REMAKE!!!!!!!

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I don't think the lack of character graphics affect my opinion of the game, its a great game regardless of them. I just find block-hand man somewhat annoying. The scenery is gorgeous.

[DocFrance]

Agreed on the character graphics part - especially Barrett in the sailor's uniform, the "bear stuck in a marshmallow." But I don't think that's enough to warrant a remake.

[DJZen]

Originally posted by TheAbominatrix
Square has already stated that they wont remake any game that can still be played on the current console.

Just being devil's advocate here, but isn't Sword of Mana a remake of a game that's still playable on a current console?

[DocFrance]

True, but it's pretty hard to find a Gameboy and the original cart for Final Fantasy Adventure any more.

[Del Murder]

Was it rereleased? I see used copies at EB Games all the time.

[DocFrance]

Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu), on the Gameboy, was rereleased as Sword of Mana on the GBA.

[Del Murder]

I know, I have that game. I was talking about Final Fantasy Adventure for normal old Game Boy. Used ones are not hard to find around here, and I was wondering if it was rereleased at some point. What was the topic of this thread again?

[DocFrance]

A bunch of folks hoping that their favorite game will get remade with pretty shiny graphics.

[Rostum]

Eh, I'm not too fussed. If it comes out again, hey I may as well buy it, but if it doesn't, I don't care. I'm happy playing the original.

[TheAbominatrix]

Originally posted by DJzen
Just being devil's advocate here, but isn't Sword of Mana a remake of a game that's still playable on a current console?

Is it? All I remember is Square saying they wouldnt... and it's better graphics, right? But not like... SUPER graphics like the difference between VII and X.

Heh, go ask Square, not me.

[DJZen]

Hudson Soft re-released FFL1-3 and FFA I think. This was sometime around the release of the GBC, so I guess maybe about 1998/99 or so?

Anyhoo, the graphical update from SD/FFA to Sword of Mana is pretty drastic. The amount of colors is increased from shades of grey to 16-bit color (it might be better, I never remember specs). To some the point might be moot since it's still sprite based, but I remember when just having COLOR in portable games was a huge deal.

[TheAbominatrix]

Originally posted by DJzen
Hudson Soft re-released FFL1-3 and FFA I think. This was sometime around the release of the GBC, so I guess maybe about 1998/99 or so?

Anyhoo, the graphical update from SD/FFA to Sword of Mana is pretty drastic. The amount of colors is increased from shades of grey to 16-bit color (it might be better, I never remember specs). To some the point might be moot since it's still sprite based, but I remember when just having COLOR in portable games was a huge deal.

Yeah, its not that much work though, not an entire graphical remake with voice acting and FMVs and all that.

[Duo]

A remake is a bad idea. ^_^

ESPECIALLY with VA's.

[DJZen]

*bangs head into desk*

Okay, go play through FFA, then play through SoM, now tell me it's not a huge update.

Sorry, that was rude...

[TheAbominatrix]

Originally posted by DJzen
*bangs head into desk*

Okay, go play through FFA, then play through SoM, now tell me it's not a huge update.

Sorry, that was rude...

I've seen it. I went and looked. Compartively, it's a huge update. Comparitively. But with the tech today it's easy to make those sorts of graphics. It isnt as time consuming as making a game with graphics like X, do you get what I mean?