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[Yoshichan]

EDIT: Sample of the new arranged music!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym9WyzSQ2oo

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I thought I'd make a thread about this because it's significant news - at least to me who already finds the soundtrack of FFX to be flawless. If I'm completely honest, I'm worried that they might ruin this, but here's the encouraging news.

Rearranged music

Final Fantasy X will see around 60 of its tracks rearranged for the HD version. Masashi Hamauzu – one of the game’s original composers and also responsible for Final Fantasy XIII’s score – has even participated in bringing these new arrangements to life.

Hamauzu contributed with 20 tracks in the original FFX. There are a total of approximately 91 songs in the game. I'm hoping that these rearanged songs will actually sound very similar to the ones we've been listening to for years. Here's a couple of songs that Hamauzu made:

Besaid Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qEm0grOtYM
People of the Far North: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPy8CUdwPgg
Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfNXmfSy-E4

Trophies

The magazine also talks about trophies in the game – suggesting there could be some that provide a real challenge to the player

Platinum seekers just might want to prepare themselves to face 200 lightning bolts, just in case.

Trophies for killing Penance and all the prerequisite dark aeons? Lord Jyscal, have mercy on us.

Screenshots and comparison

Start screen

Character screen

Menu screen

Thanks to http://www.novacrystallis.com/2013/07/newly-arranged-music-coming-to-final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remaster/ for this info.

edit: More screens (showing the title screen + Vita-version) from Magicbox. Screens are NOT confirmed to be real!

edit: New pictures released! Tons of more screenshots in the link: http://gematsu.com/gallery/final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster/august-11-2013/

 

[Thoraxes]

LORD HAMAUZU ENTER INTO MY BODY

 

[Frumix]

Seems rather... pointless? Is that an option or a replacement? If the latter, why bother, musical quality in FFX wasn't that bad, unless they want to get rid of that synth-like sound in some tracks.

Absolutely dig the new interface, the original always seemed gaudy and poorly designed to me, but this is sleek and crisp.

 

[DJwest]

LORD HAMAUZU ENTER INTO MY BODY

Lol. Now release date please.

 

[sublimit]

There will be hell to pay if they change the original themes.FFX has my favourite soundtrack out of all FF games.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Hype as fuck!

 

[brandonh83]

There will be hell to pay if they change the original themes.FFX has my favourite soundtrack out of all FF games.

they're just remastered, not changed.

 

[cafemomo]

Hamauzu?

Dick status: muh

 

[Kagari]

Menu looks fantastic. Now just give me a release date and I'll forgive you for a little while, SE...

 

[ULTROS!]

Platinum seekers just might want to prepare themselves to face 200 lightning bolts, just in case.

I WILL PURSUE THIS

 

[luokyl]

Really surprised we don't have a release date, hoping it doesn't get pushed to next year.

 

[Kintaro]

You fuck up anything about "To Zanarkand" and I'm coming for you SquareEnix. >=/

 

[Velcro Fly]

Prepared to go digital on the Vita if I have to.

One of my favorite PS2 games.

I wonder how much of the great PS2 RPG library I can end up cramming on my Vita.

 

[Aeana]

I really hate it when game music is rearranged for things like this and you don't get an option for the original music. It's like that in Zero no Kiseki Evolution. Most of the arrangements are inferior to the originals. I love Hamauzu, I really do, but some of the music is great the way it was. Especially Wandering Flame omg.

 

[boredandlazy]

Maybe they're just remixing them for Surround Sound? Or is this going to still be in stereo?

 

[sublimit]

I WILL PURSUE THIS

Catching that last butterfly was way harder IMO.

 

[Thoraxes]

I really hate it when game music is rearranged for things like this and you don't get an option for the original music. It's like that in Zero no Kiseki Evolution. Most of the arrangements are inferior to the originals. I love Hamauzu, I really do, but some of the music is great the way it was. Especially Wandering Flame omg.

Now you've got me hoping he pushes for a live version of Wandering Flame.

 

[ULTROS!]

You fuck up anything about "To Zanarkand" and I'm coming for you SquareEnix. >=/

If anything, I'd be nice if they go for the piano collections version of To Zanarkand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLU2xQ4nkk4

 

[giancarlo123x]

Please put a real time lightning bolt counter so I don't make the same stupid mistake I made years ago...

 

[brandonh83]

Platinum seekers just might want to prepare themselves to face 200 lightning bolts, just in case.

I've put up with so much lightning in the last 3-4 years that this shouldn't be a problem

 

[Sats]

Prepared to go digital on the Vita if I have to.

One of my favorite PS2 games.

I wonder how much of the great PS2 RPG library I can end up cramming on my Vita.

Wait, this is coming to Vita? Hmmmg, just bought one and it could use another game.

But PS3 HD 60 fps goodness...

 

[Yoshichan]

Menu looks fantastic. Now just give me a release date and I'll forgive you for a little while, SE...

I've added some comparisons to the OP.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Please don't screw up Someday the Dream will End and Silence before the Storm please!

 

[zeopower6]

The original FFX menu designs were reaaaallllly bad. D:

 

[Frumix]

I've put up with so much lightning in the last 3-4 years that this shouldn't be a problem

Boo this man

 

[Balphon]

200 lightning bolts really isn't that hard once you recognize the pattern.

 

[Yoshichan]

Catching that last butterfly was way harder IMO.

Those angles man... those fucking angles! I am praying that we'll get to play that part in first person mode in this game :lol

 

[Sats]

Is anyone else more interested in the X-2 side of things? I love X, but X-2 is one of my favorite RPGs ever.

 

[Syntax]

You fuck up anything about "To Zanarkand" and I'm coming for you SquareEnix. >=/

You have my sword.

 

[Yoshichan]

I've put up with so much lightning in the last 3-4 years that this shouldn't be a problem

This is a genius post :lol

200 lightning bolts really isn't that hard once you recognize the pattern.

I've done it multiple times and never realized that there was a pattern...

 

[reKon]

They better not mess up the legendary sound track. I could still argue that FFX had the best gaming soundtrack of all time because of it's variety, brilliance, and it was the perfect complement to any scene or event during game play. There wasn't one bad track..

 

[CielTynave]

Is anyone else more interested in the X-2 side of things? I love X, but X-2 is one of my favorite RPGs ever.

Yep, since I'm going Vita on this I'm considering just skipping X entirely.

 

[Chris R]

I didn't find the lightning that hard. Those butterflies on the other hand...

 

[jaxword]

Is anyone else more interested in the X-2 side of things? I love X, but X-2 is one of my favorite RPGs ever.

I am!

But the various FF threads have posters saying FFX-2 is when the series died...what a confusing claim!

 

[Squire]

Hamauzu's tracks were the best ones on FFX's score. Didn't surprise me at all when he was appointed XII's score and it's the only aspect of the game that lived up to my expectations.

This is excellent news. Hoping they utilize some of the FFX Piano Collection pieces. That album is amazing.

 

[Sats]

Yep, since I'm going Vita on this I'm considering just skipping X entirely.

Oh yeah, they are split on the Vita, huh? I'll still probably get both for the full experience.

Spoiler

Give me my bonus cutscene revealing X-3 plz

 

[boredandlazy]

Trophies for killing Penance and all the prerequisite dark aeons? Lord Jyscal, have mercy on us.

Just summon Yojimbo. That's what I did on PS2.

 

[reKon]

Hamauzu's tracks were the best ones on FFX's score. Didn't surprise me at all when he was appointed XII's score and it's the only aspect of the game that lived up to my expectations.

This is excellent news. Hoping they utilize some of the FFX Piano Collection pieces. That album is amazing.

XIII* cause XII was a joke

 

[Yoshichan]

Just summon Yojimbo. That's what I did on PS2.

Gold Trophy - Beat Penance [using Yojimbo disables this trophy permanently]

 

[Kagari]

I've added some comparisons to the OP.

The new menus are a huge improvement, imo. Very nice.

 

[anaron]

if they ruin Wandering Flame...

 

[Rojo]

New hud looks great getting a plat sounds like it will take some dedication since i plan on playing this on the vita this is not an issue i have all the time in the world.

 

[Balphon]

I've done it multiple times and never realized that there was a pattern...

It's been awhile since I did it, but from what I recall they struck in certain set patterns that varied between different spots in the Thunder Plains. I could be misremembering, though.

 

[Yoshichan]

This part of the start screen always confused me:

They had plans on making FFX connected with PlayOnline for what reasons, exactly?

 

[boredandlazy]

Gold Trophy - Beat Penance [using Yojimbo disables this trophy permanently]

Did you just make that up?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

You fuck up anything about "To Zanarkand" and I'm coming for you SquareEnix. >=/

Was going to say that.

Im in for this though, don't remember much about it other than the ending and liking Yuna alot.

 

[Eternal Flame]

Catching that last butterfly was way harder IMO.

A task so hard I gave up on it. But it didn't matter cause I didn't really like or use Kimahri. I did all the other tasks though.

New interface is looking nice though and a music option is always a must when music is changed from old versions.

 

[Yoshichan]

Did you just make that up?

Haha, of course!

 

[boredandlazy]

Haha, of course!

Ha, just thought it was a piece of the news I'd somehow skipped over.

 

[Jubern]

If it's anything like Kingdom Hearts 1.5, it might simply be a very slight arrangement recorded with live instruments. The result on Kingdom Hearts was phenomenal.

Here are some tracks:
- Bustin'Up on the Beach
- Traverse Town
- Hand in Hand
- Scherzo Di Notte

Still waiting for the release date and some info on the Vita version...