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Final Fantasy V revamped for PS3 and PSP

Classic JRPG Final Fantasy V is getting a downloadable release on PlayStation 3 and PSP, toting new CGI cinematics.
Alice O'Connor
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Square Enix announced today that a revamped version of classic JRPG Final Fantasy V is in development for PlayStation 3 and PSP, headed for a downloadable release via the PlayStation Network.

"All-new CG cinematic sequences exclusive to the PSN edition" are promised, but Square Enix offered very few details beyond that. One imagines the publisher would have mentioned if Final Fantasy IV was being revamped with new graphics, like the April 19-due Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection compilation.

The PSN edition's price and release date have not been revealed. Final Fantasy V was originally released on SNES back in 1992.

Square Enix had been looking at making a Nintendo DS versions of FFV and FFVI, but "technical issues" have left them placed on hold.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    April 4, 2011 2:00 PM

    Comment on Final Fantasy V revamped for PS3 and PSP, by Alice O'Connor.

    • indosauros legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 4, 2011 2:02 PM

      fuck square will you just do VI already christ

      • Pettytheft legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        April 4, 2011 2:14 PM

        No shit. It's my favorite of the series as well.

      • Shadowdane legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 4, 2011 2:27 PM

        Yah seriously this was probably my favorite FF game... i dunno why they seem to hate money!

    • cetra00 legacy 10 years
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      April 4, 2011 2:08 PM

      I'm pretty sure they are just trolling their fans now.

      Remake every Final Fantasy game except for Final Fantasy VI and VII!

      • Pettytheft legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        April 4, 2011 2:15 PM

        VII gets plenty of attention with spinoffs and such.

        • alexpr legacy 10 years
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          April 4, 2011 2:36 PM

          But we want a complete new FFVII.
          With updated graphics, gameplay etc. Maybe as a side story to the main FFVII quest.

      • [deleted] 840884651 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 4, 2011 2:16 PM

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        • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          April 4, 2011 2:30 PM

          It wasn't nice at all. It had slowdown and the sound was shitty.

        • StealthHawk legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          April 4, 2011 3:06 PM

          Fans keep clamoring for a HD remake of 7, and that's exactly why they're not doing it. I'm sure these 2d games cost very little to re-release, whereas 13 didn't feature towns because "they're too difficult to do in HD." Even if it sells more than 13, would it actually be more profitable as it ostensibly would have higher production costs.

    • [deleted] 840884651 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 4, 2011 2:19 PM

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      • Talonus. legacy 10 years
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        April 4, 2011 2:52 PM

        FFV wasn't that great of a game, but I remember it with nostalgia largely because it was the first full fan translation of a game. It basically gave birth to that scene and allowed for a lot of other games to get translated which we might have never seen in English.

        • [deleted] 840884651 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          April 4, 2011 2:58 PM

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          • Talonus. legacy 10 years
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            April 4, 2011 3:11 PM

            The game felt more like an experiment for future games in the franchise with a story bolted on. Regardless, it was still fun to play and the job system definitely was awesome for the time.

    • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 4, 2011 2:30 PM

      Is there a source for this? I only ask because everywhere else I see this story it's just FFV PSX coming to PSN, nothing about new cutscenes or a "revamped version".

      • [deleted] 840884651 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 4, 2011 2:42 PM

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      • Alice O'Connor legacy 10 years
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        April 5, 2011 2:20 AM

        London (4th April 2011) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces FINAL FANTASY® V is currently in development for PlayStation® 3 and the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system via the PlayStation® Network.

        The hugely popular and critically-acclaimed FINAL FANTASY V returns, with original fans and new adventurers able to indulge in a true gaming classic at home and on the move.

        Players will experience all-new CG cinematic sequences exclusive to the PSN edition, and discover the early days of renowned FINAL FANTASY gameplay features including the Active Time Battle system, mini quests, magic summoning and much more.

        's what they say!

        • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          April 5, 2011 2:40 AM

          Europe huh. I wonder if maybe they never got the PSX version of the game, and as such it'd arguably be "all-new CG sequences exclusive to the PSN edition".

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