, it gives me more reason to consider borrowing or renting one for a while when I return to the states.

The timing aspect of critical hits was MUCH easier than LO's. XD I had no problems with it.

[ElectricEnix]

I looked up this game on the PSU home page. I only saw screen shots and it looked pretty sweet. Looks like a fun RPG. xD

[Zezlar]

Since I have a Xbox 360 now I think I'm just going to pick up the 360 version. I really wanted to wait for the PS3 version but I am dieing to play this game, it looks really good and the trailers are awesome! First day pickup on 360 for me!

[Zezlar]

this game is going to be shit. I'm really getting tired of all these crappy looking rpgs coming to home consoles. The characters look like shit, the graphics look like a moving painting, the Voices and the dubbings are just wrong, the in-game camera angles are dodgy and the gameplay looks dull.

But again as i've said before it's better than nothing.

What's next in line? star ocean 4 and White knight chronicles. I like level 5 so there is some hope there for WKC.

The graphics are moving paint? Really what the hell trailers are you watching? The characters look quite good and how can you tell the voices and dubbing are wrong? Have you played the game yet? Dude no offense but what you said was just dumb.

Here's the TGS08 Trailer everyone, Enjoy.

YouTube - The Last Remnant 'TGS 2008 Trailer' HD QUALITY

I love the character Wagram so far, Also I think the guy that does his voice matches his personallity 100%. I am looking forward to this game now more than any other... can't wait!

[Sundance Kid]

I've been anticipating this game for some time now but seeing as I don't have a 360 and it's going to be released on ps3 eventually I can wait for that. It looks like it's going to be good.

[Iron Maw]

New screens:
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_7237_en.html

[Purple]

Looks great. I might actually buy it. It kinda reminds me of Dynasty Warriors.

[dxgirly]

Paying off my preorder for this today! I'm so excited!! Just a little over a month left :D

[Xion]

I renamed the Topic, since well, Official thread is more aproriate now

you can find 3 cutscenes here. Judging it on the merrits that can be judged from these videos, those being graphics and voice acting in these scenes atleast, look good. The Graphics in these cutscenes look better than Lost Odyssey. Animations dont really surpass the best LO has to offer, but considering not all of LO's cutscenes were given the same level of attention, i think in TLR we will find a more consitant level of quality animation in the cutscenes.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/thelastremnant/videos.html?mode=all

[Yue]

Next month it will be released finally in Germany :lol: It' s feels so good, for both consoles :D

[Neal]

Judging it on the merrits that can be judged from these videos, those being graphics and voice acting in these scenes atleast, look good. The Graphics in these cutscenes look better than Lost Odyssey.

Really? I think that everything about LO is better in terms of graphics and voice acting. Judging from those videos at least. That David person sounds stupid to me, his voice doesn't match his face at all.

The sisters voice as well, rofl. Honestly thats aweful. I didn't mind the Conquer's though, it matched his face at least.

[Xion]

Really? I think that everything about LO is better in terms of graphics and voice acting. Judging from those videos at least. That David person sounds stupid to me, his voice doesn't match his face at all.

The sisters voice as well, rofl. Honestly thats aweful. I didn't mind the Conquer's though, it matched his face at least.


well thats your opinion, I think the Voices are fine, not great, but fine...and graphically from what ive seen, it definately makes better use of the UE3 than LO for the cutscenes.

Again, its IMO

[Strifer]

I have missed something. Haereris or Haeresis or what they called. What is that?

[Yue]

Really? I think that everything about LO is better in terms of graphics and voice acting. Judging from those videos at least. That David person sounds stupid to me, his voice doesn't match his face at all.

The sisters voice as well, rofl. Honestly thats aweful. I didn't mind the Conquer's though, it matched his face at least.


For me the voice from the sista and Rush are awesome! I think it suit they too^^
But the voice of David is really aweful, he sounds like Bathier although he doesn't looks like this kind of type. >_<

[Neal]

I have missed something. Haereris or Haeresis or what they called. What is that?
UGH. Get out.

[Zezlar]

Paying off my preorder for this today! I'm so excited!! Just a little over a month left :D

You and me both! I got mine preordered. I got some sort of bonus thing coming with mine. I get a poster of The Conqueror and some codes for three battle formations. I am so psyched for this game, am anticipating this more than any other game at the moment.

BTW Wagrams voice actor is spot on and just perfect, what do you guys think? Fits his character GREAT imo.

Sucks that the PS3 version was delayed or I would have bought it for it, but meh, still get it for my Xbot!!! :)

[Iron Maw]

I think the voice pretty good overall, a lot better than the crap that was SO3 and IU. I especially like that lip-sync perfect. SE has come quite a long way FFX in that area.

There more scenes here including the contiunation of Rush and Irina's opening.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41751.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41747.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41749.html

IGN has New info with Combat and Town exploration vids up also:


The Last Remnant Combat Exposed
Square Enix drops new details on weapons, magic, items and more.
by Ryan Geddes

October 16, 2008 - At the Tokyo Game Show last week, developer Square Enix pulled the curtain back on its upcoming "RPG for the world," a new roleplaying game called The Last Remnant that's scheduled to hit U.S. shores next month.

The focus of the demo we played there was on the unique battle system, which groups your party's characters into "unions," which you can command on the battlefield. Unfortunately, there were many menus involved, all of which were in Japanese, so we were forced to muddle through as best we could. But today Square made things a bit easier for us by releasing a few more details about the game's turn-based battle system in our mother tongue.

If you're interested in the storyline and characters featured in the Last Remnant, take a look at our previous article on the topic. In this preview, we're focused solely on the game's combat system, including Arts, Lockups and weapons.

In the world of The Last Remnant, you have a large amount of control over where and when you throw down. From what we've seen, there are no random encounters -- when you see an enemy wandering around on the world map, you can either skirt around it or get in close to engage.

Doing the latter puts you in a state called Deadlock, of which there are a number of varieties, depending on where each side's unions are placed and how they are facing. In a Flank Attack, a union is attacking an enemy from the side and deals extra damage as a result. If two unions flank an enemy union, then any further attacks will occur from the rear -- this results in a Rear Assault, which deals even greater damage. And you don't have to be within melee distance to engage an enemy. In a Raidlock, you can force a distant enemy into a Deadlock -- we're assuming with ranged attacks.
Once you've stepped up and called out an enemy, it's time to put your Arts into play. There are three types of Arts in The Last Remnant: Combat, Mystic and Item. By repeatedly using Arts of the same type, you'll be able to beef up the ones you know and learn new ones.

Combat Arts are offensive skills that deal more damage in battle than standard attacks. You'll use up AP when you deploy these attacks, but from what we've seen it'll be worth the cost. Square has shown off two Combat Arts -- Quad Slice and Devil's Due. The former lets your character wield four different weapons in their attack, slicing the enemy in a cross pattern. Ouch. The latter is a dual-wield Art lets you strike with two weapons at your sides. Square describes this action "as if striking imps perched on both shoulders." Serves them right.

In addition to Combat Arts, you'll also have access to Mystic Arts, essentially the magic system in The Last Remnant. These Arts also use AP and can be offensive, defensive or restorative (at both long and short ranges). The spell Caustic Blast, for example, surrounds enemies with "globules of acid" for heavy damage.

Item Arts use items from your inventory instead of AP and can be used to restore HP, buff your party or, we're assuming, hit the enemy with negative status effects like poison or paralysis. In an example Square showed, mixing abyssal tonic and shockberry results in something called Cyclone Cream, which sounds nasty.

When you're not using Arts in combat, you'll be swinging sharp things at your enemies. You can equip weapons in both main and sub-slots in the equipment menu, and how you do so determines your wield style. The Power Grip style lets you arm yourself with large axes and spears at the expense of going shieldless. The One-Handed style accommodates small axes and swords and allows you to equip a shield to bump up your defensive stats. Dual Wield is self-explanatory, and one race, the Sovani can equip a weapon in each of their four arms.

With the basics of Last Remnant's combat system out of the way, Square today also included some more info about some of the Remnants themselves, ancient artifacts spread throughout the game world that have mysterious powers. Remnants show up in the form of treasure, insects, beasts or weapons, and some can aid you in battle by attacking groups of enemies on your behalf.

The Gae Bolg, a hand cannon wielded by character David Nassau, the Marquis of Athlum, blasts out a wave of energy that can burn an entire battle area in seconds. Rush, the main character of Last Remnant, has a talisman with a large, statue-like Remnant called the Cyclops sealed inside. It's origins are mysterious, but one thing's clear -- it's apparently quite powerful.

With a complex combat system like Last Remnant's, it's hard to judge how well it will play until we actually get our hands on the game, which we have yet to do in a language we can understand. Hopefully that will happen soon, and we'll be able to give you a full report on the combat system in action.

The Last Remnant is set for a worldwide release on Nov. 20 and 21 on Xbox 360

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/920/920585p1.html

Videos:
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/904/904861/vids_1.html

[Zezlar]

Here's the list of achievements for the game.

The Battlemaster 20G
Do you have a taste for blood? Participate in battles and find out.

The Rules of Consecution 30G
Are you keeping an eye on the chain count? Try to get as high a number as possible.

Death and Destruction 30G
Do you want your party members to grow stronger? Try defeating lots of monsters.

Unleashing Secret Powers 10G
Are you putting Timeshift to good use? Try using it as often as possible.

Timing is Everything 10G
How is your hand-eye coordination? Try using Critical Triggers whenever possible.

The Guildmaster's Faith 10G
Have you accepted the guild masters' challenges? Try finishing lots of guild tasks.

March of the Soldiers 10G
Do you want a bigger party? Recruit some soldiers at a guild.

The Heir of Ultimate Fate 30G
Have you been creating items? Try creating a certain one...

The Ravenous Hunter 30G
How is Mr. Diggs? Try harvesting a certain item...

Guru of the Mystic 30G
Do you like collecting items? Try obtaining a certain one...

Monster Dismantler 20G
Are you collecting components? Try taking apart lots of monsters.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 20G
Do you recycle? Try taking apart lots of equipment.

The Lone Fighter 30G
Do you want a challenge? Defeat the monster that appears from a certain quest.

The Dragonslayer 40G
For a bigger challenge, defeat the monster that appears from a certain quest.

The Great Soldier 40G
For a huge challenge, defeat the monster that appears from a certain guild task.

Hero of the Dawn 50G
For a great challenge, defeat the monster that appears from a certain guild task.

The Godslayer 140G
For the biggest challenge of them all, defeat the monster they call The Fallen.

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievement 30G
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 10G
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Secret Achievement 10G
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Secret Achievement 200G
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Secret Achievement 200G
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[Near|DanteXP|Sasdx]

Next month it will be released finally in Germany :lol: It' s feels so good, for both consoles :D
most sites only have it listed for one console....

[Zezlar]

Them sites probably forgot to take down the PS3 and PC dates. They might think it's coming on all at same time and didn't realise that the other 2 were delayed.

[Yue]

In Germany all the game magazines post that "The last remnant" will release on Xbox 360 aaaaand PS3 but not for PC, so I don't understand why, they are so much rumors of other consoles, but by the way...

It's soud suspect... *just kidding* :P

[ArxTheHero]

I hope this game is really good, it looks pretty cool.

[Neal]

In Germany all the game magazines post that "The last remnant" will release on Xbox 360 aaaaand PS3 but not for PC, so I don't understand why, they are so much rumors of other consoles, but by the way...

It's soud suspect... *just kidding* :P
It is coming for both, but not PS3 right away. I don't think there's a date yet.

[Zezlar]

The voice actor for David Nassau is the same voice actor who did Capell from Infinite Undiscovery. Amazing how small the Voice acting world is.

[Zezlar]

Ok I got a question. I just found out that the battle formations you get are downloadable content that are given by the codes. Do you need Xbox Live Gold for this? God I hope not, and if it is is there any way any of you can help me with this? I will love you? lol

*PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST*

I am going to use my Xbox 360 Live Gold free trial. Lol im a cheap ass woot! Was getting a little worried here.

[Neal]

I doubt they'll make you use a Gold account to get the DLC. I don't blame you for being "cheap", though rofl. XLB Gold is the same price as a new game here, not cheap by any means.

[dxgirly]

You can download things with Silver, you just can't play online with people

[Xion]

You dont need A gold account to redeem anything.

[Zezlar]

I was just watching monday night raw and I was facing my PC and all of a sudden I hear like this little "beep" on my TV...and it was the SE symbol, then the commercial came on for The Last Remnant. I almost had a heart attack because you rarely see a SE commercial and its about the game I have been awaiting for forever! 3 Days left, why are they taunting me!