Remakes are all the rage lately in the video game industry, as gamers are getting news of high-profile remakes fromDead SpacetoStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Another remake has seemingly entered the fray as a Japanese team that has previously worked on downloadable content forFinal Fantasy 15, theAtelierseries, and thePersonaseries is rumored to be working on one.
It has recently been reported that the Japanese team Mutan Insight is hiring staff for a purported “high-end” RPG remake for the PlayStation 5. The team is looking to hire a 3D motion designer, 3D art director, 3D background designer, and 2D character designer. The title will also apparently make use of Unreal Engine 5 tech, somethingSquare Enix is using for development of its upcomingDragon Quest 12game. It is unclear at this time which major publisher is being collaborated with or even what the game is a remake of.
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Signs definitely point to a Square Enix joint as the company has had previous experience working with Mutan Insight onFinal Fantasy 15. Square Enix also seems to be interested in Unreal Engine 5 moving forward for everything that is not produced by its Luminous Productions team. As for the seemingly PlayStation 5 exclusivity, it could be that Square Enix is liking how theexclusivity partnership has been going with regards to upcoming titleForspokenandFinal Fantasy 7 Remake(which as of this writing is only available on PlayStation systems and recently announced to be coming to PC in 2022). However, as the team has worked onPersonaas well, it could be partnering with SEGA instead.
There is of course the Nvidia leak that suggested aChrono Crossremake has been in the works despite this year’shypedChrono Crossevent leading to a crossover withAnother Edeninstead of the rumored remake. It is possible the team in charge of theChronofranchise wanted to see how fervently fans wanted aChrono Crossremake and how they would respond to theAnother Edencrossover event.Another Edengame director Daisuke Takashima did say he would love to see the remake materialize.
Whichever Japanese company is producing this “high-end” RPG remake, it is sure to turn heads when it is revealed. There are a number of confirmed and rumored Japanese remakes floating around that would fit nicely into this category. It is even possible Mutan Insight could be assistingwith the production of part 2 of Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, but it is likely to be some time before any more news is revealed.
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