General Final Fantasy Discussion - Final Fantasy XII remake incoming!

[Saki-]

:'D I'll just think of it as a delayed Birthday present.

<Seeing as things are planned to be carried over from Open Beta/Early access July could be a great month for you to do as much as you can before school.

 

[finalark]

I know I'm going to get the game anyway, since I've been pretty hyped for it ever since 2.0 was announced. I just hope I have time for it with work + school + a social life. Even if said social life is just doing stuff with my roommate. In all honestly, FFXIV will probably just be something I do whenever I'm on break for school or have time off from work.

 

[Jon Farron]

Hey, maybe you will. You could get invited to beta :D

In a way, I'm kind of glad that delayed Phase 3 because May is going to be pretty busy for me with School ending having orthodontic surgery, training in electronics at Target and... yeah, lol.

 

[Saki-]

I'll be busy with moving and picking up new work and what not. I won't be too busy to play the game though until September when I start preparing for competition...;-; I wish it'd hurry up

 

[finalark]

All I know is that I won't have the time to do the end game stuff that I want to do. I'll probably be able to casually play, but nothing like the way I played WoW when I was in High School.

 

[Saki-]

Outside of RO, I've never put in the time in any other MMO to reach End Game activities..which is a pretty damn shame. Methinks we should totally all join a server together to help that happen for all of us. :'D

 

[finalark]

I'm planning on forming a Link shell for everyone here once FFXIV comes out. Granted, I might hand it over to someone who is able to play more often than I am.

 

[LivewiresXe]

So, I'm sure everyone's seen this but in case you haven't, this made me burst out laughing.

http://i.imgur.com/u7tff.gif

 

[Minato]

lol. Too bad they used the wrong characters behind Sabin.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Yeah, Sabin, Cyan and Shadow are suppose to be the ones riding it

 

[LivewiresXe]

That's assuming Shadow doesn't randomly leave beforehand.

 

[finalark]

Not really Final Fantasy, but KH is close enough so I thought I'd post this.

http://www.gamesradar.com/kingdom-hearts-hd-15-remix-release-set-sept-10/

Yeah, they actually have a release date for KH1FM HD, which comes with HD KH1FM, Re:CoM and HD cut scenes from Days.

And yet still not sign of FFX or XII HD. Square, why you do this?

 

[Jon Farron]

September 10th? D;

So far away >.<

Also, they NEEEEEED a FFXII HD remake of the IZJS! I would preorder it paid in full! Lol

 

[finalark]

It would be kind of neat to see an FFXI HD, since Square dropped support for the PS2 version anyway. And since they aren't bound to the limitations of the PS2 anymore this means that they could implement high resolution textures and generally cleaning up the visuals so the game doesn't look like **** anymore. Plus an ideal FFXI HD would also have a completely revamped interface to be significantly more PC friendly.

 

[Jon Farron]

But then what would be the point of FFXIV? lol

 

[finalark]

XI appeals to a different crowd than XIV, with XI being more "old-school" with XIV being more modern.

Although I could be wrong.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/0...raded-to-hd-in-final-fantasy-x-2-hd-remaster/

Some FFX-2 remaster shots

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I actually liked 10 - 2 because the job class system is my favorite FF mechanic.

I just don't care for the story or the characters that much

 

[finalark]

I haven't played X-2. I'm actually glad that it's going to be included on the X HD disk.

 

[Jon Farron]

^Same here

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Too bad I don't own any Sony systems

 

[finalark]

I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 360 port, like much HD collections these days.

 

[Jon Farron]

Square is going to focus more on smart devices now. UGH!!!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=556968

At least I have an iPhone. =/

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I have a flip phone from the early 2000. It can't play games except for things like Pac Man and Tetris.

I'm not getting a smart phone either because I don't have that kind of money to throw away on a phone when I don't call people often

Other than that, if Dragon Quest ever gets a 3DS release in the main series I don't care what the rest of Square does

 

[Lythium]

People don't call other people on their cell phones, that's crazy talk.

That is kind of a bummer though, I was hoping for more handheld stuff.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I like what they did with the Final Fantasies on the DS, wish they would do more of those. Maybe with a remake of FF5. That would be awesome.

 

[Minato]

I like what they did with the Final Fantasies on the DS, wish they would do more of those. Maybe with a remake of FF5. That would be awesome.

Always wanted a good remake of 5. Not that crappy "enhanced" port they put up on iOS.

I'll be heavily disappointed if VI gets treated that way.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

FF5 was my first Final Fantasy so It will always be one of my favorites. It's also probably the reason I enjoy the class changing games to the set class games

 

[Minato]

Same (but not my first FF). The game didn't have the strongest story, but the scenario itself and where you go was amazing. Also liked the idea of the optional dungeons giving you choices of which weapons to unlock as well. I saw a copy of FFV GBA at a game store, so I'm really tempted to go pick that one up.

 

[finalark]

I really love FF5. You want a game that captures the spirit of old school RPGs perfectly go play 5.

Plus the class system is boss as ****. I'm really crossing my fingers for a remake on 3DS.

EDIT:

http://www.gamesradar.com/square-enix-reports-significant-annual-loss/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=emp

Also, in a financial report Square claims to have lost $135 Million. They pin the loss on "the under-performance of major titles in North America in Europe." In other words, they over relied on Tomb Raider because they're R&D department is about a decade behind if they assumed that Tomb Raider was still a big deal in NA and Europe.

I wonder if Square wouldn't be getting into financial troubles if they didn't announce games with zero idea when they'll be released.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

Kinda funny considering FF3J was my first FF, and when the remake came out on DS I didn't like it as much.

Call it nostalgia, but I dunno totally. The pre-made characters kinda was the first hit in a line of other things that I didn't like about the remake.

 

[finalark]

I just didn't care for FF3. It's probably because I played 5 first and that game functionally does everything 3 did but better.

 

[Jon Farron]

D; I love 3! It's one of my favorites, I played the DS version first though.

I hated it at first because it was so hard, but then I realized that was why it was so fun! It really was a challenge, but not so hard that you pulled your hair out.

We need harder games =/ I'm tired of everything being a pushover.

 

[finalark]

Go play games on difficulties above normal.

Problem solved.

 

[LivewiresXe]

I'm just gonna say if we can get an FFVI remake the same way we got an FFIV remake I might just jump for joy.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Kinda funny considering FF3J was my first FF, and when the remake came out on DS I didn't like it as much.

Call it nostalgia, but I dunno totally. The pre-made characters kinda was the first hit in a line of other things that I didn't like about the remake.

FF3 was actually my favorite game on the DS.

I played the NES version first, and they made some interesting improvements in it.

Though EVERYONE dual equipping kind of makes ninja useless

 

[Jon Farron]

SOOOOO EXCITED!!!

They added so many things we asked for in character creation! :D

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/post/335

 

[finalark]

Are more beards an option?

 

[Jon Farron]

Dunno, lol. That's what people are asking about now.

 

[Claire Diviner]

I enjoyed X and X-2 equally. X-2 seems to be that "black sheep" mostly because of how far it strayed from the main theme and mood of X. If one were to just play the game as its own stand-alone RPG, it's actually not a bad game at all. Yeah, you have some fan service and what not, but the gameplay and story, as well as the battle system and sidequests are actually pretty deep. On top of that, I believe we're getting the International Version of X-2 as well, which comes with extra goodies, including new dress spheres and superbosses (I am so hoping we are indeed getting the International Versions). Of course, it could also be personal bias too, since I do like strong female protagonists in a video game, and while Yuna isn't my favorite among them, Paine did make up for it.