Final Fantasy VI Remake, what style?
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Oh absolutely, I'm one of them. I'm just saying it's considered more of an iconic title in the US, where it's considered the quintessential pre-VII game, as opposed to in Japan.
Also V is pretty good, don't sleep on that.
Weren't the Dissidia games made with Kingdom Hearts's graphics engine, which is why all the pre-VII heroes look like Sora? I see what you're saying though, but I usually play Dissidia using the costumes that look like the characters' original sprites. Again, I don't think you're necessarily wrong, but Amano's designs are VERY ornate and would be tough to adapt to a more realistic game.
I get what you're saying, but I think if we were to get V or VI remake, it wouldn't be given as much love as something like VII Remake. As much as VI is adored by older fans, it's still far below any of the PlayStation-era games with regard to popularity, especially Nomura's games (with maybe the exception of XIII). And I liked Bravely Default's artstyle, but that's only because it reminds me of some of my favorite Dreamcast/GC/PS2 RPGs like Skies of Arcadia and Grandia 2.
It's interesting because it technically was the first game Nomura worked on the art for, even if he wasn't the art director. It's why he specifically chose Setzer to be in Kingdom Hearts 2, since he designed his sprite.
I had a mega drive growing up (and the first numbered FF to release in europe was 7 anyway), so I first played FF6 on emulator in the mid 00s.
But I remember being impressed by the presentation: the super moody intro, the opera scene, the world of ruin etc. The graphics evoke such grandiose imagery, yet are simple enough where they allow your imagination to do a lot of the legwork. I'm not sure how a FF7 style remake would be able to compete with that.
If a 3d remake was to be made I feel the graphics would need to be extremely stylized, lean into the operatic themes.
But I remember being impressed by the presentation: the super moody intro, the opera scene, the world of ruin etc. The graphics evoke such grandiose imagery, yet are simple enough where they allow your imagination to do a lot of the legwork. I'm not sure how a FF7 style remake would be able to compete with that.
If a 3d remake was to be made I feel the graphics would need to be extremely stylized, lean into the operatic themes.
Final Fantasy was always a more western oriented franchise anyway. I think it could benefit from the popularity the OG FFVII brought to the genre and franchise, unlike the OG which didn't have the chance for obvious reasons.
In my opinion a good template would be the CGI they used in the PS1 version of FFVI, i like the style a lot, of course it's hindered by the technology of its time and it was also not a high budget project.
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V certainly wouldn't, not even because of its quality, i beat it and thought it was alright but it would have potential to be significantly improved on a remake because it had potential for deeper mechanics, but as i said FF is a western oriented franchise and V is basically inexistent in the west since it skipped SNES. VI indeed isn't a popularity powerhouse, but adding the fact it's considered the best FF by a significant percentage of people it may result in a very special game for old and new fans if done correctly since it's source material is arguably better than FFVII.
I would rather see this honestly. I always imagined FF1 being remade as an nonlinear open worldish rpg in this wispy smoky Amano styled aesthetic where you could do any crystal in any order. Seeing that for this game would be excellent though, especially with the espers.
CGI Suplex that bitchass train.
Sabin digs his heels and stops the train with his bare hands, the inertia of the train makes it fly over them.
Sabin digs his heels and stops the train with his bare hands, the inertia of the train makes it fly over them.
I like the structure and style of VI as it is. I'd prefer the HD 2D style, but expanding the map so that there's more 1:1 exploration of various regions - like say, walking through a vast grassy field in the Veldt at foot level. There is great potential in visually expanding on the World of Ruin by remaking the explorable environments in a post apocalyptic state.
In my opinion a good template would be the CGI they used in the PS1 version of FFVI, i like the style a lot, of course it's hindered by the technology of its time and it was also not a high budget project.
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Totally agreed on using the FFIV-VI PS1 port CG cutscenes as a base. They look fantastic but the lack of detail would be relatively inexpensive to work with. I so often forget about those because otherwise the PS1 ports are ass.
And to me the bigger problem with the Dissidia games is that you're shoving Amano costumes onto Nomura character models and it just does not work. They look like Kingdom Hearts rejects. From VII and up they look fine, even IX looks good.
I really like the CG in Brave Exvius. Tweak the style a bit and it would look really good in a high-budget remake.
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Graphics like 7 Remake but keep it like 6 in terms of gameplay.
Im still salty 7 Remake is an ARPG
Im still salty 7 Remake is an ARPG
I'd prefer to see them come up with more unique styles of presentation within the HD-2D style. This isn't the kind of game that would ever live up to its pedigree as a 3D game. So much of it would have to be wholly reimagined and reconceived rather than just realized in 3D. And unlike FF7 I don't think it's a story that's held back by technology (or technical execution, in the case of the localization) at all.
High budget, surreal looking Amano art style that doesn't resemble the real world but has it's own internal consistency. New battle system not turned based. Going down that path, you'd then have to really rewrite and reimagine the scenes and dialogue.
Business-wise, it's risky and definitely not guaranteed to make a good profit. But depending on it's quality it could, I think.
Business-wise, it's risky and definitely not guaranteed to make a good profit. But depending on it's quality it could, I think.
I'd love an FFIVDS style 3D remake but with a better art style that still keeps the original game's mechanics and structure intact
I mean, the pixel remaster is right there. That's a HD-2D remake.
Other.
Use all the original character sprites.
With The Legend of Mana beautiful art for settings/backgrounds.
Fully animated enemies in battle.
New fully more detailed sound effects.
On screen encounters.
Similar battle system with ATB + maybe some new gameplay stuffs in it.
Full voice acting with ALL characters.
Same main story maybe with some revisions here & there.
New contents never seen/played before.
Use all the original character sprites.
With The Legend of Mana beautiful art for settings/backgrounds.
Fully animated enemies in battle.
New fully more detailed sound effects.
On screen encounters.
Similar battle system with ATB + maybe some new gameplay stuffs in it.
Full voice acting with ALL characters.
Same main story maybe with some revisions here & there.
New contents never seen/played before.
Like the PSP version of FFIV or those SaGa remasters, but with 4K art I guess.
I never understood why people didn't like that art style. It pretty much recreates what the SNES games were supposed to look like at the time.
I think this is what they should've tried to do with the pixel remasters.
I never understood why people didn't like that art style. It pretty much recreates what the SNES games were supposed to look like at the time.
I think this is what they should've tried to do with the pixel remasters.
FFVIIR style remake. I need one of the FF GOATs to look their best ever. Are y'all crazy just wanting an HD2D remake?!?!?!? Didn't FFVI already get a 2D remaster?
I would take an HD2D remake of IV and VI while I wait for the true remake.
Look how amazingly beautiful Rebirth is looking. A Final Fantasy that is at the top of the game in looks and everything else it seems, as it was in the PS1 era. A similar remake of VI and other classic would be amazing.
I would take an HD2D remake of IV and VI while I wait for the true remake.
Look how amazingly beautiful Rebirth is looking. A Final Fantasy that is at the top of the game in looks and everything else it seems, as it was in the PS1 era. A similar remake of VI and other classic would be amazing.
Like the PSP version of FFIV or those SaGa remasters, but with 4K art I guess.
I never understood why people didn't like that art style. It pretty much recreates what the SNES games were supposed to look like at the time.
I think this is what they should've tried to do with the pixel remasters.
I think FFVI's sprite art already looks better than the PSP remasters. The PSP remasters look like RPG Maker games.
It's been two games and they're finally getting to the halfway number of playable characters that VI had while still missing some. They literally couldn't pull it off to look like Rebirth unless they split it up over several games.
My ideal version of the DS tier remakes is this:
And then combined with the sketchiness of the War of the Lions cutscenes:Kind of like Sable, but instead of being an indie game targeting Moebius art, targeting Amano:
They already pulled of a game that looks like Rebirth, translate that to VI. I don't care if it takes 3 games again. It would be an amazing trilogy.
I love VI but how much script are we working with for three games? And they gotta create two (different) open worlds and somehow get to a point where there's 14 fully playable characters that can be mixed & matched?
Make 3 longer games. I got 150+ hours out of TOTK and Starfield both, probably the same with BG3. Make it happens.
This is still a thread about hypotheticals. I'd rather dream big.
7 Remake style, especially if it does what 7 Remake does. It deserves the attention and the journey has ample wiggle room for new/changed moments and details.
If any Final Fantasy game goes HD-2D, I'd want it to be Final Fantasy V. I'm not someone that often hopes for remakes over new games, but a Team Asano version of V would be a dream come true for me.
If any Final Fantasy game goes HD-2D, I'd want it to be Final Fantasy V. I'm not someone that often hopes for remakes over new games, but a Team Asano version of V would be a dream come true for me.
I love 2D art, but would rather see what FF6's characters would look like if they looked more like real people. I think they did Kefka in the 3D fighting games, but that was it.
Not octo-2d. Star ocean2-d is passable though
She looks amazing in the cg
Yes this.A full 3D Remake!!
She looks amazing in the cg
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Given an HD-2D version wouldn't be too disimilar to the pixel remaster in terms of gameplay, a full 3D remake would be way more welcome.
Wouldn't mind a 7R style combat system, and I highly doubt Square will ever do a remake with the old ATB system, so I'd be happy with whatever as long as it's not pure action like 16.
Wouldn't mind a 7R style combat system, and I highly doubt Square will ever do a remake with the old ATB system, so I'd be happy with whatever as long as it's not pure action like 16.