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[Icymanipulator]

Anything extra being added to this?
Or is it just a collection of 6 games in physical form?

 

[ReyBrujo]

Do you have a link for them?

Maybe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCKFWW1V ?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Ahh, great, will probably grab it from VGP then unless the copies show up on Amazon or BestBuy. I have the Switch copy but want PS4 one as wel.

Here's the PS4 version on AMZ and Best Buy.

 

[StereoVsn]

Maybe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCKFWW1V ?

Ahh, that works.

Still kind of considering VGP, a bit cheaper since no taxes.

 

[Paltheos]

Anyone else have feedback on these criticisms? Because I was initially floored by this as a physical cart release and not many games do that to me anymore...

Can't say I had any technical visual issues. I agree on not liking the font though. I played on PC though and patched them all out immediately though so I can't give you more feedback on long-term play with them.

My issues have more to do with some of the design choices. FF1-5 all use the same visual effects for spells. 6 is the only one where Square splurged on actually redrawing the game's original animations (and only like 95% of them).

The remixed OSTs are generally good though. I don't have much a point of perspective on 1-3, but 4 and 5's are pretty good across the board. 6's is mixed.

 

[Boss Mog]

Took that long for the official English version to come out?

The Asia version has English text and has been available since April 2023.

No, the Pixel Remaster Collection had an official release in North America and Europe in 2021. They were sold in limited quantities exclusively on the Square-Enix Store and sold out the same day the pre-orders went live. This new edition is a sort of reprint but the cover is different, they dropped the pixel remaster logo and added shitty text about free stickers.

 

[Skifi28]

Xbox not being included doesn't mean this is an exclusive release.

Grabbing my senator as we speak.

 

[LordCBH]

Still blows my mind just how poorly they half-assed the original release of this. Just pure incompetence from top to bottom.

 

[Killer8]

Anyone else have feedback on these criticisms? Because I was initially floored by this as a physical cart release and not many games do that to me anymore...

This is the stuttering issue in action:



If you don't notice it in the video then you won't have a problem with the remasters.

 

[BlackTron]

This is the stuttering issue in action:



If you don't notice it in the video then you won't have a problem with the remasters.

I can definitely notice it, and yeah it's annoying, but good to know there's a fix (on PC of course).

In summary, it stutters because movement speed is 80 but used to be 60. The fix changes movement speed back to 60. I don't know if I would care enough to want slower speed. But some purists might prefer original speed anyway lol.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I'll be picking this up

 

[ReyBrujo]

I can definitely notice it, and yeah it's annoying, but good to know there's a fix (on PC of course).

In summary, it stutters because movement speed is 80 but used to be 60. The fix changes movement speed back to 60. I don't know if I would care enough to want slower speed. But some purists might prefer original speed anyway lol.

IIRC the stutter also made that certain fighting scenes were lost. The characters move forward when casting a spell or hitting someone and then returned to their original spot, the stutter would desync the position and so characters would move forward, hit, move backwards but then no longer move forward again in subsequent actions. It was mentioned in the original PP thread.

 

[BlackTron]

IIRC the stutter also made that certain fighting scenes were lost. The characters move forward when casting a spell or hitting someone and then returned to their original spot, the stutter would desync the position and so characters would move forward, hit, move backwards but then no longer move forward again in subsequent actions. It was mentioned in the original PP thread.

Wow that seems like a huge debacle.

 

[Shin-Ra]

Still blows my mind just how poorly they half-assed the original release of this. Just pure incompetence from top to bottom.

Final Fantasy VII (PS4) still has background music randomly cut out during scene transitions which can be a major mood killer if it happens during a cutscene. They never bothered to patch in a nearest neighbour / point sampled scaling option. Forget about 3D scaling options to match the low res 2D art properly. No controls option to turn off L3/R3 cheat shortcuts.

It’s a really low-effort port of one of the all-time greats.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Will pick up a ps4 version

 

[Darkmakaimura]

That is awesome that it is a physical edition but I'm not too crazy about the pixelized remastered look.

 

[Gambit2483]

Ahh, great, will probably grab it from VGP then unless the copies show up on Amazon or BestBuy. I have the Switch copy but want PS4 one as wel.

Videogames plus is fast becoming one of my Clutch go-to online stores. Especially if you live in US where the exchange rates can get you slightly cheaper prices.

 

[West Texas CEO]

I feel out of touch. I had no idea the PS4 version had become prohibitively expensive.

Pre-ordered.

 

[StereoVsn]

Videogames plus is fast becoming one of my Clutch go-to online stores. Especially if you live in US where the exchange rates can get you slightly cheaper prices.

Yep, and no state taxes from what I remember. So can basically save like $8-10.

 

[MAtgS]

What's not multiplatform about this?

No XBox.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Shane89]

PS4 only, in 2024.

4 years after the PS5 release.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Just ordered this sexy beast. (from Hit).

 

[Cyberpunkd]

So I quickly browsed - on Steam the bundle is 73€...

Fuck this shit.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

So I quickly browsed - on Steam the bundle is 73€...

Fuck this shit.

£51.85 here: https://hit.co.uk/products/final-fa...sary-edition-ps4?_pos=17&_sid=56731ec19&_ss=r

Physical games FTW

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Just ordered this sexy beast. (from Hit).

I'm tempted to order it for the PS4 as well since I keep seeing the listing for the physical edition at the usual video game retailers where I buy my console games. I think the lowest price I've seen was around €60, which is a good deal compared to what I paid for the Asian multi-language release from PlayAsia a year ago (€100 with VAT/shipping included).

 

[Cyberpunkd]

£51.85 here: https://hit.co.uk/products/final-fa...sary-edition-ps4?_pos=17&_sid=56731ec19&_ss=r

Physical games FTW

That's more than 60€, I find this inexcusable. The good parts only start with IV, I-III was rather generic.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

What's not multiplatform about this?

He’s pointing out the lack of an Xbox release.

 

[GHG]

He’s pointing out the lack of an Xbox release.

Bravo, you've just replied to a post that is a month old where a subsequent discussion took place. Here's the summary for you:

Spoiler

Even without Xbox being included it's still very much multiplatform release.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

That's more than 60€, I find this inexcusable. The good parts only start with IV, I-III was rather generic.

I think you can buy them individually too.