The last few months have seen us get not one but two high quality premium ports from Square Enix on iOS and Android. Romancing SaGa 3 released on mobile platforms alongside basically every other modern system while SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions released on PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile. Square Enix isn’t done with mobile ports for the year because The Last Remnant Remastered ($19.99) just got a surprise release on both iOS and Android right now. It is a premium port and one of the largest games on iOS when fully installed at 8.5 GB. Watch the trailer for The Last Remnant Remastered for mobile below:
If you’ve never heard of this game, The Last Remnant is one of the rare Japanese games that was exclusive to Xbox 360 initially. The Square Enix developed RPG would be released on PC soon after and then remained basically only on Xbox 360 and PC until last year. In 2018, Square Enix remastered the game and released it for PS4 in the form of The Last Remnant Remastered which used Unreal Engine 4. This port was brought to Nintendo Switch at E3 this year and is the base of the mobile version that is out now.
The Last Remnant Remastered is priced at $19.99 on all platforms and is a fully premium release on iOS and Android. Check it out on the App Store here and Google Play here. It is a 3.9 GB download initially but needs more data to be downloaded from within the game. This release requires iOS 13 so I hope it has proper controller support. Out of all the games Square Enix has ported to Nintendo Switch, I didn’t think this would be the one to jump to mobile. We are probably even closer to Final Fantasy VIII Remastered now. Have you played The Last Remnant before?
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Yep, played it about three times but couldn't ever finish it. Maybe now?
Is there really more chance of finishing a 60 hour RPG on mobile with a half hour here or there, than allocating dedicated time on a console or PC?
Quite possible - on PC there are so many more alternatives. Quick time waste? Rocket League. Overwatch. Diablo III. Epic RPGs? Witcher 3, Outer Worlds, and so on. When I allocate my time on PC, I want it to be good and engaging all the time - and TLR always had some slower points in its story. Maybe in quick bursts this will work out better for me.
That's fair :) makes sense!
lol i absolutely love stealth releases, could square stealth release dragon quest 7??
I know, right?! How long must we wait?
Now I'm REALLY kicking myself for implementing a new family budget last month. I sure hope I get some Apple and Nintendo gift card!
Also, I would love to see Square Enix update Chaos Rings 3 before it is dead and gone.
Totally agreed. Apparently it still works on "no-notch" devices but since the new phones are going to all have notches, this one is going to be lost. I know SQE has the time and money to fix it (like their other games) but since it's not profitable they probably aren't going to bother. This is how it always is with them unfortunately. Once the game is done making money, they leave it.
Neat to see an Xbox 360 games on iOS. Not the one I would have gone with, but maybe there will be others.