Final Fantasy IV coming to North America ... maybe

Games evolve and change, getting prettier and more in-depth, with (usually) better crafted stories and the like. After a while, it can be hard to go back and play some of the older titles. They're still good games, we're just used to a different standard.

Remakes allow both those who played the original and those who have only heard about it give the game a fair shot in a new industry.

Case in point: Final Fantasy VII. Have you tried to play it recently? The graphics are ass. Cloud has like 3 polygons outside of battle, and maybe 6 in battle. However, most people can agree that FFVII was (and still is) a good game. The only problem is that we, as gamers, are now used to games like Lost Odyssey, FFXII, etc. -- games that look and feel much more polished. A remake of FFVII would allow it to appeal to both people wanting to play it again and people who never got to play it in the first place.

Not to mention that FF7's localization is almost as bad as FF4's original localization.

I thought I was just stupid because I didn't understand half of what was going on. Turns out, it was Engrish all along.

Never, but this has nothing to do with the Big N.

(That said, it does piss me off that they didn't translate Mother 3. I was *really* looking forward to it, more so than this remake of FFIV or the remake of DQIV, which are both amazing games.)

Fuck hotcakes. It'll sell like Wiis!

Magus, my old nemesis turned best friend, I couldn't agree with you more.

I knew you would Crono, and came on here to reply to a post I was sure you'd already made. Turns out I was too quick.

The only FF to stand the test of time? I dunno, Final Fantasy IX is still to this day a really solid title.

I think once you get to FF8, "test of time" becomes invalid since the games are pretty much still in our time. FFVII is starting to show its age pretty bad though, and all the sequels and prequels and side-stories aren't helping the original look any better.

FFVII doesn't show it's age well because the technology was constantly changing mid development and the art style reflected that. Hell, just look at FFVIII for contrast which has a much more consistant art style and stands the test. FFVII was a first in many regards, and for that it's severely handicapped.

FFVI I'd like to see redone in 3D, but not on DS. I don't care where it ends up, just make sure it's a system that has the muscle to make it glorious and considering Crisis Core, that could even mean PS2, PSP, or Wii.

By the way, people, if you're going to bitch about when SquareEnix only takes the safe bets, I sure as fuck better see Erghiez, Einhander, Brave Fencer Musashiden, Valkerye Profile 2, Vagrant Story, and Front Mission in your collection. Because if you bitch about their safe bets but don't support their risks (like almost everybody), you has jack to say on the matter. And in that respect, where is my Drag On Dragoon 3?

You can try the SNES version, the original, with no load times. It is the best version.

I HAVE the Super NES version. ;)

=p

By the way... I added you yesterday on SSBB... wanna Brawl later in the night?

Let's see if you can beat me (I doubt that) =)