Okay, I've finished my revision of Final Fantasy 6. I'm waiting to see if I can include a minor event tweak at one point in the game before I submit it to romhacking.net, but I figured since I like you guys so much, I'd let you see the 99.9% done version first.
This patch^ will need to be applied to a copy of Final Fantasy III (U) (V1.0), which I am legally constrained not to tell you how to get, unless I'm mistaken. I recommend Snes9x v1.53 to play this version, unless you're rich and can make yourself a repro cart. Don't ask me how that's done, by the way, because I'll respond with a big fat goose egg.
The Original Title screen patch is courtesy of Yazoo. I at one point wanted to make a custom title screen, as in Sky Render's FF6, but I failed at it pretty epically.
I imagine I lose a lot of people right here. Not only is Banan's name spelled differently, but he's providing the opening narration and the War of the Magi, which I thought was too cumbersome a phrase, has been renamed "The Demon War," which I think is from one of Sky Render's versions, and I thought it sounded cool.
The custom font for this game was designed by the romhacking.net user vivify93, who is a sexy bitch. I didn't think it was believable that exactly 1,000 years should be given as the figure of time, so I decided to obscure exactly how much time has passed since the war. I think it's sufficient to say that it was a really long goddamn time.
I thought every other version of this line I've ever seen said too much, too soon. I wanted to tighten it up, because honestly, all the player needs to know at this point is "magic all up in this bitch."
The actual quote is "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." It's usually attributed to Georges Santayana, but wikipedia seems to think a guy named Edmund Burke was the one who coined it. I thought it fitting, considering the rocky terrain.
I wanted to make these guys actually sound like military officers who are on duty. The other versions of the game have them talking as though they've gone to a pub and are discussing this over a glass of ale. You'll notice it's "Biggs" now, to make the Star Wars reference clear. Though in Star Wars, Biggs and Wedge are members of the Rebellion, if I recall correctly.
You'll notice that "Esper" is now "Eidolon," and I really don't think that needs much explanation. Also, "War" is capitalized to imply that they are discussing the Demon War specifically. People often refer to well publicized wars simply as "The War," and know what each other are talking about. Colloquial language was king of my efforts.
My brother, who was in the Air Force, told me that it's not unusual for officers to use the word "intel," though not entirely common either. I thought this more interesting than lines about wild goose chases or "the urgency of our orders" which sounds robotic.
What I want the player to notice is that he doesn't refer to Tina (she's called Tina in this hack) by any kind of gender or personhood reference; she is a "thing." This figures into a line coming up, as well.
No longer are we restrained by Nintendo...I can say "kill" if I feel the need to. Also, exact figures on the number of soldiers and the time frame felt hokey to me.
The operative word here is "slave." In the march toward Narshe, which is the third and final movement of "Omen," there is a misery, a sadness in the G minor key used. Tina starts out this game as property, committing a war crime against her will.
And why can't this guy (Nomura) go back to where he belongs, as Assistant Graphic Director? I guess what they say is true; wish and one hand and poo in the other, and see which one fills up faster.
Let's play Stand Guard v4.0
I didn't think it was believable that exactly 1,000 years should be given as the figure of time, so I decided to obscure exactly how much time has passed since the war. I think it's sufficient to say that it was a really long goddamn time.
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