GRIN's Cancelled Final Fantasy Project

[MagitekElite]

We all know GRIN has been cancelled. The artist has been putting his artwork up for everyone, even though the FF project has been...killed.

Here are the pictures. MASSIVE IMAGES! I will make some links because some are so big.

http://i29.tinypic.com/169i1hs.jpg
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This is cool
http://i29.tinypic.com/2qdy82t.jpg
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*Sighs*
It would be have been awesome....

[Bub]

Most of this looks like FFXII stuff. Hmmm.... I smell a sequel.

[MagitekElite]

Its canceled. It was a new FF title. :P

[Chaotic Lionheart]

Wow This was going to be an offical final fantasy it would have been really good by the looks of it wow

[Bub]

Nooooooooo! It could've replaced XIV. I hate the fact that it'll be online. *Resurrects Grin.* Finish it damn you! I know that was mean. *Kills him and puts him back to rest.* My bad.

[MagitekElite]

It sure would have been a nice project, a awesome FF game.

[Garland]

Hmmm... If it wasn't for the chocobos and moogles in there, I wouldn't of guessed it would of been an FF game...

Fortunately folks, I have a fan-prequel to Final Fantasy VI in the works as we speak. Unfortunately, it's all still in the conceptual phase, and although I have alot of artwork so far for it, non of it is digitally rendered like GRIN's work. And I fear it may be years of school teaching before I develope the technological know-how to start going through with producing it. (RPG maker sprite rips are so lame, I'm going to do it from scratch with MY style)

[fullwall]

I know a tiny little bit about programming... but nothing important. Good luck with that anyway Garland! Maybe we could make a ffextreme FF game...

[MagitekElite]

Originally Posted by Garland

Hmmm... If it wasn't for the chocobos and moogles in there, I wouldn't of guessed it would of been an FF game...

Fortunately folks, I have a fan-prequel to Final Fantasy VI in the works as we speak. Unfortunately, it's all still in the conceptual phase, and although I have alot of artwork so far for it, non of it is digitally rendered like GRIN's work. And I fear it may be years of school teaching before I develope the technological know-how to start going through with producing it. (RPG maker sprite rips are so lame, I'm going to do it from scratch with MY style)

Yeah, I think they canceled it for FFXIV. It would have been an epic game.

@Garland:
Hey, if you're interested, there is a free RPG Game Maker called "RPG Game Maker 2003". It can use the same sprites and housing/items and stuff in FFVI.
I'm currently using it, its pretty easy you should check it out.
If you decided to use it, I know a lot of places where you can find the Final Fantasy VI sprite sheets of both characters and objects.
(I'm also making a FFVI sequel! Cool!)

[Garland]

Originally Posted by Garland

(RPG maker sprite rips are so lame, I'm going to do it from scratch with MY style)

Wow i'm actually quoting myself on this one.

@MagitekElite: I intend, when I get around to making it, to have newer 32 bit 2D sprites made from scratch, all-new, pre rendered backgrounds, and an originally remixed Soundtrack. In short, it will look nothing like the SNES' version outside of refferenced visuals and sound only.

The storyline will utilize plotpoints refferenced in the original game, stay true to the official "backstory" as closely as possible, but add "additional" and Orginal story elements not only to fill in previously existing plotholes, but also to interweave completely new characters which will be introduced in the prequel, and revolve around. Think "Crisis Core"

That's all I can disclose at the moment.

Hopefully, in the future once I gain a career in the gaming industry, I could work on it as a non profit, Indie project. I don't want to be attacked by the SE ninjas.

[MagitekElite]

Oh, well I thought maybe the script lessons they have would some what help you. Oh well...sorry for wasting post

[MagitekElite]

Update:

Square Enix is still working on the Final Fantasy game that GRIN created but couldn't finish before collapsing last month.

Sources close to both parties have told GamesIndustry.biz that the game, initially signed off in Tokyo in the second half of last year and codenamed Fortress, was central to the collapse of the Swedish developer – Square took the project off GRIN after only six months of development due to concerns over quality issues.

Because business law in Sweden prohibits companies from going into debt without severe penalties, the developer was subsequently unable to bear its large wage burned without new projects, citing an "unbearable cashflow situation" as reason for closure last month.

GRIN had previously worked with Capcom on a new instalment in the Bionic Commando franchise, and while critical reception and sales numbers were modest, GamesIndustry.biz has been told that the Japanese firm was pleased with the results.

As well as Bionic Commando, the studio released two other titles earlier this year – Wanted: Weapons on Fate and Terminator: Salvation – both of which scored poorly in the specialist press.

???
They said it was stopped!

[fullwall]

Yay! We still get GRIN's Final Fantasy goodness.

[MagitekElite]

I hope so. I just hope it was translated wrong :P