Squeenix Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade - now on Steam

[Shaewaroz]

And for a first playthrough, just vanilla PSX is fine?

Steam version is better in every way.

 

[danielseth]

So what's the best way to play FFVII these days?

If its your first time playing it i would not add extra quests and crap, all you need is Steam version and remako mod (increases the resolution of pre rendered backrounds) and maybe kaldas field models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuYTHf21G-U

 

[Jinn]

So what's the best way to play FFVII these days?

I actually just installed the steam version with the retranslation last night (The Reunion Mod) - leaving the model overhaul out because it's hideous - as it's been probably over ten years since my last playthrough. I tried installing the Remako mod for HD background art, but only got it half working. That one was a bit too much of a pain in the ass so I gave up on it. If you can figure it out, it looks to be worth it.

I also wanted a little added difficulty, so I tried the Gjoerulv's Hardcore mod, but didn't really like what I saw from the opening section already seeming to require a fair amount of grinding. hay's Reasonable Difficulty Mod seems like it would be a better option as me, because I want just that - a reasonable difficulty rather than just piss easy till end game stuff.

Anyway, The Reunion retranslation really seems like the most essential addition, unless you really want to experience the fairly botched original localization.

 

[Beastro]

Seriously they should of just made this shit into a movie.

Square tried that 20 years ago and almost killed themselves off. Even when they kept trying with Advent Child the result wasn't what the were hoping for.

They've wisely learned that they can't make movies. Unfortunately, they still want to keep making them so they've snuggly fit back into making them vicariously through their games ever since.

Anyway, The Reunion retranslation really seems like the most essential addition, unless you really want to experience the fairly botched original localization.

Isn't half the charm of JRPGs the bad translations? Awhile back I tried out the GBA version of FFII(IV) and found so much of the games charm missing because of the updated localization. The happy go lucky, derring-do charm the SNES one had was replaced by some moody, serious tone that just reminded me of when bad fiction tries to act overly serious while failing to actually create an appropriately serious tone.

Also, I don't think it's ever been a good idea to have characters talk in the middle of a fight.

I've found it only works with the old fashion dialogue boxes of older games. Once you start voicing things it becomes a step too far that makes you begin to wonder wtf they're having instead of being limited to shouting commands and directions to each other like soldiers.

 

[Jinn]

Isn't half the charm of JRPGs the bad translations? Awhile back I tried out the GBA version of FFII(IV) and found so much of the games charm missing because of the updated localization. The happy go lucky, derring-do charm the SNES one had was replaced by some moody, serious tone that just reminded me of when bad fiction tries to act overly serious while failing to actually create an appropriately serious tone.

It can add to the charm, but when you're dealing with a plot like Final Fantasy VII's, the bad translation can actually get in the way of conveying certain essential plot points in clearly understandable way. It's all personal preference, but since I've already played the game with the cheap original localization, I'd like to experience it with something more faithful to the original Japanese version.

On a side note, it looks like you can't install hay's Reasonable Difficulty Mod with the steam version, so I might just try powering through the bombing run with Gjoerulv's Hardcore mod and see if it evens out a bit later on. It's so funny how these old JRPGs have combat systems that could be a lot of fun and challenging, but they only really utilize the mechanics to their full potential for a few boss fights throughout the game. It was fine when I was a kid playing them, but it's hard to get engaged nowadays if the game isn't presenting much of any kind of challenge. I'd rather deal with some frustrating aspects of a difficulty mod than breeze through the game selecting attack repeatedly.

 

[Beastro]

It was fine when I was a kid playing them, but it's hard to get engaged nowadays if the game isn't presenting much of any kind of challenge.

Same. I into that years ago with FFIII(VI) and the jump in difficulty the GBA Dragon dungeon had that made it a joy for a couple fights until I adjusted. Made me wish the entire game had been that way.

 

[Puukko]

FF7's been on my mind occasionally the past few months, not because of this remake, but because of that mod that enhances the prerendered backgrounds. Conceptually I just find it incredibly cool and I want to see it in action, which might be enough for me to finally get into the series after my past attempts really went nowhere.

At least the remake will have detailed models for use in... other ventures.

 

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https://gematsu.com/2019/06/final-f...event-new-events-dialogue-options-and-enemies

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has an interview with Final Fantasy VII Remake director Testuya Nomura, who shares various new details about the game.

Here are the noteworthy tidbits:

• The watchmen of fate (the black mist in the trailer) are mysterious beings that appear before the party wherever they go. I hope that even those who have played the original game will enjoy the new elements.
• There are quite a bit of dialogue options. We are making it so the dialogue changes depending on your response, so the sheer volume of dialogue has increased.
• The Honey Bee Inn cross-dressing event is still in. We’ve made it more modern. If we made the facility like we did in the original game, the physical unease would be staggering, so that was no good…
• There are quite a few additions to the scenario. While the main story itself hasn’t changed, there are a countless number of new events. Otherwise we wouldn’t have two Blu-ray discs. (Laughs.)
• Aerith and Tifa are double heroines. One has a western-style look and the other an eastern-style look.
• We wanted Tifa to have abs, so she has an athletic body type. The ethics department at Square Enix also told us that we had to tighten her chest as not to get unnatural during all the intense action. From there we got the black underwear and fitted tank top.
• With an emphasis on immersion and exhilaration, you can fight without stress through the use of shortcuts. When you open the command menu, time slows and you can fight like a command battle.
• Each playable character has different enemy affinities.
• An item is required for MP recovery.
• For the sake of level design, we’re preparing a few new enemies where necessary.

 

[Puukko]

... Ethics department?

 

[IceyD]

i'm just happy they are mostly faithful to her OG design. well, obviously she looks nothing like she did in the FMVs of the original game, but back then neither did her in-battle character model.

 

[Melcar]

Massive fail. Game will be shit. Do not buy.

 

[abnaxus]

Save the tiddies.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

"I'm so glad Tifa doesn't have huge tits anymore."

Imagine having a set of testicles and saying that.

 

[Tigranes]

"I'm so glad Tifa doesn't have huge tits anymore."

Imagine having a set of testicles and saying that.

Not everybody is titillated by grotesquely enormous boobs transplanted from some kind of weird hippo, much less in pixelated form

Maybe they should be even bigger to please some desperate people, maybe so big they take two squares in a turn based combat grid

But then, the Codex is illuminating on how some people ostensibly with refined tastes for C&C actually just enjoy playing Fallout 4 or something with a modded giant assed female PC

 

[IceyD]

there is heavy chested and there is FMV Tifa in 1997. it's another level.

 

[Somberlain]

This is probably going to be FF15 tier popamole decline anyway so discussing Tifa's tiddies is the most entertainment you get from the game regardless

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

"I'm so glad Tifa doesn't have huge tits anymore."

Imagine having a set of testicles and saying that.

Not everybody is titillated by grotesquely enormous boobs transplanted from some kind of weird hippo, much less in pixelated form

Maybe they should be even bigger to please some desperate people, maybe so big they take two squares in a turn based combat grid

But then, the Codex is illuminating on how some people ostensibly with refined tastes for C&C actually just enjoy playing Fallout 4 or something with a modded giant assed female PC

What's your female name going to be?

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

"I'm so glad Tifa doesn't have huge tits anymore."

Imagine having a set of testicles and saying that.

Not everybody is titillated by grotesquely enormous boobs transplanted from some kind of weird hippo, much less in pixelated form

Maybe they should be even bigger to please some desperate people, maybe so big they take two squares in a turn based combat grid

But then, the Codex is illuminating on how some people ostensibly with refined tastes for C&C actually just enjoy playing Fallout 4 or something with a modded giant assed female PC

As a pervert, I only see a win-win in that the new added details on the outfit are pretty cute and scale up perfectly, so the internet will solve the rest for me!

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

The virgin B-cup vs. the chad E-cup:

 

[Melcar]

Fuck this game man. Childhood ruined once again.

 

[Ninjerk]

"I'm so glad Tifa doesn't have huge tits anymore."

Imagine having a set of testicles and saying that.

Not everybody is titillated by grotesquely enormous boobs transplanted from some kind of weird hippo, much less in pixelated form

Maybe they should be even bigger to please some desperate people, maybe so big they take two squares in a turn based combat grid

But then, the Codex is illuminating on how some people ostensibly with refined tastes for C&C actually just enjoy playing Fallout 4 or something with a modded giant assed female PC

What's your female name going to be?

Spoiler

Tigranes

 

[Deflowerer]

... Ethics department?

Funny because googling that original word from the interview in Japanese results in most pages being about FFVII.

 

[aweigh]

i am a FEMINIST and that means that I HATE women, so therefore I am opposed to female characters having LARGE BREASTS.

the reason women get DISGUSTING BREASTS is because their internalized misogyny begins to settle in their chests until it forms malignant tumors. FEMINIST ALLIES like myself, who HATE WOMEN, want LARGE BREASTS to be eliminated.

 

[Tigranes]

Or, you know, I like women and I like hot women, but JRPGs isn't where I go to for sex and animu deviantart of freaks with boobs larger than their faces isn't what I consider hot.

Raging about Tifa's boobs of all things strikes me as really weird, go out and get laid or just go straight to whatever your favourite porn is. I want gameplay from my RPGs, not some battle between people who want more romance in their Bioware games and people who want bigger boobs than gravity can provide.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I like women and I like hot women

Aw naw naw nigga, you ain't gettin' off that easy. Link us your Pornhub vids. I wanna see some PROOF of this, neegee.