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Final Fantasy Origins on American PSN Tomorrow
Posted on January 10, 2012 by Zack Reese
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Origins, the popular bundle of Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II released on the PlayStation One that originally appeared on the NES (back when Final actually meant something), will be coming to the West on the PlayStation Network tomorrow.
The only downside to this information is that it will not include any of the fascinating additional content that graced both these titles on their multiple iterations over the years, such as the Dawn of Souls and Labyrinth of Time additional dungeons, as well as their higher res counterparts on the Anniversary Editions released on Sony's PSP.
That has been the downside of these releases so far, but hey, when it costs less than $10 for all of these great titles, sometimes you have to sacrifice a little to relive the glory days of RPG greatness.
Square Enix
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu Hōrudingusu) is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series.
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Remember there are SD cards now that can store 64 GB of data and that is way more than most Blu-ray discs. Also those games do not necessarily take up the entrie Blu-ray disc, only part of it. And the PS Vita will get versions specifically designed to work with the hardware and will most likely be comprised of less data than the PS3 version. General Info:Single layer Blu-ray disc = 25 GB I think PS3 games are on single layer discs - Double layer Blu-ray disc = 50 GB Some formats of Blu-ray support 100/128 GB of data
ReplyOnly excuse I have is that it is for the people that do not have any other device with these games on it. At least they're filling out the PS1 library since it has been on Japan's PSN for a few years now. I guess you could argue it's there for nostalgia's sake for those that want the original titles sans new content and modified visuals.
ReplyWhat's the use?
ReplyNo, really. What's the use in this release? Nostalgia?
Odds are that mostly anyone who would even care to play these games own the originals anyway. No sensible person is ever going to bypass the Anniversary Editions in favor of this. What's the point of releasing Origins when there are already perfect remakes on the platform out for a handful of years? You can get Final Fantasy I and II (the Anniversary Editions) used for less than 10 bucks if you look hard enough in your Second-Hand bin at your local game store.
Still, I agree. Sometimes you do have to sacrifice a little to relive the glory days of the RPG genre. Good article nonetheless. Might as well just get this and say I own the virtual copy. Woop-de-doo.