Why more expensive?

[なかの31]

Why is this more expensive than the version already on steam? Did the pixel art job was more expensive than the one from the mobile port?

[Vamphuntr]

They are probably spreading the cost of the whole project across the 6 games. They all run on the same engine, have redone sprites and a rearranged OST. Pretty obvious since they are all releasing close to each other too. Earlier IV-V had an August release date and VI September so they pretty much are all done already.

[なかの31]

Wel,l if they actually made use of an engine to run it, instead of an emulation.
If it's an emulation, then there isn't many reasons to buy this, in comparission to the other version that is leaving the store in a few days.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by Nakano27:

Wel,l if they actually made use of an engine to run it, instead of an emulation.
If it's an emulation, then there isn't many reasons to buy this, in comparission to the other version that is leaving the store in a few days.

Emulated vs not isn;t really a something the end user should be worrying about. In the end it's about how it looks and plays, not what's under the hood.

[なかの31]

Yeah, but if this version plays like the other one, then why buy It? And why is It more expensive too? I could be a die-hard fan of the serie and try getting this one too, but the prices doesn't makes sense.

[Sombrero]

It seems that they re-did most of the pixel art in the game to have it up to modern pixel art standards while still keeping clean pixel art intact (character models for instance).

I think they just marketed it horribly and should have announced it with more visuals and comparison before/after.

[Teratus]

It is certainly overpriced even for 6 old games.

That said I will give SE some credit for allowing us to buy them individually.
FF1 and FF2 will be first time releases on steam with this remake so.. I won't be surprised if they end up being the biggest sellers of them all.

Square could have screwed people and forced us to buy the entire collection to access just those 2 so I'm glad they didn't.
Though if they had I'd expect this whole collection to have been a flop for that price lol

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Vamphuntr:

They are probably spreading the cost of the whole project across the 6 games. They all run on the same engine, have redone sprites and a rearranged OST. Pretty obvious since they are all releasing close to each other too. Earlier IV-V had an August release date and VI September so they pretty much are all done already.

I didn't know they redid the soundtracks. Whether they did a Secret of Mana, Trials of Mana (SD3), or Final Fantasy X matters significantly in that regard. (I didn't hear the Legend of Mana remaster OST yet.)

For me, they botched a lot of tracks in Secret of Mana but I like a couple of them (like adding Ancient Dolphin into the dark temple theme), Trials of Mana pretty much makes the original SD3 soundtrack obsolete to me (in no small part due to that awful snare drum being put out to pasture), and Final Fantasy X I like both the original and new ones, with some being better but some I prefer the original. It's like Secret of Mana to me, only in the case of FFX I like most of the new tracks with a few decisions annoying me like no sirens in the boss 2 music, the removal of the harmonica from Tidus' theme, and the slow piano version of Via Purifico (or however it's spelled) rather than the more fitting faster version in the original game.

I don't mind the price, but if there are no bestiaries and "most" instead of "some" of the added features are missing I will be annoyed.

I saw someone mention no ATB gauge in FFIV for instance and that would be really annoying. I don't want QoL sacrificed for authenticity.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

I don't mind the price, but if there are no bestiaries and "most" instead of "some" of the added features are missing I will be annoyed.

They HAVE mentioned bestiary, it's on the store page.

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Melodia:

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

I don't mind the price, but if there are no bestiaries and "most" instead of "some" of the added features are missing I will be annoyed.

They HAVE mentioned bestiary, it's on the store page.

Yeah I noticed this moments ago, thanks. It's in the main bundle page and not the individual descriptions.

It literally says "OS: tbc" so clearly they were not given much time to set these store pages up.

[Delita]

Originally posted by Nakano27:

Yeah, but if this version plays like the other one, then why buy It? And why is It more expensive too? I could be a die-hard fan of the serie and try getting this one too, but the prices doesn't makes sense.

Its beem completely rebuilt. Building a game takes time and money. You recoup that time and money by selling things for a profit. This is simple dude.

[なかの31]

Originally posted by Delita:

Originally posted by Nakano27:

Yeah, but if this version plays like the other one, then why buy It? And why is It more expensive too? I could be a die-hard fan of the serie and try getting this one too, but the prices doesn't makes sense.

Its beem completely rebuilt. Building a game takes time and money. You recoup that time and money by selling things for a profit. This is simple dude.

I really hope It's a rebuild, instead of an overlay.

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Nakano27:

Originally posted by Delita:

Its beem completely rebuilt. Building a game takes time and money. You recoup that time and money by selling things for a profit. This is simple dude.

I really hope It's a rebuild, instead of an overlay.

It's a rebuild, and it's based on the original games. That's why it sadly doesn't have all the bonus stuff introduced in the other releases.

[Onlysane1]

Originally posted by Melodia:

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

I don't mind the price, but if there are no bestiaries and "most" instead of "some" of the added features are missing I will be annoyed.

They HAVE mentioned bestiary, it's on the store page.

It would be great if features like a bestiary would be available from the game menu, instead of the main menu as with the PS1 releases.

[Gabby]

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

Originally posted by Melodia:

They HAVE mentioned bestiary, it's on the store page.

Yeah I noticed this moments ago, thanks. It's in the main bundle page and not the individual descriptions.

It literally says "OS: tbc" so clearly they were not given much time to set these store pages up.

To be fair, SE's Japanese side has a lot to learn when it comes to integrating to Steam. They're in a culture that still doesn't exactly believe that PCs are a gaming device. Some of their games have been on this service for almost a decade and still don't have cards, background, achievements, etc.

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Gabby:

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

Yeah I noticed this moments ago, thanks. It's in the main bundle page and not the individual descriptions.

It literally says "OS: tbc" so clearly they were not given much time to set these store pages up.

To be fair, SE's Japanese side has a lot to learn when it comes to integrating to Steam. They're in a culture that still doesn't exactly believe that PCs are a gaming device. Some of their games have been on this service for almost a decade and still don't have cards, background, achievements, etc.

Monster Hunter World must have been quite the wakeup call. Not even Capcom could have dreamed it would pull half those numbers.