MrSaturn99
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It is taking all my willpower not to laugh way more than I should at this in my school library. Thanks man, lol.
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Tales of Symphonia Unisonant Pack announced for PS3 [Screens/Videos in OP]
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It is taking all my willpower not to laugh way more than I should at this in my school library. Thanks man, lol.
HalfwayOrb
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nasty textures.
Seven Force
Banned
Still makes me laugh.
What SE and even Nintendo did is the exception, most of these are straight up HD updates and usually make the change just fine, this is probably the first where its native resolution may be preferable.
... Though damn do the new costumes serve to further highlight how the graphics look more like average DC visuals than late gen GC.
... Though damn do the new costumes serve to further highlight how the graphics look more like average DC visuals than late gen GC.
average DC visuals? Now that's hyperbole if i've ever seen it.
WrenchNinja
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I don't remember the character models being so...deformed.
Maybe I've been watching too much Xillia lately.
Maybe I've been watching too much Xillia lately.
Admittly it's not like claiming they're PS1 visuals, and in some ways it really does look more comparable to something you might've seen on the DC... although now that I look at pictures of Skies of Arcadia and Grandia II again I have to reconsider that somewhat, those games looked a lot rougher than I remembered. Instead it looks more like what we might've seen if developers could continue to develop for the DC and pushed it further, at least for another year or so.
The face in the letter 'O' is what makes this pic, haha
It definitely seems like other HD remasters were helped a lot by having more advanced 3D graphics than Symphonia did, even if they had a similar level of effort put into their HD remasters. Many of them at least covered the basics for PS2/GCN/Xbox-era 3D games, like individual fingers and a greater variety of animations for story scenes and such. Symphonia's models don't seem to be detailed/complex enough for a resolution boost to really bring out any "hidden quality", especially the NPCs.
Figured a little more effort would go into cleaning up the textures a bit though. It's kinda jarring when they're so fuzzy relative to the game's image quality...
dakkumauji
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It is silly how little effort is being put into this.
Some cameo costumes and MORE HATS.
I doubt any of the gameplay systems will actually get changed.
Some cameo costumes and MORE HATS.
I doubt any of the gameplay systems will actually get changed.
I wasn't expecting gameplay changes (how many HD ports change gameplay?), but I was expecting some cleaner textures, at least on character models.
EDIT: It does look marginally better in some of the videos : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6IAnRlHsY
They could've done so much for this but they chose not to :-/
It's disappointing really. I'm mostly getting this just because of PS2 version with no slowdown and dual audio.
I would've liked some small changes like 4 shortcuts and such. It's true that not a lot of HD ports add a lot, but I did like how KH and WW HD tried to add some things for convenience sake.
This is honestly all I want.
No extra shortcuts is still kind of meh. That wouldn't have been a hard change to change it from L2 + R2 -> right stick.
Would be nice :/
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Looks good but forgot how bad the in game models were!
BassForever
Member
Wow those cameo costumes look really goofy in Symphonia graphics
A full fledged remake would be badass, too bad this release means that it's never going to happen.
If Phantasia gets like 8 remakes/ports Symphonia could do the same.
So what you're saying is, we'll get a good remake eventually, but we'll have to suffer through a crappy portable port, and a few half assed ports to get there.
Those rights have most likely expired. This game was released 10 years ago.
Sounds about right. 2024 here we goSo what you're saying is, we'll get a good remake eventually, but we'll have to suffer through a crappy portable port, and a few half assed ports to get there.
dakkumauji
Member
It's saying something that the Luke outfit isn't that terrible anymore.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Uhhh...
Yeah, I think I'll just wait for the English version this time. I dunno. I wish they'd gone further with something for Symphonia's 10th anniversary than a mere remaster with extra bells and whistles.
(I say that now... I always say that... and yet...)
Yeah, I think I'll just wait for the English version this time. I dunno. I wish they'd gone further with something for Symphonia's 10th anniversary than a mere remaster with extra bells and whistles.
(I say that now... I always say that... and yet...)
SloaneRisette
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I've probably played through this game like 10 times and haven't played it for like half a decade at the least.
Even if there aren't too many big improvements, I have the feeling I'll end up buying it anyways...
Even if there aren't too many big improvements, I have the feeling I'll end up buying it anyways...
dakkumauji
Member
Not impressed with Ludger outfit even in motion.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah, it looks really weird in footage.
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