Celcius
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Square Enix has done a great job with their newer PC RPG releases like FFXIV and FFXV.
However, their older RPG ports on PC have been less than stellar.
Some articles on the flaws on the PC port of Chrono Trigger: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Lar...make_the_Right_Way_Chrono_Trigger_Edition.php
https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/27/17059510/chrono-trigger-pc-mobile-port
When I look at FF9 I hear stories of crashes, there's no true analog movement but just 8-directional movement, menus have been changed, etc...
Both of the above PC ports are based on mobile ports, not the original PSX games.
The PC port of Final Fantasy 6 is also based on a mobile port and users have complained about the new look there as well. Personally, for these games I'd rather have a straight port of the original release on Steam rather than all the changes done. To their credit though, they do add some new features like achievements, speeding up battles, etc...
Then we get to newer games like the FF13 series. I've heard stories of performance issues, crashes, less than great controller support, etc...
For example: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII
I'm not sure how the ports of FF7, FF8, FF10, and FF12 are.
I have both FF14 and FF15 on PC and I consider both to be excellent ports. FF14 supports both high resolutions and high frame rates, runs very smoothly, controls great etc... Final Fantasy 15 also allows you to do high resolutions and high frame rates, and even has support for some graphical options that consoles don't have, like nvidia gameworks and extra high resolution textures. It also supports HDR, though I don't think it looks great and prefer to turn it off. It works flawlessly with my DualShock 4 controller too.
Nier Automata is another example of a less than stellar port:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-whats-up-with-nier-automata-on-pc
I understand that they didn't always release their games on PC and have gotten better at supporting the PC platform over time, and I fully expect FF16 to look and run great on PC.
However, I'm confused about how they could mess up their older releases... for example, I'd say Chrono Trigger looks worse than the original release, not to mention the crashing reports. What are your thoughts, GAF?
However, their older RPG ports on PC have been less than stellar.
Some articles on the flaws on the PC port of Chrono Trigger: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Lar...make_the_Right_Way_Chrono_Trigger_Edition.php
https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/27/17059510/chrono-trigger-pc-mobile-port
When I look at FF9 I hear stories of crashes, there's no true analog movement but just 8-directional movement, menus have been changed, etc...
Both of the above PC ports are based on mobile ports, not the original PSX games.
The PC port of Final Fantasy 6 is also based on a mobile port and users have complained about the new look there as well. Personally, for these games I'd rather have a straight port of the original release on Steam rather than all the changes done. To their credit though, they do add some new features like achievements, speeding up battles, etc...
Then we get to newer games like the FF13 series. I've heard stories of performance issues, crashes, less than great controller support, etc...
For example: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII
I'm not sure how the ports of FF7, FF8, FF10, and FF12 are.
I have both FF14 and FF15 on PC and I consider both to be excellent ports. FF14 supports both high resolutions and high frame rates, runs very smoothly, controls great etc... Final Fantasy 15 also allows you to do high resolutions and high frame rates, and even has support for some graphical options that consoles don't have, like nvidia gameworks and extra high resolution textures. It also supports HDR, though I don't think it looks great and prefer to turn it off. It works flawlessly with my DualShock 4 controller too.
Nier Automata is another example of a less than stellar port:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-whats-up-with-nier-automata-on-pc
I understand that they didn't always release their games on PC and have gotten better at supporting the PC platform over time, and I fully expect FF16 to look and run great on PC.
However, I'm confused about how they could mess up their older releases... for example, I'd say Chrono Trigger looks worse than the original release, not to mention the crashing reports. What are your thoughts, GAF?
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