Square Enix Announces Lufia Sequel

[Dectilon]

Lufia 1 wasn't that good, but Lufia 2 was great fun, for two reasons:

- In dungeons not only are the monsters visible, but you can actually stun them and run past them if you don't feel like fighting.
- As opposed to most jrpgs where every dungeon consists of killing tons of monsters and maybe pulling a switch or two Lufia 2 is filled with great puzzles.

The story is... well, let's just say it won't win any awards (also, it's the same story in all three games...), but that doesn't make the game less enjoyable, strangely.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Jesus, that's pretty unexpected, but great news either way, that was a great game. But where the hell is my Bahamut Lagoon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamut_Lagoon] remake/localisation?

where's my Vagrant Story reboot???

That too. I'd be interested to see that type of game crop up in games today. Maybe next generation though.

Or how about a Star Ocean game this generation that stops sucking hard enough for me to enjoy it Like I did the rest?

 

[Gamegodtre]

plz dont suck for the love of god dont suck

 

[Blank Verse]

<3

 

[FloodOne]

where's my Vagrant Story reboot???

We'll have to wait until that development team gets tired of Ivalice, first. Then one of the big wigs needs to hit their head really, really hard. Seeing the return of Lufia, that second part may have already happened. And that's not a bad thing.

Didn't Vagrant Story take place in Ivalice?

 

[Magnatek]

where's my Vagrant Story reboot???

We'll have to wait until that development team gets tired of Ivalice, first. Then one of the big wigs needs to hit their head really, really hard. Seeing the return of Lufia, that second part may have already happened. And that's not a bad thing.

Didn't Vagrant Story take place in Ivalice?

Yes it did. Not many people know that. Good job showing your Square knowledge. Ivalice has been one the most expansive Square-Enix universes so far. It wouldn't be beyond them to take another shot at Vagrant Story.

 

[Flunk]

That'd be nice, it's a property they haven't ruined by making a tonne of indistinguishably bland sequels (I'm looking at you Dragon Quest). I'll likely buy it even if everyone tells me it's horrible. Lufia 2 was one of the very best jRPGs for Super Nintendo and the first one wasn't bad either.

 

[cheevocabra]

The 99 level Ancient Cave was both awesome and torturous. Love the Lufia series.

 

[Vierran]

Should be interesting, i rather enjoyed Lufia the first time around.

 

[Valiance]

FUCKYEAH!

More exciting as Golden Sun DS!

I'm really happy to hear about this, honestly...

 

[EnzoHonda]

I really enjoyed the games back in the day. Not sure if it's a case rose-coloured glasses though. What I do remember is that the story was EPIC. Yes, capitals needed.

 

[Rogue 9]

Oh man, I am so excited right now. I've played all 4 Lufia games (there are only 4, right?) and own Lufia 2 (which was just released as Lufia in Australia, no Lufia 1 for us) plus the gameboy colour and gameboy advance games.

But yeah, I'll be looking forward to the Famitsu information (once someone translates it for me ^^. Hopefully the new game will have characters just as likeable as Dekar, Guy, Lufia, Jerin and the rest. And puzzles like Lufia 2, although I could do without a brain melter quite as hard as 'the worlds hardest puzzle'.

 

[Flionk]

I do not know. I played all the games, even the ones on the Gameboy, but I am not so sure I want to see this one come back. It is kind of a downer series. I do not like the fact that I have to sacrifice the characters that I've come to like over the course of the narrative. Dammit I liked everyone in these games and it sucked that I had to either kill or let them die at the end of the adventure.

Hell, this is half the reason I loved Lufia in the first place. Very few video game stories actually end with tragedy, and the Lufia games managed to pull it off in a very powerful manner. It's a rare gem for people who like emotional stories.

 

[Eric the Orange]

where's my Vagrant Story reboot???

We'll have to wait until that development team gets tired of Ivalice, first. Then one of the big wigs needs to hit their head really, really hard. Seeing the return of Lufia, that second part may have already happened. And that's not a bad thing.

I was under the impression that the team that made Vagrant Story was fired after the games poor sales. I don't think the current people making the games in Ivalice (FFTA, FFTA2, FFXII) are the same team. If so they dramatically changed there old style.

 

[ravensshade]

Or how about a Star Ocean game this generation that stops sucking hard enough for me to enjoy it Like I did the rest?

i haven't played the latest one yet. But a new one would be great.
Also apart from the second story on psx the others kept crashing on me.. i wish i could finish those games..

 

[KoudelkaMorgan]

Just when i thought that it wasn't possible for anything to totally shock me, I literally gasped when I read the headline. My jaw just dropped, and I'm totally gonna replay Lufia 1&2 on my SNES now.

This was about the most unlikely news I've heard in a long time, well aside from A Boy and His Blob. What's next? Soulblazer/Illusion of Gaia/Terranigma?

I thought after the GB and GBA games that were so knife in the gut awful that the Lufia series was beyond ressurection.

As someone that actually took the time to collect ALL the Iris tresures in Lufia 2 (even though I knew there was no reward) this makes my day ^_^

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Or how about a Star Ocean game this generation that stops sucking hard enough for me to enjoy it Like I did the rest?

i haven't played the latest one yet. But a new one would be great.
Also apart from the second story on psx the others kept crashing on me.. i wish i could finish those games..

Loved them up to Till The End of Time, but I'm not impressed with this one to be honest. Even though I was a fan up till the third, I think they went downhill.