In the wake of the God of War Collection, I thought Sony and its partners could release other PS2 games for the PS3 and get an HD makeover. Some of the later PS2 games had a really high polygon count. Such titles as Metal Gear Solid 3, Valkyrie Profile 2, Rogue Galaxy and Final Fantasy XII. These games running in 720p would looks fanfuckingtastic; I mean, just look at the treatment GoW2 received.
 
Note that three of those were either made or published by Square-Enix. Do you think it's possible that SE makes some kind of collection featuring these three games on a single blu-ray disc for $60 while giving them an HD coat of paint and trophies? Also worth pointing out: Final Fantasy XII saw all of its audio files compressed to shit in order to fit the entire game on one DVD; the game wouldn't have this problem on a dual-layered blu-ray disc. What do you guys think: would it be to SE's advantage to put out such a compilation and would you buy it? I know I certainly would.

I have never played this, and I would love to.  
 
Aren't they doing something with Valkyrie Profile on the 360 though? Square announced a few 360 exclusive RPGs last week, and I'm pretty sure the name Valkyrie Profile was in there somewhere.

I would, but the only problem for Square-Enix would be updating all the assets. For a title like God of War, there's Kratos, a handful of enemies and a a handful of main characters with somewhat generic looking settings. For FFXII, there's a huge world with different looking citizens in each of the towns; also, it has a huge bestiary. If it were feasible, I would want it. But not as much as your other suggestions of MGS3 and VP2.

" I have never played this, and I would love to.   Aren't they doing something with Valkyrie Profile on the 360 though? Square announced a few 360 exclusive RPGs last week, and I'm pretty sure the name Valkyrie Profile was in there somewhere. "

" @xyzygy said:

" I have never played this, and I would love to.   Aren't they doing something with Valkyrie Profile on the 360 though? Square announced a few 360 exclusive RPGs last week, and I'm pretty sure the name Valkyrie Profile was in there somewhere. "

Think you're referring to the rumor of a new VP game and the Breath of Fire compilation disc. As far as I remember, those were to be unveiled on Microsoft's press conference at E3. However, I wouldn't take that as 360-exclusive. "

I wouldnt mind one but i think ff12 looks great as it is

It would need more than just a port job for me to want them to make it -- eg. a main character that's actually worth a damn or a better story. =/

You can already kinda play it in HD

No, only FFX-2.

Maybe if it included another game, say Final Fantasy X in a bundle package like the God of War Collection.  But I'm kinda hoping for a Team ICO Collection.

"No, only FFX-2."

I'd dig that. Loved that game - highly underrated.

I really like FFX and FFX-2.  Not so sure about FFXII.  I need to finish that one before I entirely dismiss it as something I loathe, even though I already have numerous times.  What I would hope for is a compilation of every Final Fantasy game into one disc.  Only time will tell.

XII was grinder's heaven.  That was its biggest problem.

Yes, I think it should be ported and enhanced in HD, I really like the art and I think SD resolution did not do it any justice:

I think a HD version will at least bring players the improved version of the game (zodiac job system, though not that much better than the original) and I think it's worth it just for the visuals upgrade in HD.

Yeah that be pretty good, i seem to be thinking about FFXii a lot lately.

" You can already kinda play it in HD "

" I wouldnt mind one but i think ff12 looks great as it is "

FFX and FXII HD international edition GO!...
 
no it will never happen

I hated 12.

Eh, the combat was kind of disconnected for me, so I wouldn't want them to waste their productivity remaking this when they could work on a new title.

If only it was the enhanced version that was only released in Japan.

I would be the happiest person in the world and go dancing in the streets if 12 was brought to HD consoles, specifically for achievements.
 
I've beat the game twice, put over 200 hours into the second play through and still want more. I would love to go through it a third time but really I should be playing other games since I have so many that need to be beat, this would be the perfect excuse to go through it a third time though.  
 
Also the game looks awful on HD TVs for some reason, worse than many other pre-HD games do. I tried playing a bit of it on my current TV but everything looked so jagged and blurry.

sure, if they remove vaan and penelo from the game.

I would want to see FFVII in HD first

oh god I would love it; definitely one of the better final fantasy titles I've played.

Captain Basch von Ronsenburg of Dalmasca in HD? Sure.

" I would want to see FFVII in HD first "

" If only it was the enhanced version that was only released in Japan. "

Why the hell would you want to port it when the better Zodiac International Job System is out and no one in the Asian market even talks about the original version?
 
FF12 is dead, much like how KH and KH2 are dead, and the Final Mix+ editions are the official games now.
 
Port the IZJS version and add trophies and we got a dead.
 
Fuck no I don't want the original version of FF12 when the International version fixes so much of it and makes it one of the best games Square had ever made.

I'd rather get an HD version of FFX.

" Why the hell would you want to port it when the better Zodiac International Job System is out and no one in the Asian market even talks about the original version?  FF12 is dead, much like how KH and KH2 are dead, and the Final Mix+ editions are the official games now.  Port the IZJS version and add trophies and we got a dead.  Fuck no I don't want the original version of FF12 when the International version fixes so much of it and makes it one of the best games Square had ever made. "

Yes, I'm playing FFXII on my PS3, and it's painful to watch. It might be because it's not emulating properly (I have the later ones with software emulation), but man...
 
It's still a blast to play at least.

They could do a port of fan favorites Final Fantasies and remaster them in HD, that would be a cool idea.

Honestly, the game looks good enough as it is.  I don't necessarily crave an HD port.

" Honestly, the game looks good enough as it is.  I don't necessarily crave an HD port. "

Hell no lol. 12 was awful. It was barely FF.

" Hell no lol. 12 was awful. It was barely FF. "

" @Hailinel said:

" Honestly, the game looks good enough as it is.  I don't necessarily crave an HD port. "

But did you play it on your PS3 hooked up to an HDTV? Because in my opinion, the game looks very far from "good". "

@ AuthenticM  Do you think it's possible that SE makes some kind of collection featuring these three games on a single blu-ray disc for $60 while giving them an HD coat of paint and trophies?  
 
Not a chance.  It would be amazing for them to do such a beautiful act of fan-service, but they're more likely to release them as separate Special Editions with an in-disc soundtrack, art stills, and making-of vids.
The HD-ifiying part isn't that difficult.  All they need to do in re-output their texture files at a higher resolution based off of the original high-rez PSD files.  The models have a decent poly-count, so just resaving those original textures from 512x512 to even 1028x1028 would make a huge graphical difference.  The main issue is that a ton of the programming code would have to be altered to fit the PS3 framework.

I didn't like it to begin with. Least favourite game in the whole series, minus Crystal Chronicles but that one doesn't count anyway. 
 
Now Okami, on the other hand, I would totally love to see in HD.

Just the mere thought of how much work you'd have to put in to make everything HD in a game like FFXII, is really daunting. 
 
I wish.

" The main issue is that a ton of the programming code would have to be altered to fit the PS3 framework. "

" I would bet more on an FFX port first, though. Since they've had FFIX out on PSN here in Japan for a few weeks, SE may be working their way toward it. "

I will weigh in with.... No, this would be a waste of time and effort.  It isn't even one of the best selling FF games and historically not one of the most popular in the series.

I hate to say it, but I would probably buy any HD port of this game regardless of plans to replay it. I remember playing it just earlier this year in late 2009/early 2010 and while it was super tough to go back to PS2 graphics, eventually you start to appreciate just how well crafted everything is, and what great art direction they had. I would love to see this game in HD.

The more PS2/XBOX era HD re-releases, the better. I just hope publishers don't get the bright idea of releasing games individually, at least for anything more than $20 or so. And I expect Nintendo to do the same with a lot of their series whenever they decide to enter the 21st century.