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UPDATE

Game just got released.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/39140/

Update

Square updated the App several times to day and added the game to the Steam Store. They haven't configured a proper store page yet.

Oh shit this is news to me

Nothing new on FFVIII

Purchasing options for FFVII were just added to the Steam Database entry.

http://steamdb.info/app/39140/#section_subs

These packages add purchasing information

The RU + CIS entry is purchasing information for Eastern European regions

Achievements:

• "name": "WON_1ST_BATTLE"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_CID_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_CLOUD_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_REDXIII_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_TIFA_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_VINCENT_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_GOLD_CHOCOBO"
• "name": "GET_VINCENT_IN_TEAM"
• "name": "GET_YUFFIE_IN_TEAM"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_CAITSITH_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_BARRET_LAST_LIMIT",
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_AERITH_LAST_LIMIT",
• "name": "FIGHT_IN_BATTLE_SQUARE",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_YUFFIE",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_VINCENT"
• "name": "SHINRA_ANNIHILATED",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_AERITH",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_BARRET",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_TIFA",
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_CAITSITH"
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_REDXIII"
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_CLOUD"
• "name": "USE_1ST_LIMIT_CID"
• "name": "MASTER_ALL_MATERIA"
• "name": "LEVEL_UP_MATERIA_LVL5"
• "name": "BEAT_EMERALD_WEAPON"
• "name": "BEAT_RUBY_WEAPON"
• "name": "BEAT_ULTIMATE_WEAPON"
• "name": "
  Spoiler

  DEATH_OF_AERITH
  "
• "name": "END_OF_GAME"
• "name": "GET_99999999_GILS"
• "name": "GET_FOURTH_YUFFIE_LAST_LIMIT"
• "name": "GET_LEVEL_99_WITH_A_CHAR"
• "name": "GET_MATERIA_BAHAMUT_ZERO"
• "name": "GET_MATERIA_KOTR"
• "name": "BEAT_DIAMOND_WEAPON"

 

[Blablurn]

I'll be there (again)

 

[marrec]

Steam gets Cheevo's on FFVII, best on PC.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I guess I'll be buying my gazillionth copy.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

now we're talking square.

 

[demosthenes]

Glad I never purchased the one from Square.

 

[katkombat]

I guess I'll be buying my gazillionth copy.

.

 

[Arelaz]

I never got Aerith's fourth limit break

 

[Trojita]

Steam gets Cheevo's on FFVII, best on PC.

Square Enix's release on their store has achievements too.

 

[w1gglyjones]

now we're talking square.

Are we? What are people expecting out of the PC port on Steam?

 

[jph139]

May bite depending on the port quality - wasn't their last PC port horrendous?

 

[afternoon delight]

Wonder if it will use the same build that requires Square's online management of your save files.

 

[AlphaSnake]

Will they be updating the visuals even a tiny bit? Specifically the non-battle characters?

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Bring VII, VIII, IX, etc. then bring the XII HD if it ever happens. And announce XV for PC already, Square.

I'll be there day one.

 

[Visualante2]

If it hasn't got the PS1 music I don't care. When streamers play the PC version with modded music it just is not the same to me. Still not expecting this to be a great release.

Wonder if it will use the same build that requires Square's online management of your save files.

Couldn't you opt out of cloud saves?

 

[Wes]

Insta-purchase. Been waiting for it to come to Steam specifically.

 

[Dark Octave]

I don't want to, but I feel that I have to for some reason.

 

[ChitoCrisis]

Bring them all Square!

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Are we? What are people expecting out of the PC port on Steam?

buying it cheap on steam, my go-to pc platform for DD games.
Didn't really want to bother with square's online store.

 

[SmarterUnconscious]

Is it a good port? Will there be extra drm? Give me a good pc release SE and I'll buy this and ff8 as well.

 

[Isaccard]

If there's no added DRM included I'm in

 

[Persona7]

Hopefully this gets put on a DRM free service. If not I'll just keep my PS1 version.

 

[Tizoc]

What's the modding community like for this game, if any? Are there mods to improve the graphical assets and such?

 

[Grief.exe]

Glad I never purchased the one from Square.

For more reason then just this, that release was riddled with DRM.

No information on DRM in the Steam version, the depots page doesn't have any information, that is where it would be.

 

[Stallion Free]

How imminent? Like this week? Or some time this year?

 

[Valnen]

May bite depending on the port quality - wasn't their last PC port horrendous?

I'm assuming the music issue is fan-fixable.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Still updating thread with information, and I'm going to look into FFVIII

Purchasing options for FFVII were just added to the Steam Database entry.

Achievements:

• "name": "
  Spoiler

  DEATH_OF_AERITH
  "

:lol

 

[TheExodu5]

Is there any way to fix the music? With last year's release, they somehow managed to release music that was worse than both the PSX and original PC midi versions.

 

[Wazzy]

I want FF VIII to be finished already. I would like to see what the achievements are.

 

[Terra_Ex]

Hopefully there won't be any double-DRM shenanigans. Will probably buy and play it again, it's been too long.

 

[idlewild_]

I never got Aerith's fourth limit break

It was pretty OP, but not terribly useful since there were no 'hard' fights that you could use it for.

 

[Lulubop]

Hope 15 is next.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Hardest achievement in game:
"name": "GET_FOURTH_AERITH_LAST_LIMIT",

 

[dave is ok]

Do we still have to spoiler tag that?

 

[dark10x]

Honestly, if you want to play this game, why would you bother with anything other than the original PSX release? The backgrounds are all made for 320x240 so running at a higher resolution only creates a stronger division between the backgrounds and the characters plus the music is terrible in the PC port.

 

[androvsky]

Hopefully this gets put on a DRM free service. If not I'll just keep my PS1 version.

SE at least does business with GoG.com for the Eidos stuff, but that'll probably be the last service that gets FF VII. At this rate, it might take a year, but I wouldn't mind holding out for that. Should have some decent extras too.

 

[Takamura-San]

Hardest achievement in game:
"name": "GET_FOURTH_AERITH_LAST_LIMIT",

This might be a good incentive to actually try to do this.

Does this version have the W-Item materia technique? (i may have asked this but don't remember the answer)

Also, it is a technique not a glitch.

 

[Stallion Free]

Honestly, if you want to play this game, why would you bother with anything other than the original PSX release? The backgrounds are all made for 320x240 so running at a higher resolution only creates a stronger division between the backgrounds and the characters plus the music is terrible in the PC port.

Achievements as an excuse to play it again for the 50th time?

 

[FYC]

I want FF VIII to be finished already. I would like to see what the achievements are.

NAME: WHAT_THE_FUCK_JUST_HAPPENED

DETAILS: GET GILGAMESH TO KILL SEIFER AT END OF DISC 3

 

[demosthenes]

Honestly, if you want to play this game, why would you bother with anything other than the original PSX release? The backgrounds are all made for 320x240 so running at a higher resolution only creates a stronger division between the backgrounds and the characters plus the music is terrible in the PC port.

There are mods that make the game look 'great'.

 

[Tecl0n]

I'll finish it this time.

 

[Tizoc]

Man I remember grinding like all heck to get Limit Breaks back during my early playthroughs of the game....

 

[Grief.exe]

Honestly, if you want to play this game, why would you bother with anything other than the original PSX release? The backgrounds are all made for 320x240 so running at a higher resolution only creates a stronger division between the backgrounds and the characters plus the music is terrible in the PC port.

I know you can fix the music very easily, and just run the game in windowed mode.

No need to run at 1440p.

 

[DirtRiver]

Is it still worth to play it this day and age? Never played it back in the day (I wasn't even ten, don't judge me!) but have always been interested in checking it out.

 

[angular graphics]

Is there any way to fix the music? With last year's release, they somehow managed to release music that was worse than both the PSX and original PC midi versions.

You can mod the DD release to convert it to the original PC release which has (too) many mods, including proper music.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Will buy on Steam and NOT SE store because of that silly policy.

 

[Cheddahz]

I honestly can't wait for this to be on Steam, the one that you bought through Square was a pain in the ass to set up

 

[dark10x]

There are mods that make the game look 'great'.

Unless those mods include completely re-rendered backgrounds, I don't buy it.

I guess, when dealing with pre-renders, I absolutely cannot stand when 3D elements are rendered at a higher resolution as it completes ruins the image consistency.

 

[Mesoian]

Will they be updating the visuals even a tiny bit? Specifically the non-battle characters?

Nope. This is probably just the PC version with a Windows 7/8 compatibility patch.

 

[a1j2h5]

Nope. This is probably just the PC version with a Windows 7/8 compatibility patch.

As much as I'd like additional feature and stuff. THIS is what I expect.

But hey, It's still a purchase for me, if they see the game selling hopefully they'll consider remaking it for once.