The GWJ JRPG Club Version 2.5 HD Remaster: Now Voting for our Q2 2024 game!

LastSurprise wrote:

FF VI is looking like the odds-on favorite to win.

I almost replayed it a few months ago, glad I waited

Hmm... If FFVI wins I will have to decide whether to play my PS1 copy (and thus dust off the PS3), the version on SNES Classic, or buy the Pixel Remaster... Not sure what the "best" version is considered these days, but when I looked, it looked like the Pixel Remaster had a ton of updates.

If you're keen to play it on the TV, you'll get substantially the same experience on the SNES Classic and the PSN versions. SNES version might perform slightly better but probably not by much; playing it on the PS3 basically solves the loading time problem from the PS1.

I put about an hour into the Pixel Remaster on PC and it seems fine too. Really like the remixed soundtrack. It all seems very faithful to the spirit of the original even with some changes.

Really I don't think there's a "bad" way to play it any more unless you were to intentionally hunt up the old mobile version or the PS1 version on disc and play it on an actual PS1 for the bad loading times.

I'd say the loading times are still noticeable, but that's based on Vita. Also, there are some pretty interesting variations available, for example different localisations if you want to do some rom patching.

Pick 5 voting closes tonight! If your vote hasn't been counted yet, you've still got time to get it in.

All right, Pick 5 voting is closed! Here are our candidates:

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Final Fantasy VI
Radiant Historia
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Yakuza 0

Let's rank 'em! Pick as many as you'd like to play and rank them in order from your first choice to your last. We'll eliminate games one at a time, based on who has the most first-place votes (tiebreaker: second-place votes) until one game has a majority!

1. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
2. Final Fantasy VI
3. Radiant Historia

1. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
2. Radiant Historia
3. Final Fantasy VI

1. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
2. Final Fantasy VI
3. Radiant Historia
4. Yakuza 0

1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Yakuza 0

Here is my ranked vote:

1 Radiant Historia
2 SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
3 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
4 Final Fantasy VI

1. Final Fantasy VI

1. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
2. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
3. Radiant Historia

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Radiant Historia

Bubblefuzz wrote:

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1. Yakuza 0
2. Final Fantasy VI
3. Radiant Historia
4. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

1. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
2. Final Fantasy VI

Almost in straight alphabetical order . . .

1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
3. Radiant Historia
4. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
5. Yakuza 0

Poor Yakuza 0, I was hoping you were going to do better

I just bought Like a Dragon with some trade-in money, and I also am about 1/3 through SMT V and meaning to go back to it -- both of which dropped Soul Hackers and Yakuza 0 on my list.

1.) Final Fantasy VI
2.) Radiant Hysteria
3.) Yakuza Zemo

Here are my votes for next quarter.
1. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
2. Final Fantasy VI
3. SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
4. Radiant Historia

1. I keep insisting for Radiant Historia

1. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
2. Final Fantasy VI

Bump! Due to my earlier delay, voting closes tomorrow night, and a winner will be announced then. Here are the standings so far:

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - 5 (8 votes overall)
Final Fantasy VI - 4 (12 votes overall)
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - 3 (7 votes overall)
Radiant Historia - 1 (3 2nd-place votes, 11 votes overall)
Yakuza 0 - 1 (1 2nd-place vote, 5 votes overall)

Although Final Fantasy VI is not leading the pack right now, it's depth of support is likely powerful enough to overcome any challenger. But there's still plenty of time to vote, and a number of regular members who haven't voted, yet!

To Pixel Remaster or not to Pixel Remaster, that is the question...

I could unearth my SNES copy, but it's the Pixel Remaster for me. Wish it were on Switch though.

Guys, it's 9 p.m., US Eastern Time, and it's time to announce we'll be playing

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The voting:

Spoiler:

Round 1 - 15 votes, 8 for majority
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - 5
Final Fantasy VI - 4
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - 3
Radiant Historia - 1 (3 second-place)
Yakuza Zero - 1 (1 second-place)

Round 2 - 15 votes, 8 for majority
Final Fantasy VI - 5 (5 second place)
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - 5 (2 second place)
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - 3
Radiant Historia - 1

Round 3 - 14 votes, 8 for majority
Final Fantasy VI - 5 (6 second place)
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - 5 (3 second place)
SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - 4

Round 4 - 14 votes, 8 for majority
Final Fantasy VI - 7 (5 second place)
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - 7 (1 second place)

New thread to come tomorrow!

As much as I adore FFVI (and think it's the best one!), I've got so much good stuff to play this year that I don't think I could mentally justify replaying anything right now

Enjoy, everyone!

If the pixel remaster comes to consoles in the next quarter I'll be sorely tempted!