Topic: Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2 and XII - Now with 80% more FF VIII

Understandable. Having FFIX on the go is bliss for me, especially during a break at uni. I own (and beat) the game on the Vita as well, but never got much out of its portability compared to the Switch.

@komodo182

The updated character models are excellent and make the battles especially look so much nicer. (they also have more advanced texture filtering and anti-aliasing so all of the 3D stuff looks better):

Hm... Whenever the game goes 3D (battles, field) there's this weird dream like hazy pacing to things.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's actually not very well optimized, it's most likely the framerate going at like Zelda 64 numbers.

You'd expect it to improve in updated rereleases.

Each battle takes quite a bit to start.

It seems to get a bit better after the first battle in a certain environment.

Enjoyed playing IX again & looking forward to VII next month. Pre-ordered X/X2 & XII for April, as well....

In case anyone missed my comment in the Final Fantasy thread, it looks like there's a good chance FF7 remake is coming out this year.
So anyone who has a PS4 as well might wanna hold off buying this version.

Unless they want both versions because they'll probably be so different you might as well consider them different games

yeah, honestly. Plus it's not like they'll be getting the full story this year, if they do manage to release it this year

@Delibheel

Yes but they have made it quite clear they're not going to change the key plot points, so I mean in terms of general story spoilers, it might be better to just wait and experience them with modern graphics and production values.

I've deliberately avoided replaying the original game (which I used to do every few years) since the remake was announced because I want it to feel as new as possible.

Don't you think you will still remember the few important plot points anyway?

I mean, I played the game once years ago and I still remember most of it.

I prefer FF VIII revived again in proper HD and with same sounds from PS1 version.

@Delibheel

Yes but I meant the major plot points will be surprises for people who've never played it at all.

Someone who's played it 10 times like me, obviously can't avoid that. The best I can do is just forget some of the details in the hope that more of it feels new in the remake. It has been about 5 years since I played it. So if you were to ask me specific questions like what exactly was Professor Gast's role in the story, I can't really remember. Or what was the reason for Dyne's beef with Barret. Can't remember really.

I could probably figure those things out by retracing the story in my mind, but it's easy enough to just not do that.

I think Dyne and Barret were just measuring arm guns.

So apparently the music restarting bug is still present in the Switch version of FFIX?

Glad I stuck with my PS1 version. How is this still a thing that hasn't been addressed by a patch or something?

Having seen the degraded environmental graphics on YouTube and the loading times I won’t be buying this on switch. I hope they make more effort with the other FF ports!

@Ralizah

They apparently still use 8-directional controls that they added for the cellphone version. Whereas the PS1 version is full analog. Lazy porting basically.

Yeah it definitely doesn't feel like full analog movement. I enjoy the built in cheats, but I'm overall not super impressed with this version.

I don't expect the upcoming release of 7 to be any better either, so I'll be skipping that one.

@Dezzy Yuck. What a pity for people without a PS1. This is no way to treat a legendary and beloved JRPG.

@Roamer FFX, X-2, and XII should be fine, considering those are based on really good PS4 ports.

I know there exists mods for the PC versions to make them better, and I already own them on PC so I'll just look into modding my games for it.

Hopefully I can put in analog movement and fix that music bug.