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Front Mission 3 Remake - 26 Minutes of Demo Footage from TGS
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saintjules
Gold Member
My first FM was 3. Will have to check it out.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I’m interested but haven’t gotten around to the first 2 remakes yet.
ReyBrujo
Gold Member
Finished the ROM of the SFC version several years ago and sold me the concept, so I bought both remakes but they are still queued.
I feel the same with Visions of Mana, wish it were on Switch.
graywolf323
Member
it’ll be a timed exclusive just like the first two
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm closer to buying this than not. This was a day 1 release on PS1 when these games were pretty niche.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Looks awesome. Character portraits didn’t change much. Cool to see their mouths moving. Definitely day 1. Two campaigns too.
This is the best one IMO. Best place to start.
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Zephyranthes
Member
So I've never played any Front Mission game, but upon watching this demo three questions came to mind:
1) Why are the animations so stiff and boring looking?
2) Why is there no music at all after the intro cinematic?
3) Was the original this way?
While I don't know the answer to the first two questions, watching gameplay from the original tells me that the answer to the third question is "No". Other than the models and backgrounds looking cleaner and having more detail, this new version seems inferior to the original in every other respect.
1) Why are the animations so stiff and boring looking?
2) Why is there no music at all after the intro cinematic?
3) Was the original this way?
While I don't know the answer to the first two questions, watching gameplay from the original tells me that the answer to the third question is "No". Other than the models and backgrounds looking cleaner and having more detail, this new version seems inferior to the original in every other respect.
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Needlecrash
Member
I've seen the footage. After playing the Front Mission 3 on the PS1, seeing this was a disappointment. Animations are stiff, tapping sounds on the text, it just looks soulless, no music AT ALL PLAYING, it just looks cheap to me.
Trogdor1123
Member
Always wanted to play these. The map reminded me of gemfire
Icymanipulator
Member
This is the one I’ve been waiting for
TheDarkPhantom
Gold Member
Oh shit, one of my all-time faves, day 1 when it hits PS5 
Gp1
Member
The first 2 are on PC. This one will probably be too. And they run on everything, even on my lame ass Notebook).
I love FM3 to death and this probably is one of my favorite PS1's RPG (in general, not srpg).
But the 3D art style of the remakes transpire budget/low quality.
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_Ex_
Member
The best mech/SRPG series ever made.
With Front Mission I've beaten:
Front Mission SFC
Front Mission DS
Front Mission: Alternative PS1
Front Mission: Evolved 360
Front Mission: Gun Hazard SFC
Front Mission 2: Remake NS
Front Mission 3 PS1
Front Mission 4 PS2
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War PS2
Bet your ass I'll be on this one.
With Front Mission I've beaten:
Front Mission SFC
Front Mission DS
Front Mission: Alternative PS1
Front Mission: Evolved 360
Front Mission: Gun Hazard SFC
Front Mission 2: Remake NS
Front Mission 3 PS1
Front Mission 4 PS2
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War PS2
Bet your ass I'll be on this one.
Pallas
Member
I know the first two remakes are on Xbox and PlayStation now.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I absolutely adored Front Mission 3.
I get that it's a departure from how the original game looked, but I'm into it - something I can't say for some of Forever Entertainment's other remakes. I've only just started on the remake of FM1, but I'm enjoying that a lot and I'm looking forward to finally getting to play FM2 in some form, and then revisiting this one.
I get that it's a departure from how the original game looked, but I'm into it - something I can't say for some of Forever Entertainment's other remakes. I've only just started on the remake of FM1, but I'm enjoying that a lot and I'm looking forward to finally getting to play FM2 in some form, and then revisiting this one.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I also find it very odd that the music isn’t playing. The whole OST sets the mood.
Pasta la Vista
Member
They should really just include the originals with the remakes.
Gp1
Member
At least this time the graphics got bumped a little (shaders and effects) and the Wanzers don't glide weightlessly across the screen. The entire thing got a "heavy metal/clunky" vibe and it looks way better than the first 2 games.
Donald mac Ronald
Neo Member
Must have played this game a million times. I never finished 4 for some reason, but it had much better mechanics.
Maybe I should play 1 and 2 first; are they more basic than 3 gameplay wise?
Maybe I should play 1 and 2 first; are they more basic than 3 gameplay wise?
AutumnLeaves
Member
Looks atrocious. Completely damages the original's art style.
You're not a REAL fan if you haven't played Evolved bro. /s
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
That's good, but the one I really want is FM5, the last mainline entry to not get an official localization.
Shifty1897
Member
1 and 2 play pretty differently from 3, 4, and 5. The difficulty is much higher and battles feel much more random than you would want a strategy game to feel IMO.
I played a fan subbed version of 5 for several hours and thought it was incredible, to me it's the best in the series.
Naked Lunch
Member
The only reason to get the first 2 remakes was for the official English translations.
Both remakes looked completely terrible - the originals' artstyle butchered.
And actually, in the end, the fan translations/hacks were arguably better than the official remakes in the first place. Sad.
This FM3 looks godawful. Completely wrong. Just stick with the original if able.
Both remakes looked completely terrible - the originals' artstyle butchered.
And actually, in the end, the fan translations/hacks were arguably better than the official remakes in the first place. Sad.
This FM3 looks godawful. Completely wrong. Just stick with the original if able.
Utamaru1706
Neo Member
The battles is a HUGE step down from the original, IMHO, where the attacks feels weightless and lack of "oomph", which makes it really weird, especially when you have played the OG version.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Dude, I created this threadjshackles , get in this thread!!
Game looks great, but definitely feels unfinished with the music. Hope it's that it's literally actually unfinished. Anyone at TGS play the demo?
Gp1
Member
The fan translation of the second game is trash and incomplete. The remake still is the best way to play it.
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YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Iirc FM3 was never released in English.
Judge Magister
Member
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SkylineRKR
Member
I'll stick with the PSOne classic.
Naked Lunch
Member
Ok ill concede on the unfinished translation of the second game - but not the first FM.
I forced my way thru the FM1 remake - then booted up the SNES fan translation directly after for a few chapters and the SNES game and translation is simply - better.
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Beyond just the quality of the translation, there's scenes in the FM1 remake (when trying to get certain new characters to join) where entire lines of dialogue are skipped or omitted in comparison to the SNES original. Its just a poor job.
Any way you slice it - the team making these remakes has no clue how to translate the original FM artstyle to these modern consoles.
I dont even want to see FM5 butchered in this new style.
I didnt want to see their take of FM3 - well here we are - and it turned out even worse than I imagined.
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