Yea I would take a new FF in octopath style
I haven't liked a single one of the 3D FFs
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Final Fantasy VIII Remaster Announced - E3 2019 (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) - Release Sept 3
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I haven't liked a single one of the 3D FFs
Good news, there's a new modern 2D FF that you can play right now!
Bah, I always grind for 80 so I can get EVERYONE'S ultimate weapons by disc 1 (except for Irvine's, of course).
What's that?Good news, there's a new modern 2D FF that you can play right now!
I remember 8 having a lot more interactive cutscenes than 7 and 9. Impressed me back then to be able to walk around FMVs lol
Oh ok it looked HD but i guess it's just cause its a small gif
There is a reason SE does not use the Wong vocal version. Ever. But she herself still uses the song herself. Releasing the already existing PC version on steam does not count.
But its not gonna stand in the way and I doubt they won't use it there
EoM is far from the rights plague that is Why from Crisis Core. I think Gackt is a bigger issue these days, but that song is why CC didnt release on the Vita store
SE really needs to stop with these special collabs with Pop Stars and big name designers. SE can't even make small alterations to Noctis' clothes. It is cool, but always ends up being more trouble later
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I'm hoping it's similar to the Steam achievements but with the 10k kills and max gil removed. Neither is that hard but they are time consuming and boring.
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I want to say that the devs had called it a retro-futuristic world? I don't know if that's true or if that was critics talking about the world, though. The world doesn't have to have a premise, though; it's just a setting. The game itself is about teenage military and fighting against sorceresses, with a ton of 90s JRPG weirdness thrown in, haha.
FF Dimensions 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed FF Dimensions.
(They're mobile games)
I mean, there's more to it than that.
1) They made a sequel to FFX
2) They made a full MMO FFXI (which demanded the help of almost all Square departments and not just the mmo team)
3) Several key people from FF worked on Kingdom Hearts
4) Square literally imploded after The Spirit Within which shook up a lot of things
5) FF12 lost its game lead designer halfway through
6) FF12 dev team notoriously had issues with the programming of the combat system
All this led to FF12 being released later than they had planned. That wasn't the classic teams doing it and Square spreading itself too thin didn't help.
I mean his point was that ff7 to ff8 took two years and was much shorter time between those two than the others.
When I say ffx released one year after 9, that's more to say they had FF back to back, 99 ff8 2000 ff9 2001 ffx. So you still had just two years between 8 and X.
Also, 9's team directly benefited from the technological advancements made by the other teams since they were using the exact same engine.
X was a generational leap and it only took them a couple of years.
Not sure what you mean. When would they otherwise have used it but in your opinion didn't because they couldn't? They have Susan Calloway performing most vocal themes during Distant Worlds in part for practical reasons.
You argument also doesn't make much sense since she doesn't own the rights to the song itself, but "still uses" it. I very much doubt everything works fine in one direction but not the other.
They can have people cover the song. Dont know what you are misunderstanding here
And just go look at SE's official FF8 soundtracks from current official sources. Aside from the original cds
Wong's vocals of Eyes on Me are absent from spotify but available under her
Absent from Theathryth but orchestral renditions are there
Absent from anywhere other than the original game reuploaded, which is not an issue
Artists can own their vocal performances, but not the song itself. SE has had 3 people cover it instead since because it is cheaper than paying Wong and they cant get her for concerts anyway. Every time SE uses the version with her voice on NEW releases, not rereleases of the original game, they gotta pay.
If Wong has to also pay for use as well, then she is willing to. But we do not know their deal
From what I can see though. SE just does not use the original track with Wong in it
Not true.
They can, but rarely do. It seems more likely to me that her label would own it, if Square Enix Music doesn't.
See, you're the one claiming she owns her own vocal performance but you can't back it up with a source - and now you admit you don't know what the deal is. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm merely asking you provide a source for your claims and it seems you can't produce one.
Either way, I doubt it will be axed from Remastered.
Keep in mind that game development has changed a ton since X was released. For example, X had a bit over 100 people developing it; XV had 200-300+. Dev times for AAA games are longer than they used to be, as a whole. Tools make beginning development a bit easier, but the scope and density that gamers want, in combination with the graphical fidelity, means there needs to be more team members and more time put toward the games.
Besides, once they got the engine and assets down for XIII, it only took 2 years for XIII-2, and then 2 years from that to Lightning Returns.
Yeah! My headcanon is that
The only reason Rinoa is able to fuck around unimpeded with an amateur hour insurrection group in the Timber and Dollet region is that there isn't a communication infrustructure in place for people to put two and two together and call up General Caraway and go "Yo, collect your daughter…"
So the only RPG I've ever played is Chrono Trigger and I've been itching to try the FF series. I'm old enough to remember the hoopla around FF7 (but I had a N64) and I'd like to try that out for once... but on the other hand, this game looks rather pretty. For a beginner, would you suggest 7 or 8 as a starting point?
(I'm also a father and a teacher so free time is rather limited)
(I'm also a father and a teacher so free time is rather limited)
7 is getting a full on remake in 2020 so wait and get that next year.
Which means you can get 8 remaster this year :) .
Ideally on PC for the modding options that will improve the port, or switch for portability.
I should have specified that I only have a Mac, a PS3 and a Switch. 99% of my gaming is on the latter.
Besides, as cool as the remaster looks, I'd like to try the original first.
I love both a lot, but since the only RPG you've played is CT I think FF7 is a good lateral move to further JRPG exploration. FF8 has some things that might not be as casual friendly (Junctioning kind of requires an existing understand of standard JRPG stats, among other things)
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If his only RPG Chrono Trigger I think he should stick with 8 first for obvious reasons :x ...
That I won't mention as to not reveal anything.
This is 2019 if the gameplay is hard he can just ask here and we'll help, it's really easy once you get the basics of it.
Not to mention you can absolutely beat 8 while not having a clue how the stats work, you think my 10 years old self beat this how exactly ? :p
But the first episode of the remake is ONLY Midgar. It will be a decade or longer before the Remake series is finished. If he wants to play VII, he should just play the PS1 version now. It's not like it's going to be very similar to the Remake.
It's not gonna be a decade bro.
They have the engine, the assets, the gameplay, now it's just building upon what they have.
No.
Materials, and characters (design, animations etc) they have the template now. It's easier to create when you know where you are going than creating it from scratch.
Not to mention UE4 makes dev a lot easier in general, unlike whatever the fuck they were doing with the previous FF games.
You're setting yourself up for disappointment
Because I was young a year, two years felt much longer to me back then. So many monumental entries in such a short time is unthinkable today.
Absolutely Final Fantasy VII. VIII is more divisive so there's more of a chance it could put you off the series. However once you love VII, VIII would be a good second game.
Plus you can play VII now, and be ready for when VIII comes out towards the end of the year.
Mid-late 90's pre-rendered (partially drawn) backdrops is one of my favorite videogame graphics.
Yeah. Especially seeing those images for the first time in a gaming magazines.
At that time I was still not fully understand the difference between a "pre-rendered" image and "real-time" image.
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Interview with Kitase. I think it's repeating the PC only features so I guess it's confirmed differences for boosters. No chocobo world.
Google translate is bad here but he talks about refusing to allow the Gunblade to appear in Ready Play One. Also talks about Hollywood. Edit: Okay on bing translate it sounds like he wanted the Gunblade in? I don't know.
Confirms some people involved with remaster which includes Nomura. I can't tell if the last part is source code confusion or just that the port happened now just because. I hope we get a clearer translation.
People will tell you otherwise but at this point I don't think it really matters. Choose the one that is appealing to you more and see how you like it.
Plenty started with VIII over VII and didn't have any issue. If you're having difficulty you can always ask and many here will be able to help.
I'm assuming you will be playing the Classic versions on PS3?
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I always recommend FFX as a starting point, sitting somewhere between classic and modern representation of the series. Easy to branch off in both directions afterwards, I think.
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Thanks!
And yeah the ability will most likely be Angelo Search.
So like I originally thought, Ready Player 1 wanted to use the gunblade in the movie. I wonder why they declined the offer. It also makes sense why VIII felt so realistic with movements and that is because they mocapped using heavy objects.
Final thing is some original staff working on the remaster. I'm surprised the last part isn't translated.
Thanks for all the tips everyone! I think I'll go ahead and get 7 for my Switch and if I like it, I'll get 8... and if I like that, I'll get X! :P
EDIT: Aaaaaaaaaand... 7 has been purchased.
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I want to find the Famitsu interview they are referring to but it's nice that VIII is viewed as popular in the West.
Also this finally confirms the source code being lost so they brought back the original modeler. I love that they are making that extra effort.
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Here is the interview where they briefly discuss VIII Remaster
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I'm excited for more interviews regarding VIII. The fact they recognize the demand is great and put the extra effort in because of it. I really hope we get more soon.
I added the link like 2 minutes after posting lol but thanks anyway
I think this quote is specfically talking about Nomura coming onboard to help with the main characters? But if it doesn't then it's a matter of who is classified under that.
Lmao I didn't notice sorry
Anyway it's pretty cool that they "brought back" Tomohiro Kayano, but at the same time it's fairly normal I think, since he's still an SE employee to this day. He worked on FFXV recently.
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Yeah true but I guess they see it as going the extra mile for the remaster and I'll take it lol
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It's going to get all my love at least.
According to this German news site, there are notes about English and Japanese voice acting in the meta data of the website.
I couldn't find anything myself, however when I tried searching for the quote, one result was a post in this very thread, which has the beginning of the text as a website preview:
So at least part of the text is definitely on the site.
I couldn't find anything myself, however when I tried searching for the quote, one result was a post in this very thread, which has the beginning of the text as a website preview:
FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered | SQUARE ENIX
FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered marks the 20th Anniversary of its original release, bringing the game’s classic story to modern platforms.ffviiiremastered.square-enix-games.com
Website for the remaster. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
So at least part of the text is definitely on the site.
Probably a new intro FMV or something. I doubt the whole game is voiced.