PS5 Drops Free Taster of Upcoming RPG, No PlayStation Plus Required

With each passing day I'm reminded by something that I'm getting older and older, and it seems video games are going to do their best to continue that trend for a while longer yet.

We are very much in the remake and remaster era of video gaming history right now, with a ton of classic titles from the past returning with either a shiny new coat of paint or totally fresh mechanics under the hood designed to bring the experience into 2025.

Living long enough to see beloved games from my childhood return in entirely new forms is a pretty sobering experience, but at the very least I get to have a nice time playing through updated versions of beloved titles from my youth.

Now, yet another re-release is here and PlayStation players can give it a go without committing to a full purchase.

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FRONT MISSION 3 Returns in Major Remake

Given that it released towards the back end of the PlayStation 1 era you can easily be forgiving for having missed the initial release of FRONT MISSION 3.

Though it won't be the first game that anyone thinks of from that generation, it was a very well received tactical role-playing game with some innovative features, that really should have seen it get more attention than it seemed to in the end.

Now, it's back in the form of an exciting remake and PlayStation 5 players can enjoy a brand new teaser for the game that doesn't require you to commit to any purchase.

If you have no idea what it's about, in the developer's own words, "FRONT MISSION 3: Remake is a tactical RPG set in a future where nations and corporations compete for dominance in a world shaped by powerful mechs called Wanzers. The game follows two diverging storylines based on an early choice made by the protagonist, Kazuki Takemura. Both narratives focus on a global conspiracy involving secret weapons, corporate greed, and nationalistic agendas."

Given that the game is a remake, we can expect it to be a pretty different experience from the original version, but the developer hasn't exactly detailed what their plans are for changes in that regard.

The demo will allow you to play through the early portion of the game, and it should give you a much better idea of what to expect from the full release, as well as the approach they have taken to remaking the project from the ground up.

If you do end up liking what you see, the full game actually just released before 2025 took its final bow, so you won't have to wait to jump in if it gets its claws into you.