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Final Fantasy VII, VIII Definitely Coming to Steam - Logos Added to DB Page

There have been hints before, but now it's fair to say that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII are almost certainly coming to Steam. The SteamDB page was updated yesterday to include a set of logos for both games. This is on top of each game receiving multiple updates over the last few months, and Final Fantasy VIII receiving achievements.

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Ravenor4008d ago

This is great news, but the real question is will they actually work properly. If memory serves me right, they were both 3Dfx games and had weird image quality issues if you just ran them in OpenGL.

Anyways, good news everyone.

TopDudeMan4008d ago (Edited 4008d ago )

I tried to emulate both of these games straight off my PS1 CDs, and apparently the copy protection on the PAL discs prevents that, so I might pick them up for PC to play again whenever I go through a dry spell.

I also wouldn't be too surprised if they did IX, as well.

XishikiX4008d ago

It would less likely. FF8 and FF7 were previously ported to PC (FF7 was ported again at SE.com a year ago with 360 controller, win7 compatibility) by eidos back in the day.

FF9 was never ported to PC. Granted, it's still possible they decide to port that to PC. Since they've been porting everything everywhere lately.

Chrono4008d ago (Edited 4008d ago )

This is not the same version that was released for Windows 9x. FF7 was re-released for modern Windows PC on Square Enix's website. This is probably based on the new version.

jagstar444008d ago

i think the music and sounds were different in the pc version :(

matgrowcott4008d ago

That's unfortunately true. The most obvious difference was that the choir in One Winged Angel was swapped out for a midi version.

With that said, that was one of the first things modded, so it's fairly easy to do. I'm not sure if Square swapped it up for the re-release of FF7, but if they didn't it shouldn't be hard to do it yourself.

stragomccloud4008d ago

Where can I find that mod? I tried doing a preliminary Google search, but haven't come up with anything.

Irishguy954007d ago (Edited 4007d ago )

Imo it sounded alot worse than the console version.

Listen from 10 mins onwards....this major difference in music is present throughout the game. I noticed it immediately as soon as I started to play the Pc version, that something was off and the music was worse. I found out why later.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

When it was most noticeable to me was during Clouds theme on the world map. Besides one winged angel when..you know the voices were taken out. And the Battle music too...

gamegenieny4008d ago

The real question is, would there be a chance for the mod community to work on these games like skyrim and fallout. THAT could be something to look forward to if so....

TopDudeMan4008d ago

I'd love to see like a massive graphical overhaul. I dunno if it'll happen, but it'd be nice.

matgrowcott4008d ago

There are already some fantastic mods out there that manage to make the graphics and parts of the gameplay much, much better.

I think there are even programs that allow you to write new campaigns and change speech, although I don't know that anyone ever did anything substantial with them.

Chrono4008d ago

For the 3D objects, there are already many mods. But the games rely too much on pre-rendered 2D backgrounds.

XishikiX4008d ago

There are 2D background mods for FF7. The issue is the project is pretty big. So the backgrounds never got past a certain part through midgar the first time.

It is possible to mod the 2D backgrounds with higher resolution ones. However, it's not and likely will not be done.

TopDudeMan4008d ago

See, I love the 2D backgrounds in the games. They are awesome. It's the character models that are a bit dated.

Agent_hitman4008d ago

Good news for FF8 fans out there, but I hope that SE will include texture pack for this at least.

gamernova4008d ago

Oh snap!!! Been waiting for this for a while :D

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5216d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5216d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212116d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan16d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5215d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5215d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos17d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani16d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum17d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman17d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim16d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

I disagree Batman

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Famitsu Weekly Sales [3/25-3/31] - Princess Peach, Dragon’s Dogma 2 + Winning Post 10 2024 in top 10

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.

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ZeekQuattro21d ago

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)

VersusDMC20d ago

Rise of the ronin sold twice as much as Dragons Dogma 2 this week...but no articles about that. It's only news if a PS exclusive is being outsold.