Oh nice. FF3 amd FF4 are the weird 3D remakes though, not the original ones. I remember playing one of these on mobile long ago, I wasn’t aware a PC version even existed.
Wouldn’t the originals just be either NES or SNES roms? If you want those, they’ve been available for decades on various websites.
some people would like to buy them
Being made officially DRM-free would allow pushing back to the notion ownership though. Piracy however, is just more ammunition for companies to take away that notion.
Still requires people to go to shady websites with bad advertisement and maybe even virus infected sites. Then download games for free and have a bad feeling about it. But that is not even the worst part. They have to know which emulator to download (hopefully from a safe place), know how to install and configure it. Also no integrated features like achievements (I know about RetroAchivements…, but that is another thing) or Cloud saves. The versions on GOG offer some additional features and options like No encounter rates or battle assist in example.
All in all, I personally prefer playing the games on emulators and download Roms since early 2000s without feeling bad about it. In fact I feel good. But not everyone is me.
Don’t know why you’re being downvoted. It’s true. I’ve been playing with emulated games for as long as I can remember, but none of my friends are even able to unzip a file without me following them step by step. I’m also active in the Pokémon homebrew community, and let me tell you, the amount of tech illiteracy from people is astonishing. Even with a step-by-step guide, even simple things like downloading a game ROM and patching it is a herculean effort for some.
These releases allow people who are not accustomed to the sort of things to legally buy, own and play old games. And as for me, even though I have the entire catalogue of PS1 games+emulator on my hard disk, I sometimes appreciate being able to quickly download and boot the game from a launcher I already have installed on my pc without the hassle of whipping out the hard disk, and that is enough for me to warrant spending a few pennies.
Triple triad here I come!
This was apparently enough to get that music stuck in my head
Whoever considers themselves a JRPG fan and hasn’t played FFIX yet, is doing themselves a huge disservice.
I’ve played FF X-2, there’s no point in playing another one, right?
Every final fantasy game is different in terms of gameplay, story and characters, themes, music. If you like the genre, I think it’s worth playing the newer games and rediscovering the older ones. Every entry is unique, and they tend to resonate differently with different people, so it’s hard to point at one and say “play that one, it’s the best”, but IX is usually ranked pretty high among the fanbase. I don’t think it’s the best JRPG ever (that would be Xenogears), but I rank it pretty highly, too.
I also never played it, but X-2 is (as far as I know) considered pretty mid or even bad by some, so if you’ve been put off by that one, it could be worth playing at least its predecessor.
Nah, was kind of a joke. I had put off playing FF games for years, and bought X-2 not really knowing FF (was aware of 7) but thinking “it’s the latest one out, so probably the best?”
About 20 minutes in I realized it was probably not the best introduction to the series.
Have played a number since.
I was going to say it’s hard to go back to games with random encounters after the genre moved away from that mechanic, but their rereleases usually let you disable them.
Man, I love random encounters. They feel like an intrinsic part of the genre for me. And I was mildly annoyed by the open-world encounter style in FFXV (latest one I played), partly because I felt consistently incentivized to avoid encounters but running around enemies. But maybe I’m just turning into an old man lol or I have too passive a playstyle
Played it some years ago. Story felt to be a lot on the weak side, but in retrospect, the gameplay was superb. =D
It’s legitimately a gem. On par with 6, 7, and 10 without a doubt
