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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy |OT| Yes, "One-Winged Angel" is in! Quit asking!
- Thread starter zroid
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I'd be all over a Final Fantasy using Theatrythm's artsyle. It'd be a neat way to remake Final Fantasy VI without having to worry about the heard of playable characters. You know you want to see chibi Sabin suplex the Phantom Train.
Also just broke 15,000rn. Got the game yesterday. I haven't even unlocked any new characters yet. Just need two more Yellow Shards for the closest one, so watch as I unlock someone else first.
It is? Go with that!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The PS1 version suffers from load times, and there are no other versions.
GBA:
+ Crisper
+ Added content
= New translation
- Controls a tad awkward
- Slight slowdown
- Lower audio fidelity
SNES:
+ Better audio fidelity
+ The original, baby
+ Available on Wii VC
- Not portable
- Bugs galore holy crap
it's between GBA & GBA.
SpaceBridge
Member
How many of you feel compelled to replay a FF game because this game triggers memories?
Not so much compelled to replay any, but very compelled to play the ones I skipped/missed. 8 and 9 are first on the docket. Gimme PSone/Vita compatibility!
I'm somehow compelled to play Final Fantasy VIII because of that, even though I know I don't really like the game, heh.
...not yet. Close, but not yet.
I am closer to buying the updated PC Final Fantasy VII when that comes out, though... I hope that one pretty much becomes the definitive FF7 when it releases. It has potential to as FF7PC probably would be if it wasn't for all the bugs, crashing and heavy modding needed to run it on a modern PC.
Listening through some of the GBA and SNES OST differences for Final Fantasy VI. Man, this track got butchered hard.
GBA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaf9nacmins
SNES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fe0wNariU
The battle tracks are mostly 'okay', but anything moody and melodic really doesn't play out too well.
Sorry for going off on a tangent. Just want to try to convince you to play on the SNES. Final Fantasy VI has an incredibly strong OST (my favorite video game OST of all time), so I'd like to stress that getting all you can out of the soundtrack is very important.
GBA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaf9nacmins
SNES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fe0wNariU
The battle tracks are mostly 'okay', but anything moody and melodic really doesn't play out too well.
Sorry for going off on a tangent. Just want to try to convince you to play on the SNES. Final Fantasy VI has an incredibly strong OST (my favorite video game OST of all time), so I'd like to stress that getting all you can out of the soundtrack is very important.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
No kidding. Certain stats are useless because of that.
eXistor
Member
Totally. I've only played and finished FFIX once at release and it's probably my favorite of the bunch. Hearing the music in this really makes me want to go back and replay that sucker.
I was actually considering giving that steaming pile of shit FF2 another chance, but playing this resurfaced all of those terrible memories.
Definitely going to give some of my favorites another go this year, though.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Honestly it just makes me want to listen to the awesome FF Remix album they put out last year (artist name is Ante)
can i bitch about this game not having arranged music some more?
I am filled with the desire to finally finish FF7. You can download it on PS3 now, right?
And that is why I invested in a screen protector.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Yay
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
So far I really like the game and it's obviously got a lot of content, particularly with the DLC.
But, just, in the hypothetical world where I still get to bitch about it anyway:
- Every character from every game should be available
- Every game in the series, not just mainline stuff, should be available--Mystic Quest and Tactics 1 especially!
- There should be remixed and arranged music, especially from prominent sources like the Piano Collections, the FF Remix album, and the Black Mages albums.
- There should be way more bosses and monsters
- There should be more like 10-12 songs per game represented.
</unreasonable>
Munkyspace
Member
A FFVI release with Theatrhythm graphics would be the last game I would ever need to purchase.
A lot of this stuff is totally reasonable for a potential sequel or two though. Remember that this game at its core is a slightly retooled DS game.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I completely forgot Rhythm Thief comes out this upcoming week in NA as well. Just tried out the demo for that one, sorta feels like a spiritual successor to Space Channel 5.
Rhythm game overload!
Rhythm game overload!
Hispanicguy
Member
Got my first All Critical on a Basic Course:
I was sad to find out you don't get a trophy for doing this
I think I'll go work on the other Basic Courses now.
I was sad to find out you don't get a trophy for doing this
I think I'll go work on the other Basic Courses now.
Me. So much that I went to the PlayStation store to see which FFs they have there in anticipation of the PSOne compatibility patch so I can play them all on Vita. Looks like I can get them all except FFIII. I played the DS remake version of that back when it came out, so not like I haven't played it since it came out or anything, but am really thinking of playing through all of them in order from the beginning and would like to do it all on Vita (although I know I can't play anything past IX this way) once I finish up MGS3. Well, I guess I will probably get that done before the PSOne patch even hits, so I have lots of excitement ahead of me.
Actually, I just looked up FFIII and I guess there is a PSP version coming to Japan? Wonder what the odds of it coming to the U.S. and being playable on Vita would be.
Anyway, the short answer here is I am very compelled to replay all of them.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
The sprites on the psp remakes of 1 2 and 4 are so fucking sexy.
AndyMoogle
Member
Didn't Square Enix say that they will make a Dragon Quest Theatrhythm next?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Yeah the buzz really bubbled up. Good reception in Japan, the wide assortment of DLC, really excellent reviews, the nice little preorder bonuses, I think everything about launch was handled well besides allocation, which seems a little low.
Yay
So good, where did you get it?
I downloaded FFIX from PSN about an hour after playing this for the first time. A number of FF games are on sale in the UK store at the moment which could be devestating for my wallet yet.
lazybones18
Banned
Must have spent nearly an hour trying to get All Critical on FFIV Main Theme Expert only to keep coming up short. Such bullshit that I missed 1 critical at one point
Synless
Member
Meh, I've never really thought Dragon Quests music was very good (VIII excluded). I would much rather them make a game that takes music from multiple series.
Funny, that, since they failed to meet demand in Japan as well.
Hours Left
Member
Just found the most amazing Dark Note that gives a metric ton of experience and Rainbow Shards. And it's really easy.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It was from a link earlier in this thread on amazon. I'm not sure if they are sold out now let me check.
Oh no, allocation's problems again? I hope it does still well in the West, with new shipments and all. At least, it seems Square has handheld buzz wise the launch pretty well, hoping they won't have much problems in shipping copies.
And I won't contribute until the week after the next ._.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Wednesday check your pm
ZombiePlatypus
Member
What exactly is the quickest way to unlock, new none-DLC songs? In series mode, each FF from 1 through 13 has three songs available. That takes care of 39 tracks, but considering how the game is supposed to have "over 70 songs included" it's starting to feel pretty low on content. I keep getting that vocal version "sunleth path" song from FFXIII in Chaos Shrines over and over.
I really hope the "70 songs" count isn't counting expert and ultimate scores of each songs as a "seperate/new" track.
Unless we're doing something wrong, it kinda seems like the game likes to spit the same track at you over and over, pretty heavily.
I really hope the "70 songs" count isn't counting expert and ultimate scores of each songs as a "seperate/new" track.
Unless we're doing something wrong, it kinda seems like the game likes to spit the same track at you over and over, pretty heavily.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Uhh No that takes care of 65 songs are you forgetting intro and ending songs =/
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Oh my god are you serious? Those are barely game-ified! The way those tracks are implemented is something you'd see during end-credits of a game. Jesus Christ SE.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Don't worry you can get 50 new songs as dlc 1 dollar each :3 thank you
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Odd, I've only seen that track twice - the first two Dark Notes I got had that, but haven't seen it since. I think I'm up to 15 Dark Notes now.
I do seem to see certain tracks repeat 2 or 3 times.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
At least you can delete the repeats you don't care for.
Getting tracks like JENOVA and FFIV Battle Theme 1 in a Dark Note though before you unlock them normally for Challenge is awesome.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Wow. In the absence of a real story-mode, I totally expected it to have something like 8 tracks from each game (not to mention re-arrangements/remixes). All included. Core gameplay is great, but this is not nearly enough content for $40. I can't help but feel like I got ripped off here.
Stay classy SE and DLC as a whole!
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
There's 12 tracks you can unlock through getting enough rhythm points and/or getting a lucky Dark Note that happens to contain one of the tracks.
Mt. Gulg (FFI) (FMS)
Dungeon of the Giants (FFIV) (FMS)
Battle 1 (FFIV) (BMS)
Mambo de Chocobo (FFV) (FMS)
Searching for Friends (FFVI) (FMS)
The Fierce Battle (FFVI) (BMS)
Dancing Mad (FFVI) (BMS)
The Last Day (FFVII) (FMS)
Those Who Fight (FFVII) (BMS)
J-E-N-O-V-A (FFVII) (BMS)
Something to Protect (FFIX) (FMS)
Blinded By Light (FFXIII) (BMS)
I think there may be more tracks that are Dark Note exlcusive? Like FFXII - Ending Movie.
But yeah, there's a ton of DLC planned. If you're not interested in trying to set high scores on Ultimate and grinding out Dark Notes for new characters and aren't happy with the default track list, this may not be for you.
EvilRedEye
Member
Aren't some of the intro and outro songs included as regular stages? I've seen them come up in Dark Notes.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Ah, right - like the Ending Movie track I mentioned above. Dunno if those eventually become unlocked in Challenge or not.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Unlockable tracks definitely help. It doesn't feel as barebones at least. Thanks for the heads up. So glad to see Those who Fight is in there. I guess this opinion would vary from person to person but considering that I'm most emotionally attached to VII, VIII, IX, & X, I think I would have perferred if they released THEATRHTHM games dedicated to each entry in the series and have them go all-out with the fanservice with each game as opposed to mere samplings of each. But I guess that's neither here nor there.
That would be awesome. I'd love to play VII's and X's intro tracks in actual stages.