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Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster |OT| G - A - F in position, it's showtime gurlz!
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TheSpoiler
Member
Fine, I'll buy it physically. I wonder if it's too late to land a CE.
popsicle_sundays
Member
Decided to take the plunge with this over Stick of Truth, the re-done textures and all other enhancements really pushed me over the edge as I never played this on my PS2 and always regretted it.
How friendly is the sphere grid?
How friendly is the sphere grid?
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
I've had my limited edition pre-ordered for months now, but I'm still debating whether or not to get the Vita version as well. I've never tried cross-saves in a game before and would like to and I already have Final Fantasy I-IX on my Vita so I feel X|X-2 would be a pleasant fit, but that's another $45 and then there's taxes on top of that..... dammit.
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
The default sphere grid is pretty linear for a good part of the game. By the time you get the items that let you cross characters over onto each other's paths, you'll have a good enough understanding of the system to not screw up.
I've never used the expert sphere grid, but it apparently lets you send whatever character you want down whatever path you want, which is probably not a good choice for your first time through.
the standard-sphere-grid is very easy.
the expert grid is a bit more complicated (it needs to plan out in advance).
it gets complicated if you want to do all the bonus stuff, then you have to remove low abilites on the grid and replace them with higher once. to max out a character it gets rather grindy (back at ps2 I walked 2x over the whole expert sphero grid with Wakka, to get 255 in all stats and luck at 160)
sciencerob
Member
I found it pretty intuitive when I played it as a teenager. If you go with the regular starting grid you will have each character starting out in their specialized area (for instance Yuna around the healing grid/Auron around the heavy damage section). There is also an option in this version for more control through letting them all start in the same point.
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Got an email yesterday that my PS3 CE from Square Enix shipped!
I'll admit I'm not a big proponent for FFX. In fact, in the past I have actively voiced my dislike for it on message boards like this one. However, at the time it released I was in a pretty big gaming funk. Looking back, this may have colored my opinion of the game. After doing some research on the upgrades present in this HD remaster I have decided to give it another try. Let's see if it can charm me this time around.
My PS3 kicked the bucket, so Vita version it is.
My PS3 kicked the bucket, so Vita version it is.
SoraanTribal
Member
Holy shit, this actually works? I might actually be able to get all the Celestial Weapons after all! xD
Holy shit! They can keep the AA if it looks that crisp. Definitely an upgrade over the original running at 1080 on a PC.
rocketskates
Member
Man...........that was bad....REALLY BAD.
I don't even want to imagine how they will do the Drakengard 3 LE.
WhereAreMahDragonz
Banned
I just remembered I'm going to have to do that damn ray gun boss again. Not looking forward to that at all.
rocketskates
Member
Also, has it been confirmed that all first batches/shipments are the LE? (Like how KH 1.5 and Tales of Xillia came out, you could find the LEs everywhere). Because somehow my preorder was never finalized with Gamestop so I plan on going to either there or Walmart at midnight when the game comes out and I'm really hoping it'll be the LE.
Hysterical
Member
Where's the best place to order from? I was thinking Amazon.
They'll have release date delivery, so yeah.
Ray gun? Who?
Crawler maybe? The Machina boss in Lake Macalania that can block your magic.
it was easy for me, I never lost, maybe because from the beginning to that point I never ran from a fight.
Cave Johnson
Member
Capture/Spam Behemoth/Malboro for Max Sphere grid in no time.
Then... comes the dark Aeons...
Fuck Dark Ixion...
Then... comes the dark Aeons...
Fuck Dark Ixion...
Apparently. I hadn't heard that trick until recently. Apparently the AI doesn't know what to do if you hide behind your own goal with the ball. I wish I'd know that years ago. It would have made things a lot easier.
Holy shit the book is bigger than I thought. I thought it was going to be as big as the one that came with FFXIII's CE.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Oh yeah the jelly looking dude !
Cave Johnson
Member
Did you get the Jecht Shot from the beginning? Blitzball has become a breeze thanks to that move.
Got the Shakes
Member
I loved the original on PS2 and haven't played it in years. Might as well pick this up for Vita (I sold my PS3 when I bought a PS4), especially since it will only cost $32 with my 20% off with the Best Buy gamer club.
We got them in at work today, and it's definitely an artbook case. It's too thin to be anything else.
Okay if I buy this I'm probably gonna just grind the fuck out of everything. I wanna do sidequests (I didn't do any of them in FFX my first time) but I'm terrible at FFX bosses.
*sigh*
I don't know about that man. I liked FFX's soundtrack for having a classic sort of video game feel to it yet also being more grandiose than the SNES music. It sounded like game music but high-end game music for some reason.
*sigh*
I don't know about that man. I liked FFX's soundtrack for having a classic sort of video game feel to it yet also being more grandiose than the SNES music. It sounded like game music but high-end game music for some reason.
OldKingDoran
Banned
Sorry if this hasn't already been answered but has there been an technical analysis of the Vita version?
I know its not native res but is it known what exact resolution its running at?
I know its not native res but is it known what exact resolution its running at?
ss_lemonade
Member
Looks nice. Now how about the Vita? Any reports if its native?
That was awful. Couldn't finish lol
I wonder if they fixed that in the HD remaster..
I always assumed it was intentional, especially considering the way the kid runs around.
GayForMaster
Banned
CGI trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3Z_xQxeZY#t=24
I dont think they did any change to the CGI did they?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3Z_xQxeZY#t=24
I dont think they did any change to the CGI did they?
SirNinja
Member
They rerendered all of them in HD, though they had to be cropped to fit a 16:9 aspect ratio.
As an example, here's a frame from a CG scene on PS2 and then PS3:
Obviously both of these look much better in motion (and without Youtube's crappy compression), but the difference is still pretty huge. The crowd really stands out.
Here's another good example of the increased definition. The stars in the sky behind the blitzball player are almost hidden in the original PS2 video, but on PS3 it almost looks like a whole new texture:
As can also be seen from the other two screenshots, the colors and contrast have also been improved quite a bit; the CG scenes aren't as washed-out as they were. It's easier to spot the difference in a scene with warm colors, such as Yuna's introduction:
The new cutscenes are a big part of why the size of the PS3 version is 24-25 GB. They look great on Vita as well!
I doubt they rendered them in HD. You sure they just didn't find a higher quality source?
Jimmyfenix
Member
Eternity: Memory of Lightwaves....So good...So good!
Cjdamon042
Member
Challenge did indeed take a big hit. I actually like a lot of what they did with it, but it's missing the best part after the drop that it can't recover from it. I'm also not keen on what they did to The Decisive Battle as I feel it lacks the depth and impact of the original, again, also after the drop towards the end.
SirNinja
Member
Absolutely sure. It never looked remotely that good or clear in the original game's 512x416 res.
Wonder how the cutscenes look in the Vita version. dat small size
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
Old CGI videos are strange. Some elements are fine by today's standards, but other things look worse than last gen games.
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
Alright! Just got my shipping confirmation email for the CE. I was starting to get a little worried at all these people saying they had received an email and I hadn't yet. Now the tracking sites just need to update so I can see when it's supposed to get here...
brandonh83
Banned
7gb total for both games on vita? ergggg...
But I already accidentally purchased Tearaway in physical form, I don't want to have to juggle carts like I do on my 3ds
Unrelated to your post, but nice avatar.