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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-14 22:36:40 »

Haven't had a problem with the music not playing or looping. Thanks for putting that up BloodShot, I couldn't touch this game with MIDI, it's absolutely horrific. Works perfectly for me.

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-14 21:48:46 »

Anyone know how to use current PC saves with this? I've got it installed but putting the save folder in random places doesn't seem to make it work.

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Releases / Re: [REL] Anxious Heart

« on: 2012-08-14 20:59:31 »

The "new" PC game names are the old ones (aseri, aseri2, ayasi, barret etc).

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-14 20:57:38 »

What's the easiest way to play this with a PS3 controller? Shocked they don't have native controller support...

I use DS3 Tool to use my PS3 controller on the PC, and that seems to work fine with this.

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-14 18:26:55 »

Don't forget, all of the tracks in the "AnxiousHeart" music installer are already converted to OGG format.

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-14 17:40:36 »

I'm assuming I'll be able to have both this and the original PC version installed at the same time? Can anyone confirm this? I'm downloading now.

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Releases / Re: [REL] Final Fantasy VII - Retranslation Project With Documentation

« on: 2012-08-11 19:56:45 »

"Get lost" is definitely the better of the choices there IMO. We don't even say "do one" in Scotland, it's a purely mid/southern English thing.

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-08-06 18:26:43 »

Is it possible the other font found maybe has something to do with the achievement system?

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Final Fantasy xiii-3

« on: 2012-07-09 12:40:14 »

Yeah those comments have been circulating for a while now. Apparently they'll be making an announcement at this years TGS about the continuation or conclusion of the story. Still doesn't mean Hope's going to play any sort of major role. Also, his role in XIII-2 was major enough.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Final Fantasy xiii-3

« on: 2012-07-09 11:46:52 »

Where does it say that? Those are fan made shots from XIII-2's ending.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Final Fantasy xiii-3

« on: 2012-07-08 11:39:46 »

What does that Tumblr have to with XIII-3?

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-07-08 10:28:57 »

CRT isn't blurry at all, and I already said that. And once more, it's not "stretched" either, it's magnified. Stretching is displaying a low resolution on a higher resolution, which isn't what a CRT monitor or old TV does. It projects the image.

No one said they wouldn't "update" to the PC version. Also, the original PS version and the current PC version with mods from here are two completely different games. No one is arguing that the mods have the capability to improve it. But when it comes down to it, the original, unmodded PC version is visually inferior to the PS version when it's played on an old TV.

It's the same with any game released on PS and PS2, they look better on old TV's. Try outputting them on HD and all you have is a shitty pixellated image.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-07-08 10:17:29 »

Dude, the PSX games look massively better on a CRT. Arguing that is totally pointless. It's the difference between magnification and resolution.

The data is the same, so increasing the resolution (which is what happens on all modern HDTV's on PC or on PS3) causes pixellation. Since old TV's magnify it and the resolution stays the same, it doesn't look pixellated. Hence the image looks just as good on an old 32" TV as it does if your window size on PC is 320*240. You can literally see the game on a huge screen and there will be no noticeable pixellation. Can't do that with modern-day screens.

There is obviously no increase in detail, but the image is much smoother and sharper because there's no pixellation. It's not blurred, nor is it upscaled, hence is looks far better.

Also, no one is expecting the HD port of FFX to look like FFXIII. NO ONE. They're expecting it to look like the original game. For the same reasons I've just mentioned, FFX looks horrible on the PS3, which is why they're doing the HD version in the first place.

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General Discussion / Re: Final Fantasy VII Rerelease thread

« on: 2012-07-05 15:14:37 »

There is no such thing as FFX HD...  Upscaling is not HD.

However, redoing/ increasing the detail of textures is, as is proper widescreen support in 720/1080. Which is what a HD port is. Which is why it's called FFX HD.

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Solved Problems / Re: Can't launch FF7 now for some reason (using bootleg)

« on: 2012-06-22 15:33:03 »

I think setting that registry entry to 0 for your installer is a great idea PitBrat, I can recall the same thing happening to me a few times (although that's because I switch between my HDTV and my laptop a lot).

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General Discussion / Re: Square Enix files for domain “finalfantasyviipc.com”

« on: 2012-06-22 15:29:58 »

Hasn't there been an entry on Steam for FFVII for years though?

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General Discussion / Re: Square Enix files for domain “finalfantasyviipc.com”

« on: 2012-06-22 15:09:37 »

Moar information.

I'm seeing "slightly updated version" in a lot of places. Wouldn't it be hilarious if they just used all of the updates from here? XD

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Could someone help me get the Paradox Ending I want for FF 13-2?

« on: 2012-06-16 22:03:13 »

Activate the paradox scope and close the Academia (4XX AF) gate. Then enter and deliver the Graviton Cores to Alyssa but don't skip any of the cutscenes, because you have to refuse to take the vagabond artifact from her when the live trigger appears. That's what triggers the paradox ending you're looking for.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Chronicle 2012

« on: 2012-04-29 17:06:37 »

Chronicle? I saw it. If I'm being honest, the whole cinema laughed at certain parts that weren't supposed to be funny, and half of them left because of various bits of awful.

The premise is cool, I actually liked a lot of it, but it got a bit too stupid in certain parts. It was really the directors fault because bits of story should have been set up in the opening 20 minutes and instead you have random plot elements that introduce themselves towards the end.

I thought it was meh. I'm incredibly shocked to find out they're making a sequel.

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Troubleshooting / Re: FF8PC not playing eyes on me.

« on: 2012-04-29 16:59:30 »

I have hunted high and low for a solution to this problem since I originally got the game many many years ago. I have never once managed to get it to work. A solution I saw was to enable a feature in the properties settings on the drive from which you're running FF8, but the feature is just flat out not there on modern machines/ drives/ whatever.

For me, it just doesn't work. I've fiddled with all sorts of settings high and low, tried using different drives, tried the original discs, tried it on 3 different computers. It is for this one reason that I'd rather emulate the playstation version. It's not like there are any super-amazing upgrades from that anyway. Also it has a better quality world map.

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General Discussion / Re: Physical Final Fantasy Collections

« on: 2012-04-02 18:28:51 »

I've got that strategy guide (PC "Version" and PSX) because I bought the PC one first and it's super ancient. I can't quite believe how much information they lack sometimes, but they're not too bad. Piggyback rock it. My pic coming soon.

EDIT: Not as impressive by any means, but I love it ^_^

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Mass Effect 3 Ending and how companies f* up their fans...

« on: 2012-03-27 01:43:58 »

But we didn't get to see them doing their part.

Fan expectations were set by pre-release interviews with tons of information you can have a look at through the link in my previous post. Not one of these promises were kept. Essentially that makes it look like they either a) Lied or b) Rushed the ending.

The end is disjointed and does not fit with the running narrative, hints and themes of the 3 previous games. It's a lazy cop-out and just completely stupid.

I understand people that say they like the ending. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the ending isn't even that bad for a standalone game (see Deus Ex: Human Revolution) but to be the conclusion of a trilogy? Absolutely not.

I like a nihilistic ending as much as the next guy, and fans (including me) aren't pissed off that there are "things beyond their control". They're pissed off because what is supposed to be an epic conclusion to a game trilogy about how "your choices matter" (an actual quote regarding the ending of Mass Effect 3 pre-release) leaves you with no choice and leaves you wondering what the hell happened to any of your characters.

There is absolutely no closure and there are a million things wrong with it. Belittling it to:

you have to accept that there are often things beyond your control. it's not the first game that does this, nor the last one. and fans simply cannot accept it.

is irrational and unfair. There are a ton of reasons beyond the actual plot of the ending that make it a terrible ending. And that's disregarding the original planned storyline (about the reason for the reapers being that dark energy is destroying the galaxy) being tossed in the bin.

All that being said, I can respect that there are people out there who do actually like the ending. Kudos to them, because I wish I was among them. As it stands, to most the entire trilogy has lost it's replayability value, which sucks.

But what is pissing me off the most at the moment is people out there defending it to the hilt and refusing to acknowledge that the people who don't like it are pissed off for a reason. There are too many people just being totally ignorant and saying "zomg it woz so amayzing, BIOWARE dnt listn 2 dese haterzzz, tey just ddnt get it!!". Literally all you hear is how stupid you are for not loving a shit ending.

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Aali's Custom FF7/FF8 Driver / Re: Aali's driver [v 0.7.11b] Help/Bugs/Suggestions

« on: 2012-03-24 19:43:17 »

Has no one found a way to fix the towns on the world map yet?

If people don't know what I'm talking about, a quick reminder: the towns that display on the FF8 world map on PC are the horrible low scale versions, yet the better ones do exist but for some reason are not displayed.

It's not something I care about too much, I'm just curious because I brought it up a few years ago. There's a thread about it somewhere.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Mass Effect 3 Ending and how companies f* up their fans...

« on: 2012-03-23 00:05:29 »

But... Bioware can do what they want. It's their IP, after all.

Honestly, though, what are you expecting? Releasing a new ending would take a lot of time - and money - and it's really not something they're obliged to do if they think the 'sacrifice' theme is important.

Thank you for sharing your opinion. While I agree that they are free to craft the story however they see fit, they broke a million promises. There is a thread dedicated to it on the Bioware forums, that lists every promise they made that they broke with regard to the end of the game.

There is an ending where Shepard doesn't die. And the problem isn't with the "sacrifice" theme, it's with the fact that no matter what you do the mass relays are completely destroyed, your crew fuck off and leave you (and seriously, 2 of them are supposed to be dead but can still pop off the Normandy unscathed) so that galactic armada you spent 3 games buttering up? Stuck in the sol system till they starve to death.

In all honesty, I could rant for hours. These are small glaring issues compared to the rest of it, and I don't think there's much point to me moaning my ass off for ages anymore. If you want info on why people disagree with the endings, check out the BW forums. I'm too lazy to discuss it with any great justice.

And here is a good list of lies the developer told.

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Completely Unrelated / Re: Mass Effect 3 Ending and how companies f* up their fans...

« on: 2012-03-22 23:16:05 »

loooooooooool

Shinta
Wed 21 Mar 2012 11:50 AM

"Calling criticism of Mass Effect 3's ending "incredibly painful,"

Boo hoo. It's gone on for what, 2 weeks? Imagine this level of hate going on for 2 years. Now you know what it feels like for the people who work on Final Fantasy. Cry me a river.

Who was that?

Kotaku is one of my fave news sources but i never heard anything bad about them butI don't really understand this do you mean they made a charity cause but they kept the cash?

No they didn't keep the cash lol. Sorry if my post seemed snappy, it's just that when it comes to this ME3 ending, I get really passionate. I know that might seem quite sad, but IDGAF what the jaded people think ^_^

Since the fan outcry started 2 weeks ago, Kotaku and IGN have posted non-stop articles calling the fanbase "whiny entitled babies" saying they have entitlement issues and that Bioware can do whatever they want.

But because in the current 20 polls around the internet all have "the ending is extremely poor" at more than 90% (with around 100,000 votes on some) and the Bioware forums and devs twitter accounts have been spammed with negative feedback.

The outcry is due to the fact that the ending is the embodiment of everything the developers PROMISED it WOULD NOT be, which is why everyone is currently going crazy.

The fans part of the campaign also started a donation drive which has now raised ~80,000USD for charity. Kotaku and IGN like to overlook all these facts when they're writing articles.

And now they've (IGN and Kotaku) realised which way the wind is blowing, they're both starting to backtrack and post neutrally, instead of the biased crap they have been posting.

Basically, they didn't do any research and assumed it was a minority that hated the endings. The opposite is true, so they've dug themselves holes with about 100,000 Mass Effect fans who are VERY vocal by talking down to their usual readers. Result: embargo on IGN and Kotaku. ESPECIALLY Colin Moriarty from IGN.