Thanks for answering fellow GAFfer. I really hope they can release this in Physical form and in Europe too, it's a must for me now.
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Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Gamescom Trailer
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Thanks for answering fellow GAFfer. I really hope they can release this in Physical form and in Europe too, it's a must for me now.
Based on the battle theme, it doesn't seem like this is receiving the same treatment KH 1.5 received.
No live recordings except for the electric guitar.
That being said, the soundsets sound great and overall the arrangement is superior to the original. The improvement is especially great on the drums.
It's tough to judge the mix with this Youtube video, though, I'll reserve any judgment until we can hear a good quality version.
I'm glad that they respected the original composition though. The slightly-cheesy but tasteful synth is still there, the bass part is identical, etc.
No live recordings except for the electric guitar.
That being said, the soundsets sound great and overall the arrangement is superior to the original. The improvement is especially great on the drums.
It's tough to judge the mix with this Youtube video, though, I'll reserve any judgment until we can hear a good quality version.
I'm glad that they respected the original composition though. The slightly-cheesy but tasteful synth is still there, the bass part is identical, etc.
SaintGalgo
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Uh... you guys really think the new UI is worse? Other than the awful damage/overkill font, it looks way better to me. The new battle theme sounds really good, too. Can't wait to see what other tracks were arranged.
the new UI is Phenomenal! its modern and the text 'Final Fantasy X' is FF LR like in terms of font, that I love.
They all were, except for those that were already live recordings (every version of Hymn of The Faith, Suteki Da Ne and a few others).
Loving the new battle theme, seems more lively overall and thus more fitting for a battle theme (love the original tune though). I wouldn't quite discount the possibility of some tracks being fully orchestrated, this particular track was one of the synth-ier in the soundtrack. Maybe Hamauzu's tracks are getting a different treatment.
TheJollyCorner
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hopefully they don't fuck with Hamauzu's tracks, because they are pretty much perfect as-is.
Liking the visual of the game but the font choice and how the UI looks is a tad weird. There was a certain amount of rainbowish charm about the old one. Now it's just gone. Granted, it's just nostalgia playing into a factor and I'm used to the older one and I certainly don't think the older ones look better but still.
ImmutableObject
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Ahh, I must have missed that. Thanks for the clarification
New battle theme is OK, still prefer the old one though. Honestly FFX's OST was perfect as is (have the first pressing of that OST, with the strange blue slipcase... /brag).
I feel weird because I actually prefer the old user interface for FFX. IMO, it fit VERY well with the atmosphere and general environment theme of the game as a whole. Maybe I'm just weird with that though...
I'm still waiting for a final decision on whether or not there will be a physical release of this for the Vita. If there is, it'll probably push me to buy a Vita. If not, probably will wait (a while) to get a Vita.
I feel weird because I actually prefer the old user interface for FFX. IMO, it fit VERY well with the atmosphere and general environment theme of the game as a whole. Maybe I'm just weird with that though...
I'm still waiting for a final decision on whether or not there will be a physical release of this for the Vita. If there is, it'll probably push me to buy a Vita. If not, probably will wait (a while) to get a Vita.
Hamauzu's in charge of most of the arrangements... he most likely knows what he's doing =D.
Moosehole
Member
TGS is September 19-22nd. Hopefully we'll get a date then...
TGS is from September 19-22, but SE is bringing FFX HD to PAX along with everything else they've taken around this year. That's really soon. Like, in a week or so.
Dragon1893
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Forgot how hot Rikku is lol. Dem legs! Anyway, it's been a while, I'm ready to return to Spira. Revisiting a game after so many years is always an interesting exercise.
Can't wait to hear the remastered version of my favorite song.
I dont think we'll get a date then... maybe some X-2 pictures and a few X picture...
You might. SE pays PAX the same respect they do GC or Japan Expo, so there's no reason to rule it out.
Frostinferno
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AuthenticM
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Kween YunaSUS: The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded... Never forget them.
GTFO Lightning. Here's the true Final Fantasy Goddess.
I wish her last words remained "thank you" to Tidus tho. So much more dignified and heartbreaking.Kween YunaSUS: The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded... Never forget them.
stargateheaven
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it actually amazes me what a good job they did on the ps2 models, i didnt really appreciate them before.
(Emulated image)
(Emulated image)
That looks really really really dated, dude.
stargateheaven
Member
i mean the faces. they are really high quality for a PS2 title. you can even compare it to the new models they've done, there is a reason people say the new models look terrible, its because the PS2 ones were so good.
SirNinja
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They're still tweaking the face models; see Frostinferno's post for a good example. By the time the game is finished, the faces should look quite faithful to the original.
The facial animations are what concerns me. They weren't that great in the original, and they really need work for this version (from what we've seen so far at least).
Looks better than XIII-2 or Lightning Returns.
LR got its reveal trailer at PAX last year.
hmm but was a release date given? I think we'll just get a bit more screens at PAX maybe a new trailer with X-2
No, because the game was more than a year away. FFX HD is not.
Well, yeah. It's from 2001.
Doesn't mean it doesn't look good. As far as the face goes, I think it looks better than the HD version.
katsubento
Member
C'mon 2013!
well I hope Kagari is wrong and they will still have a 2013 release even in middle of December that fine. Just no delays! SE has disappointed me a lot lately...
Maybe for Japan. Maybe.
it'll be a worldwide release. there working on it all at once.
Good god, it's just hit me how long ago it was released. I was 9.
Angry Fork
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Why do they insist on changing shit that doesn't need to be changed. The visuals look great, just keep that. Why tweak the music or font. This is about nostalgia not experimental bs. The youtube description says the new tracks are only for battle/overdrive hopefully it's not everything and they don't George Lucas any other songs.
They need to update the font / UI in some way due to the increase in resolution. Otherwise all the text would be blurry and stretched which wont compliment the better visuals.
You can see this alot in screenshots of emulated games when they jack up the resolution.
Well this is reassuring!