As if you couldn't have guessed, the release of Final Fantasy VIII on the PSN's PSOne Classics channel has been met with enthusiasm by spend-happy gamers, rushing to the top of the PSN chart. The PSN top ten chart is full of PSOne Classics, in fact, demonstrating that high-end graphics and "next gen" technology simply can't beat a well-made product.
Here's the full top ten for you:
- Final Fantasy VIII
- PixelJunk Shooter
- Final Fantasy VII
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Resident Evil 2
- Frogger Returns
- Call of Duty Classic
- Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2
- Battlefield 1943
I was definitely among those who downloaded the adventures of gloomy Squall and his stereotypical friends, and I'll do the same when Final Fantasy IX appears. Square Enix knows full well it can make a ton of money releasing the same old stuff, and it's all our fault.
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11:00 AM on 01.14.2010 | 
Pretty much all of it can be summarized in one word: nostalgia.
Nostalgia and Borderlands.
@Xzyliac
Don't forget Pixel Junk Shooter!
Nice to see people are giving it a chance, though. None of the PSOne Final Fantasies really had great stories, but FFVIII had the most interesting mix of sidequests and gameplay.
I'm hoping that FFIX comes soon enough, along with Vagrant Story, which SCEA seems content to sit on. Wouldn't mind Final Fantasy Anthology be put up, either.
Or, maybe you're just wrong. You got VI right, but 8 > 7 > 9.
Yes, I know it's all opinions, but that good taste line was not in good taste.
Both Europe and US PSN pales in comparison to the Japansese PSN = huge catalog of PS ONE classics and a Premium Demon's Souls theme!
I'm stating that VIII is higher than VII is mostly due to nostalgia(first FF I had).I used to think that IX sucked(due to playing VIII first,I loved seeing 9999 every single time,no matter what RPG,and I was 10 years old at the time),but after a recent playthrough,IX's story outshines both VII and VIII(goddamn you,VIII and your Chekov's Library trope).
But yeah,support for VIII on the PSN,ladies and gents.
Waiting for FFIX... hopefully Xenogears too...
As for me, I'm happy to see it on offer, and wasn't really surprised to see it topping the download lists this past wekk. I would be happy to see the whole lineup available - hell, all PS1 classics for that matter. But I actually still have my disc for 8, and I don't have a pressing need to play it on PSP, so I doubt I'll be making a purchase any time soon.
Parasite Eve.
Parasite Eve.
It'll be out eventually, since 3rd Birthday's in the works.
.......
Parasite Eve.
I also wish they'd consider Xenogears. That game is hard as heck to find nowadays, I personally loved it, and I'm sure it'd sell pretty darn well if they'd put it up on PSN being the rarity that it is.