8th March 2010, 10:38 PM
I actually played fan translations of FF2 and FF3 on an emulator about a decade ago. I rather enjoyed the latter (though I didn't complete it as my computer crashed; still, I got pretty far). But yeah, ports of games that were never shipped to our shores in the first place are always good.
I like ports as long as the same games don't keep coming out over a short span of time, like you said. I also like when they update the game a little without changing it too much. FFIV is a complete remastering of the original game, and yet it still has the same story, characters, battle system, etc. It's the same basic game, but with better graphics and awesome cut scenes with voice acting. As for Chrono Trigger DS, it's not too different from the PSX port except that it loads faster. It's mostly the same as the SNES game, only with anime cut scenes, another nice touch.
I like ports as long as the same games don't keep coming out over a short span of time, like you said. I also like when they update the game a little without changing it too much. FFIV is a complete remastering of the original game, and yet it still has the same story, characters, battle system, etc. It's the same basic game, but with better graphics and awesome cut scenes with voice acting. As for Chrono Trigger DS, it's not too different from the PSX port except that it loads faster. It's mostly the same as the SNES game, only with anime cut scenes, another nice touch.