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Square Enix's Last Idea coming to Smartphones in Spring 2019 (Japan) - Treasure Hunting RPG

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Links: http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/884/1884288/

https://www.lastidea.jp

LAST IDEA ラストイデア (@LASTIDEA_RPG): https://twitter.com/LASTIDEA_RPG?s=09

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Short trailer, no gameplay shown:


Thanks to Gematsu for the translation:
https://gematsu.com/2019/02/square-enix-announces-treasure-hunting-rpg-last-idea-for-smartphones

STAFF
Main Character Design: Kaou
Music: Shota Kageyama
Animation Production: studio A-CAT
Planning / Production: Square Enix

Cast
Manaka Iwami, Aya Suzaki, Kento Fujinuma, Ai Kakuma, Minami Takahashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Minami Takayama, Yuuko Minaguchi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Rie Kugimiya, Jun Fukuyama, Yumi Sudou, Sakura Nakamura, Mitsuki Nakae, Satoru Murakawa, Tasuku Kida, and more.

Rough Google translate from the Dengeki Article:
In this work, the hero who is a new Treasure hunter who encounters the mysterious girl Lucresia who has lost her memory. You can enjoy the royal road adventure fantasy that eventually get caught up in the swirl of a big conspiracy.

Moreover, it is also a treasure hunting RPG that can enjoy an exhilarating and intuitive action battle (system that can easily experience hack & slash with smartphone operation) equipped with "Sumakoma" (※). It is currently being developed for the start of the service in the spring of 2019.

* It is a system that can perform actions by an intuitive operation unique to smartphones.

Future information will be released sequentially through official Twitter and press releases.
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Translation from Gematsu:
https://gematsu.com/2019/02/square-enix-announces-treasure-hunting-rpg-last-idea-for-smartphones
Story

The protagonist, a novice treasure hunter, heads by airship to the abandoned "Silent Castle" located on an isolated island in order to confirm signs of treasure sensed by diviner friend Rah Mel.

Upon arriving, the earth suddenly begins to shake and darkness spouts from the ground, instantly covering the sky, and hordes of monsters begin to attack Silent Castle.

The party tried to give up on the treasure and turn back, but upon seeing a girl about to be attacked by monsters on the castle's balcony, they run to her rescue…
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PsionBolt

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Come on, Square, you're not doing much to defy the stereotype of mobile games being generic cashgrabs when you name your game "We're Out of Ideas"!
 
PlzUninstall

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WHAT is that trailer? It's a glorified gif.

I've still yet to get to play any of their RPGs since they seem to be allergic to releasing them in UK/EU. I can only imagine it will be the usual gatcha nonsense so I can't bring myself to care much other than be salty because they refuse to even let me try them.
 

Skulldead

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The first sentence feel like, are they trying to revive Treasure Hunter G ??? nan! my imagination.
 
Kouriozan

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Last Idea means it's their last effort on mobile as they are about to quit the market if not successful, ala Final Fantasy. /s
 
CaptainUnderpants

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Naming their latest mobile game 'Last Idea' sounds like some kind of self fulfilling prophecy.

Someone on 5ch actually went and compiled a *partial* list of mobile titles (from 2016 onwards) by SE and their lifespans. http://krsw.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1541730963/
The majority of them always die somewhere around or before the one year mark. It's really depressing to look at.
And to add to the list, the latest game closure is Servant of Thrones and the announcement just came 2 days ago.
 
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