kitty Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Went to a Square Enix event today and picked up a copy of the Collector's Edition. Unfortunately I left my PS3 at my parents' place so I can't even play it early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 i got a copy of the normal version but haven't played it yet as i've been out of town. just got home, see you all in 100 hours =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 ARRGH! I want to play it but I JUST bought Dark Souls 2. It's gonna be while. I'm REALLY curious about the revised sphere grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I listened to the HD soundtrack. A lot of it was good, but I felt it was really uneven too. I swear I think I still heard MIDI sounds as such in there where there didn't use to be MIDI sounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah the sound quality of the soundtrack remake is kind of shit for a lot of the tracks, especially the battle theme which should have been a lot better considering you listen to it -the most- out of any song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I wrote up some analysis of the soundtrack for Polygon, but will wait to see how much of it they used before posting it all here. Short version for now: I like almost all of it except for the battle theme, which feels over-orchestrated for the purpose of making it very obvious in comparison trailers that there is indeed a difference. Edit: And as Brandon points out, this sucks, because you hear the battle theme more than any other track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Seems all the original translation is intact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yup, comes out today! Unfortunately for me, I moved my pre order to Newegg so I could save a few bucks. But I will still be getting Metal Gear Solid Ground zeroes today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I wrote up some analysis of the soundtrack for Polygon, but will wait to see how much of it they used before posting it all here.Short version for now: I like almost all of it except for the battle theme, which feels over-orchestrated for the purpose of making it very obvious in comparison trailers that there is indeed a difference. Edit: And as Brandon points out, this sucks, because you hear the battle theme more than any other track. We dabble in game journalism punditry. http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/18/5498016/final-fantasy-10-hd-remastered-soundtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 To be fair, Masashi Hamauzu's been insanely busy doing hours and hours of pretty damn good music for the Final Fantasy XIII series, so I'm not really surprised the HD soundtrack is still lacking somewhat. That just seems natural to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 the battle theme should have been a lot better considering you listen to it -the most- out of any song. And as Brandon points out, this sucks, because you hear the battle theme more than any other track.Which is why I have ALWAYS been a proponent of not having a dedicated battle theme. I know that it seems like a battle should have energetic music but I promise that having battles with an area's individual music would be a welcome change no matter how seemingly unfit for battle the theme feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Felis Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Which is why I have ALWAYS been a proponent of not having a dedicated battle theme. I know that it seems like a battle should have energetic music but I promise that having battles with an area's individual music would be a welcome change no matter how seemingly unfit for battle the theme feels. Like the Shadow Hearts series did? I always thought it was neat that your battle and boss themes changed depending on where in the world you were. It'd be nice to see more RPGs do that, but the only other JRPG I can think of that almost did it was Chrono Trigger. Chrono Trigger ditched the second battle theme in the final cut anyway. I got my FFX copy but still haven't been able to play it because I have a two-year-old. I'm hoping he gives me a chance tonight. I'm looking forward to the extra bosses, changed music or not. Edit: Actually, has anybody gotten up to Blitzball yet? Can you still cheat the AI by hiding behind your own goalie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The entire FFXIII series did this too bad everyone was busy talking about how 'how bad it was' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I can't think of a single battle theme in the FFXIII series that hasn't been awesome. Fuck I can hardly think of a single track that wasn't awesome actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN RIDE THIS CHOCOBO also i might snag this when I get a PS3 because I would really like to play through FFX and beat it one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad.mixx Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Will this thing be reproduced for a while? I just got the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles new today only 'cause I heard they were only going to ship once as a sort of limited edition thing. That could be wrong, but is this kind of thing happening for the FFX remake at all? Want to make sure I get it while I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Will this thing be reproduced for a while? I just got the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles new today only 'cause I heard they were only going to ship once as a sort of limited edition thing. That could be wrong, but is this kind of thing happening for the FFX remake at all? Want to make sure I get it while I can. The limited preorder editions tend to last a little while after the game comes out, at least on Amazon... but it'd be impossible to say for how long. You can potentially still get the neat artbook limited edition.. or did you mean the collector's edition? That was an online exclusive from the squeen store. The level of effort isn't there for the collector's edition to justify the extra cash. Edited March 19, 2014 by Brandon Strader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad.mixx Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) I meant the game in general. I'm not really a FF fan so collectors stuff won't bother me too much. But I do want to make sure I can get the game in good condition (and hopefully cheap) while possible. I never got to finish FFX because of a bad disc on my PS2. I remember having to restart the game from scratch every time too 'cause we didn't have a memory card at the time, so the farthest I got was to a really big boss on this mountain (before the disc finally gave up, after that exact battle). It was an awesome experience and I wanna be able to finish it on the PS3 at some point : D Edited March 19, 2014 by urdailywater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I never got to finish FFX because of a bad disc on my PS2. I remember having to restart the game from scratch every time too 'cause we didn't have a memory card at the time. Wait wait wait, you were playing a PS2 RPG without a memory card? Not to be condescending but... what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wait wait wait, you were playing a PS2 RPG without a memory card?Not to be condescending but... what? duh you just leave your ps2 on the whole time and never ever EVER die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm waiting until tomorrow or Friday to pick this up, since I'll be buying it digitally and I have less than 2 GB left of download quota for the month. Tomorrow is either the last day in the current billing month or the first day in the new one, so I'll check my quota again after work. (mutters about the Elder Scrolls Online beta downloads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad.mixx Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wait wait wait, you were playing a PS2 RPG without a memory card?Not to be condescending but... what? basically this: duh you just leave your ps2 on the whole timeand never ever EVER die and i got pretty far too. eventually. i played pretty much all my ps2 games like this until i got a memory card. you'd be surprised at how good you can get at a game when you can't die. you get really freaking good. : D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm waiting until tomorrow or Friday to pick this up, since I'll be buying it digitally and I have less than 2 GB left of download quota for the month. Tomorrow is either the last day in the current billing month or the first day in the new one, so I'll check my quota again after work. (mutters about the Elder Scrolls Online beta downloads) oh, what a waste of quota =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrubedo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Picked up my copy and...I'm ready for nostalgic rape at the hands of Seymour.. Although, I'm not a teen anymore, and I have the power of common sense to know when to train. Or...just not suck at planning my attacks. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 i remember there being a bar that fills up, not a list on the right side that says when someone's going to attack. or am i missing an option? don't get me wrong - i like the list better, as i play this at night and am not as fast as i'd like to be because i doze during some of the battles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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