Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
During the production of "Final Fantasy Type-0", the development team explored the possibility of a high-definition port of the game. The idea never went beyond experimentation as the team was focused on keeping the game as a portable experience. The team also experimented with a sequel on eighth generation consoles, but production was halted when the development team were transferred to "Final Fantasy XV". After some time working on "XV", original director Hajime Tabata decided to develop "Type-0 HD" for eighth-generation consoles. The game began development in mid-2012, around the same time "XV" was shifted onto PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Xbox One. Tabata came on board in July of that year as director and producer, though his involvement was fairly minor due to his directing duties for "XV". The main development was handled by HexaDrive, who had previously collaborated successfully with Square Enix on "The 3rd Birthday", and had developed the high-definition remasters of "Ōkami" and "". The remaster was intended as an incentive for "Final Fantasy" players in both Japan and the west to purchase eighth generation consoles before "XV"s release. The original plan was for a port to both the seventh generation PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and eighth generation consoles. After the PS4 proved popular at the 2013 Tokyo Game Show, and as Tabata had no development experience with seventh generation console hardware, the team focused on the eighth generation versions. According to art director Yusuke Naora, moving from the PlayStation Portable to eighth-generation hardware proved hard for the team. Despite early claims, no version of "Type-0 HD" was developed for the PlayStation Vita. According to Tabata, this was due to difficulties in porting between console and Vita development environments, and his wish for a playing experience he could only envision on home consoles.
Barkley 2
The game is a sequel to the studio's 2008 freeware title "Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden", which itself was created as a fan game sequel to the 1994 basketball game "Barkley Shut Up and Jam!" and the film "Space Jam". The first game included players from the National Basketball Association (NBA), including Charles Barkley and LeBron James, and made many parodic references to popular culture. The game is styled after 16-bit era Japanese titles like the early games in the Final Fantasy series. The original was also turn-based whereas the sequel is an action RPG. "Barkley 2" is being developed using , the same creation kit that was used to create the first "Barkley" game. The developers announced on the Kickstarter campaign page that they anticipated a release in late 2013 or early 2014. A Tales of Game's staff member confirmed in an update to the campaign in late 2016 that their Kickstarter funds have been depleted, possibly meaning the game has fallen into development hell.