Whats the best rom hack to play?
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Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 months ago
No surprise it’s FF VI. Absolutely peak final fantasy. Classic Uematsu soundtrack, great story with an iconic villain and a lovable cast. Active Time Battles and a phenomenal Esper system for customization. Square at the height of their pixel art powers with some beautiful sprites. Ultros, the opera scene, train suplexing…
It’s a shame they kind of butchered the pixel remaster. I’d try playing a romhack version on an emulator if you’re interested, preferably something based on Woolsey’s wonderful translation (son of a submariner!).
xnx@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 months ago
I recommend Woolsey Uncensored, I think it’s a really strong translation that combines the best of all worlds. The Dancing Mad mod was also recommended to me recently as a way to add uncompressed, higher quality music samples. I don’t have any experience using it, but it looks like it should work on top of Woolsey Uncensored. Your mileage may vary, though.
samus12345@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If you want the extra dungeons at the end, you can get the 2015 PC version or the GBA version with the sound and color patches applied.
darthlink@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I enjoyed the remaster, although I’ve only played the original once or twice. What about it did you find “kind of butchered”?
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 months ago
It’s not as bad as the mobile version from 2014 (seriously, go look it up if you don’t believe me!), but I still prefer the original art and sprites. Butchered is maybe too strong a word though, that’s more fair to say about the mobile version.
garretble@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The OG still holds up, and I actively don’t want them to try and remake it into some 3D version. I feel like that’d kill its soul.