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11/03/09
11/03/09
Honestly? I'd wish they'd just drop most of the FFVII and FFVIII tracks in favor of more Ivalice tracks, early FFs(instead of primarily doing medley), and more of the FFXI scores that get so little love for have several incredible OSTs per expansion.
Xarcabard, Mhaura, Flowers on the Battlefield, and Gustaberg from The Star Onion's Sanctuary release are some of the most beautiful tracks of the series and hearing a live performance of the Gustaberg rearrangement would be thrilling.
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11/03/09
I also understand why there isn't more attention paid to the soundtrack. There simply aren't as many people that are familiar with the songs of FFXI compared to music from FFVII or FFVIII. They have to produce music that people want to listen to, and FFXI simply wasn't as popular.
A large reason why people listen to this music is because of their personal experiences with it, and nostalgia. The actual composition of the music is secondary. I'll admit that the music from FFXI that I enjoy most also tend to be the ones that I have the greatest memories attached to.
Edit: Goodness, the rearrangements are REALLY good.
11/03/09
Still, I do find it annoying that some of the best pieces in the FF line up get brushed aside. FF fan aside and speaking purely on the merits of the music, FF7s OST can be....awfully drab in comparison to other tracks. I mean do we really need six or seven tracks from FF7 in a show that's supposed to encompass 20 years of games? I get the nostalgia, but damn, FF7s OST isn't that good. #finalfantasytactics
11/03/09
It's a shame, really; Mizuta's work in later expansions was simply amazing and it leaves me a little disheartened to know that Uematsu so far will be scoring XIV alone. #finalfantasytactics
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If VII's sales numbers are any indicator, Square would be a fool not to.
It's good money, and there's a tremendous demand for it.
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Oh, at least one more time...
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I didn't think it was likely, though, considering the PSP remake. When it does come out, day 1 purchase from me!
It's awesome how the PSOne Classics worth owning pretty much doubled in less than a month ( for me, at least).
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9 was so wack though, I don't get how people loved it so much. The story was the worst part of it, the battle system was cool but the story ? wtf
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@anduin1:The story was a tad weak, Freya, nor anyone other then Vivi got much attention and Dagger was almost as annoying as Cloud, Squall and Tidus, but after FF8, it was great. It was also the very last 'old school' like FF, other then FF11, as every FF has followed the '10 formula' from then on.
06/14/09
I'm with you. FF8 fricken stinks, it's such a watered down Final Fantasy experience. Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, CGI cutscene, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Summon, Draw/Stock,Draw/Stock,Draw/Stock.
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...Though i will conceed it still is the worst magic system of the series (Though junctioning partially saves it)
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FF9 is pretty much known to be a return to the traditional fantasy setting of the older games. Castles, knights, black mages, etc. There was even a Crystal in FF9, and Crystals played a heavy part in the stories of FF1, 4 and 5.
06/14/09
Except that the PSP version is superior for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the vastly improved translation. War of the Lions is one of the main reasons I still have my PSP and a fantastic update. Going back to the PS1 release just wouldn't be the same.
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...(is probably going to end up buying anyway)
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Chop chop please Square.
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I'm sure buying FFT will increase the chances that they will be the craptacular FF8 and the awesome FF9 to PSN.
06/14/09
"that they will BRING" typo.
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FFVIII's a great game, just play it like it was Chrono Cross: Know there's games before it, but pretend they don't exist.
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12/22/08
Sure wish I could afford an iPhone.
12/22/08
Puzzles and word games are usually fine, but anything else that has any real action in it is more of a chore than fun.
Rolando, as fun as it is, becomes frustrating after a while because of frustrating combinations I have to sometimes put my wrists/fingers in. Not to mention any game that I have to touch to manipulate the actual character (instead of an on screen control like Pacman, for instance) ends up being more distracting because you are covering the screen with your finger.
I was really excited about gaming on it at first. Especially after seeing what it is capable graphics wise, but now I am really turned off by it. I'm most likely going to give up on iPhone gaming unless something truly amazing (control wise) comes along.
12/22/08
I'm an unabashed FF/Squeenix fan, but I'm going to have to give this one a pass. :(
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