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ishiki on 06 April 2014

it looks way better than the ps2 version... and better than the emulated version. Since none of the graphics art is stretched. And all the art map, etc is 1080p native.

A lot of the textures are updated as well... (And you notice this if you've played this than PCSX2 version).

The only thing that's bothersome is the cropped FMV's.



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Kowan on 06 April 2014
kupomogli said:
The Vita version looks worse than the PS2 version outside of being in wide screen. Click on the link and then go to the comparison tool images. Every single Vita image is noticeably worse than the PS2 version images. I'd rather have jaggies than the AA creating a heavy amount of blur.

Play like was already stated earlier in the thread. The HD isn't consistent in its color saturation. In one section it's got increased gamma with a more washed out look, while in another section it's less gamma with darker more vibrant colors. There's no way to change that because if I change it on my tv, I'll have to change it back.

Also, such a ridiculously long time doing this port. Wasn't it announced three years ago? They should have given it to Blue Point Games. They more than likely would have did a much better job in six months per game.


Of course the vita will look worse in those screenshots and videos. It's stretched way too much. It's for a handheld, duh. Play it on the Vita and it'll look way better than the ps2 and even the ps3(in color). 

Also I like how the ps3 version is native 1080p(no AA though) if you set your ps3 to support 1080p, otherwise the game will play at 720p with AA.



Kongfucius on 06 April 2014
Kowan said:
kupomogli said:
The Vita version looks worse than the PS2 version outside of being in wide screen. Click on the link and then go to the comparison tool images. Every single Vita image is noticeably worse than the PS2 version images. I'd rather have jaggies than the AA creating a heavy amount of blur.

Play like was already stated earlier in the thread. The HD isn't consistent in its color saturation. In one section it's got increased gamma with a more washed out look, while in another section it's less gamma with darker more vibrant colors. There's no way to change that because if I change it on my tv, I'll have to change it back.

Also, such a ridiculously long time doing this port. Wasn't it announced three years ago? They should have given it to Blue Point Games. They more than likely would have did a much better job in six months per game.


Of course the vita will look worse in those screenshots and videos. It's stretched way too much. It's for a handheld, duh. Play it on the Vita and it'll look way better than the ps2 and even the ps3(in color). 

Also I like how the ps3 version is native 1080p(no AA though) if you set your ps3 to support 1080p, otherwise the game will play at 720p with AA.

Exactly, the Vita's pixel density makes games with unimpressive native resolutions look pretty damn good. It's a shame it's so difficult to get good Vita screenshots, the built-in screenshot feature makes them look even worse than this - they're compressed to hell and often look shite, even to someone like me who isn't often that sensitive to JPEG compression artifacts and the like. Also, the colour saturation needs to be seen on an OLED, other wise I find things can look washed out.



dane007 on 06 April 2014

@kongfucious -- My older brother has the vita version and i have the ps3 version and the vita version looks exactly teh same as the ps3 version due to its smaller screen size. The only difference according to my brother is very rare drops of frame rate which is apprently quite small and doesn't affect the game. One of my all time favorite FF games after 8. Already clocked in 45 hours!



Kowan on 06 April 2014

There's a slight difference in color but ultimately it depends on your TV. Here's mine:

It's easier to see the diff if you open both images on a separate tab and go back and forth between the two. BTW both are captured using my samsung galaxy s4 camera.

http://i.imgur.com/RWFVGhU.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/RWFVGhU.jpg?1