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Final Fantasy VII Remake is a multi-part series
- Thread starter PhillipCostigan
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Not the details but this is them basically saying that it will not release as a single, complete package. Not really any getting around it.
freeofgreed
Member
Wasn't it $50?
AdventureRacing
Member
If the changes to the gameplay hadn't already completely deflated my hype for the remake this certainly has. Unless this turns out awesome I think I'll pass.
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Thinking about this, could it be that the game will be cut up into different parts, to have great focus on some characters?
-Part I: Focus on Cloud and Avalanche
-Part II: Continue Cloud's journey
-Part III: Backstory with Zack (Crisis Core re-done?)
-Part IV: Vicent and Yuffe focused
-Part V: Conclusion to Cloud's story
-Epilogue: Playable version of Advent Children
They could mean that through the FFVII Remake, they want to retell EVERYTHING that is part of the FFVII world. If that is the case....this isn't too bad then.
It allows focus on elements not covered in the original game alongside re-doing elements that people wanted to see more of (Zack) or want to see fixed up/expanded (Vicent).
Either way, this is both good and bad news, so they better explain this in more detail to us at some point :l.
Thinking about this, could it be that the game will be cut up into different parts, to have great focus on some characters?
-Part I: Focus on Cloud and Avalanche
-Part II: Continue Cloud's journey
-Part III: Backstory with Zack (Crisis Core re-done?)
-Part IV: Vicent and Yuffe focused
-Part V: Conclusion to Cloud's story
-Epilogue: Playable version of Advent Children
They could mean that through the FFVII Remake, they want to retell EVERYTHING that is part of the FFVII world. If that is the case....this isn't too bad then.
It allows focus on elements not covered in the original game alongside re-doing elements that people wanted to see more of (Zack) or want to see fixed up/expanded (Vicent).
Either way, this is both good and bad news, so they better explain this in more detail to us at some point :l.
Dangansona
Member
I just can't believe it. This better be some kind of FF7 is one part and the other installments are Crisis Core and the like.
FUCK.
FUCK.
Digital-Hero
Member
"with each entry providing its own unique experience."
This could effectively allow them to omit sections of the original FFVII experience. Not good news guys.
I can see it now. Text based written story to fill in the player on what happened between episodes.
This could effectively allow them to omit sections of the original FFVII experience. Not good news guys.
I can see it now. Text based written story to fill in the player on what happened between episodes.
Demoskinos
Member
Aaaaaaand cue the internet overreacting. We have literally no clue what that sentence actually means for how the game will be delivered. Its a long ways off. Im going to wait to see what they actually mean before I get pissy.
Cheat Code
Member
hahahahahaha
why
why
OrbitalBeard
Member
You know, this is probably going to be a great set of games, but I think it's time we start accepting that this is not going to be what many of us were expecting at the start.
Enjoy the FF VII re-release on PS4 and look at the Remake as an entirely new interpretation.
Enjoy the FF VII re-release on PS4 and look at the Remake as an entirely new interpretation.
Suzushiiro
Banned
So basically they're pulling a Starcraft 2, partially because that means it'll at least start to come out this fucking decade and partially because it makes them more money and they know people will buy it. Kind of curious as to how many parts it'll be and where in the story they'll start/end episodes. Will it be something like a third of the game as a full-priced disc per year for three years, or something more granular where it's a $15-20 episode every few months?
To be fair to Squeenix here, you have to keep in mind that with the level of presentation they want any given piece of the original game's content will not only cost more to make but also take more time to complete (because cutscenes that consist purely of text boxes take much less time to get through than voice-acted ones, unless you're a ridiculously slow reader.) A faithful recreation of the original in a $60 package would have at least twice the runtime of the original (so most people would probably not even bother finishing it) and most likely not make a profit. So either they do this, they cram shitloads of DLC and similar horseshit in there, or they just cut major parts of the game.
Honestly, I think I'd rather see big budget JRPGs go in this direction than the route WRPGs have gone in of padding a 15-20-hour game to 50+ with lots of cheap open world filler busywork.
To be fair to Squeenix here, you have to keep in mind that with the level of presentation they want any given piece of the original game's content will not only cost more to make but also take more time to complete (because cutscenes that consist purely of text boxes take much less time to get through than voice-acted ones, unless you're a ridiculously slow reader.) A faithful recreation of the original in a $60 package would have at least twice the runtime of the original (so most people would probably not even bother finishing it) and most likely not make a profit. So either they do this, they cram shitloads of DLC and similar horseshit in there, or they just cut major parts of the game.
Honestly, I think I'd rather see big budget JRPGs go in this direction than the route WRPGs have gone in of padding a 15-20-hour game to 50+ with lots of cheap open world filler busywork.
Samurai G0SU
Member
..... Lol wow.... Get ready to spend $200 for the full story. And microtransitions for the summons. Wtf. .. So sad now....
What practice? Honestly, what practice? I'm embarrassed by all the "fuck this I'm out" posts over a quote that could be interpreted dozens of ways.
josecitoxnyo
Member
Fuck Telltale, their fans, the stupid idea of episodic content, fuck everything, seriously.
YOU HAD ONE JOB SQUARE
YOU HAD ONE JOB SQUARE
Darkangel
Member
I've now entered Stage 1 of grief.
What if the "Final Fantasy VII Remake" is like a second Final Fantasy VII Compilation? You have the remake of the base game as the first release, then we start to get sequels like FFVII-2 and spinoffs like Dirge of Cerberus 2 (lol)?
It could explain what they meant by "told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience."
entremet
Member
Good points all around.
I share similar sentiments.
I've been watching some FFVII Let's Plays and I'm assuming tons of cut--Bestiary, Scenarios, even some Towns.
FFVII is a massive game in terms of assets, even back then.
They're gonna focus very much on the main story and cut a lot of the fat.
maybe you don't
You dont. Game will be linear as fvck like FF13.
Dude if that is the pace that they decide to release the game at, most of us won't live to see the ending. If Shinra HQ was a single episode the game would need to be at least 100 episodes....
texhnolyze
Banned
jshackles
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I don't mind it being episodic, but as someone who has already pre-ordered I think SquareEnix needs to clarify a few things with this statement. Does the $60 I already spent give me all of the "episodes"? Did they mean VII, VII-2, and VII-3, all with separate full length stories?
ChaosZeroX
Banned
Funny how Square said some years ago that they didn't want to remake FF7 because they don't want to mess it up and the first thing they do when they start the remake is mess it up.
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Frequently requested remake of classic RPG announced 18 years after the original. Will be released episodically.
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meanspartan
Member
Stop with the apologism.
Few are excited for FFXV. If you are gonna blow out a budget on a game, 7 would be it.
It was too good to be true...
It's not the length of time that's the issue, it's how the story gets hacked up in order to make the episodic format work. It doesn't take a genius to see where this is going. You won't be getting the full FF7 spread out over time, you'll be selections/highlights. And paying more for it in the end. It's bullshit.
BigJonsson
Member
I hope it still has the Weapon fights and Chocobo breeding
Mikey Jr.
Member
But like I said, they flesh it out. So Midgar is much bigger. More things to do. Like, they can add a whole bunch without fucking up the story.
Midgar was just an example as well. They can go past Midgar obviously.
But I'll be honest, I'm kind of coming around to this idea if it is the way I think it is. Each part being able to have more meat on it now that they aren't forced to cram everything to fit into the time/budget.
Could not be that bad of an idea.
Gunslinger
Member
Oh and people who are defending saying it's a long game lets release witcher 3 in episodic release too. Since you know its a 200+ hour game with world 2 times maybe 3 times the size of FFVII. I mean it's clearly too long to release it in one disk. Freaking no talent hacks at SE. Maybe they run a game past 30 fps next time.
I'm confused you say no-one wants to wait 6-8 years for this then lay down a schedule for 6 year wait for the full complete remake anyway. :/
DriftingSpirit
Member
It will be fine. This is just the usual overreaction but it will all be good upon release and afterward. Especially if it means it will be coming sooner rather than later.
Hype still intact!
Hype still intact!
Lifejumper
Member
Tabata save us.
I find it funny how SE has been explaining it for years and years, that FF7 remake would not be feasible financially. If this was true for the PS3 days then it is even more true today.
Did people magically think that somehow they'd manage to make this on the cheap or on the quick?
Did people magically think that somehow they'd manage to make this on the cheap or on the quick?
UltimaPooh
Member
Try 40?
Could we at least update the misleading thread title? There isn't any confirmation it will be episodic, just that it will be multi-part.
Phenomenal Flea
Member
Man, I'm kinda okay with this. We've all played the game before and know how the story goes. Do we need to play the whole remake from start to finish in one go?
If this means I can start playing the game sooner, I'm all for it. Not to mention, it gives them more time to polish each episode to our impossible standards (with any hope). It would also explain why they could show so much of the opening area in the most recent trailer, perhaps?
If this means I can start playing the game sooner, I'm all for it. Not to mention, it gives them more time to polish each episode to our impossible standards (with any hope). It would also explain why they could show so much of the opening area in the most recent trailer, perhaps?
The reasonable response – but, alas, this is an FF thread.