cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/jrpg@lemmy.zip/p/2313898/terranigma-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-2-ps4-switch-and-pc

Clear River Games, in cooperation with Square Enix, has announced Terranigma, a revival of the 1995 action RPG, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2…

Didn't think this would ever happen, but one of my favorite childhood games is coming back to modern consoles, and for the first time released in America.

Judging from the trailer, it seems to be a straight port with only the soundtrack touched up and some artwork extras. Which is a bit disappointing, as much as it's a genuinely great game, it had flaws even back then and the textures don't really hold up that well. I was hoping for more incentive not to simply emulate it.

Edit: Turns out the "touched up soundtrack" in the trailer was an unattributed fan work and the trailer has been taken down. Ugh, that feels scummy.

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[–] 11 points 2 months ago

Very nice that this game is coming back in some capacity but I was really hoping for some kind of remake or real remaster. From what I can tell this is the same game packaged and running on an emulator.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    under-rated classic. Thinking the bare bones nature of the port is going to hurt it a lot though.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    If it doesn't have a good level of modern polish (hd-2d and the like) why not just emulate it?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Some people might be more comfortable with buying a legit version that easily installs via Steam.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Could be, but I think a chunk of folks are gonna ask what I'm asking. Emulators are stupid easy to run these days, and SNES ones especially have been basically drag and drop for a decade plus

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I got so excited, thinking it was a full remake! But I guess a port is also a welcome addition. Though it would have to have some QoL and othe goodies included in other to make it worthwhile vs just playing it any other way you can.

    Terranigma is perhaps my fav game out of all the snes library, and perhaps even across all consoles. So anything regarding it is welcome, but considering how some recent ports have been nothing more than glorified emulators-in-a-box, I think it's best to keep the hype in check.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    ...and listed as "Coming Soon" on GOG already.

    It's nice to not have to play a pirarte copy for years before being able to buy it, finally.

    /me looks pointedly at Dragon Quest.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    we got terranigma on PC before secret of mana lol

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Yay? Why cant they bring in the whole Tenchi Souzou series at the same time to complete the trilogy?

    • Soul Blazer
    • Illusion of Gaia
    • Terranigma

    Do a nice retranslation... no censorship, proper story.

    Hmm...

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Fingers crossed for a PlayStation disc or non-keycard Switch cart... think I'll probably be let down.

    Still cool that it's finally getting an official release stateside.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Kinda get the feeling we're not the target audience for this game. We're not seeing any indications that the script was touched up (they did change the font, though), or any sort of love put into the game, really, just a basic wrapper and some hacky gameplay changes.

    Retro enthusiasts know how to play these games; JRPG enthusiasts have at least heard of the game. This is probably a trendy port that means to capture some folks browsing through the digital stores for pixel art games, and its limited release in English-speaking markets means it's more likely to look fresh than, say, Illusion of Gaia/Time.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    All videos become private? Not listed on Clear River Games channel anymore.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Seems the fan arrangement of a couple songs was used in the trailer without permission as they were placeholders and weren't supposed to be in the published trailer. Oof.

    More from the arranger on Reddit if anyone's inclined.

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