[Emperor Charlemagne]

Taito was cool before they were merged with/bought out by Square Enix.

Now all they do is Space Invader remakes. ;_;

[Garpocalypse]

Originally Posted by Malaki-LEGEND.sys

I can't even count the times I've heard this whole "Square was cool before they merged with Enix!" shtick.

Why is this even a thing? The only thing I can think of is that there's less competition due to said merger(and thus less potential incentive for Square to rock the boat), but honestly even then it's apples to oranges; Enix's flagship series(Dragon Quest for the uninitiated) is(or at least was) nowhere near as huge outside of Japan as Final Fantasy. Enix also has a few decent RPGs under their belt, so I don't really see how anything was changed for better or worse. Not to say I don't oppose the idea were there actual evidence, but I just don't see it.

malakai fan for life.

Sakaguchi nixed himself btw. Something I wish would catch on with some of these american developers. Hell why not filmmakers too? Michael Bay should take a page or two from sakaguchi.

The only thing i am really bummed about is that they let Star Ocean die when tri ace said they didn't want to make anymore.

[Zerothemaster]

Originally Posted by Malaki-LEGEND.sys

I haven't played the game recently so I can't give a good reading on whether or not you'd still enjoy it given the state of audia/visual fidelity and RPGs in general this gen. Just don't go in with crazy expectations and you'll probably be fine.

The game wasn't a forward-thinking masterpiece. It just happened to be just what the genre needed at that specific time in gaming.

I've never let audio-visual fidelity stop me from liking something :D

[Crowbar Man]

Square was going downhill fast WAY before the Enix merger. People blaming Enix on it is just a convenient scapegoat. Enix was and still is a good game company. Square stopped being one a long ago, and having extra funding by combining with Enix hasn't fixed their problem. By now most of the talent left the company so there is probably little hope left of anything good coming out from them.

But it was NOT the Enix merger. Its Square.

Oh and I love how the trailer of the game is all FMV, most of it sped up to look more action oriented.

All the screenshots are promotional art

They can't even bother to show us what the actual game looks / sounds like in this rerelease of an old port

[Mikeaudio]

Originally Posted by Crowbar Man

Square was going downhill fast WAY before the Enix merger. People blaming Enix on it is just a convenient scapegoat. Enix was and still is a good game company. Square stopped being one a long ago, and having extra funding by combining with Enix hasn't fixed their problem. By now most of the talent left the company so there is probably little hope left of anything good coming out from them.

But it was NOT the Enix merger. Its Square.

Oh and I love how the trailer of the game is all FMV, most of it sped up to look more action oriented.

All the screenshots are promotional art

They can't even bother to show us what the actual game looks / sounds like in this rerelease of an old port

This is true, I must agree on that. Enix does take the fall for alot of Square's decisions.

[Crowbar Man]

So... FFVII leaked onto Square's store and was pulled... from what people have seen so far:

Ogg files present in the game are recorded MIDIs off probably a sound card or synth, instead of the original PSX sound track. This includes OWA which is completely missing its lyrics.

Videos are upscaled versions of the original PSX videos (possibly with extra compression added to make them look worse)

Also contains SecuROM DRM.

GOOD JOB SQUARE!

Maybe fixing? Probably not.

[Darklink42]

Originally Posted by Crowbar Man

So... FFVII leaked onto Square's store and was pulled... from what people have seen so far:

Ogg files present in the game are recorded MIDIs off probably a sound card or synth, instead of the original PSX sound track. This includes OWA which is completely missing its lyrics.

Videos are upscaled versions of the original with lossy compression added to make them look worse

Also contains SecuROM DRM.

SecuROM DRM

SecuROM DRM

Well, there goes what little interest I had. I'm not touching this thing with a ten-foot pole now.

[PixelPanic]

Originally Posted by Crowbar Man

So... FFVII leaked onto Square's store and was pulled... from what people have seen so far:

Ogg files present in the game are recorded MIDIs off probably a sound card or synth, instead of the original PSX sound track. This includes OWA which is completely missing its lyrics.

Videos are upscaled versions of the original PSX videos (possibly with extra compression added to make them look worse)

Also contains SecuROM DRM.

GOOD JOB SQUARE!

Maybe fixing? Probably not.

I theorize that at one point in time that was the release date and someone who didn't get any memos in the last few months accidentally launched a prototype of the game.

Or Square just don't give a fuck bout nothin

[zircon]

I actually thought the original PC port, which I owned, was pretty darn good. The graphics + fonts actually looked better than on the PS1 version. Plus, years later, you could download mods to replace the MIDI music and improve the graphics (model swaps, etc)

[Melbu Frahma]

Originally Posted by Crowbar Man

Also contains SecuROM DRM.

And a rousing middle finger to you, too, Square! There went whatever support I may've been willing to give the project.