I'd go for VI. I have the cartridge, and was in the middle of a third play through, when I advanced to the floating continent, I was way under strength. Got stuck there, as I could never get back to the airship to go grind for some levels and buy items. I'd love to be able to start fresh on iOS.
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'Final Fantasy VI' Coming to iOS Devices This Fall, 'Final Fantasy VII' Mobile Release Possible
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I have (looks at shelf) Imported PS1 FFVII, UK PS1 FFVII, PC original release FFVII, FFVII bought from the PS Store so i can play on my PSP/VIta/PS3, and FFVII i bought on steam the week just because the PC version i have wont work with windows 8 (or any windows after ME it seems)
As soon as they release it on iOS, im there....
Come on Square/Enix , take my money already
(And whilst were at it can we have Xenogears as well)
As for 2D adventure games, sadly unless nintendo go the way of sega shortly and release a link to the past, ill not see one i want on iOS
As soon as they release it on iOS, im there....
Come on Square/Enix , take my money already
(And whilst were at it can we have Xenogears as well)
As for 2D adventure games, sadly unless nintendo go the way of sega shortly and release a link to the past, ill not see one i want on iOS
It's also such an anachronism. How about "sell like iPhones". "Sell like Retina iPad minis". "Sell like Grand Theft Auto..".
Honestly I had to look up "hotcakes" a while ago to see what the hell I've been talking about. I'm probably not buying those outside of an IHOP or Denny's type environment.
Have you ever even tried selling hot cakes?
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I can honestly say that FFVI is my favorite game of all time. FFTactics pulls a close second, followed by Shining Force II.
I've probably played these three games through to completion more times than the total number of unique games I have played.
Great! I just hope they change the font. All of Square's iOS remakes have all used really generic, boring fonts so far. It's even more glaring because reading is a big part of the old Square RPGs.
I'd be way more excited about VII though...that's my all-time favorite game. Before I switched back to iOS I was playing it on my phone
I'd be way more excited about VII though...that's my all-time favorite game. Before I switched back to iOS I was playing it on my phone
It's also such an anachronism. How about "sell like iPhones". "Sell like Retina iPad minis". "Sell like Grand Theft Auto..".
Thank you all for understanding my point in this
And to the last quote - exactly
with more people becoming health conscious, hotcakes don't exactly sell well these days! So you flipped a coin to decide between Celes and Chun Li?
Ha! He didnt mention that their boy choices were Gau and Zhangief.
FF VI is in the running for best game of all time, any platform, any genre, and it's easily right up there with any of the later FF titles.
Well balanced battle and advancement system, epic, engaging plot without a lot of the wonky stuff of later ones, the ability to actually pick and chose the party you want rather than being stuck with a loser protagonist in your party that you don't even like, easily the best soundtrack of any video game ever (Dancing Mad, Maria and Draco, Terra's Theme, and the end theme montage of 15 different character themes is a tour de force), and it has two strong, interesting, likable female leads.
For all the love that FF VII gets (I assume it's because of the FMVs, but how anybody could like Cloud as a protagonist is beyond me), I will quote one guy I know to voice the opinion of every serious long-term Final Fantasy fan I know: "They should just do a full-on current-gen remake of FF VI and call it done. That's what we're all really waiting for, and nothing is going to beat that."
Not that I'd turn my nose up at an iOS upgrade, so long as it isn't dumbed down, but taking the same game and upgrading it so the whole thing looked like the Amano-styled FMV segments for the PS1 release would be pretty much the ultimate JRPG. The technology exists, it's just a matter of budget.
That said, if they do a remake and don't use Amano's designs (like the character art in the FF IV remake), I'm getting the torches.
Well balanced battle and advancement system, epic, engaging plot without a lot of the wonky stuff of later ones, the ability to actually pick and chose the party you want rather than being stuck with a loser protagonist in your party that you don't even like, easily the best soundtrack of any video game ever (Dancing Mad, Maria and Draco, Terra's Theme, and the end theme montage of 15 different character themes is a tour de force), and it has two strong, interesting, likable female leads.
For all the love that FF VII gets (I assume it's because of the FMVs, but how anybody could like Cloud as a protagonist is beyond me), I will quote one guy I know to voice the opinion of every serious long-term Final Fantasy fan I know: "They should just do a full-on current-gen remake of FF VI and call it done. That's what we're all really waiting for, and nothing is going to beat that."
Not that I'd turn my nose up at an iOS upgrade, so long as it isn't dumbed down, but taking the same game and upgrading it so the whole thing looked like the Amano-styled FMV segments for the PS1 release would be pretty much the ultimate JRPG. The technology exists, it's just a matter of budget.
That said, if they do a remake and don't use Amano's designs (like the character art in the FF IV remake), I'm getting the torches.
You've put a lot of thought into this and I agree 100%. Man, a full on remake of VI - that would either be epic or one of the most crushing gaming experiences ever. There is no middle ground.
I just wish they would add a "classic" mode so you could play it using the old 16bit SNES graphics.
No, there really isn't. If they did it right--full plot, Amano character designs, beefed-up Uematsu score (I'd even say no spoken dialogue outside the lyrics in the opera, but that's apparently too much to ask these days), it would be the ultimate experience. Sadly, with what Squenix has been doing lately, the chances of it being a soul-crushing failure of epic proportions are much greater.
Oh, and incidentally, I thought I'd add that there are those games that you only remember being great because you haven't played them since grade school. FF VI is not one of those games. I still have the OST (plus Grand Finale, the two Distant Worlds albums, and the opera performance from that Tokyo concert) on my playlist, and it's still some of the best music on my iDevices.
That would be nice, wouldn't it? Given how little space the original game carts took up, it seems like tacking on an emulator and the original version as a bonus feature would be a trivial addition to the download, so why not? I could even accept not being able to switch back and forth--too much may have changed in the remade version to be able to just slap new sprites on top, since the new engine is fully 3D--but at least a "classic mode" for fun.
So you flipped a coin to decide between Celes and Chun Li?
LOL. You're closer than you think. I tried to get Chun Li first. She is half asian, and my wife's family name is Li. I figured it was a slam dunk.
But no, my wife liked Celes a lot better. I DID get her to cos-play as Chun-Li 3 years ago though. ^_^
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VII and X are my favourites of the series.
Don't see why controls would be a problem. The PS1/PS2 controller isn't that much different to the SNES controller.
Don't see why controls would be a problem. The PS1/PS2 controller isn't that much different to the SNES controller.
A lot of that data had to be duplicated, because most of the game had to be playable on every disc. Not sure what space was saved from disc to disc other than a few really badly-compressed movies.
Plus if the baby turned out pretty ugly you had a backup plan and could call it Blanka.
This is a good reason not to buy the smallest capacity IOS device even though it's the cheapest.
It may meet your needs now but it probably will not in the future.
I didn't have that issue; I actually liked the updated sprites. What I was really concerned about was them doing a 3D remake for VI. On iOS they've just been sub quality and ruined it for me.
However, I would LOVE to see them do a full on 3D remake on modern systems (XBox One, PS4). That would be killer.
I think the low quality of the iOS ports of FF3 and FF4 was because they were ports of the Nintendo DS versions. The hardware could surely do better, but I doubt they'd go for that big of a conversion, sadly.
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