When Final Fantasy VII was announced for release on the Japanese PSN store, I actually went and logged in to the store to have a look. I was reduced to a blubbering pile of mush to find the main page of the shop redone with the legendary image of Cloud standing in front of a towering Midgar. I considered downloading it despite the fact my Japanese reading skills aren't up to par just yet -- I wanted it so bad!
In today's Sony press conference (liveblog still going here), they announced that fifty classic games will be rereleased on the PSN this year, starting off with Final Fantasy VII (which we already thought was coming, but still, I was happy to see it). No word on pricing yet, but like that matters -- people will be foaming at the mouth to buy the game even if they already own multiple copies. Feel free to go into the comments and tell me how Sony is manipulating me by making me rebuy the same game. I am totally aware of it, and I have no problem with that whatsoever. All I can say is, HELL YEAH!
[Update: The price was confirmed this evening at $9.99. It's available now -- go get it!]
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2:09 PM on 06.02.2009
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Now, HD FF7 Remake plzkthanks.
like nobody here doesn't already have the ISO on their PSP lol
now Xenogears or any other less played Square Classic would have been big news,
oooh sony just announced FF XIV (yeah watching it online) I JUST SHIT MAH PANTS
Though I wont download it immediately, the price is sure to be a bit steep on this one. Next time I feel like going through it I'll go for the download.
Also, anyone turned on their PS3 recently and seen the new format of the shop. Same thing, but a bit shinier.
I feel like I got gypped on Christmas. :'c
God I hate Square-Enix, go back to being SquareSoft.
Someone d/l it and tell whether they shifted anything.
Bend Over and get ready to take some "You aint getting none of this" Rape.
If this comes out on the EU PSN aswell, I'd probably die of shock.
Bitter much? Enjoy recharging your PSP because I bet you'll need a firmware update. I know I haven't touched mine since Chains of Olympus.
Fine. Let me flame bait the bitter fan more over a game I actually liked because I dared voice a common criticism of his/her beloved FFVII(and JRPGs in general really). The character models were ugly, the materia system was contrived, Chocobo Racing was a shoddy distraction at best, and summons were nothing more than a poor man's Esper and crutch for lousy enemy design and pacing.
Once again, I will point out that it was a good, at times, great game that I actually like quite a bit. But as with all things, it was not perfect and IMO benefits too much from nostalgia.
No it isn't. Probably won't be up until 6 PM PST.