Square-Enix information blitzkreig!

On a personal note, I was moderately excited when I read this. Well, some things made me kind of sad, but other things made me bob my head and whisper "yeah..." to myself in my darkened bedroom. That would probably come off as really creepy to my roommate, but you know what? This is worth it. There was a lot talked about (mostly Nintendo-oriented), but if we're good at anything, it's making lists that weed out all the crap and get right to the point. So, in an interview with Square-Enix's Senior Vice President, Hiromichi Tanaka, Cubed gathered the following information:
  • The Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary project is planned to launch on many platforms.
  • It is not out of the question for the Chrono franchise to make a return — whether this entails a sequel, remake or a virtual-library style release of the original, he wasn't perfectly clear.
  • The Mana franchise is going to take a little break, but a new entry into the series is being considered down the line.

This 20th Anniversary project has to come out this year, but there's absolutely no word on what it is. Is it the Final Fantasy 1 & 2 remakes for PSP? Will it be some other classic FF remade and re-released? PS3Fanboy and IGN both agree that this year should see the return of classic franchises and it seems Square-Enix agrees, with the implication of some sort of return of Chrono. Oh well, if you've been around the gaming block for a while and experienced all the classic SNES goodness, this will probably make you think a little more than others. What do you guys glean from this interview?

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