FFVIA new features!

[Zeromus_X]

Apparently this Japanese site:

http://gmstar.com/gb/ff6.html

has info on FFVI Advance's new features.

Here's some screenshots:

http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/gba/screenshots/final-fantasy-vi-advance-d42a74.html

I'm glad the graphics weren't kerfunkled up. I always worried about that.

Now, here's a translation from a member of CoN:





System optimization, graphics update, new job availability, extra dungeon, etc., 120% port of Final Fantasy VI!

12 Years Since the Original
In 1994, Final Fantasy VI was released on the Super Famicon. A dramatic story was developed with a sculpted group of characters who were all tied firmly into the plot.

Featuring "crystals," which have always been a series motif to this point, this is an ambitious work with a wonderfully presented appearance of a highly technical civilization. It's profound gameplay and dramatic scenarios are invaluable, and this Super Famicom release set a record when over 2,500,000 copies were sold.

Presentation
In the original work, characters learned spells by equipping magicite (lit: magic stones), and were able to summon through the "Magicite System." Each character was able to use a job, and players were able to freely switch characters in and out of their parties for battles.

Also, the game featured "Side Attack" and "Pincer" battles with characters or enemies along both sides of the screen. Furthermore, FF6 offered graphics surpassing anything else seen on the Super Famicom at the time, inlaid minigames to be found everywhere, progressively achieved and displayed events, and a battle system which brought forth various capture techniques by combining characters. Presenting the whole new face of the most popular game of its series, "Final Fantasy VI!"

GBA Additions
New Magicite:
Popular Final Fantasy series characters Gilgamesh and Leviathan can be summoned into battle

Extra Dungeon
Search underneath the earth with thee parties! But a formidable enemy awaits you there...

Monster Gauntlet Floor
Series of battles involving all monsters and bosses fought to this point. Set a new record for the party you've raised!

Reconstruction of Interface for the GBA
Redesigned windows, menus, etc. based on FF4A's construction
Rearranged, 8 Channel Background Music
New character portrait graphics, improved battle music
Newly added Monster compendium, Music Player

So yeah. Sounds great!

[Flying Mullet]

I EAGERLY anticipate this. :hyper:

My only hope is that they don't rework the "memory" option for your controller in the options. FFVI is the only game that remembers your battle command between battles, and I always like that I don't have to renavigate the menu to case Ultima again. I hope they don't change that.

[Jowy]

I still want to know if I can safely Sketch. :(

[ljkkjlcm9]

They're adding new Magicite, but are they adding new spells because of this?

Who could the formidable enemy be? I bet it's General Leo, beat him and he joins your team haha

THE JACKEL

[Jowy]

I'd venture to guess it would be the infamous Czar Dragon.

[Roto13]

FFVI is the only game that remembers your battle command between battles

LIES! I was playing X today and it worked that way. And it probably works that way in X-2, I just don't remember. :P

[LunarWeaver]

Leviathon! :jess: I missed him in the original =(

[My name is...something..?]

OMG!
Gilgamesh!
Scoooore!:D

[LoKuS]

I cant wait for this game, my fav game ever!!

[Theda]

I'd venture to guess it would be the infamous Czar Dragon.

The thruth is that the enemy will be:

PHANTOM BIGGS AND WEDGE!!!!:eek:

[Jowy]

I'd like to see another character slot get filled. Nothing groundbreaking, but maybe the ability to buy that stupid Imp Robot. Or reviving good old Leo.

[bipper]

Extra Dungeon
Search underneath the earth with thee parties! But a formidable enemy awaits you there...


Figaro Castle submerges and begins traviling underground.
"We hit something [ancient castle]"
"Oh Shi-!"

*game over*

[Flying Mullet]

Figaro Castle submerges and begins traviling underground.
"We hit something [ancient castle]"
"Oh Shi-!"

*game over*
Actually they hit your mom.

Several times. :chef:

[bipper]

Figaro Castle submerges and begins traviling underground.
"We hit something [ancient castle]"
"Oh Shi-!"

*game over*
Actually they hit your mom.

Several times. :chef:

Poor Figaro :(

[ljkkjlcm9]

Figaro Castle submerges and begins traviling underground.
"We hit something [ancient castle]"
"Oh Shi-!"

*game over*
Actually they hit your mom.

Several times. :chef:

Actually I can understand Figaro getting stuck trying to get past your mom...

But I do want to buy that silly Imp Robot, and it should have some cool special skill too

THE JACKEL

[Roto13]

Figaro Castle submerges and begins traviling underground.
"We hit something [ancient castle]"
"Oh Shi-!"

*game over*
Actually they hit your mom.

Several times. :chef:

I went exploring in your mom's "cavern" ;D

[Evastio]

I'm guessing that extra boss is going to be Emperor Gestahl.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's unfortunate how much data is lost by scaling the resolution down to that of the GBA screen. It's not a huge deal in the field, but prettymuch all of FFVI's battle backgrounds look relatively bland without that top third of the screen. Just look at the shots from the Orthros battle: the cliffs surrounding the river have been completely cropped out, leaving you with just the raft and the water.

[Evastio]

It's unfortunate how much data is lost by scaling the resolution down to that of the GBA screen. It's not a huge deal in the field, but prettymuch all of FFVI's battle backgrounds look relatively bland without that top third of the screen. Just look at the shots from the Orthros battle: the cliffs surrounding the river have been completely cropped out, leaving you with just the raft and the water.
I don't get why Square isn't going to fix that. :confused:

[KoShiatar]

It's unfortunate how much data is lost by scaling the resolution down to that of the GBA screen. It's not a huge deal in the field, but prettymuch all of FFVI's battle backgrounds look relatively bland without that top third of the screen. Just look at the shots from the Orthros battle: the cliffs surrounding the river have been completely cropped out, leaving you with just the raft and the water.

O crap, true...I didn't realize it at a first glance.
Well, that means there's still something left that makes the old SNES version worth playing.
Also, I think that the SNES's sound quality is still overall better than that of the GBA, right?
Anyway, from what I've seen so far, the in-game scripts look exactly the same.

[Reine]

Typically, FFIV and VI get naff all added, while VI gets /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gifloads

Netherless, I like what Ive read :O

New Job availability? ftw?

I hope those last two character slots get filled, or redone to be gone. Banon and some other dude, ftw. I see the face portraits are simply reworked, which is kinda a dissapointment, from what I can see of Locke's portrait. Kefka's face portrait...hmm, he never had a portrait in the original (Hacking him into your party resulted in him with a Terra portrait)

I like the idea that the dungeon is basically a second Phoenix Cave/Kefka's Tower type of dungeon, I loved being able to use all those characters at once (those poor two that got left behind)

I also hope that Umaro/Gogo will now be able to use Espers to increase their stats, it always annoyed me to no end that they could not.

m also very curious as to how the "3-D" ish world map will be portrayed while on a chocobo or airship, will it be improved greatly, or removed entirely? Also, those ugly Serpent Trench scenes, and the dreadful railway scene (It gave me a headache :()

Time shall tell..

[Bolivar]

m also very curious as to how the "3-D" ish world map will be portrayed while on a chocobo or airship, will it be improved greatly, or removed entirely?

Time shall tell..

I doubt it would be removed, as the GBA's capabilities is a little bit better than SNES. I would hope the sound is as good as it was in FFIVA. That's awesome that Gilgamesh and Leviathan are in it, it would be real cool to see extra characters, too.

The only thing I don't like about the GBA FF's is being that the monsters are the size of a thumbtack, and the print extremely small, it really kills my eyes when playin DoS or IVA. I think I'll stick to my PSX version, maybe I'll get this in a year or two when it's rediculously cheap.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Also, I think that the SNES's sound quality is still overall better than that of the GBA, right?Yes, it's highly superior. GBA synth sounds like nails on a chalkboard unless some serious effort is applied, and even then, it pales in comparison to that of the SNES.

[Necronopticous]

It's great to finally see some concrete info with screens on this one, as this is one of my most anticipated games of the known future. The addition of new Espers is cool and all...but I honestly doubt there will be new spells to go along with them, so it's a little bit superfluous. They'll probably accompany Zoneseek and Golem in the auction house, or possibly be acquired in the new dungeon. The monster arena doesn't sound too appealing, but I guess we'll see.

[Zechs]

Perhaps the new enemy, could be Culex???
Just a thought. But sounds cool.
But the Magicite sounds rather odd. If they don't add Magic will they split some of the others magic over the new additions?

[Crossblades]

GBA Additions
New Magicite:
Popular Final Fantasy series characters Gilgamesh and Leviathan can be summoned into battle

Extra Dungeon
Search underneath the earth with thee parties! But a formidable enemy awaits you there...

Monster Gauntlet Floor
Series of battles involving all monsters and bosses fought to this point. Set a new record for the party you've raised!



Awesome stuff:) I like that Leviathan and Gilgamesh are added

I wonder who this "formidable enemy" is. I have a feeling it will be General Leo

[Theda]

If magic is gone at the end of FF6, that means that we will have to go on that dungeon without any magic?:eek:

[Jowy]

Not like it'd be hard with Bum Rush spamming. ;)

[Evastio]

Does anyone know whether or not stats for characters will go up naturally without levelling up with espers? (Stamina, Speed, etc.)

[Crossblades]

Does anyone know whether or not stats for characters will go up naturally without levelling up with espers? (Stamina, Speed, etc.)

Equipping some espers have leveling up bonuses. It's optional but recommended

[Paul]

sounds great, can't wait!

[Wolf Kanno]

I only pray that the new "Job Class" isn't Squall (there is a FFVI sprite of him already) Not that I hate Squall it's just I don't like the thought of another Final Fantasy character guest starring in other mainstream Final Fantasy games.

[Zeromus_X]

The sprite of Squall was only in the FF Anthology loading screen (along with Cloud, Sephiroth, and an Onion Swordsman).

It would be silly to think they'd do such a thing to this port.

[Crossblades]

The sprite of Squall was only in the FF Anthology loading screen (along with Cloud, Sephiroth, and an Onion Swordsman).

It would be silly to think they'd do such a thing to this port.


Actually I wouldn't mind that at all

[Zeromus_X]

Adding a new playable character to FFVI that isn't even a story character, even more a character from an entirely different game altogether is a pretty big deal.

[Crossblades]

Adding a new playable character to FFVI that isn't even a story character, even more a character from an entirely different game altogether is a pretty big deal.

I suppose. But still, it would be a pretty nice gesture IMO

[Wolf Kanno]

I only suggested the idea cause I can see Squenix doing it... (Though I never saw the Cloud and Sephiroth sprites... sounds interesting...) I wonder if they might make Cid a playable character? I mean it might give a new incentive to actually save him on the island in the WoR. Just a baseless theory...:mog:

[Wild Card]

Not that its true or anything, but this crap about new characters is kinda annoying me (no offense meant) its just, Yes, it is a big deal that there MIGHT be a cameo or that your gonna be able to get leo, but... Ppl have been obsesing about getting leo and possibities for new characters, just like ppl have about getting aerith back in ff7... btw, i personnaly dont think that this is going to be anything new.
Because we all know that FF6 is basically 3d, JUST. so, the graphics wont change much, they'll just port it to the gb.

-.-

Anyway, thats just me =P

[Zeromus_X]

I only suggested the idea cause I can see Squenix doing it... (Though I never saw the Cloud and Sephiroth sprites... sounds interesting...) I wonder if they might make Cid a playable character? I mean it might give a new incentive to actually save him on the island in the WoR. Just a baseless theory...:mog:

Well, that would make much more sense and be alot better than choosing Squall of all people, then.

Just out of curiousity...where is all this stuff coming from about there being a new character anyway? I mean, I guess it's neat to wish for, but none of the other ports have gotten a new playable character (well, unless you count the SoR in FFIIDoS), so why is it so speculated for this one?

[Roto13]

"New job availability"

Unless they make one of your existing characters able to change his job...

[Zeromus_X]

I can't read very well, it seems...:cat:

[boys from the dwarf]

i eagerly await more news on the extra bosses ,summons and characters.

i hope the espers give you some sort of new spell or at least do some good stat upgrade or something useful when you summon them.

[Theda]

I would like it if the last two character slots after Gogo would get filled, maybe Bannan and Duncan or Cid?

[Sephex]

Well, this should be cool despite the inevitable flaws that some people mentioned.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Adding a new playable character to FFVI that isn't even a story character, even more a character from an entirely different game altogether is a pretty big deal.You mean like Gogo?

[Zeromus_X]

I got pwned. xD

[Paul]

i don't get it

[Roto13]

I got pwned. xD
Twice. ;O

[Crossblades]

Adding a new playable character to FFVI that isn't even a story character, even more a character from an entirely different game altogether is a pretty big deal.You mean like Gogo?


And Umaro

[Skarr]

Well this port may pale to the SNES version, but give me twenty minutes with it and I'll be right there in it.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Adding a new playable character to FFVI that isn't even a story character, even more a character from an entirely different game altogether is a pretty big deal.You mean like Gogo?


And UmaroUmaro isn't from a different game, though.

[Elpizo]

You know, I would liek for some way to control Desperation Attacks a bit more. More alla FF VIII. If your characters HP is in critical, there's this -> When you point on attack and then yo ucan choose to use the Limit Break. But of course, no aura spells in VI please. ;)
I just would like that better. I never saw a Desperation Attack, I didn't even know they existed until after I played VI.

[Crossblades]

Umaro isn't from a different game, though.

But he's not a story character either

[Flying Mullet]

He's referrring to the fact that Gogo's from another game (FFV).

[Crossblades]

And I'm referring to the fact that even though Umaro didn't come from another game like Gogo or Squall, he's still not a story character like Terra and crew

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

So it's only a half-burn.

[Wolf Kanno]

And I'm referring to the fact that even though Umaro didn't come from another game like Gogo or Squall, he's still not a story character like Terra and crew

But Umaro is the Costello to Mog's Abbot:cry:

[Mirage]

You know, I would liek for some way to control Desperation Attacks a bit more. More alla FF VIII. If your characters HP is in critical, there's this -> When you point on attack and then yo ucan choose to use the Limit Break. But of course, no aura spells in VI please. ;)
I just would like that better. I never saw a Desperation Attack, I didn't even know they existed until after I played VI.

Controlled desperation attacks, why? They are far too rare to rely on anyway.
If you want them to appear more often, then I don't really agree to that either. It's not like FF6 is hard, after all.

I'm looking forwards to the new content, but as with all other Advance versions, it will probably have poorer audio quality, which is a shame in a game with as good music as FF6 has.

[DrthTater]

HOLY CRIZZAP!


Kurt, one of our staff writers, found some possibly juicy details about Final Fantasy VI Advance. We say possibly because this information was discovered with the help of cheating devices. Apparently General Leo can be resurrected at the cost of the Phoenix magicite, once resurrected Leo can join your party. Back when Final Fantasy VI (aka Final Fantasy III in the USA) was released there was a false rumor about resurrecting Leo by finding an extra dragon in the dinosaur forest. After spending many hours slaying Tyrannosaurs Rexes the rumor was proven to be false. As a surprise, Emperor Gestahl’s ghost is a new playable character. To obtain him you need to track down the “master crown”. In battle Gestahl has a “summon” command as his ability, this command differes from using magicite since it is part of the four battle menu commands. Also we now know how Gilgamesh can be found in Final Fantasy VI Advance. First you have to buy the “excalipar” sword at the auction house then bet the blade at the coliseum. After a quick fight Gilgamesh will challenge you and if you win you earn the Gilgamesh magicite. Check beyond the break to see more pictures of Leo & Gesthal and a video of a FF6 party battling Gilgamesh.


HOLY CRIZZAP!

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar1.jpg

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar2.jpg

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar3.jpg

Plus if you click on the link, there is a video of a battle with Gilgamesh!

http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/1...ance/#more-2356 (http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/11/27/general-leo-and-gestahl-playable-characters-in-final-fantasy-vi-advance/#more-2356)


This is too cool. :love:

[feioncastor]

Maybe if you stay at an inn with Gogo in the party, he'll have a dream about how he became Gogo.

[abrojtm]

I really hope that you can't revive Leo. The other stuff seems kind of legit.

[feioncastor]

Yeah, reviving Leo seems like a bit much. But I guess it would stupid for them to put out the exact same game they've released twice already.

I'd probably get Leo, just to have him. But losing Phoenix would suck. I think Starlet teaches some of the same spells, but not as fast.

Once, when I rented FF3 for the SNES, there was a save file already on it and for some reason Terra could use "Shock". I know now that it was the work of a game genie, and that explains why it was Terra. Because you have to start a new game. And it sucks because Shock covered up the second command, which at the time was still supposed to be Magic, I think. Is Magic ever her second command? I know she doesn't get Morph right off the bat, but is Magic still third, even before you get Morph?

[Evastio]

HOLY CRIZZAP!


Kurt, one of our staff writers, found some possibly juicy details about Final Fantasy VI Advance. We say possibly because this information was discovered with the help of cheating devices. Apparently General Leo can be resurrected at the cost of the Phoenix magicite, once resurrected Leo can join your party. Back when Final Fantasy VI (aka Final Fantasy III in the USA) was released there was a false rumor about resurrecting Leo by finding an extra dragon in the dinosaur forest. After spending many hours slaying Tyrannosaurs Rexes the rumor was proven to be false. As a surprise, Emperor Gestahl’s ghost is a new playable character. To obtain him you need to track down the “master crown”. In battle Gestahl has a “summon” command as his ability, this command differes from using magicite since it is part of the four battle menu commands. Also we now know how Gilgamesh can be found in Final Fantasy VI Advance. First you have to buy the “excalipar” sword at the auction house then bet the blade at the coliseum. After a quick fight Gilgamesh will challenge you and if you win you earn the Gilgamesh magicite. Check beyond the break to see more pictures of Leo & Gesthal and a video of a FF6 party battling Gilgamesh.


HOLY CRIZZAP!

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar1.jpg

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar2.jpg

http://siliconera.com/news/0611/ff6ar3.jpg

Plus if you click on the link, there is a video of a battle with Gilgamesh!

http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/1...ance/#more-2356 (http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/11/27/general-leo-and-gestahl-playable-characters-in-final-fantasy-vi-advance/#more-2356)


This is too cool. :love:
It's kind of hard to tell whether all of this is true or not. :confused:

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's nice to see they took the trouble to scale up and redraw Gilgamesh's FFV sprite so it doesn't look terribly out of place. Unfortunately, despite the effort that went into FFVA's music, the GBA synth here sounds pretty dismal.

Reviving Leo and recruiting Ghastra are just all kinds of sacrilege. It just goes to show that the original versions of the 16-bit games are still the definitive ones.

[Roto13]

Way to rape the story, Squenix.

[Avarice-ness]

*rocking back and forth in the corner*

:cry:

[Zeromus_X]

WTF, Square-Enix. As if seeing this in one forum with insane people* wasn't enough, it gets to be confirmed.

I'm with Kishi on this one.

*Not this one, btw. xD

[Necronopticous]

Very strange indeed. Maybe fan service is going too far at this point, I can't really tell. Egh, I'm stoked either way.

[Zeromus_X]

Yes, I'll inevitably end up buying it and playing it until the cartridge melts regardless.

[Mirage]

That video link doesn't seem to work anymore.

[Zeromus_X]

Try http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/11/27/general-leo-and-gesthal-playable-characters-in-final-fantasy-vi-advance/#more-2356
? :cat:

Edit: And what kind of enemy is called 'Onion Dash'? Oniondasshu? What on earth?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's a palette-swap of Onion. As you may know, the Japanese like to use "dash" to mean "new and improved."

In Woolsey's translation, Onion was called Pipsqueak, and Onion Dash was called Tomb Thumb.

[Cruise Control]

The Leo thing will have me pissed for a week, until I forget.

[Siegfried]

Have we established that the Phoenix esper would bring Leo back...and why would that work when it didnt work on Rachel...that just doesnt make sense

And where did Geshtal come from??? Wasnt he dead too??? I dont know, but if you are actually able to bring Leo back, you should get an item of super value, but not play as him.

[DrthTater]

Have we established that the Phoenix esper would bring Leo back...and why would that work when it didnt work on Rachel...that just doesnt make sense

She was dead too long?


And where did Geshtal come from??? Wasnt he dead too???

From what I gather, he still is. It's his ghost....

[Zeromus_X]

Yeah, he didn't fall and land in the Vector Pillow Factory or anything.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

His class is Ghost, the same as Mr. ??????.

[Avarice-ness]

*crying in the corner*

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

This is horrible. :(

[Siegfried]

I would so revive Rachel instead of Leo...imagine having another female character so then you could have a FOR SURE for chick party...thatd be sweet as sugar ice

[The Man]

Much as I should be outraged at the sacrilege to FFVI's story, I can't find it in me, given the pain I feel at the fact that they included Gilgamesh without including his theme music. That was the best part about his character. :(

[Roto13]

Sounds like they just would have screwed it up anyway.

[Elpizo]

It's nice that Jumbo Cactuar and Diablos are in this game.
Leo... I'm not sure... I like his Shock ability, but, still... Maybe he'll only be playable in the bonus dungeon or something? I hope SE will have a good explanation for this!

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

With any luck, it'll just turn out to be some brazen Photoshoppery.

[Mirage]

I too would have preferred to get Rachel on my party instead of Leo.

[Flying Mullet]

I was just about to ask if that's been confirmed yet or not.

Also, the other movie link isn't working. :cry:

[feioncastor]

I too would have preferred to get Rachel on my party instead of Leo.

Yeah, because then maybe we'd get to hear her awesome song "Forever Rachel" a few more times in the game.

Anyway, I'd be disappointed about adding Kefka and Leo as PCs. But no more disappointed than I was when I discovered that you could fight Zeromus with Edward, Yang and Cid, if you wanted to.

Initially, I was the biggest complaining guy about the changes made to the "Advance" version of these games. I figured they compromised the awesomeness of the games by changing them. It's the old saying "If it's not broke, don't fix it.", and I thought FF4 and FF6 were well made as it was, and not in need of "fixing".

But now, I look at it differently. I love Final Fantasy VI. It's my favorite entry in the series. And I have it on SNES (2 copies, actually). I also have Final Fantasy Anthology for the PS1, and it's prettymuch the same as the SNES version, as far as content goes. I mean, the load times are sickening, but other than that, it's the same game.

So if I want to play the awesomeness that is FF6, I can do that whenever I want. I've played it many times over, and I'm sure I'll play it many more before I die while playing Final Fantasy Tactics. And if a guy who doesn't own FF Anthology or FF3SNES, they can probably get their hands on it, without much trouble, since Anthology was made a greatest hits. And with the Virtual Console for the Wii, I'd be willing to bet that FF3 for the SNES will be available soon, if it isn't already.

I really don't another release of the exact same game that I already own on several platforms. So it's kinda neat that they're adding some stuff to it. I may change my mind when I play it, but for now, it's cool to get a new spiced-up FF6 with new stuff that I've never done before.

[Roto13]

I was just about to ask if that's been confirmed yet or not.

Also, the other movie link isn't working. :cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bx8FeX_dCU ?

Does anyone still have the screenshots of Gestahl and Leo?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

http://www.lastupload.com/files/23/ffviar1.jpg

http://www.lastupload.com/files/23/ffviar2.jpg
I really don't need another release of the exact same game that I already own on several platforms. So it's kinda neat that they're adding some stuff to it. I may change my mind when I play it, but for now, it's cool to get a new spiced-up FF6 with new stuff that I've never done before.The benefit of New Stuff is sort of defeated when the specific Stuff in question is stupid.

[Jowy]

Those are some pretty high levels for only being about eight hours into the game.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Sometimes people cheat at games. Presumably, in this case, for debugging or journalizing purposes.

[Roto13]

Thanks Kishi.

I can almost forgive the inclusion of the emperor since his death doesn't really do a whole lot for anyone, but General Leo? No, that was a big moment for Terra.

[Mirage]

omg bluemage hp sucks :p.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I can almost forgive the inclusion of the emperor since his death doesn't really do a whole lot for anyone, but General Leo? No, that was a big moment for Terra.The Emperor's death was kind of a big deal, too. It was the turning point where Kefka stopped playing the role of the lapdog, stole the power of the gods for himself, and went on to, you know, destroy the world.

[Roto13]

Yeah, but now he's a god and the world is destroyed and Gestahl doesn't need to be dead any more. He seemed to be more of a tiny little obstacle than anything.

[Zeromus_X]

Here's the deal, guys. Over at the Gamespot forums, they're saying this is already a pretty infamous and fake rumor, made worse by someone there perpetuating it for a couple of days. No one there has gotten either one of them, even though several have beaten the game.

Biggest tell? There are still only 15 character slots. 14 for the playable characters, 1 to aid in party-swapping. No room for two extra.

Believe it or not, I think we've been 1995-ed. The Leo rumors strike again -- but I'm 90% sure they're false. Again. A new game and the concept of possible extras make them more believable, I guess, but yeah. Not true.

http://www.gamespot.com/gba/rpg/finalfanta...5476&pid=930370


Alright hello everyone.

They've posted this hacked video of the Japanese Final Fantasy VI Advance version.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8eZ0rmCCnI&eurl=



This basically completely nullifies all rumors, as now any screenshot is pretty much worth nothing, and with the 15 character slots there is no possible way Leo or Gesthal could be in.

So, I hope this is it.

[Necronopticous]

I admit, I feel relieved.

[Zeromus_X]

Also, I know you'll be curious as to how the Opera is on the GBA. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF417FunQUM) :cat:

[Rase]

Well, since we've already got a video of the fight with Gilgamesh, may as well have the ones featuring Leviathan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_yfWnPQJQs&mode=related&search=) and Mr. Cactuar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4zhN6tIrYk&mode=related&search=).

[The Man]

Well, that's a bit of a relief.

[Mirage]

I disapprove of the new battle theme.

[Bunny]

I am somewhat disappoint with the new battles. They went by far too quickly for my liking and I would like to see an extremely difficult battle that requires strategy in it. I mean, come on. Let's get a guy with 700,000 HP or something up in the game. Something that will take awhile or something.

Albeit those videos were probably sped up a certain degree, but come on. Longer and harder battles please.

And I agree with Mirage.

[Zeromus_X]

Battle with Kaiser Dragon ('Czar Dragon'). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZQ5DZ7mBi8&NR)

These hackers need to stop spamming Lightbringer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv6Wkg3p_do

^The opening!

At this point, I may as well link to broly318's profile:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=broly318

[The Man]

Meh, KaiserDragon looks like a bit of a wuss in that battle, despite the fact that he obviously has substantially more HP than Kefka. And agreed on the Lightbringer spam, but at least they're not spamming Genji+Offering Ultima Weapon/Lightbringer.

edit: wait, he just killed Biggs, might not be as much of a pushover as I thought.

edit 2: yeah, Fallen Angel spam. Always thought it was lame that Kefka used that only once, because it was the only attack that could have made that game remotely challenging.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

The new sprite is pretty classy. Takes me back to FFI and FFII, when these things could actually be called remakes and not just lazy ports.

And I have got to say that it's cool that they decided to make the big optional super-boss for the port a boss that was cut from the original version of the game. Disregarding the downgraded audiovisuals and the unnecessary fluff like new Espers, it's as if a missing piece of the game has been restored.

[The Man]

Have to agree with that, and now I'm really hoping they'll rerelease Holy Sword Legend 2 at some point as well, just to see what they would've done with all the portions of that game that didn't get finished in time. (And, of course, Holy Sword Legend 3 deserves an American/European release in the worst possible way)

[boys from the dwarf]

wow. im definetly getting this.

kaiser dragon, leviathan, gilgamesh and jumbo cactuar. this is definetly a good remake.

then again. it does seem a bit messed up with some of the new features.

[Elpizo]

wow. im definetly getting this.

kaiser dragon, leviathan, gilgamesh and jumbo cactuar. this is definetly a good remake.

then again. it does seem a bit messed up with some of the new features.
Don't forget Diablos. ;)

http://www.maj.com/gallery/Elpizo/Sephiroth/ff6a_02.jpg

Kaiser Dragon looks cool. Really powerful looking. I like his sprite very much, so... dragon-ish. ^^"

Now who will people think of as the best new optional boss? Zeromus EG, Enuo or Kaiser Dragon?

EDIT: Though I heard people complaining as well. The scene were Locke meets Celes has been changed quite a bit. Disappointing, I find it. Hoep they change it for teh US and EU version. After all, XII got an added scene as well that was censored in the Japanese version. Further complaints are that the music has been butchered and that stuff.

[Flying Mullet]

Would one of you Japanese-reading folks be so kind as to read what spells and stat level-up bonuses the new espers offer?

[Zeromus_X]

Gilgamesh

At level up, Valor +2? (I don't think I got this right)

Quick, at a 1x rate.

Brave, at a 5x rate (new spell?).


Leviathan

At level up, +2 increase in Strength

Flood? Is this also a new spell?, at a 2x rate.


Sabotender

At level up, +2 increase in Agility.

Telepo, at a 20x rate.

Vanish, at a 10x rate.

Hastega, at a 5x rate.


Diablos

Can't find a vid of him yet. :/

[Flying Mullet]

No +2 to Speed?

Bummer. :(

[Zeromus_X]

Agility might be speed. :cat:

I'm not that great. xD Maybe Kishi or someone can help us.

[Crossblades]

Freakin awesome videos. Can't wait for this release:)

[Flying Mullet]

Agility might be speed. :cat:
Doh, you're probably right. I didn't think of that. xD

[boys from the dwarf]

good. I was hoping for some new spells.

any idea what the summons do?

i saw a summoning of gilgamesh and i think he picks a sword at random and uses it like on FF8.

does anyone know what you get for beating kaiser dragon?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Leviathan
70 MP to summon (Tidal Wave)
Flood memorized at x2 speed
Stamina +2 at Level Up

Sabotender
50 MP to summon (Thousand Needles)
Telepo memorized at x20 speed
Vanish memorized at x10 speed
Hasega memorized at x5 speed
Speed +2 at Level Up

Gilgamesh
99 MP to summon (Excalibur, Excalipur, Masamune)
Quick memorized at x1 speed
Brave memorized at x5 speed
Vigor +2 at Level Up

Diabolos
wah

[Flying Mullet]

Having two espers being able to offer +speed at level-up makes me tingly in the pants. :hyper:

[Jowy]

Odin's pretty useless now.

[Flying Mullet]

Perhaps you'll have to have Odin (or all of the original espers) for the new espers to appear?

[Roto13]

Reconstruction of Interface for the GBA

Yupper


Redesigned windows, menus, etc. based on FF4A's construction

Correct


Rearranged, 8 Channel Background Music

:(


New character portrait graphics, improved battle music

They're new? And the battle music counts as "improved"?


Newly added Monster compendium, Music Player

Haven't seen it, but probably there


System optimization

Ok. :P


graphics update

Check, I guess


extra dungeon

Check


New Magicite

And then some


Monster Gauntlet Floor

Haven't seen it


new job availability

?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

graphics update

Check, I guessNah.

[ljkkjlcm9]

before the game had every magic slot filled, so I'm assuming the magic menu will expand for the new spells being added, as will the esper menu

I still think we should be able to buy the imp robot, that would be perfect and not piss anyone off really

THE JACKEL

[Flying Mullet]

I wish you could buy the miniature Blackjacks in the WoR and combine them somehow to make the original Blackjack. It looks so much better than the Falcon.

[Bunny]

I am somewhat disappoint with the new battles. They went by far too quickly for my liking and I would like to see an extremely difficult battle that requires strategy in it. I mean, come on. Let's get a guy with 700,000 HP or something up in the game. Something that will take awhile or something.

Albeit those videos were probably sped up a certain degree, but come on. Longer and harder battles please.

And I agree with Mirage.


Battle with Kaiser Dragon ('Czar Dragon'). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZQ5DZ7mBi8&NR)

Okay, I'm good. Thanks.

[Flying Mullet]

I wish we had a NA release date. :(

[Bunny]

I've heard February 5th from both Gamestop and Gamespot. I understand that the credibility so far is kinda low, but at least it is something. Then again, 1up.com says March 1st. But they kinda suck with accurate release dates.

I'm holding out for end of January/beginning of February.

[Flying Mullet]

I pulled up the page for FFVI Advance on Gamestop and this is the synopsis of the game:

Join the Revolution! The Gestahlian Empire, armed with the secrets of Magitek, holds the world in chains - until a young woman named Terra frees herself from its control and joins a band of rebels known as the Returners. Armed with her magic powers, they struggle to uncover the secrets of the ancient War of the Magi and the source of the Empire's power.
"The Gestahlian Empire" xD

[Evastio]

Battle with Kaiser Dragon ('Czar Dragon'). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZQ5DZ7mBi8&NR)
I really can't tell whether this is fake or not. :confused: :(

[Crossblades]

Battle with Kaiser Dragon ('Czar Dragon'). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZQ5DZ7mBi8&NR)
I really can't tell whether this is fake or not. :confused: :(


Hackers that hacked into the ROM. Which would probably explain why Leo, Kefka, and the two soldiers are in the battle. The Kaiser Dragon is real though

[Roto13]

It's real but it's hacked.

EDIT: *shakes fist*

[Flying Mullet]

It's real but it's hacked.
That sounds like an oxymoron. :p

[Roto13]

You know what I mean. :P

[Zeromus_X]

Roto, this isn't my information. I'm hardly the prominent Japanese scholar, and I got this information from a source I linked to in my first post with a translation from a member of another forum. :P

Unless you already knew that and were just being sarcastic. :cat:

Kishi, do you know what Flood and Brave do? :cat: Although, I guess Flood will serve as a water-elemental spell of some sort.

[The Man]

I still think we should be able to buy the imp robot, that would be perfect and not piss anyone off really

THE JACKAL
I wish you could buy the miniature Blackjacks in the WoR and combine them somehow to make the original Blackjack. It looks so much better than the Falcon.I agree with both these

[Siegfried]

What about your own chocobo...if you could actually out bid that little kid...

Oh and the 1/20 Airship Blackjack was a miniature...not a part of the ship

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Kishi, do you know what Flood and Brave do? :cat: Although, I guess Flood will serve as a water-elemental spell of some sort.In FFXII, Brave is a spell for bolstering physical strength. I'd assume it serves the same purpose here.

[The Man]

Oh and the 1/20 Airship Blackjack was a miniature...not a part of the ship

That, too, was a Woolseyification. In the Japanese version of the game, it was actually a piece of the airship Blackjack.

[NeoCracker]

Until I hear something from Highly Accurate sources I won't believe any of these bonus characters.

I, however, wish for them to include Sephiroth as a pc, simpley so I can send him in to fight Kefka one on one and get his @$$ kicked.

[Evastio]

Until I hear something from Highly Accurate sources I won't believe any of these bonus characters.
Me too. :(

I'm tired of all these videos confusing me saying that more characters are playable. :confused:

[Zeromus_X]

They're just rumors.

Also, the characters in the videos were hacked, Evastio. :cat:

[Evastio]

They also hacked the characters to enable them to cast spells right?

[Zeromus_X]

I'd guess so. I've never hacked anyone into my party before in FFVI, but none of them are in the normal game, and not in the Advance version (read one of my previous posts for why the rumor is debunked).

[Roto13]

Kishi, do you know what Flood and Brave do? :cat: Although, I guess Flood will serve as a water-elemental spell of some sort.In FFXII, Brave is a spell for bolstering physical strength. I'd assume it serves the same purpose here.

$10 says Diablos teaches you Faith.


Roto, this isn't my information. I'm hardly the prominent Japanese scholar, and I got this information from a source I linked to in my first post with a translation from a member of another forum. :P

Unless you already knew that and were just being sarcastic. :cat:

SHAME

[Flying Mullet]

Oh and the 1/20 Airship Blackjack was a miniature...not a part of the ship

That, too, was a Woolseyification. In the Japanese version of the game, it was actually a piece of the airship Blackjack.
Also, did you read my post Siegfried?

I wish you could buy the miniature Blackjacks in the WoR and combine them somehow to make the original Blackjack. It looks so much better than the Falcon.

[Zeromus_X]

Yep, add me to another person on the list of those happy that these were just rumors.

Just for the record, while I've only played the first 30 minutes of the new release so far (I'm @ work, so I'll be playing it more tonight, though), the first thing I did was check the Master Guide book that just came out for the GBA release.

If Leo/Gestahl was true, you'd think they'd be mentioned in the guide. They're not.

So, yes, they've been nucleified.

[Roto13]

So what do these say?

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/rotothirteen/hubbahwha1.gif

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/rotothirteen/hubbahwha2.gif

[Crossblades]

They're just rumors.



I hope so. Having more playable characters just sounds way too bogus

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

So what do these say?That's just the prompt for selecting whether you want the kanji in the game's text to be simplified into hiragana. You know, for the kids. All the GBA ports have had it.

[Flying Mullet]

Not just the kids like the text simplified to hiragana. :p

[Crossblades]

Stupid Question: What's an Hiragana?

[Avarice-ness]

I pulled up the page for FFVI Advance on Gamestop and this is the synopsis of the game:

Join the Revolution! The Gestahlian Empire, armed with the secrets of Magitek, holds the world in chains - until a young woman named Terra frees herself from its control and joins a band of rebels known as the Returners. Armed with her magic powers, they struggle to uncover the secrets of the ancient War of the Magi and the source of the Empire's power.
"The Gestahlian Empire" xD



Until I hear something from Highly Accurate sources I won't believe any of these bonus characters.
Me too. :(

I'm tired of all these videos confusing me saying that more characters are playable. :confused:

Stupid thing like this are the real reason Celes jumped the cliff, it wasn't 'cause Cid died, she had a premonition that this game was going to be butchered. :(

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Stupid Question: What's an Hiragana?Hiragana are basic characters for reading and writing Japanese. Since they're phonetic, they're easier to read than kanji, which are symbolic.

Here's "black magic" in hiragana: くろまほう

Ku-ro-ma-ho-u. Kuro meaning "black," mahou meaning "magic." All phonetic, all very intuitive.

Now here's the same phrase in kanji: 黒魔法

Not phonetic at all! If you hadn't learned which words these symbols represent, you'd have to consult a dictionary. And considering there are thousands of different kanji, most of which have multiple meanings and pronounciations, it can be hard to keep them all straight.

[Roto13]

黒魔法

I can't even pick that out.

EDIT: It grew. :P

[Siegfried]

Oh and the 1/20 Airship Blackjack was a miniature...not a part of the ship

That, too, was a Woolseyification. In the Japanese version of the game, it was actually a piece of the airship Blackjack.
Also, did you read my post Siegfried?

I wish you could buy the miniature Blackjacks in the WoR and combine them somehow to make the original Blackjack. It looks so much better than the Falcon.

Apologies all around...i spoke too soon

[Yeargdribble]

Not just the kids like the text simplified to hiragana. :p

QFT :P

[opiumcloud]

The new super-boss will be...

dun dun duhnnnn!!...

Mega leafer!

[KoShiatar]

Battle with Kaiser Dragon ('Czar Dragon'). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZQ5DZ7mBi8&NR)
I really can't tell whether this is fake or not. :confused: :(

As far as I know, the battle data, lines of text and sprite of the Czar Dragon are found in the original game data, but for some reason it has been left out of the game. It can be hacked back in the gameplay, I believe. I'm sure Kishi knows whether I'm correct or not.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Kaiser Dragon's sprite and the environment where he is found are new. This is an actual event in the GBA port, not abandoned content hacked back into the game by amateurs.

Defeating him yields the Diabolos magicite.

[KoShiatar]

I was sure that particular Youtube movie that was linked in the thread was hacked, since once it gets in battle the characters turn to Biggs, Wedge, Kefka and Leo...

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

His party is hacked, yes. But everything else is legit.

[Avarice-ness]

Dude, I seriously just teared up in saddness. WHAT DID THEY DO TO THE MUSIC?! It sounds almost like they took a normal WinXP synth and put midi's through it and put it on the GBA.

Each day appart of me is dying because they didn't screw with the others -this- bad. This is just wrong, so so so wrong. I don't even know if I want to play it now, I can't handle change, and a common concept is don't try to change a good thing. :( *goes back off to cry in the corner*

[KoShiatar]

Then I can't wait for it. But giving a brief look at the Japanese lines, isn't what the Kaiser Dragon says the same unused text that can be dumped from the SNES Japanese ROM? I cannot tell, since I've been waiting for those files for ages now.

[Avarice-ness]

DID SOMEONE ALREADY POST THE DAMN OPERA SCENE ADVANCE THING?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF417FunQUM&mode=related&search=

What DID THEY DO?! Is that really what it's going to sound like!? *beyond unhappy*

[Flying Mullet]

Don't forget that the GBA's sound isn't as advanced as the SNES' sound.

I didn't think it sounded that bad though. *shrugs*

[Avarice-ness]

Don't forget that the GBA's sound isn't as advanced as the SNES' sound.

I didn't think it sounded that bad though. *shrugs*

I just don't like the fact that the music makes me feel like I'm listening to midi's. I don't like her synth voice, they changed it to the second synth voice (there's 2 voice patches the new one being the second)

Then that makes me wonder why they never did Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana for the GBA, their music would have been smashed to bits. :(


OHHHH NOOOOO. They used the square synth for the song in Zozo. It's more square-y then it used to be.

[Zeromus_X]

The synthesized voices sound better on the Gameboy Advance. And the Aria de Mezzo Carataire didn't lose nearly as much sound quality as the battle theme or the boss theme, among a handful of other songs. After listening to the soundtrack, I'm happy that they didn't ruin every song, though it seems odd that they'd put so much effort into FFV Advance's music and not really care about FFVI Advance's. :/

[Tavrobel]

It's because the FFVI fanboys will go ballistic when they hear the FFVI music no matter what, so it's not really a problem. FFV's needs to stand out, because it's more game oriented and battle mechanics than plot, in my opinion.

[abrojtm]

It's not that bad...*shudders*

I'll deal with it--GBA speaker sucks anyway so I won't be able to hear it anyway.

[KoShiatar]

I've laid my hands on the game. Expect to hear from me soon.

[Paul]

having always lived in europe, i'd never even heard of final fantasy until VII came out.

the only time i've ever played 6 was on an emulator, and the opera scene was cool but her voice sounded weird. so i doubt i'll be disappointed by this version. i'm hoping kefka's laugh is cool!

[Bowser]

That sounds awesome. I can't wait to summon Gilgamesh. :greenie:

[Zeromus_X]

Battle with Omega Weapon. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGGUJwHXydQ)

[Crossblades]

Battle with Omega Weapon. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGGUJwHXydQ)

Nice. I'd figured that they add him to this version since his counterpart was already in the game:)