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INTEREST: Final Fantasy VIII Returns to PC in HD




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 4:53 pm Reply with quote
Yep, read about this on another gaming site. First time I've seen a Final Fantasy getting a HD makeover (probably without a voice-over and keeping thing close to it's original incarnation) and not release on console (although FF8 PS1 classics is on PSN stores for people to buy).
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grooven



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:08 pm Reply with quote
I think most people want this for FFVII, I personally want FFVI
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Mee Deggi The Punisher



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:10 pm Reply with quote
I hope they do this for all the PSX FFs. I'd love to replay them without looking like crap on my HDTV.
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:26 pm Reply with quote
Awwww yeah baby, time to ENB the shit out of this with upgraded textures and lighting out the ass, aw shit not even a GTX 670 with 16 gigs of RAm could handle this STUFF, Crysis 3 ain't got aything on this!

...Okay now that I'm done talking like a caricature of a PC gamer I'm glad to see more Japanese games coming to the PC.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:57 pm Reply with quote
Still have the old FF7 PC discs.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:50 pm Reply with quote
Inform the Spoony One at once!

Still nice to see PC gamers getting RPG's.
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sainta



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 10:05 pm Reply with quote
Great! Now the only classic FF games needing to be rereleased are FF9 and FF12.
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Alunimus



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 10:16 pm Reply with quote
They call it "HD remaster"? FFVII looked terrible and was identical to the old PC version. There was no "remastering" - only built-in trainer that is, by the way, ridiculous. I bet FFVIII will look as bad and will have the same useless "special features". It's better to take your PS1 version and run it using emulator. A lot of filtering options and other stuff will make it look good in HD.
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PBsallad



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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 12:19 am Reply with quote
I haven't seen any screen shots for FFVII, or seen any official statements, but the article says high resolution. Which is different from high definition.
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 2:08 pm Reply with quote
Of all the Final Fantasy's, they pick VIII...
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Sky_Renzokuken



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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 8:23 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if it will have a Pocket Station USB attachment for you computer? On a serious note I did not see a date set for the release.

Ahh the memories of junction and GFs, I will be very excited to replay this Smile
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R. Kasahara



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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:15 pm Reply with quote
Sky_Renzokuken wrote:
I wonder if it will have a Pocket Station USB attachment for you computer?

The original FFVIII PC included Chocobo World as a separate application, so they'll probably do the same thing with this release.
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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:26 pm Reply with quote
I bought the PC version when it originally came out and I never got a "Pocket Station USB" thing, just the seperate app/game of Chocobo World.
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darkcat1



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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 2:10 pm Reply with quote
littlegreenwolf wrote:
I bought the PC version when it originally came out and I never got a "Pocket Station USB" thing, just the seperate app/game of Chocobo World.


I imported a Pocketstation(which I still have) and used it on my PS1. Personally I'd rather have FF9 than the 7,8, and 10 they are pulling...
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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:33 pm Reply with quote
I'm one of the few who loved 8 it seems, but I have yet to see anything that'll make this "HD" thing appeal to me when I still own the original as well as the original PC release.

I'd love to see them do something with 9 since that's my all time favorite FF, but I don't want to just see an HD remaster.
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