Worth getting this if you already own the 2015 steam version?

[JuntaKyle]

Want to give this game another shot but already have the 2015 version on steam. I know people don't like the new art, but if money wasn't an option which would you all prefer to play?

[spy]

1 to 5 are fine. Especially 4 and 5. But 6 is not like that. I don't know the old versions exactly but I think I would play 6 on the emulator.

[Koby]

The Old Versions of 5 & 6 are better imo since they have added content and a lot more mods but the UI of them can be a big turn-off and for me the UI of 6 Old Version is bad enough to recommend the PR over it.

[spy]

Originally posted by Koby:

The Old Versions of 5 & 6 are better imo since they have added content and a lot more mods but the UI of them can be a big turn-off and for me the UI of 6 Old Version is bad enough to recommend the PR over it.

The steam version of 5 is very good.

[Lysamus]

I'd prefer the PR version to the Steam 2015 version. I never bought the Steam version as I couldn't stand the art direction.

As to whether or not it's worth it to you, that depends. What did you like about FF6 when you played the Steam version?

[Skoops]

I haven't spent much time with the old version of FFVI, but on the whole I would easily recommend the Pixel Remasters over the old versions anyway. The old versions were serviceable, but I couldn't stand the blurry, awkwardly redone visuals, the UI that was clearly meant for touch screens (especially for FFVI), and, at least for FFV, the needless inclusion of the stuff that was added for the GameBoy Advance remake/port (The extra dungeon and 4 classes that become accessible near the end of the game). I haven't ever played the Dragon's Den from FFVI, so I can't speak on whether or not I wish it was in the Pixel Remaster, but the track record FF games have with adding new content in remakes and remasters is pretty rocky in my opinion, so I feel reasonably confident that I will be glad the Dragon's Den is gone in the Pixel Remaster.

The extra options like toggling the new and old versions of the OST and the boosts to augment how much EXP/gil/ABP you get and being able to turn off encounters without needing mods is also a big bonus.

I do think that there is value in both versions, even if I personally hate the old versions, though. That said, if I could only pick 1 to buy and play going forward, I would pick the Pixel Remaster without any hesitation. It's not perfect, but it has a lot more going for it than the old version, in my opinion, and its flaws are also far easier to overlook than the old versions', too.

[Dimlhugion]

Originally posted by JuntaKyle:

Want to give this game another shot but already have the 2015 version on steam. I know people don't like the new art, but if money wasn't an option which would you all prefer to play?

If "money's not an option" (I'm assuming you mean "money's no object" as in you don't care about the price tags) then the only objectively correct choice is buying the most ridiculously extravagant entertainment center possible, like a curved IMAX style screen with immersive multi-point surround and all that fancypants stuff, getting an OG SNES hooked up to it somehow, bypassing hack protection protocols on its BIOS, and then flashing the Brave New World romhack unto a physical cart while also patching in Woolsey's original script to merge where appropriate with BNW. And, I'm also going to buy some beef jerky to eat while playing it, because a man can't game on an empty stomach and jerky is WAY too expensive now. Like, seriously, can we TALK about that for a minute? It's supposed to be a blue-collar "working man" food and now I need to sell my kidney for a 1 oz package (that's OUNCE, because I'm in 'murica and we don't like metrics). But if money's no object, I get all the jerky I want.

Now if we're talking about actually answering your question instead of being rhetorically silly, then I guess I'd have to say I'd prefer the PR version.

[Vambran]

The 2015 Edition actually has all the content in it. And with mods you can make it look really good. Still the Cellphone interface and 20% of the screen missing is a bit of a turn off and can not be modded away to my knowledge.

But yes buy the Pixel Remaster Version , you get full screen and updated music to make up for the lost content.

[NoThanks,Bro]

PR versions are great imo, after all the updates. All you are really missing is some extra endgame dungeons that imo don't matter that much (wish they added them just for the sake of extra content, maybe in the future).

[alex010300]

the 2015 version is better

[Zemecon]

Is the 2015 Steam version even still available?

And is there any content from the original SNES version that was taken out from this PR version?

[Skoops]

Originally posted by Zemecon:

Is the 2015 Steam version even still available?

And is there any content from the original SNES version that was taken out from this PR version?

The old versions of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI were delisted around the time that the Pixel Remasters came out, so unless you can find a key from a third party, there is no way to acquire either of those old ports.

As for your second question, the only thing missing from the FFVI PR (that I am aware of, at least) are the menu customization options to give you different colors and patterns on your text boxes and menus. (But none of the Pixel Remasters have that, not just FFVI) It otherwise has all the same content that was in the original SNES release.

[Zemecon]

Thank you for your response

[Drain]

The prior Steam versions of FF 5/6 were awful. They did you a favor taking them off the store.