I long for the day it (FFIX) gets a glorious remake.
Eh, I wouldn't want a remake of this gem seeing that a lot of Squeenix's remakes end up being an overkill. And why fix something that's not broken anyways?
Sword of Mana, Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls, FFIII DS & FFIV DS at the very least were great remakes. I've also heard good things about Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War, Star Ocean: First Departure & Star Ocean: Second Evolution, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories & the remakes of I & II on PSP (though most people agree they should have been packaged together rather than sold seperately)...Enix has always done a great job remaking various Dragon Quests over the years from the ones on SNES & even the GBC ones all the way up to the current DQIV-VI remakes on DS.
Personally, I've always felt that IX got the shaft graphically. We got this great game marred by an artistic supposed nostalgia trip that most n00bs interpreted as "kiddie". I wanted the next step after VIII and instead ended up getting a step back in time with big-head mode from NBA Jam.
I think the main reason for remakes though is to get the newer audience that hasn't played them (either due to lack of availability [isn't FFVII the only FF on PSN?] or because some newer gamers just can't handle playing older games)...it's sad, but kids are spoiled with their fancy graphics today, but just because they're graphics whores doesn't mean that they don't deserve to play some of the best games from gaming history, yeah?
Add to that the potential to add new and/or updated content, the fact that they are easier to produce than completely new games and remakes just plain make perfect sense (fiscal if nothing else).
Damn, your remake talk sidetracked me! Anyway, I've been trying to play Halo 3: ODST...Apparently this 360 I'm using is some whacky luck of the draw older version that has some kind of problems reading the newer DVD formats of certain newer games or some gobbledeegook...It's lame & infuriating and only serves to remind me how lame Microsoft is.
Fortunately I've got an RPG that works perfectly to keep myself in check. Infinite Undiscovery is a pretty alright action/adventure RPG for the 360. I got it for $10 at a Hollywood Video (along with a $5 copy of Raiden 3 for PS2) on Black Friday (I'm so pissed I missed out grabbing GTA4 for $10 at Walmart)...I'm not a fan of action/adventure RPGs usually. This is mainly due to poor AI and really just the fact that you normally lose control of your other party members. IU does a fair job of this by having the AI characters at your beck & call (you can call either of your 3 companions to use either of two abilities you can set beforehand to use)...most places it got average reviews, but Sessler over at X-Play on G4 said that it got better as it went along as so far that seems to be holding true...There are two annoying twin children that give Pollum and Porom a run for their money...and with all children characters, I can't fucking stand their voice acting...V_V
Oh yeah! The main reason I came here is to greatly suggest the use of myZoom for no$gba~!! If you run that emulator at all (v2.6a or don't bother) you should get this awesome program. It's got a variety of options that compliment no$. There's Zoom, obviously (I love playing on two full screens with two monitors!), the ability to flip it on its side (fuck yeah, now I can finally play Brain Age & Ninja Gaiden without getting a kink in my neck!), and various filters so that it doesn't look like filth at those larger sizes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED~!!
