ff6 remake?

Changrules · 07-24-2008, 07:54 PM

Man all this talk about FF remakes. Here is my question. WHAT ABOUT A FF6 REMAKE ON DS? Personally i would love it. i would buy it five times JUST TO DO IT!!! In all seriousness sqare-enix needs to pull their heads out of their butts..

Share your feelings kids..

SuperSabin2005 · 07-24-2008, 08:00 PM

I wouldn't mind it happening. That is, after all, my most favorite ff. Do you think the DS can handle a 3d makeover?

Changrules · 07-24-2008, 08:07 PM

screw 3d...all i need is beutiful 2d graphics.. But if it were 3d it wouldn't matter much.isn't the new ff4 remake 3d as well?

Lowlf · 07-24-2008, 08:33 PM

It was nice to see an FFIV remake, but honestly the way they made all the characters look ingame were just a big NO for me. If they remake FFVI on DS, I hope they don't make them look like that.

T.G. Oskar · 07-24-2008, 08:57 PM

The marvelous feeling can only be expressed in a single word that pours all the excitement I could ever draw from such notice if it were true...

WANT!!!!!

...though, I do reckon the DS can't handle epic story of that magnitude. I was thinking on the idea of perhaps a 360 release, given that such a story can't be imagined on the PS3. Or...if S-E wants to heal the wound given to Sony, they can make it a PS3 exclusive. Regardless of the outcome, it should be the same, unadulterated story given the shiny graphic treatment. All moves, all techniques, all spells, all Espers in glorious new graphics. You know, so that those graphic lovers understand the depth of an awesome game.

**LocoColt04** · 07-24-2008, 09:24 PM

I'm pretty sure there's a plan to do V and VI in the same fashion as III and IV on the DS.

Sorry to anyone who thinks the art style is too "kiddy" or whatever it is that turns you away from it. There are so many cool new features that it *almost* makes it like playing a new game, without taking away any of the original charm.

Plus, FFIVDS has voiceovers for the big scenes, and while I originally thought I'd hate it, it turns out I'm quite fond of them. I wouldn't mind seeing the same for VI.

kefka_palazzo · 07-24-2008, 10:08 PM

I am totally against a remake - its like rewriting your memories, they are perfect the way they are. besides this game was flawlessly executed, no need reinvent the wheel...

**LocoColt04** · 07-24-2008, 10:21 PM

It's weird, you'd think that me of all people would be more against this than anyone else, being the rabid FFVI fan that I am -- but here's why I'm not.

It's not about preservation of the original work.

It's not about "ruining" a flawlessly executed title, even if it really was flawless.

It's not about our generation... it's about introducing the best game in the series to a whole new generation of players. Players who never played a 2D Final Fantasy. Players who are new to RPGs and find themselves enjoying these games. Players who DESERVE AS MUCH AS WE DO to experience the glory that is Final Fantasy VI.

This remake, should it come to fruition, is not for us. It's for them.

And I'm all for ANYTHING that lets new people experience the best RPG in the Square-Enix lineup.

Lowlf · 07-24-2008, 10:45 PM

I agree with Loco. I know many people who when I simple ask them do they enjoy old 16-bit games they just look at me all weird. The remake does bring in new fans to the genre of the games. If you don't want them to remake it since it's all this ooo but the original is better blah blah. Then play the original game while other will play the new one.

T.G. Oskar · 07-25-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kefka_palazzo

I am totally against a remake - its like rewriting your memories, they are perfect the way they are. besides this game was flawlessly executed, no need reinvent the wheel...

Think about it this way: if they decide to make a remake, and you don't seem to actually like it, you still have the chance of admiring the original game, as it's virtually anywhere: old cartridge bins, the PSX Anthology, the GBA edition made recently.

But you cannot prevent the game from being remade just because it cannot get more perfect. You'd be insulting the intellect of these people, who've made recently very good remakes of older games.

Of course, CAESAR brought quite an interesting point, and that is bringing the wonderful game this was for us to a newer, more graphic-intensive generation. Most of the people that grew on FFVII grew thinking of the incredible graphics of the game at the time (and it has rained since then...) Each time, Square-Enix has sought to outdo themselves on graphical intensity, such that they could afford making an entire CGI-based movie out of their own technology. Twice. One an honest attempt, another a sort of sequel that's aimed for rabid fans.

Why not use all that graphical muscle on a game that's so richly detailed in backgrounds, in wonderful characters, and teach the new generation that games aren't just based on pretty graphics but on an intriguing story and humane characters against an inhumane villain?

Now, I've heard that the FFIV DS remake improved on the graphics, and the game looks less "cartoonish" than the original one, so to say (I liked the graphics, they're a refresher from the too realistic games of now, but they still don't cross the line into the equally-good yet less appealing Wind Waker); the game has wonderful backgrounds that expand on the original SNES-era backgrounds. That should dispel some of your troubles.

I'd honestly want to see a 3D remake of FFVI before FFVII gets it's facelift, since I believe FFVI deserves it as much, if not more, than the seventh. However, I do also agree that the DS may not be capable of handling the amount of story and background needed to completely remake the original. As far as I reckon, FFVI was a monster in game capacity, dwarfing most of the earlier FFs and then some.

4 Megs, I reckon? That's a big game, and to have the equivalent of 4 megs of storyline, monster design, backgrounds...either they get the job badly done, or they divide the game in two.

Or, the most sensible answer, they would send the game into, say, 360 or PS3 and divide the game into two large discs with each of them handling one of the worlds. Then pour the massive power that the S-E Departments have to make all those new shiny FF X# and truly outdo themselves.

Jesus Christ · 07-25-2008, 06:57 PM

I'd love to see it, FFVI is fantastic but I hate playing it due to how my PS1 disc with it on it is shit these days.

More so I'd like a prequel, though,. We hear all about this "War of the Magi", how about we get a chance to play it?

Dan558 · 07-26-2008, 05:42 AM

I think it's a ridiculus idea and I'm a big fan of FF6 but seriously after already 2 remakes! If you can't get ahold of a copy and play it on either the old fashioned SNES (Highly unlikely) the playstation 1 (Likely if you are over 10 and have a playstation 1 OR 2) or the GBA version (extremely likely since GBA and DS are the newest handhelds that anyone interested in such a series would most likely have) then you don't deserve to play the great game of FFVI anywhere else! Anything else would be retarded to have this many remakes and ask for another one so soon. Why don't we ask for a new version of THE DARK KNIGHT huh? Thats only a couple of days old... or possibly revamp the old Star Wars again?; I don't think thats been done enough... People should stop demanding so much of these returns of great games and demand higher quality on newer games. Would you really like this game to be remade constantly over the next 30-50 years just so your kids could play it??? If you want nostalgia so bad don't throw away old versions, keep better care of them, maybe lend them to trusted friends/children to share the experience. This game can't even be improved beyond what it is (story-wise and graphically-I don't think it would be possible) so there is no reason for it to be put on every new platform out there that comes out every three years. It would be a waste of anyones resources to indulge such an idea... even though there is no doubt that people will blindly buy a game they most likely have already had ample opportunities to buy if they are over 4.

**LocoColt04** · 07-26-2008, 11:14 AM

I have to point out that you're mistaking "remake" for "re-release."

The releases on the PSX and GBA were not remakes. They were releases of the game with a touch of bonus content. What will happen on the DS is a full overhaul, which would make it a true remake. That said, Square-Enix still has not done remakes for FFI or FFII. FFIII was the first title in the series to get a complete overhaul.

Also, JC brought something up worthy of its own thread... a prequel.