Final Fantasy VII Remake Not As Anticipated As Trails of Cold Steel 3 According To Dengeki Magazine

Japanese magazine Dengeki recently held a poll for their Japanese audience on what their most anticipated games in the next few years were, and the results turned out to be… well, unexpected. While megaton titles like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3 are indeed included on the list, it is their placement on there that proves to be a head scratcher.

[Antnee534]

Well I bet you that people are more excited for a game that is actually coming out soon where a final fantasy will be at least 2020 or further just like kingdom hearts won't be out till 2030

[Gazondaily]

Now that they've chopped it into episodes, when will the first 'episode' or whatever you want to call it, of FF7 come out?

[MasterCornholio]

Isn't next year supposed to be the anniversary of the game?

So I'm assuming we might see an announcement at Sony's e3 conference.

[mikeslemonade]

FF7 ain't turn based, makes sense. And I hope peolle boycott the game.

[Tech5]

"Isn't next year supposed to be the anniversary of the game? "

Final Fantasy VII was 1997. i'm sure of it. (just checked and yup January 31, 1997)
it will be the 21st anniversary next year.

[indysurfn]

People are surprised because they ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the room. FFVII remake is rumored to be changed into a action rpg. And this is a JAPANESE website. TRAILS of cold steel has been taking squares lunch money since it started. And square's previous president was content trying to convert fans to turn based. It has not worked except for a small percentage.

People are assuming it is just because of episodes. If you have played TRAILS of cold steel 1 and 2 it is one continues story too. And 3 is suppose to be the third part (true all games are over 100 hours) point it is, it's not just because of it being episode.

You have CRAFT's which are like a summon spell (not really but at least your not just calling another character)

You have VERY VERY VERY GOOD JRPG style music not trying to be hip hope, or rock etc real JRPG OST.

You have TURN BASED game play (yeah it takes way longer to make those games but many people want it).

You have very long stories told.

They are not trying to make a JRPG that is 1/2 western action/shooter/fighter/hack n slash.

[rainslacker]

No doubt. It's pretty safe to assume that when people see more of FFVII, and SE starts ramping up it's marketing, that people will be excited for it. Would make more sense to compare games coming out within the same time frame...or at least ones with a release date.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I don't really care for the remake, it could be good or it could be bad, Square-Enix is very hit and miss in recent years. If anything, Falcom is fairly consistent with the quality of their games, plus, it's probably safe to say that Trails of Cold Steel tells a better story than a modern Final Fantasy game (this is coming from someone who finds Trails of Cold Steel clunky).

[IamTylerDurden1]

That's bs. Let's compare sales and i guarantee FF sells more.

[Kashima]

Phanboy, calm down.

[IamTylerDurden1]

What? Fanboy of what? FF? No.

FFVII will have PS4 exclusivity and ToCS 3 is a PS4 exclusive so i really hope ur not calling me a PS4 fanboy bc of my comment as it would make no sense to do so.

Oh, and i realize that some ppl are angry about the episodic format, but if u honestly think ToCS 3 will outsell FFVII u are delusional. ToCS is a terrific series but it doesn't sell anywhere near what FF sells.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

[indysurfn]

IamTylerDurden1 Trails of cold steel sold mostly on word of mouth. The first two was realised on a console that was LAST generation (ps3) and on a handheld that Sony has dropped also (VITA) now it is coming to a CURRENT CONSOLE. Not just a vita game converted last second to PS3. It will be on PS4 and will have a marketing budget. How many commercials have you seen for Trails of cold steel 1 & 2? Outside Japan ZERO!

[thatguyhayat]

Many are put off cause of the episodic bullshit theyre doing

[kayoss]

Either do it episodically or wait 5-10 years for the complete game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

? Whats stopping you from just waiting until its fully complete?

I mean....you do know that you can just wait right?

Slow down young one.

[IamTylerDurden1]

It worked beautifully for Hitman. Like Hitman u can just wait until all the content is available and play it all together. Like Hitman i'm sure there will be a complete edition after everything is released.

[DemonChicken]

Depends on how big the episodes are and price so what is your point? Maybe wait until we hear more information before saying it is BS.

The Trails of Cold Steel (as with Trails of the Sky) are also kind of like episodes, where you are left at a cliff hanger and need to play the next game to know what comes next but the content is that of a full game.

[Relientk77]

I want Trails of Cold Steel 3 more, but that's just me. I can't wait for it. The first is a masterpiece, one of the best JRPGs I've played in years

[indysurfn]

Ummmm you said the FIRST is a masterpiece? TRUE you do know there is trails of cold steel 2. (i didn't think it would be better) it is way better. Including the music. If you have not played II on PS3 (vita I have not played through, even though I have it) your missing it. You need to play that one. And after the END screen DONt turn off your PS3. You will think your done at least once when your not. And sometimes the screen gets stuck there for a couple of minutes (only real glitch the game has).

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

That is correct. I am more excited for Trails of Cold Steel III than I ever be for that FFVII Reimagine.

[IamTylerDurden1]

It's so funny that ppl were beyond excited for FFVII when it was announced, but bc it is being done episodically now ppl are vehemently against it. Like Edmix said, just wait until all the content is released..

Don't tell me that the reason u are down on FFVII isn't bc of the episodic format. FFXV sold huge..

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

I was never excited for FFVII Reimagine to begin with nor was I excited for FFXV.
Beat FFXV in 29 hours. It was very disappointing.

[indysurfn]

I was until I found out they may have changed to game play to hack and slash instead of turn based.
I still hold out hope it is turn based after the latest screens keep showing ATB (active time battle) and a menu system. I remember Square always make turn based presentations look like action since back to the SNES days.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Isn't it because we have to wait so damn long for a game from Square-Enix? Plus you can't count on them to guarantee the quality anymore. It's not exactly on top of my to buy list, FFXV wasn't until less than a month before it's release.

[Pantz]

Wait till E3

[feraldrgn]

A lot of people have lost faith in SquareEnix, that's all.

[peewee11016]

Yeah i am hyped for FF7 but i just dont like the new combat system they are going to use. Just wont feel the same. Yes it may feel like ff15 but i did not really enjoy 15 either

[ninsigma]

From the looks of it, I don't think it's going to feel like FF15 at all. While both are action based, it looks fairly different from 15 and I do hope that's the case. I liked 15 and the combat was ok but it could have been done better. FF7R will hoefully get the combat right. It'll be strange at first because I know the whole game from playing it turn based, so seeing how they've made that world fit into ARPG style will be interesting. Fingers crossed they get it right.

[Omnislashver36]

I think FFVIIR will get the combat right. It's got the magic menus and resembles KH which is one of the better ARPG systems. They also have the Dissidia teams onboard and those games were fantastic. It's going to be way more in-depth than FFXV on those two facts alone. Add the materia system and I think it will be good, perhaps even better than FFVII-OG.

[bluefox755]

Japan has different tastes, if it were done in the US it would be incredibly once sided in favor of FF7. Not saying Trails is a bad game, but I imagine most people haven't even heard of it.

[ninsigma]

for myself I've never heard of it but I just googled it there and it looks quite good. I can see why Japanese gamers would anticipate that more than FF7R which is taking on more of a Western approach. Hyped for FF7R but I'm gonna keep an eye on Trails and see how that turns out too!

[indysurfn]

It's worth buying a PS3 just to play TRAILS OF COLD STEEL 1 OR 2. The first game is about 130 hours. The second game is about 180 hours. YOUR missing two of the best games EVER. Plus you will be lost when 3 comes out if they do it like they did number 2. Just give you some text to read to catch you up (it is way too much to read). Play 1 and 2 you will be like me. going back to play them through again waiting on #3.

[TheGamez100]

The trails games are fantastic for classic jrpg lovers and falcom have been coming out with more of their big titles recently unlike square which have done mostly spin offs and mobile games. From what we've been hearing and seen from square, ff7R still seems like the itll take more years til its release, heck even when they release a new trailer it seems like it still has years to come.Falcom however have been giving more and more details on cold steel 3 which definately lets us know its coming closer and closer. Course falcom is a smaller company and their budget is smaller but at least they know how to keep fans satisfied with waits. I guess theres also that whole episodic and no classic turnbased thing that might have lessened its hype too.

That said, Im really looking forward to cold steel 3 since the last 2 games were great and falcom always takes steps forward and actually improve on their games unlike square. Am looking forward for kh3 and ff7r but....the lack of info on those games just kill me so I look elsewhere

[Artemidorus]

People know it's going to be a while to play them games.

[Warshade]

Probably because one will get a release date and the other is always TBD lol

[-Gespenst-]

Well it makes sense. The world knows very little about what the Remake is going to be like. Hard to be super hyped about something you know next to nothing about. Trails of Cold Steel III however is part of an established series. People loved the first two games, and the third is going to be more of the same greatness, so it's hard not to be excited.

I feel that once we know more about the remake it's likely we'll all be a lot more excited than we are right now.

[CrimsonWing69]

Um, that's the biggest load of sh*t I've read on here yet.

[ZHZ90]

I wanted to see the whole top 20 not just 7.

[Hugodastrevas]

The trailer looked like real time action crap, the characters looked like plastic action figures, the episodic nature of it, the months without any update.

Squenix you done F it up, i'm not interested in another rape of my nostalgia. Look at Persona 5 and take notes you buffoons.

[Yo Mama]

It isn't as anticipated because they're butchering it by splitting it into episodes and they've said it will be missing some parts of the game since they're focusing on only certain parts. It's also not helping that you're changing it from turned based to action based. I've pretty much lost all interest in it because of those two reasons.

[Elda]

I personally care about FFVII:R,could care less about that other game.

[kowan]

Because they don't have a release date yet. People tend to get more excited if they know WHEN to be excited.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Gamingbolt..

FFVII will outsell ToCS so i don't put any stock into this article.

[S-Word]

They already ruined the remake with the terrible battle system & by making it into a bunch of episodes like Hitman.

[HyperMouse]

Lost my interest when it was going episodic

[ZHZ90]

You mean episodic by Life is Strange or by trilogy of FFXIII?

[HyperMouse]

Life is strange, Square basically said they were going that way for a lot of their games from now on as much as ive tried i just dont really like the episode style of delivery

[ZHZ90]

But I don't expect Life is Strange style, because it is SE Japan not western studio I am expecting that trilogy of FFXIII(FFXIII, FFXIII-2 and Lightning Returns FFXIII) sadly I wanted this gen to be variety like PS1(FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX and Tactics) or like PS2(FFX, X-2, XI and XII) not trilogy of FFXIII and FFIX.

Like having FFXV and FFVIIR and then FFXI and another FF Remake game like VIII, Tactics, V or VI at least 4 FF new games aside World of FF, Dissidia and the remasters.

[DVAcme]

This isn't a headscratcher at all, if it's put in context: Japan not only has had more Final Fantasy titles than the West, they also had a load of big games from other big RPG franchises around that time. FF7 is the one which turned FF into a global phenomenon, but it was just one of many games as far as Japan is concerned. FF will NEVER beat Dragon Quest in Japan, for example. As for the Legend of Heroes franchise, that series is HUGE in Japan, it basically being Falcom's flagship feanchise right now, having overtaken the venerable Ys in that regard. Not surprising that Kingdom Hearts is not that high, either, since that game is a blockbuster franchisw in the West because IT'S DISNEY, the nostalgia goggles are strong for that one in the West. If Kingdom Hearts was, instead of Disney, based on, say, Studio Ghibli, then it'd probably have the diehard fandom it has in the West.

Rule of thumb: just consider Japan Bizarro Land and don't be surprised about their game tastes being drastically different, even when it comes to the games that come from there.

[KillerBee]

We'll compare first week sales.