FFX HD Remake/Remaster (???)

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It's true.Well, first off, I'm glad I enjoyed FFX. I'm a little surprised they're re-doing a game that already looked fine on the PS2 instead of something else, though. (They don't want to do a fully remade FFIV? Square-Enix has been infatuated with FFIV, giving it a bunch of re-releases...) Then again, not only is it FFX's anniversary, but I'm

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[ettezag]

X IS MY FAVORITE YAY

... also, I bet they're remastering X because it's easier than fully remaking another one? That's my guess.

[fluted]

That's true, that'd be a lot easier. It probably had a lot of sales during its time and everything, too. At least it seems that way, judging by some of the reaction on JPN sites. |3;;

STILL, YAY! I'm glad it's coming out for both PS3 and Vita, because idk if I'm interested in a Vita yet.

[ettezag]

Lol at your doubting little 'probably'

Haha yeah idk if I'll ever be interested in a Vita unless something exclusive that I really really neeeeeeed comes out on it, aka lol almost never.

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I DON'T HAVE HARD NUMBERS TO BACK IT UP the 'probably' is my "I could be wrong" disclaimer.

I'm only eyeballing the Vita because it seems like that's the handheld that's gonna have a bunch of games on it, since the 3DS is kind of... eh. Also, Vita isn't region locked. Score.

[minilovely]

aaaaaaah x was my favorite too!! ...I don't have either of the systems it's being released for, though, so I guess none for me :v /brb saving money for other video games things

[fluted]

At least it's very likely someone will put up a walkthrough/Let's Play to watch! I'll bet it'll still be cool to see, even on YouTube. :Db

[janegray]

I don't think they'll ever remake FFVII, the backlash would be MONSTROUS.

FFVII was a great game. But, because it has been seen through nostalgia glasses for so long, gamers have come to regard it as the Second Coming. They have put it on a pedestal and worshiped it so much, no real game could possibly live up to those expectations.

A FFVII remake, as the real thing, would inevitably clash against the perfect idealized FFVII in people's minds. The remake could be an objectively great game, and gamers will still bash it for not being good enough.

[fluted]

Eh... I don't really think it'll be that bad.

There's a number of interested people who haven't played FFVII, but have heard about it from those who did. I've heard of some fans who've been exposed to VII via AC(C) or Crisis Core, and I'm not too surprised given it's been about 14 years since the original came out. While the oldbies are pretty noisy about how a remake would just bite the big one, I think there's a good market of new people out there who would think otherwise if one was released.

If S-E does remake FFVII it will (or it should) be at a time when the people who haven't played it definitely outnumber those who have.

Or when Nomura's done with Kingdom Hearts. I think he still wants to do more with that series first.