Gameskinny: "Final Fantasy VII. For most players of the Final Fantasy franchise, the series seventh installment is universally acclaimed as being one of the best if not THE best. For me, it was the first game in the series I had ever played and also one of the last. When trying to play future installments, I just couldn't get into them like I did with Final Fantasy VII.
So naturally, when I heard rumors a long time ago about an HD remake that Square was working on, I didn't care what system it was on because I was going to buy that system just for Final Fantasy VII. At E3 in 2005 it looked like we were all going to get our wish.
And then comes the wool over the eyes."
The tiny green slasher villain returns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and is as frightening as ever.
The way it was handled was so dumb. One shots in melee...your teammates are to ostupid to get away from its attack. So you most often end up alone in a certain fight.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
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I will hold on to the idea that it can possibly happen.
It wouldn't bring old fans. Okay maybe some. A lot left because of the change in battle system, and if they did a FF VII remake it would sure be an action rpg, not turn based. After all the 'We want to make battle in game look like Advent Children' there's no chance it would be turn based. So it would only piss off fans.
Also, the resources would be huuuge. Just try and imagine what it would take to build the world of FF VII. And what machine it would take to run it.
And last, it wouldn't meet up to anyone's expectations. FFVII offered you fun and sad moments. If they did a remake they'd have to modify the plot so it's dark only. I don't see how they could pull off the cloud-dress-up part with current graphics. It wouldn't be funny, it would just be...weird.
Doubt it..and might not be a good idea with recent FF games. Better they use such a huge budget on new next gen rpgs..that dont star a pink haired protagonist....or just make a chrono sequel.
Leaving nostalgia behind, this game really hasn't aged well. It'll take a lot to modernize some of this games elements. But making too many fixes will cause an uproar amongst fans. So the idea of a FF7 HD remake is one that SE needs to be careful with.
IMO they should just replace the old 3D character models with new ones. Replace the old 2d backgrounds with new hand made 2d backgrounds and redo the script. Leave everything else alone.
It's been a top selling PSN classic game since it came out. Hasn't left the top ten. Why spend money to remake something that is still making plenty of money?
-Now watch, they'll announce a remake tomorrow-