Shhhhhhhhhhteam... FF7 rerelease discount... Hm...

Ugh, this morning I found myself almost buying the rerelease on Steam. Which would mean I'd have paid for THE SAME GAME a grand total of THREE TIMES! (1x PC original and 1x PSX Platinum before that.) I pulled out in time, though - plus, my Visa card was not in my immediate vicinity.

But... Seriously, I know this game nearly backwards and forwards, I've played it gods know how many times, I've even hammered away at a polishing-up of the 1997 translation - and I'm considering buying it AGAIN? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!

:kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo:

(And why the smeg is that thing called 'kakapo', anyway?)

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Originally Posted by Silent Warrior

:kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo:

(And why the smeg is that thing called 'kakapo', anyway?)

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It is a parrot... :roll2

... Oh. Right, on New Zeeland. Knowledge +1.

I considered it too. I have never actually bought a copy of Final Fantasy VII, but I just... I'm not going to bother when it's not a step up from the copy I have on PS.

But it's got ACHIEVEMENTS! :roll2
It's probably relevant that I've actually sold my other copies - no FF7 in my house... at present. As for it being any steps up or down, they do seem to have polished it a bit. Probably not enough to make it an all new experience, I'll concede that.

[Update] Oh snap, I went ahead and bought it anyway. Hmph, well, at least it didn't cost as much as rain. (Which is a game you REALLY want to experience if you like rainy vistas in blue tones. Lovely visuals. Not a lot of story, though.)

It's one of those games that demands to be bought again and again until your bank account goes into the negatives and you have to put up a mortgage on your house.

*Nods*

so I bought it and WHAT THE smurf IS THIS trout

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Dat name.

I got it this week. Level 60 in Junon FTW. Is that an accomplishment, lol? Playing FFtactics and Chrono Trigger too atm, so right now it's just a side project for getting Aeris to her full potential before....

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Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

so I bought it and WHAT THE smurf IS THIS trout

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My childhood is now ruined.

this guy is sick
this guy is sick

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so I bought it and WHAT THE smurf IS THIS trout

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My childhood is now ruined.

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At least that screenshot isn't accompanied by the PC soundtrack.

How can I enjoy FFVII with the script altered like that? I'll stick with my original copy. This guy is sick...

Oh, I was so used to the "are" that I thought the "is" was wrong. :lol:

....if you catch my drift. :irvine:

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Originally Posted by Jiro

I considered it too. I have never actually bought a copy of Final Fantasy VII, but I just... I'm not going to bother when it's not a step up from the copy I have on PS.

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This is kind of a late reply, but FF7 PC and FF7 PS are not exactly the same experience. They actually doubled the resolution on the PC version so the sprites are much smoother. IMO it looks quite a bit better.

I think it's pretty! Here are some screenies of the steam release. The character textures are nice and crisp looking, but the backgrounds are the same so you have these bright vivid polygon people with pixelated furniture. Also there is this weird glitch where all of the NPCs mouths are gaping open. Party members and a few plot relevant NPCs are immune.

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Capture_64.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Capture_1.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Capture_23.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Capture_54.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Capture_71.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...apture_161.png

Jinx, Jesswee: :lol: :lol: :lol:
(I like that smiley, btw. Dunno if that shows.)

Fun factoid: FF7 release actually benefits from ATI's morphological AA-filter. First game I ever observed that!

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Originally Posted by Silent Warrior

:kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo::kakapo:

(And why the smeg is that thing called 'kakapo', anyway?)

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It is a parrot... :roll2

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h.h.h.h.ha I DID NOT KNOW THIS.

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Originally Posted by Jiro

I considered it too. I have never actually bought a copy of Final Fantasy VII, but I just... I'm not going to bother when it's not a step up from the copy I have on PS.

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This is kind of a late reply, but FF7 PC and FF7 PS are not exactly the same experience. They actually doubled the resolution on the PC version so the sprites are much smoother. IMO it looks quite a bit better.

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Coulda had the same graphics for 15 years now playing it on an emulator, while enjoying a better soundtrack.

I haven't noticed any differences in the soundtrack so far aside from the cursor sound effects, but I'm only as far as Wall Market.

I think it's a hoax. They just don't want us to enjoy it on the PC :P

I read that they fixed the sound later because so many people were upset about it.

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Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

I haven't noticed any differences in the soundtrack so far aside from the cursor sound effects, but I'm only as far as Wall Market.

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The dynamic range is much smaller on the re-release's soundtrack, making all the tracks sound super flat. It's noticable right from the start of the game. But if what Jinx said is true, I guess it's all good now.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...)/lp_wiogk.png

Can I claim this?

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Can I claim this?

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You surely can.