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[dickroach]

I am guessing the "boosters" means micro/ macro -transaction(s), am I right?

I would assume it means those full health/magic cheats they added in FF7HDPS4

 

[Berordn]

So why do they keep bringing them to pc if they don't sell?

It's probably inconsequential for them to port to PC alongside mobile, given how many Mobile to PC ports they've done already.

They probably doesn't sell a whole lot, but I doubt it's truly terrible numbers.

 

[rauelius]

So, is FFXII going to the the next "Lost Final Fantasy Game" to be ported to PC?

 

[Lothar]

With a high speed mode, it may actually be playable.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

I am guessing the "boosters" means micro/ macro -transaction(s), am I right?

For FF7 and FF8, Boosters were basically cheats you could enable, don't think they even disable achievments. I believe the idea with that was to make it easier to jump into for folks who'd gone down the grind one too many times previously..and new folks, who maybe aren't ready for a game with the gameplay sensibilites of the era.

 

[BaroqueSampson]

Omg how did I forget

Mothafuckin triple triaddddddddd!!!!!!

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Europe saved from 50Hz, dear god.

 

[Falk]

Omg how did I forget

Mothafuckin triple triaddddddddd!!!!!!

wat

 

[Barrylocke]

If there is one final fantasy that really needs some sort of speed up function, it's Final Fantasy 9. That alone is amazing news, not to mention the fact that it's coming to PC.

 

[NormalFish]

I am guessing the "boosters" means micro/ macro -transaction(s), am I right?

Pretty sure it means cheats. Max Money, etc.

 

[Menome]

As soon as someone manages to mod in a party-permanent Beatrix, I'm in.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

I'm actually disappointed that we won't get this on console... =/

That being said, I really wonder how good the iOS will look compared to the PC. Bullshot excluded.

Oh I'm sure it'll happen. They'll stretch it out so I keep buying the same games on multiple formats. Like they got me with FFVII

I'm in for high speed mode. Love FF9

 

[Ultimadrago]

*screenshots*

You know, I think the FFVII HD port is visually inferior from the original, but this one actually looks pretty alright. Would have been great if they had included HD backgrounds, but at least the models don't stick out as repulsively as in FFVII HD.

Yeah, put a sale and a texture mod on my checklist before picking up the PC version.

 

[Finalizer]

bigger than ff7r tbh

 

[Dunkley]

Third best FF game. Everyone should play it.

With the battle system sped up, there is no excuse for anyone to not play FFIX if they haven't already.

 

[kayos90]

wat

I think he meant Tetra Master.

 

[UncleSporky]

FFIX is so amazing. Brought back so many core Final Fantasy features and mechanics that had been missing for a while, just before they were abandoned again with X...

Classic medieval fantasy classes, with actually differentiated characters that weren't just interchangeable. Full sets of equipment, not just weapon + accessory. Awesome AP system mostly taken from FFTactics which is a great way to handle learning abilities - really increased the significance of equipment and therefore the significance of stealing, which made sense when the main character was a thief. More than three characters in combat again, which...IIRC has been missing from every Final Fantasy since then?

A more light-hearted game in a world full of strange chibi races, hippo people, rat people...weird stuff, refreshing after two games of dark modern worlds.

Amazing music. Last full Nobuo production, right? And it was his masterpiece. So many great leitmotifs.

 

[JeffZero]

wat

Be gentle Falk, I think the excitement is getting to some of us.

 

[Isaccard]

Year of dreams

 

[Ourobolus]

Omg how did I forget

Mothafuckin triple triaddddddddd!!!!!!

Wrong, this is the infinitely inferior Tetra Master.

What you meant to say is

MUTHAFUCKIN CHOCOBO HOT AND COOOOOOLLLLD

 

[plutoknight]

Omg how did I forget

Mothafuckin triple triaddddddddd!!!!!!

Tetra Master is 9. You're thinking of 8 (or 14 ).

Tetra Master actually HAD an online version for a long time, too!

MUTHAFUCKIN CHOCOBO HOT AND COOOOOOLLLLD

Four Words
VAMO ALLA FUCKIN' FLAMENCO

 

[Exentryk]

One of the best Final Fantasies. Great to see it coming to more platforms.

 

[Anteater]

did the ff7 and ff8 ports have those polygons jiggling (i don't know what it's called that was on the psx, I never played them on pc)?

FF9 models aged pretty well when I played it on emulator, since they're all fat and chibi like but have more details than ff7 models.

 

[BaroqueSampson]

wat

I mixed up my card games

Tetra Master!!!!

 

[Falk]

I think he meant Tetra Master.

I mixed up my card games

Tetra Master!!!!

CUTE

GIRL

IN

SAILOR

SUIT

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

It's probably inconsequential for them to port to PC alongside mobile, given how many Mobile to PC ports they've done already.

They probably doesn't sell a whole lot, but I doubt it's truly terrible numbers.

FFVII alone sold about a million copies on steam. What's your definition of good numbers?

 

[diablos991]

I'm genuinely surprised they actually improved the graphics on the port. Their others have been rereleased cash grabs but this one might be worth it.

 

[YianGaruga]

Wrong, this is the infinitely inferior Tetra Master.

What you meant to say is

MUTHAFUCKIN CHOCOBO HOT AND COOOOOOLLLLD

hell yeah

 

[Crab Milk Mickey]

I doubt this'll be the case after all their other... attempts, but I'd really like it if this one didn't turn out be the umpteenth garbage Final Fantasy port.

 

[silva1991]

You know, I think the FFVII HD port is visually inferior from the original, but this one actually looks pretty alright. Would have been great if they had included HD backgrounds, but at least the models don't stick out as repulsively as in FFVII HD.

Day 0 on PC.

 

[Trago]

FUCK YEAH

Day one!

 

[Vincent Grayson]

For FF7 and FF8, Boosters were basically cheats you could enable, don't think they even disable achievments. I believe the idea with that was to make it easier to jump into for folks who'd gone down the grind one too many times previously..and new folks, who maybe aren't ready for a game with the gameplay sensibilites of the era.

Pretty much, and it's fucking great. I've played basically every FF game enough times that I have little interest in genuinely engaging with the gameplay aspect any more, and mostly want to run through the story again, see the classic moments/areas/bosses, and listen to the music.

Outside of these options, I'll sometimes just listen to a game's OST over actually replaying it.

 

[Momentary]

They wouldn't keep porting them to PC if they weren't selling. C'mon now.

Umihara Kawase series just got dropped. Final Fantasy is probably right behind them.

 

[SparkTR]

It's probably inconsequential for them to port to PC alongside mobile, given how many Mobile to PC ports they've done already.

They probably doesn't sell a whole lot, but I doubt it's truly terrible numbers.

FF8 did around 500k so far, and that game is the least popular of the PS1 FF games. It's impressive numbers for a game like that and I don't doubt it's the reason FFX is also potentially coming.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I'm actually disappointed that we won't get this on console... =/

Yeah, I'd buy this in a second if it came to PS4 a la FFVII.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

It works on iPod Touches? The screen is fucking tiny.

 

[saher]

The trailer ...the cutscenes....that song....

so much nostalgia

 

[Samimista]

Oh my gosh! I can't believe it's actually happening.

 

[HarryKS]

Hope it doesn't take too long to end up on PS4 this time. Quite odd that FF8 has been skipped.


Ep. Ff8 is already uprezed?

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I wonder if this will be iOS only? FFVII hasn't made the leap to Android as of yet

 

[Toth]

Looks fantastic. The high speed mode, if it works well, would be the real game changer.

 

[UrbanRats]

I really doubt it, but I hope Square uses the high-res background art.

Yeah, if only.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Umihara Kawase series just got dropped. Final Fantasy is probably right behind them.

Well Umihara Kawase's publisher dissolved so are you saying Square is going under soon? ;P

 

[clem84]

Those FMV in 1080... I never thought I'd see it!

Looks nice. Hopefully the pre-battle load times will be acceptable. It's pretty much the only thing that prevented me from going back to FF9 during all these years.

 

[StoneFox]

The PC port only took 16 years!

This will be my third time buying the game. Worth every penny.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Never liked this game but I'm willing to give it a second chance with the speed mode.

 

[Joqu]

Real talk. Did this really, REALLY bug anyone with the X/X-2 HD remaster?

Well yeah, me.

I didn't mind it during most scenes but some of them looked really awkward with the new framing. Those parts do REALLY bug me. If I have the option I always go with black bars over cropped.

Plus y'know, there's that thought in the back of my head of them having the full fmvs in higher quality with no means for us to access them. I'm sure you can mod it in the (surely upcoming) PC version but it won't be as high quality as the cropped ones and that does bother me. But that's the less rational bit I suppose.

Screenshots do like fine though so yeah, hope the FMVs are 4:3 too.

 

[GOOCHY]

Square Enix - bring it to PS4 - do it. Day 1.

 

[Dark_castle]

Guys, is it just me or this guy...

..pretty fucking legit?

 

[Millsington]

The high-speed option is a godsend. I love IX but the slow battles make it a drag.

Yeah I really like the implementation of 3x speed in VII. I thought it would be similar to an emulator but it keeps the music the same speed, intelligently disables for cutscenes, and has a single button toggle.

My only complaint is you can't hold the accept button down in battles to auto-attack while it's enabled for some reason, but otherwise it's a fantastic feature I didn't know I needed.