RUMOR: Final Fantasy X Remake to Use Final Fantasy XIII’s Engine

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on September 24, 2011 AT 09:07am

THE BUZZ: Until now it has been assumed that the recently announced Final Fantasy X HD for PlayStation 3 and Vita would be a simple HD remaster, however this may not be the case.

According to PSTime, Final Fantasy X will not be a port, but a full remake of the game using the Final Fantasy XIII Crystal Tools Engine. Here are some details of what will be changed:

All that is made from scratch with the new engine is the design of the characters, the aeons and stage elements.
The sets and scenes in HD remasters CGI will implement a “filter” FFXIII Engine.
The magic and some lighting effects are achieved with the new engine “Luminous”.
Blitzball will undergo small changes.
Online options will be included.
The release date in Japan will be fiscal year 2012.

EGM’s TAKE: It is unknown just how much truth is behind these details, but if they do turn out to be real then Final Fantasy fans are in for a real treat.

Would you like to see a Final Fantasy X remake using the FFXIII engine?
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Source: PSTime

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