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[ubique]

They also list a game to be released on Q2 2016 and several other "Coming Soon" ones on that same page, so don't keep your hopes up.

 

[Mivey]

Someone at SE is just doing this to troll the fans, knowing full well that the actual release is still months away.

 

[Falk]

But I know, as Falk said, the amount of work to track down the original files (which I'm sure are not compiled neatly on a hard drive somewhere)

Yo, just so I'm not misquoted, I didn't say anything about tracking down the original files. I said even if the original resolution assets existed, it'd be a shit ton of work to retrace all the steps done after the downsize to get it to look the same as the PSX release. Everything from color correction, grime, animation, some pixel touch-ups, etc.

People seem to think the assets were simply resized and then slapped onto the disc as-is.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

I just really hope that Waifu filter idea pans out, pls ;_;

 

[mieumieu]

I just really hope that Waifu filter idea pans out, pls ;_;

if youre talking about the waifu2x filter... i dont think it suits this game. it suits more with the more animey stuff, and ffix is more pixar inspired.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

if youre talking about the waifu2x filter... i dont think it suits this game. it suits more with the more animey stuff, and ffix is more pixar inspired.

Regardless of inspiration, I'd take anything that helps the backgrounds.

The blurriness would be fine with the older models, but now it just feels too jarring.

 

[mieumieu]

Regardless of inspiration, I'd take anything that helps the backgrounds.


The blurriness would be fine with the older models, but now it just feels too jarring.

the problem is that this particular algorithm would not help, but rather break the backgrounds. it is more adept in finding splines and curves but using it on something like ffix will find splines where there is not supposed to be any, thus breaking the image.

there are a lot other algorithms that would be more suited for ffix. Or manually repaint some problematic places after processing.

 

[Falk]

Like I said earlier in the thread, honestly it doesn't bug me too much since there's a proud tradition going all the way back to RE2 PC (and indeed, original FFVII/FFVIII PC releases) where polygonal shit was sharper than everything else.

But if it looks decent, I'm not gonna say no to playing with processed backgrounds.

edit: Worth quoting for this page:

Had a bit of fun taking some FFIX backgrounds and upscaling them with Waifu2x.

 

[Ludens]

According to Steam the game is scheduled to release today, let's see is SE is just joking. I hope for a human price under 20€.

 

[Pachimari]

According to Steam the game is scheduled to release today, let's see is SE is just joking. I hope for a human price under 20€.

Seriously, where do you see that?

If it's because it's at the top of the Upcoming list, or between two Feb 1 releases, then that's no indication of it releasing today.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

According to Steam the game is scheduled to release today, let's see is SE is just joking. I hope for a human price under 20€.

Don't play with my emotions like this.

 

[Falk]

According to Steam the game is scheduled to release today, let's see is SE is just joking. I hope for a human price under 20€.

i guess it's that time of the three-day-cycle again

 

[aravuus]

Going on a 24-hour cruise, would be pretty cool if IX had been released by the time I come back home

 

[Tizoc]

Going on a 24-hour cruise, would be pretty cool if IX had been released by the time I come back home

Many Steam games don't release on Mondays, generally it's on Tuesdays onwards.

 

[Ludens]

Seriously, where do you see that?

If it's because it's at the top of the Upcoming list, or between two Feb 1 releases, then that's no indication of it releasing today.

On the new releases tab, it's scheduled second. There's no date, but other games have no date too, while some has 1st February as date.

 

[Unai]

It's possible that all games that have no date come first on the list even if they are not release of the first day of the month.

 

[Pachimari]

On the new releases tab, it's scheduled second. There's no date, but other games have no date too, while some has 1st February as date.

Come on now, it's no indication of its release. We shouldn't hype up people for an imminent release when nothing indicates that.

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

I am waiting with baited breath!

 

[Quote]

What is the purpose of not putting a release date on this? Is the expectation that more will watch their streams with other announcements hoping that they'll drop a release date?

 

[aravuus]

Many Steam games don't release on Mondays, generally it's on Tuesdays onwards.

Ah yeah, sure, would be pretty neat is all

 

[Ludens]

Come on now, it's no indication of its release. We shouldn't hype up people for an imminent release when nothing indicates that.

Well, if it's listed here, it means SE put an hidden date on it. They screwed once, I doubt they'll screw twice...well, they could just trolling actually.

 

[demosthenes]

Well, if it's listed here, it means SE put an hidden date on it. They screwed once, I doubt they'll screw twice...well, they could just trolling actually.

I see posts like this every so often. I think it's really silly to think companies might troll.

 

[JaseC]

They also list a game to be released on Q2 2016 and several other "Coming Soon" ones on that same page, so don't keep your hopes up.

That's because the Top Sellers list is ordered by relevance by default. If you click through to the full list and order it by release date, however, you'll see FFIX is sandwiched between a couple of February 1st/2nd releases (depending on your time zone), which, yes, means the game is scheduled for release today/tomorrow (again, depending on your time zone) unless Squeenix has asked Valve for an eleventh-hour delay.

 

[Ludens]

I see posts like this every so often. I think it's really silly to think companies might troll.

Yup, that's why I think it will release today or tomorrow.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

RELEASE IT ALREADY YOU FUCKERS

 

[Human_me]

Yup, that's why I think it will release today or tomorrow.

I would guess tomorrow more than anything.

 

[Hasney]

I see posts like this every so often. I think it's really silly to think companies might troll.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

Like I said earlier in the thread, honestly it doesn't bug me too much since there's a proud tradition going all the way back to RE2 PC (and indeed, original FFVII/FFVIII PC releases) where polygonal shit was sharper than everything else.

But if it looks decent, I'm not gonna say no to playing with processed backgrounds.

edit: Worth quoting for this page:

Holy crap!
Waifu2x is the filter of legends, man. Those upfiltered backgrounds look totally awesome.

 

[Pachimari]

So we really will get this soon!? Woah!

I'm double-dipping on Steam and iOS version as usual.

 

[Parsnip]

The thirst is real with this one, damn.

 

[YianGaruga]

Didn't we already go through this before?
I kind of doubt they'll release it without announcing a date a week or two in advance

 

[KtSlime]

I doubt it will be released. The release for iOS this week is Adventures of Mana, they aren't going to surprise drop this right before.

 

[Tenebrous]

Disappeared from the Upcoming Releases list, but not in the New Releases list. Weird.

 

[MulderYuffie]

Figured glad I didn't get my hopes up but I wish it was out already.

 

[Pachimari]

At least there's a high chance it'll be out before April. Then I can play it for the first time when I'm on the plane on my way to Asia, on my phone.

 

[artsi]

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[MulderYuffie]

Up on Android but not Steam yet hope we are close.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.FFIXww.android_googleplay


Edit: Probably should have refreshed Neogaf instead of going to my previous post list to post this hey well at least the steamdb has been updated twice today.