This was probably the absolute last thing I expected to hear this month, but it's true. A new sequel to Lufia was announced today in Famitsu by Square Enix, and I couldn't be happier. It's currently titled Estpolis, (which is how the games are known in Japan), but unfortunately there's no information available yet on what systems the game will be coming to, when the game will release, or if we can expect to see a US version.
If you have no idea what Lufia is, it's a criminally under-appreciated RPG series from the SNES days. Often overshadowed by the likes of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy, it combined solid RPG gameplay with some unique puzzle solving and a rather decent story. The last time the US saw a Lufia game was in 2002, when Ruins of Lore came out on the GBA. A bit odd that Square is deciding to revive this series, but I'm certainly not complaining. Expect to see more details when the next issue of Famitsu is out.
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6:00 AM on 11.13.2009
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I think Lunar would technically be the knock-off of Lufia, but I digress...(For the record, I love both series, however, but Lufia came first!).
In other news--THIS IS AWESOME! Lufia 2 was one of my favorite SNES games ever!
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Lufia II is one of the only two games that have ever given me Manly Tears. The other is Terranigma. If you've never played it before, hie ye to the nearest emulator.
I was thinking the same thing about seeing the first two titles on VC (or, really, an download service). Hopefully they'll do something like that as a build-up for the release of the new one, or maybe even DS remakes. Squeenix does love them some DS remakes of old games.
First Square announces FFXIII will hit Europe just four days before my birthday, and then they go ahead and announce a new Lufia game. Wonderful job, Square.
I really liked the way the enemies moved as you moved. Plus, I love stories that carry on past what some stories would percieve as the ending (After the wedding in this case). Like the second part of Final Fantasy 6. It gives the story a whole new feel.
I played Lufia more than I did Final Fantasy way back.
This is awesome news! A sequel to a RPG i grew up with *wiped tear*.
Now lets get a golden sun sequel.