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Final Fantasy VI coming to PSN

Magicpaint said:
:/ :/ :/

So it's going to have the awful load times? Unacceptable. I hope this isn't the case with the VC version.
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Obviously not since it's based on the SNES version.
I wonder if they'll even leave in the FFIII name in the US...
 
DonMigs85 said:
You should continue. The World of Ruin is very open-ended
after scoring the new airship
. More secrets than many other games in the series.
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you know what, im gonna find my gba cartridge and finish it over summer break. I was at the end already, just gonna have to read the story lead up.

and Kefka, he was a damn good villain
 
I'm probably just gonna start a new game after my IX playthrough.

Ugh, I still need to beat VII too...

Oh well.
 
Magicpaint said:
I played through the PS1 version out of love, but really, can this version seriously be as bad as that one?

On a normal day, I would agree with this, especially considering I think EU FFIV Advance > The PS1/SNES versions (DS version is too different to directly compare), but with FFVI Advance, the music really takes a massive hit on GBA and that does destroy some of the experience...it is particularly sad that it's my favourite tracks that were horribly butchered.

So SNES version still wins.
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For a first playthrough if you had the choice playing it on a super nintendo would be the best but many here don't have that option so if you can put up with the load times then the PS1 version is fine as well(It's not Bayonetta bad). I just assume many of the Gaffers here have played through it and will be replaying it with this release.
 
Isn't FFIV uber edition supposed to be coming out next week for PSP? Does anyone know if it will be up on PSN?
 
Seda said:
I still consider FFVI GBA the best version. If only the music was a bit better and a couple other issues.

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority on that.
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FFVI on SNES was the game that made me fall in love with the series and is probably still my favorite to this day, but after playing the GBA version I really don't relish the thought of going back to Woolsey's script.
 
Muffdraul said:
FFVI on SNES was the game that made me fall in love with the series and is probably still my favorite to this day, but after playing the GBA version I really don't relish the thought of going back to Woolsey's script.
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The GBA version is Woolsey's script with some tweaks...
 
I still got the disc. Gimme a reason, ANY reason, to buy this again SquarEnix. I'd love to. But I'm not going to buy the same exact game again.
 
FINALFANTASYDOG said:
Why does a game you put on your flash memory have the same amount of load times as on the cd? are the load times hard-coded into the game?
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I'm not a huge techy but I think it has to do with the console trying to emulate how the PS1 loaded the game. Even when I emulate FF9 the load times still exist because it's assuming it is being loaded from a CD(at least that's what I perceive it to be). However you can speed up the gameplay on PC at the click of a button thus speeding through the load times.

I own FF9 but I choose to run it on my PC because of this(and because the graphic options are superior to anything the vanilla PS1 emulator the PS3 has

ronito said:
I still got the disc. Gimme a reason, ANY reason, to buy this again SquarEnix. I'd love to. But I'm not going to buy the same exact game again.
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I don't think you aren't the target audience then. It's for people who love the game and don't have any copies of the game lying around that they can replay and for those who have never played it.
 
Why is it too much trouble for Square to change the title screen for Final Fantasy 2 (IV)? Simple ROM hackers have already done this in the past.
 
Zee-Row said:
Why is it too much trouble for Square to change the title screen for Final Fantasy 2 (IV)? Simple ROM hackers have already done this in the past.
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Because there is probably some legal issues behind trying to change it and sell it even if they own the properties themselves.
 
Barrel Cannon said:
Because there is probably some legal issues behind trying to change it and sell it even if they own the properties themselves.
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Some VC games like Metal Gear 2 have the updated portraits like the PS2 version. Also Rondo of Blood has the German opening narrator voice changed like the PSP version. I'm sure changing the ROM graphics isn't an issue with Nintendo if those games can do it. I think Square was just lazy which is dumb considering the trouble they went through the years to get the U.S. Final Fantasy games numbered correctly.
 
A person would be better off playing a rom of the SNES or GBA version instead of wasting their money on the PS1 version.
 
B.K. said:
No, you don't. It's unplayable.
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Even if I don't play it, I just need to have a copy of it. It's mostly for sentimental value more than anything. I don't think I even play most of my PS One classics. I don't know why I buy them. It's mostly for nostalgia I guess.

I lost my GBA version and don't have a GBA or DS Phat. :(

Edit: I meant, I lost my GBA version.
 
I've only beat FFVI once, and it was the PSX version, which was way back in 1999 I think. I'm way overdue to give this game a second playthrough, but I keep holding out for a FFV & VI remake announcement.
 
corkscrewblow said:
Unplayable? :lol

Oh GAF...
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My thoughts exactly. It's hardly unplayable.

It may not be the best way to experience the game, but it's better than nothing. Assuming you have no other option, of course.
 
SailorDaravon said:
The worst version of FF6 is still better than the best version of most other games.
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anyone else expecting a remastered FFVI for psp on the horizon?

FFIV complete has a great feel to it from what i have played so far. i just wish SE would remaster FFIII, its the only one i haven't played yet. might as well throw in V into the mix as well.
 
corkscrewblow said:
Oh god, I have to wait 4 seconds instead of 2 seconds for battles to load. This is unplayable!
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Hahaha, if only it were that good.

The issue is more all of the slight lags and hangs that perforate the battles themselves.
 
Why is Square so dead-set on not exploiting my deep and abiding love of this game? First they include no new FFVI characters in Dissidia 2, then they continue to let another year go by where they squeeze cash out of every other FF that I have little to no nostalgia for, but leave this one in the dust. This game is the pinnacle of 16-bit RPG storytelling, you'd think a PSP or DS remake at least would have been in the works by now.

Please tell me it's more than just "lol Nomura"
 
Well good news I guess as this is the only way I'm ever going to complete this game. I want a US release date now.
 
CartridgeBlower said:
Would someone who's never played a previous version of VI even notice these supposed problems with it?
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Yes; like Yawee mentioned, there's hitches all over the place in the game that stick out even if you've never played any other version of the game prior to or after the PS1 version.
 
gkryhewy said:
Has FFVI come to the US Wii VC yet?
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No, and it's starting to get on my nerves. PS1 version isn't good enough. Watch the cutscenes on YouTube and you've seen everything of value added to the PS1 version.
Magicpaint said:
Oh cool. Still not sure why they couldn't have based the PSN version off of the SNES version though?
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Because PS1 classics are easy.

Zee-Row said:
Why is it too much trouble for Square to change the title screen for Final Fantasy 2 (IV)? Simple ROM hackers have already done this in the past.
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Because part of the appeal of Virtual Console games is the fact that they're so faithful to their original releases. Final Fantasy II on the Virtual Console is the exact same game you played on the SNES.
DidntKnowJack said:
My thoughts exactly. It's hardly unplayable.

It may not be the best way to experience the game, but it's better than nothing. Assuming you have no other option, of course.
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I don't know if it is better than nothing. The load times in Chrono Trigger actually made me hate that game. (People need to stop abusing the word "unplayable" though.)
Yaweee said:
Hahaha, if only it were that good.

The issue is more all of the slight lags and hangs that perforate the battles themselves.
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The lag every time you open the menu doesn't help.
 
Roto13 said:
No, and it's starting to get on my nerves. PS1 version isn't good enough. Watch the cutscenes on YouTube and you've seen everything of value added to the PS1 version.

Because PS1 classics are easy.


Because part of the appeal of Virtual Console games is the fact that they're so faithful to their original releases. Final Fantasy II on the Virtual Console is the exact same game you played on the SNES.

I don't know if it is better than nothing. The load times in Chrono Trigger actually made me hate that game. (People need to stop abusing the word "unplayable" though.)

The lag every time you open the menu doesn't help.
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My thoughts exactly.
 
Hopefully they eliminate the loads from the disc version of this, and fix the music. Imagine when I got home after buying this for 60 bucks, only to find that the music was fucked, and the loads were shit. Battles were one thing, but in this game, you usually go into the menu to heal your party after a battle, and even bringing up that screen has an annoying load. Oh, and butchering the music is unforgivable.

After being raised on the SNES version, I can't even play my PS1 copy. I wanted to beat it just to see the new FMV, but fuck that. Not worth it for a shit version with shit music and shit loads.

Still better than any other FF, even with the problems.
 
MollyMillions said:
Why is Square so dead-set on not exploiting my deep and abiding love of this game? First they include no new FFVI characters in Dissidia 2, then they continue to let another year go by where they squeeze cash out of every other FF that I have little to no nostalgia for, but leave this one in the dust. This game is the pinnacle of 16-bit RPG storytelling, you'd think a PSP or DS remake at least would have been in the works by now.

Please tell me it's more than just "lol Nomura"
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I was always hoping for a FFVI remake like FFIII and IV was remade on the DS.

I'll be still holding out for a 3DS remake.
 
TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
I was always hoping for a FFVI remake like FFIII and IV was remade on the DS.

I'll be still holding out for a 3DS remake.
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It'll happen.. Give it another 10 years or so.
 
well there go any hopes of a FFV/I 3DS remake coming along anytime soon *sigh* but more exposure is always a good thing, right? right?

SailorDaravon said:
That would be awesome. Then the first expansion could change the world into the world of ruin. Fuuuuuuuck :(
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FFVI: Cataclysm

I feel dirty
 
MollyMillions said:
Why is Square so dead-set on not exploiting my deep and abiding love of this game? First they include no new FFVI characters in Dissidia 2, then they continue to let another year go by where they squeeze cash out of every other FF that I have little to no nostalgia for, but leave this one in the dust. This game is the pinnacle of 16-bit RPG storytelling, you'd think a PSP or DS remake at least would have been in the works by now.

Please tell me it's more than just "lol Nomura"
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Maybe even they realize there's a good chance they'd fuck it up, as they've done with most of their output in recent years.

But in all seriousness, having Matrix Software plow through the older titles for re-releases and simultaneously re-releasing the original unaltered versions on every mobile platform known to man is probably working out fine for them. They'll end up doing V and VI eventually.

I just hope they put more effort in VI. I'm not interested in a VI remake the way III and IV where handled. It'd actually be a step dow visually (don't see those models Matrix made offer all the expressions the sprites had). Perhaps things are different on the 3DS. Assuming a remake/re-release of VI is inevitable, I'd rather see a 2D remake. FFIV Complete almost makes me think it's not completely impossible.
 
CrunchyFrog said:
well there go any hopes of a FFV/I 3DS remake coming along anytime soon *sigh* but more exposure is always a good thing, right? right?


FFVI: Cataclysm

I feel dirty
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It'll take awhile for the remakes to come around, I'm pretty sure. The DS was 1 1/2 - 2 years old when the FF3 remake hit.
 
If SE cared they would do a new port of these game, but most likely it is just the PS1 ISOs for maxiumn profits.
 
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