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Final Fantasy VIII Remaster Announced - E3 2019 (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) - Release Sept 3
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Dont think I want ff8 to have voice acting, spend that resource towards an extended ending/ closing plotholes/explaining NORG.
Keep voice acting out. FF8 is pure.
I hope not, that intro is iconic, should not be touched.
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Feel like a few scenes could definitely use it and Squall's Dissidia/Kingdom Hearts voice I wouldn't mind at that.
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Seems really weird. I'm gonna assume it's some sort of bizarre phrasing error until further notice.
It seems the backgrounds will be blurry just like with FFVII and FFIX. Why do they keep doing this?!
We haven't seen any screenshots of the backgrounds to make that claim yet, have we?
Famitsu published higher quality versions of the comparison shots from the official website.
I only see one (walking down the Garden hallway), but in the comparsion shots, it looks a lot smoother than the original. Need to see more of course but there does look like there is some work being done on it.
It looks like they applied a blur filter, just like with the other two games. I was hoping they wouldn't.
As usual, PC version for the HD backgrounds modded.
I'm more curious how they're gonna handle the 2D npcs. Also I guess if you don't stand too close to your screen, their thing is gonna be *okay*.
What they did to IX is so atrocious.
Good thing we fixed it on PC.
And they used unfinished code so the NPCs all have an open mouth LMAO.
Jesus christ Square ...
I fixed PC ff7, i fixed PC ff9...
You know where this is going.
But for the record, it seems like they put a bit more effort into 8 so hopefully there will be less to fix this time around, and more importantly, maybe it be will kinda okay on console for once.
My only wish is that they somehow lock in the enemy level scaling to being 5-15 levels above your current level in whatever area you first enter. As much as I like FF8, not being able to curbstomp early area enemies always bummed me out, and I'm far too lazy to fully exploit Junctions and Triple Triad.
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I think all three ports have been handled by DotEmu.
IX was made for mobile with the QA that went with it. It's even worse.
7 was shoddily ported from a broken PC version.
8 is broken but the thing is, everything broken about 8's pc version is jarring so they probably had to fix most of it themselves.
For the record, the PC version of ff7 doesn't look good unmodded.
I have mentioned how GORGEOUS the backgrounds look on CRT for ff7 and 8, this pixel vomit mess isn't doing them any justice.
You you can either apply filters or use the HD backgrounds mod :) . (or both)
At first I thought it could simply be a reference to Eyes On Me, which has English "voicing", but the original was never in Japanese right? And I doubt they'll change that.
Aye, there are Japanese mixes of the song but I agree that altering it wholesale in favor of a remix seems distinctly unlikely.
Well if there is no VA, then physical/$50 is seeming less likely.
Anyone wanna guess the trophies?
Anyone wanna guess the trophies?
Similar, if not identical to the Steam cheevos I'd imagine. Looks like there is another 10k kills one....
There won't be. It's a remaster, not a remake; none of their other remasters have included voice acting where there wasn't any.
EDIT: I'm betting this is just typo/placeholder text, but I might end up eating my hat! Just a rumor, though, given that the text is gone.
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I'd wager you're right. They can barely be bothered to patch bugs in their remasters, much less add voice acting. Plus, the text was written to be read, not spoken aloud by actors. It would sound so awkward if performed. Except for the Trepies. Give them voice!
Chocobo Dungeon completely redid the voice acting and Crystal Chronicles is getting voice acting.
FFVIII is my favorite game ever. No way in hell do I agree with you here.
The FF7 remake is wholly unnecessary and exists as a monument to Square's creative bankruptcy, let alone that they are demonstrably incapable of replicating what made FF7 so good.
So what is the FFVIII Remaster then? Lmao, wholly unnecessary?
What about the adults who are 22 and younger or the people hated the original? People in general wanted a remake since e3 2005. Now it is creative bankrupt.
Listen, I rather an FFVIII Remake but I just can't agree with you here.
The remaster is exactly what FF7 should have gotten. A fresh coat of paint to smooth over the jagged polygonal graphics and a firm slap on the back as it made its way out the door.
In this day and age where nigh anyone can access a library of video games, remakes are bloody stupid, let alone one that's going to poisoned with expanded universe nonsense the way FF7R undoubtedly is going to be subject to.
Saying you're more excited for one game has no baring on the importance of either of them.
I'm also more excited for FFVIII than FFVIIR, because VIII is more or less guaranteed to still be a great game, whereas SE has a skechy track record going into FFVIIR. Makes more sense to have tempered expectations for that.
I'm also more excited for FFVIII than FFVIIR, because VIII is more or less guaranteed to still be a great game, whereas SE has a skechy track record going into FFVIIR. Makes more sense to have tempered expectations for that.
that isn't Dissidia Squall
no ass cape with a fur collar
no dumb and overdesigned tshirt
no weird ass lanky proportions.
Eh, it is FFVIII fandom thread for the remaster. Shouldn't have said anything. There can be a thread about FFI remaster and plenty of people would say the same over the FFVII:R. It was a waste of time for me.
I mean, redone voice acting is different from introducing something entirely new. I'd forgotten Crystal Chronicles was getting it, though! Frankly, given that they didn't feature any voice acting in the VIII trailer the way they did the Crystal Chronicles trailer, it'd still surprise me if they actually did it. (Plus, the text about it was removed from the site's source code, yeah? It wouldn't be surprising if it's just a general placeholder they use for most of their games.)
To be fair, they're also adding voice acting to Crystal Chronicles and fully remaking VII, so I wouldn't really use bug issues as an example here lol. You're right, though; the text wasn't written with spoken dialogue in mind, so it'd likely sound even more awkward than some later games do at times.
Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if the source code template was just a general one made for remasters, so I'm really not expecting it to actually be in VIII.
I do hope it's better than the VII and IX remasters though. SE put a ton of effort into Chocobo Dungeon, with extra content and rebalancing and rearranging a lot of the game. Crystal Chronicles also looks pretty high effort and has new dungeons confirmed. It'd be great if VIII got a nice overhaul rather than just some redone models.
