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Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Review Thread
- Thread starter Hibiki Kurosawa
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I don't think demos are under the same level of scrutiny.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I understand what you're trying to say, but you're goinng about it wrong. The Jackass and Type-0 reviews were written by different people. Kenneth Shepard wrote Type-0 and Ron Burke did Jackass. So you can't conflate those scores. On the other hand, feel free to check Shepard's other reviews and see if his tastes line up with yours.I'll just wipe off that GamingTrend score from my personal average.. According to them Jackass on NDS was better than this.
I'm still burned by it not being on Vita, and if Remote Play allows that in a roundabout way, then at least that is something.
And honestly, I don't think the "HD" or "remaster" part of this game (or graphics in general) is the primary selling point for many people. If it is, they will be disappointed.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
well, at least we can remote play with this game.
artsi
Member
Well it's expected that people tend to rate a PSP remaster low on PS4 standards / price.
Personally I'm considering that
* The game got great reception when it originally released in Japan
* It's still the same game except with much better visuals / audio
* I liked when I played it briefly a year ago
I'm sure I'll enjoy it a lot.
I mean I doubt FF7 would get 10/10 reviews if it was released today, but it's still a good game.
Pretty sure I'm gonna buy this tomorrow. Also pretty sure I'll only get 5-10 hours into it this week and then ignore it in favor of Bloodborne. Oh well, such is life and it's only money. I haven't really played any substantial amount of any modern Final Fantasy game since FF9 (I've replayed the SNES games since then) so it seems like time. I hope it really catches my attention, I'm sure it will at least make the next week of waiting for Bloodborne easier.
That's the price I was lucky enough to get it for. £18.72 to be exact
Where!?
This is the lowest I found it so far:
http://www.find-game.co.uk/43439-Final-Fantasy-Type-0-HD.htm
£32
RedAssedApe
Banned
well that sounds annoying. i thought one of the big things they worked on was the camera :\
they did apparently.
The PSP version must have been some shit...
shit must have brandished knives and stab dudes in the eye before lol;
Vincent Grayson
Member
On that note, it'll be interesting to see what reviews look like for the FF7 PS4 version coming this Spring.
Stereogatari
Banned
I got it from Rakuten via SimplyGames. Their listed price was £32.85. Use MARGIFT5 promo to get it for £27.85.
On the last day of Feb I used a 15% off voucher so it was reduced to £27.92. Because I used that voucher I got an extra offer, Rakuten gave me a free £5 to spend on their site. After pondering what I should use that on, I cleverly decided to find out if I could find a game or two that cost £5 that had high trade in value. I found two that GAME took off my hands for £9. So overall Type-0 set me back £18.92.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Ctrl + F "camera"
Damn.
Guess I'll wait for a massive discount.
Damn.
Guess I'll wait for a massive discount.
fluffydelusions
Member
Isnt that just the pc port?
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
I almost, almost went for trhe collector's edition but settled for the Amazon Frame edition instead. Very much looking forward to this game
PSP roots are obvious, but our guy really enjoyed depth, difficulty and change of mood:
http://www.gamereactor.es/analisis/221144/Final+Fantasy+Type-0+HD/
8/10 from Gamereactor Spain.
http://www.gamereactor.es/analisis/221144/Final+Fantasy+Type-0+HD/
8/10 from Gamereactor Spain.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. It'll be a "new" PS4 title, so I'm sure it'll get reviewed, but given how lazy a port it is, I'm curious to see if it'll get savaged as though it was a new game on PS4, or if they'll handle it with kid gloves.
Sola Scriptura
Member
So the consensus story-wise is that the story is more or less incomprehensible and that much of the dialogue is cringe-worthy?
Stereogatari
Banned
Problem solved by using Japanese audio.
threelights
Member
Actually, if you read the reviews the opinions are quite mixed.
Some saying it's good, some saying it's bad, some don't understanding it.
Nintenyearold
Neo Member
I might wait for a price drop but I'll definitely check this out, reviews seem to be generally confirming my expectations.
I got it for under £30 with the game collection. That was with a 10% off code though, so pre ordered xenoblade 3d, bloodborne and type 0 all with the code at all pretty good prices I think.
Now I just want to hope type 0 comes on Wednesday (with the EU demo being live), then I can play it ALL DAY
They never did
Sola Scriptura
Member
By what criteria is the story considered good?
aspiegamer
Member
Given I'm pegging the effective price of this at $30-40 I didn't have terribly high expectations. Certainly did not order this exclusively for the XV demo but it's the only reason I'm okay paying full retail. Hell I forgot to even look for a review thread since I figured it would be extremely uninteresting. I was expecting a very flashy up-port of a PSP game that got a favorable reception in Japan and that's exactly what the end product seems to be.
For $30-40 I wasn't expecting a mind-blowing JRPG experience in the first place, but the reviews do generally seem to affirm that it's worth a play for fans of series and/or genre. Good enough.
Oh, and it's interesting to see the "year of the extremely divisive and varied review scores" continue. It's not a bad thing.
For $30-40 I wasn't expecting a mind-blowing JRPG experience in the first place, but the reviews do generally seem to affirm that it's worth a play for fans of series and/or genre. Good enough.
Oh, and it's interesting to see the "year of the extremely divisive and varied review scores" continue. It's not a bad thing.
Stereogatari
Banned
I got it for under £30 with the game collection. That was with a 10% off code though, so pre ordered xenoblade 3d, bloodborne and type 0 all with the code at all pretty good prices I think.
Now I just want to hope type 0 comes on Wednesday (with the EU demo being live), then I can play it ALL DAY
There was a CEX near me that had it in stock today for £30. I waited till the afternoon to go. There was only an XBone version on the shelf. They said 2 people bought the PS4 copies online so they reserved them, so even if I went first thing in the morning probably would have been out of luck. They had steel covers as well!
The guy pointed out that they didn't have the demo codes, but still. The trade in value is £20 (£21 GAME price match) so I would have taken that £9 loss to play it early. Oh well.
SimplyGames haven't dispatched yet so I'm not hopeful for super early fun times. However my previous Rakuten order never updated with shipping status, so hopefully that's the case this time too lol and it'll be with me tomorrow
. Prolly not though.HammerOfThor
Member
I completely forgot I never preordered this. And here I was expecting it to come in tomorrow.
I think I was still hoping the CE becomes available somewhere.
I think I was still hoping the CE becomes available somewhere.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'd argue the opposite, but either way, I think they've been pretty consistent in tone and execution over the years (though obviously some aspects have changed with technology). I'm always amazed when someone hates the story of any given FF title but likes others.
threelights
Member
If you keep up with the story (lots of kingdom names/area names/etc.) then it's pretty interesting.
It's just not a very 'in-your-face' story, since they throw you in without explaining much.
I took about 500 more words to detail that sentiment but, yes, that's exactly the way I felt about its narrative.
Stereogatari
Banned
I was hoping for 85ish. At least it's in the green I suppose.
The 6 and 7 have now flipped.
Astral Dog
Member
hmm, 76 metacritic is not bad for this type of game, i think this should had been $50 though.
Sola Scriptura
Member
http://gamingtrend.com/reviews/final-fantasy-type-0-hd-out-of-its-element/
Well, that pretty much settles it for me.
I'd agree, mostly. Most of the writing has been similar throughout the life of the series, good or bad. It's just people don't seem to realize that adding voice acting and more realistic graphics to that same story will make things 100x more awkward and kind of highlight obvious flaws.
It's somehow more stupid, for some reason they decide to hide the complete version of some cut-scenes in the codex while you get the "summary" version of it in the main storyline.
Personally, I thought the plot was ok until the last chapters, then it goes pants-on-the-head stupid with deus-ex machina and whatnot. I don't think it's much better than XIII, honestly.
The PSP thread has a lot of impressions from people who played all of the game, probably worth more than most reviews.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781457&page=28
Maybe the reviewer just didn't play NG+? I've been told it fills all those gaps.
Venturebeat:
Kotaku:
Which is it? =D
Sounds like the VB reviewer didn't realize you can leave the academy between missions and go to other towns across the world map, all of which have their own NPCs and sidequests.
UberTag
Member
Since when are reviewers expected to play NG+ modes? Have they ever done that? They don't have that kind of time available.
The only instance where multiple playthroughs were consistently referenced in reviews that I'm aware of was with 999 (which kind of requires it).
Although, clearly in this instance, the VB reviewer didn't even bother to explore.
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