Is the worth waiting for the PC version of Final Fantasy VIII or just buying the PSX one? I'm nearly tearing out my hair in deciding and it looks like I'm running out of time. I have a nice, fast, computer running so I'm wondering if the enhanced graphics and crisper resoulution will be worth waiting.....when is it coming out anyway? Is it going to take 3 weeks or 3 months? Plus my old first generation Playstation skips like hell (I can't even play Legaia now). AND, I'm going to have to shell out more money for the PC one cause I need a USB controller (no way I'm gonna play using the keyboard). Help me! PLEASE!

Frustrated Person

Hey Fritz, are you old school?

-Slick McFavorite

Weren't you going to make a Star Ocean Walkthrough?

By the way, why is today called Labor Day when most of us are not doing labor? I must have slept through 2nd grade again.

-S. Assassin

This is in response to today's (yesterday's now I guess), comment about the gunblade. It actually seems to have some basis in reality. I was channel surfing one day when I saw one of those antique shows where people get their stuff appraised. As it happened, some guy was having four of his guns appraised right when I flipped there. On of them bore a striking resemblance to Squall's gunblade, though with a shorter blade. The antiquer reffered to it as a cutlass-pistol. After noting this to some people, one of them actually found one for sale on Ebay. Guess the old-timers *did* have a use for a sword/gun after all.

Alex

Fritz,

I think you should look on the bright side of Xenogears, instead of all of this hate. I mean, I hate it as much as the next guy (the next guy being you), but I mean, look on the bright side! It doesn't have bromides like Lunar.

Before you say, "That wouldn't be so bad...", I meant be glad there isn't a CHU CHU bromide. That'd just be disturbing. The game would go from bad to ugly. Really ugly. That'd make the Chu Chu orgie scene practically nothing. Plus, they might end up having Bart talk more... ug.... I hated his voice too.

Curses! You must find Glick's shoe size. Only then can I complete my death machine! NOOOOOO! I've been stopped!

-Comic Guy, McPherson

Fritz/Chu/Whoever,
For centuries, many great wars have been fought.

Sometimes good wins, sometimes evil prevails... sometimes they just have freaky endings that get talked about all the time in newsgroups.

After weeks of my absense, my powers of evil are rising again. Soon, the transformation will be complete, and I shall rule over all.

Now, is time for the powers of good and evil to do battle once again. As I issue a challenge to you, Fritz/Chu/Whoever... we must fight TO THE DEATH in a nice, friendly game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

If you, Fritz/Chu/Whoever accept, then print this letter, and prepare to FIGHT TO THE DEATH.

And if you as a reporter believe that mad up BS, then you need to seek help. OK great, they decided to make it a two-parter, and that removing the sound files might have created bugs in the program. Let's talk about the bugs. (excerpts taken from an interview from the director/producer of the game found at Videogames.com)
"For example, if a player reached a position in the game where it would try to access a sound file that didn't exist anymore, or if they had removed a wrong sound file by mistake."

How would they reach a point in the game looking for that file? According to them the file isn't bein used right? and you mean to tell me that with all of those people working on the game, they would remove a file and not stop and check to see if it worked??? That's like Nintendo releasing a Mario game and accidentally renaming him "George" in the title.

"Most of the extra sound files on the disc are merely alternate takes or "protection" material, as well as some dialogue originally planned but later removed from the game."

Again, material that was either removed from the game, or an alterante version. Um, if it was removed from the game, why was it still there? "Mom, I'm going to take the dog for a walk, but I'll just take the leash OK"

"The decision to split it into two games was actually made several months ago, it's not something we decided at the very last minute, just to rush the product to the shelves."

If the decision was made months ago, did they forget to inform the programmers? Did they forget how to do it?? Couldn't they have come up with a way to not end the game so abruptly? I've seen game have beautiful endings that left more than enough clues for a sequel; A SEQUEL THAT WAS AND WILL NEVER BE MADE!!!!!! Hey, Soul Reaver is an excellent game, but when you feel that something was left out at the end, then you find out about the parts still on the discs, I'm going to feel different, no matter what any director/producer says. Sorry to sound so bitchy to you, but I don't know anyone at Eidos personally......