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[Ravidrath]

It's due out this year - that isn't nearly enough time to finish a complete remake of what is a pretty massive game.

My guess is that this is more of a Stranger's Wrath sort of "remake" - same basic engine, but the characters have been remodeled and animated, textures improved, etc. That's why doing this would be feasible over, say, remaking a PSone game - most of is already there, and it just need polishing.

...And, yeah, it better be the International Edition. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they made that DLC or something.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I think they'll give the game the same treatment Ocarina of Time got for its 3DS release. Quite a bit more oomph than a simple HD port, but not a full remake à la REmake.

My thoughts as well.

-touched up character models to maybe match those pre-recorded cutscene models (not cgi)
-geometry remaining the same but with some improved textures slapped across it
-pre-rendered backgrounds recreated in higher res or recreated in real time

I was kinda guessing maybe Sony pressured them to announce it a bit early for the Vita's sake. Not expecting any reveal until E3.

 

[AshMcCool]

International Version please.

Why would this be in doubt?

 

[BocoDragon]

Why would this be in doubt?

No kidding. In fact, the PS2 PAL version of FFX was always the International version. It's pretty much the game, at this point.

 

[slaughterking]

The way this was announced always seemed fishy to me. Like Sony was desperately looking for something to announce at their conference after Nintendo dropped some bombs shortly before them. And as a result they announced a product that has yet to materialize in any meaningful form.

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

This would tempt me to want a Vita.

 

[ZephyrFate]

Definitely will buy this before any sort of XII remake. Bleh.

 

[Bukana]

Why would this be in doubt?

I meant FFXII not X.

 

[Gambit]

You know, the article doesn't really make it seem as if it will be a full-remake. They use the exact same word (HD-Neuauflage) that they use for the Devil May Cry HD Collection and other such ports. (HD-Neuauflage could be translated as HD-remastering)

Neither the interviewer, nor Kitase make it sound like a big deal. Kitase merely says it's still early in development and he assumed he will be involved to assure the same level of quality.

I really, really doubt it's a full-blown remake. At least don't base your hopes on this interview.

Having said that, like most others in this thread I would welcome a full remake with open wallet.

 

[I should be doing hw]

I was kinda guessing maybe Sony pressured them to announce it a bit early for the Vita's sake. Not expecting any reveal until E3.

This makes sense considering the only thing they had to show for it was a slide when announced.

 

[Famassu]

Square Enix has become dev' Hell, they announce games, keep announcing games, even tease games, even tease possible upcoming remakes and get all the shit they deserve for not even coming cloe to deliver on their promises.

This is BS. Final Fantasy Versus XIII is now the only game that has been announced a long time ago which hasn't been released yet. Dragon Quest X has also had a long development time, but hey, that's perfectly normal for MMOs and it wasn't announced until recently. The rest of their numerous projects have been released at an decent pace and have only been announced not too long before their releases.

This is the same company that spends 5 years making a single PSP game. Their crappy management has more to do with it.

There are no PSP games they took 5 years to develop. The longest were probably BBS & Type-0 with ~2-2,5 years of development.

 

[Jaxter09]

Press Start+Select. There you go, you Philistine!

... Please tell me this is a joke

 

[Takao]

There are no PSP games they took 5 years to develop. The longest were probably BBS & Type-0 with ~2-2,5 years of development.

Type-0 took more than 3 years given it was announced for PSP in 2008. But yeah, my 5 year mark was excessive.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

also saying that he would like the "remake" to have the same quality as the original.

That sounds more like a HD Remaster than a full remake to me.

S-E are just so slow and incompetant that they can't even do a basic port of a PS2 game in good time. Bluepoint managed to port GOW 1 and 2 in just 15 weeks! It'll probably take S-E a whole year to accomplish the same feat

 

[luca1980]

Why bother remaking perfection

Just immagine 2D prerendered background like resident evil remakes + 3D characters models

 

[Interfectum]

Whoa what?

I thought this was just an HD port? Holy crap, if it's an entire remake count me in day fucking yesterday!!

Well it probably won't be done until 2014 or 2015, if ever. So I'd temper the excitement for now.

 

[jett]

Squeeshit should've just hired Bluepoint to do this for them.

 

[Dead Prince]

even for an old game they will take 5+ years to get out.

 

[Lily]

God of War collection apparently only took 15 weeks to finish, so i think/hope this is more than just a simple hd port job.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

FFX Remake?

Troll Harder.

 

[Larson Conway]

I'm confused by all this.

 

[Clear]

This is never going to be a quick and easy port. There's a LOT of FMV in FFX which not only was rendered for a smaller resolution but runs at a fixed 4:3 AR so it can seamlessly integrate with real-time gameplay sequences.

Everything will need reframing, and possibly rerendering in order to synch up.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Why announce it so far in advance?

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Don't they have to remake FFV - FFIX first?

They don't have to, but I wish they would.

UNLESS... they use the FFX remake engine to do the others. Pow!

 

[scy]

Still surprised IV isn't the first "remake" for Vita. Gotta get more revisions of that one out!

 

[YoungHav]

For some reason I had the false memory that FFXII was being remade, now I'm pissed.

 

[The_Monk]

Im really curious to see this since I like the old school based turn in RPG's and the recently battle tactics used In FF XII and XIII are not my favorite choice.

I hope to be able to finally finish that one on the PS3 since I do not have a PS2 anymore.

 

[michaeltraps]

Like a lot of people here, I was under the assumption this was coming out some time this year - but I also didn't realize this was a "remake."

While X remains my favorite FF game - came out at an important time in my life and has a battle system that has yet to be trumped in my opinion

Spoiler

followed closely by X-2

- I didn't necessarily need for this to be a remake to be satisfied. I would have been glad with a simple HD port a-la SotC and Ico. I just want to play it again and as soon as possible.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I'm guessing they have to redo the CG cutscenes or are re-doing them them with in-engine graphics.

Thus the long lead time.

 

[matmanx1]

So we might get this sometime in 2013 or 2014 then? Square =(

 

[sixteen-bit]

For some reason I had the false memory that FFXII was being remade, now I'm pissed.

That would have been nice.

 

[airmangataosenai]

If it really was nothing more than a PS2 upres don't you think we would've seen screens at the announcement?

 

[Respawn]

Sold!

 

[SykoTech]

Wasn't excited before, but I'm in if it really is a full remake rather than a HD Classic.

 

[Yoshichan]

At least give us a fucking 1080p logo.

 

[DMeisterJ]

I don't understand why this isn't a two game set. Both games should really be getting the HD treatment.

All PS2 games probably will.

They'll trickle them out with one release and then another. Why make one $40 game with X, X-2 and XII: IZJS when you can do one at a time for 40 a pop? Answer? $queenix

 

[RedSwirl]

It's be kinda cool if they could do it like Halo Anniversary - same game, but with the new engine running on top.

 

[RPGCrazied]

This will be SE's first HD port/remake? Who knows if its going to be a full remake, or just making it an HD port.

I don't care either way. Just as long as it has trophies and is the international version. Also, why in the world are they not doing X-2 along with this? Sell it as a collection? I'm sure they want to charge separately for each game though.

 

[H_Prestige]

Forget FF, remaster KH2 Final Mix.

 

[carlo6529]

An actual remake of the best FF would be grand, but I'll take just a HD version which is what I assume this is.

I've never rolled my eyes harder.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

This will be SE's first HD port/remake? Who knows if its going to be a full remake, or just making it an HD port.

I don't care either way. Just as long as it has trophies and is the international version. Also, why in the world are they not doing X-2 along with this? Sell it as a collection? I'm sure they want to charge separately for each game though.

Yeah, and SE kind of seems to have a split personality when it comes to the ports and remakes they've done thus far. Sometimes they put forward a tremendous amount of effort, like the FF3&4 DS remakes, or rewriting the entire translation and creating new cutscenes in FFT. FF1&2 for PSP comes to mind, too. Other times, they do the absolute bare minimum, as in their iOs ports. So who knows.

 

[SkylineRKR]

I don't really need a remake of this, a HD port will suffice imho. And I think it will turn out to be a HD port anyway, perhaps with some (FMV) edits and re-recording of sound. I could understand that an FF would be taking longer to remaster than a God of War game.

I'd rather have FFXII though, I feel that quite a bit gamers missed out on it due to the HD generation starting off at that time. But they're probably going to work on X-2 after this one first.

 

[legacyzero]

add a over world!

THIS.

Even just an HD re-release would have been fine, but a remake would be amazing. FFX is one of my favs (behind VIII)

 

["God's Beard!"]

If it's just a porting what's the sense of saying things like "I'd like for it to have the same quality of the original"?

Literally.

 

[RiZ III]

I thought this was known as it was being remade with the ff13 engine.

 

[0 HP]

Don't they have to remake FFV - FFIX first?

sakaguchi always seems so personal/fond of FFV when it comes up in interviews...i think that was his thing so to speak. it seems like S-E is in a weird spot now that it's next in line to be remade, at least imo

 

[sixteen-bit]

At least give us a fucking 1080p logo.

544p for Vita and you will like it!

 

[Rahxephon91]

I thought this was known as it was being remade with the ff13 engine.

That was just a rumor that really had no basis in fact. And lets be real, It would also probably take them a pretty long time to do that.

I've never rolled my eyes harder.

So what you are saying is someone's opinion on the Internet really got to you more then anything else ever? Yeah you sound like a winner.

 

[Femmeworth]

Why announce it so far in advance?

This is SE. They like announcing things super early in advance.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I thought this was known as it was being remade with the ff13 engine.

Corridor engine?