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[Phonomezer]

Damn those backgrounds look bad. It looks even worse than dimensions at times. However I think the battle screens look good at least.

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Looks like it was made with RPG Maker.

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[Bladenic]

I'll be really disappointed if 5 and 6 don't get proper remakes because of these iOS ports.

 

[SolsticeZero]

I'll be really disappointed if 5 and 6 don't get proper remakes because of these iOS ports.

I would punch a baby for a remake of 5 and 6 using the art style from the PSP remakes of FFI and FFII

 

[chickdigger802]

Still am a bit interested in picking this up. Never really found FF4 or 5 to look that great in the first place, so visuals don't bother me (well game still looks like butt). This is based off the gba game... how does FF5 hold up for newcomers? I know the job system is the highlight. Would I need a guide to utilize it well? Any initial tips?

 

[Snaku]

I don't mind the sprites, that's how they were meant to look anyway. Check out the Japanese packaging and manuals.

 

[OmegaTreeFish]

It doesn't seem unreasonable, at a low (which is normal for me) brightness. I'm guessing it should be a little less stressing than Infinity Blade, or some other 3D game, and those last for around 4 hours on an iPhone 4. So somewhere between 4-6 hours I'd guess on a full battery, sometimes simple looking games are surprisingly draining on the battery, while other times you can play for a long time and still have a good amount left. I generally believe if you are going to be gaming for over 4 hours straight, you probably have a way to charge the device or can plan ahead and bring a spare battery for an extra 200% or so battery life.

What? 3d games like infinity blade kill my battery (4s) from 100% in 90 mins to 2 hours.

how you are getting 4-6 hours is beyond me.

 

[kunonabi]

Still am a bit interested in picking this up. Never really found FF4 or 5 to look that great in the first place, so visuals don't bother me (well game still looks like butt). This is based off the gba game... how does FF5 hold up for newcomers? I know the job system is the highlight. Would I need a guide to utilize it well? Any initial tips?

not really, gil toss wrecks everything.

 

[Kuro268]

I hope they're fully aware that the small graphics update/port they've made for FFV will NOT suffice for FFVI. They need to go HAM on that FFVI remake and do something that looks a little better than FFIV DS.

 

[Chemo]

I wonder if they'll end up throwing this onto Vita down the line like they put the port of Final Fantasy III onto the PSP...

 

[thechristoph]

Square-Enix doesn't get the mobile landscape at all.

They need to equally support Andriod and other platforms. It's unbelievable for a company pushing so much for mobile gaming, they give iOS preference. You don't win in the mobile space by doing that. They just don't get it.

Isn't the Android scene rife with piracy? [Citation Needed] I guess, but I've heard anecdotes where a game will show thousands of active users but get very low sales.

 

[chickdigger802]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksBBSH6EfKk&feature=player_embedded

Did FF5 always have 8 way movement? Don't remember 4 or 6 having them.

 

[JaseMath]

That looks terrible. C'mon, SE - you're better than this.

 

[batbeg]

I don't mind the sprites, that's how they were meant to look anyway. Check out the Japanese packaging and manuals.

The sprites and the marketing materials are not meant to be one and the same. And frankly, those marketing materials have always sucked.

I would take this, though. It isn't so offensively bad as to ruin the gameplay, I imagine.

 

[chickdigger802]

That looks terrible. C'mon, SE - you're better than this.

Have you seen the outfits and environment textures in Lightning Returns?

 

[Berordn]

Looks ugly, and this is coming from someone who liked the PSP versions of 1, 2 & 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksBBSH6EfKk&feature=player_embedded

Did FF5 always have 8 way movement? Don't remember 4 or 6 having them.

The virtual D-Pad just shows eight directions but the characters don't even move diagonally.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

That looks terrible. C'mon, SE - you're better than this.

I'm consistently surprised at how poorly they allow the fabled versions of their FF games to be made. Even if these are just mobile versions, these games are the reason people still care about FF, and it does a disservice to the integrity of the franchise to release versions of the games with such low standards. If it's not the visuals, it's the controls. If it's not those, it's something else.

 

[Synless]

What? 3d games like infinity blade kill my battery (4s) from 100% in 90 mins to 2 hours.

how you are getting 4-6 hours is beyond me.

I can play infinity blade for about 4 hours on my 4s.

 

[Bulzeeb]

I hope it comes to Android quick.

I don't give a shit about the styling, does not look that particularly bad.

the battle graphics aren't as bad sa that town graphics but what I really dislike is the rpg maker look in almost all the final fantasy games released for mobile devices

 

[chickdigger802]

Looks ugly, and this is coming from someone who liked the PSP versions of 1, 2 & 4.



The virtual D-Pad just shows eight directions but the characters don't even move diagonally.

I clearly see diagonal movement in this gameplay video.

 

[CronoShot]

20 bucks?

Bwahahahahahahahaha

EDIT: Apparently I'm wrong about the price.

Spoiler

16 bucks?

Bwahahahahahahahaha

 

[Goli]

I'm consistently surprised at how poorly they allow the fabled versions of their FF games to be made. Even if these are just mobile versions, these games are the reason people still care about FF, and it does a disservice to the integrity of the franchise to release versions of the games with such low standards. If it's not the visuals, it's the controls. If it's not those, it's something else.

I think this is me just being me but I've pretty much never had issues with controls in iOS games. And I don't get why everyone's making such a big deal about how the game looks, it's still FFV. On your phone.

20 bucks?

Bwahahahahahahahaha

Read.

 

[JaseMath]

I'm consistently surprised at how poorly they allow the fabled versions of their FF games to be made. Even if these are just mobile versions, these games are the reason people still care about FF, and it does a disservice to the integrity of the franchise to release versions of the games with such low standards. If it's not the visuals, it's the controls. If it's not those, it's something else.

I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately integrity and tradition take a back seat to the bottom line for SE these days.

 

[Minsc]

The virtual D-Pad just shows eight directions but the characters don't even move diagonally.

It looks like they do here to me.

 

[SolsticeZero]

It looks like they do here to me.

Sacrilege!

 

[GungHo]

I don't mind 2D presentations or retro graphics at all, but this looks fairly unprofessional for an "official" port.

 

[Aeana]

It looks like they do here to me.

That is such a weird thing to see.

 

[Goli]

the battle graphics aren't as bad sa that town graphics but what I really dislike is the rpg maker look in almost all the final fantasy games released for mobile devices

Only this and FFD look like... this. Then there's FFI and II which are generally perceived as gorgeous, and III IV which look nothing like RPG Maker.
In fact, FFI, II and IVCC look like an high end RPGMaker game but I don't think anyone ever said that or made a big deal about it.

 

[chickdigger802]

That is such a weird thing to see.

pfff I remember you complaining that 'analog stick for 4 way movement is silly'. SE is one step ahead of ya!

Maybe the step was in the wrong direction though.

 

[Synless]

Only this and FFD look like... this. Then there's FFI and II which are generally perceived as gorgeous, and II IV which look nothing like RPG Maker.
In fact, FFI, II and IVCC look like an high end RPGMaker game but I don't think anyone ever said that or made a big deal about it.

People complained about FFIV, but it got a 3D remake first so I think most people did not care as much as with this version. This on the other hand looks as shitty as FFD, Matrix should be ashamed. I can only pray for a 3D remake in the works as well.

 

[Blake'sGrave]

Squenix, quit fucking stuff up.

Please.

 

[Goli]

People complained about FFIV, but it got a 3D remake first so I think most people did not care as much as with this version. This on the other hand looks as shitty as FFD, Matrix should be ashamed. I can only pray for a 3D remake in the works as well.

I don't think Matrix did this. Or FFD's iOS/Android port. I think it was SE China but I may be wrong.

 

[Aeana]

pfff I remember you complaining that 'analog stick for 4 way movement is silly'. SE is one step ahead of ya!

Maybe the step was in the wrong direction though.

I didn't say it was bad; I said it was weird to see in the game. As in, I'm not used to it.

 

[Synless]

I don't think Matrix did this. Or FFD's iOS/Android port. I think it was SE China but I may be wrong.

The video above says Matix right in the first two seconds.

 

[Goli]

The video above says Matix right in the first two seconds.

Oh you're right, I skipped the beginning... Oh well.

 

[Silvawuff]

Would opinions of this game change if it was half the price?

I'm not digging the art style myself, but that doesn't make the game fundamentally bad. Or does it?

 

[pants]

Totally agree, looks like fucking trash and this is my favorite FF too.

 

[chickdigger802]

So... who's getting this?




haha holy shit, now that i think about it, this cost only like $3 less than FFX HD (if you split the games in that bundle).

 

[Goli]

So... who's getting this?




haha holy shit, now that i think about it, this cost only like $3 less than FFX HD (if you split the games in that bundle).

I am.
And yeah, but is it really that different? FFXHD has about the same amount of effort as FFIII and IV's iOS ports which are priced similarly.
I think it's a fair price for FFV considering you can get a way worse version on PSN for $9.99.

 

[R_thanatos]

I hope it comes to Android quick.

I don't give a shit about the styling, does not look that particularly bad.

By the exdeaths !!!

<This looks bad>

and i say this since ff5 is my favorite FF.
I can't believe this ... This team should never work on ff6 ios

 

[Jarate]

These games may look bad in screenshots, but FF Dimensions looked pretty nice in motion. The only thing that's really jarring is the sleek look of the dialogue box and font, which does not mesh well in a game that's supposed to look "retro"

 

[Kokonoe]

I'll just play the SNES version when I get it as the spritework here is bland and also like 20 year old play-doh.

 

[chickdigger802]

I am.
And yeah, but is it really that different? FFXHD has about the same amount of effort as FFIII and IV's iOS ports which are priced similarly.
I think it's a fair price for FFV considering you can get a way worse version on PSN for $9.99.

True...

I might cave in too lol. I bought FF4 on ios minute one, and still only touched it for like an hr

Well maybe it's more justified this time cuz I've played FF4 on ds and psp, but never played 5 before.

 

[Wolf Akela]

8 directions is kinda welcome. Even as someone who really loved the 2D FFs, it was just disorienting to be limited to 4 directions when using the touchscreen.

Man, those sprites are bad. I'm not even talking about the style (which I don't mind). The animation just twitches in the wrong ways. The PSP ones were miles better.

 

[fates]

The visuals aren't as bad as I felt they were when I first saw them (I hate the interface though), but still... they could have went FF1/2/4 PSP quality. That would have been nice.

But I think 20$ is a bit much.

And I have a feeling this might rule out 3DS remakes of V and VI. Square Enix doesn't seem to have any plans on supporting the 3DS in the west anymore, so this takes care of that.

 

[Kuro268]

I clearly see diagonal movement in this gameplay video.

I was just about to say this...

 

[TrutaS]

The disconnection between character portraits and their sprites is nothing short of horrifying.

 

[OmegaTreeFish]

I can play infinity blade for about 4 hours on my 4s.

Maybe im thinking of infinity blade 2?

Or maybe..... Oh i dont know. Most 3d games destroy my battery life (such as nova 3 modern combat etc etc)

 

[Synth_floyd]

Honestly, except for the PC sprites, it looks fine.But man do they look horrible.

 

[fluffydelusions]

dat $20 price point.

 

[Toth]

Interface and graphics look great, sprites look terrible, and the portraits, while beautiful, look NOTHING like the sprites.