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[Goli]

http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/final-fantasy-dimensions-release-date-announced
Coming to Android worldwide on the same day.
The game costs the staggering amount of $28.99 if you buy all chapters, also some new screens.

 

[TheContact]

http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/final-fantasy-dimensions-release-date-announced
Coming to Android worldwide on the same day.
The game costs the staggering amount of $28.99 if you buy all chapters, also some new screens.

30 bucks..Jeebus

 

[Pooya]

lolz, TWEWY port to be $50 then

 

[hongcha]

I was interested in this but at $30 you got to be kidding me. Even Chaos Rings 2, which is an awesome game with high quality graphics and music, was $20 on release. That was worth the asking price, but this does not appear to be.

 

[Roxas]

$30? Umm..how about no

 

[Goli]

I was interested in this but at $30 you got to be kidding me. Even Chaos Rings 2, which is an awesome game with high quality graphics and music, was $20 on release. That was worth the asking price, but this does not appear to be.

Well, since the prologue chapter is free everyone can try it and see if they think it's worth $30 or not.
I think it's way too much but oh well, I'm still buying it day one. Yes I know I'm part of the problem.

 

[Slime]

Haha, Jesus. Thank goodness for that $25 free Google Play credit.

 

[Walter Matthau]

I think a lot of people will pick this up for $2.99 thinking it's the full game. Most developers have the decency to make the first chapter free in these circumstances.

 

[Goli]

I think a lot of people will pick this up for $2.99 thinking it's the full game. Most developers have thee decency to make the first chapter free in these circumstances.

Read the thread? The game's prologue is free, so when you go on iTunes and download it you won't pay a thing, the other chapters are unlocked via IAP after downloading the prologue.

 

[Aeana]

I really didn't expect the price to be so high, despite the full thing being 2500 yen in Japan. Big mistake on SE's part.

 

[Clever Pun]

yeah $30 is really disappointing. I haven't really been buying iOS games lately - do IAP ever go on sale or will this pretty much always be $30?

 

[hongcha]

S-E has done sales on their iOS stuff in the past, but not too frequently. I have so much other stuff to play, I'll probably hold out for a sale, unless the prologue is really good.

 

[Zhutchka]

Really happy they are giving the Android some love. Don't mind the price - If it's not that good you can just stop playing and don't pay for the remaining episodes.

 

[Glass Rebel]

$30 :lol

what the fuck

 

[Impeccable]

SE should really consider making 2D games more often but include PSN/XBLA etc. I think there is a giant gap in the market for jRPG 'retro' content.

 

[Labadal]

I'll wait for a price drop, then. If it's $30, it'll cost €30 over here. Oh, Sqaure, how I love and hate you.

 

[Seda]

Crazy price.

 

[Chairhome]

From the blog, someone posted this: "the original Japanese game is 3 hours per chapter, 40 hours in total. But it looks like for this one after the first chapter, the remaining 11 have been combined into 3 big chapters."

So 40 hours of game for $30. I don't think its a bad proposition. You have just been conditioned to cheap games on mobile.

 

[ss_lemonade]

WTF at that price. All I can do is lol

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Why even put it on iOS if you are going to charge that much? Is it because real handheld gamers won't pay for shit?

 

[Synth_floyd]

LOL so the "prologue" is free, which is probably just the all the data for the game engine and the intro to the game and maybe a few min of gameplay. Chapter 1 is $3 and then the rest of the chapters are $10 each. $33 if you buy seperately or $29 if you buy together.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Haha nobody is going to buy it at that price.

$15 or GTFO Square.

 

[mjc]

$30? No thanks Square.

 

[MagiusNecros]

The original version looked better IMO.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

And the price is gonna be like $15 I bet

What did you bet on it? I hope nothing important, lol.

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

$30 is way more then I am willing to pay for this game.

 

[Wilsongt]

About time. I was wondering when it was coming.

Edit: $30? What the ever loving fuck? Fuck you, Square-Enix.

 

[base shagohod]

Ugh

Guess I'll try the free version out.

 

[ferr]

Not sure why anyone's surprised, it's an episodical game. They're not going to give away the episodes for free.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Hmm, interesting. Final Fantasy on my iPhone? Sign me up!

As long as it's 10 bucks or less.

EDIT:
Missed the second page. 30 dollars? Hell no....

 

[mattiewheels]

Why shouldn't the game be worth 15$?

The words this brings to mind are "deviantArt" and "RPG Maker." Kind of embarrassing, honestly.

Yep, looks so lazy.

 

[Aeana]

Hmm, interesting. Final Fantasy on my iPhone? Sign me up!

As long as it's 10 bucks or less.

So I take it you didn't read past the first 50 posts.

 

[wrowa]

$30 is way more then I am willing to pay for this game.

I agree with that.

I really dislike this "high-res 8/16bit"-look. It always looks terrible.

 

[whalleywhat]

ahaha look at this nonsense.

 

[vagabondarts]

$30?!

Nobunagas ambition isn't even $15!

 

[Shinta]

Haha nobody is going to buy it at that price.

$15 or GTFO Square.

This is why this is kind of brilliant. Now people will quit bitching about stuff like FFT for $15, which was a totally fair price.

 

[whalleywhat]

This is why this is kind of brilliant. Now people will quit bitching about stuff like FFT for $15, which was a totally fair price.

Wasn't it another terribly running port?

 

[Shinta]

Wasn't it another terribly running port?

I never saw people complain about the port. I saw people complain about the very idea of any game being $15 on those systems, despite the fact that just the OST for FFT alone would be a bargain for $15.

 

[GeekyDad]

Damned curious to see what actual sales are like. As much surprise and "fuck nuts" is being expressed in this thread, I have a suspicion it will still sell like fucking hotcakes.

 

[twinturbo2]

How stoned is everyone at Square Enix for them to think that charging $30 for this is a good idea?

 

[whalleywhat]

I never saw people complain about the port. I saw people complain about the very idea of any game being $15 on those systems, despite the fact that just the OST for FFT alone would be a bargain for $15.

GTA 3 is a bargain for $5.

 

[RedSwirl]

Honestly, I wish one day someone would try to release a game simultaneously on iOS and 3DS or Vita for the same price and see how sales go then.

 

[Shinta]

GTA 3 is a bargain for $5.

And you think that's fair pricing? Sounds like it's undervalued to me.

 

[Bladenic]

Really wanted this. But fuck that price. And it'll probably never go cheaper either... I might try the first chapter since it's cheaper or w/e.

 

[Vamphuntr]

30$ ?

This is a huge letdown. I mean even their DS to iOS port is 15$

 

[whalleywhat]

And you think that's fair pricing? Sounds like it's undervalued to me.

lol alright

 

[Wilsongt]

30$ ?

This is a huge letdown. I mean even their DS to iOS port is 15$

Their PSP to IOS port is only $15 and it is a much longer game.

 

[Shinta]

lol alright

When does it finally hit "undervalued" status for you then? $4, $3, $2, $1? Free? Never? Just curious what you think the right price should be.

 

[Sora_N]

Well fuck, I don't want an iPad.

 

[whalleywhat]

When does it finally hit "undervalued" status for you then? $4, $3, $2, $1? Free? Never? Just curious what you think the right price should be.

Comparable to similar games on the same platform? FFT was released in 1998. I'm sure the cost of porting it to iOS was negligible. Exactly what 'value' am I paying for here?