Yesterday it was Capcom with Street Fighter 3 Alpha, and now that other master of the re-release, Square Enix, has been outed as bringing Final Fantasy Tactics to the PSN. As always, this leak comes courtesy of the ESRB, with a new rating listing the game for a PS3 release. That could only mean that the PSOne Classics store is being graced with yet more nostalgic delight.
As much as I poke fun as Capcom and Squeenix, I must clarify that I do so in jest. The PSOne Classics section is my favorite part of the PlayStation Store, and more cheap downloadable bits of retro are fine by me. I'm one of the few people who have so far failed to fall in love with Tactics, but its presence on the Western storefront is more than welcome.
It looks like Sony is finally getting its act together and producing a PSOne Classics section in Europe and North America that rivals that of Japan. The Western store has been threadbare for far too long, and it's wonderful to see so many great PSOne games headed our way. Now I shall continue to stomp my feet and demand the Oddworld games.
[Thanks, Scary Womanizing Pig Mask]
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7:00 PM on 06.14.2009
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@ Gaming Goddess: make that two.
Also, mrplow8 wins.
Honestly, it's story/lore fills an in-game bible, and the combat is the most involved in the series. Play it...now.
@GamingGoddess
Nope! I lost my copy of Ehrgeiz! I wants another!
@Jim
Oddworld is another PSX great! PS1+PS2=greatest library ever.
Really, I'd pay money again if they could port War of the Lions to PSN, because the slowdown makes it nigh-unplayable for me. Having it on a home console would greatly help along my efforts to finish the damn thing.
As a side note, I would love to see Square put any of the Front Mission games on the PS store.
I assume by "spoony bard" you mean FFIV, but are these the mistranslations from the PSX version of Tactics you are speaking of (scroll down towards the bottom)? It's not so bad that it doesn't warrant a purchase, right? :D
You already screwed the Shmup fans the first time around, show us some damn love you cock sucking fuckwits. Thanks. Love you tons.
Ah, yes, spoony bard is an FFIV joke, but it was also used as an insult in FFT, or at least War of the Lions.
Perhaps a better example would be Professor Daravon?
@GamingGoddess:
Ehrgeiz made me like Zach more than Cloud(Crisis Core just cemented it). I would love to play that game again.
Although I can understand your newfound hatred for the PSP after recently being told about the HOLD function.
What mistake? I didn't mention the PSP because Tactics has been on the PSP since forever.
Kninghts riding giant chickens aren't very intimidating imo.
How come Jim whenever I see your face under that PS3 Updates header I know death shall follow?
Pretty sure Spoony Bard is a Woolseyism, not a mistranslation.
@Jim:
Lol'ed irl at you suggesting PAL is getting a good selection of PS1 games.
This game never saw PAL release on PS1, were not getting this.
We're stuck with Rainbow Six...
Woolseyism vs. Spoony Bard. Too much reading for 3AM, but I think you're right.
Also, your avatar really, really makes me want to play Xenogears again. Between you and Crunshii...
You've come back to mock me for never getting past you halfway point...
I accept your challenge.
You pixelated hooker...
the psp version has some nice updates/fixes, but the slowdown is atrocious.
either version is acceptable.
REAL FFT SEQUEL NOW PLEASE!!
Seriously...why all these crap "Dynasty Warriors" games & spinoffs...Can't there be just one more awesome Dynasty Tactics game, continuing the leap ahead of other tactics games?!?!?
"Surrender now or die in obscurity"
Seeing it changed on the PSP, killed a small part of me.