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Probably picking this up shortly. Maybe.
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Dunno how far I'll get before Shenmue/Pokémon Shield/Death Stranding/Wattam come out though :heh
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Forget all those new games, old games are good.
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Already finished them before though.
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The only things worth doing are things that you've already done.
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I’ve made it to disc 2. It’s pretty amusing that they’ve put so little effort into updating the game for this “remaster” that the thing still shows memory card slots and which disc you’re on.
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UPDATE: I have the airship. I can probably finish the game pretty soon if I want to :o
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Good Luck.
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Not sure I need luck. Just a little persistence (and the built-in cheats :p).
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Finished! Totally cheesed the final boss, but I’m just happy I made it to the end of this.
The guy who complained that the game was too easy and they finished it in 5 hours must have either been following a guide to the word or have already played through the game tons of times. They also will have had all the cheats (including no battles) on the entire time.
I rushed through it myself, with battle boost on frequently and 3x speed on almost the entire way. I only really deviated from the most linear path to get optional GFs and okay a few games of cards. 21 hours on the clock in the end. To rush though with all the cheats on and then complain on social media that the game is too short is a very bold move.

All in all, I’m glad I replayed FF8. Reminds me why I liked it. The low res backgrounds also very quickly become unnoticeable.
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I did think FF8 was God’s gift to man when it first came out.
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Delayed by a month! Can’t remember which games the release kinda clashed with but I guess I can play one of those around then.
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Why is this in a FFVIII thread? Band! :boo
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I played it in September so I'm not sure why I would care if there were delays now.
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Haha that’s what I get for posting quickly before going to bed™️
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BAND EMOJI™️ :boo™️
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Lord Golbez wrote:How could it have been analog on the PS1? The controllers didn't even have analog sticks. I agree with Asaroth. I think it's the same. There were always some annoying issues with getting to go exactly where you wanted, especially when trying to face certain areas to inspect them.
It did. I got dualshock 1 for Christmas 99 and FFVIII was the first game I played with it.

FFVII and Tactics are the only PS FF's without analog. Tactics doesn't need it. I miss using analog when playing VII.
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Well I'm sure I played originally without analog, so maybe that's why I don't recognize it as a new issue as much (though I'm sure I replayed on PS2 at some point).
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Analog was such a big thing in the ps1 days that Resident Evil 1 and 2 were re-released with analog controls.


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There was an entire game made specifically for the Dualshock and you could not play the game without owning one. It's why so many transitioned to buying Dualshocks.

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Rumble and analog controls were a massive thing in that generation thanks to the N64.

Originally Sony put out the analog controller but it had no rumble, but then they added rumble and named it the Dualshock, which it is still called to this day. We're on Dualshock 4 now.

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Well Resident Evil 1 had such shit rigid control, it could use it, though I doubt it even helped much.
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It definitely helps. They improved the controls if I remember correctly.
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I remember the DualShock rumble version of the controller coming in around the time Gran Turismo released and being one of the main reasons I bought that game.
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If it was Ridge Racer, they'd add backwards rumble.
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HKK wrote: There was an entire game made specifically for the Dualshock and you could not play the game without owning one. It's why so many transitioned to buying Dualshocks.

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I bought an Ape Escape T-shirt last week.
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Make a new Ape Escape :(
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I will only accept a new Ape Escape that still has the horrifying ape faces of the original.

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There’s a new trailer today!

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Not sure how many more trailers I want to watch, but I hear this new one has the new theme song in it...

Wrong thread about by the way! :good
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Damien wrote:Not sure how many more trailers I want to watch, but I hear this new one has the new theme song in it...

Wrong thread about by the way! :good
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Maybe they should do an FFVIII remake where the whole first game is set in Balamb.
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Just writing exams and playing Triple Triad.
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Had anyone played the demo yet?
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Stop it :boo
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No.
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Remember how the FFVIII demo had different music during the escape from the big robot thing than the actual game had? Because it sounded like it ripped off music from... The Rock, or something?
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Yes. remember when The Rock was considered a great movie? :nub3
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Maybe it is! Only God knows.
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Was the title of this thread changed so people would stop confusing it with the FF7 Remake thread or is this another FF8 remaster thread?
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I changed the title of this thread because waward kept bumping it whenever there was activity in the FF7 thread to intentionally cause confusion.
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Damien wrote:I changed the title of this thread because waward kept bumping it whenever there was activity in the FF7 thread to intentionally cause confusion.
I was merely parodying you :boo :boo :boo :boo :boo
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Damien wrote:Delayed by a month! Can’t remember which games the release kinda clashed with but I guess I can play one of those around then.
:boo :boo :boo :boo
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It hasn't even been a week and I've already played Animal Crossing more than I played FFVIII Remastered (which I finished) @_@
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any idea if this will be delayed with coronavirus :?
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