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[YankeeDonB]

I think XV had character switching when it was still Nomura's project.
If they do go that route we might still have control over the whole party.

It was planned (maybe partially prototyped?). Having played Duscae 1.0 and 2.0 though, I can understand why they took it out. Noctis attacks so fast, and is so mobile, and has so many tactical options, that switching to other characters would be A. Useless, and B. Really bewildering (half the time I'm not even sure where my teammates are). It's a fun system currently, but doesn't seem a good base for team action.

If 7 had fights in more constrained areas with less mobile foes, and if each character had specific strengths in certain situations, I could maybe see full action with switching working. But the more I think about it, the more I'd prefer something like X-2 with more varied positioning and animation.

 

[inner-G]

So they still in the every early stages with this game.

I bet Cloud still does not have hands.

It was allegedly in development before the troll announcement...

 

[nelsonroyale]

They'd have to do quite a bit I imagine.

Do you know if they are really targetting making this a super high end remake? As in FFXV type scale and budget?

 

[Xone9]

$6 on steam right now btw

 

[Stone Ocean]

It was allegedly in development before the troll announcement...

Yeah, Nomura said by PSX they were already in production.

 

[Seven Force]

The day the battle system gets revealed is going to be one interesting ass day on GAF.

 

[Kagari]

Do you know if they are really targetting making this a super high end remake? As in FFXV type scale and budget?

Full remake.

 

[Lifejumper]

Nomura mentioned revealing the title this winter. FF7: subtitle incoming.

 

[Jigolo]

Full remake.

So.... what? You didn't really answer the question.

 

[stargateheaven]

if its an action rpg then its a no buy from me.

original ff7, ffx or ffx battle system or bust.

 

[FLEABttn]

So.... what? You didn't really answer the question.

Kagari kinda did.

 

[Via Purifico]

It was planned (maybe partially prototyped?). Having played Duscae 1.0 and 2.0 though, I can understand why they took it out. Noctis attacks so fast, and is so mobile, and has so many tactical options, that switching to other characters would be A. Useless, and B. Really bewildering (half the time I'm not even sure where my teammates are). It's a fun system currently, but doesn't seem a good base for team action.

If 7 had fights in more constrained areas with less mobile foes, and if each character had specific strengths in certain situations, I could maybe see full action with switching working. But the more I think about it, the more I'd prefer something like X-2 with more varied positioning and animation.

Thanks for the insight, so that wouldn't have worked out anyway.
Then X-2 style really needs to happen.

Ok so
Attack
Magic
Summon
Item

Have a meter by their name during the battle menu or keep it as is like in the original for limit breaks. Make the ATB system a more free form version of X-2 but still restricted.

 

[Nekofrog]

can't we get turn based combat with the speed of ff10's battle system

 

[Loudninja]

So.... what? You didn't really answer the question.

Umm that tells you everything you need to know.

 

[fertygo]

Nomura mentioned revealing the title this winter. FF7: subtitle incoming.

What happened if they doing chaptered release?

Like disk 1 story then proceed to next disk thing lol

 

[YankeeDonB]

That's gotta be something worked BACK into the main series. I can let it fly with FFXV, but after that and the FFXIII games, we need some way to control entire parties again.

One of my favorite elements of old FFs was the sense that you were directing a diverse team of fighters, rather than embodying one character with sidekicks, so I generally agree. But XIII worked OK for me. It helped that you could pick any of the protagonists as team leader, and, at least late game, they all felt different and supported different builds and tactics.

SEs battle designers are always experimenting, and obviously X-2, XII, and XIII were all attempts to crack faster/real-time tactical team based systems. They haven't quite perfected it yet, but I hope they keep trying, as no one else is doing much on that front.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

So.... what? You didn't really answer the question.

She did. It's a full remake, as in, I would imagine, a full budget large scale project.

 

[Teuoxton]

I am cautiously optimistic about this. I do not like Nomura's legacy with the series and am a little worried what will change from Sakaguchi's vision with this remake. Will it be made more like Advent Children in the cutscenes or will the slightly quiet moments be left alone?
Hopefully the silliness is all left in to offset more serious visuals and the soul of the game comes through.

Also, didn't the president of Square Enix once say that if they made a remake of FF7 that the company is officially bankrupt of ideas?

 

[JuanLatino]

Also, there aren't any screenshots out yet, but we have achieved rather a lot of progress, so please look forward to that. The fact that Mr Nojima's name came up this time once again for scenario also means there's something being added story-wise, so I'd love for you to look forward to that too.

This sounds like, we could see first gameplay in december?? I sure hope so

Nomura mentioned revealing the title this winter. FF7: subtitle incoming.

yep. No Wonder
Remake for an completely new AAA Game doesn't sound good

 

[Slime]

Nomura mentioned revealing the title this winter. FF7: subtitle incoming.

I'm betting on "Reunion"

 

[bananafactory]

I'm betting on "Reunion"

When I hear Reunion I think of Advent Children.

No thanks

 

[Jackl]

Also, didn't the president of Square Enix once say that if they made a remake of FF7 that the company is officially bankrupt of ideas?

Nah they're not out of ideas until Chrono Break and Xenogears remake.

Then they're tapped out of the obvious stuff.

 

[Stone Ocean]

AVALANCHE Returns - Final Fantasy VII

 

[edotlee]

Seems strange for a game where one of its absolute best moments is leaving Midgar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrwQPtxR36M

Leaving Midgar and finding out that you had this whole world to explore was pretty mind blowing at the time.

https://youtu.be/D9YU2ET5T1w?t=1m21s

 

[AuthenticM]

They need to keep the ATB system but make it more snappy and dynamic just like in X-2. I also wouldn't be opposed to removing random encounters. Or at the very least, making them like in XIII-2.

 

[ponpo]

I'm betting on "Reunion"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANzcFxPOcM

Top 5 track in FF7. Good subtitle choice.

 

[Laughing Banana]

It seems like if people are forced to choose only one between FFXV and FFVII R, this game will win in a landslide. That is just how big this game is. And if I am to choose, I too would choose this game in a heartbeat.

Anyways, 2017? 2018? 2019? Can't afford to wait too long for this

 

[Makoto Yuki]

AVALANCHE Returns - Final Fantasy VII

AVALANCHE Returns

Spoiler

(till most of them die in horrible accident)

- Final Fantasy VII

 

[SOLDIER]

Kagari, can you confirm if this is using Luminous or Unreal?

 

[wmlk]

I'm betting on "Reunion"

I think it's really obvious that this is what it'll be.

Would be a subtitle, though.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

When I hear Reunion I think of Advent Children.

No thanks

Wait, why?

EDIT: I'm honestly curious; not being testy.

 

[YankeeDonB]

Thanks for the insight, so that wouldn't have worked out anyway.
Then X-2 style really needs to happen.

Ok so
Attack
Magic
Summon
Item

Have a meter by their name during the battle menu or keep it as is like in the original for limit breaks. Make the ATB system a more free form version of X-2 but still restricted.

Switching members sort of made sense in the old versus PS3 battle snippets because everything was really constrained and floaty with the camera pulled back (still pretty messy though). But I don't think that's a look they want on current gen.

http://youtu.be/10M3RonayUQ
(Watch around 4:45)

I'm wondering about something like the prototype of XIII, where you queue actions and then watch them play out, all in real time.

http://youtu.be/_ephE0HMts0
(Around forty seconds)

Could imagine something like that with two teammates.

 

[Zukuu]

I can't wait to hear "Sending a dream into the Universe" in the game again during Cid's flashback. I get chills just thinking about it. Ever since I heard it, it was clear I want this track as my funeral music. It's even in my will.

 

[Kagari]

Kagari, can you confirm if this is using Luminous or Unreal?

I can't confirm but my guess is UE4.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

So.... what? You didn't really answer the question.

Your answer is yes, it's a high end remake lol

 

[JuanLatino]

Kagari, can you confirm if this is using Luminous or Unreal?

luminous engine isn't even finished & the Luminous Team is working together with the FF15 Team.

i think Unreal Engine 4

 

[SOLDIER]

I can't confirm but my guess is UE4.

That's my guess too. The CG trailer did have a bit of Unreal gloss to it.

 

[Reveirg]

Also, didn't the president of Square Enix once say that if they made a remake of FF7 that the company is officially bankrupt of ideas?

I believe the old CEO said that, along with many other excuses for not greenlighting the project.

 

[Xpliskin]

interesting quote from Dengenki interview with Nomura



http://www.khinsider.com/news/Degenki-Interview-with-Nomura-Talks-KH3-FFVII-5551

Seems like new story scenarios. Not sure if known.

Quick Summary:

-"It's not a simple remake"
-They're at a stage where they can show screenshots, but didn't
-Won't betray hopes
-No details yet
-Full title in winter, with additional information


It'll be a while before we can get our hands on this bluray.



So the panda guy was right when he said they started production already.

Where do these people get that info from.

 

[Reveirg]

That's my guess too. The CG trailer did have a bit of Unreal gloss to it.

Really?

 

[ponpo]

Quick Summary:

-"It's not a simple remake"
-They're at a stage where they can show screenshots, but didn't
-Won't betray hopes
-No details yet
-Full title in winter, with additional information


It'll be a while before we can get our hands on this bluray.



So the panda guy was right when he said they started production already.

Where do these people get that info from.

These blurays*

Hopefully ;_;

 

[bananafactory]

Wait, why?

EDIT: I'm honestly curious; not being testy.

Wasn't that a big plot point in the movie? Some event called The Reunion? It's been ages since I watched it but that sticks out somehow

 

[Zukuu]

http://youtu.be/10M3RonayUQ
(Watch around 4:40)

Now I am sad again... and that in a FF VII remake thread. You just did the unimaginable. I was so stoked for FF versus 13. No Stella, no party scene, no Romeo and Juliet vibe, no dark realistic city, nothing is still in the game. I bet even the musik is gone. =(

 

[Reveirg]

Now I am sad again... and that in a FF VII remake thread. You just did the unimaginable. I was so stoked for FF versus 13. No Stella, no party scene, no Romeo and Juliet vibe, no dark realistic city, nothing is still in the game. I bet even the musik is gone. =(

Most, if not all themes from old trailers are confirmed to be back.

(Both songs from that trailer are.)

 

[Fdkn]

Checked the last few pages and didn't found this so I'll post it:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/17/final-fantasy-vii-remake-interview-e3-2015/

The "HD" PC version is coming to PS4 already. We don't need two of the same thing. Even if we beautified and upgraded the visuals -- something that's bound to happen. If it's a full remake, then of course, we want to take a different approach. If we actually just upgraded the visuals -- there'd be no need for me to direct it.

Well, I can't honestly say. But things will change.

...

The comedy or the lighthearted parts -- I like those. I don't want to change it that much. But we can't have these upgraded, beautiful 3D models of Cloud and Barrett, still lining up in a row, jumping forward to attack an enemy, then jumping back to wait for their next turn. That would be bizarre. Of course there will likely be changes there. But if we took away parts like the lighter moments of the game, then it would no longer be FFVII.

more on the link

I'm totally ok with this.

 

[kenji_sama]

Hope the engine is UE4, look at KH3 gameplay footage, so clean and beautiful.

 

[Bearpowers]

Wait, why?

EDIT: I'm honestly curious; not being testy.

Not him, but because AC is is bad.

Clouds personality was crap and nothing liek end of FF7 cloud.

He made progress, got over his mako/jenova bullcrap.

He's support to be a cocky smartass, not emo sulking away.

 

[YankeeDonB]

Now I am sad again... and that in a FF VII remake thread. You just did the unimaginable. I was so stoked for FF versus 13. No Stella, no party scene, no Romeo and Juliet vibe, no dark realistic city, nothing is still in the game. I bet even the musik is gone. =(

Damn, didn't mean to be Mr. BuzzKill. Solace yourself in how shitty the battle footage looked!

I actually think XV is going to be pretty sweet, but no denying things have changed (although yes, music is still in, and Lucis the tokyo-esque city is also definitely still in).

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Wasn't that a big plot point in the movie? Some event called The Reunion? It's been ages since I watched it but that sticks out somehow

Not him, but because AC is is bad.

Clouds personality was crap and nothing liek end of FF7 cloud.

He made progress, got over his mako/jenova bullcrap.

He's support to be a cocky smartass, not emo sulking away.

Mmm, but the Reunion is also a big plot point in the original game. I guess what I'm asking is why it makes you think of AC specifically instead.

 

[Prototype]

Nostalgia hitting me pretty hard, feel like it may be time for another play through of 7.

Have a question about modding 7 if anyone here knows. All I'd really like to do is just replace the chibi models on maps/fields with the in battle models. Is there a way to do this?