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Estpolis 2 (Lufia 2) Remake Site Opens

Jonathan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:55 +0000

Having acquired Taito, Square-Enix gained the rights to their back-catalog and is getting ready to release a remake of one of Taito’s RPG games: Estpolis 2 (called Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals outside of Japan). Estpolis 2 is an RPG with a lot of Zelda-style dungeon puzzle elements. The official product website has opened with samples of music, artwork and voice acting to get you ready for its February 2010 release (in Japan)!

A Land of Adventure

The cross battle menu was an interesting solution.

Puzzle elements in the dungeons are a nice distraction from level grinding.

Square-Enix is going all-out for the remake, to be titled Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods. New artwork, 3D polygonal engine (similar to Final Fantasy IV‘s DS remake), and I believe there will be some voice acting in the game as well, if the website content is any indication.

Maxim has been redesigned, and I'm sure the other characters have as well.

3D polygonal goodness

The character illustrations are nicely done.

The website lists the release date as February 25th, 2010, for ¥5,980 (currently about $68 US).

Chrono Trigger coming to the DS

Jonathan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:20 +0000

Hmm, what’s this?

And a press release to match…

Chrono Trigger is being ported to the Nintendo DS!

In the press release it hints at a few of the new additions:

Taking advantage of the Nintendo DS hardware, CHRONO TRIGGER makes its way onto the portable platform with all-new dual screen presentation and Touch-Screen functionality
A brand new dungeon and a Wireless Play mode adds exciting new dimensions to this timeless classic

I’ll be keeping an eye on this one! The PS1 port was pretty slow and the music wasn’t quite right… I’m glad I have the SNES original.

Final Fantasy IV DS link roundup

Jonathan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:41:54 +0000

Square-Enix is putting the final touches on the Nintendo DS re-telling of Final Fantasy IV, and here’s a few links from around that Intarweb about it: