BibiMaghoo
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M°°nblade;188432921 said:It doesn't matter if a world map wasn't needed for fifa '98. A world map was needed for the type of game FFVII wanted to be at a time where there were no alternative approaches to deliver the same or an equivalent experience because of technical limitations.
The idea that alternatives shouldn't be explored although those alternatives have in fact become the norm for modern gaming (or at least the type of game S-E wants to make today), simply because of the name this remake happens to carry, is an irrational argument. Ofcourse a game without a world map is not going to be FFVII. But it's not going to be FFVII with a world map either, because FFVII was not a multi-part series either, neither did it have action combat. Ofcourse exploring areas is not the same as exploring a world. But it's not supposed to be the same at all in the first place. It's a remake. It allows freedom to change the emphasis of the experience. It will have new features but it will be lacking a few. That's not necessarily bad and pretty inevitable when you're making a remake of a 20 years old game.
Except the bolded is factually incorrect. Why was a world map needed? The party could have left one area and entered another? It was a design decision, one that impacts gameplay. Not a technical one because there was no other way to string the areas together. I fundamentally disagree with your appraisal it had to be done, because there are thousands of games that don't. They still have areas, in different places, you just move straight to them, or time passes and you have a 'travelling screen' then you reach your destination.
The name it happens to carry... This is FF7 Remake we are discussing right? A remake of a singular specific game? Saying it doesn't have to be the same (again) is still no logical or valid reason why something that is integral to the game should be removed.
It's like saying FF7R doesn't need Vincent, because it's a new game that allows it to explore new options and experiences. .
Further more, I'd add that FF games without a world map are noted for it's absense as corridor walkers, just as those with are noted for it's presence in a positive manner. That is because a world map is also part of the FF brand itself, not just 7. Exploring options without it have been met with poor reception have they not?