here is the full interview translated.. roughly..
Deliver soft interview "Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered" for PS3/PS Vita will be released in 2013 from Square Enix.
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
Would be to release two models with a remastered picture quality HD, was released on PS2 in 2001, this film, and "Final Fantasy X", was released on PS2 in 2003, "Final Fantasy X-2" . the other main character model is compatible with the picture quality HD, high definition that they become monsters and field as well as texture.
In addition, the content of the game, but are based on the international version of both titles that have additional elements, the audio is recorded Japanese voice. As the individual titles of "Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster" and "Final Fantasy X HD remastered" version for PS Vita will be provided two.
Mr. and producer Yoshinori Kitase, director of this film, the story was Ukaga~tsu, Mr. Hideki Imaizumi served as associate producer. It may be noticed If you're a fan of "Final Fantasy" series, both men were deeply involved in the original version are involved in the production of this work. Course for HD remastered version in the works, in an interview, so I was told as well as memories of the original version intensive, the fans I want you to notice. In addition, "PlayStation Vol.539" Dengeki interview this significant revision to what has been published in (released March 28, 2013), has posted the full text. (During the interview ※ titles omitted)
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
Associate producer Hideki Imaizumi ▲ Mr. Yoshinori Kitase producer (right). Staff version of "FFX" "FFX-2" has taken the helm original production of this work.
■ Background to the coupling and into the beginning of the HD remaster it?
- Please tell us in the "Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered" work now, the role of 2 persons.
Kitase: once, but to be a producer, because it was a producer on "Final Fantasy X" of the original, rather, when making HD remaster this time, it is better involvement close to supervised comparatively. Have been doing in the main substantially is Imaizumi.
Imaizumi: his is an associate producer in charge of this work. We had to do a project manager, when "Final Fantasy X" was also responsible for the part in addition to the project manager in "Final Fantasy X-2", how they built into the game part of its business strategy as Associate Producer . Have quite a few less people involved at the time when the time went by then, was attempting to HD the "FFX" This time, look around (laughs). It is also one of the founders said said is "going to do" in-house staff, so fall into this category for more also know situation at the time, but this time I have let me do it in the main.
Kitase: "FFX" Imaizumi is such that what was "FF" for the first time?
: Yes, Imaizumi. Since moving, including the tie-up, such as Koda Kumi's music, there is a work very memorable "FFX" did is in charge, "FFX-2" the first time in full.
- The history of this remastered into HD "Final Fantasy X" series, what I was like?
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
Imaizumi: at the time of the meeting with the voice actors a certain time of the beginning of the year 2011, has appeared in "FFX" and Tetsuya Nomura, I become the talk such as "It's the 10th anniversary of" FFX "This year Come to think of it", what I'm talking about that I want to do or have Moriaga~tsu. So, that became the current HD version Then try to do was start.
- And I was announced at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2011.
Imaizumi it: is not it early (laughs). I was restless and stomach and proceed from those days, at that time I was doing much research into HD of the previous step.
- Which one is it was a PS Vita version and the previous version of PS3?
I think that there was no or later or earlier: Imaizumi. When you play the PS2 at the time in the TV right now, you do not look blurry in problem resolution. To want to do something about it I simply was base. There is a movement of the PS Vita at Sony's better just there, it is a form entwined in it.
Kitase: When I announced at TGS because it was immediately announced PS Vita, PS Vita support was thought from the early days.
- The anxious Although it is linked in the two models, this is what happens?
What is it: There Kitase. But think I would like to make use of the characteristics of each hard, I linked elements is under consideration.
- What is the current progress?
Kitase: I'm creating at the same time it is, of course, there is also the fact that from "FFX" priority, progress toward the "FFX"'m slightly early. Pretty, has reached a point where it is connected to another play. Or got it working to increase the performance, but now I have just been doing graphic and repair. Since the state is as game play, "FFX" and say, "FFX-2" at about 70% is about 50% in numbers.
- What is the reason for the coupling of "Final Fantasy X-2" and "Final Fantasy X" this time?
Kitase: I came back to New Year's Eve still 10, I I wanted to play with all the package as, "FFX" series rather than bit by bit. However, the PS3 version Although it is together, PS Vita version will be a separate package in the convenience of capacity. The release date is concurrent course.
- How will the download version?
I believe it also to: Kitase. However, with respect to time is under consideration.
- Do you same the production process of each of the two models?
Imaizumi: Basically it is a recipe that produced by the PS3, it is adjusted for the PS Vita. Getting into HD has also, since the change, such as the size of the menu in accordance with the resolution, and perfectly tailored for the PS Vita if the PS Vita. But also in some cases, such as the adjustment of the size of the character, is basically the same content.
Kitase:, "FFX" to say if the progress about the title, we naturally also increases the progress of "FFX-2". It is such a recipe.
■ We will grade up in fine-tuning one path toward one HD Remastered
- A work of remastered into HD, what would they?
Imaizumi: basically based on the method of increasing the grade adjustment of texture. Along with it, the main character is coordinating all the models. I also still have a lot of unadjusted and writing part, because the effects appear to the movement of the character and significant changes, I feel that while assessing the balance adjustment.
- What do they even work in the original version, such as adding or draw a place that had been omitted, for example.
Imaizumi: There It also became a TV that's HD, I have not been able to close up more. Necklace and clothing as well as patterns of Tidus, and it can be expressed in beautiful HD for example further. I'm part of such a fine review. So, since then has drawn much crowded. Yuna or even pattern of kimono, I want you to look at us. After strange is an example, refer to the photograph of his brother Luc bodybuilder muscle as well, if you are into Dari also draw from there, putting firmly Good fine.
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
Kitase: Obviously, it takes quite a while to do it and indeed in all, there is a feeling that part with a certain level of intensity, and less obvious is kept to a minimum quality up.
Imaizumi: Although it is likely to be the original version, and an event battle polygon model is different, I have called the high poly and low-poly in the development model in light of the character in the up and I would event character will appear a lot of battle I'm in the high poly model with relatively heavy use properly because it improves the power of expression.
- How are you doing that upgrade both?
: Yes Kitase. High poly model such that the face-up in the event has put into your hands, especially In HD. Or rather low-poly, I have been also adjusted model Battle Of course, there is a difference with the model of the event. But it is not a difference that is from the original.
Imaizumi: That said, it looks clean enough to give the camera to a low-poly. I think the plus side are so finely drawn still, and I want you to see us. Been renting a CG model that was used in the pre-rendered movie at the time of production from Visual Works CG, because it redrawn based on it, towards the high poly is very different from the original.
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
- When it comes, You are close to those used in the pre-rendered movie?
Imaizumi: It's close. However, it will be exactly the same, so in fact very different number of polygons, the sense of taste is very close. So, all the characters from that time raise the level of quality is pretty.
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▲ ▲ HD remastered version PS2 version
- Side-by-side and certainly quite different.
Imaizumi: At that time, as the specifications of the PS2 I think in those days it was the quality of the limit. Now, thankfully it has produced the HD version, right? Place thanks to the data quality which is built at the time, that this work was very easy to do.
Kitase: For the character models are fully supervised by Tetsuya Nomura has. I have a full supervised or monsters as well as the main characters, meticulously. Under the supervision Yes Yes Naoyoshi is art director of "FFX" original version, rather than into HD simple, one or two further, supervision background overall are things like raising the grade and then I.
- For background, I think you are doing what work?
Imaizumi Background: At the time, I was making a hybrid background of a single picture of the 3D background and Purirenda are mixed. For example, in the room such as a picture or a piece was. Basically, the 3D background, so can the original was pretty good also, incorporates a method to increase the depth by the taste of "FFX" under the supervision of Naoyoshi.
Kitase: This is the technique Naoyoshi was doing in "Final Fantasy Type-0", and add the color to apply an effect to the screen. I have a suggestion was adopted because there was a considerable effect on the expression "zero", and whether this time.
Imaizumi: Purirenda better, the next is not enough just tries to fit 16:9. This time point or out and move the map so that the top and bottom off, I'm thinking about what to do to adjust that balance though. Basically, I have been to draw Tashi that have no ends, there rather than adding all draw, in places that have been adjusted in the camera work is not the original version.
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- What about pre-rendered movie?
Have to fine-tune every cut scene in the supervision of (affiliation Visual Works) Namamori line that also upconverts over there, he was responsible for the original version of the movie, put your screen to meet: 16:9 Imaizumi .
Kitase: I can not re-render indeed, I feel that the adjustment of the cut and the size of 16:9. However, when we from Namamori that was responsible for the movie at the time, from the technical quality is immaturity at the time seems embarrassed, I had to say, "I want to heal" (laughs).
Imaizumi: this story also said that game, and now I see the scene is full of youthful enthusiasm (laughs).
also expected to part "bonus" of the international version?
- The international version that is also based on "Final Fantasy X-2" also "Final Fantasy X", do you be also included "The Last Mission"?
Imaizumi: there is under consideration. This title and the international version of "FFX-2", "last mission" because it is a different thing.
Kitase: also referred to as the international version, the Japanese voice was recorded based on it, it is not a version of the original, strictly speaking this time. Has become closer to the full package of work called, "FFX" for Ms. users in Japan so.
- The element to be added is further from the international version?
Imaizumi: I want us to do, what can I do is under consideration. After completing the first main part exactly. Then, the named "FFX" series had my playing Mr. users, I think I prefer the original version by far. I think a lot of people, and I think you can enjoy as a new element in the elements that have been added to the international version so.
But it is natural that the will be released simultaneously worldwide only now, at the time because it was taking a long time to localize, since the period is that, in the glue as well as translation, overseas edition is that they add something does not it? could. In Japan, it is not the number of sales was about 10% compared with the international version of the original version. Conversely, it means that in the international version of the person who is not playing 90%, and the majority of those who play with a fresh feeling I wonder who also played at the time.
Heretic and summoned beast, Der Richter of the hidden boss, have become two kinds Sphere board it in, "FFX" as an additional element of the international version: Kitase. Create or creature of "FFX-2" After that, there are a lot of additional elements of the international version.
■ Looking back recorded voice work first "Final Fantasy" series
- Regarding the graphics, but I know just by looking at, what about the voice happens?
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
Kitase: International version was in Japanese Subtitles English voice, this film is in Japanese voice. I had a hard time quite well. The Japanese version comes out with voice Japanese subtitles. In, but I do a voice-over for the time to make the overseas edition, There's a part that is not the same as Japanese nuances in the process of translation. It also has limitations such as scale and number of characters. Since the form that has been brought back in the international version it again, and the Japanese version of the subtitles I'm quite different.
Has been translated but I have the word "miasma" true in the typical, it is the overseas edition is a "poison" in English: Imaizumi. When it's re-translation of the Japanese International version, or can be "poison" just. I have quite a lot of that. We are working on mind-boggling while back to the original words of the subtitle, this time, of taking on the system and the integrity of the text because it is.
- Voice, "FFX" had entered the first time that I was in the "Final Fantasy" series in the first place.
: Yes Kitase. When the "FFX" also recorded the voice he did not even know how at all in the first time we, I were negotiations of three, for example, I did you recorded it get multiplied on the spot called the voice actor of the three. I might be the ideal form of hindsight (laughs). Because it was the first time as a voice actor, a two-way role and your role Yuna Tidus the main, all of the cast and staff were doing further by touch. Homemade guess that was fun.
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
- Voice recording of the current game, I take for granted because it is recorded in one by one. Will you not it took quite some time?
Imaizumi: The recording of the next cycle will come as soon as you are finished recording one scene, I was going around about 50 times. It was a sublime daily Naru, in those days. Later, Yuna and Seymour or wedding scene, there are many characters in the cut, the schedule does not fit or voice actor. I was doing more than one year such endlessly painful adjustments.
Kitase: For voice, I'm not quite there and I was not able to scale, "FF" but I can also at the stage where CD media really become. However, I feel that was realized at last, "FFX" was beginning to think so from around the "FFVIII", not Shabera This graphic is funny.
- Where the story came out voice, what has been adjusted for music?
This time I'm playing in the live sound, the one at the time, had been playing a built-in sound mainstream: Imaizumi. This is not at all even hear speakers TV.
Kitase: the music is a little different, that tie-up songs in "FFX-2", that I can not collaborate advanced another step as well as the theme song, I also did capture of dance and voice to Mr. Koda Kumi I think I got it, and it was quite a challenge.
Imaizumi: Since it was first set up diva that come out, I said I wanted to make a person. Out because the person much trouble, I do not think I should I also captured. Then Mr. Kazushige Nojima who was in charge of the main scenario at that time I remember was saying "What?'re Talking about this man" (laughs).
"Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remastered"
■ impact on the game and battle system due to HD remaster it?
- The balance of the game, do you have to adjust again?
Imaizumi: I would rather worried, I'm the same base. We have just a different balance in the international version and the original version. I was determined to think that most people are not playing the international version, and would do well even as it is.
- Are there any points to think that in doing this, I felt recalls?
Kitase: I just do not be turned the camera (laughs). Since there was a benefit at the time when the camera is fixed, that we can not make good parts, such as background, I was a determination that will be fixed then. And to be turned, it is the fact that it takes so much time and effort to produce.
Imaizumi: We have just had the first camera Mawase experimentally. There is also a lot of talk became opinion Why had not accustomed to feeling everyone operation, referred to as a "drunk", but at the time so fixed that.
- What about battle?
Imaizumi: it is that I felt such a wide 16:9 I have made the "HD Remastered" This time, you know (laughs). 16:9 would just simply, there really is a sense that the extent or depth of the screen. Although the basic sense of distance of the camera is the same, whether it spread, it is such a sense wide enough to still come out. Then, with respect to UI, I was closer to the end until the last minute of 16:9. Such better, but I'm able to immerse yourself in battle. If you look now, quite small because it is 4:3, there are significantly different.
- Than building from scratch, it is also the hard part is more likely to be adjusted one by one.
: Yes, Imaizumi. Becomes even 16:9 menu screen, because it is surprisingly empty space, there are well-placed in the form of re-design without changing the taste of the time. That said I too, could become so broke that the merit of the original work, that it is balanced very difficult.
- Do you have a message to you at the end of the user, are expected in.
I think the focus I think what has changed? Compared with the original in that the HD remaster, and can also be enjoyed on the people who do not know themselves, "FFX" people who do not do any of the original course: Kitase.
Because the parent-child story, 12 years ago, Mr. users were children, but now may have become parents maybe. You can see the work in a different perspective also, now then. Some people like that, I want us to play. I'd get to play across the generations thus.
Imaizumi: I did try to play the original version again this time, I have realized that it was such a great piece to enjoy without inferiority still even after decades. Minute, the pressure to be touched as remastered HD version is very strong, it is still ongoing. I would like you to experience the greatness of renew, "FFX" series because it lacks the adjustment without distorting the image of the people at that time, was played, so that it becomes a better image.
