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Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (PSP) Slowdown Removal Patch
- Thread starter B.K.
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Stuff has gone back and forth over the years, but it's a done deal at this point since Sony has moved onto the Vita.
I'm going to, soon.
EDIT: Yes, it does work. In fact, now the attacks are too fast lol. I think i'm gonna record a video with a summon or something.
Sounds like this game is worth playing now. The slowdown was right up there with Chrono Trigger PS1 as far as ruining classic games goes. There were many times I waited for attack animations to finish and the screen actually went dim because my PSP was idle for so long.
If you're scared off by the difficulty because you actually played it, you've probably hit a wall early on.
FFT has a really, really terrible difficulty "curve" in that it's more like an easy game with some massive spikes thrown in at weird times, including really early on when you're simply not that developed. Of course, then you'll probably eventually figure out that a Black Mage with fully developed Math skills from a Mathematician is basically a win button....
Anyway, if you hit a difficulty mission, keep at it, because the mission directly after it will be super easy.
If you're scared off by the difficulty because you actually played it, you've probably hit a wall early on.
FFT has a really, really terrible difficulty "curve" in that it's more like an easy game with some massive spikes thrown in at weird times, including really early on when you're simply not that developed. Of course, then you'll probably eventually figure out that a Black Mage with fully developed Math skills from a Mathematician is basically a win button....Anyway, if you hit a difficulty mission, keep at it, because the mission directly after it will be super easy.
Really the only warning you need to survive FFT is keep multiple saves. As long as you do this you'll never get stuck at a point where you can't go back and do other fights to level/gain skills/buy new gear.
To get past the early game, realize that every action gives you experience, and be sure your dudes are doing something every turn, no matter how trivial.
There's no need to cheese it, but it'll speed things up a little.
To get past the early game, realize that every action gives you experience, and be sure your dudes are doing something every turn, no matter how trivial.
There's no need to cheese it, but it'll speed things up a little.
Video
There are no actual slowdowns while playing on the psp (too many plugins running at the same time + recording the video... sorry about that :/). But you can see the attacks load faster than ever (example: the sanguine sword attack).
EDIT: new video of the summoning. As I said early, no slowdowns and really fast.
There are no actual slowdowns while playing on the psp (too many plugins running at the same time + recording the video... sorry about that :/). But you can see the attacks load faster than ever (example: the sanguine sword attack).
EDIT: new video of the summoning. As I said early, no slowdowns and really fast.
I'd like to try tonight to find out. Can't wait to experience the game with fantastic writing and zero lag.
That's what I thought too. It actually needs slowed down a little bit.
Yes, that would be perfect.
Femmeworth
Banned
Sweet! I'll have to check this out.
They've really stopped updating firmware and aren't bothering to combat the CFW scene any longer? I honestly had no idea.
Yeah. They've pretty much given up. They haven't even updated the firmware since last summer.
Saint Gregory
Member
This is pretty fantastic news, I can't wait to CFW my PSP now to try this out
The only thing that's keeping FFT:WOTL from being perfect to me now is the removal of stealing items from bosses. I know that you can get all the items in other ways but I really enjoyed that feature in the original game.
And it makes the
boss battle one of the most hilarious in the history of gaming.
The only thing that's keeping FFT:WOTL from being perfect to me now is the removal of stealing items from bosses. I know that you can get all the items in other ways but I really enjoyed that feature in the original game.
And it makes the
Gafgarion
cubicle47b
Member
I played through the game on Vita during the last couple days and the slow spell effects didn't bother me at all outside of when I used mirror armor. That was ridiculous.
yes it displays at 1:1 pixels with black borders, but the game's art is made to be stretched.
fft was always a slow game having these attacks animate faster only makes the game better imo
Anything by Matsuno.
Try Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.
It's like FFT, but improved in many ways (i.e. Archers are not useless).
Jeanne d'Arc for PSP (though that doesn't really have a job system so much as specific unique characters that fill different roles on your team) and Final Fantasy Tactics A2 for DS are my preferred tactical RPGs.
Sexiest game ever.
i found the others to share the mechanics but imo aren't nearly as good as fft.
A gaffer flat out asked him on his twitter. Matsuno confirmed without any ambiguity.
Tactics Ogre is a good game, but it's just so damn slow. Even random encounters take 30+ minutes.
It has a massive bonus over FFT in that you can actually ESCAPE FROM RANDOM BATTLES.
Why this wasn't in FFT, I don't know.
...And my favorite feature is that you can go back after doing an Action. I'm not sure why you had to be stuck with such a simple command and Move and then realize your plan won't work because your attack won't reach.
They were OP in the original Tactics Ogre and they got even more ridiculous!
My Arycelle obliterates enemy units even faster than back when she was Aloser.
Some battles can be long but the animations are speedy. As long as the time is filled with meaningful gameplay that is fun, and the ability to save in the middle of long fights I have no problem with it. FFT's slowdown frustrated me to no end because of the animation times. I just felt like my time was being wasted especially with some of the longer attacks like holy. I just wanted it to be over so I could take my next move.
Mathematician + Holy = Oh my god make it stop please make it stop
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
Maybe it's because I've played WotL so many times, but I think the "stretched" aspect ratio looks normal and the original looks squished.
Even with the slowdown corrected I'm not sure I would trade this for the iOS version. The extra features in that one put it ahead of everything for me, and there is supposedly even more on its way.
Even with the slowdown corrected I'm not sure I would trade this for the iOS version. The extra features in that one put it ahead of everything for me, and there is supposedly even more on its way.
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this is to me a better improvement than the slow down fixes, but i guess i must be some kind of super FFT player because apparently everyone else couldn't even play the game when a 1 second animation becomes 2 in a turn based strategy rpg...
going to apply this today; awesome.
LegendOfGood
Member
I wish Square-Enix would do an official release of a patch like this, plus re-add the reverb in the music...
When companies can't even listen to their fanbase over easily corrected problems like this, they can't complain when people start pirating their games to get the "superior" experience. I want to buy this game for my Vita but it's a bummer knowing i'd be paying for a gimped copy that I can't alter to suit my wants.
I agree. It's rather pathetic. It shows how out of touch with their fanbase/customer base most game companies are. Just pushing another commodity.
Which is why guys like CD Projekt Red need to stay in business.
Jason2slow
Neo Member
MAN, I read this thread and thought that sqaure actually put out a patch to fix FFT....I was so hopeful for a second..haha.
I'll even settle for a "hd" re-release for the vita, the slowdown drives me crazy...and it looks so good on the vita too..
I'll even settle for a "hd" re-release for the vita, the slowdown drives me crazy...and it looks so good on the vita too..
I don't think so. I believe it is a live patch, meaning it is applied on the fly rather than permanently. I could be wrong.
You can't, because the patch is actually a plugin (the game remains unchanged).
Btw, i recorded another video. This time the summoning looks as it should.
Yeah. You don't actually apply it to anything. It's applied in real time as you play the game. It even works if you're playing the game on UMD.
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oh my, I missed this. Looks great, making playing this all the more conflicting!
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Amazing. I always felt like the game was made for a resolution between PS1 and PSP, given even the text lacked sharpness.vs.
Yeah. Maybe the best compromise would be if it could be made to stretch only horizontally. Something like
