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Did some minor research to compare the proposed resolutions.
Since FFT at 512x480 was stretched to 640x480 to fit NTSC TVs, I see no problem stretching from Smash's res (2:3) to 16:9.
Though I'd probably prefer to not stretch pixels at all.. eitherway here is a list of some gaming device resolutions and the numbers.. food for thought is all.

GBA:                                                             240x160, aspect ratio: 3:2, total pixels : 38,400

Smash's res:                                                  320x208, aspect ratio: 3:2, pixels 66,560

Mine based on 20 pixel squares:                         320x180, a.r.: 16:9, pixels: 57,660 (so many less for a mere cropping)

 the 16 square based one just for the heck of it:   256x144, a.r.: 16:9, 36,864

PSP:                                                              480x272, a.r.: 16:9, 130,560

SNES most common mode:                               256x224, a.r.: 8:7, 57,344

Tethical's Engine is amazingly mutable. I was relieved to read that changing even the overall res is not too much.

No stretching, just zooming. Oh and no HUDS taking up the side of the screen, it is a very outdated practice, looks terrible, and takes away from the emersion.

How is that exactly outdated?.. I reckon you mean in phone/ mobile games & I could see why. but as far as a solution to implementing widescreen I think it's perfectly logical. Since it basically makes the most out of it in terms of filling space & keeping the square shape of the battle mode. I don't really recommend it since the original FFT wasn't that way and it'd stray too much from FFT's design. But if ever made my own tactical game that would seem proper for today's standard screen.

EDIT: if anything looks terrible in my own opinion Cheetah, it's all the negative space in the expanded views. Not only more negative space, but showing more exposed map edges too, makes the maps seem less realistic somehow; more like little models.
Though I suppose larger maps could help with that.

About maps, and this is important I think. I like the idea a lot of having pixeled maps like TO had but since FFT already had low poly maps and simple textures so should the sequal. AAANND it's way less work.. cause the tiles could be done pretty fast.. I like that feature too, they did it just right with the simple low color textures at bigger res that fit either doubled or at the same res as the sprites perfectly.


My textures, made before I really got it, were low color but too busy. I like how they match better with Mobius' sprite better than my chibi hd ones oddly.

I think keeping the native res small would be best and just having it meant to play at 3x or 4x. That's how I personally love to see games and I only play pixelly games. They look great big if done well. I just played through King of Demons from SNES at 4x on my big monitor and it was perfect.. it's a really well done side--scroller, I just dl'd the translation from Romhacking.net.

It's like urban devolopment for the big Cadallacs..just keep wide avenues in mind for all maps. Whatever it takes, make room for the biggies.

My homework's late.. hmm I'll just turn it in here .


finally an update for that oracle:
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I'm not sure why I never bothered to update it before; Mitchi asked me to do this a couple weeks ago. And before then it just slipped my mind. I guess I thought it had been handled & had too many other things to focus on.

Here's the one that's been on the sheet since JOT5 started taking off.


and if you want to see how I was (how long ago was it I 1st joined?); my first attempt:

I like it: I should have mentioned.
I fully support pixel art signatures. Actually I kinda want to update mine.

Both the Gunvalds are great! He's truly a northern warrior; oh how I hope to see these characters come to life.

ah, that's the male geomancer.. they both look completely different in design than the vanilla ones sprite-wise. The male was made 100% from scratch arms and all, and the female was made from scratch except for the arms which came from the original version of something.. I can't remember what though right now.

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-pizza-hut-xbox-order-delivery-20130423,0,6645389.story
You can now order Pizza Hut via vocal command with your XBox.

This contest is going well so far; great work Jumza.

Nice FE ports! Welcome to FFH.