[jjice]

> not sure why it takes so long

They're making the original 30-40 hour game into three 40-60 hour action RPGs. I don't know enough about game development timelines, but I'm assuming that it's just large to juggle, especially since it has crossed console generations.

I've only played part one, but they did a great job with it! A warning though: they add a good bit of "filler" compared to the original to turn the 5ish hour Midgar sequence into a full game. It can be a bit draining at points since I wanted to just relive the original game I love, but if you know that going in, it's not bad, just different.

There's some weird stuff they do with Sephiroth to make the end of part one feel more substantial as it's own game, but again, if you can look past it, the game is excellent.

Also note that it's an action RPG now instead of being turn based. Sometimes I missed the old turn based gameplay.

[solardev]

Oh, I didn't realize that! I thought they were just updating the graphics. Thanks for the clarification.

I might just go back and play the original, then.

[agent008t]

The original does play very well. The PS3 version allows to speed up time 3x, which is very useful to make some grindy battles less grindy.