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Guys, HOLD THE PHONE. Forget about every kickstarter in this thread - the only one that matters is Shenmue 3! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/ I never played 1 & 2, but my heart bled out to the fans that had clammered for this for nearly 15 years. This was a sequel that needed to be made long ago - and with enough fan support, it would absolutely get there! I'm sorry, I am so excited for this right now

FF7 has three major things that drastically need improvement. One is the graphics. The models just look awful by any standards. Even by PS1 standards, they really don't look good (just compare to FF8 or FF9). So for that reason alone, a remake would be awesome. Another issue is the translation, which was not entirely faithful to the original Japanese.. to the point where fans have been working for years to completely re-translate it. Lastly, the music (while a personal favorite of mine!) has poor production.. again even relative to other PS1 games. In comparison, FF6's sprite graphics look beautiful even by today's standards, particularly the enemies, bosses, and summons. The music, despite the SNES limitations, still sounds really nice. Again relative to other SNES games it's a standout. And then the translation is considered to be quite good overall. On the gameplay side... there's definitely stuff to be fixed in both games, so it's a tossup there (IMO). Especially after playing a game like Bravely Default with such a fantastic battle system.

I noticed that you added a "Female Vocalist Needed ASAP" note to my track. I think you can remove it; I've been going back and forth with Final Kingdom for the vocals since my WIP and I think we can create a pretty interesting take on Green Hill Zone

This may be my personal opinion but I don't think any links you posted are examples of a composer failing to remake his own music, so ??? Squeenix + Uematsu have proved more than competent in arranging FF music (FF7 in particular) with their constant efforts in the FF piano collections, the Black Mages, Earthbound Papas, and the Distant Worlds concerts. It would be a breeze for them to redo the FF7 music, especially with live instruments given their experience and resources. Rarely on OCR do you see someone who just records a full orchestra for their stuff with ease. There's good intentions behind sourcing it to the fans, but I don't think there's anyone better suited to it than professionals. We *do* have many professionals here, so yes, it's possible that OCR could pull it off with really tight quality control, but why do you think Squeenix would bother when they have their proven talent with decades of experience and better resources? That being said, writing for the FF7 remake would be a dream come true for everyone, so dreaming is okay. ;P There's also the issue of implementation. Video game composing isn't just about writing tracks and sending them to the game developers, so I'm sure the devs would appreciate having a music team to communicate with instead of an internet forum community.

Yeah probably not gonna happen.

Speak for yourself Also you're part of "it", eh? Composers aren't always the best folks to remix/arrange their own stuff, and I actually think there are many artists here who'd do a great job. That being said, if they hire Uematsu, I certainly wouldn't complain or have any doubts that he would knock it out of the park.

If there's any broken boring Final Fantasy game they should fix, it's Final Fantasy 6.

my body is ready

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