Could the new FFXIV game engine be used for other Square Enix games?

[z7-Xtreme]

I think the older games, such as Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, and other SNES Square Soft games, should be updated using the new FF game engine. Remake the game, using the same story line, characters and other game elements, just updating the graphics.
I think that FF could grow/benefit from using those ideas. Like in Chrono Trigger they used 2-3 characters to make attacks like, Delta force, frog flare, and many more. FFXIV could make job combos like BLM+BRD= fire arrows and many other job combos.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

=| totally defeat their philosophy of single player games... .

[Lienn]

It could...not FFXIV onne tho. Luminous could (and prolly will) be used in most games made by them fron now on, including remakes of older games.

FFXIV engine tho is meant to be used in MMO games, so it can be used in a possible new MMO of SE.

[z7-Xtreme]

I was thinking about some of the older Squre Soft games and how cool they are. FFXIV could learn some new tricks for old school games like them

[Fear]

No, FFXIV's engine is designed for an MMO

[rina_inverse]

Legend of Mana online
Make it happen SE

[Elexia]

=| totally defeat their philosophy of single player games... .

Doesn't stop people wanting MMOs to be devalued and turned into single player games, so why not? XIV's engine was made exclusively for it, much like back in the day the 'engines' used in games like Sonic and Megaman were developed purely for those specific games so it can be used if they want, but it's highly unlikely since all specs are made toward XIV.

[yoshikwalla]

Yes, remake Chrono Trigger using an engine specifically created for creating a MMORPG. Because that is how game development works.

/sarcasm

[Felis]

But on the other side the luminous engine (I think it is for single player games) for a Chrono Trigger remake would be fabulous ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv4Boq4HLKU

[Mirage]

Yes because the engine is clearly the most expensive part about remaking a game from scratch.

I mean it's not like we need completely new textures and other assets, right?!

According to a person I know who is a professional 3D modelling artist, creating high res, high quality textures involves a ton of work, even if you use pre-existing pictures of various real life textures as a reference.