The Last Remnant Remastered is out this week and Square Enix has done quite a lot to revamp the title. Unreal Engine 4 is now powering the game, leading to sharper textures and improved image quality overall. However, while increased visual fidelity is an added bonus, the developer has added some quality of life features as well.

For instance, you can now use “high-speed movement”. In essence, this simply increases one’s movement speed, allowing for faster traversal through the world. While we have to get our hands on the game to see how this affects the overall pacing, it’s still good to have the option.

Along with shifting to Unreal Engine 4, The Last Remnant Remastered will also include content from the PC version. As such, the story – which focuses on the war between different races over magical artifacts called the Remnants – should still hold up in the current generation, so expect a long epic quest. The remaster is out on December 6th for PS4 and will be available on the PlayStation Store.

Square Enix recently released a new trailer for The Last Remnant Remastered, which releases for the PS4 next week. The 2008 RPG has had its gameplay visuals and cinematics significantly improved in the remaster, thanks to the jump to Unreal Engine 4. Check it out below and judge for yourself.

The Last Remnant had significant hype before it launched initially for the Xbox 360. However, performance issues and pop-in deflated it somewhat. Though Square Enix would release the game for PC in 2009, it was removed a few months ago to prepare for the remaster’s announcement.

Despite the updated engine and improved graphics, the story of the Remnants and the war erupting over them obviously remains the same. The Last Remnant Remastered launches on December 6th, exclusively for PlayStation 4, and will retail for $19.99 exclusively on the PlayStation Store. Could it come back to PC at some point? Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.

The Last Remnant had originally released back in 2008 for the Xbox 360 and the PC, and it never actually made its way onto a PlayStation console. Well, there’s some good news for PlayStation owners now, because Square Enix has just revealed that they are remastering the game for the PS4, and it is set to release later this year in Japan on December 6.

For those of you who don’t know or remember, the game originally released to mixed reviews, but it has some pretty neat ideas with its strategic combat. If you want to try out a quirky JRPG game with a unique battle system, then you might want to consider giving this game a shot. It will only be available digitally, and it will be using a more modern engine than the Unreal Engine 3 too, which was used for the original game. As of now, we don’t know if the game will also release in the West.

You can check out the announcement trailer for the game’s remaster below.