The Harsh Mistress of Lea Monde
It's been quite a bit of time since we've had a new game from Square Enix on PSOne Classics. It almost seems as if it's a struggle for them to get games up on the Playstation Store as a whole. Of course, you could probably say that for just about every company for PSOne Classics -- though it's admittedly gotten better since June -- but Square Enix, mostly Squaresoft, has a lot of memorable games that could (and damn well should) be up. It looks as if they're going to begin amending that situation, though not without an awkward misstep.
No one knew what surprise Sony of Europe was hinting at for their Playstation Store this week. Gamers knew that the niche release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was releasing this week, so they quite logically figured that it was related to that. But no! Square Enix Europe sent out a newsletter saying that the much-vaunted Squaresoft PSOne title Vagrant Story was releasing on PSN this week. Who knew it would be this when Square fans were clamoring for Final Fantasy VIII?
A pity it wasn't to be, though, as Square Enix rescinded the statement that VS would hit Europe this week not even 24 hours later. To be honest, it would have been nice if Europe's PSN enjoyed a PSOne Classic before America got one, as their store hasn't received many of them at all this year. They also constantly receive games much later than any other store. And then they had to go and give them a figurative kick in the butt cheek-showing pants. Jerks.
They also amended their newsletter. I doubt any Europeans looking forward to it are laughing right now.
Man, that's hilarious.
But hey! The good news is that at least we know it's coming soon. In Europe at least, since, as of this writing, the ESRB still hasn't rated it. But that also means America can't be too far behind. I've been looking forward to playing the game again, though this time on PSP since this definitely isn't the kind of game that looks good on a modern television. I still own a the PSOne version -- though I didn't play much of it -- but $10 (higher than the usual $6, Square Enix tax and all) for a digital version to preserve the physical copy is a price I'm willing to pay. And anyone who was curious about where a lot of Final Fantasy XII's ideas originated would do well to check this game out. Whenever it arrives.
Now how about that Xenogears, eh guys?
No one knew what surprise Sony of Europe was hinting at for their Playstation Store this week. Gamers knew that the niche release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was releasing this week, so they quite logically figured that it was related to that. But no! Square Enix Europe sent out a newsletter saying that the much-vaunted Squaresoft PSOne title Vagrant Story was releasing on PSN this week. Who knew it would be this when Square fans were clamoring for Final Fantasy VIII?
A pity it wasn't to be, though, as Square Enix rescinded the statement that VS would hit Europe this week not even 24 hours later. To be honest, it would have been nice if Europe's PSN enjoyed a PSOne Classic before America got one, as their store hasn't received many of them at all this year. They also constantly receive games much later than any other store. And then they had to go and give them a figurative kick in the butt cheek-showing pants. Jerks.They also amended their newsletter. I doubt any Europeans looking forward to it are laughing right now.
Man, that's hilarious.But hey! The good news is that at least we know it's coming soon. In Europe at least, since, as of this writing, the ESRB still hasn't rated it. But that also means America can't be too far behind. I've been looking forward to playing the game again, though this time on PSP since this definitely isn't the kind of game that looks good on a modern television. I still own a the PSOne version -- though I didn't play much of it -- but $10 (higher than the usual $6, Square Enix tax and all) for a digital version to preserve the physical copy is a price I'm willing to pay. And anyone who was curious about where a lot of Final Fantasy XII's ideas originated would do well to check this game out. Whenever it arrives.
Now how about that Xenogears, eh guys?
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