Nomura : "An Amazing announce of a requested GAME this year"

Yes, maybe it's the the gift of Square Enix and the major Character Designer of Final Fantasy Series (VII - Compilation Of FF VII, VIII, X and XIII's), Tetsuya Nomura.

In a interview printed yesterday in the japanese Magazine Gamega, he respond to the journalist "If 2010, will the year for the announcement of the game of his dream ?"

"I can just say, that indeed, whereas I'm still working on Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Agito XIII and a little later on The 3rd Birthday (this year), we will announce other games this year and which one is terribly waited from everyone and often "REQUESTED" by fans and even of the press crew that I meet All over the World."

KH III, no sure, A game Very waited by fans could be a Kingdom Hearts game, but by the press, it's just NO.
The only possibility is a FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, so Kawazu (Crystal Chronicles/ Ivalice Alliance / SaGa) wasn't kidding us. A FF VII Remake Annoucement is it in preparation for NEXT E3 or TGS 2010 ?

[Sangria]

The Babelfish translation is pretty poor so here is my own:

"In an interview given to the Japanese magazine Gomega, Tetsuya Nomura made strange revelations.

Question: What does 2010 represent for you? The expression and announcement of the game of your dreams?

Answer: Let's say, indeed, while I'm currently working on Versus XIII and Agito XIII and a bit later on The 3rd Birthday, we will announce other games this [2010] year, and one of those greatly awaited by everybody and often requested by the fans and sometimes the press."

[Optical_Matrix]

It can't be Kingdom Hearts III. It must be FFVII remake. That is literally the only feasible conclusion I can personally come to.

[abc1233]

why can't it be KH3? don't get me wrong, it'll be so damn awesome if it is a FF7 remake but i'm leaning more towards KH3 since everyone knows it's coming eventually.

[Baka-akaB]

Uh ? i dont believe its KH neither , but why and how the hell did you decide it can't be KH3 ?

People from all over the world actually have been asking about KH3 , along with many pointless speculation articles .

It's obviously less popular than FFVII remake , but still a quite strong and popular request .

Personally , i can only hope it's none of both choices , even if it would dissapoint many .

I'd rather see a Xenogears or Chrono titles . Even if very afraid to let nomura touch it (sorry folks , not a big fan of his art and his games with the exception of VII)

[Optical_Matrix]

http://www.examiner.com/x-1... this is why.

[gamemax123]

It gots to be kh3 because it has not been announced for like 4 years so its gotta be kh3

[Lolita57]

FANS Are OK for KH3... for PRESS, it's a game like other Blackbuster, but not an amazing BIG ROSTER like FF VII REMAKE

[Nikuma]

Yeah, the press ask about a FFVII remake a lot. I've seen so many interviews with SE developers, and they almost always ask about a FFVII remake.

[Xdrari]

KH III multi-platform, megaton

[mastiffchild]

Megaton, how? I think most gamers would say that when KH3 finally gets announced(which it surely must sometime soon)have already accepted the idea it's unlikely to be exclusive to any platform even with Nomura likely to be in charge. So , again, why "megaton"? Or are you working with Geoffy K these days?

[Baka-akaB]

really ? With KH already on d and psp , i dont see why woul anyone care if it's exclusive ...

It hardly ever was one i think . The ps2 just happened to be the sole victor when they started the KH project

[Lolita57]

If a remake does happen, I hope Square Enix don't change too much. I want it to not only look like FFVII (in HD graphics), but I want it to FEEL like FFVII. Crisis Core had moments that made me feel nostalgic, but then there were moments that made me go "WTF!" and wonder what the hell Square were thinking when they put that in the FFVII world (Genesis is one of them, Minerva was another).

If the remake is changed too much, people will complain.
If it is made exactly the same (with the appropriate upgrades, of course) people will complain.
But at least the latter gives people what they asked for - an exact remake. At least then nobody can claim Square Enix didn't give fans what they asked for.

[Feral Gamer]

I don't even remember anything about FFVII except Cloud and Sephiroth. I don't remember the plot except these giant mech things in the ocean. I have a good memory, but FFVII eludes me.

[blitz0623]

Sometimes I just think a remake is bad. It could flop and it won't be as legendary anymore, but if it gets good scores, people will still say it's overrated, especially if it's a PS3 exclusive (*cough* XBOTS *cough*).

Either way, that game he's teasing will either be FF7 or Kingdom Hearts 3. My money's on KH3.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Everyone just complains that the new Final Fantasies are just rehashes of 7. I say, sure, do the remake, but don't forget to add a ton of new content and refinements.

[ChefDejon]

please let it be KH3. lets move forward not back at least ask for a advent children sequel.

[knifefight]

Final Fantasy VIII-2 for mobile phones.

[Redempteur]

?? just like BEFORE crisis for FF7 ?

i dunno if i want that ...

[PISSIO]

FFVII Remake exclusive on the 360.

[vhero]

Somebody had to say it eh?? Ah well enjoy your bubbles while they last mate :p good on ya for posting though.

[Eamon]

Either Kingdom Hearts III
or Final Fantasy VII Remake

Both are as likely as each other because S-E constantly kept saying that to develop a remake for FF7 would be a very hard job. And KH3 has been asked for by fans for a long time but FF7 even more.

[ps3hasnogamess]

probably kh3 mult plataform or ff7 exclusive anouncement in e3 ( cheque of ms )

[mastiffchild]

Sony, IIRC(and I'm pretty sure), hold the publishing rights to FFVII so I VERY much doubt that would happen AND it wouldn't make any sense with more FFVII fans owning PS3 for SE either-unless, of course, MS still want to chuckdollar after dollar down the money pit they built specially for 360 jrpg deals.

No, if it IS FFVII remake I can only see it being a full multi or, depending on the rights, a Sony exclusive.That said I don't personally see the point and worry that gaming is already eating itself-people didn't want to learn a different set of FPS controls for KZ2 ans cried for COD ones. People are also clamouring for remakes in HD for games like Ico, SotC and others following the GOW HD package. When someone pushes things away from the tried and tested in genres like jrpgs there's always a gnashing of teeth from those wanting staid, full turn based combat and even demanding FF go back to blue speech bubbles FFS! Bungie still didn't go all the way with changes in ODST because they were a little in thrall of the previous loved series entries gameplay and didn't want to risk upsetting the Halo massive, imo.

Seriously, do we want to plead with devs to make the same games every time the tech moves forwards or we see an impressive tech demo? That means that they can stop putting out so many new games and just rehash the old stuff while we play the same things forever in a loop? Honestly , it might just seem like one or two right now but think about it-they already resell the old stuff for us on PSN, VC and XBLA don't they? PD is getting an HD remake, GOW has too and the deafening clamour for FFVII doesn't stop even in the same year that the original has sold, like, a gazillion copies on PSN. So, while the tech demo for HD FFVII was amazing to look at do we really want to push the idea to developers that they can stop the idea train and repackage games that already made millions from whenever they feel the need?

Dangerous times, I fear.

[Oldsnake007]

Either KH 3 or I dont care (possible a psp / DS game)

[menoyou]

It will be very hard for Square-Enix to mess this one up. Knowing their track-record, I wouldn't be surprised if they did screw it up. Hopefully it comes out great, FF7 was awesome.

[Blackcanary]

because the press never ask about KH3 there always asking about a FFVII remake to the point, that FFVII fans have made movies of what the main menu of the FFVII remake would look like and uploaded them on youtube.

Don't forget after seeing that FFVII remake demo they made runing on the PS3 when everyone saw that they started makeing petitions hopeing that the game would come out. Damn i even made one lol

don't get me wrong KH3 will come out but people put two and two together when ever news comes around about the Birthday to do with Final Fantasy,Finall Fantasy VII questions always get brought up and news to do with it.

and also a wheil back Kawazu said that there would be news that has something to do with a FFVII remake which would be anouced sometime next year i remember watching the interview when he mentiond it on youtube. Just wish i could find that interview that someone uploaded on youtube.

So awsome i can't wait...

[Cartesian3D]

I remember one of the Playstation magazines (OPM I think) wrote a rumor that KH3 is under development exclusively for PS3.

I want FFVII remake with my heart , but I think FFVII is bigger than that, and it needs whole Nomura team to make a decent FFVII.

[Baka-akaB]

the press do ask for KH3 ... enough with that crap already .

Just far less than FF7 obviously

[Sangria]

Talking about Square Enix, is there anybody there that received a code for a Chocobo pet on Xbox Live? We were supposed to receive it in early December and I still got nothing.

Anyway, I'm not sure it would be a good idea to do a remake of Final Fantasy VII. It was an awesome game but a remake may not satisfy fans if it's not done correctly. A simple bug, a simple change in the story, a simple forgotten easter egg and it may be an uproar, such as Sephiroth's gloves in Aeris' long sleep cinematic, or the mad guy with a number 2 tattooed in Midgar, the possibility of dating Barrett in Gold Saucer, being chosen by Don Corneo in Wall Market, the duplication bug, the 7777 fever, etc... Final Fantasy VII was a huge game with tons of environments, characters, cinematics, cut-scenes,... Remaking such game would require an enormous budget and very cautious polish if Square don't want to turn fans mad.

However, if it's a Kingdom Hearts on Xbox 360 / PS3, I'll maybe check the first two. I've never liked KH due to the Disney universe but I may change my mind if a new one is planned.
But personally, I'd love to see a PS3 / 360 Parasite Eve.

[kewlkat007]

I much rather a Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Mario RPG.

[BoriBoy]

so they can use the ff XIII-versus engine

[CrazyOrange]

FFVXIII Engine= FFXIII engine = Crystal Tools

[USEYOURFIST]

sony own 8% of square and had publishing rights on 7 and think they helped fund it and other ps1 ffs hence no 7/8/9 on live

[leila01]

Actually, it's less than four percent. And by your logic FF XIII should have been exclusive too.
But we all know how that turned out, don't we?

[3sq]

But Sony didn't fund FFXIII, it was MS's paycheck.

And we all know how that turned out, don't we?

Yea, Metal Gear Solid Rising, I'm lookin' at ya.

[Akagi]

The last chance to redeem himself.

[Cloud7896]

KH3 will never get out on 360 because, kh1 and kh2 are only on ps2...
i belive it would be KH3, final fantasy VII remake could be on next E3 as sony esclusive...

[kaixxi]

back in 06 when
ps fanboys
braggin on ff13
is never comin
to the 360
but now look what happen.lol

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

and look at how crap it looks.

[kaixxi]

blame it on the ps3
i mean come on
every multiplat game that
ever came out to ps3
looks like @#!p.

so i say blame it on the ps3

[table]

ZZZzzzz...

[abc1233]

every other multiplat game isn't made by developers who actually give a sh1t and developed it on the ps3 then ported it onto the 360.

[keysy420]

please make it a exclusive. you know peopl eare going to buy it so just do it please. i want cg graphics

[knifefight]

Remember back in '05 when Square had a big countdown to a "hot new game" and everybody was crapping their pants with talk of Chrono and FF remakes, and it turned out to be Grandia III? That was funny and sad at the same time. Ah, back in the day...

[J@D]

KH3 or FF7 remake XD

[Kamikaze135]

Where's my Final Fantasy VI remake? They can't just skip V and VI and go ahead with remaking VII >_>

[Baka-akaB]

my fear is that Vi will only remake a 3d DS thing 0 Dont get me wrong FFIII and IV on ds are awesome . But i wish all of them would get out of SD designs , and could get a HD or at least ps2/psp level treatment .

Especially VI , it's deserves so much more .

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

PS3 exclusive of course! Nomura is a known Sony fanboy. Sorry bots, bad news for you, we know. :D :D :D :D :D

[Noctis Aftermath]

<3 Nomura, fanboy hi-five!

[Meus Renaissance]

I don't understand why people are still talking about the importance of exclusives. The PS3 has arguably the most impressive set of exclusives, especially this year, and it has no noticeable impact on hardware sales. The only franchise/game that would now make a difference if it were exclusive was Madden or FIFA and that's not going to happen.

A FF7 PS3 exclusive would have no impact on the PS3. The Final Fantasy fans are already getting a PS3.

[table]

obviously a FF7 remake would have no impact it would be ridiculous to think otherwise. Exclusives do make a difference though. Just look at the impact of series like GT, MGS and Halo for example and imagine if GTA(a full GTA game) or CoD was exclusive. That would change everything. These decisions can be key for people unsure which console to buy.

[Kamikaze135]

I mean no offense, but you must be an idiot to believe something like that. PS3 sales have increase significantly in 2009 in contrast to previous years due to the exclusive titles that were released (before the price-cut). Just because it didn't sell enough to meet your "standard", doesn't mean there wasn't a positive impact.

Either way, I doubt any console this gen will outsell the Wii, lol. That thing sells like hotcakes =0

[Optical_Matrix]

No impact on PS3 sales? Just look at what Final Fantasy XIII did to PS3 sales in Japan. Final Fantasy is a system seller. You need to understand that. Why do you think Microsoft pushed so hard for FFXIII to come to 360. Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy have always been the franchises that sell Playstation systems. Do your homework. You've obviously only been gaming since this gen.

[ApocalypseShadow]

as the above have said,very dumb with the "no impact."

245,000(ps3) to 7000(360) in japan.also making 360 sell less than the previous week.

all those who are not sure about ffxiii swaying them to get a ps3 WILL change their minds real quick.it will also show which console WAS and IS the console to own when it comes to jrpgs.

console sales impact and mindshare impact as gamers will not buy 360 for jrpgs when they will all come to ps3.or better versions of 360 rpgs to ps3.

total impact.

[table]

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[Nikuma]

It would have an impact... FFVII sold over 9.5 million worldwide, and there are loads of people who just played FFVII and loved it, but didn't really play/care for the later FF games as much. I guarantee that all sorts of FFVII fanboys would jump out of the woodworks and buy a PS3 just for a FFVII remake.

[Bandrik]

So far I think reintype has the best outlook on this, and a very good list of games in order of how likely they will be the outcome (10 being most likely in my eyes).

I personally would be happy with a new game/sequel to any of the games reintype listed. They all would have promise, each in their own regard, and have a place in the hearts of fans of each respective game.

As for me, the top three games I personally would like to see...

#3: Chrono Trigger remake or sequel
I would love to see a new addition to the CT lineup. However having said that, I also would be happy if the games were left as-is. Like most people, I have warm fuzzy feelings for CT and a remake probably wouldn't do much for me. If anything, they would likely botch it. Not to say that the sequel (Chrono Cross) botched, but it certainly was not what fans were asking for. In its own right, I loved CC. It was just... unexpected.

#2: Xenogears remake.
Xenogears was one of the more mature, deep-thinking games I've ever played. Hell, when I played it as a kid, most of the deeper plot points went right over my head (read: anything past the change to Disc 2). I think a re-make would do a world of good for the classic Xenogears. A graphical overhaul would do a world of good: character sprites often became horribly pixelated when zoomed, 3D worlds were at times a bit crude, and story elements were riddled with confusing plot holes and some poor translation errors. If they did it right, the game would be beautiful.

#1. I admit, Final Fantasy 7 Remake would be the most likely candidate, based on the hints. Why? We all KNOW Kingdom Hearts III is coming. It's going to happen. We don't know exactly when (or even what year), but it's coming. We DON'T know if a FF7 remake is on its way though (at least, not with any certainty). Financially, it makes perfect sense for Square to make a remake - if done well, it would make buckets of cash. And if not, people will still buy it, whine, and still come back for more.

Personally, I'd like to see them remake 7. The game was nice as is and everything, but the world they created was very intriguing to me - and I was left not getting enough of it. In ways, I was sad they used pre-rendered graphics. I wanted the ability to look around and explore the beauty of the game's world. And I think a fully polygonal 3D world in a remake would give me what I wanted all along: an immersive experience in the FF7 world. To look up at will to see Shinra tower looming over the slums, and more.

As for how to remake it story-wise, I think it should be a "95% accurate" remake. They should have the liberty to change some things. I'm sure there were some elements they had to dumb down due to hardware or development time limitations. Perhaps more Chocobo Racing courses, more side-quests. Things they always wanted in the game, that they couldn't fit in. Keep the story the same, but have room for additions.

But alas, don't get your hopes up. Perhaps it's only a sequel to Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest.

If it was that, I would laugh. Hard.

[sealion88]

i think they will remake ff6 first then ff7

[hamoor]

i wanna kick sephiroth @ss in HD!!!

[True_Religion]

FF7 would be great. Its the best FF so far.

[Jerk120]

FF6 was MUCH better than 7.

Problem is that nobody wants to play 6 because of its 2d graphics.

Well, FF7's graphics were much uglier than FF6's, so I don't know what kind of complaint that is.

If this is an FF7 remake, I will be VERY disappointed.

I'm already sick of hearing and seeing this crap every time that FF is mentioned and best rpg and blah blah.

FF7 is HARDLY the best, it's a good FF game, but not the best.

[MajestieBeast]

If its as linear as ff13 ill pass. I also think Nomura should keep focus on ff13vs and not anything else.

@Below

No but i saw people play it on justin.tv and it looks linear as hell.

[Ngai]

and you have played/finished ff13 sir?

[Eamon]

All the FF games have been sort of linear anyway

[True_Religion]

There wont be a PS3 exclusive Square game anymore. Mark my words, that FF13 is just a TEST for the 360 in NA and europe, if the game will sell well, they will also announce VS13 for the 360 at least in NA and Europe.

Thats marketing.. and we all know that Square is just looking for money, they didnt make ANY GOOD games this gen. Even FF13 is just a middlecore game for many magazines (previews). Believe me, that Square is afraid of the FF13 sales in europe and NA. Beacuse they know that japanese ppl will BUY EVERYTHING which is called Mario, Final Fantasy or Pokemon, but not in europe or NA.

[silverchode]

itll be exclusive till the check arrives :)

[Anorexorcist]

Hopefully Square-Enix realizes that the Final Fantasy name cannot sprout anymore "merely good, not great" entries and will keep a FFVII remake on the PS3.

[Foliage]

I hope you realize that Sony owns the publishing rights to FF7... In other words, there is no possibility that it comes out on the 360. I doubt Sony would publish the game on the 360... do you think they would? lol

[Obama]

I hope it will be exclusive to the ps3 so it won't suffer the same fate as ff13

[sleepyazn]

Seriously that game wasn't that great, why would you people insist on beating the dead horse known as FFVII. I rather just get a comfirmed release of FFvs13 or Kingdom Heart 3

[Midgard228]

while i agree its prbly KH3, i dont agree with ur opinion on ff7. because apparently 5 mill+ fans believe otherwise, making ur opinion a minority. obviously something was done right.

example i hate zelda but thats my opinion and i know to the many more zelda fans zelda is awesome, same with halo and anything else.

u dont makee a fanbase by sucking

[Xof]

I imagine there was a board meeting after FFXIII launched to widespread criticism, and that they've only JUST NOW determined to re-make FFVII.

I'm sure we'll see it on shelves in three to five years, replete with all kinds of "improvements" to make just about everyone hate the game.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see FFVII remade, I just don't think S-E's the developer to do it. Their track record has been pretty godawful.

[Baka-akaB]

lol you guys see a few western reviewers complains , half of them being bloggers , and even fewer being far along the game , and decides it's widespread criticism ...

[Xof]

Are you trying to imply it isn't? Have you ever visited any gaming forum, blog, or news site? It's pretty goddamn widespread. And "Bioware" is about as mainstream as it gets, pal.

[Redempteur]

since most of teh gamers haven't played the game yet ..i don't see how the critics are widespread considering the 1.5Mil people actually playing the game and enjoying it ( from what i can see on several japan BBS , including the Square enix member forom ..much more people are happy with the game than you think )

Also the reviews by magasines , all gave a pretty good score to the game FOR A REASON lol

[Baka-akaB]

@Xof

I can actually prove it rather than imply it dude . Or care to point me to all those japanese blogs up in arms ? I know there are some but i havent seen that many .

Yes japanese blogs ... to gauge the actual public of a game , i'd actually go see their media and fans on forums and blogs , to see if love or hate of the game is widespread ...

And guess what ? From the little info i've actually glaned , instead of sitting there , drinking up infos from 10-12 western importers because "haha i cant read wapanese so i'll put blind faith and trust into rpglover22 " , your a bit wrong imo .

Just a "lil' bit" !

Sorry guys and sensationalist haters ... but when even 2ch , a place where scums of the net and otakudom roams free doesnt hate the game , i dont see how some "reviews" make anything widespread .

[devilhunterx]

Final Fantasy 8 please.

[Midgard228]

guys its not ff7 remake, its kingdom hearts 3, obviously, lol ya act like nomura made ff7, he cant call that lol. but he is responsible for insanley popular KH series so its prbly KH3 exclusive on ps3 since hes learning the ps3 with ffv13

[Blackcanary]

KH3 will happen everyone knows that and i've got a feeling because of the so called fmv clip thats on KH:BBS that the game is gonna come outwhich is something everyone knows about, but when you reread what the guy wrote you can till it more likely to be FF7 because that is a game that the press ask more questions about than KH3.

And i found this interview on Youtube with Kawazu where he states that someone in the company will probably remake FF7 but he won't be a part of it.

Now why state probably if there is no plans for a remake at all and also state that you won't be apart of that project thats already given it away that it's gonna happen.

[FairFight]

I'm just not sure how you would be able to remake it? Would you change the dialogue to make it more in tune with rpgs today? In doing so I would think the game would lose some of the charm that made it such an amazing experience to begin with. Do you add spoken dialogue? You would have to essentially re-imagine the entire game. I'm sure it would be fantastic, however I'm just not sure it would be Final Fantasy VII anymore.

[Blackcanary]

get the voice actors from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children and will add spoken dialoge or even better have a option where you can have it like the original or with spoken dialoge.

Update the graphics like you saw in the PS3 FFVII Demo with Cloud and Aris and use Crystal Engine Tools i think they call it to update it more. You know they already got that they wouldn't throw that away and delete all that work that they did.

And just do what someone else stated add all the stuff and emprove on things and make it the way they imaged it now that they have Blu-Ray they can add all the extra side quest that never made it cause of disk space. Like more things to do when you go to the Golden Saucer, more games in the arcade and what not.

only thing they shouldn't change is the battle system.

[stuntman_mike]

they could be doing a FF collection (10,12) with hd updated graphics otherwise the only most requested game is FF7 remake.

[mt]

let is KH3 .. XD

[Meryl]

It had better be FF7 remake or FFvs13 will be the last SE game I buy on PS3 (still buying BBS and Parasite Eve for PSP)
Infact we should all make a new petition for FF7-FFX remakes, after the FF XIII turned bad

[SSJSubgeta]

I would personally take Xenogears remake over the fan favorite FFVII.
Especially when they have actual content to present. (Remembers Disc 2).

2D HD Sprites and 3D HD Hi-res Mech battles = Best of both worlds.
Man, I can only wish.

[Advari]

FF7 is worth the wait the drool from my tounge is wet again with this announcement I hope they do a remake or work on the 6th game in the Xenogears realm

[Xof]

Sixth? Are you counting that cell-phone game? I wouldn't......

[Justin_bristoe]

i will play this game again.bring it on!

[duarteq]

If they remake FFVII, and make it a Sony Exclusive, it would be to cherry on the top of a Big Cake for 2010 for PS3. Definitively a turn up in this so called Console War.

I would buy it in Day 1. I remember playing the PS1 hit and at that time ( When I bought my PS1 ) me and my brother played for about 7 hours straight, and in the end I had to restart it all again cause I have not bought a Memory Card. LOLLLLLLLL Great Times, Great Days.

[jc48573]

Well, I would really like to see how it will turn out.

[DW]

... to do some Materia Combos again in this Generations' gaming system. But you know what ... I played FF VII again out of curiosity because I wanted to compare it to my copy of FFXIII to see if the materia system was better ... it some cases i found the FF VII Materia system antiquated ... so it would be nice if they improved it and didn't just make a direct copy of the old ATB.

[EvilBlackCat]

A remake is just a bad decision now. If i was them i will wait for next gen that way they will take advantage of their experience with 3D and NEXT GEN in LED TV's its going to be fncking freaking SWEET!!!

MY BET >>> Chrono Trigger or Xenogears

PLEASE A CHRONO TRIGGER SEQUEL!!!

[Claudinho69]

imagine they come with a surprise video on e3....with he sephiroth on the fire scene and the music.............

[Xof]

Go back and find some of the early Advent Children trailers. That's pretty much what they were.

[PS360PCROCKS]

I don't like FF, but why does everyone want a remake so badly?!

[bjornbear]

i'm no big FF fan either, it just isn't for me, but you have to be aware of how unique and iconic FFVII is in gaming.

It's amongst the most revered games ever, and it had the biggest fan following in its time, and still does.

Don't underestimate the power of FFVII, even if you can't appreciate it's gameplay or story, at least appreciate it for the impact it had in the gaming industry and many gamers

+ its probably the game that most people want as a remake (ever since that CG teaser)

[PS360PCROCKS]

Hmm ok fair argument. I'm 24 just not a fan of FF. Never fully understood the reasoning behind playing an old game again if you could just play the old game again. That's cool though, I hope everyone gets their wish.

[RufustheSage]

No, no! I'm not going to do this to myself and believe that a remake is coming. I'll believe it when I see it.

[Gago]

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[NatureOfLogic]

Final Fantasy VII Remake(PS3 exclusive) plus additional new materia

[-Gespenst-]

When did kingdom hearts become more hyped than final fantasy VII? Without VII, there wouldn't be many of the great rpgs that followed from it, Kingdom Hearts included.
Final Fantasy VII is easily the most sought after remake, especially after they teased us with all those spin offs; those were simply to fuel up the hype machine and to test the avidity of the fans; to see if a remake would be commercially viable. Kingdom Hearts has had nothing in the way of such spin offs except I guess that Ds game and the psp one (Both pretty peripheral; Not on particularily eminent consoles, and therefore pretty inconspicuous releases). And the article makes a sound point: The press don't really give a crap about kingdom hearts; it VII they praise at every opportunity they get. It's the bigger game, and the bigger francise, so it's therefore also infinitely more lucrative for SE.
That said I've not played KH, but I have heard good things from fans. Bottom line though, it can't be KH3 and i'll be furious if it is because we've waited far too long for a remake of VII. KH2 came out when? like 4 years ago? You can wait a little longer, surely?. Conversely, Final Fantasy VII came out at the beginning of 1997, it's coming up to nearly two decades since then; now is the time.

[Blackcanary]

don't think some people read the article, everything you have stated is so true.

[DeadlyAnGeL91792]

i'll jizz myself if its ff7.

[-DeathWraith-]

I'm betting on these four

- Final Fantasy VII remake.
- Kingdom Hearts III.
- Parasite Eve 3 or
- Chrono Cross sequal.

If it's either one of those, hopefully it's PlayStation 3 only so it doesn't become another watered down game. Cough "Final Fantasy XIII due to Xbox 360" cough.

[DevastationEve]

I don't think it works that way, both versions were built from the original PC build of the game. And that version is the better looking of the three, despite being on the same DVD as Xbox 360 games.

The trailers of the first years of FF XIII's development weren't realtime, they were CG. When they finally showed gameplay they also announced the Xbox 360 version being in development. Everything from before that point up until E3 2008 was only what they'd already worked on with PC, actual gameplay trailers of each version became available to download through PSN and XBL respectively. For E3 2008 Microsoft used the previous trailers with the word Go over the action buttons.

[DevastationEve]

FF XIII already looks way better than Uncharted 2 Kill Zone 2 and MGS4 so it's already been proven that Xbox 360 can do much better graphics. I think they're very confident in their ability to work Xbox 360 and will be bringing us some awesome games in the future, maybe PS3 as well if they're in the mood.

7 on 360 2010

[stonecold1]

the 360 holding ps3 development games back thats why final fantasy 13 is coming out the same time as you questiopn not one game on the 360 has not topped uncharted 1 uncharted 2 metal gearsolid 4 let alone killzone 2 motorstorm all say hi which these games are way above xbox 360 grapchics offers until then the xbox 360 not in the same leaugue as the ps3 games thats why you will never see final fantasy vs 13 on xbox because of the dvd 8 thats why final fantasy vs 13 is a real next gen game that wont get gimped because of the 360 so until then if you can name one game on 360 that tops ps3 graphics then im sorry because you know ps3 way more powerful than the 360 theres no game on xbox you can metioned that can top ps3 graphics

[Meryl]

Keep on dreaming, no one has seen the xbox version yet, I still think it will look worse because they are having to compress the CGI and the textures, so as a result it will not as good as the PS3 version, also, it will not run at the same speed as the PS3 version keep on dreaming, and in my opinion U2 does look better than FF 13, use the hair as a reference Elena's hair looks miles better than lightning's, not to mention everything else.
I hope one day Mistwalker will make an JRPG for PS3, that would be interesting

[AyeKay47]

Zelda ocarina of time

[stonecold1]

and hope kindgom hearts 3 for ps3 since it was one of my favourtie game on last gen as long as kindgom heart 3 exclusive will be a day 1

[juniorpop]

I believe there are enough Final Fantasy entries out there.
We need to give other franchise a chance man.

I would go gaga all over a new entry in the Chrono, Xeno or Kingdom Hearts series.

[Mikeyy]

I really do hope it's a Final Fantasy VII remake. This would be mind-blowing. and Be a relativly easy money maker for Square-Enix.

The reason for that is that the fans who wan't VII REMAKE Just want updated graphics/CGI/Voiceovers/Music, the gameplay, storyline, ect is all fine if it remained the same. Half the work of FF 13, with a guarenteed 5 million sales. Seems like good business to me.

[baodeus]

i hope they remake like Chrono Trigger or Xenogear......FF7 is really overated (well it was revolution because it was the first 3D FF game...beside that i don't think it is that great.

[SuperStrokey1123]

FF7 would be great but for myself ff6 would be better but to each their own right?

[Thatguy-310]

1 remember an article that came out couple months ago about a massive ps3 exclusive that will be announced next year( http://www.psxextreme.com/p... well i think that the exclusive is Kingdom Hearts 3. In the article it talks about a familiar game which means a franchise and says their would be a huge improvement over the last installment which means a ps2 franchise joining in the ps3. Also the article states that we wont have to worry about the title going multi-platform which means that the title is being developed by a 3rd studio which in this case is Square-Enix. Many like myself are waiting for the 3rd installment of the series but also the media. If i recall in many interviews Nomura is always asked if their would be a third installment to the series and he always denies. Hopefully my prediction is correct and if it is i cant wait to see how the game would look using and taking advantage of the ps3 title.

[Mr_Luke]

Uhm... i'd really like a remake of FF VII, but i've seen so many "Super surprise!", "announcement that will blow you up!!" etc and in the end they were all crap...
I really hope this is a VERY good one.

[Alcon Caper]

PARASITE EVE!

[Digitaldude]

I have my money on FF7 remake.

[El Nino]

Please be FF7!

[Gun_Senshi]

Xenogears and Chrono Trigger/Cross are way better then FF7 and all FF Put together

FF4 and FF 6 > FF 7

[bjornbear]

the ABSOLUTELY IMMENSE fanbase VII has following it =P

[bjornbear]

this IS big...

i know a friend that will buy a PS3 just for this game (even if it comes out on 360 - he's set on the PS3, funny) but damn, this would be mega ton

IF it is a PS3 exclusive, that would probably boost PS3 sales another million over night easy.

one of biggest announcements on 2010 IF it turns out to be VII? Hell yes...