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I think it's a smart move, at least from a business perspective
This was originally a 40 dollar DS game so 15 dollars doesn't seem too ridiculous. You would probably find it used for the DS around the same price. As a company, I think square has to at least test this price point. And at least you are getting a full game here with hours of tested quality game play. That's better than paying 10 dollars for mediocre (IMO) and short rehash of some old sonic levels.
It's true that we've become accustomed to dirt cheap games on iOS devices but as more games most close to their handheld counterparts I would expect the price to as well.
All that being said, 15 dollars is still more than I'm willing to pay for an iOS game, but maybe I would feel differently if I hadn't already paid 40 dollars to get this on my DS. As a consumer I'm not sure I like where this is going. I'd wait 6 month for a price cut or some holiday sale. Square does tend to be much stingier about those though than say Capcom or EA.
This was originally a 40 dollar DS game so 15 dollars doesn't seem too ridiculous. You would probably find it used for the DS around the same price. As a company, I think square has to at least test this price point. And at least you are getting a full game here with hours of tested quality game play. That's better than paying 10 dollars for mediocre (IMO) and short rehash of some old sonic levels.
It's true that we've become accustomed to dirt cheap games on iOS devices but as more games most close to their handheld counterparts I would expect the price to as well.
All that being said, 15 dollars is still more than I'm willing to pay for an iOS game, but maybe I would feel differently if I hadn't already paid 40 dollars to get this on my DS. As a consumer I'm not sure I like where this is going. I'd wait 6 month for a price cut or some holiday sale. Square does tend to be much stingier about those though than say Capcom or EA.
Wait a month and it will be down by 70%. Or just buy it for the DS like you should. Who in their right mind plays real games on the iphone...
Kind of funny that everyone's complaining about it costing $16. That's a steal really.
This is why iPhone gamers are leaches on the industry. The business model doesn't support any decently long, or complex games, because no one wants to pay more than Angry Birds prices. Nintendo was right.
This is why iPhone gamers are leaches on the industry. The business model doesn't support any decently long, or complex games, because no one wants to pay more than Angry Birds prices. Nintendo was right.
As BGFUSAB said, it used to be 40 bucks, thanks nintendo random tax. And now you know how it works for their announcment of not wanting to work with 0,99 games. The games will be on the ds/3ds/wii, they will just cost $10 instead of 0,99
Considering that this is a 30+ hour RPG that originally cost $35 on the DS, and doesn't seem to have had anything eliminated, I'd say $16 is a pretty good price.
I don't see anything wrong with this. They know their sales figures for the DS version(which i quite enjoyed), and they should have an idea if this price point will work. Being that it's a 30-40hr game, it's certainly "worth" it.
I think the bigger question, though, is whether people actually WANT games on the iPhone with the depth of a devoted console. I suspect the answer is no.. I know I certainly don't want that on my phone. Even games that have a splash screen are rarely touched because my phone gaming is basically while I wait for my lunch to cook at work or waiting for a table in a restaurant.
I think the bigger question, though, is whether people actually WANT games on the iPhone with the depth of a devoted console. I suspect the answer is no.. I know I certainly don't want that on my phone. Even games that have a splash screen are rarely touched because my phone gaming is basically while I wait for my lunch to cook at work or waiting for a table in a restaurant.
So what is the battery life on an iPhone when it's playing something like this anyway? I have an LG enV Touch, and I know that if I play anything in 3D on there (the demos that came with it. Need for Speed, and Resident Evil, I think), my battery drains so ridiculously fast that I have to charge the damn thing up again.
I would think that would be the biggest limiting factor toward longer games, especially something like FFIII where the save point positioning isn't completely forgiving.
I would think that would be the biggest limiting factor toward longer games, especially something like FFIII where the save point positioning isn't completely forgiving.
Seems like a reasonable price to me. $30 - $35 DS game going for half price with all the same content. Plus it's an old school RPG so you'll get your monies worth.
It's a full fledged RPG so I'm not surprised that they're charging more than $10 for it. I've yet to find an engrossing iphone game though. Touch controls just aren't my thing.
Ds version is now $10. Just saying. I think it's a fair price for such a big game, but yeah, I own a ds. Chaos rings was fucking sweet for $6 though. Still play that shit.
$15 for a remake of a mainstream Final Fantasy? I fail to see the problem. It's like listening to people refuse to buy Braid for 1200 points again.
I take a train ride to and from work which is about an hour and a half each way. Seeing as I lost my old DS Cartridge, I think this is absolutely worth every penny. Just a little disappointed I wasn't greeted with that intro movie the DS version had, but so far I'm liking it. I know the price will come down eventually, but even then I would say it's worth the $15.00 tag.
Too bad Final Fantasy III has aged horribly. I came close to finishing it on the DS but then asked myself "why?" and since I couldn't give a satisfactory answer and just got rid of it.
I'd rather pay twice as much just for the right to use buttons. Also, if this doesn't have the save-anywhere scheme of the FF1+2 remakes, then this will probably die horribly.
I'll take FF3 on my phone for $16 any day over carrying a DS and a $30 cartridge too.
ps I'll take an iPod touch over a 3DS. like I need more shit in my pockets & $40 games.
ps I'll take an iPod touch over a 3DS. like I need more shit in my pockets & $40 games.
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