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FFXIII Director Wants To Remake Final Fantasy VII
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Jason's Ultimatum
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I'll gladly pay for a FF7 remake..........as long as it doesn't turn out like FFX/FFXIII with the j-pop crap. That's the only thing I'm worried about. SE will end up changing so much stuff.
Personally, I would tell SE not to add VA to the remake. I've always liked the muted characters. Atmosphere always seemed better.
Personally, I would tell SE not to add VA to the remake. I've always liked the muted characters. Atmosphere always seemed better.
WanderingWind
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WickedLaharl said:
But hey. Voice acting!
Can't wait until they get to Yuffie's voice!
SUPARSTARX
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Damn it, remake FFIX!
badcrumble
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I'd like to point out that I'm loving FF13, but I recognize that its approach wouldn't work for FF7 whatsoever. Loved FFX-2 also. I don't hate Toriyama, and I don't worship FF7, but they don't match each other at all.
Fenderputty said:
How? I mean, other than the fact that they now have a working engine and a variety of 720p assets, both of which were charged to 13's budget. An FF7 remake would cost more for exactly the reasons that have been pointed out, and if we take how Japan buys DQ remakes to be a good indicator of how the US would buy FF remakes it could maybe, possibly, barely break 2m WW lifetime compared to 13's 6mil shipped by the week of US launch.
Choppasmith
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disappeared said:
Here's a thought for you, would they keep the Xenogears reference?
Chairman Yang
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I'd settle for something a bit above the standard of Lost Odyssey. There's no need to make everything in fully explorable 3D. A mix of fixed-camera, 2D, and a few full 3D backgrounds would be fine.dark10x said:
The fixes would be easy. The combat system is already fine, and wouldn't have to be changed much. The writing is terrible, but a retranslation would go a long way. A few little tweaks on top of that (skippable summons, the removal of some questionable minigames) and I think everyone would be happy, just like they were mostly happy with the other FF/DQ remakes.dark10x said:
WanderingWind
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Chairman Yang said:
I agree with everything except for the removal of mini-games. That would serve no purpose but to piss fans off.
-Pyromaniac-
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I like how some people are telling S-E to shut up or do it as if they're standing on a fucking podium twice a week declaring that they are indeed interested in making a remake to anyone who will listen.
But in reality it's the media and fans who won't stop bringing up the word remake to them.
But in reality it's the media and fans who won't stop bringing up the word remake to them.
KratosKilla
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This why wouldn't people be loud about getting the best one in the series?John Harker said:
MassiveAttack
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DR2K said:
Why wouldn't it happen? It's one of the biggest cash cows in the history of Squeenix and guaranteed to generate millions to the bottom line.
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
Well, I don't mean the iconic ones like snowboarding, but the really pointless ones like when you have to administer CPR by pressing a button, then pressing it again, then repeating that a few times.WanderingWind said:
Crash Station
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They can add Genesis and any other bullshit from the compilation into the remake for all I care. There is only ONE reason why I would not be hyped for the game and that's if they changed the battle system. They can add stuff to it like they did with the FF4 remake but it better not resemble a post FFIX battle system or I will go crazy.
WanderingWind
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KratosKilla said:
Because I think I could accept them messing up FFVII. They already have tried stripping out all the charm of it with Advent Children, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, etc. Playing through the game again, it's weird seeing that the cast aren't (especially Cloud) emo douchebag whiners. All of that came from the expanded fiction, that IMO, missed the damn point.
It's a foregone conclusion that VII will be made at some point. It probably won't be this gen, but it's going to happen. If they were to take on VI, and mess that up?
People would have to die.
KratosKilla
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Yup. FF6 wasn't the my first RPG experience. FF7 holds a place in a lot of people's hearts for being their first RPG and game on PS1. Still, It might be a good thing that they don't destroy FF6 with a remake after seeing the character model for Kefka in Dissidia.Xater said:
You know what? Considering how abysmal Square Enix's console output has been this generation and how many times this shit has gone through the rumor cycle I can officially say that I don't care anymore. I don't trust them to not fuck it up entirely and I definitely can tell you that I am beyond tired of this shit. You can't keep denying that a remake is happening then go and say shit like that. Pick one or the other but stick with it. Stop fucking with people
Why do they think it would be so hard to remake FFVII? Do I just expect to little from a remake? If I was going to remake the game I don't think I would feel overwhelmed. Every thing in the game is done. All they have to do is bring the graphics into this generation.
What's so damn overwhelming about that list? It's a list. Do they think they have to reinvent the whole thing?
I think the problem is that they wouldn't be able to keep themselves from monkeying with the game. For example the one thing I would think they would absolutely change is the over world. If I was going to redo it I would make the over world like Gran Pulse. Where you could see all the enemies walking around and you could walk around in the middle of em. I would still leave the random encounters in the rest of the game though. They wouldn't be able to stop there though and I think that's the problem.
- Redo all the cut scenes with Advent children quality video.
- Add voice acting to all the cut scenes.
- Do the voice acting twice and choose the best actor for each part.
- Redo all the character models up to FF13 standards.
- Recreate all the painted backgrounds into 3D.
- Redo all the enemy models up to FF13 standards.
- Redo the over world and recreate the over world models.
- Leave the battle system the f alone but add skips to the summons.
- Job Done
What's so damn overwhelming about that list? It's a list. Do they think they have to reinvent the whole thing?
I think the problem is that they wouldn't be able to keep themselves from monkeying with the game. For example the one thing I would think they would absolutely change is the over world. If I was going to redo it I would make the over world like Gran Pulse. Where you could see all the enemies walking around and you could walk around in the middle of em. I would still leave the random encounters in the rest of the game though. They wouldn't be able to stop there though and I think that's the problem.
Chairman Yang
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An FF6 remake might be even more expensive than an FF7 one. There's a huge amount of content, even if the game's not that long. Look at the number of characters, items, and abilities.KratosKilla said:
It'd be a good candidate for a PS2-level remake, though, maybe on a future portable system.
Lumpy Onion
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Maybe for PSP. I really can't expect them to use the quality of FF XIII's visuals put into remaking this. I imagine by the time its finished they could have just made a new game.
brotkasten
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cosmicblizzard said:
There is no way they would remake FF7 and don't touch the battle system. It's not 'flashy' enough.
KratosKilla
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I agree with you. Though it might be cool to get one with crisper HD sprites. I don't know if that's possible, but I loved how FF1 looked and sounded on the PSP. Maybe they could do a FF6 remake for the PSP with crisper sprites and fully orchestrated music. I don't know though.WanderingWind said:
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