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NEWS: Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy IX on Switch, Xbox One




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Siegfriedl88



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:05 pm Reply with quote
TY ANN...never happened before.
Normally you know they give you some notice, without you guys i never would've known...this is a well spent $20.99
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Idgal



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:26 pm Reply with quote
cool, now maybe more people would enjoy FF 9, it's one of my top FF after FF7 but no ones seems to like it as much as 8 and 10.

I love the story and actual fantasy setting more so than the futuristic setting of the newer FF.
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Romuska
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:46 pm Reply with quote
Shouldn't there be a picture of Final Fantasy IX in the headline?
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levonr



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:22 pm Reply with quote
Final Fantasy IX upscale backgrounds might look a little better on a smaller screen but I'll stick the PC version with mods. There's a new mod that overhauls the game including scanning the art from books and inserting it into the game, Square could've done something like this but they were lazy.
https://sites.google.com/view/moguri-mod/

[edit]- I think I might be wrong about scanning art books after looking. Looks like they took the PSX art and did their own complex upscale. I don't really understand it but funny how fans can redo the backgrounds but Square couldn't.

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Blackiris_



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:47 pm Reply with quote
Idgal wrote:
cool, now maybe more people would enjoy FF 9, it's one of my top FF after FF7 but no ones seems to like it as much as 8 and 10.

I love the story and actual fantasy setting more so than the futuristic setting of the newer FF.


Actually, out of all Final Fantasy titles, IX seems to enjoy the biggest reputation amongst fans of the franchise. Sure, VII and X have a larger mainstream following and a bigger fanbase in general, but when it comes to sheer love and passion from its fans, I think nothing can beat IX.

@Levonr: Yes, many of Square’s PC ports are embarrassments. They should have just put in the extra effort to redraw / recreate all the background assets.
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Kicksville



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:03 pm Reply with quote
Levonr wrote:
Final Fantasy IX upscale backgrounds might look a little better on a smaller screen but I'll stick the PC version with mods. There's a new mod that overhauls the game including scanning the art from books and inserting it into the game, Square could've done something like this but they were lazy.
https://sites.google.com/view/moguri-mod/

This is indeed the biggest problem with Playstation games being straight pushed into HD, and another reason the Playstation Classic feels kind of pointless. Old 2D games actually hold up better, since while they don't like 100% like they used to, they still basically look really good...just you can see every pixel.

With pre-rendered backgrounds, unless they're completely redone at a higher resolution, all the 3D character stick out terribly, wandering around a bunch of blurry crap. Another reason I'm glad I still have working CRTs...
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AiddonValentine



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:15 pm Reply with quote
Counting down to FFVII
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Dicku-kun



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:29 pm Reply with quote
Can't wait for it to come out on PS5, Xbox Two, Nintendo Switch Slim, Nintendo Switch 2, and SouljaGame
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Gemnist



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:01 pm Reply with quote
Idgal wrote:
cool, now maybe more people would enjoy FF 9, it's one of my top FF after FF7 but no ones seems to like it as much as 8 and 10.

I love the story and actual fantasy setting more so than the futuristic setting of the newer FF.


IX is actually one of the most critically acclaimed games in the franchise. However, it never got the massive cult following that the others have had.
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Shar Aznabull



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:00 am Reply with quote
Based off the Steam port? Eh... it shouldn't stop anyone from giving the game a shot but I have some personal gripes with the way the Steam version was handled.
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meruru



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:57 am Reply with quote
Romuska wrote:
Shouldn't there be a picture of Final Fantasy IX in the headline?


Agree, it's weird for the picture to be from FF7, when the game in question is FF9.
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Silver Kirin



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:56 am Reply with quote
It's nice to see Nintendo getting the Final Fantasy games that were never released on their consoles before, even if it took almost 20 years in IX's case. However, I wonder if Square will realise that people are questioning why Final Fantasy VIII is never mentioned. I've heard that the lack of a FFVIII remaster is that the source code was lost and that they have some problems with the rights of the song Eyes on Me, but still some day they will have to acknowledge it.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:09 pm Reply with quote
meruru wrote:
Romuska wrote:
Shouldn't there be a picture of Final Fantasy IX in the headline?


Agree, it's weird for the picture to be from FF7, when the game in question is FF9.


Article also has FF7 news though. Picture was chosen to indicate that even though it's not part of the headline.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:23 pm Reply with quote
Dicku-kun wrote:
Can't wait for it to come out on PS5, Xbox Two, Nintendo Switch Slim, Nintendo Switch 2, and SouljaGame



Bruh.

Gemnist wrote:

IX is actually one of the most critically acclaimed games in the franchise. However, it never got the massive cult following that the others have had.



Ummm don't know if you know this but when something acheives cult status that basically means it's moderately popular/successful.

Final Fantasy IX would more or less fall into cult status given it underperformed in comparison to VII and VIII.
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