vorpal blade
08-30-2006, 11:03 AM
I'm glad that SE is bringing back the classics, but they're not as classic as I'd like. I was born in '88 and didn't get to play many games for years. Up until about '97 all my family had was an NES with a few games on it. Then we got a Playstation. Shortly after, we got a copy of FFVII from a neighbor. That was the first FF I've played (and until I saw FFIX on the cover of a gaming magazine I was convinced that it was the only FF there was).
The point is this: I missed out on a lot of the other, better games. So I was psyched to learn that they were re-releaseing the ones I'd missed (specificaly FFI-FFVI). But they're not all re-releases, they're remakes. They're not the same! I can live with improved graphics for FFI and FFII, but the GBA versions seem to have different texts. I want to play the original. The DS version of FFIII has improved graphics, easier battles and job selection, and new stories for the main characters. Alright, easier I can see, but still, I want the original translation at least! Correct errors in spelling and grammar? I can live with that, but they're even changing names! The PS version of FFII (from FF Origins) has characters named Mindu, Gus and Richard. But the GBA version renames them Minwu, Guy and Ricard respectively. Alright, Minwu may be more accurate, and maybe even Guy (though I preferred Gus), but Ricard? I saw a screenshot from the Japanese version of Dawn Of Souls, and it clearly calls him Richard. I just took a look at the FFV pics for the GBA (in case you didn't see its thread (http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff5gba/screens/ff5gbass082706.html))and I've got problems. First off, Lenna? I don't know what her original Japanese name was, but I liked Reina much better, especially given it's translation as "Queen." And what's with her picture? I don't recal seeing it in the PS version. Speaking of which, I'm also upset by the change in the character portraits in FFIV Advance.
I'm getting tired of this rant, so I'll leave with this statement again: I want the originals! Or at least something that's not drastically different. It's not my fault I'm too young to have played them the first time around.
The point is this: I missed out on a lot of the other, better games. So I was psyched to learn that they were re-releaseing the ones I'd missed (specificaly FFI-FFVI). But they're not all re-releases, they're remakes. They're not the same! I can live with improved graphics for FFI and FFII, but the GBA versions seem to have different texts. I want to play the original. The DS version of FFIII has improved graphics, easier battles and job selection, and new stories for the main characters. Alright, easier I can see, but still, I want the original translation at least! Correct errors in spelling and grammar? I can live with that, but they're even changing names! The PS version of FFII (from FF Origins) has characters named Mindu, Gus and Richard. But the GBA version renames them Minwu, Guy and Ricard respectively. Alright, Minwu may be more accurate, and maybe even Guy (though I preferred Gus), but Ricard? I saw a screenshot from the Japanese version of Dawn Of Souls, and it clearly calls him Richard. I just took a look at the FFV pics for the GBA (in case you didn't see its thread (http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff5gba/screens/ff5gbass082706.html))and I've got problems. First off, Lenna? I don't know what her original Japanese name was, but I liked Reina much better, especially given it's translation as "Queen." And what's with her picture? I don't recal seeing it in the PS version. Speaking of which, I'm also upset by the change in the character portraits in FFIV Advance.
I'm getting tired of this rant, so I'll leave with this statement again: I want the originals! Or at least something that's not drastically different. It's not my fault I'm too young to have played them the first time around.