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[BeeDog]

This has to be Bluepoint's biggest project so far, right? I have complete faith in them to deliver an amazing remake, but I doubt it will contain any cut content.

Will definitely nab this game since I skipped on the PS3 remasters, but I have to say this type of announcement didn't set my pants on fire.

 

[Lynx_7]

Only thing that got me excited from Sony's conference tbh, looks great. Always down for replaying one of the best games of all time.

 

[Shin-Ra]

I never played it on PS3 but the PS2 version had a frame hitching issue that gave me actual headaches. If ever there was a game in need of a remake with a smooth frame rate, it was this one.

PS3 version performance is pretty solid as long as you play in 720p.

 

[Inuhanyou]

It looks really good, but it's missing the haze the original had. Gave the world a more mysterious look that feels missing in the trailer. Either way, I'm excited.

atleast we don't have to deal with the aggressive pop in and over-smattering of bloom that was overly prevalent in 2005 this time to simulate lighting

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Just gimme ONE new one dammit.

Yeah lemme get that as well. Revisit colossi that were cut, or a completely new one.

 

[Naughty_Doge]

I was losing my shit watching the trailer and then the crowd barely reacted.

Worst crowd ever confirmed

 

[Jigorath]

Looks amazing. I guess Bluepoint has upgraded from remasters to remakes.

 

[NullPointer]

I was losing my shit watching the trailer and then the crown barely reacted.

Worst crowd ever confirmed

Seriously. That was one somber and sober crowd. Most everything except VR had me hyped, especially the Horizon DLC reveal and SoC.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

This made me jump out of my seat and almost drop to my knees, when I thought nothing could matter that much to me in 2017. I am so into it and I needz it.

However, after rewatching the trailer a couple times, I'm not sure I like the way Wanderer looks now. I could be over-scrutinizing (also tired) and it's hard to actually fully see him, but he looks lankier, taller and a little more eurocentric like he was made with thin build Bloodborne options.

Maybe that's just for scale and proportion adjustments, but I just want to make sure I'm still Atreyu from Neverending Story x Anotsu from Blade of the Immortal back:

 

[Famassu]

The original game had god awful controls. I never enjoyed the game because of them.

Absolutely nothing wrong with the controls.

 

[RiZ III]

Wow out of nowhere.

 

[televator]

Complete graphics overhaul!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHOMFG!

 

[Turin]

I actually didn't get the PS3 remaster as it released at a time when I just didn't buy those if I had the original. I'm glad I waited.

 

[SomeRandomWeirdGuy]

Shit like FFVII Remake and Crash have absolutely wrecked understanding of what a remaster is vs. a remake. For ages, a remake was something that upgraded the graphics to a more modern level and maybe added/changed some shit up. While a remaster was just upping the resolution and slapping it onto a new gen of consoles.

Suddenly FFVII decides to go crazy and people need to defend it, so remakes don't mean what they meant for ages before that. Suddenly it's more akin to reboot (for some people), and a remaster means "just changing the graphics".

This is definitely a remake, and it looks hype as hell. I never got SoTC on the PS2, and didn't have a PS3, so this is definitely my time to play it. I'm sad that I already know the twists, but it's without a doubt a paragon of gaming that I need to play myself.

 

[gfxtwin]

In order for this game to meet standards it's going to need a more impressive draw distance than Red Dead Redemption AND Horizon and the landscape in the distance will need to look impressionistic.

atleast we don't have to deal with the aggressive pop in and over-smattering of bloom that was overly prevalent in 2005 this time to simulate lighting

The lack of pop in is a blessing. The bloom wasn't like the bloom in any other game though and seemed intentionally stylized to evoke a dreamlike atmosphere if you ask me.

 

[Big Nikus]

They need to be careful with that one:

Here :

 

[Ludens]

I completed the original one on PS2 35 times, got the Platinum on PS3, I'll take this too but I hope they fixed the screwed PS3 physics.

 

[MetalGearZed]

pretty much the only thing that would kill my hype for this game is if they got rid of the original OST.
there's no way they'd do that right?

 

[orochi91]

I was losing my shit watching the trailer and then the crowd barely reacted.

Worst crowd ever confirmed

Seriously. That was one somber and sober crowd. Most everything except VR had me hyped, especially the Horizon DLC reveal and SoC.

SotC is a niche PlayStation classic, so I imagine the crowd at PSX 2017 would have lost their shit during this reveal.

 

[The_Dama]

Release date and price announced?

 

[ronaldthump]

Legit squealed when this was revealed to be SOTC. Can't wait for this. Gonna be incredible.

GOTG

 

[OmnipotentO]

Why yes I would buy it again. For sure. 👍🏻

 

[potatohead]

Game of the generation all I do is ride agro around after finishing the bosses can't fucking wait

 

[Kremzeek]

Wow this will be incredible, coming from Bluepoint.

I did not expect this but it's shot to the top of my most wanted list.

 

[Apathy]

holy shit I gotta say it looks beautiful, bravo bluepoint.

I wish, even thought I also don't at the same time, they would put in some of the not finished colossi in there

 

[Hesh]

Man, I really hope they let Bluepoint put back in the cut Colossi from the original game. That game had some bananas easter eggs and unused areas in that world, would love to see this truly be the "definitive" version of the game and not just a visual upgrade.

 

[sleepwalkcapsules]

Shit like FFVII Remake and Crash have absolutely wrecked understanding of what a remaster is vs. a remake. For ages, a remake was something that upgraded the graphics to a more modern level and maybe added/changed some shit up. While a remaster was just upping the resolution and slapping it onto a new gen of consoles.

Suddenly FFVII decides to go crazy and people need to defend it, so remakes don't mean what they meant for ages before that. Suddenly it's more akin to reboot (for some people), and a remaster means "just changing the graphics".

This is definitely a remake, and it looks hype as hell. I never got SoTC on the PS2, and didn't have a PS3, so this is definitely my time to play it. I'm sad that I already know the twists, but it's without a doubt a paragon of gaming that I need to play myself.

I mean, Final Fantasy III on the DS was already pretty big.

To me, remaster = upresing a game. smoother framerate. maaaybe touching the textures a little bit.

Remake = The second you change most of the models its a remake.


We probably could use three categories to split remake into soft remake (SotC, Crash) and a hard remake (FFIII, FFVII)

 

[Ludens]

Release date and price announced?

It's a remaster so I expect 40€.

 

[orochi91]

I really, really, really wish that they had opened the conference with this announcement, while the orchestra is blasting The Opened Way.

That shit would have been so hype

T_T

 

[MetalGearZed]

Game of the generation all I do is ride agro around after finishing the bosses can't fucking wait

time to feel guilty 16 times all over again ;-;

Spoiler

make that 14 cuz fuck those 2 bull ones

 

[Lynx_7]

SotC is a niche PlayStation classic, so I imagine the crowd at PSX 2017 would have lost their shit during this reveal.

It wasn't just for SOTC though, the crowd looked dead pretty much the entire show lol

Spoiler

I also can't really blame them

 

[Razmos]

Literally feel like it's Christmas and I just opened an amazing present

 

[orochi91]

It wasn't just for SOTC though, the crowd looked dead pretty much the entire show lol

Spoiler

I also can't really blame them

Agreed, the pacing and announcements in general were underwhelming.

 

[Papo Swing]

Just like with Resident Evil 4 and Ninja Gaiden, 2nd times the charm! I will finally play it the 2nd time I own it.

RE4 GC>Wii

NinjaGaiden Xbox>PS3

SotC PS3>PS4

 

[Blue Ninja]

Well, I'll finally get to play this. Excellent. Looks great too.

 

[Megawarrior]

Look at the hair motion atop Valus' head.

Looks kinda like the wind's getting to it more, giving the underswirl.

I want to show this to a past version (2006) of myself just to see my reaction.

 

[Ostinatto]

I'm sorry, Ueda is not involed on this?

 

[gfxtwin]

Here :

Exactly.

 

[Cess007]

I was losing my shit watching the trailer and then the crowd barely reacted.

Worst crowd ever confirmed

I got sad myself when noticed people cheered more for CoD and Destiny than for this

 

[NullPointer]

I got sad myself when noticed people cheered more for CoD and Destiny than for this

CoD did look good though.

 

[flipswitch]

In order for this game to meet standards it's going to need a more impressive draw distance than Red Dead Redemption AND Horizon and the landscape in the distance will need to look impressionistic.



The lack of pop in is a blessing. The bloom wasn't like the bloom in any other game though and seemed intentionally stylized to evoke a dreamlike atmosphere if you ask me.

Speaking of draw distance, GTAV Remastered doesn't get enough credit.

 

[nycgamer4ever]

I'm as big a fan of SotC as you're likely to meet, but I think this looks awful. The art and animation is simply nowhere near the caliber of Team ICO, so I just don't see any reason why this should exist.

Sorry to be negative in a thread where people seem to be generally excited, but this look terrible to me.

Dafuq were you watching? That looks amazing. I don't see how anyone who is a fan can watch that and say it looks terrible.

 

[simple_sleep]

I don't think enough people have said this: this remake (don't kill me plz) NEEDS the cut colossi. The best ones at the very least, like that phoenix thing, that spider, that dragon, etc. They don't need to be necessarily tied to main story, they could be optional final bosses, only available after beating the main game or whatever. It's already great that they're already giving us these sweet graphics, but... Please. Cut colossi. Gives us. I beg of you.

Like, seriously. I need to maintain this boner. And only confirming the cut colossi will help me do it. I've dreamed about them. Now make them real.


Also, another thing...





The colossi that were cut. Give them back.

 

[what-ok]

Happy

 

[Razmos]

I don't think enough people have said this: this remake (don't kill me plz) NEEDS the cut colossi. The best ones at the very least, like that phoenix thing, that spider, that dragon, etc. They don't need to be necessarily tied to main story, they could be optional final bosses, only available after beating the main game or whatever. It's already great that they're already giving us these sweet graphics, but... Please. Cut colossi. Gives us. I beg of you.

Like, seriously. I need to maintain this boner. And only confirming the cut colossi will help me do it. I've dreamed about them. Now make them real.


Also, another thing...





The colossi that were cut. Give them back.

100% this. It would be such a massive missed opportunity if they didn't

 

[Jawbreaker]

I'm sorry, Ueda is not involed on this?

I'm not sure what he'd be doing (unless they wanted him for the missing colossi).

 

[LoserMakesGood]

I don't know why it happened, but ooh baby I am buying the shit out of that.

 

[Christocolus]

Getting this Day One.

 

[SirNinja]

I literally leapt out of my chair and shouted when I saw that first shot of the bridge. I haven't reacted that way to an E3 trailer in years, maybe ever.

SotC was my game of the gen. And now it looks incredible. Best possible developer to do it, too, since Bluepoint already knows the thing inside and out.

 

[Always-honest]

HOLY FUCCCK