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Final Fantasy X HD Should Be A Lesson To Square Enix

VelocityGamer writes: I was very pleased to learn that Square Enix would be bringing us an HD overhaul of Final Fantasy X, largely because that game and its sequel were the last Final Fantasy games to resemble Final Fantasy the way it once was.

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Abash5013d ago

I never got to play FFX, but I will get the HD remaster to finally experience it

Leonesaurus5013d ago (Edited 5013d ago )

Same here, I never got to experience FF X back in the day, only the first few minutes of it. So, I plan on making an effort to buy this HD remastered version of it when it releases. Specially since my cousin considers this his favorite FF game, from what he's told me about it in the past.

khellendros15013d ago

When you guys do finally play. Make sure to maximize Rikku. Then put her on Tidus's sphere tree, or Auron. She starts off weak but with her speed boosts she will attack 2 or 3 times before the other characters. She's a beast and by far my favorite character

StbI9905011d ago

Yeah riku...now fap fap fap

trainsinrdr5013d ago

I think somebody wants some JUICE!!!!!

princejb1345013d ago

i loved x from the battle system to the story
the only thing i didn't enjoy was blitz ball which i found a waste of time
i really hope they don't add trophies needing to beat blitz ball
and if i remember correctly wakas ultimate weapon is through blitz ball-_-

ReservoirDog3165013d ago

If you get the Jecht Shot in that small mini game when you're on the boat, blitz ball is a lot more manageable. It's actually pretty fun.

I hated blitz ball the first few playthroughs but my friend told me how to get the Jecht Shot and then I loved it.

Oh I can't wait till FFX HD comes out now...

cr33ping_death5013d ago

well if there is a trophy about having to get all weapons then looks like were all in for a long blitz season :)

cond3m3r5013d ago

A lesson that some time Square really screwed up, and really need get back on that Square Soft ball. I consider this game to have great character background stories w/ great gameplay. Where did you go wrong Square?

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Peaceful_Jelly5013d ago (Edited 5013d ago )

I already have 2 copies of FFX and I have beaten the game twice and beside the battle system and the sphere grid where you could overpower every character I didn't particularly liked anything else about that game. And the girly approach of FFX-2 was a huge turn-off for me but I still beat it because it was a FF game and let me say that the game sucked so bad is not even funny.

If all you need is a good battle system to enjoy a game then play the Shadow Hearts series. The battle system of that game walks all over FFX-2 battle system. Instead of changing clothes to access different abilities you become different type demons. On top of that it has a really nice chain system much better than FFXIII while FFX-2 doesn't even has one.

adorie5013d ago

disagree. http://ffx2.com/battle

" On top of that it has a really nice chain system much better than FFXIII while FFX-2 doesn't even has one"

Godmars2905013d ago

Why do you have TWO copies of the game? A game that you've only played twice no less.

On subject, the author says himself why Square's not going to learn from this; they've got too many projects in planning. vsXIII certainly isn't going to be turn based. And if you want to believe that XIII-2 pulled out of their butt at the eleventh hour and not in development when they should have been focused on XIII proper, then that means a XIII-3 or vsXIII-2 can happen on a whim.

Someone else needs to step up to do something to reintroduce turn based gameplay. NIS should be doing it, but then the Disgaea series in more niche.

falloutx5013d ago

Shadow Hearts 2 Covenant is my favorite JRPG of all time, Final Fantasy X my second.
I really hope they remaster the Shadow Hearts series.

looza5013d ago

Amen!!! Shadow Hearts 2 was my favorite jrpg of last generation. They need to make a Shadow Hearts HD Collection. Well I could live with out the 3rd one lol

Deputydon5013d ago

I didn't really enjoy the game either. I found it pretty boring. Yeah, the story was good, i'll give it that. But the 'awesome' battle system wasn't really that awesome. For a couple reasons. The biggest one being that almost every single battle in the game has the same exact set up. There will be some type of elemental enemy, an armored enemy, and then a normal enemy. Cast opposite of he elemental, use auron or khimari to attack the armored guy since they can easily pierce enemies, and then just kill the last guy. The battle system was so predictable. I wasn't a fan of 13 either. But atleast once the game opened up for you, you really had no idea what to expect in a battle against a new set of enemies. It was actually pretty possible to die in just a normal fight. They almost became boss fights at certain points.

Anyways, with all that said, I still find Auron to be a pretty awesome character, and his part in the the story made him even better. Overall though, I really just didn't enjoy the game all that much. I might still get this version though if it's decently priced. It's at least something above average to play when I get bored.

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Knightofelemia5013d ago

Can't wait for the game I think the lesson here learned is that Squaresoft should not have merged with Enix

Deputydon5013d ago

I agree. But personally I loved Dragon Quest 8, and I wonder how that would have turned out... Had the merger not happened

nyobzoo5013d ago

I like X, it had one of the best battle system in a FF game

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb37d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom36d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk7736d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake171d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125171d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501170d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne171d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989170d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga170d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989170d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga170d ago (Edited 170d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69171d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid170d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69170d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp171d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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10 PS2 Games That Have Aged Incredibly Well

Cultured Vultures: We’ve rounded up the most well-aged PS2 games out there, just in case you’ve been meaning to revisit some childhood memories, or even if you’re checking out the PlayStation 2 for the very first time.

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TGG_overlord326d ago

I agree, I like SH3 the most though.

Cacabunga324d ago

Auto Modellista will always be one of my favorite racers of all time..

gold_drake326d ago

id throw haunting ground into the mix. it still looks fantastic.

but i still dont quite understand why we never got a dragon quest 8 remaster for ps4. even the damn 3ds got one.

OtterX324d ago

I'd add Rogue Galaxy, Shadow of the Colossus.

Scissorman324d ago

Silent Hill 3 was straight up sorcery. It has better hair animation than most modern games, which is wild to me.

Venoxn4g323d ago

I would throw in MGS3 as well