MistaBowaa
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I scared my 4-month-old because I leapt off the couch in excitement. I demand blood.
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Was that the greatest troll in the history of the industry? (FFVII)
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Doug Heffernan
Member
I laughed so hard at that, it was such an epic troll.
17 years ago...
Crowd starts cheering.
FF VII logo.
More cheering.
Trailer starts.
It's gonna fade into new Midgar graphics, right? They got these shiny effects in the backround. Surely it's coming.
Trailer ends.
Hashimoto in his deepest, loudest voice: "FFVII coming to PS4!!!" or something that was barely intelligible.
Great stuff.
Crowd starts cheering.
FF VII logo.
More cheering.
Trailer starts.
It's gonna fade into new Midgar graphics, right? They got these shiny effects in the backround. Surely it's coming.
Trailer ends.
Hashimoto in his deepest, loudest voice: "FFVII coming to PS4!!!" or something that was barely intelligible.
Great stuff.
Cloud Strife
Member
Fair enough. Realistically it's impossible given their current standing, and even I knew that. But as soon as that fude said "IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS!"...there were definitely better ways to handle it, I'm honestly just awe-struck that they presented it in such a way that a majority would be led to believe otherwise.
I'm stunned, Stump, just stunned.
MickeyKnox
Member
I cannot stress how great this was. That they cut to the crowd reaction before showing what was on screen, when I saw that logo I knew what was about to happen and started laughing uncontrollably.
Square is like a formerly wealthy, near destitute parent with kids in their late 20s that still believe in Santa trying desperately to get them to move on.
Square is like a formerly wealthy, near destitute parent with kids in their late 20s that still believe in Santa trying desperately to get them to move on.
It's kind of funny.
It is also kind of infuriating.
Ended up going out on a low after what was actually a solid event.
Horrible, horrible desiscion making by both Sony and Square. This was a non-announcement that really didn't need to be on that stage, and the show ended up being worse as a result of it being there.
I still see the funny part though. If only barely...
It is also kind of infuriating.
Ended up going out on a low after what was actually a solid event.
Horrible, horrible desiscion making by both Sony and Square. This was a non-announcement that really didn't need to be on that stage, and the show ended up being worse as a result of it being there.
I still see the funny part though. If only barely...
If they're going to mention it, might as well be a remake
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
Getting someone who barely speaks English to announce it was the icing on the cake.
dark_prinny
Banned
It was glorious.
Syph Medwes
Member
Top. Fucking. Tier. Trolling.
ShinMaruku
Member
Well stated. Until Square finishes their next few projects do not expect something major. It looks like now they have finally got their ship in order and can finish a few games after we get 2-3 releases then we shall see where they are.
The Wraith
Member
They out did themselves with this troll move. I was skeptical the whole time and by the end I was laughing. Square is crashing and burning because they simply suck as a company. Their latest Final Fantasy games are huge turds and they would rather make a shitty sequel to a shitty rpg than remake something their fans desperately want. I like Final Fantasy VII a lot but at this point im content with leaving it in the past and watching Square burn to ashes in the process.
Why would they fly Hashimoto out to this not-so-small conference and take up time to... announce a port of a 17 year-old game?
Why waste that time? What's the point?
People's expectations are going to rise because they wouldn't expect that sort of prep for something... like this.
It's the type of thing where, as someone previously mentioned, a brief blog/press release a week before release would suffice.
Forceatowulf
G***n S**n*bi
Does Square hate it's fanbase? I'm asking this seriously. This whole thing was just executed way too well. They had to have known people would be upset. No way in hell they are that fucking closed off and out of touch. No way...
This is all just so spiteful.
This is all just so spiteful.
I disagree because not everyone is stumpokapow. Maybe his first thoughts were all those interesting insights into SE's broken systems. But I think it is fair to say not everyone will have that kind of information as context when presented with '17 years ago'. Certainly the audience in the room didn't - they started yelling as soon as those words were uttered.
Plenty of fans have asked for a FFVII remake. I imagine it is pretty damn high on that third party list. So when you stand up on stage in front of thousands, you have to know the kind of expectation you are addressing. Being responsible would be to manage those expectations with kid gloves - say 'port' or 'PC version' early. The guy literally laid the groundwork to feed expectations of a remake, and then played a video that was almost edited to back such a thing up. And then it didn't deliver.
It was the ultimate 'slow dawning realisation' video - I'd have loved to have had a camera on the audience and watch as the waves of 'oh' washed over them
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Look, fans are clearly expecting too much, but you'd have to believe Square and Sony are both comprised entirely of idiots to not believe they're having a bit of fun with the fanatics. This reaction is exactly what they wanted. They knew what they were doing.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
It was pretty spectacular to see the hype levels rising, only to come crashing down instantly when they knew it wasn't a remaster/remake.
Square has a FF VII: Remake under a "BREAK ONLY IF EMERGENCY" glass in the middle of the CEO's desk.
Square has a FF VII: Remake under a "BREAK ONLY IF EMERGENCY" glass in the middle of the CEO's desk.
I let out the biggest fucking laugh as I watched it happen on screen.
I'm not one of the people who was looking forward to an FF7 remake, but good god SE, what the flying fuck were you guys thinking? There's a HUGE difference between a PORT and a REMAKE. It's not that damn hard to understand.
I'm not one of the people who was looking forward to an FF7 remake, but good god SE, what the flying fuck were you guys thinking? There's a HUGE difference between a PORT and a REMAKE. It's not that damn hard to understand.
GreatestHits
Member
Look, the fans aren't just stupid, or not thinking critically. FF7 remake is easily the most sought after remake of any game, and for someone to get on a stage like that, and bring up a game with graphics (models) that aged worse than many games.... it was a troll. An intended, dirty,
troll
Screw it, we need our own gifs of this
sexy
Screw it, we need our own gifs of this
Yes, it is.
Fly a top level guy halfway across the world to talk on stage about FFVII and announce and port of a port of a port.
I didn't think Square Enix would attempt a new troll after FFXIV, but they just did, and did it better.
Would love to see their reaction watching this on their Japanese offices.
Fly a top level guy halfway across the world to talk on stage about FFVII and announce and port of a port of a port.
I didn't think Square Enix would attempt a new troll after FFXIV, but they just did, and did it better.
Would love to see their reaction watching this on their Japanese offices.
Orthogonal
Member
Why would Sony let that shit fly on their stage? I am not upset over it, I have given up hope of a remake years ago, but it is almost sad. WTF were they thinking.
Did Square honestly think people would get hyped for this? They are delusional. This demonstrate's an embarrassing disconnect with their fans.
Did Square honestly think people would get hyped for this? They are delusional. This demonstrate's an embarrassing disconnect with their fans.
CountBlack
Member
how they let this nigga walk off stage untouched is a crime yo
AnathemicOne
Banned
Hilarious, oh my god my sides.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah. It wasn't done on purpose per se, so I can't really call it trolling. But, FF7 is absolutely the most called for remake ever, and has been for a long fucking time now. They have to be aware of this. So, the real truth is that they are so fucking delusional/out of touch that they think this is giving fans what they wanted.
Again, this just shouldn't have been a big stage event announcement. It should have been a simple press release.
HORRORSHØW
Member
it was glorious lol
Labrynian Rebel
Member
TWEWY countdown... I'm still emotionally scarred.
KimonoNoNo
Member
I never boarded the hype-train, but when that logo popped up I really thought that the mythical remake was really going to happen.
Moral of the story; Nothing good happens when Hashimoto is up on stage.
Moral of the story; Nothing good happens when Hashimoto is up on stage.
A REmake situation where they upgrade the visuals, fix the Engrish and rearrange some gameplay elements to fit how JRPG systems have evolved could work. A direct transfer with nothing more than visual polish would be a definite mistake.
Had it been F-Zero I would have immediately assume enhanced port/vc release, because I just find it very hard to believe they'd make a new one.
Robot Carnival
Member
that FFVII troll is just... heart breaking. I'm not even expecting a re-make or anything, but the guy came out with the FFVII logo right behind him and speaking almost inaudibly makes everyone just gone crazy! I mean I was in front of my desk going "HOLY SHIT! NO WAY!!!" and having the huge grin on my face. but then as the clip slowly plays you realize there's no re-make and he said "this is a PC port.", the crash of emotion is just... too much. I know it's my own fault to get hyped up over just the logo but it's just so misleading. do they have to have the head of SE to come announce something so... "small" on such an occasion?
I can't think of any other explanation for this, they knew what they were doing.
I didnt say GAF was the only place that WANTED it, I said it was the only place EXPECTING it to appear at this show.
Thaumaturgic Tomato
Member
Born to late to explore the world.
Born to early to explore the universe.
Born just right to witness the greatest troll in history.
Christopher Nolan directs "Please Be Excited" starring Shinji Hashimoto.
Born to early to explore the universe.
Born just right to witness the greatest troll in history.
Christopher Nolan directs "Please Be Excited" starring Shinji Hashimoto.