During the Square Enix Live event at this year's E3, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms. In the latest update, a release date has now been locked in.
This title, based on the 1999 PlayStation original, will arrive early next month on 3rd September and comes packed with new graphical enhancements and a whole host of other options – allowing players to customise their gameplay experience.
Battle assist options (HP, ATB gauge, and Limit Break Boosts), Game speed boost (x3), No random encounters
Alongside the announcement, Square Enix released a release date reveal trailer:
Will you be adding this one to your Final Fantasy collection on Switch? Leave a comment below.
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Meh, would've preferred A Realm Reborn to be honest.
Call me when they port Final Fantasy 6, with proper graphics!
Same day as Spyro Reignited Trilogy eh?
September is going to implode at this rate. As are many, many wallets, credit cards, and bank accounts.
Yes! So excited to play this again! Plus, it’ll give me something before Zelda and Dragon Quest!
If they announce one more thing I'm interested in to release in September, I swear I'm going to explode
For me it's FF7 that I want!
@Mr_Muscle You mean the SNES original? That’s the definitive version without a doubt.
So we got Link’s Awaking, Dragon Quest, Spyro, Ori, Ni No Kuni, and now this? September has officially killed everyone’s wallets.
How about you put the release date on the article for people who can't (or don't wanna) watch the video?
Finally! Yeah, September is going to be insane.
September has to STOP. I don’t make good life choices.
OH MY GOSH THAT'S SO SOON! HYYYYPPPPEEEEE!!! One of my favorite games of all time portable and remastered! LET'S GOOOOOO!
I guess that means I now have 2 weeks to beat Grandia II. Lol. 20 bones is not a bad price either.
September is a crazy month. When can we find the time to play all these Aaa games? September 3, for starters, has three: Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Torchlight ii, and this one. Then, it's like there's a must have games every three or four days...
Geeze, I'm so far behind on my games, and it just keeps getting worse.
Yes me, this comes one day after my birthday! A birthday present, thanks Nintendo.
I did not think this would land this soon.
Naturally I'll be picking it up day one. Might not play it for a bit though, as I'll be playing Catherine Full Body.
@SpicyBurrito16 Also, Daemon X Machina!
Eh... Does it come with voice acting based on rumour we heard last time ?
The Switch is such a beast with modern day and retro classics of all kinds!!! Incredible!!
Geez! So many amazing titles coming in September!!!! Not to mention that this craziness actually starts at the end of this month!!!
Collection of Mana (Physical)
Astral Chain
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Tetris 99 (Physical)
Daemon X Machina
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered
Contra: Rogue Corps
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Good lord my wallet!!!!!
Ugh. I’m so down for this, and I absolutely love their classics when they’ve been remastered. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD and Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Age are two of my absolute favorite JRPGs of all time. I’ve never played this one so I’m anxious to give it a spin.
@MotionMan
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. This is just the one month period from Aug 30 - Sept 30
Astral Chain (8/30)
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (9/3)
Spyro Trilogy (9/3)
RPG Maker MV (9/3)
Torchlight 2 (9/3)
NBA 2K20 (9/6)
Daemon X Machina (9/13)
AI Somnium Files (9/17)
LEGO Jurassic World (9/17)
Ni No Kuni (9/20)
Zelda Link’s Awakening (9/20)
Baldur’s Gate (9/24)
Baldur’s Gate 2 (9/24)
Planescape Torment (9/24)
Icewind Dale (9/24)
Contra Rogue Corps (9/24)
FIFA 20 (9/24)
Darksiders II (9/26)
Ori & The Blind Forest (9/27)
Dragon Quest XI S (9/27)
Trine 4 (9/30)
Trine Collection [1/2/3/4] (9/30)
GRID Autosport (9/?)
On 9/3: “You’re the best looking eShop release here!” <3 They could’ve held off till the 9th, to make it 20 years to the day, though. 9/9/99 was a nice pre-Y2K gimmick!
@Aaronnnnn You won’t explode, just your wallet! :3
@JaxonH I assume you meant NBA 2K20?
It does indeed appear that the Switch is just dropping games like crazy. Too much to play!
@Manzoli Emmmm did you read the article?
It says "This title, based on the 1999 PlayStation original, will arrive early next month on 3rd September"
@SBOY Here you go! And you are welcome!
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/final-fantasy-vii-switch/
Incredible month.
No physical for this, right?
@JaxonH thank you for putting these all in one post. Helpful to have my complete and irrevocable financial ruin plotted out so concisely.
this mega hit just got a megashitty remaster
Dude(s). September. It’s going down in history and it’s my birthday month!
@mazzel the remaster one... 😉✌️
Now this is happy news. FF8 was such an amazing game.
I’ve been hearing reports that it will have a physical release? Apparently PlayAsia has it on their site?
I never cared for FF8. Sure I bought it. But the level up system is busted in this one. It didn't really matter much at higher levels because enemies could still beat you with one attack. Read that monsters do scale with you or something. I hate that in a RPG. Well good for the fans I guess....
This'll be all the main offline FF games with the sole exception of Final Fantasy XIII. Hopefully that one comes eventually
Here's hoping for a physical release!
How about VII, VIII and IX in one package?
Cool, didn't realize it would be this soon. Now here's to hoping they will do something with the first six next. Steam, Android and IOS got them so surely we can't be far behind...
The rumours about a physical release seem to have been untrue :/
@rushiosan Absolutely! An all time favorite.
@Alucard83 Not to mention that Squall was boring. the whole time I was playing I kept going, “when can I play as Seifer?!”
Honestly, with the way some companies have been milking Switch players by releasing digital and then OMG LIMITED PHYSICAL CART months later, it wouldn’t surprise me if we got some kind of cart down the line with these games bundled.
Heck yes! Not the biggest fan of this entry but I've been wanting to play it again nonetheless. The soundtrack in this game is possibly the best in the entire series and that's saying a lot. Kinda funny that they added a cheat to eliminate random encounters when you can already do that within the actual game with an ability you can get pretty early in the game.
Can't wait for September ,but my wallet is going to be so empty when it over. Plus with the direct that is likely going to be announced for that month will begin to fear 2020
September again?! What a crazy good month it is going to be for Switch!
So tempting to get this in September, that physical Switch copy of FFVIII at Play-Asia will have to wait.
Play Asia has it as physical for the four different regions.
But I will NEVER use Play Asia again after really poor service, loosing two different orders (and having to wait 90 days before they declared the order missing)
Hopefully it will come on physical on other stores.
@JaxonH good lord!!!! I forgot about the Trine and Baldur’s Gate games!!!! I pray for my wallet dearly.
@Mr_Muscle thats not always true however. Some indie companies put all their money into making the game. They don’t have the funds to make physical copies. If we don’t invest in the digital versions, then they will never get the funds to release and preserve their work.
@RazumikhinPG
?? They’re not rumors. Amazon just put a new listing up.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Switch) Amazon
@SlayerG
Yes, thank you. Maintaining a master list is not easy without a few typos and date errors 😄
This for September also.... A serious amount of content is releasing that month. While great, surely it will mean some decent titles will simply miss out on sales and be overlooked.
@retro_player_22 @GetShulked @Quarth
Amazon just put up new listings. It’s not live for pre-order yet but I’m sure it will be soon enough (see link a few posts above).
@rdm22
Lol my pleasure. At least we can go into financial ruin together along with half the other members here 😁
@JaxonH there's nothing on the Square Enix website, so for now it's rumours.
Love the beginning of VIII, the dance, the music. Couldn't finish it after. They should remake the famous dance scene with rythm options!
@Diogmites this game was all 10/10 when it came out.
It took a long time for people to start to sour on FF8.
seriously - at the time it was heralded as the greatest game ever.
@SBOY You mean the Remake, which is not available yet and will be PS4 exclusive (most likely)?
As far as I know, there is not FFVII Remaster
Any word on a physical release being real or not? Heard rumours but wasn't sure. Would love if Square released VII, VIII and IX on one cart but for the full retail price or something. I would prefer to get them physically =(
At this point my Warcraft subscription is actually saving me money...until Pokemon...then Animal Crossing.
There's still no japan release date 😓😓😓 @nintendo ??!?
@Alucard83 you're on point on it. The worst in the series because they messed up with the RPG base mechanic. However it has the best minigame in the series...
@JaxonH Awesome!
@Mr_Muscle You must mean our boi Laguna, lol. I feel like every character was probably more interesting than Squall.
Yes I’m ready to finally have a nice version of my fav FF game.
I’m just going to pretend September doesn’t exist. For the sake of my bank account.
Yep. Buying this one again.
@Giygas_95 This is exactly me.
@mazzel yup this one... A man can dream! 😉✌️
This is my favorite Final Fantasy. I remember getting it from Best Buy in 2001 when it was greatest hits, for $20. Definitely shelling out another $20 for the remastered version. Can't wait to play it again.
Oh wow, this is great news considering the Switch drought in September! I know nothing else that month will stack up next to the illustrious FF8!
September is a menace this year.
Great game. Played the original and it stuck with me all these years. One of the best Final Fantasy games and I've played and I finished them all. Well.....haven't got to 12 yet. (One day-)
@commentlife Lol, by the sound of your post you wont be eating much that month. If you need to lose weight nows the time. If not eat lots of bananas then. 😜
My poor wallet, RIP.
@SeantheDon29 By the way, do you think that game would work on the Switch since it is an MMORPG? Is the online stuff stable on the Switch?
@Spoony_Tech “priorities”
@SBOY True! I would buy a PS4 just for that game 🤨
@Zelda1433
Noice. My favorite too. Everyone always give me a hard time by saying FFVII is better...and I like both, but FVIII was always my favorite.
@Custom1991 I mean, if Panic Button can get an mmo like Warframe of all games to run on switch with overall good graphics and framerate, then I don't see why Square can't do the same.
I would also argue that Bungie could get Destiny to run on Switch as well if they wanted to reach out to Panic Button for help.
@SeantheDon29 Does this mean every AAA game is suitable for the Switch?
Don’t forget to remaster FF 1 to 6!
I'm excited for this.
@Custom1991 I would argue to some degree, yes.
@SeantheDon29 So basically any game is coming to the Switch? It seems like people find ways to beg for more games portable.
I didn't finish the game the last time, gosh, when I was in middle school. Will definitely picking this up.
@JaxonH
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/08/square_enix_confirms_final_fantasy_viii_remastered_will_be_a_digital-only_release
Sorry, you were saying?
@RazumikhinPG
???
I was saying Amazon had a listing, which they did. Presenting the evidence at the time.
This isnt a "who's right" pissing contest, its friendly conversation. Apparently that doesnt compute for you?
@JaxonH
Yeah but you were wrong buddy. They were just rumours.
@RazumikhinPG
Ya, and...???
@JaxonH
And I hope you learn something from this.
@RazumikhinPG
"Learn something"???
I made a logical prediction based on the best evidence we had at the time. I make no apologies for that
If I could go back in time I'd say the exact same thing all over again. All we can do is form the best conclusions from the evidence we have at any given time. Sometimes it turns out right, sometimes wrong, but the APPROACH IS ALWAYS LOGICAL AND CORRECT.
The only thing I've learned in that you're a "see you were wrong" asshole. We come here for mature, adult discussion not grade school "told ya so" bs
@JaxonH
Mate you used a temp Amazon page, where you couldn't even make the pre-order, as the "best evidence".
The "best evidence" is that there was nothing about it on the Square Enix or Nintendo website. So until it's officially confirmed, it's rumours. Do you not understand what rumours are?
Next time don't use your "best evidence" to enforce your immature illogical prediction on a bunch of people who were being more cautious and reasonable than you.
Told ya so.
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