Final Fantasy VII Remake: Watch The Crowd at PlayStation E3 Experience Go Absolutely Bonkers

How did you react when the Final Fantasy VII remake was announced during Sony’s E3 press conference? Did you scream? Did you cry? Or maybe you were silent, dumbfounded?

Apparently, the crowd in several theaters part of the PlayStation E3 experience went absolutely bonkers.

[DarkOcelet]

LOL! That was awesome.

FFVII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3! Thank you Square Enix. I still cant believe this is happening.

I need a hug!

[Magicite]

sweet tears of joy

[bouzebbal]

NieR, Star Ocean 5.. you forgot these two! but yeah, it was too much.

[DarkOcelet]

Every single Square Enix game is on my must have list.

FFXV
KH3
FFVII Remake
Nier 2
Star Ocean V
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Hitman 6
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Just Cause 3
World Of Final Fantasy
Life Is Strange

I dont know if i missed anything but everything there will be Day 1.

[CaptainObvious878]

This is why Sony clearly won E3 and why I just can't understand anyone saying otherwise.

[Nineball2112]

It was a great E3 for them!

[Edito]

Don't thank them now because this game can land on a PS5 and Xbox Two, I don't trust square enix the only good thing about theme is the Square name that reminds me of how good Squaresoft used to be...

[pivotplease]

You speak the truth. Square can't redeem themselves through announcements and flashy trailers. We really have to wait for the end products. I do have faith though because Tetsuya is leagues ahead of the Type-0 and XIII guys and he is heavily involved in their three major projects (XV,KH3 and VII).

[nitus10]

Personally I have never liked Kingdom Hearts but I definitely liked FFVII although I was fairly lukewarm with FFVIII but it did improve as you advanced in the game.

I do think that FFVII is viewed through "rose colored glasses" since it was the first FF on the PlayStation 1 and like I have said it was a good game. Would I buy a remake of FFVII for the PS4? Well that begs the question since I don't have a PS4 yet since I am waiting for a bundle that will entice me to buy.

Even when I do get a PS4 I probably will purchase the remake since some F@&%er stole my PS1 game and even if it wasn't stolen pretty much all PS1 games look fairly grainy on my HDTV even with smoothing on. PS2 games are fine since their output via my BC PS3 look like an upscaled DVD some good some not as good but all graphically acceptable.

Actually I would like to see a remake of FF 4, 5 and 6 since they are IMHO all good games however Square/Enix would also have to update their graphics and most likely completely change the game such as keeping the story but making the game-play more inline with what was done with FFX, FFXII and even FFXIII. I can't ever see this happening though.

[pivotplease]

Comparing a full remake on PS4 that's going to look like Advent Children to the original PS1 game is kind of ridiculous. If even you had the original this would be worth getting just because it's going to be entirely different.

[Kidmyst]

Let's just hope Square Enix keeps the combat the classic style and doesn't ruin it by modernizing it.

[pivotplease]

Yes, just a simple ATB battle system would suffice. I'm sure they'll want to add some cinematic stuff as well though since making Advent Children into a game is kind of Nomura's dream .

[CrazzyMan]

i used bad language when i saw this trailer on e3 live conference.)
This was like no way) but it`s true!) The best gaming new in last 5 years at least for me.) Really hyped!

It`s hard to tell what FF game is my favorite, i love them all. But FF7 was my first FF game.
Well actually when i got psOne, i had oly 2 games with it, FF7 and Red Alert.)

But i liked FF7 over FF6 for sure. Not only story, but the whole ATMOSPHERE was great in FF7. Prerendered backgrounds, cg trailers, 3d battles. This was GREAT in those 1997/98.
I completed the game at least for 2 times, and every time over 100h of gameplay time.)
FF6 was good, but FF7 is the game which made me to love jRPG. And i think for MANY gamers too. THAT IS why people wanted so much FF7 Remake.)

[itsjustexuma]

Is this currently the best Final Fantasy game in the series? I want to start playing them but idk if I should wait for that game or get the other remastered game

[Debaitable]

Each numerical game is their own story. The best in the series varies by person. VII is great but I also did enjoy XII.

[DarkOcelet]

FFXII is my favorite in the series but that announcement made me so damn happy.

Final Fantasy is coming back to be the king of RPG genre again.

[nitus10]

FFXII was a departure from the so called "battle zone" which is basically common in all other FF games. For some this was not acceptable but for others like myself and many others this was more in line with modern RPG's although I do remember Breath of Fire 3 1997/8 did this as well.

Like you have said choosing the best of the series varies from person to person and IMHO that is a good thing.

[pivotplease]

Not sure how people could have that opinion unless they got into the series very late. Such a bad story and characters. The general consensus is that IV, VI, VII, and to some extent IX, are the best. Most of the old school fans would say X was the last great game in the series.

[Hoffmann]

Play the original today, it is still a phnomenal experience and play the Remake when it is getting released in 2017.

[GhostTurtle]

Goddamn I can vouch for this. Just got done running through it on steam and I don't care what anyone says, game still holds up to this day and is just as amazing as it was 18 years ago!

[Muigi]

FF15 is gonna be out 2016
Kh3 2017...hopefully if this games development goes smoothly we should have it 2018 at the earliest. Regardless DAY ONE PURCHASE.

[Kurisu]

To many it is considered the best. To others it's considered overrated. To others, it plain sucks. Not all FF fans like all FF's, so it's a pretty subjective question. I say dip in, try them, and make up your own mind :D

[Shadow Flare]

The ones that say FF7 is overrated come from mainly 2 camps:

-They either didn't play it at the time of its release, and therefore dismiss it for its graphics and miss how revolutionary this game was at the time

But more importantly

- They likely have been told it's the best rpg of all time, heard a lot about it from everywhere, so they play it with massively inflated expectations, expecting to be blown away straight away. And all that will ever result from that is disappointment. And so they say it is way overrated.

However, if you play it without any expectations and play it with an open mind, chances are it will leave a nice impression on you

All I have to say to people that say it's overrated is, tell that to the people in the above videos. The game means something powerful to them. And if you don't get that, it's your loss

[Nineball2112]

I like this reaction video. LOL

You can see how happy these guys are.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[meganick]

It's definitely one of the better ones, but that's subjective of course. By all means try the original part 7. It still holds up well for the most part. I do have issues with the translation though.

[goldwyncq]

By the majority of the Final Fantasy fans, yes. Though I would place IX slightly above VII personally.

[WelkinCole]

It s hard. For me it is 6,9,7 for top 3.

[meganick]

That's also my top 3 with 9 being my favorite.

[blackpanther25]

man i love 9. Playing that again on my vita right now.

[rainslacker]

It's considered by many to be the best. But FF8 and FFX have a strong following as well. For me personally it's FF9 just because it is an homage to the older style of FF games before 7.

You can start on any of them though. they have stories independent of one another, set in different universes, but that carry the same themes. If you're aware of the Tales series and how they handle the different titles, it's pretty much the same for FF.

[nitus10]

I can't comment on FF9 since I have never played it although I have played FF4, 5, 6, 7, 8 10, 10-2, 12, 13 and 13-2 and found all of them to be excellent games although to be fair it took me a while to get into FF8 since I found the main character to be annoying.

I am playing Tales of Xillia and have found that the actual fighting can be quite complex. You don't just keep pressing the same button and selecting menus although you can for some of the fights. However by using your left hand stick coupled with all your buttons you can actually pull off some quite complex combos. IMHO this game is more of a fighting RPG than an Action RPG.

Unfortunately I have to limit my playtime on Tales of Xillia since I started to get RSI on my hands. Ouch! I am OK on other games though.

[rainslacker]

The relation to tales was simply in how they handle stories where each game is it's own thing with similar themes among the franchise.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I would say no, but I personally like FFVI more and FFIV more, but thats just me. Don't ever let anyone tell you what THEY think the best is lol. That is really up to them, FFVII is easily the most agreed on FF in terms of being the best, but you can have your favorites as those might remain your favorites for a long time.

I would legit just wait for the remake. Play Squares other FF's games. You can get most of them on PSN if you have a PSP, PSVita or PS3, you can also play some of them on Steam.

[thehobbyist]

If you can get past the dated visuals you'll find a well made game with some really good writing(Mostly for characters that aren't Cloud, oddly enough)

[titans9999]

I am a true fan of this series, if you want to be a "true" fan, then you need to start with ff 1. you can play this on the playstation origins that was released. Great game....

Other than that, 7 was pretty good, not my favorite, I liked 9 and 10 the best. If you count the old classics then ff4 and ff6 was the best in my opinion.

If you are going to play them all, you better get started, they are all pretty long....

[BlackWolf12]

Put it this way, from final fantasy 4 all the way up to final fantasy 10, are all amazing games. You will find a very strong case to love all of them.

But the BEST is subjective, however it almost always comes from those mentioned.

To me, Final Fantasy 7 is the best game ever created.

[LoveSpuds]

I think FF7 was the one the really became mainstream, it was all about the timing as much as anything. The PlayStation was starting to deliver games and graphics that had never been seen in a home console before.

Playstation was flying and then FF7 comes along and looked like something from the future, it was incredible and just captured everyone's imagination, it was part of the console boom and really placed the JRPG into the lexicon of gaming.

The game, for me, is the most important in the series for the above reason, it defined a whole genre of games.

If you cannot wait for the remake I can recommend playing it on VITA, it looks really nice on that platform.

[Gardenia]

@ItsJustEmman

I would suggest playing FFVII right now, it will be at least 2 years before FFVII remake will be finished. After that I recommend FFVIII and FFIX. Definitely try FFIX

[garos82]

FF7 was my first so it always has a special place in my heart. My favourite one was FF8 though.

FF7 had the best soundtrack and story IMO

[C L O U D]

The energy in there must have been so estatic

[Jaqen_Hghar]

It was. A man and the crowd just kept getting more bonkers with each of these holy trinity announcements. Also Horizon and Dreams got some great applause.

[Spotie]

Yeah, it was insane. I thought I was gonna die, like the guy in the last video, who just gave up on words and screamed, lmao.

[acdramon]

This brought a tear to my eyes. Watching it live was like hear a shot go around the world!

[SmokingMonkey]

The last one cracks me up.

Dude is literally just screaming at a couple points.

"AAAARrrrrGGGHhhhhhh!!!& quot;

[dc1]

Yeah. Number 2 had me laughing as well. Truth be told,.. I was yelling at home as well.

[SmokingMonkey]

Sometimes words can't do these reveals justice.

"!YYaaarrrGGGhhhHHH!!!!& quot;

[SmokingMonkey]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Futurama's Fry at Sony E3 2015.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

A man yelled in the theater as did pretty much everyone else in Pittsburgh lol

[Relientk77]

I like in the first video the guy yells SONY WINS

[Shadow Flare]

You'd think all the people there were FF7 fans specifically there for the FF7 trailer. But all of them were average gamers with varied game interests, with no expectations of anything related to FF7.

So for all of them to react in such a euphoric way as they all did, shows just how far reaching, memorable and just how damn good Final Fantasy VII is

[rainslacker]

I would have expected FFXV footage before FFVII. Heck I would have expected XIII-4 or XVI before FFVII. I was in the theater here in NC, and the crowd was pretty much the same as all those videos. Shenmue had the same kind of reaction, although less jumping up and screaming. You could feel the excitement building through the whole trailer only with it erupting at the end with remake popping up on screen.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

A man isn't even a fan of any of these series/devs (other than enjoying SotC when it came to PS3). But the simple miracle that even one of these seemingly impossible releases is happening is absurd. No one believed they would actually be there. Everyone used them as punchlines in memes and gifs for unrealistic expectations. And then Sony goes and announces ALL THREE! A man and his whole theater went NUTS

[Spotie]

That's what a lot of people don't seem to understand about Sony's conference. It was just one incredibly unlikely reveal after another, and it was glorious.

[rainslacker]

The only thing missing was Half Life 3. FFVII is pretty much on par with that.

[Double_O_Revan]

I was in a PS4 chat party and we were all watching the conference. I was losing my shit when he was introducing this and the reveal happened. So awesome. So happy they finally are giving us what we wanted.

[meganick]

I really hope this remake has turn-based menu battles like the original but it probably won't.

[Ravenheartzero]

You never know, I feel like they would have to change so much to make it an action rpg. Just look what you have to do to defeat emerald and ruby weapon, Knights of the round, mime etc can't see how they can replicate that with a real time combat system. (of course they could remove emerald and ruby...)

Going to be very interesting, lot of peeps asking if cross dressing cloud going to happen but I'm thinking of the part with the dolphin launching you into the air at junon harbour lol you could get away with that stuff at the time with those cutie graphics but can't see that stuff being In the remake.

I reckon it will be a more advanced and more fluid turn based combat system imo. Gonna be agonising to wait!

[Adrian_v01]

I think people don't realize how big of a change it will go through. If we're judging it by the trailer it looks damn realistic.

Nomura said this isn't a remake in the real sense of it, but they're making the game from scratch in the form of how they wanted it to be back then, but couldn't do because of hardware limitations.

When they went with the chibi artstyle, during production they probably often thought 'oh it's cute, it fits the style' - like the dolphin scene for example. With such real graphics these things wouldn't make sense anymore.

They're not making this remake with hard core fans in mind, they're making it how they always wanted the game to be like. I personally would appreciate it if it was much more mature.

[Myze]

@Adrian_v01

Yeah, many people, including me, feel FFVI has a more mature storyline simply because FFVII does a lot of quirky and humorous elements at random spots quite often throughout the game, and FFVI has few of them.

FFVII actually has a pretty dark and mature theme and story at its base, and I would be curious to see how it would play out in a more realistic game. Although, I hope they don't leave out all bits of humor/levity, which is a trademark of all the best FFs, except maybe Tactics (which is a very serious game, and also one of the best).

My favorites, in order, are probably 6, Tactics, 9, 7. I would put 7 and 9 really close together/interchangeable. A rethought out, slightly darker FF7 could push it up. Of course, there's always a chance they screw it up and make it worse.

[goldwyncq]

The guy in the last video was exactly like me when I watched the reveal.

[Greyfoxdbz]

The announcement was better than sex and the reaction was like a collective orgasm

[Relientk77]

I just got to the last video, omg hilarious. So epic

[MWH]

this is just a sample of how FFVII changed many people gaming experience forever. few games in all of gaming history has such passionate and loyal fans for this long.

I played this game 18 years ago and I still regard it as one of the best gaming experiences I ever had. you know, the kind of games that levels you up. games like these are unique and extremely rare especially today.

rejoice gamer, I hope Square nails the remake in a way that will please and appeal to both, old and new gamers alike.

[ninsigma]

FF7 is my favourite game of all time. It's the one that got me in proper. Just completely captured my imagination. Don't know how many times I've played it but it's just incredible every time! My plan for the summer was to geth the ff guide collection on amazon and go through ff7,8 and 9. I know that is definitely going to happen now. Psyched to get back into the world of ff7 :D

[Whitey2k]

I grew up in ps1 era and ff7 was the game that got me into rpg great story and chracters and that game will always stay with me like a childhood memory and embrace your dreams that's what zack told me

[Dragonking007]

I really didnt expect this not in a million miles I thought could of been another game then the moment I saw clouds sword I was in shock and I thought that moment sony won e3..

[The7Reaper]

My reaction was "meh" I just don't care at all for the Final Fantasy series

[maybelovehate]

I love the series, but I would much rather they focus on new games. As much as I love that game it is pretty long and unless they changed the story I can't see myself investing all that time again.

However, for the younger generation I think it is awesome. They definitely need to play FFVII. Although they will probably hate it and think the combat sucks.. damn kids haha.

[WellyUK]

so many disagree's lol, i agree with you Final fantasy and well most Japanese games do not interest me in the slightest.

[The7Reaper]

I don't care about the disagrees fanboys get all mad when you don't like their fav series the funny thing is though they probably think it hurts my feelings by not liking my opinion lol

[OldDude]

I honestly have to say for all these people that say they cried over the Sony conference you might want to actually go outside once in a while and do something besides videogames. That's just a bit much, its videogames for god sakes and I have been playing them off and on for 40 years. A good videogame story, yes it can bring a tear to my eye, but crying over an E3 conference? That's just kind of scary.

Oh, and VII isn't actually my favorite, though I have beaten it twice. FFVIII is mine.

[dc1]

Listen man, I have been gaming just as long as you and I loved FFVIII as well; However, please reframe from selecting an article that specifically focus on the enthusiasm and excitement of gamers and the proceed to isolate and ridicule them.

Happiness and joy comes out in many different ways.

[Ricegum]

OldDude

I bet you're passionate about something, right? Why should you dictate how others play out their lives? By reading your comment, to me you sound like a boring bitter individual, sounds almost as if you're a little jealous these gamers find such happiness in these things.

[Perjoss]

Life can be pretty lame sometimes and everyone has their own troubles, so when you see people being excited and happy about something if you cant be happy for them just let them be.

[corroios]

FFVII is title with worldwide appeal. Generations of gamers want this for so many years. When it comes out it will smash everything.

I think it will one of the biggest sellers of this generation and i hope squaresoft (not enix) brings back the magic that game had.

The rebirth of RPG´s on the PS4 is one of the most important news at E3 this year. Finally more are coming and less empty milked FPS.

The hate that FFVII is getting is just fear of another nail on the coffin...

[BlakHavoc]

As far as I'm concerned the biggest announcement in e3 history, or at least one of them. Only thing that could have made Sony's conference even more legendary would have been a Crash reveal and a Legend of Dragoon remake lol. But realistically, a reveal of Sony Bends new ip and GoW4 would have blown the roof off the place!

[izumo_lee]

Yeah there was a reason rented theaters for every state in the US & Canada rather than like last year when only a select few places were able to see it on the big screen.

There is nothing like it when something huge is revealed together with others that also share the same reaction.

[Indigon]

I just sat home in silence. Too scared to believe it's really happening.

[theshredded]

lol I'm lucky my ears weren't raped, my audio speakers were set to 3% and that was pretty loud. I actually own the ps one game on ps3 but never finished it, I got stuck when u get to that city and talk with Tifa. to think a ps1 game would surprise me and left me in awe...

[PlayTheGameBro]

This brought chills to me when I Heard these gamers rejoice over a long awaited FFVII Remake.

[MasterCornholio]

When people get excited like this that's how you know you had a great conference.

[ginsunuva]

They all sat in the same spot.

[SgtSlaughter212]

This is the epitome of a "nerdgasm."

[Kalebninja]

i was in the front at the union square theater, i got cramps from screaming lol. the theater was dying when they trolled us with stars wars in disney infinite.

[rezzah]

When I heard the music make that deep sound, I started shouting because I knew only one game had that sound in its soundtrack.

[u-bEttA-rUn]

I'm still getting tears in my eyes from the excitement from watching these videos us true fans know how long we've waited for this and for Kingdom Hearts 3

the joyfulness and excitement and they hear is unmatched
it's a great time to be a gamer

[ipach]

i could watch these all day. such legend.

[Takwin]

I actually shed a tear while while watching these. Seriously.

[MasterofMagnetism]

lol. Just like how I reacted.

[TheOnlyMastrx]

Release dates for FF7 and KH3 Square Enix, I know the games are coming, but when?

[zombie78rock]

I thought this was the place to complain about Sony Remakes. and for all of you that did I have a LIST.

Finall Fantasy 7 now all the kids can find out what a real Old school RPG is about.

[LoveSpuds]

The guy in that last video is hilarious.....hahaha!

It was 3 o'clock in the morning and how I didnt wake the wife and kids I dont know :)

[Thomaticus]

Because of this reaction square MUST make Final fantasy VII-2, 3, etc.

[Kyizen]

BC is a nice niche feature, can the more features a console has the better but I bought a next gen system to play new games. If I love a game I hope they make a HD remake of it or I keep my old system but I didn't buy my new system to play old games. I'll take a remake of FFVII 1000x more than popping FFVII PSX disc into my PS4...

[Jozinho]

Final Fantasy 7
Shemue 3
KH 3

I think Sony made every kid born in the 80s dream come true !!

[carlocgc]

I cried big sopping wet nerd tears

[Elda]

Once I saw this & TLG I was blown away including other exclusives being announced!..it was overwhelming,I was ecstatic!..best Sony E3 conference hands down!

[Claudinho69]

thats what happens when you touch on people best childhood memories

[LoneWolf019]

Goosebumps but I bet only half if even has played FF7 :P lol

[joinsideke]

thank god there's not one from the LA theater, otherwise you'd hear me sobbing and screaming obscenities.