The Last Remnant is a developed and published by . It was released worldwide for in November 2008 and for in March 2009. A version was originally announced as well, but this version was cancelled. A remastered version was released on in December 2018 and for in June 2019. The game follows a teenage warrior on a quest to end the war, in a fictional world divided into multiple city-states and inhabited by four different species. Their past includes a conflict over "Remnants", magical artifacts of varying forms. The game features a unique battle system in which the player commands multiple groups, or "unions", of characters rather than individual units.The game is split between a world area, a battle area and a world map. The player controls Rush Sykes, as he travels around the world screen within an area, with the camera floating behind and slightly above him. Within the world screen, the player can talk to anyone, enter buildings and other areas, or exit to the map screen. The map allows instant travel between different cities and areas, or between different areas within the city. On the battle screen, the game has a three-dimensional area like the world screen with a setting reminiscent of the location, where every character and enemy appear. Instead of , players enter the separated battle when they touch an enemy on the main world screen. The player can enter a battle with multiple enemies at once, by using a "time-shift" system, which slows the time for Rush to provoke them