I want the PSX Final Fantasy trilogy remade and put on the 3DS, kinda like how the NES/Famicom Final Fantasy titles were put on the GBA with better graphics and the SNES/Super Famicom Final Fantasy games were given updated...translations(?) and put on the GBA. Final Fantasy 1-6 have been remade and re-released several times in the past, ESPECIALLY numbers 2 and 4. Final Fantasy X and X-2 were upgraded(?) and re-released on the PS3 and PS4 and it looks like we're about to get Final Fantasy XII on the PS4.
So what makes this trio of games so special that they haven't been updated and re-released? Sure they're all on Steam and PSN and probably the XBLA-Market (haven't been there in ages) but there's something so quaint about those Nintendo Handheld versions. Hell, Final Fantasy III and IV on the DS were pretty excellent if a bit difficult. I would absolutely love it if Final Fantasy VII and IX were given light graphical updates and maybe some balance tweaks (lookin' at you FF7) maybe take another look at limit breaks (FF9), and pop those bastiches on the 3DS. I'd be perfectly happy if FF7-3DS continued to use the lego-characters outside of combat.
Final Fantasy VIII is the elephant in the room but I still want to see that remade and re-released. Squall had an actual character and actual dialog in the original which I'd love to see in an official capacity. The draw/junction system isn't a bad idea but it's executed pretty poorly. I like that GFs can be powered up but I'd like to be able to unlock a way to have that happen instantly...and I'd like to be able to skip GF cutscenes. I'd still like to see this on the 3DS since I don't see why it wouldn't be possible but if we can get a trio-compilation out on some other platform that would still be pretty great. I know Square-Enix isn't as anti-Nintendo as other devs but I don't know if they'd put property as big as that on a Nintendo Handheld at this point.
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One another note along these lines: I really wouldn't mind if the first 6 Final Fantasy titles were re-released on the 3DS. Just saying.
So what makes this trio of games so special that they haven't been updated and re-released? Sure they're all on Steam and PSN and probably the XBLA-Market (haven't been there in ages) but there's something so quaint about those Nintendo Handheld versions. Hell, Final Fantasy III and IV on the DS were pretty excellent if a bit difficult. I would absolutely love it if Final Fantasy VII and IX were given light graphical updates and maybe some balance tweaks (lookin' at you FF7) maybe take another look at limit breaks (FF9), and pop those bastiches on the 3DS. I'd be perfectly happy if FF7-3DS continued to use the lego-characters outside of combat.
Final Fantasy VIII is the elephant in the room but I still want to see that remade and re-released. Squall had an actual character and actual dialog in the original which I'd love to see in an official capacity. The draw/junction system isn't a bad idea but it's executed pretty poorly. I like that GFs can be powered up but I'd like to be able to unlock a way to have that happen instantly...and I'd like to be able to skip GF cutscenes. I'd still like to see this on the 3DS since I don't see why it wouldn't be possible but if we can get a trio-compilation out on some other platform that would still be pretty great. I know Square-Enix isn't as anti-Nintendo as other devs but I don't know if they'd put property as big as that on a Nintendo Handheld at this point.
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One another note along these lines: I really wouldn't mind if the first 6 Final Fantasy titles were re-released on the 3DS. Just saying.