How about instead of that, Square finally makes another FF game that's as good as FFVI, instead of remaking games we've already played?

Everything from VII to XII has bored me to tears in comparison to the pinnacle of RPG gaming, which is sadly a decade and a half behind us. Chrono Trigger and FF VI are the two best RPGs I've ever played and we're 3 system generations removed from them. Tons of decent games between then and now, but nothing that really comes close to surpassing them, IMO.

I'm not certain.

It would be different, but would the appearance be the same? How could it be?

The Catastrophe would probably look awesome, maybe Shadow's dreams more fleshed out, but the overall setting of the game....

Let's face it. The Ruined world would look like the last 27 FPS games released, only in RPG form. If they remake it, I'll buy it (I never bought FF3, aside from the GBA version) as a tribute to how well the damn game was made, but I worry.

I think what made VI so good was the limitation of the technology. Natural limits force creativity. VI is the most creative and polished RPG.

I would love a remake on the DS if it comes to it, I would love it on the PS3 as well.

Just please SE keep it away from the Wii, how could anyone want motion controls in a game like this? If they were to make it work with the GC controller only, then I see no point in that either.

They need to do this game justice.

I know you didn't want to comment on FF7 and others, but I think S-E should finally get around to putting 7, 8, and 9 on other systems, instead of porting the first 6 everywhere.

No need to remake 6 for the DS. Just put 7, 8, and 9 on the DS, and then remake them for the PSP, since S-E seems to prefer portables for these games now.

 Actually I believe it could allow for more interactive gameplay in a turn based rpg. Think about it. You choose what you want to do such as attack, or use magic. Now depending on how good you do a certain gesture, the more damage is done. Similarly how the ds' touch screen is used in some rpgs.

I love Final Fantasy 3/6. It was a great game, and I spent many happy hours playing it - in 1995. If I want to play the game again, I can simply put the cartridge in my SNES and play the game once more. I don't want to see the game recycled yet again (is this the third or fourth time the game would be remade? There have already been PS1, GBA, and now DS remakes!)

How about some NEW Final Fantasy games instead! How's Final Fantasy 13 coming along, eh? Wasn't that supposed to be ready in 2007, not 2009? Is Versus ever going to see the light of day? What about the Crystal Chronicles game for Wii? Enough remakes! Do something new and original instead!

Hear hear.

Or better yet - How' bout Squeenix kills the FF series - or at least puts it on indefinite hold - when XIII and its million spinoffs are released and tries to do something completely new? It seems that for a while, the Square part of SE has done nothing except FF games, FF spinoffs and FF remakes (with the exception of The world ends with you). Final Fantasy is all fine and dandy, but do something else for once, dangit.

And no, that doesn't mean spamming Dragon Quest games instead.

Completely off topic, but Intelligent Systems needs to do the same. Fire Emblem is getting so ridiculously stale as a series it's sad.

I could never get into FF 6 (US FF 3). Two words: Random battles.
They don't occur in Chrono Trigger, so it is not technology. It is laziness.
Random battles are what prevents my current fave RPG -- DQ8 -- from being perfect.

Mike from Morgantown

I never really minded the random battles of RPG games, but IMO the best implimentation of random battles in any RPG was The 7th Saga.

I don't really want SE to make any more remakes, I've already played the old games too many times, and even recently, but there is no reason to milk the genius that used to work at Squaresoft.

I actually would petition SE to bring back one of their old SNES franchises, there are only like 15 franchises that they could create a sequal too that I would buy day one.