Topic: Final fantasy discussion thread

@Tasuki As @Feena says its the best way to play the game now, assuming you want to play it on a HD or UHD TV. I can't play PS1 games on my TV because its too big and it just looks horrific. So this upscale means I can play arguably the best FF game without going back to a small CRT and dusting off my PS1.

If I gave the impression it's not a good way to play FF9, that was not my intention.

But then, I think anyway to play FF9 is an awesome way to play FF9.

@kyleforrester87 the OG PS1 version is good to play on the Vita too, might have something to do with the small screen though but it looks great on there

@FullbringIchigo Yup, it certainly is good on Vita.

Decided to take the plunge and buy FFIX. Might not have a better chance to get it. Considering I'm still playing FFVII as well as having other games and RPGs, it may take some time before I really get into it.

2 issues I noticed - the music sounds kinda tinny? I don't know if that's because I'm not used to hearing it through bigger speakers, or the compression they've used.

Secondly the analogue controls seem inferior to the original - I don't know if that's something to do with it being a port of the PC version (designed for wasd keyboard control)? Anyone else feeling that?

Edit: loving the character models though. Already noticing way more small details on the main cast and NPCs

@kyleforrester87 In regards to the music, I remember reading that the PC version of VII wound up using MIDI format. I'm no sound expert, but I heard it made the soundtrack quality inferior to the console version. I was wondering if it was the same story here. Probably not, but I was curious if the soundtrack got nerfed again.

@DerMeister Indeed the PC version did originally launch with inferior music but they patched the good stuff in and the PS4 version launched with that update.

It doesn't seem to be the case here, but it's not that exactly bad - I'm just noticing it lol

More annoying really is the 8 way movement - which I swear is new - im using the Dpad to control as it is easier now. Again it's fine, but it's a shame coz the original felt great with the analogue stick.

Running round Evil forest now - love this game!

@kyleforrester87 i noticed the Analog control thing but when you take into account this is a port of the P.C version, that itself was a port of the ios version, 2 systems that DON'T have analog control as standard it's not surprising and it's not really an issue because as you said the D-Pad controls are MUCH better than the PS1 original and you can always use those

also i too am loving the new character models they look fantastic, just goes to show how good the OG games art style really was

@FullbringIchigo I was always such a fan of how the characters felt with the analogue sticks on PS1, Vivi in particular during the first section. Just a bit of a bummer that they've not carried that feeling over in the port. It's fine, though.

Character models are awesome. I never realised it was Blank stood outside the right side tower in Alexandria stopping Steiner from going up lol.

@kyleforrester87 i did, speaking of Steiner did you remember to get your free random item from the Queen and talk to ALL the Knights of Pluto

@FullbringIchigo Yes lol. Got a Moonstone Always go for that 100/100 audience approval too - that 10,000 gil is a nice boost early on!

@kyleforrester87 yeah i got a Moonstone too and i got the 100 approval from the audience but during the encore i pressed Square instead of Circle once and my encore only got a 86, pretty big drop for a single mistake, ungrateful gits, all that work putting on a show and just because i fell down once 14 people were unhappy

bloody nobles should go back to Treno, not like they could do better

More story cutscenes and tweaks to the hunts coming as a free update to XV.

And Ravus is in Episode Ignis, if you don't see me posting here on PushSquare for a long time it's because my ovaries exploded.

@Feena it looks like the free story stuff deals with Shiva and Ifrit, i wonder how that will fit into the story?

@FullbringIchigo I somehow figured out what happened with those two but just because I really wanted to...it surely could be explained more organically but yeah I wonder where they'll insert this... Maybe the train chapters? Or a free "episode"?

@Feena i'm thinking it's going to be added to the main menu like Verse 2 was so you can access it whenever you want to

@FullbringIchigo that would be cool!

Man, this Final Fantasy XII platinum is a slog. It seems like no matter how much progress I make I've still got a billion things left to do.

@johncalmc there are a couple of tricky ones but I found them pretty challenging / entertaining - trial mode stage 100 was intense.

@Feena I don't think this one is as bad as FFX. That's got a ridiculous amount of busy work. This one at least it's quite varied. I'm just going after the Espers, then I've got to finish the hunts (I'm up to hunt 32) and then I've got to go find all the magics and technics I don't have. Then I think I'm pretty much ready for the trials.