Agreed.
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Kitase on FFVII Remake:"You must believe me when I say it would take a lot to happen"
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Agreed.
It probably means if FF15 disappoints... They're finished, they'd have to settle for making handheld ports and hopefully retouched versions of those three PS1 games.
Yeah, the could have made fistfuls more money than they did, ignoring even the long term damage they've done to the brand.
Kitase man. You must believe me when I say you guys have made a ton of mistakes and are flushing money and the franchise away.
She would just be switched in for Cloud.
brandonh83
Banned
Uh, it's fine. FF7 was a great game, but... it was... a great game. Still is a great game. As are many of the FF titles. Not sure why FF7 should be singled out as the one that should get a big budget remake.
Yeah that's what make me sad than just "Oh no, they wouldn't remake VII"
Glass Rebel
Member
And nobody would notice.
brandonh83
Banned
Well they could make a game as big and grand as VII, they did so with FF titles even beyond that. The problem is that it may have been easier for them to do so with the technology back then; now people have such excruciatingly high visual demands that making a game like that with the graphics and scale that people expect now WOULD be an incredibly daunting task.
IAmRandom31
Banned
They have been saying this same thing for 10+ years now. If they would of just started on it back when they complained about how long it would take to remake, it would be close to finished by now.
I think originally they said it would take 12 years to remake. Well, we are almost there.
E3 surprise!
I think originally they said it would take 12 years to remake. Well, we are almost there.
E3 surprise!
The Silver
Member
Kinda sad that how technology has evolved further the possible scale has actually decreased.
You seriously want trash like this to be in the game?
Well if it bothers you so much the original won't cease to exist.
Yup, to expect them to realize Midgard in today AAA standard is impossible ;__;
XV probably gonna have minimalist overworld and other thing than what they must do for VII remake.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
This is obvious to anyone who has really thought through the logistics of what it would take to remake this game.
Remakes are to cash in. To print money. A VII remake would be as big an endeavor as a new FF game, if not bigger. At that point, why not just build a new game? Would it really be cashing in... Or would being an old game actually limit the sales potential of what is now a AAA budget title?
Remakes are to cash in. To print money. A VII remake would be as big an endeavor as a new FF game, if not bigger. At that point, why not just build a new game? Would it really be cashing in... Or would being an old game actually limit the sales potential of what is now a AAA budget title?
I don't think this would be the case at all. If it's essentially a new game, old fans will buy it, and new people will buy it too IF word of mouth is good. Bottom line is, if the game is good, people will buy it.
The Silver
Member
It's crazy that a remake could be considered his life's work, well I guess messing around with the beloved FF7 is a daunting task.
Its the fact that he exists is what bothers me.
DisenLedZep
Member
Why are we discussing the remake of FFVII and not the remake of FFVI?
It. Is. Beyond. My. Understanding.
It. Is. Beyond. My. Understanding.
Well get over it.
Because dat 16 bit Kefka laugh wouldn't be 16 bit anymore =p. But yes, I'd like to see that too. Throw in FF Tactics while you're at it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
People will buy X/X-2 HD too... But as many as a new mainline game?
Sublyminal
Neo Member
So in today's money it would be about 70 million adjusted for inflation. Considering the most expensive game ever made was GTA5 at 270$ million with marketing. I highly doubt a FF7 remake would come anywhere close to that amount.
FF12 cost 40 million to make, so lets add 20 million to the cost of FF13 and still we only come up with 60 million...Granted FF13 was a corridor game at best. So again, a FF7 remake could easily be made for about 180 million. Throw in an extra 20-25 mil for marketing and you have 205 million total cost. The original made Square almost 600 million.
A remake would still make Square a hefty profit, even at inflated costs. And honestly, I do believe a lot more than 9.72 million people would buy the game this time around.
Just my two cents.
entremet
Member
Not the materia system, but the characters, they're pretty similar outside of limit breaks and some with ranged weapons.
Give me some more variety and difficulty.
Nope.
FFX isn't a full remake. We don't really know how much a full remake with a huge budget would sell because it hasn't really been tried yet has it?
AuthenticM
Member
He may have directed the game, but I think Nomura should handle this job for the remake. He's kind of the overseer of that universe, and I trust him. I'm not sure I trust Kitase's judgement anymore.
SuperSonic1305
Member
FF7 is the best game ever.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
But "maybe it will sell as well" isn't exactly "cashing in" like so many have suggested a VII remake will be.
I can't imagine an FF7 remake being any riskier than FF15 or any other new game at this point with Square's current reputation honestly. People already don't trust FF15 because of FF13.
Not going to happen
Oh yeah that's out.
XIII-2 had plenty of corridors too. Not as bad as XIII of course, but the exploration wasn't that good in most of those areas from what I remember.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
That's fair to speculate. As long as we're all on the same page that a VII remake would be the equivalent of an XV-sized investment.
How many remakes have ever beat the sales of the original game? Hardly any. The only one I can think of that was close was Super Mario 64 DS. Most remakes sell much worse than the original. See every Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest remake ever for examples.
Sublyminal
Neo Member
The thing is though, not many people wanted the other FF remakes as bad as people want the FF7 remake. So again, that's easily a million plus sales and then there are all the newer generations that never got to experience FF7.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Disc 1, 2 and 3?
Why they must go with ambitious route though?
I'd say fan gonna still lap it up if its only handheld game with lesser investment than mega-project as long its good.. the staff probably will pour more heart to it because less burden.
Probably its just not an option because they already opening their mouth about how VII is their masterpiece and shit though.
I'd say fan gonna still lap it up if its only handheld game with lesser investment than mega-project as long its good.. the staff probably will pour more heart to it because less burden.
Probably its just not an option because they already opening their mouth about how VII is their masterpiece and shit though.
You're crazy if you think every single person that bought the original game wants a remake.