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@pedrovay2003
Emulation =/= stealing.
...downloading a ROM, on the other hand...
And, as I implied earlier, if you buy this version, you're basically buying an emulator program for one game anyways.
Emulation =/= stealing.
...downloading a ROM, on the other hand...
And, as I implied earlier, if you buy this version, you're basically buying an emulator program for one game anyways.
@El Conrado
Oh, I completely agree with you. But read his comment -- He was talking about the PC release. You can't "emulate" a PC game, you can only either have an original copy or pirate it.
And as far as emulating this one particular game goes, it'll be a lot like how GOG does it. All those game are pretty much emulated, but you're legitimately buying them.
See, if this ended up on GOG, I'd buy it in an instant. I don't see that happening, and if this ends up being Steam then screw it, I'll just go online and find a copy of the original PC one. I've already gotten that to work on my PC with widescreen and updated graphics.
Oh, I completely agree with you. But read his comment -- He was talking about the PC release. You can't "emulate" a PC game, you can only either have an original copy or pirate it.
And as far as emulating this one particular game goes, it'll be a lot like how GOG does it. All those game are pretty much emulated, but you're legitimately buying them.
See, if this ended up on GOG, I'd buy it in an instant. I don't see that happening, and if this ends up being Steam then screw it, I'll just go online and find a copy of the original PC one. I've already gotten that to work on my PC with widescreen and updated graphics.
@El Conrado
This is something I've blogged about, so I'm not going to steal the comments, so I'll just give you kind of a dirty and quick version.
Steam, while it's not as bad as a constant online connection, is still as restrictive as any other DRM. Want to install a game? Get online. Want to back a game up? Get online. No one other than you can play a game you buy, unless you give out your account credentials or use offline mode, which is shoddy at best. Hell, if a game isn't fully updated, you can't even START it through Steam.
I think Steam as a PLATFORM is great, i.e., the customer service, the storefront, the game selection, etc. But Steam is two halves of a whole, and the DRM side of it is no better than any other DRM scheme. No one can say that places like GOG don't make money, either, so there's really no excuse to not have every game on both services. It's not like Steam stops piracy or anything.
If you want to read my original rant, here it is. I don't hate Steam, I just hate DRM, and that's what Steam is, except for games like Super Meat Boy, which has all the Steamworks benefits, but is actually COMPLETELY DRM-free. I'd buy every game EVER on Steam if they were all like that.
This is something I've blogged about, so I'm not going to steal the comments, so I'll just give you kind of a dirty and quick version.
Steam, while it's not as bad as a constant online connection, is still as restrictive as any other DRM. Want to install a game? Get online. Want to back a game up? Get online. No one other than you can play a game you buy, unless you give out your account credentials or use offline mode, which is shoddy at best. Hell, if a game isn't fully updated, you can't even START it through Steam.
I think Steam as a PLATFORM is great, i.e., the customer service, the storefront, the game selection, etc. But Steam is two halves of a whole, and the DRM side of it is no better than any other DRM scheme. No one can say that places like GOG don't make money, either, so there's really no excuse to not have every game on both services. It's not like Steam stops piracy or anything.
If you want to read my original rant, here it is. I don't hate Steam, I just hate DRM, and that's what Steam is, except for games like Super Meat Boy, which has all the Steamworks benefits, but is actually COMPLETELY DRM-free. I'd buy every game EVER on Steam if they were all like that.
And for the record, I DO have a ton of Steam games. I don't shun it like it's a virus or anything like that.
@ Nicky Austin
"I have a feeling this will be like Ocarina of Time. Not as good as everyone thinks it is."
gamers these days...
it would be so, so easy to give this game a new coat of paint. i don't understand why square doesn't just do a proper remaster. updated 3D models and effects, improve the quality of some of the artwork, clean up the english translation and if they really want to push the boat out, re-record the soundtrack with an orchestra.
i'd pay good money for that. i'll pay significantly less for what it seems like they are planning to deliver. unless they also plan to do some of the above i'm not sure why they are bothering with this, but i shan't complain too much either way.
"I have a feeling this will be like Ocarina of Time. Not as good as everyone thinks it is."
gamers these days...
it would be so, so easy to give this game a new coat of paint. i don't understand why square doesn't just do a proper remaster. updated 3D models and effects, improve the quality of some of the artwork, clean up the english translation and if they really want to push the boat out, re-record the soundtrack with an orchestra.
i'd pay good money for that. i'll pay significantly less for what it seems like they are planning to deliver. unless they also plan to do some of the above i'm not sure why they are bothering with this, but i shan't complain too much either way.
So have pc gamers turned into valve fan boys these days? Internal console war, so to speak? If it ain't on Steam I won't buy it. Wtf is up with that attitude. What if it was (appropriately) on gog? Hardcore pc gamers are silly. Although any fanatic is pretty much silly by definition. Cheerio.
Just run it much more stably in ePSXe at whatever resolution you want with your actual original discs.
Having "Achievements" when it's not tied to an existing service is completely pointless. The only use for Achievements is to show off.
Also I don't want my savegames on Squeenix's proprietary "cloud" that will probably be shut down in a year.
Having "Achievements" when it's not tied to an existing service is completely pointless. The only use for Achievements is to show off.
Also I don't want my savegames on Squeenix's proprietary "cloud" that will probably be shut down in a year.
@cactus
What? Are you a non English speaker requesting improved English localization?
Disregarding context as I haven't played the game in years, those were both entirely acceptable sentences. Wtf, are you looking for dickensian style english or something?
What? Are you a non English speaker requesting improved English localization?
Disregarding context as I haven't played the game in years, those were both entirely acceptable sentences. Wtf, are you looking for dickensian style english or something?
@dtomek
I don't know about his second quote, but the "attack while the tail is up" quote is wrong in context. It actually punishes you if you follow that advice.
I don't know about his second quote, but the "attack while the tail is up" quote is wrong in context. It actually punishes you if you follow that advice.
So is this just the old PC version made to run on a modern OS, or an emulated PSX copy? 'cause either way it doesn't sound like they did much to the game
Oh boy! An old turd is getting another coat of paint(ish)! I'll enjoy it as much as I did the last time I played it about 12 years ago.... which was not at all!
Have they ever even fixed the music? The silly tooting synth-score was ass.
Have they ever even fixed the music? The silly tooting synth-score was ass.
I beat FF7 on the PC way back when you could burn it on CD's Why the hell would I buy it on Steam? Pointless
It's basically like a GoG release- a classic title updated to be compatible with modern hardware and operating systems. What are people bitching about?
Pretty awesome. I attempted to complete this game many times when I was younger but have never made it all the way though. That's how it usually ends up with me and pretty much the entire Final Fantasy series.
This character boost thing is insulting and needs to go. Also, how is it possible that (from what I can tell), not a single game journalism site has any more information about this than I do after having seen the site linked to Square's page on Facebook??
@Jinx
People are bitching because it's not built from the ground up, which I think is a stupid reason to bitch. I, for one, am excited about this, since the original PC version is crazy-hard to get now.
People are bitching because it's not built from the ground up, which I think is a stupid reason to bitch. I, for one, am excited about this, since the original PC version is crazy-hard to get now.
I had FF7 on PC. The cutscenes were in AVI format on the CDs so you could watch the ending without playing the game.
the soundtrack in the original PC release sounded horrible, it was all using MIDI so it sounded like this:
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff7/sounds/midi/ff7batt.mid
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff7/sounds/midi/ff7batt.mid
What's with people complaining about it being already on PC and emulation, this is obviously for people who want to have a new version, becuase you know, i'm pretty sure the old version won't run very well on vista or win 7, or for people who never played it back then... if you don't want it just don't buy it and SHUT THE F UP!!!!
@Wedge
You don't have to have Steam to have Achievements. The PC retail versions of Mass Effect 1 and 2 both had Achievements.
You don't have to have Steam to have Achievements. The PC retail versions of Mass Effect 1 and 2 both had Achievements.
The jump in system requirements is interesting:
Square-Enix (well Squaresoft really) has a bad history of awful emulation so I would hope that they aren't going down that road again.
But, given the 'Square-Enix Store' nonsense coupled with the achievements we could be looking at some type of GUI/Wrapper/Launcher system which could account for the jump in specs.
Yeah, just fucking use Steam you dipshits.
Square-Enix (well Squaresoft really) has a bad history of awful emulation so I would hope that they aren't going down that road again.
But, given the 'Square-Enix Store' nonsense coupled with the achievements we could be looking at some type of GUI/Wrapper/Launcher system which could account for the jump in specs.
Yeah, just fucking use Steam you dipshits.
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I still can't get my old PC copy to run with any semblance of stability, so I'd gladly buy this game again just to have a reliably working version.
"Character Booster" With the click of a button you max out your gill, HP and MP. Not only is that sad, but if they don't charge for you to do it, I will be surprised.
LEAVE FF7 ALONE YOU FUCKWITS. SQUARE ENIX SUCK BALLS, THEY HAVE HARMED IT'S GLORIOUS NAME ENOUGH!
But...
If it's a barebones port that doesn't mess with the game, I suppose it's not a bad thing to let more people play it. Those extra features don't mean anything to me, and the idea of a 'character booster' is ridiculous.
I suppose Cloud needs his support, especially when he's cross dressing.
@Mr Jonson
What the hell. That made me sad.
That sounds horrible compared to the Playstation OST...
But...
If it's a barebones port that doesn't mess with the game, I suppose it's not a bad thing to let more people play it. Those extra features don't mean anything to me, and the idea of a 'character booster' is ridiculous.
I suppose Cloud needs his support, especially when he's cross dressing.
@Mr Jonson
What the hell. That made me sad.
That sounds horrible compared to the Playstation OST...
Well, it had a release back in the day, so all they did was update it. Do this to FFVIII and we'll talk, since I'm just going to get this on the Vita any way (or just give us FFVIII on the Vita, sooner then later...)
You know, they should have made it required to use the Yamaha XG midi player soundset they included with the game. The windows midi player sucks compared to it.
They included one that had a ton of custom instruments. Without it, the music sounded really bad.
Heres hoping they learned from that mistake. I doubt it.
They included one that had a ton of custom instruments. Without it, the music sounded really bad.
Heres hoping they learned from that mistake. I doubt it.
They are missing the infinite health for Cloud and party and one hit down for enemies pack. The game will still be more difficult without it though. What if I spend GP in all the wrong places and what if I don't attack my enemies? It's so hard. I must show my friends using achievements that my Cloud is invulnerable. Please SE, give infinite HP/ MP and every other shit for Cloud. Please?
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