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The Best PS1 Final Fantasy Game Headed to Steam

You know it. I know it. We know it.

Dec. 5 2013

Posted by: Patrick

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Final Fantasy VIII

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Klepeck nailed it, if only because this is the only Final Fantasy game I have any kind of nostalgia for whatsoever. Let's go to the moon again for no discernable story-related reason, shall we?

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Oh god, Patrick knew full well what that heading would start. Boo!

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Edited By Senate4242

Tactics, 7 and 9 were all better than 8. Lets not forget that FF Anthology was also on PS1 and had FF 6 on it, which is better than any of the PS1 Final Fantasies.

FF7 on Steam was a broken mess last time I tried to play it. I will have to see if that has been fixed, before I look at this.

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Like VII, this looks like a straight up dump of the PC image to Steam.

For the most part it is. 7 was a port using the same assets as the original, but a remade exe file to support higher resolutions, fix bugs like armor not giving magic resist etc. It's not like they have "HD versions" of the assets :/

This is probably similar (hopefully they don't have midi music the first time around) but has a remake of the Japanese exclusive Pocketstation game. That's a nice bonus.

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So... no Final Fantasy game is on Steam then?

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Edited By Beast_Legacy

You know why Patrick is the best games newsman? He only reports on FACTS.

FF8 trumps all.

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For the record: fuck FF9 and its crazy following. That game is trash. FF8 is much better

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8 is definitely the best of the PS1 FF's! Second only to FF6.

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Scoops, trolling like a boss

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Edited By crusader8463

God damn it Capcom see what square is doing? Re-release Breath of Fire IV! Now that's a game I could get behind. Was never a big FF guy.

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Edited By amiga1200

Replayed both 7 and 8 last year.

Forced to say that Patrick is right. Sorry, 18 year-old me.

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this is not final fantasy 9 or legend of dragoon

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@patrickklepek WRONG WRONG WRONG! The best FF is and always will be VI.

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6 and 9 are the playstation so 8 can fuck right off.

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Still think Quistis is the weirdest name...

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@atwa: De gustibus non disputandum est.

For me VIII is the best.

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IX is better then VIII easily... VII i don't hate.... FF VIII is where the series gone to shit.

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Blasphemy!!

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Goddammit Klepek, why would you do that!? You know how touchy the internet is!

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Damn Straight! But I don't need it on my PC, I already have it on my Vita. Playthrough it every year.

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FF8 was alright, but no, it was not the best, not even close.

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:) nope nope nope.. LOL, you guys got it all wrong.. the "best" final fantasy game was X for the PS2!!!! No better before or after.. Final Fantasy X is the only Final Fantasy worth playing..

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Ehhh if you told me ff8 was your favorite I would not fight you. 9 on the other hand.

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Klepek be deliberately Trollin now

7 , 6, and 4 are the best F u all

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@sawtooth said:

Still think Quistis is the weirdest name...

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I agree, VIII is the best.

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Hey now, @patrickklepek, this isn't a trailer for [Final Fantasy game I like better]!!!

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lol if by "best" you actually mean "worst" then okay Patrick. C'mon man.

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Everyone knows Final Fantasy Tactics is the best PS1 Final Fantasy.

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What is this bullshittery.

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My memories of Final Fantasy games are tied up inextricably with memories of my life. Final Fantasy VIII was a weird time for me. I was 13 years old and there was some stuff going on with my family, and I connected with it in a weird way. There's locations in the game and music cues that hit me with actual painful nostalgia. The whole Squall/Laguna relationship resonates in an odd way too. I still love a lot of the ideas in it, though I never finished it because that final boss was ludicrously un-fun.

FFIX however is by far my favourite Final Fantasy, PS1 or otherwise. It was triumphant.

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Uh Patrick, I think you meant to put down 9 instead of 8.

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Klepek trolling hard and people biting makes my day.

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Edited By BAIThero

IX is the best.... Ban me Patrick

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is like the only good Final Fantasy game so everyone can go fuck themselves.

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Final Fantasy is a shitty series, so the best of it isnt saying much

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Final Fantasy is a shitty series, so the best of it isnt saying much

Says someone most likely under the age of 20.

FFVII, VIII and IX were seminal PS1 games and some of the greatest RPGs ever made. No-one's going to agree with you here.

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Final Fantasy Tactics is coming to steam! YES!

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Oh shut up Patrick.

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VII is the best, and I don't mind saying so.

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Silly Patrick! The best Final Fantasy game has been out on Steam for months now.

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Dems fighten wurds!

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@milkman said:

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is like the only good Final Fantasy game so everyone can go fuck themselves.

Except Tactics Advance is pretty shit compared to original Tactics, technical issues aside.

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I'm usually not on the anti-Patrick train, but whenever he disses FFIX I'm ready to switch sides.

Down with Patrick!

Burn him at the stake!

Show us your birth certificate!

Internet petitions!

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Nah.

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HOLLLLY SHIT YES.

FUCKIN' ALL MY YES, GOOD SHOUT KLEPTOK.

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@vitor said:

@naru_joe93 said:

Final Fantasy is a shitty series, so the best of it isnt saying much

Says someone most likely under the age of 20.

FFVII, VIII and IX were seminal PS1 games and some of the greatest RPGs ever made. No-one's going to agree with you here.

Im exactly 20, so YOU'RE WRONG! HAHAHAHA

Anyway, I know. I was just feeding the flame Patrick started. I really don't have any feelings towards the series besides I played most of X and thought it was decent and tried to play 7 years after it was released and thought it felt extremely outdated (I'm not adverse to old games, I just felt FF7 might not have aged all that well)