| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/760px_square_enix_logosvg.png]] |
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| 3 | ->''"To spread happiness across the globe by providing unforgettable experiences."'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Company Motto''', 2009-present |
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| 6 | [[https://www.square-enix.com Square Enix]] is the result of a 2003 merger between two video game companies (Square (known internationally as [=SquareSoft=]) and Enix, naturally). They are primarily known for their work on {{RPG}}s, and several of their franchises have gone on to sell millions upon millions across the world. Their merger was a huge event at the time. Squaresoft and Enix had been major rivals for years; both were known for their [=RPGs=], with Square being behind the [[RunningGag world-dominatingly popular]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise, and Enix responsible for the sales-record-smashing ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games. By [[RivalsTeamUp combining forces]], they created a game-industry juggernaut which is a force to be reckoned with, especially in the Japanese market. |
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| 8 | Enix was the older of the two merging companies, and it found success earlier. Founded in 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima as the Eidansha Boshu Service Center, it changed its name to Enix Corporation in 1982, just before it entered the video game market. In 1982, Enix held the Game Hobby Program Contest, whose ten winning entries became Enix's first published games; the winning game authors included Koichi Nakamura and Yuji Horii. Enix would remain exclusively a video game publisher and depend on the cooperation of independent developers, primarily Chunsoft (the company founded by Koichi Nakamura and Yuji Horii, now Creator/SpikeChunsoft), Heart Beat (a spinoff of Chunsoft and forerunner of Creator/GeniusSonority exclusively devoted to developing ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' sequels and remakes), Quintet, Almanic (later known as Givro), Produce and Creator/TriAce. Enix's early games (which included some {{eroge}}) were released principally on the Japanese [[Platform/{{PC88}} NEC PC-8801]] and Fujitsu FM-7 computers. Though games such as ''VisualNovel/ThePortopiaSerialMurderCase'' were quite popular in Japan, ''VideoGame/{{Dragon Quest|I}}'' was Enix's first game to be released internationally, under the MarketBasedTitle ''Dragon Warrior''. |
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| 10 | Square's early years were leaner; it began as a division of the software company Denyusha. In 1984 they released their first game, ''The Death Trap'', whose modest success led them to create a few more original games, as well as technically unimpressive ports of ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer'' for the {{Platform/MSX}} and ''VideoGame/{{Thexder}}'' for the NES. After becoming independent in 1986, Square Co., Ltd. was founded by Masafumi Miyamoto and they formed the Disk Operating Group (DOG) with six other computer game companies (Micro Cabin, Thinking Rabbit, Carry Lab, System Sacom, Xtalsoft, Hummingbird Soft) and published a variety of forgettable games for the Famicom Disk System, and were not doing too well when, a year and a half after ''Dragon Quest'', they released an [=RPG=] called ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy|I}}''. It was a major hit and formed the beginning of one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. |
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| 12 | In 1991, Masafumi Miyamoto resigned to the presidency of Square; but he remained a major shareholder in the company. |
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| 14 | In 1995, both companies worked on ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | In 2003, as mentioned above, both companies merged. |
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| 18 | In 2005, Square Enix acquired [[Creator/{{Taito}} Taito Corporation]]. Taito has mostly remained independent, retaining its games' copyright and self-publishing its games in Japan, though its parent company began to publish its games (such as ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Extreme'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Arkanoid}} Arkanoid DS]]'') elsewhere (with the label "Taito - A Square Enix Company" on the cover). |
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| 20 | In 2009, Square Enix took over Creator/EidosInteractive (best known for ''Franchise/TombRaider'', and also published the [[PortingDisaster PC versions]] of Square's ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' as well as the first of Enix's ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsters'' games for the Platform/GameBoyColor in North America). Eidos was then merged with Square Enix's existing European subsidiary to form Square Enix Europe. Seems like a rather boring name until you look at [[{{Squee}} the word they were getting at.]] The acquisition of Eidos also gave Square Enix ownership of Creator/CrystalDynamics (best known for ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain''), which Eidos acquired in 1998. Crystal Dynamics is in charge of developing most ''Franchise/TombRaider'' games since 2006, as well as any other side projects that Square Enix may not want to directly get involved in (for example, the ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' game). However, in 2022, the company sold most of their Western studios and franchises to Swedish holding company [[Creator/THQNordic Embracer Group]]. |
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| 22 | Shortly before the start of TheNewTens, Square Enix, partly through the Eidos Interactive takeover, started publishing and even had their studios developing gritty, [[{{Typecasting}} out-of-character]] shooters such as ''VideoGame/KaneAndLynch'', ''VideoGame/JustCause2'' and ''VideoGame/MindJack'', and they have been publishing the Japanese localizations of {{Creator/Activision}}'s games. |
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| 24 | Square Enix is also a {{manga}} publisher, continued from its Enix days. Its published works include ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''Manga/SoulEater'' and ''Manga/OPartsHunter'', and a variety of manga based on its video game properties. Their monthly magazines are the ''Gangan'' titles. |
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| 26 | Around the late 1990s and first half of the 2000s, quite a few of Square's key members left. Writer Masato Kato went freelance, as did composers Creator/YasunoriMitsuda and Creator/NobuoUematsu; Testuya Takahashi and a large portion of the ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' team formed Creator/MonolithSoft, which initially was owned by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] until they were sold to Creator/{{Nintendo}} around 2007; Kameoka Shinichi and Kouji Tsuda of the ''Mana'' series founded Brownie Brown, another first party subsidiary of Nintendo, while ''Mana'' series creator Koichi Ishii became president of Nintendo-affliated company Creator/{{Grezzo}} in 2007. As for Hironobu Sakaguchi, he founded Creator/{{Mistwalker}}. |
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| 28 | ---- |
| 29 | |
| 30 | !Pre-merger games: |
| 31 | [[index]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[AC: Games by Square]] |
| 34 | * ''VideoGame/{{Alpha}}'' |
| 35 | * ''VideoGame/The3DBattlesOfWorldRunner'' (published by Creator/{{Acclaim}} in the U.S. as ''3-D Worldrunner'') |
| 36 | * ''VideoGame/BahamutLagoon'' |
| 37 | * ''VideoGame/TheBouncer'' |
| 38 | * ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi'' |
| 39 | ** ''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'' |
| 40 | * ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' |
| 41 | * ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' |
| 42 | ** ''VisualNovel/RadicalDreamers'' |
| 43 | ** ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' (developed by a team that would later become Creator/MonolithSoft) |
| 44 | * ''VideoGame/CruiseChaserBlassty'' |
| 45 | * ''VideoGame/TheDeathTrap'' |
| 46 | ** ''VideoGame/WillTheDeathTrapII'' |
| 47 | * ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}'' |
| 48 | * ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'' |
| 49 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series |
| 50 | * ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' series |
| 51 | * ''Hanjuku Hero'' |
| 52 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series |
| 53 | * ''VideoGame/KingsKnight'' |
| 54 | * ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' |
| 55 | * ''VideoGame/ManaSeries'' (''Seiken Densetsu'' in Japan) |
| 56 | * ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' |
| 57 | * ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' |
| 58 | * ''VideoGame/RadRacer'' |
| 59 | * The ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series |
| 60 | * ''VideoGame/SecretOfEvermore'' (published and developed entirely by Squaresoft USA) |
| 61 | * ''VideoGame/ThreadsOfFate'' (''Dewprism'' in Japan) |
| 62 | * ''VideoGame/{{Tobal}}'' series |
| 63 | * ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterG'' |
| 64 | * ''VideoGame/TreasureOfTheRudra'' |
| 65 | * ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'' |
| 66 | * ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' (developed by a team that would later become Creator/MonolithSoft) |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[AC: Games by Enix]] |
| 69 | * ''VideoGame/The7thSaga'' |
| 70 | * ''VideoGame/ActRaiser'' |
| 71 | * ''VideoGame/BrainLord'' |
| 72 | * ''VideoGame/BustAGroove'' (called ''Bust-A-Move'' in Japan, but that title was given to ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Puzzle Bobble]]'' in some other countries) |
| 73 | * ''VideoGame/DarkHalf'' |
| 74 | * ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series (called ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until the rights to that name were procured in 2005) |
| 75 | * ''VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden'' |
| 76 | * ''The Fear'' |
| 77 | * ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' series |
| 78 | * ''VideoGame/GrandiaXtreme'' |
| 79 | * ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'' |
| 80 | * ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' |
| 81 | * ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'' (Only for North America via SNES) |
| 82 | * ''VideoGame/PaladinsQuest'' |
| 83 | * ''VisualNovel/ThePortopiaSerialMurderCase'' |
| 84 | * ''VideoGame/RakugakiShowtime'' |
| 85 | * ''[[VideoGame/RobotAlchemicDrive R.A.D: Robot Alchemic Drive]]'' |
| 86 | * ''VideoGame/{{Robotrek}}'' |
| 87 | * ''Segare Ijiri'' |
| 88 | * ''VideoGame/SoulBlazer'' |
| 89 | * ''Videogame/StarOcean'' |
| 90 | * ''VideoGame/SuzukiBakuhatsu'' |
| 91 | * ''VideoGame/{{Terranigma}}'' |
| 92 | * ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' |
| 93 | * ''VideoGame/WonderProjectJ'' |
| 94 | |
| 95 | !Post-merger games: |
| 96 | * ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'' (developed by Balan Company) |
| 97 | * ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' (co-developed with Silicon Studio) |
| 98 | * ''VideoGame/TheCentennialCase'' |
| 99 | * ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' |
| 100 | * ''Deadman's Cross'' |
| 101 | * ''VideoGame/TheDioFieldChronicle'' (co-developed with LANCARSE Ltd.) |
| 102 | * ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard 2}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard 3}}'' (developed by Cavia and Access) |
| 103 | * ''VideoGame/DungeonEncounters'' |
| 104 | * ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionDeluxe'' |
| 105 | * ''VideoGame/{{Forspoken}}'' |
| 106 | * ''VideoGame/GateOfNightmares'' |
| 107 | * ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII'' |
| 108 | * ''VideoGame/{{Harvestella}}'' |
| 109 | * ''VideoGame/IAmSetsuna'' (developed by Tokyo RPG Factory) |
| 110 | * ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery'' (the trademark and part of the copyright are held by Microsoft) |
| 111 | * ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant'' |
| 112 | * ''VideoGame/LeftAlive'' |
| 113 | * ''VideoGame/LordOfArcana'' |
| 114 | * ''VideoGame/LostSphear'' (developed by Tokyo RPG Factory) |
| 115 | * ''VideoGame/MarioHoops3On3'' |
| 116 | * ''VideoGame/{{Mindjack}}'' |
| 117 | * ''VideoGame/MoonDiver'' |
| 118 | * ''VideoGame/NanashiNoGame'' |
| 119 | * ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'' (developed by Cavia) |
| 120 | ** ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' (co-developed by Creator/PlatinumGames and the director of the original game) |
| 121 | * ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' |
| 122 | ** ''Videogame/OctopathTravelerII'' |
| 123 | * ''VideoGame/{{Oninaki}}'' (developed by Tokyo RPG Factory) |
| 124 | * ''VisualNovel/ParanormasightTheSevenMysteriesOfHonjo'' |
| 125 | * ''VideoGame/ProjectSylpheed'' |
| 126 | * ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' |
| 127 | * ''VideoGame/SigmaHarmonics'' |
| 128 | * ''VideoGame/{{Spelunker}} World'' (Platform/PlayStation4; developed by Tozai Games)[[/index]] |
| 129 | ** ''Spelunker Party'' (PC, Platform/NintendoSwitch; same developer)[[index]] |
| 130 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Thexder}} Thexter Neo]]'' |
| 131 | * ''Videogame/TriangleStrategy'' |
| 132 | * ''VideoGame/VoiceOfCards'' series (developed by Alim) |
| 133 | * ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' |
| 134 | ** ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'' |
| 135 | * ''X-Squad'' (developed by Square EA) |
| 136 | * ''VideoGame/{{Yosumin}}'' |
| 137 | [[/index]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | ->[=**=] - denotes a Square Enix Collective release |
| 140 | !Other works |
| 141 | [[AC: Western developed]] |
| 142 | [[index]] |
| 143 | * ''VideoGame/ChildrenOfZodiarcs''** (developed by Cardboard Utopia) |
| 144 | * ''VideoGame/CircuitSuperstars''** (developed by Original Fire Games) |
| 145 | * ''VideoGame/DungeonSiegeIII'' (developed by Creator/ObsidianEntertainment, franchise bought from Creator/GasPoweredGames) |
| 146 | * ''VideoGame/ForgottonAnne''** (developed by Through Line Games) |
| 147 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gyromancer}}'' (collaboration with Creator/PopCapGames) |
| 148 | * ''VideoGame/LaraCroftAndTheGuardianOfLight'' |
| 149 | * ''Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris'' |
| 150 | * ''VideoGame/MurderedSoulSuspect'' (developed by Airtight Games) |
| 151 | * ''VideoGame/OrderOfWar'' |
| 152 | * ''VideoGame/{{Outriders}}'' |
| 153 | * ''VideoGame/PowerWashSimulator''** (developed by [=FuturLab=]) |
| 154 | * ''VideoGame/QuantumConundrum'' |
| 155 | * ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander II'' (in collaboration with Creator/GasPoweredGames) |
| 156 | * ''VideoGame/TheQuietMan'' (collaboration with Human Head Studios) |
| 157 | * ''VisualNovel/TokyoDark''** (developed by Cherrymochi) |
| 158 | * ''VideoGame/TheTuringTest''** (developed by Bulkhead Games) |
| 159 | [[/index]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[AC: collaborations]] |
| 162 | [[index]] |
| 163 | * ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (developed by Square, published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}) |
| 164 | * ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' (developer; published by Nintendo) |
| 165 | * ''VideoGame/MarioSportsMix'' (same as above) |
| 166 | [[/index]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[AC: Mobile games provided by Square Enix]] |
| 169 | [[index]] |
| 170 | * ''VideoGame/ChaosRings'' series ([=iPhone=] and Android) |
| 171 | ** ''VideoGame/ChaosRingsI'' |
| 172 | ** ''VideoGame/ChaosRingsOmega'' |
| 173 | ** ''VideoGame/ChaosRingsII'' |
| 174 | * ''VideoGame/{{Drakerider}}'' |
| 175 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestTact'' |
| 176 | * ''VideoGame/GrimmsNotes'' |
| 177 | ** ''Grimms Echoes'' |
| 178 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheCrystals'' |
| 179 | * ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' |
| 180 | * ''VideoGame/PopUpStory'' |
| 181 | * ''VideoGame/SongSummoner'' ([=iPod=]) |
| 182 | * ''VideoGame/SINoALICE'' |
| 183 | * ''VideoGame/SchoolgirlStrikers'' |
| 184 | * ''VideoGame/VariousDaylife'' |
| 185 | [[/index]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[AC: Online games provided by Square Enix]] |
| 188 | [[index]] |
| 189 | * ''VideoGame/ConcertoGate'' |
| 190 | * ''VideoGame/CrossGate'' |
| 191 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX'' |
| 192 | * ''VideoGame/FantasyEarthZero'' |
| 193 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' |
| 194 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' |
| 195 | * ''VideoGame/StarwingParadox'' |
| 196 | [[/index]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[AC:Licensed Games]] |
| 199 | [[index]] |
| 200 | * ''VideoGame/QuantumOfSolace'' (Except DS) |
| 201 | ** ''VideoGame/BloodStone'' (Except DS) |
| 202 | * ''VideoGame/FullmetalAlchemistAndTheBrokenAngel'' |
| 203 | * ''VideoGame/FullmetalAlchemist2CurseOfTheCrimsonElixir'' |
| 204 | * ''VideoGame/FullmetalAlchemist3TheGirlWhoSucceedsGod'' |
| 205 | * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk'' |
| 206 | * ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonOne'' |
| 207 | ** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonTwo'' |
| 208 | [[/index]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[AC: Games published by Eidos and its subsidiary labels]] |
| 211 | [[index]] |
| 212 | * ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' (released only for all countries except Japan) |
| 213 | * ''VideoGame/{{Conflict}}'' (published by former parent company [=SCi=]) |
| 214 | * ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' |
| 215 | ** ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' |
| 216 | ** ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' |
| 217 | * ''VideoGame/FearEffect'' |
| 218 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}'' |
| 219 | * ''VideoGame/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2021}}'' |
| 220 | * ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' (after the release of [[VideoGame/Hitman2016 its definitive edition]], other releases are done by WB games.) |
| 221 | * ''VideoGame/JustCause'' |
| 222 | ** ''Videogame/JustCause2'' |
| 223 | ** ''VideoGame/JustCause3'' |
| 224 | ** ''VideoGame/JustCause4'' |
| 225 | * ''VideoGame/KaneAndLynch'' (for all countries except Japan, with ''Part 1'' published by Spike) |
| 226 | * ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' |
| 227 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Nosgoth}}'' |
| 228 | * ''[[VideoGame/LEGOStarWars LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' |
| 229 | * ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'': (although Creator/DontnodEntertainment mostly worked on the game) |
| 230 | ** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'' |
| 231 | ** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'' |
| 232 | ** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' |
| 233 | ** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'' |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' |
| 235 | * ''VideoGame/MiniNinjas'' |
| 236 | * ''VideoGame/ProjectSnowblind'' |
| 237 | * ''VideoGame/{{Shellshock 2}}'' |
| 238 | * ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' |
| 239 | * ''VideoGame/{{Startopia}}'' |
| 240 | * ''VideoGame/{{Thief 2014}}'' |
| 241 | * ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters'' |
| 242 | * ''Franchise/TombRaider'': |
| 243 | ** ''Tomb Raider Trilogy'' (''[[VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend Legend]]'' + ''[[VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary Anniversary]]'' + ''[[VideoGame/TombRaiderUnderworld Underworld]]'') |
| 244 | ** ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' |
| 245 | ** ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider'' |
| 246 | * ''VideoGame/TotalOverdose'' |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/UrbanChaos'' |
| 248 | * ''VideoGame/UrbanChaosRiotResponse'' |
| 249 | * ''VideoGame/{{Warzone 2100}}'' (now open-source) |
| 250 | * ''VideoGame/{{Whiplash}}'' |
| 251 | [[/index]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[AC: Square Enix games that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen cancelled]]:]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | * ''Alien Reign'' |
| 256 | * ''Ambrosia Odyssey'' |
| 257 | * ''Catacombs'' |
| 258 | * ''Chocobo Racing 3D'' |
| 259 | * ''Dice de Chocobo'' |
| 260 | * ''Final Fantasy 3 Remake'' (Wonderswan only) |
| 261 | * ''Final Fantasy Fortress'' |
| 262 | * ''Grand Champion’s Rally'' (Playstation only through Aques) |
| 263 | * ''Gun Loco'' |
| 264 | * ''Project Dropship'' |
| 265 | * ''Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur'' |
| 266 | * ''Silent Chaos'' |
| 267 | * ''Vampire Hunter'' |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[AC: Western-developed games published by Square Enix in Japan:]] |
| 270 | [[index]] |
| 271 | * ''VideoGame/AgentsOfMayhem'' |
| 272 | * ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'' |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' |
| 274 | * ''VideoGame/Battlefield1942'' |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' (post-''Call of Duty 3'') |
| 276 | ** ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' |
| 277 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' |
| 278 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' |
| 279 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' |
| 280 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare'' |
| 281 | * ''VideoGame/Diablo1997'' (through Square EA) |
| 282 | * ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' (for consoles except Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer) |
| 283 | * ''VideoGame/EverQuestII'' |
| 284 | * ''VideoGame/GlobalOperations'' (through Square EA) |
| 285 | * ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' (Game Boy consoles only through Square EA) |
| 286 | * ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' (Game Boy consoles only through Square EA) |
| 287 | * ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' |
| 288 | * ''Quake III Revolution'' (through Square EA) |
| 289 | * ''VideoGame/QuantumOfSolace'' (except for DS and PC) |
| 290 | ** ''VideoGame/BloodStone'' (except for DS) |
| 291 | * ''VideoGame/RollerCoasterTycoon'' (through Square EA) |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri'' |
| 293 | * ''VideoGame/{{Singularity}}'' |
| 294 | * ''VideoGame/ShogunTotalWar'' |
| 295 | * ''VideoGame/StitchExperiment626'' (through Square EA) |
| 296 | * ''Tropico 5'' |
| 297 | * ''Tropico 6'' |
| 298 | * ''VideoGame/WarlordsBattlecry'' (through Square EA) |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[AC: Eastern-developed games published by Square Enix in Europe:]] |
| 301 | * ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[AC: Eastern-developed games published by Square Enix in Oceania:]] |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' |
| 305 | [[/index]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | !Square Enix's ''Gangan Comics'' imprint: |
| 308 | [[index]] |
| 309 | * ''Manga/Acca13TerritoryInspectionDept'' |
| 310 | * ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' |
| 311 | * ''Manga/AoharuXMachinegun'' |
| 312 | * ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'' |
| 313 | * ''Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge'' |
| 314 | * ''Manga/AsMissBeelzebubLikes'' |
| 315 | * ''Manga/BambooBlade'' |
| 316 | * ''Manga/{{Barakamon}}'' |
| 317 | * ''Literature/BeastTamer'' |
| 318 | * ''Manga/BitterVirgin'' |
| 319 | * ''Manga/BlackButler'' |
| 320 | * ''Manga/BlastOfTempest'' |
| 321 | * ''Manga/{{Blattodea}}'' |
| 322 | * ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' |
| 323 | * ''Manga/CaheDetectiveClub'' |
| 324 | * ''Manga/TheCaseStudyOfVanitas'' |
| 325 | * ''Manga/{{Caterpillar}}'' |
| 326 | * ''Manga/CherryMagicThirtyYearsOfVirginityCanMakeYouAWizard'' |
| 327 | * ''Manga/ChoubuNoShinobi'' |
| 328 | * ''Manga/ChroniclesOfTheGoingHomeClub'' |
| 329 | * ''Manga/TheComicArtistAndHisAssistants'' |
| 330 | * ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' |
| 331 | * ''Manga/DaemonsOfTheShadowRealm'' |
| 332 | * ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'' |
| 333 | * ''Manga/{{Dear}}'' |
| 334 | * ''Manga/DuskMaidenOfAmnesia'' |
| 335 | * ''Manga/FinalFantasyLostStranger'' |
| 336 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' |
| 337 | * ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' |
| 338 | * ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' |
| 339 | * ''Manga/HappySugarLife'' |
| 340 | * ''Manga/HareGuu'' |
| 341 | * ''Manga/HeIsMyMaster'' |
| 342 | * ''Manga/HeroTales'' |
| 343 | * ''Literature/HighSchoolProdigiesHaveItEasyEvenInAnotherWorld'' (manga adaptation) |
| 344 | * ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' (manga adaptation) |
| 345 | * ''Manga/HinowaGaCrush'' |
| 346 | * ''Literature/TheHolyGrailOfEris'' |
| 347 | * ''Manga/{{Horimiya}}'' |
| 348 | * ''Manga/{{Hyakuen}}'' |
| 349 | * ''Manga/IThinkOurSonIsGay'' (Originally a webcomic, but printed under the Gangan brand) |
| 350 | * ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'' |
| 351 | * ''Manga/{{Ibitsu}}'' |
| 352 | * ''Manga/ImGreatPriestImhotep'' |
| 353 | * ''Manga/ImmoralGuild'' |
| 354 | * ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' |
| 355 | ** ''Literature/SwordOratoria'' |
| 356 | * ''Literature/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'' |
| 357 | * ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'' |
| 358 | * ''Kikō Majutsushi-Enchantā'' (Enchanter) |
| 359 | * ''Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru'' |
| 360 | * ''Manga/MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka'' |
| 361 | * ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}'' |
| 362 | * ''Manga/TheMaidIHiredRecentlyIsMysterious'' |
| 363 | * ''Manga/MajoNoShinzou'' |
| 364 | * ''Manga/{{Megalomania}}'' |
| 365 | * ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' |
| 366 | * ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' (manga adaptation by Kamui Fujiawara) |
| 367 | * ''Manga/TheMoroseMononokean'' |
| 368 | * ''Manga/{{Murcielago}}'' |
| 369 | * ''[[Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation Mushoku Tensei: Eris Sharpens Her Fangs]]'' |
| 370 | * ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' |
| 371 | * ''Manga/MyCluelessFirstFriend'' |
| 372 | * ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'' |
| 373 | * ''Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok'' |
| 374 | * ''Manga/NabariNoOu'' |
| 375 | * ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' |
| 376 | * ''Manga/NamelessAsterism'' |
| 377 | * ''Anime/NatsuiroKiseki'' |
| 378 | * ''Manga/{{Nicoichi}}'' |
| 379 | * ''Manga/NightmareInspector'' |
| 380 | * ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' |
| 381 | * ''Manga/OPartsHunter'' |
| 382 | * ''Manga/OneWeekFriends'' |
| 383 | * ''Manga/OreGaAkumaDeAitsuGaYomeDe'' |
| 384 | * ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' |
| 385 | * ''Anime/{{Pani Poni|Dash}}'' |
| 386 | * ''Manga/RagnaCrimson'' |
| 387 | * ''Manga/TheRecordOfAFallenVampire'' |
| 388 | * ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'' |
| 389 | * ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays'' |
| 390 | * ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' |
| 391 | ** ''Manga/SakiAchigaHen'' |
| 392 | * ''Manga/ScumbagLoser'' |
| 393 | * ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' |
| 394 | * ''Manga/ShindereShoujoToKodokuNaShinigami'' |
| 395 | * ''Manga/ShinigamiSamaNiSaigoNoOnegaiWo'' |
| 396 | * ''Manga/ShinigamiSamaTo4NinNoKanojo'' |
| 397 | * ''Manga/{{Shitsurakuen}}'' |
| 398 | * ''Manga/SmokingBehindTheSupermarketWithYou'' |
| 399 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'' |
| 400 | ** ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' |
| 401 | * ''Manga/{{Spiral}}'' |
| 402 | * ''Manga/StudioApartmentGoodLightingAngelIncluded'' |
| 403 | * ''Manga/SumomomoMomomo'' |
| 404 | * ''Literature/SupposeAKidFromTheLastDungeonBooniesMovedToAStarterTown'' (manga adaptation) |
| 405 | * ''Manga/TalentlessNana'' |
| 406 | * ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred'' |
| 407 | * ''Manga/ATerrifiedTeacherAtGhoulSchool'' |
| 408 | * ''Manga/TodaysCerberus'' |
| 409 | * ''Manga/ToiletBoundHanakoKun'' |
| 410 | * ''Manga/TokyoUnderground'' |
| 411 | * ''Manga/{{Tripeace}}'' |
| 412 | * ''Manga/TwinSignal'' |
| 413 | * ''Manga/UbelBlatt'' |
| 414 | * ''Manga/UFOPrincessValkyrie'' |
| 415 | * ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' |
| 416 | * ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'' |
| 417 | * ''Manga/ValXLove'' |
| 418 | * ''Manga/VermeilInGold'' |
| 419 | * ''Literature/TheVexationsOfAShutInVampirePrincess'' |
| 420 | * ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln'' |
| 421 | * ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'' |
| 422 | * ''Manga/WatashiNoMessiahSama'' |
| 423 | * ''Literature/WelcomeToTheImpregnableDemonKingCastle'' |
| 424 | * ''Manga/YandereKanojo'' |
| 425 | * ''Manga/ZombieLoan'' |
| 426 | [[/index]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | !Produced films: |
| 429 | [[index]] |
| 430 | * As Square Pictures: |
| 431 | ** ''Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin'' |
| 432 | ** ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' ("Final Flight of the Osiris" segment |
| 433 | * ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' |
| 434 | * ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV'' |
| 435 | * ''Anime/DragonQuestYourStory'' |
| 436 | [[/index]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | !Miscellaneous projects: |
| 439 | [[index]] |
| 440 | * ''Anime/AgnisPhilosophy'' |
| 441 | * ''Film/BlackButler'' |
| 442 | * ''Film/GodzillaMinusOne'' (motion capture work only) |
| 443 | [[/index]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | ---- |
| 446 | !! Tropes associated with Square Enix: |
| 447 | |
| 448 | * AnimeHair: Several heroes ''and'' villains have this. In fact, many of SE's games give their characters an [[{{Anime}} anime-like]] look overall. |
| 449 | * BreakthroughHit: According to composer Nobuo Uematsu, the title ''for VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' came about because Hironobu Sakaguchi thought it would be the last game Square would develop before it went bankrupt ([[LongRunners it didn't]]). Sakaguchi himself never confirmed nor denied this story, though he did note that because of the financial issues plaguing them back then, he would have expected the game to be the last he made for the company before he had to return to college. |
| 450 | * CashCowFranchise: |
| 451 | ** Three of them: ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''Franchise/DragonQuest'', and ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. |
| 452 | ** Inverted with just about every western focused game they release, no matter what they sell it's simply not enough for the executives who immediately label it as having performed "below expectations" to the point where it appears nothing but a Grand Theft Auto or Apex Legends style "billion dollars a year" microtransaction laden megahit is sufficient. As an example, Square Enix thought that six million units sold of ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' was a financial disaster, even though most of the financial issues and overly high cost for the development came from their ExecutiveMeddling and a poorly run, excessive marketing campaign. This trend culminated in Square-Enix deciding to cut their losses and sell off most of their Western franchises and studios to Embracer Group for a mere $300 million, a small sum compared to many other high profile acquisitions in the video game industry around that time. |
| 453 | ** ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'' is this for Gangan Comics. |
| 454 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Many games, especially the ''Final Fantasy'' series, feature amazing outfits that would give a {{cosplay}}er a run for his money. |
| 455 | * [[EasternRPG Japanese RPG]]: The company's main genre. Whichever division of [=JRPG=] they use varies from series to series. |
| 456 | * KillerApp: ''Final Fantasy'' and ''Dragon Quest'' games are these for any consoles on which they appear, to the point of being deciding factors in MediaNotes/ConsoleWars. In particular, their exclusivity to [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] ensured that [[Platform/SegaGenesis Sega's 16-bit console]] would never be as competitive with Nintendo's in Japan as it was in the West, and ''Final Fantasy VII'' releasing exclusively on the Platform/PlayStation was a huge blow to Nintendo [[MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames in the generation after that]]. |
| 457 | * NoExportForYou: |
| 458 | ** An infamous case. For the longest time, Square didn't even ''have'' a European branch, and as such the games didn't see the light of day there until ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. |
| 459 | ** Famously, ''Final Fantasy'' in North America experienced a sudden skip of number between ''III'' and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII VII]]'', thus leaving three games ostensibly missing. The truth was that there really ''were'' games missing; Square did not release ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII II]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII III]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV V]]'' in North America, rebranding the rest to reflect this fact; ''II'' and ''III'' actually referred to ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV IV]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI VI]]''. Between ''VI'' (that is, the North American ''III'') and ''VII'', however, Square moved to producing games for Sony instead of Nintendo, because of the technical limitations of the Nintendo 64, where they decided that it's best to streamline the number in spite of the fact that it didn't make sense marketing wise. |
| 460 | ** For a long time, Square Enix did not bother to bring rereleases of their games overseas, the most notable ones being the ''Final Mix'' versions of the various ''Kingdom Hearts'' games (as the KudzuPlot of the games factor in everything, including content added in ''Final Mix'') but also the ''International'' editions of some ''Final Fantasy'' entries. However, this seems to have changed from 2013 onward, as they did bring them overseas for the next-generation consoles. |
| 461 | * OneWingedAngel: The TropeNamer coming from ''Final Fantasy VII''. It's almost a requirement for every game to have a One Winged Angel. Square Enix even has its own folder on the trope page. |
| 462 | * OrchestralVersion: Plenty of the games' soundtracks are mixed into orchestral versions and albums, and the advent of more sophisticated sound technology has lead to several game soundtracks that are orchestral in nature. |
| 463 | * PersonaNonGrata: After ''Final Fantasy VII'' moved from the Nintendo 64 to the [=PlayStation=], Nintendo held this attitude towards Squaresoft for quite some time. |
| 464 | * PreviewPiggybacking: They have been famous for this since the [=PlayStation=] era, with lesser-known or brand-new franchises often being bundled with [=CDs=] containing demos of upcoming products (such as bundling ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi'' with a demo of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''), and it continues into the present day. |
| 465 | * RivalsTeamUp: The merger between Square and Enix. |
| 466 | * TechDemoGame: The company has stated recently that all of their major titles were done just to show off. And it doesn't even stop there, as some of their niche titles get similar treatment. |
| 467 | * TooManyBelts: Common when Creator/TetsuyaNomura is the character designer of a game. |
| 468 | * UpdatedRerelease: The reason their NoExportForYou cases are some of the most well-known. |
| 469 | * {{Zipperiffic}}: Once again, when Tetsuya Nomura is the character designer. The quote of this trope's page (which comes from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'') [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | ''You weren't thinking of something naughty, were you? [[DevelopersRoom That's]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV right]]! It's SQUARE ENIX!'' |
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