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[entremet]

lol no thanks sqaure will just wait for the steam release on sale for 5 bones....why they skip FFVIII...?

You mean on iOS/ Android? The game is on PC and on Steam.

 

[CHC]

Well it's not 40 bucks at least.

 

[heringer]

Has it been confirmed or not if this release is going to use the hi-res background art that was leaked a while ago?

It's using original assets upscaled. Character models are improved though.

 

[neoism]

SE stuff is usually designed for both. FFVII was.

im sure it is now, but FFT wasnt...
damn you sqaure...😡😡

 

[Entropia]

Please be on Steam today...

 

[neoism]

You mean on iOS/ Android? The game is on PC and on Steam.

i know i got it on steam i meant ios... dat draw system hate... kappa

 

[DrForester]

If I had to guess, I'd say the Steam release is happening at 10am PST when the store updates, but it's hard to say since the internal release date set on the game on Steam was moved to March 1st.

3 week wait would REALLY suck...

 

[dark_chris]

Buying it!

 

[mattiewheels]

"This application takes up around 4gb of memory. Over 8gb of free space is required to download it."

Well that plus $17 means no for my 16gb iPad.

 

[Pachimari]

Already installed. Time to play. I have never even tried FF IX.

 

[dan2026]

It's using original assets upscaled. Character models are improved though.

So its not using the hi-quality art and they haven't fixed the slow loading battles...

Nope I think I will skip this one.

 

[Shuggananas]

"This application takes up around 4gb of memory. Over 8gb of free space is required to download it."

Well that plus $17 means no for my 16gb iPad.

Wow that's fucking huge

 

[dc89]

Already installed. Time to play. I have never even tried FF IX.

FFIX is an incredible game.

Please let us know how it performs etc. As much as I really enjoy the FFVII-IX games I don't know how I feel about playing them on my phone or iPad. I just don't know how I'd get on playing a 60 hour plus game on that kind of device.

 

[Pachimari]

Oh wow, mine stopped installing at the end. I'm deleting games to have space for this one. I really need a 128gb iPhone next.

 

[jshackles]

Could someone post those screens comparing the improved character models?

 

[alf717]

"This application takes up around 4gb of memory. Over 8gb of free space is required to download it."

Well that plus $17 means no for my 16gb iPad.

With that file download size you would think the game used those hi res backgrounds from that one thread. I guess the CG is what eats up all that space.

 

[Altered Juice]

Not sure why people are being caught off guard by the pricing considering the other 3d FF games but gonna need dat iOS compatibility info asap.

 

[Lord British]

Benefit of getting this for their inflated price over just getting a PS1 Android emulator and playing the game on that?

Legality?

 

[demosthenes]

Won't be home tonight to get FFIX on steam if it comes out but will 100% buy it tomorrow.

 

[theepicoftyler]

Thank goodness for Google Play credits. I am very ready to indulge my nostalgia.

 

[GinoFelino]

As soon as this drops on PS4, I'm buying this for the fifth time.

 

[Parsnip]

I'm ready for the PC version. Would be nuts if it turned out it wasn't a simultaneous release.

 

[demosthenes]

So its not using the hi-quality art and they haven't fixed the slow loading battles...

Nope I think I will skip this one.

Doesn't the speed up address this?

As soon as this drops on PS4, I'm buying this for the fifth time.

Erm, might not be happening...

 

[Boney]

High speed won't fix the broken battle system.

Real remakes would've been great

 

[Fardeen]

cant wait for steam release

 

[dan2026]

Doesn't the speed up address this?

Not according to a guy earlier in this thread.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Even that doesn't do real justice though, as the PC version ALSO has a ground up floating point renderer as opposed to the seizuring fixed-point renderer of the PS1 hardware, plus proper perspective corrected texturing, which makes polygonal movement and animation way way smoother.

 

[demosthenes]

High speed won't fix the broken battle system.

Real remakes would've been great

That sucks to hear...wonder if modders could address this?

 

[GinoFelino]

Erm, might not be happening...

Why wouldn't it? I'd say the FF7 PS4 release is precedent enough for that to be a matter of time.

 

[demosthenes]

Why wouldn't it? I'd say the FF7 PS4 release is precedent enough for that to be a matter of time.

I'd say SE has shown they want to release all FF games on PC, not PS4.

 

[dan2026]

Its amazing how much detail was lost by the PS1s crappy resolution.
You can barely make anything out.

 

[GinoFelino]

I'd say SE has shown they want to release all FF games on PC, not PS4.

I don't think I understand what you're saying. They only just released a port just like this one on PS4.

Why would their PC releases mean anything for PS4?

 

[Silvawuff]

How is the UI? Is it an overlay like FFVII mobile?

Also it's disappointing about the slow battle load times, that puts me on the fence for this.

 

[Sylas]

I don't think I understand what you're saying. They only just released a port just like this one on PS4. Why would their PC releases mean anything for PS4?

Because FF8 got a treatment similar to this and there hasn't been any hints about a PS4 release of that title. FF7 is unique because it has the remake coming out... eventually. These don't.

 

[infiniteloop]

Does support MFI controllers on ios.

 

[Boney]

That sucks to hear...wonder if modders could address this?

The ATB is fundamentally broken in the game. Where it keeps filling while characters are casting or doing anything, so everything ends up queuing up and makes the ATB completely pointless.

Game is a cake walk so at the very least it will help random encounters where you just mash attack and will make casting spells bearable, so it's better than nothing.

 

[jon bones]

nice, this'll be great next flight i take!!

 

[OrionsNebula]

Even that doesn't do real justice though, as the PC version ALSO has a ground up floating point renderer as opposed to the seizuring fixed-point renderer of the PS1 hardware, plus proper perspective corrected texturing, which makes polygonal movement and animation way way smoother.

Its amazing how much detail was lost by the PS1s crappy resolution.
You can barely make anything out.

I don't know why but I personally feel as though the PC models look very out of place from the rest of the artwork, and I can't help but feel as though the PS1 version does a better job of maintaining immersion because it's character models blend in better..

 

[Genio88]

It must be painful to play a game like this on the 4.7 inch iPhone display, and with that battery life also! Though i can't wait for the PC release, IX is definitely one of my favorites ones along with VII and VIII. Of course i wouldn't play it if it was like the original, high speed, no encounter mode and other "cheat" will help

 

[akidnamededdy]

Wonder how this works on a GPD XD.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

"This application takes up around 4gb of memory. Over 8gb of free space is required to download it."

Well that plus $17 means no for my 16gb iPad.

Good lord. So now I need my iPad 4 to meet an expected demise to justify sdo this like this. Eh

 

[Kenclops]

SE stuff is usually designed for both. FFVII was.

I wish all their games where like that. My Ipad version of FF Tactics and Final Fantasy 3 aren't usable on my iphone. I might be down to pick this up, but only if the app is universal and I can play it on both.

 

[Camp1nCarl]

This has a 20% discount if you all wait until tomorrow. Not sure why some people jumped on it today, but I guess saving approximately $3.60 doesn't matter to some peeps...

 

[infiniteloop]

This has a 20% discount if you all wait until tomorrow. Not sure why some people jumped on it today, but I guess saving approximately $3.60 doesn't matter to some peeps...

it's discounted now

 

[infiniteloop]

I might be down to pick this up, but only if the app is universal and I can play it on both.

it is

 

[duckroll]

Because FF8 got a treatment similar to this and there hasn't been any hints about a PS4 release of that title. FF7 is unique because it has the remake coming out... eventually. These don't.

FF8 on Steam is just the old windows port with some hacks. It wasn't released on iOS or Android either. This is a brand new port by a modern dev which is on iOS, Android, and PC. I would say odds of it showing up on more platforms is pretty good.

 

[Robin64]

it's discounted now

Is it? Because $16.99 doesn't seem like a discounted price, it's too "neat" and would make the normal price $21.24.

Plus it says from the 10th to the 21st, and today is not in that range.

 

[panthapanda]

Crap. I don't know if I want to buy this or not.

 

[Syntsui]

The second it appears on steam I'll buy it. My phone battery can't handle this game, but I checked it anyway and it's not available yet.

 

[Aru]

I don't understand why this isn't compatible with Android TV. Surely the game has controller compatibility like most smartphone S-E games that rely on virtual buttons. It makes no sense.