Triad Orion Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Why not just play the original FFT and Disgaea? Portability, hands down. Makes it so you can play these time-heavy games when you're out and about. It's why I have both for the PSP. Now, if only they'd put Disgaea 2 on the PSP, I'd be all set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Fixed, but... yeah. Right. God of War 1.5. That's what I meant. I have no idea why I typed "2". Why not just play the original FFT and Disgaea? I did. Now I want to play them on a tiny screen. ... actually, it's probably best I don't have access to Disgaea on the go. That game has a way of consuming my day. Disgaea 3 is already going to destroy my productivity in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Makes it so you can play these time-heavy games when you're out and about. Isn't time-heavy the opposite of what you want when you're out and about? Or do you have an hour-long commute or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Right. God of War 1.5. That's what I meant. Sorry, still wrong. It takes place before the original GoW, so I called it GoW .5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Well crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagist Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Isn't time-heavy the opposite of what you want when you're out and about? Or do you have an hour-long commute or something? Time-heavy in the sense that they are long games that take lots of time to complete. By making them portable, they become easier to digest in many small chunks, which means you can complete the games without having to sit around at home for hours on end even if you only play a couple minutes at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Sorry, still wrong. It takes place before the original GoW, so I called it GoW .5. God of War 0 perhaps? Time-heavy in the sense that they are long games that take lots of time to complete. By making them portable, they become easier to digest in many small chunks, which means you can complete the games without having to sit around at home for hours on end even if you only play a couple minutes at a time. Er, I'm not seeing how "hours on end" goes with "couple minutes at a time." If you wanna play a console game in 15-minute chunks, then play it in 15-minute chunks. Personally though, I've had FFT and Advance Wars and Disgaea battles go for 45 minutes or more, not exactly an "on the go" time interval. If you have a lot of idle outside time though, that's cool. It's just personally the only time I find myself wanting to occupy myself is when I get to the movies early, but even then I usually have friends to talk and socialize with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagist Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Um... making a game like FFT or, really, any time-intensive game portable means allowing you to do the whole "quicksave" thing and shut it off at just about any moment, to be picked up at the exact same point later. That is how "hours on end" goes with "couple minutes at a time." It's not that one would purposefully want to play a game in 15-minute chunks just for the hell of it; it's that one wants to play the game whenever possible, while away from home (and, ostensibly, the console). Say you're a computer programmer; you could play the game turn-by-turn at your desk, in all the little spaces you have while your code is compiling or the test driver is running, a la... Just replace the sword fight on chairs with demolishing the enemy team flawlessly. It's fine if you don't see the appeal, but for some people portability means the difference between playing a game and not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Yeah, there was a time when I considered getting a PSP just for this remake. It kinda died when I realized I wouldn't be interested in many other games besides Crisis Core, though. Thats what i did and i'm perfectly happy with my decision! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Um... making a game like FFT or, really, any time-intensive game portable means allowing you to do the whole "quicksave" thing and shut it off at just about any moment, to be picked up at the exact same point later. That is how "hours on end" goes with "couple minutes at a time." That's not really a matter of portability then, that's just a matter of adding quicksave functionality (which honestly should've been in the original games in the first place). It's not that one would purposefully want to play a game in 15-minute chunks just for the hell of it; it's that one wants to play the game whenever possible, while away from home (and, ostensibly, the console). Say you're a computer programmer; you could play the game turn-by-turn at your desk, in all the little spaces you have while your code is compiling or the test driver is running, a la... Just replace the sword fight on chairs with demolishing the enemy team flawlessly. It's fine if you don't see the appeal, but for some people portability means the difference between playing a game and not. I'd think a few places are likely to fire you for playing your PSP on the job whether you're compiling or not. I do actually see the appeal of portability, especially now that I know about the quicksave thing. What I don't get is the "tiny screen" obsession a lot of people have that sephfire alluded to. I've never made any significant progress in FFT or Disgaea, so yeah I'd want to play the PSP versions since they have a couple extras, but you better believe I'm going to hook them up to my TV. And yet I've seen people stick Chrono Cross into their PS3 and play it on their PSP while there's a 42" HDTV sitting 5 feet away from them. It's amazing really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Because handheld = fun. At least to me it does. I love playing FFT all the more 'cause of it. Yes Dhsu, it makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I sure hope that the only reason they haven't confirmed Cloud is because Zack is taking his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 the psp is the handheld system to put all the games that are made for handheld systems that shouldnt be on handheld systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagist Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'd think a few places are likely to fire you for playing your PSP on the job whether you're compiling or not. It was just an example, not to be taken so literally. But I (for example) play "big" RPGs like FFVI Advance and The World Ends With You on my breaks at work, simply because I have nothing better to do besides listen to music, and when I'm home I rarely get around to them because I have lots better to do. So portability is something of a factor, quicksave or not. I do not understand the fascination with small screens, but I honestly don't understand the fascination with excessively large (more than 26" or so) screens either. It just seems to me that once you go beyond that point, you might as well invest in true immersion and set up an HD projector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohbody Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Tidus vs Sephiroth, that pussy's in for an ass whooping. @Imagery I was just thinking that this morning. I was remembering the wall TV's from Farenheit 451 and thinking, holy shit this is what america is heading towards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 And yet I've seen people stick Chrono Cross into their PS3 and play it on their PSP while there's a 42" HDTV sitting 5 feet away from them. It's amazing really. Read that sentence again and tell me that's what you meant to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 And yet I've seen people stick Chrono Cross into their PS3 and play it on their PSP while there's a 42" HDTV sitting 5 feet away from them. It's amazing really. Guilty as charged. To the letter, actually. It's convenient if you have a roommate who wants to watch TV, and you want to play Chrono Cross, and your roommate is an utter tool who thinks Cross was a terrible sequel to Chrono Trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Read that sentence again and tell me that's what you meant to say. That's what I meant to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 How do you stick a game into one system and play it on another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final_metroid Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 And yet I've seen people stick Chrono Cross into their PS3 OR play it on their PSP while there's a 42" HDTV sitting 5 feet away from them. It's amazing really. fix'd for clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I don't realize that you can play your PS3 on your PSP over wi-fi fix'd for clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 pwnt I enjoy the FFT remake much more than the original. The re-translation is amazing. New translation = godlike engine port = OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO IT This is why I play the original FFT on my PSP Tidus vs Sephiroth, that pussy's in for an ass whooping. Heh, which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 engine port = OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO IT elaboration, plz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 The problem with the engine port for FFT is that there is a serious amount of frame rate slowdown for virtually every special ability, and many sound effects are pretty much terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Spell animations and special effects run at like 0.3x normal speed. It's only barely within the range of bearability. I did play the game all the way through, but I prefer the original battles. HIVEMIND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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