A remake of the two games , titled Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , were released for the Nintendo 3DS worldwide on November 21 , 2014 , exactly twelve years to the date of the original Ruby and Sapphire release date , with the exception of Europe , where it was released on November 28 , 2014.The gameplay is mostly unchanged from the previous games ; the player controls the main character from an overhead perspective , and the controls are largely the same as those of previous games .
The original Ruby and Sapphire were released exactly twelve years before the remakes .