i have it in this already but ill buy it again just because its awesome

I played it for the first time a couple years ago because when it came out I already had my PS2 and I was into the next gen. games.

I never knew what a amazing game this was until recently, and I can't wait to play it again.

I also would love to see FF15 back to it's roots as well.

I think I'll check eBay for a guide for this game right now.

good game. now we have all the psx era FFs on psn. feels good man.

Few things to consider here. there is a generation gap from gamers who played the original to the newer Final Fantasys.

Now I love 13 but all in all it is missing and I say missing a lot of things that make a Final Fantasy what it is. They were trying to trim the fat and thats fine but they took more off than need.

13s battle system should have let you switch party chars in battle like 12 and included some form of gambit or casting priorities for your classes. (like casting offensive buffs first and vice versus).

Removal of random encounters is welcome. Since the first FF I've never liked them and they always grew to aggravate me during exploration.

The world map issue is kind of touchy. I don't think they needed a world map just a few more open areas and the ability to back track earlier areas in the game.

Lack of Airship in any form is week. The should have at least had some form of airship for tradition. Even 10

The lack of towns is very very dumb and lack of any NPCs to at least get quests from (stone missions are not the same) is lame. Towns and NPCs in a rpg even a linear one can make the world feel empty.

As much as I like the game it's does feel empty and it's mostly a dungeon crawl than a open world adventure.

In Squares defense a lot of these things take time and money. Especially when things get bigger such as towns, enemies and bosses.

But at the same time I think square invested to much time and money on the pre-rendered cut scenes. I like them too but I would have been happier to see less of them and more real time world and towns.

Again I love the game but as a long time fan it does leave a lot to be desired. It's not like they removed one thing they removed many. Too many at that.

I'm sure all will agree that you'd rather have a game with basic/acceptable graphics & awesome gameplay over a game that is relatively short-lived but has eye-candy. It's just like Windows - Eye Candy over Performance.

But back to the topic - It's great they're releasing these favorites for the older gamers via the PSN. But really now, considering the majority of people who played this game 9 years ago were still in high school, I highly doubt most of these same fans actually have 20-30 hours of their life to waste on a game they completed years ago. Also, considering that these games have been getting more & more easier since the release of these old games (Think BMW & all their fancy "Ooh look at me my car drives itself" gadgets) newer fans today would probably think WTF when they download these classics. They probably won't even bother playing because the graphics & sound isn't jaw-dropping like what they've been accustomed with today's games, as opposed to the people who were there when these games came out (remember those cgi videos... Damn! We used to look forward to it, like some kind of trophy or achievement!).

Knowing how Square-Enix works (Like Panzies), they'll probably come around with one of those "PSP-Exclusive" or NDS Remakes... Obviously not what any fan, new or old, would appreciate. We all would like to see these games polished up & filled with massive add-ons, but it'll take Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum to swat out the aliens again on independence day before Square-Enix is even be phased by the people's demand...