Um...Why might i ask *PS-Game*

[Digifox]

Okay...So someone told me *cough-cough* that they got a deal on FF-VII
For quite a bit seeing as its a PS game from 1997..

And well i knew i had either FFVI or FFVII i had to go dig it out of the old game tub.

Sure enough its FFVII*Black label * But WHY THE HELL is it going for Upwards for $60-80
i played it a few times when i used the old Grey brick right about PS2 Ver.1/2 release

But in a Seriousness WHY is this game going for so much?

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Digifox

Okay...So someone told me *cough-cough* that they got a deal on FF-VII
For quite a bit seeing as its a PS game from 1997..

And well i knew i had either FFVI or FFVII i had to go dig it out of the old game tub.

Sure enough its FFVII*Black label * But WHY THE HELL is it going for Upwards for $60-80
i played it a few times when i used the old Grey brick right about PS2 Ver.1/2 release

But in a Seriousness WHY is this game going for so much?

Popularity and now rarity. The game is very much loved by many of the Final Fantasy people and heralded as the best of the series. It was a monster when it came out. I remember them talking about the budget behind the game and how it was more akin to a movie than a game. Since they stopped producing it, the word of mouth has kind of continued to build the game into some end all be all and it's got its own little growing mystique now.

It's a good game, don't get me wrong, and I know I wasted a fuckload of hours playing it, but it's gotten a little crazy the kind of fanatic following that's surrounding this game. And I've got my original release copy still, not the Greatest Hits edition. Bling Bling.

[Digifox]

Originally Posted by Corey

Popularity and now rarity. The game is very much loved by many of the Final Fantasy people and heralded as the best of the series. It was a monster when it came out. I remember them talking about the budget behind the game and how it was more akin to a movie than a game. Since they stopped producing it, the word of mouth has kind of continued to build the game into some end all be all and it's got its own little growing mystique now.

It's a good game, don't get me wrong, and I know I wasted a fuckload of hours playing it, but it's gotten a little crazy the kind of fanatic following that's surrounding this game. And I've got my original release copy still, not the Greatest Hits edition. Bling Bling.

0.o oh...um okay then

Blinging with the Black Labels

[Dave]

same thing as xenogears, seriously try finding a copy of that one anywhere. im really surprised that FFXII hasnt been released as a PS1 classic. be a surefire sales hit

[AquaPython]

FF XVII basically made the FF series mainstream in the US. it's popularity has yielded 2 feature length CGI films that broke a lot benchmarks, and several related on non -related follow up games, including an MMO - RPG that was the biggest thing before WoW dropped. i think it is still making money, which would be about 5 years now.
It basically made Square Enix the monster that it is today.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Dave

same thing as xenogears, seriously try finding a copy of that one anywhere. im really surprised that FFXII hasnt been released as a PS1 classic. be a surefire sales hit

That does seem like a sure fire way for them to start printing money. I wonder if Sony or Square is the one stopping that from happening. Most of the PS1 releases, if not all of them, look like stuff that Sony has the rights to. I'm still kind of surprised they haven't done a full PS3 update of the game. They teased people with the FFVII technical demo, and you could practically hear the collective nerdgasm from around the world. I think if they ever actually redid FFVII with the latest and greatest that the PS3 could do, Sony would see a big bump in console sales and Square/SquareEnix would be building a new corporate complex out of stacks of hundred dollar bills.

[MikeSP1]

Originally Posted by Corey

That does seem like a sure fire way for them to start printing money. I wonder if Sony or Square is the one stopping that from happening. Most of the PS1 releases, if not all of them, look like stuff that Sony has the rights to. I'm still kind of surprised they haven't done a full PS3 update of the game. They teased people with the FFVII technical demo, and you could practically hear the collective nerdgasm from around the world. I think if they ever actually redid FFVII with the latest and greatest that the PS3 could do, Sony would see a big bump in console sales and Square/SquareEnix would be building a new corporate complex out of stacks of hundred dollar bills.

And I'd be one of the nerds to snag a PS3 and the new FF7 in the same day

[t-homo]

One of my friends has over 5,000 dollars worth of collected video games and consoles. He said if he sold them, he could probably double that now.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Dave

same thing as xenogears, seriously try finding a copy of that one anywhere. im really surprised that FFXII hasnt been released as a PS1 classic. be a surefire sales hit

I think I have 2 copies of Xenogears... one is mine, one is a copy I borrowed from someone and, between moves and deployments, forgot to give back (have since lost touch with said friend).

[Particle Man]

I have it and find it to be the best in the series.