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Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Will Be Directed by Naoki Hamaguchi; Tetsuya Nomura Still Involved

Final Fantasy VII Remake co-director Naoki Hamaguchi will take over directorship for the sequel; Tetsuya Nomura will oversee the whole IP.

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NecrumOddBoy1194d ago

As much as I enjoyed FFVII Remake, I think this should have been left in the past where it was nostalgic and perfect. I have my concerns.

RaveTears1194d ago

If you still want your nostalgic and perfect game just play the original FFVII. I enjoyed FFVII Remake regardless of the story changes. I want to see the direction this version is heading to.

Lore1194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

Exactly. This remake was one of my favorite games of all time. It is very rare when I play a game and never get bored and wonder when the journey is going to end. If they can add some better side quests and more open areas and freedom to sections of Part II then they are seriously on to something special.

Lionsguard1193d ago

Then don't play it, jesus, is it really that hard?

tombfan1193d ago

What are you talking about? The Remake was wonderful, and it's pretty much a new game, with the same-ish story

SyntheticForm1193d ago

I thought it was mediocre and I wouldn't consider myself a purist, though I did and still do love the original.

I simply believe that a lot of the design choices could have been better, and the filler aspects were time wasting and didn't serve anything.

The "quests" were dull, time wasting, and lacked meaning. Every boring tired trope like 'drain the water to progress' was included.

The character dialogue was absolutely nauseating as well.

Pyrofire951193d ago

Nobody should read my ramblings, you've been warned.
I'm playing the original now, further than I ever have. (I've made it only to Aeriths and Sephiroths big scene before) Uhh the game is pretty ruff after Midgar at least for my taste. You go basically from scene to scene really quickly and they're not very fleshed out Berrets friend dies as soon as you meet him, it was a whole environment for Barret to be sad for a minute then see his friend kill himself. After Aerith leaves the party, you immidiately go snowboarding. The combat system doesn't feel nearly as good as others slightly more modern JRPGs or some that came before it. You don't get a big portion of the combat even explained until hours into the game and you go ff the path to some ghost bar where NPCs explain everything. A lot of cool stuff seems ridiculously hard to find without a guide or obsessively going over the whole planet repeatedly.
FF7 has a lot of cool stuff, the world, characters, overall story, music but a lot of the systems, progression, and hidden important content bog it down a fair bit for me.
For reference my 10/10 JRPGs is The Legends of Heroes series. They even kinda got a materia system that's the basis of the entire society. Sorry if I sound critical but I'm trying to think critically here and it's been somewhat of a chore to try to finish the game, trying to not use guides as much as possible too. (but that's pretty hard when there is a party member and major side story locked behind RNG and 5 specific dialog responses, which are slightly different if it happens when you play as Cid during the encounter instead of Cloud. I know because that's how far I got into the game before running into Yuffie.)
tldr: I think it'd be a shame to keep FF7s amazing story and world locked in the past behind a game that's hard to play after playing games with much better combat, structure and pacing.
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Vanfernal1193d ago

I have to agree. FFVII started really strong as a cyberpunk story but after you leave Midgar it really loses steam. I hope they have a more focused approach for the remake going forward. And for those purists who want the original content untouched they can play Ever Crisis.

NecrumOddBoy1193d ago

That is not what I meant. Fire and forget comment taken out of context. I really loved the FF Remake and I am all about extending the story and adding context to the characters. Square just has a history with getting a little out of hand with their IPs (FFXIII and KH) so I just want them to do good by this amazing game.

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no_more_heroes1194d ago

Hopefully because he want to get started on KH4 sometime this century

Viking_mo1193d ago

I think he confirmed a new kingdom hearts project for 2022 but I think its mobile related

MasterChief36241193d ago

I don't know. One space Kingdom Hearts hasn't gone into is VR. So I'm fully expecting them to release a Kingdom Hearts game specifically for a niche VR headset that no one has yet. And it's, hilariously, going to be the one game that ties everything together in the way Kingdom Hearts III was meant to. But this time around, it will ACTUALLY be a conclusion, instead of adding tons of questions.

NukeDaHippies1194d ago

Oh please, let this mean there'll be less Tetsuya Nmura bullcrap in the game. Lookin at you plot ghosts and any related developments...

enkiduxiv1193d ago

Why are people so defensive about this? Remake was a good game, but it was marred by some awful plot devices. There is nothing wrong with wanting to see the next installment live up to the original a little more. Nothing wrong with criticism. If Part one is an 8/10 let’s get Part Two to be a 9/10.

NukeDaHippies1193d ago

Yea, honestly most good things about the game (surprisingly good) didn't feel Tetsuya Nomura at all. If they can cut out the fat, there may be hope for the rest.

Harkins17211193d ago

Nomura was tge one who wanted to keep the game more in line with the original. Kitase and Hamaguchi wanted more free reign to change things. Maybe actually know what you're talking about?

Eamon1193d ago

This is untrue. It was Nomura who suggested to whole 4th-wall breaking with regards to multiple timelines and the whispers. The former was done well, but the latter was universally criticised. The whispers are destroyed now and I just hope it stays that way.

Kitase has always told the press that he always tried to keep a hold on Nomura while not restricting his creative vision. Ultimately, Kitase is the head of that development department so he has the final say.

Harkins17211192d ago

@Eamon. There are plenty of interviews stating that Nomura is the one who wanted to keep it more faithful to the OG. Hamaguchi wanted to change it even more.

Harkins17211193d ago

Try reading some interviews kid.

Knightofelemia1194d ago

Cutting off the PS4 is a mistake since a PS5 is hard to find and the user base is still higher on the PS4 compared to the PS5. And Square knows this I expect this stunt from some chuckle head company like EA but SquareEnix pulling this is stupid bring Yuffie to PS4.

andy851194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

It's likely designed around the SSD so the PS4 wouldn't be able to run it. The OG version suffered badly with tunnelling and walking to load areas. This should be eliminated.

LucasRuinedChildhood1194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

Part 2 isn't coming out for years when there will be tens of millions of PS5s sold. Cutting off the PS4 is not a mistake.

NotoriousWhiz1193d ago

Part 2 should be PS5 only. By the time it releases, anyone that wants a PS5 should be able to get one.

The DLC though.... That should have been on the PS4.

Master of Unlocking1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

I agree, but it only says "Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will release on PS5 on June 10, 2021. No PS4 version appears to be planned at the moment", not that the game is never coming to the PS4. It better be coming, that wouldn't be right for PS4 owners who purchased FF VII Pt 1 otherwise.

But, what really matters to me is if Parts 2, 3 , 4 come out for the PS4,as I'm gonna be staying with my PS4 Pro for a while still.

MasterChief36241193d ago

Square Enix's treatment of the Avengers game solidified them as just as chuckleheaded as any other company. They also produced The Quiet Man, which was an abject failure in every sense of the word. And let's not even mention their original vision for Final Fantasy XIV. They eventually turned it around completely, but the way it was handled prior to that, in addition to these other examples, should demonstrate that they are not a perfect company at all. They make a lot of mistakes. Just look up Final Fantasy ATB (All the Bravest) on mobile. That was also a major fustercluck.

CrimsonWing691193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

Look man, at some point things need to move onto next-gen and stop being cross-gen.

This Integrade game is like the equivalent of a Remaster on the next-gen console.

Knightofelemia1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

@Andy85

Sony ported Miles Morales to PS4 and they are also bring Horizon 2 to PS4 sure it might be clunky but it would be worth it since a PS5 is hard to get.

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Look man yeah I am ready to move on so I'll write Sony an email and tell them to ramp up production on the PS5 so it's easier to find in the wild. Like they would ever read the email until that happens only option PS4 owners have is either pay the stupid price scalpers want for a PS5 or play the game on their PS4 until a PS5 is found.

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XDefiant dev confirms release date for upcoming sniper nerf patch

Following a wave of community complaints, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin has confirmed when players can expect the sniper nerf patch to arrive.

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"We are the competitors of GTA 6, Forza, The Crew," says TDU: Solar Crown

Amaar writes: "Our recent interview with TDU: Solar Crown's game director reveals their ambitions to compete with titans in the gaming industry."

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So far, it doesn't look like it.

dumahim19h ago

I dunno. Might actually be better than Forza Motorsport 2023 was at launch.

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@DivineHand125

Yes. All of the ones on Xbox since the beginning. I even have the original Best Buy demo copy and FM2 limited edition that they didn't even sell in the US.

BeHunted7h ago

Did you actually read the article? They're talking about open world games like Forza Horizon, The Crew, etc. Not circuit racers; otherwise, they'd mention Gran Turismo.

MrBaskerville1h ago

Unpopular opinion it seems. But yeah, Forza Motorsport was the worst game in the series since Forza Motorsport 5. Huge letdown. Did they ever rework it? absolutely hated the campaign progression and the rpg systems relating to upgrading cars. Ended up just going back to 6 and 7 instead, those two also had a LOT more stages.

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Jingsing22h ago

Only a competitor if your game works fully offline and isn't some service.

DigitallyAfflicted21h ago

it sounds like this game is stuck in last generation.

Skuletor21h ago

Personally, I wouldn't want my game compared with The Crew at all, I certainly wouldn't be the one making the comparison either.

ElaBosak9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

How so? It's a very successful and popular racing franchise. Any game entering the genre is competing with racing games including The Crew.

Skuletor9h ago

It wasn't very long ago Ubisoft shutdown the original The Crew's servers, making every copy unplayable. I wouldn't want to be associated with that controversy.

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Days Gone Director Says Bend's Project Costs Over $250M; Says PS Co-CEO Doesn't Want 2 Zombies Games

Days Gone director claims Sony has already poured in at least a $250M in Bend's project; says Days Gone sold more than Death Stranding.

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shinoff21834d ago

Well that sucks. Seems they want more online trash. I'd rather of had the sequel if it was single player

MrNinosan4d ago

What online trash games did PS Studios release last 10 years?

Notellin4d ago

The past has nothing to do with the future. This is such a terrible argument. Everyone knows about their current live service push.

_SilverHawk_4d ago

It's so tragic what happened to days gone. It is such an amazing game but bandwagoners trashed it and it underperformed in it's launch year. Days gone is the best open world zombie game released in the past five years. I was recently playing it on pc and I'm still amazed by it.

Games are very expensive to make and it seems like it's normal for a AAA game to cost over a quarter billion to make so if a quality game like days gone greatly underperforms then people shouldn't be upset when they see a lot of GAAS. I still remember a lot of bandwagoners calling days gone trash but years later it's now amazing when it's considered a failure by sony.

If a game isn't the best thing seen since hats with pockets then a lot of gamers who haven't played it automatically calls it rubbish and whoever made it should be incarcerated

Cacabunga4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Co CEO prefers gamers to boycott.. so be it. I’ll never buy a gaas.
Just imagine buying a game you cannot replay in some years.. this shit must stop.

Days Gone did zombies in a very original way. The story was also so engaging. You actually only meet Zombie hordes later in the game. There are many more enemy groups to deal with.

MrNinosan4d ago

@Notelin
I am one of the few who bought Days Gone on release day and loved it completely.
However, "more online trash" is phrased like Sony has put out alot of trash online games.
We got what, 2 games? Helldivers 2 and GT7, 2 of the most sold Playstation games where both is loved by millions.

You, me and especially shinoff has no idea if Fairgames, Marathon and Concord will be trash.

Just because we (as in you and me) don't love or support online games, doesn't mean millions of other do.

And we don't know what Bend Studio is working with? We don't know if they're forced to make a online game or another amazing single player experience.

The only thing we do know is that it's not Days Gone, sadly due to poor sales the first 6 months.

shinoff21834d ago (Edited 4d ago )

More online trash wasmt meant how insee it comes across. I should've worded it different I was meaning the focus they currently have on it.

Anything online is online trash to me. How long did naughty dog spend on that dumba last of us multiplayer, how about Concord, or even the other couple we hear about. I fk with Sony because rpgs and their 1st party single player games. Been like that for years. I hate seeing them waste time, money, and talent on trash. I understand bot every game is gonna be for me but this focus they've seem to had on multiplayer is extremely disheartening. Even at the state of play the only things I was really feeling were Astrobot and silent hill 2 and I'm content with that, not everything is for me. It's just the online focus I hate. Ms bought up 3 to 4 wrpgs developers, Sony just ignores rpgs 1st party wise.

And a days gone 2 would've been much better then whatever online sht bend is working on. I do know sometimes I get very idk emotional. I do need to work on toning that down a bit lol

SimpleDad3d ago

Ammm let's see... That All-stars, Foamstars, Babilon 5 wass gaas...
Concord... can wait to play that...Marathon uuuu... Last of them gaas... U
Horizon Zero dawn has a project that leaked as a Fortnite lookalike.

They bought Destiny that is a dead gaas...people love ti.

Helldivers 2 was luck.

Jimbo was all in and pushed Sony single player games 5 years behind.

Spiderman gaas was cancelled... I mean every 1st party studio was doing gaas.

Bend had to pitch a gaas game... Open world coop something

I can't remember more... Of that crap.

tay87013d ago

@simpledad. Destiny 2 isn't a dead game. Its the number 5 most played game on steam. I dont play it, but alot of people do.

MrNinosan3d ago

@SimpleDad
You failed to mention a single PS Studios game that has been released last 10 years.
Either your reading skills are crap or you think Sony own every studio in the world.

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just_looken3d ago

I rolled my eyes at concord not only was it just yet another cookie cutter hero shooter but that qucik look for the hero select.

Already has a free section then paid section along with a they/them she/her dei crap top right.

Nothing like a day off of work to fire up concord to read about the new characters sexual identity and or preference then a paywall do you want o buy this character shit like no i just want to shoot my gun have fun.

-Foxtrot4d ago

It would be a shame if it was true that Hermen never gave the franchise a chance simply because he didn't like it and they already had a "Zombie" game with TLOU.

NaughtyDog are most likely moving onto a new IP next so it would have been the perfect time to do it.

ThinkThink4d ago

Here's where xbox steps in and releases state of decay 3 day and date on ps5.

shinoff21834d ago

I mean it's not out of the realm of possibility at this point.

Grilla4d ago

Days gone 2 was canceled before Herman was in charge. That happened like 4 years ago.

vfl5234d ago

4 years ago he was head of Playstation Studios. He would've probably had a hand in the cancelation.

Notellin4d ago

Man two seconds of research could have saved you from this comment. Amazing work Grilla you fit in with the uniformed N4G community who speaks before verifying anything that they say.

Redemption-644d ago

Maybe encourage people to buy the game at full price and not when it's heavily discounted or go on plus. If this game had sold well when it was full priced a sequel would have been in the works. They made a single-player game that most people didn't support until they dropped the price.

Cacabunga4d ago

The guy’s just a moron.. he should have stayed within game development. His choices will have a terrible impact on the brand in the long run.

tay87013d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Dude is pretty pathetic. Sounds like a guy who's girl left him for someone better. Always talking about days gone sequel that never was, even though he is no longer at bend and hasnt been for a while. I for one am not upset about the lack of a sequel. It is one of the worst 1st party games in recent memory. Completely jank, played like an xbox game. The only redeeming quality was the hordes.

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excaliburps4d ago

Yep. Kind of weird since it wasn't a sales flop, no?

I know we have to take what Ross says with a grain of salt since we're hearing just one side of the story, but even so, the game wasn't bad at all. Heck, it's my brother's favorite last-gen game from what I recall.

The amount of zombies on screen, imagine that with the PS5 and SSD? That would be insanely fun!

Grilla4d ago

Most copies were sold on sale. Not enough ppl bought it at full price. I paid 20$ for it 6 -7 months after release.

Notellin4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yeah we should never believe the creators side until we hear the corporate/big business side as history has shown we should always believe billion dollar corporations.

What a bootlicker statement.

derek4d ago

@Notellin, of course you'll believe an embittered ex-employee with an axe to grind because it's evil Sony he's complaining about. You guys act like days gone was this huge success and somehow Sony hates easy money a sequel would have generated. The game was mid and so was the response to it. They're still supporting the developer who is making a new ip that could be great.

shinoff21834d ago

Days gone was fantastic. I bought day one but didn't get around to it for months. When I finally did I was pissed at myself for waiting so long lol

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P_Bomb4d ago

Well I don’t want 10 live service games, but they have no problem doing that lol. Ugh.

CrimsonWing694d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Oh great so we only get what the big wigs want… y’know, the people that really have their fingers on the pulse of what their consumers want. Faaaaantastic!

rippermcrip4d ago

Well consider they know the sales... they do know what the consumer wants.

It sold shit.

-Foxtrot4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

But if it’s true what this guy says it sold better than Death Stranding

Yet that got a sequel and Kojima aside out of them both DS didn’t really NEED a sequel compared to Days Gone which ended on such a cliff hanger twist.

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