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[Jubern]

Since it's a scan, I obviously can't link, but there a little part about how a re-edition of VIII is coming, supposedly from tomorrow's Famitsu. It will include the same kind of "game booster" as FFVII.

No release date.

 

[Aguirre]

via... steam (and other digital distributors) or SE online store?

 

[SparkTR]

via... steam (and other digital distributors) or SE online store?

Depends if they want money or not.

 

[speedpop]

Anyone want to gamble on its chance to sport the same bullshit DRM?

 

[Glass Rebel]

If it's still using their stupid Digital River service:

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

via... steam (and other digital distributors) or SE online store?

At the end of the day you're still stuck with FF8

 

[Bomber Bob]

lol squaresoft what are you doing?

put it on steam

 

[Omikaru]

via... steam (and other digital distributors) or SE online store?

Hopefully they've learned their lesson with going through their own store. Plus the Steam database entries for FF7 and FF8 have been updated recently (I think?), so I assume they're making moves to support the service.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Steam version or no sale.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Looking forward to it expiring from my downloads within the month. Fucking bs.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Don't get your hopes up for a Steam release.

 

[massoluk]

I will buy if it didn't get the same BS treatment as FF VII.

 

[Venin]

I will buy it if it comes out on Steam, otherwise I'm not going to bother with it. Steam will make it accessible enough for me to want to re-play it. It's my favourite FF after all.

 

[JaseC]

Don't get your hopes up for a Steam release.

I don't see why it wouldn't at least follow in the footsteps of FFVII: Squeenix Store first, Steam later.

 

[Alastor]

My first FF experience was VIII demo on PC. It was glorious. That balroom dance CG is still buried in my mind.

Still kicking myself for not buying boxed copy when they were around for a normal price.

 

[Cerity]

It'll be on their digital river service unless squeenix all of a sudden got in touch with the western pc market.

 

[Jackpot]

But it's already on PC. And if you want a hi-res version just buy the PSX copy and emulate it.

 

[Suairyu]

Glad many more people will be able to experience the definitive version of VIII.

Of course, I then pity those poor fools for buying from SE, who don't let you re-download your games after a certain time limit.

But it's already on PC. And if you want a hi-res version just buy the PSX copy and emulate it.

PSX emulators don't double the rendered resolution of the backgrounds and CG movies, which is what the PC version has. PC version > emulated PSX > PSX

 

[daxgame]

PLEASE BE TRUE

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

Confirmed for PC rental, you mean?

 

[GAMERG0D]

Can't wait for it to come out, it's been in the Steam registry for too long.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I don't mind if it's not on Steam at first but if they use Digital River then SE can shove it up their arse. Hopefully more news will be translated from the Famitsu article by some lovely GAFfer.

 

[Forkball]

$20
SE store only
No redownloads
Online only
Max 1024x768
Triple Triad minigame cut
Rinoa is now Rinoath

 

[reptilescorpio]

I don't see why it wouldn't at least follow in the footsteps of FFVII: Squeenix Store first, Steam later.

I won't rule out them eventually hitting Steam but expect them to be exclusive to the SE store for 12 months before they let Valve take a cut.

 

[Bomber Bob]

$20
SE store only
No redownloads
Online only
Max 640x480
Triple Triad minigame cut
Rinoa is now Rinoath

fixed lol

 

[Pinko Marx]

Can we mod a personality onto Squall?

 

[UnblessedSoul]

Well looking at the ff7 port, I'm not expecting much

 

[Wellscha]

Meh.

 

[Taruranto]

Now that this turd got released, can we please have 9 but with a faster Battle System?

 

[Linkinito]

$20
SE store only
No redownloads
Online only
Max 640x480
Triple Triad minigame cut
Rinoa is now Rinoath
MIDI musics

Fixed again.

 

[Yoshichan]

Bought, played and 100%'d the shit out of FFVII in record time.

I will buy FFVIII but I'm horrible at this game

 

[Prophet Steve]

Yeah, not going to be hyped for that. Cool if it turns out well, but I doubt it.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I hope people are smart and don't buy it from SE this time.

 

[Jawmuncher]

If Square wants that money they'll throw 7 and 8 on steam.

 

[Falcs]

So what exactly is different about this to the previous pc release? What was the difference with the recent FF7 re release from the original? Better res textures or something?

EDIT: I'll probably get this if it means I no longer have to set up a windows XP installation every time I feel like replaying it. That's enough for me. I love FF8.

 

[Baleoce]

Most likely a repackage of the original PC release, likely through SE store with ridiculous DRM again.

 

[Nemo]

I remember reading about fixing the music easily on PC, even some good enhancement mods. I wonder if SE has the backgrounds and CG in higher res somewhere available, they should really update it if it does

 

[Yoshichan]

What was the difference with the recent FF7 re release from the original? Better res textures or something?

The music was different (not as bad as the original PC-version). Achievements, "game-cheats" and a better translation.

 

[Goron2000]

Wasn't FF8 on that list from a few months ago that was grabbed from Steam? Most of those games have been announced apart from Halo.

edit:
Yeah

Thanks to Grief.exe

Steam achievements for Final Fantasy VIII have shown up: http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamU...ievementPercentagesForApp/v0002/?gameid=39150

 

[Baleoce]

The music was different (not as bad as the original PC-version). Achievements, "game-cheats" and a better translation.

Wasn't it just MIDI again?

 

[Easy_D]

Fixed again.

Actually, FF8 used its own music format on PC, which made it easier to mod the "instruments" from the PSX version in after the PSF files were ripped. Why this wasn't done initially is a mystery, but it's not using standard midi.

 

[Yoshichan]

Went through the FFVII PC OT... what an awesome ride that was!

 

[Brannon]

Good, they got the riff raft out of the way. Now they can focus on the best, the greatest, the most awesome Final Fantasy IX.





Dreams.

 

[show me your skeleton]

Why this wasn't done initially is a mystery, but it's not using standard midi.

because square had no fucking clue when it came to handling ffvii, whether we're talking about the pc port or archiving.

 

[Kajiba]

Probably not steam.

 

[Easy_D]

because square had no fucking clue when it came to handling ffvii, whether we're talking about the pc port or archiving.

Talking about 8 here, not 7.

Edit: Unless you are as well, but yeah, Square can be a real goof of a company at times.

 

[legacyzero]

No thanks Square, if it's like FF7 on PC right now.

 

[RPGCrazied]

If it was like VII they just released, no thanks. They have no problems updating older FFs, and even X, X-2, but they can't upres VII, VIII or IX at all? I fail to believe that. At least make the FMV's widescreen and clean them up a bit.

 

[vagabondarts]

After the way they handled FF7 PC, why would anyone give them money again for this type of thing?

 

[Basileus777]

If it was like VII they just released, no thanks. They have no problems updating older FFs, and even X, X-2, but they can't upres VII, VIII or IX at all? I fail to believe that. At least make the FMV's widescreen and clean them up a bit.

You can's just "upres" 2D pre-rendered backgrounds. The situation isn't comparable to the full 3D PS2 games. They probably don't even have the source material to do anything with the FMVs either.