Finally! A 2D FF3 remake! Well done!

[BlakesSanctum]

This is a great moment. As someone who collected the classic SNES & Playstation era FF games from 1-6 it was so annoying that the FF3 WS remake got canned & didnt happen (esp as the original NES game was excellent) leaving this big gap. The 3D remake years later did not fill that gap in the 2D collection and i thought this day would never come yet here we are. Extra cool that the other 5 games are getting a polish too leading to a nice consistent look & feel throughout the classic era series. This is going to be fun! :)

Hope they do the same with Dragon Quest too as that series is an even bigger mess of different long gone console releases and weird inconsistent remakes making it half impossible to do a series playthrough.

For all the angry 3D fans i see posting here & elsewhere, Im sure you'll get the 3D remakes you want at some point but let us classic fans have our fun please. We've been waiting a LONG time for this moment lol! You guys probably wont have to wait anywhere near as long as we have haha!

[johnny_m_j]

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

[Dekoma]

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

Back in my day, a release of an older game with redrawn graphics and touched up mechanics and music was called a remake. I mean, you can call the WSC version of FFI a remaster even though that version of the game counted as a remake.

weither these are remakes or remasters don't matter since this is literally the first time FFIII is even getting a 2D revision.

[BlakesSanctum]

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

Who cares? Way to miss to the point of the post.

Originally posted by Dekoma:

Back in my day, a release of an older game with redrawn graphics and touched up mechanics and music was called a remake.

Agreed. Remake remaster whatever.. Its a great day for classic FF3 fans.

[Lockhart]

Not a remake but something really new for us.

[Mopey bloke]

This game already has a 3D remake that sells everywhere including here.

[sere]

This is a remake, both practically and technically. What are you smoking that would make you deny it otherwise? It's also a remaster because future versions of 3 will likely use this as the base (making it the master). Video game marketing has really confused and conflated some terms to the point that...

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

don't know what they actually mean.

[johnny_m_j]

Originally posted by sere:

This is a remake, both practically and technically. What are you smoking that would make you deny it otherwise? It's also a remaster because future versions of 3 will likely use this as the base (making it the master). Video game marketing has really confused and conflated some terms to the point that...

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

don't know what they actually mean.

I think you need to read up on differences between remakes and remasters, because you clearly state guesses or opinions, and are completely clueless about facts.

And by the way, it's stated on the store page: a 2D pixel REMASTER.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

And by the way, it's stated on the store page: a 2D pixel REMASTER.

SQEX can use marketing speak in whatever way it wants, doesn't nessesarily make it true. In the technical sense, these are closer to graphical remakes than remasters.

[sere]

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

Originally posted by sere:

This is a remake, both practically and technically. What are you smoking that would make you deny it otherwise? It's also a remaster because future versions of 3 will likely use this as the base (making it the master). Video game marketing has really confused and conflated some terms to the point that...



don't know what they actually mean.

I think you need to read up on differences between remakes and remasters, because you clearly state guesses or opinions, and are completely clueless about facts.

And by the way, it's stated on the store page: a 2D pixel REMASTER.

How is this not a remake? Do you know what a remaster actually is? This version of FF3 is both as it is remade and will also serve as a new master when this version is updated or ported to other platforms. It's silly you are trying to argue this is not a remake and that it's exclusively a remaster.

Originally posted by johnny_m_j:

These are NOT remakes, they are remasters. HUGE difference.

BTW, what are these huge difference you were talking about?

[tawnos76]

The difference is that a remake changes the story and the game is different - example is FF7 remake as it changes the story and adds parts that were never there in the original and that is why I will never touch it. A remaster is when they take the same game upgrade the graphics but leave the story intact. Look at FF8 remaster here on STEAM all they did was a graphic overhaul and no change was done to the story.
These state remaster not remake and that should mean that the storylines are intact and will play the same but with graphics overhauls to them to make them look and sound better.

[Flashback007]

I am excited for this. I have played the 3D-version and while it's okay, I still like to play the 2D-version.

[johnny_m_j]

Originally posted by tawnos76:

The difference is that a remake changes the story and the game is different - example is FF7 remake as it changes the story and adds parts that were never there in the original and that is why I will never touch it. A remaster is when they take the same game upgrade the graphics but leave the story intact. Look at FF8 remaster here on STEAM all they did was a graphic overhaul and no change was done to the story.
These state remaster not remake and that should mean that the storylines are intact and will play the same but with graphics overhauls to them to make them look and sound better.

Exactly. Finally someone who gets it. Thanks :)

Remasters can change some gameplay aspects, though, not just the graphics, but nothing extreme.

[CID]

Agreed. Overwhelmingly the most interesting aspect of this 6 game announcement is finally getting an official localized release of FF3 in 2D.

[0k]

Originally posted by tawnos76:

The difference is that a remake changes the story and the game is different

I'd argue FF7 Remake is the exception and not the standard for remakes. Most are just remaking the game in a new and up to date format. FF7 Remake is essentially a new game series entirely that just happens to share the characters and general story beats of the original. They're not the same game really.

But something like FF8 is a remaster, because it's just improving an existing version of the game. The original Playstation (or more likely, it's Windows port) is the foundation they're working with.

With these games, they're very close remakes to the original, but they're still remakes, because they aren't using an existing version to remake them from. They're "from scratch," or close enough. Consider the original FF3 on Steam. The Nintendo DS version (and the Android port the Steam version was based on) were a remake in themselves, not using the original NES version as the base to improve from.

[Melodia]

"Graphical remake" is usually the term for games that are the same (or basically) but visually changed enough that 'remaster' doesn't fit.

FFVIIr is a bit of a special case, but in general 'remake' DOES mean reworking the game from the ground up -- FFIII 3D is a very good example. They changed the generic characters to named ones with backstory and a personality, changed the story a little. Whereas these FF 'pixel remastered' don't change anything but visuals, so go more into 'graphical remake' category.