Finale Fireworker
Member
I'm so happy this showed up for us. What a pleasant surprise.
This reaffirms my hopes for Romancing SaGa 2 as well.
This reaffirms my hopes for Romancing SaGa 2 as well.
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Adventures of Mana for PS Vita out now on EU PSN
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No, this is Final Fantasy Adventure. Mystic Quest is a SNES game.
YianGaruga
Banned
FFA was called Mystic Quest in Europe
SkylineRKR
Member
The SNES game was a piece of shit and unrelated. In Europe that game is called Mystic Quest Legend btw.
GB Mystic Quest is FFA and Seiken Densetsu 1.
GB Mystic Quest is FFA and Seiken Densetsu 1.
This is my favorite Gameboy game along with Links Awakening. But in the GBA port they brought over the slow and boring combat system from Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2 SNES).
So does the Vita combat play more like Seiken Densetsu / Mystic Quest / FF Adventure on the original Gameboy or more like the slow GBA port with long animations and reload times.
By the way I consider buying a Vita for this game and Romancing Saga 2.
So does the Vita combat play more like Seiken Densetsu / Mystic Quest / FF Adventure on the original Gameboy or more like the slow GBA port with long animations and reload times.
By the way I consider buying a Vita for this game and Romancing Saga 2.
Gameboy version.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Whoa, Final Fantasy Adventure remake? Super rad
Cornbread78
Member
Hell yeah. Bought.
Spiritwalker
Member
Game's pretty cool so far, but I'm having some performance hiccups here and there, especially when transitioning to new areas. Might just be me though. Graphics are a bit bland, but it's not an ugly game by any means.
Love that you can switch between old-school and new music.
Love that you can switch between old-school and new music.
YianGaruga
Banned
Nah I have that too, it sometimes hiccups when loading a new model into memory, like an enemy that you see for the first time. I think it's very minor issue though.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Darkness sweeps the troubled land, as Mana's power fades...
People await a publisher who will re-release the game...
Final Fantasy Adventure, Mystic Quest, Sword of Mana...
The game has many names, for it has been celebrated in myths
and legends throughout time, but all of these speak to just one RPG:
Seiken Densetsu...
People await a publisher who will re-release the game...
Final Fantasy Adventure, Mystic Quest, Sword of Mana...
The game has many names, for it has been celebrated in myths
and legends throughout time, but all of these speak to just one RPG:
Seiken Densetsu...
Spiritwalker
Member
I mentioned this in the other thread, but did they change the NPC shop password? It's supposed to be "knight for a day", but that doesn't work for me. Apparently it unlocks a costume or something.
True, it's a nitpick for sure.
True, it's a nitpick for sure.
It's really surprising that this game has been remade yet again (pretty sure this is the third time thus far), yet the original Final Fantasy Adventure has yet to hit the Virtual Console (an act which would require less effort than remaking it any of the three times it's been remade) in spite of its importance to the GameBoy Color and handheld JRPGs.
I'm very pleasantly surprised by how good the arranged music is in this. Did they take it from some older cd release or something? Compared to the rest of the presentation (which I'm not complaining about, it's just clearly low budget) it's SO DAMN GOOD. Game's worth its price for that alone as far as I'm concerned, yum.
Square's not that big on supporting the VC outside of Japan, sadly (though it's not even available for the 3DS VC in Japan either). It's a shame, I was hoping I'd be able to replay Final Fantasy Legend 2/SaGa 2 on the 3DS some day. Maybe if the NX retains the existing VC, we'll have a chance of seeing it.
YianGaruga
Banned
The game really doesn't get going until after Jadd and then kicks it up another notch when you arrive at Ish. Once that music starts playing.. <3
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
I works. It needs to be in all lower case though and the Vita will automatically capitalize the K in Knight. Make sure you change it to a lower case k. Unlocks a white Paladin outfit that you can switch to at any time from the menu.
Is the touch screen display distracting? Or preferably, can you shut it off and use (physical) buttons for it instead?
I heard it is set up to use touch screen for menus, but fighting uses actual buttons. Although I would prefer no touch screen display and buttons for everything.
Any way to do that?
I heard it is set up to use touch screen for menus, but fighting uses actual buttons. Although I would prefer no touch screen display and buttons for everything.
Any way to do that?
YianGaruga
Banned
The "the Touch Screen Display" is only the two circles on the lower right which doubles as an indicator what you have equipped on X and O. It's bigger than it needs to be but its no different from a Zelda displaying what you have equipped on what button.
The whole game can be played 100% with buttons and touch never gets in the way.
Ok, by saying "played 100% with buttons", you can use the menu with buttons, as well? I would prefer to turn off the touch screen HUD, but as long as I can use physical buttons for everything (including menu), that will still work.
Thanks.
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
I don't find it distracting. There's a small mini map that you can tap to open a world map, and there's the equipment buttons. The equipment buttons are a bit big but they also serve to show you what weapon and item/magic you have equipped so they're useful. There's also a companion talk button which is small and in the top right corner. It can be used to instantly get heals from Fuji or whatever other NPCs do.
Really, it's just the equipment buttons being on the big side that's distracting at all.
Maybe 10 hours if you take your time for a first playthrough. A bit more if you grind or get stuck. 5 hours if you already know what to do.
Really, it's just the equipment buttons being on the big side that's distracting at all.
Maybe 10 hours if you take your time for a first playthrough. A bit more if you grind or get stuck. 5 hours if you already know what to do.
YianGaruga
Banned
Yes, I'm more than halfway through and I have never touched the screen. I HATE touch controls. Once again, the touch screen hud doubles as your equipment indicator, you can't turn it off.
Opening the menu is Square and then you move around with the dpad and buttons. Assigning items to the quick-slots is more complicated than it needs to be but it's fine.
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Deleted member 13876
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There is an excellent arranged album that came out ages ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6OB5vIYCS8
Lapidus' Beard
Member
I had so much fun with this yesterday, the nostalgia hit me like a brick.
The game runs smooth on both PSTV and Vita, the rearranged soundtrack is glorious.
This really makes up for the let-down that was Sword of Mana.
Hell, I even surprised myself still knowing where to use the mattock to open up hidden passages.
The game runs smooth on both PSTV and Vita, the rearranged soundtrack is glorious.
This really makes up for the let-down that was Sword of Mana.
Hell, I even surprised myself still knowing where to use the mattock to open up hidden passages.
Ok, thanks.
Already more than half-way through? How long would you say the game is?
YianGaruga
Banned
I have played the original at least 15 times over the years, don't take my time as an indicator for anything.
It's not a huge game or anything though, but I'd say at least 10 hours
HabDashCine
Banned
I asked for Link's Awakening for Christmas one year and got this instead. Never found out why, but I didn't complain because I loved the game, even though I took me ages to figure out how to do anything. This remake is aces. Item management is my only gripe. Still haven't gotten used to the ring menu. Other than that, thank you, Squeenix for putting this on a device with actual buttons.
Pejo
Gold Member
Other than the item management on that radial menu bullshit, this is a fantastic and fun port. The only other minor complaint I have is the really glitchy-looking way that enemies go underground (the 3 tentacled plant things and the mud guys for instance). I like most of the arranged music as well.
Man I am nostalgia-ing hard.
Man I am nostalgia-ing hard.
I remember buying it because the square-room-based dungeon design looked a bit like LA on the back of the box, maybe that was why you ended up with it?
YianGaruga
Banned
This is a small thing, but I love the artwork for weapons and armors. They look really cool. At least the weapon you use is reflected in game, I wish they showed your armor pieces as well. There's not a lot of them anyway.
Also, if you like your save file showing your actual game time, do not suspend the game and put it away, the game clock keeps running for some reason.
Also, if you like your save file showing your actual game time, do not suspend the game and put it away, the game clock keeps running for some reason.
That makes sense, my playtime was way too bloated for the time I felt playing the game.
As far as Final Fantasy Adventure remakes go...it's better than Swords of Mana. Adventures of Mana is simplistic on many fronts, with a generic fairy tale, bland aesthetics and average combat that's elevated by a superb soundtrack. There's a lot of petty issues from the original that are either not addressed or even worsened like the awful menu system and the need to constantly equip different items to progress rather than have them use a key or hand over a pair of fangs before said progress is allowed, not to mention enemies respawning while you move across the screen for some incredibly cheap hits throughout the entire game, if not, hitting you from off-screen. Full review'll come soon enough, needless to say it's not a great way to celebrate the series 25th anniversary nor will it go down as one of the better remakes the Vita offers.
Ragnorok64
Member
Is this functioning as the main thread for the game or should I be looking elsewhere?
For now, it's either this or the US thread.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Could this game appeal to someone like me who has actually never played the original back in the day? If you subtract the nostalgia factor, is the game by itself awesome enough to get into nowadays?
edit: CazTGG has answered some of it already... hmmm
edit: CazTGG has answered some of it already... hmmm
themagicalkitsune
Member
There's also a thread for the US release lol
But yea an OT would be sweet if anyone could make it
I think Cornbread is making one and it's going up tomorrow.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1179560
We technically have one already, it's just a few months old. Just because it focuses on the mobile version doesn't mean it won't apply to the Vita release as well, it's the same game. Just need to update that OP.
Cornbread78
Member
I put an OT together and is live now.
Love breaks
Love breaks
So I believe I discovered a glitch: If you quicksave the game and reload your save file in certain parts, doors that requires a switch to be open will be open. I can see how they were able to get the game out in such a rushed manner because clearly no one tested this game whatsoever.
I fail to see how this makes this any bit acceptable. Testing and fixing bugs is a part of the localization process.
I fail to see how this makes this any bit acceptable. Testing and fixing bugs is a part of the localization process.
YianGaruga
Banned
The game has been out in Japan for quite a while, just FYI