Only got chance to play half an hours worth last night, still at the mage village. 
Gaming The Final Fantasy Thread
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If I wasn't so busy at the minute I would tempted to join you guys. I think i left my last play through at the mage village while I was grinding to learn abilities off some old weapons.
I lost my disc based copies of FF 7,8 and 9.
Bought them again on PSN on my PSP.
PSP screen died, never bothered to send it in to get it fixed. That PSN account is locked as well too since I didn't change my password after the network got hacked and the email account I used for it, also got inactivated for some reason.
I'll still probably purchase all of them a 3rd time when I get the chance.
At least I still have FF 6 and FF 4.
Bought them again on PSN on my PSP.
PSP screen died, never bothered to send it in to get it fixed. That PSN account is locked as well too since I didn't change my password after the network got hacked and the email account I used for it, also got inactivated for some reason.
I'll still probably purchase all of them a 3rd time when I get the chance.
At least I still have FF 6 and FF 4.
I've bought a few of the final fantasy games several times, par for the course. They're of course well worth it.
I'm currently using an emulator for FF9 though, although I believe that because we actually own a copy of the game and a PSX it's perfectly legal?
I'm currently using an emulator for FF9 though, although I believe that because we actually own a copy of the game and a PSX it's perfectly legal?
I've got three copies of VII. PC originally, then somehow sourced Playstation version though I can't remember how, and I bought the Steam version last year. At £3.33 it would hav been rude not to
If they released a next gen remake/sequel of FFVII, I reckon the worlds economy would just outright collapse.
I think it could easily break any video game selling record. Practically every gamer would buy it, the oldies for nostalgia and the young hipsters because they have heard about it but it was so old and with so terrible graphics that it is unplayable. I don't think that Square will ever do a proper remake though (it may do probably an HD version but that is something else) and I don't think that it is possible to make it as good/better than the original.
Absolutely, I'd buy two copies.
How would they handle it to please everyone though? Voice Acting and things of that nature?
Not to mention the Cloud cross dressing segment.
It probably doesn't need to be said but those ps1 games were absolutely huge for what they were so to remake them in HD would require a lot of manpower. Don't get me wrong its doable but if it isn't done perfectly, then people will moan, so in a sense its not worth the risk because everyone's expectations are just too high.
Not to mention the Cloud cross dressing segment.
It probably doesn't need to be said but those ps1 games were absolutely huge for what they were so to remake them in HD would require a lot of manpower. Don't get me wrong its doable but if it isn't done perfectly, then people will moan, so in a sense its not worth the risk because everyone's expectations are just too high.
I think that it would cost as much as making a great new AAA game. A few years of developement by a few hundred people. Probably a hundred millions or so.
Saying that, if I am not mistaken Square spent a lot of money in FF7 and if it hadn't sell well, it could have easily meant they going bancruptcy.
You're right they did spend a lot of money, the most expensive video game in its day to develop at a cool 45 mill, not taking into account advertising or manufacturing costs.
Final Fantasy 15 appears to be similar, high risk, high reward so hopefully it pays off.
Final Fantasy 15 appears to be similar, high risk, high reward so hopefully it pays off.
A major difficulty in remaking FF VII is the traditional world map. I think it would weird and out of place in a game with modern, realistic visuals (which I assume they would aim for, judging by recent FF's and that much debated tech demo of several years ago). Creating the entire game world with consistent visuals would be extremely ambitious. And removing isn't really an option either if they don't want half the gaming community bringing pitch forks and torches to their HQ.
Whats the general opinion on FFX? I loved the 7-9 series of games but never got round to doing X, just pre-ordered the HD version coming out
Voice acting would ruin the older FF games. It takes away dialogue potential.
Not enough games have the 'ol world map these days.
Absolutely, and 7 has to stay censored the way it was.
The world map wouldn't be an issue. Think of Ni No Kuni and it's world map and it would work pretty much similar to that. It's the voice acting and character expressions that would be the issue. The tone of the game flickers from extremes that wouldn't work and would be all over the place if the characters are imposed with more more depth.
Ni No Kuni is anime style, that's why it works. I don't see SE going down that road for a FF game any time soon.
What was the voice acting like for advent child? Think that's what it was called.
It was exclusively in Japanese iirc, so a little hard to judge. But I liked it anyway.
Final Fantasy 8 has a realistic style and a world map, works fine. I can't see why it wouldn't in a 7 remake, people just have to get over the fact that objects on the world map may not be to scale.
The English voice acting on Advent Children seemed fine to me, tbh.
The English voice acting on Advent Children seemed fine to me, tbh.
Yep. It was good voice acting. The movie was a bit average, but still quite fun.
Yes but it didn't have modern day graphics. Ever since the PS2, SE have opted for a consistent graphical style throughout their main FF's and never implemented a traditional world map again. That makes me think they'd be reluctant to put it in a remake as well. It could work fine, but I don't think they do it. Just a gut feeling though. Mostly because they're a useless bunch nowadays.
I think one problem with voice acting is that it removes a lot of ambiguity. When you're only given text boxes, a lot of what makes the characters who they are depends on what you infer from the words, how you imagine them being said in your head. I think everyone who plays the FF games before X will have a slightly different idea in their heads about what the characters are like because of this. The Cloud in Advent Children isn't very similar at all to the Cloud in my head for example.
Won't find me disagreeing there.
I was highly disappointed by the lack of a world map in 10.
world map is kinda old hat, it was a by product of system limitations not design.
It does make it hard to discern their accents though, Zidane sounded American to me up until at one point in the game he goes "nothing, nowt" and then I thought, is Zidane from Manchester?!!!
Nowt our kid, sound.
What's with Steiner skriking about everything?
@Tomalonge
Thought I'd take it out of the 50k thread
Madain sari is a great place in the game. It also has a piece of music which is possibly the best in it IMO. So dreamy
Thought I'd take it out of the 50k thread
Madain sari is a great place in the game. It also has a piece of music which is possibly the best in it IMO. So dreamy
I've just rescued Dagger back at Alexandria. Still weighing up whos going to form my party this time round
I've just done the lifa tree now. 
Man, that whole section of game is majestic...I've just done the lifa tree now.
Should be back home in about a couple of hours, straight back on it! Breaking it up with a bit of GTA tonight but other than that I'll be absolutely hammering this.
My son'll be around too, he loves watching me play games. (aren't children strange?)
My son'll be around too, he loves watching me play games. (aren't children strange?)
Kind of awkward to have too many games to play.
I've got it down to two at the moment.
Poor Joe though, I think he's playing about 200.
Poor Joe though, I think he's playing about 200.
I'd imagine a wall of Ipads, tv screens, handhelds dangling from his roof.....
Bet his bedroom looks like mission control.
Ha, nah my room isn't too bad, apart from all the mains cables hanging from the ceiling because the lights haven't been put in yet.
I've decided to concentrate on one thing, nuzlocke poke run I think.
I've decided to concentrate on one thing, nuzlocke poke run I think.
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooyourchoicethough.