Team Asano, the division of Square Enix responsible for titles like Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler, is planning various releases for 2025. This information came directly from studio head Tomoya Asano during a discussion about developers' goals for the upcoming year. The team is also known for creating the HD-2D graphics engine, which has been used in several Square Enix remakes like Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. This opens the possibility that Team Asano's 2025 releases could include either brand-new titles or classic game remakes.
In June this year, a leaker hinted that Team Asano was working on a sequel, with speculation leaning strongly toward a new installment in the Bravely Default series, for which the latest release was Bravely Default 2 in February 2021. However, there were hypotheses about a potential sequel to Live A Live, a successful remake of the 1994 classic. Other Team Asano projects include the tactical RPG Triangle Strategy and the life simulator Various Daylife, but the latter is highly improbable due to its lackluster performance.
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