struggler_guts
Member
Oh, I had no idea, adding it to the backlog!
On some other, more worthy timeline than ours, Matsuno is one of the most successful auteurs in the gaming industry instead of burning out.
Hudo
Member
In my utopia, we would've gotten another mainline Final Fantasy set in Ivalice. It's genuinely my favorite setting Square have ever put out. Just... this time without teenagers like Vaan and Penelo in the main cast.
SkylineRKR
Member
He is GOATed.
FFXII is my fave JRPG ever.
Vagrant Story my fave dungeon crawler ever.
FFT and TO both share best SRPG ever
Azure Crystal Gaming
Member
Undercity east and West was my favorite location(s) from that game. Really liked the glowing blue walls and floor.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Forever one of the greats and one of a kind
Happy 25th you beauty!
Happy 25th you beauty!
Orbital2060
Member
What a blast from the past. I played the hell out of it on the PS1. Great writing and overall grown-up, sombre tone to it. Wonder if or how much Miyazaki was inspired by this thinking out his own ideas. Dark Souls always reminded me of it, aesthetics and tone.
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
One of the best games of all time, Matsuno was a master and Square did a great disservice to the medium by sabotaging him later in his career
SEGAvangelist
Member
This might be one of the first games I play on my shiny new SuperStation one when it comes in.
EDIT: Still working on convincing the waifu to let me take someone's old CRT.
EDIT: Still working on convincing the waifu to let me take someone's old CRT.
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Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Absolute banger of a game. Bought it day one back then, and was confused for a bit but once you had it down.. excellent.
I always found it a bit odd that this game never really held or exceeded its price like Vandal Hearts or Suikoden back in the day. It was just as good and from the shops I went in back then, just as rare
I have a feeling the gameplay never really caught on and made it the hit it really was.
I always found it a bit odd that this game never really held or exceeded its price like Vandal Hearts or Suikoden back in the day. It was just as good and from the shops I went in back then, just as rare
I have a feeling the gameplay never really caught on and made it the hit it really was.
Matsuchezz
Member
This game is so fucking amazing in the art department, the OST by Okamoto is equally impressive and full of emotion. I am not in love with the gameplay but I messed with it as little as possible, as long as I was able to beat the enemies and bosses I carried on without overcomplicating my life, I finished it like 3 or 4 times. I started a run a few months back didn't complete it. I will revisit it once I have some time.
I remember it was called a Metal Gear Solid RPG or something along the lines, but MGS inspired Matsuno's team to include facial animation on the characters.
AI could be used to remake such gems, and just spend money on voice actors if needed.
I remember it was called a Metal Gear Solid RPG or something along the lines, but MGS inspired Matsuno's team to include facial animation on the characters.
AI could be used to remake such gems, and just spend money on voice actors if needed.
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UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Am
EviLore
brother, this game is one of the greatest games of all time.
Amazing!PSX era Square was incredible.
EviLore
brother, this game is one of the greatest games of all time.
Digity.exe
Member
Still have my OG copy of this game. Graphics blew me away back then.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
One of the PS1 titles along with Parasite Eve I'm hoping for a remaster of on modern consoles.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Great game but the mechanics were quite off-putting for many, I remember being supppppppeer hyped about it but it just fell flat compared to other RPGs. I don't think it was that popular. The script/translation was also a bit too melodramatic and clumsy.
Still the game deserves a re-release like Tactics Ogre that changed quite a few things between releases but still maintained its quality.
Still the game deserves a re-release like Tactics Ogre that changed quite a few things between releases but still maintained its quality.
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Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Great game, I still got it setting up on my shelf alongside Parasite Eve.
You have no idea how much that hurts me, in the UK.
JPSLotus97T
Member
I've had this one sitting on my shelf for about 25 years. I feel like this thread was timely.
I didn't understand the mechanics for it when I rented it originally in 1998 was it? But I absolutely loved the visuals and the battle system was much different from the traditional turn-based stuff we were getting at that time. PS1-era Square is my favorite iteration of the company. They haven't been back to those heights in a long time now.
But I will say this, I don't want this game remade. Everything that makes it so unique, I am convinced it would get lost in translation with current developers. It just comes from an era when game devs were still gamers. I have no doubt a remake would fuck everything up entirely.
That all being said, I will be moving this to the to play pile now. Thanks
EviLore
I didn't understand the mechanics for it when I rented it originally in 1998 was it? But I absolutely loved the visuals and the battle system was much different from the traditional turn-based stuff we were getting at that time. PS1-era Square is my favorite iteration of the company. They haven't been back to those heights in a long time now.
But I will say this, I don't want this game remade. Everything that makes it so unique, I am convinced it would get lost in translation with current developers. It just comes from an era when game devs were still gamers. I have no doubt a remake would fuck everything up entirely.
That all being said, I will be moving this to the to play pile now. Thanks
EviLore
Icymanipulator
Member
I played the ever loving shit out of this growing up.
If ever a game deserved a remaster/remake, this is it. Would easily be a day 1 purchase for me.
If ever a game deserved a remaster/remake, this is it. Would easily be a day 1 purchase for me.
Plies
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Superposition
Member
Absolute classic.
It's a huge shame this didn't get a remaster instead of a bunch of unnecessary garbage.
It's a huge shame this didn't get a remaster instead of a bunch of unnecessary garbage.
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TonberrysKnife
Member
Back then, Squaresoft was on FIRE.
Bushido Blade, Ehrgheiz, Einhander, Threads of Fate, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy Tactics.....shit man you were in for a fucking good time.
Edit: HOW COULD I FORGET SAGA FRONTIER 1 & 2?
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Plies
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Saga Frontier 1 and 2.
Orbital2060
Member
I bought it again on PS3 - but I dont know if it plays on PS5?
Hudo
Member
You speak the truth.
FFXII: Zodiac Age elevates it from a 9/10 to a 10/10, imho. The ability to speed up stuff via button press is awesome.
Shadowstar39
Gold Member
You had my hopes up there for a second. I thought a remaster or remake was coming.... no such luck. boo!!!!
Really this being locked on the ps1 is ridiculous (can say the same for tons of other games, parasite eve, musashi, mega man legends, alundra, road rash 3d, etc....) Sony doesn't care, but they don't own the rights either so why isn't square celebrating this game with an aniversary re-release on the switch?
Really this being locked on the ps1 is ridiculous (can say the same for tons of other games, parasite eve, musashi, mega man legends, alundra, road rash 3d, etc....) Sony doesn't care, but they don't own the rights either so why isn't square celebrating this game with an aniversary re-release on the switch?
Shadowstar39
Gold Member
You can't , only sony first party games are on the ps5 and only a handful of them. They don't give to shits about backwards compatibility Jim Ryan said so himself. They used to, but that was when Ken Kutaragi, Kaz hurai and Jack Trentton were in charge of playstation. Back when they made games.
Thing is none of the games are sony first party anyway Why isn't square, konami and others releasing remasterd ps1 and ps2 games on the switch and pc. It's instant nostalgia cash. I don't get it. I'd buy them all.
MiguelItUp
Member
I always wanted to play this and just never got around to it. I had always hoped that there'd be a remaster or something. I should probably just get into it next time there's a lull.
I tried a couple of times getting into it because it checks a lot of my boxes. Unfortunately the gameplay is too slow, combat feels just like mashing a button to get more turns than the enemies, and the jumping, climbing, block pushing puzzle aren't great. Of course it's a product of its time and that's how it was but playing it now instead of back then without any nostalgia making you look past that is difficult.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Never played it back in the day, but always wanted to because I hear such great things. I have it on Vita, need to prioritize it one of these days.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
DuckStation, when set up properly (sometimes a specific game needs tailoring to) is one of the best ways to enjoy these old games. I might sound like I keep repeating myself, here, but it really does breath new life into these games. Any form of retro gaming that enhances the originals without compromising the artistic vision is good in my book.
Vagrant Story is one of those games that seriously improved when playing through. Butter smooth, sharp and crispy looking textures without the polygon warping. Something about linear interpolation on ps1 hardware? I'm glad this Emu fixes that.. PS1 games can come off like improved ports with this fix applied.
Silent Hiill 1 and Xenogears had a lot of that warping, both felt like improved ports on this emu.
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Naked Lunch
Member
Quite possibly the best videogame ever crafted.
I finished Vagrant Story at least 4 times in the past 25 years.
One of a kind gameplay, atmosphere, dialogue.
Matsuno is truly a genius.
Im currently playing Ogre Battle 1 on Sega Saturn. Another Matsuno masterpiece.
I finished Vagrant Story at least 4 times in the past 25 years.
One of a kind gameplay, atmosphere, dialogue.
Matsuno is truly a genius.
Im currently playing Ogre Battle 1 on Sega Saturn. Another Matsuno masterpiece.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Great game. Crappy emulator shots, holds up better in low res super dithered low bit glory as God intended (that means every element fits rather than separate, models are as jagged as the unfiltered pixel art textures/faces/backgrounds - but I guess fixing polygon/texture warping + crt filter is ok).
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I've never actually finished the game, though my last attempt a few years back was a lot of fun. I respect that this game is so over the top with mechanics to manipulate. Someday, I'll finally conquer it.
Also, the game looks great visually. As someone mentioned a couple posts up, it really doesn't look great with smoothed out emulator shots, but piped through the Retrotink 4K with a proper CRT filter? Really impressive stuff.
Also, the game looks great visually. As someone mentioned a couple posts up, it really doesn't look great with smoothed out emulator shots, but piped through the Retrotink 4K with a proper CRT filter? Really impressive stuff.
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
Has anyone on GAF shouted out this game more than I have? Probably not lol. Stone cold classic, give it to me Square, overdue.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I finished this game 4 years ago and I gotta say it was good. I hated it when I was a kid but appreciated the game more now as an adult. TBH I don't think the kid in me would like this game back then because it's complicated and it can get hard.
Hudo
Member
No one has chronicled himself more, at least.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
True, otherwise folks would rage, what with the dude protagonist's name being Ashley and his asscheeks hanging out instead of Callo's. Also cos of the various men in skirts, corsets, catsuits and more unorthodox clothing choices alongside their apparent devotion to/obsession with other men
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