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Final Fantasy VII is getting re-re-released on Steam
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I'm curious if they've made any additional changes. I assume they're not doing something as stupid as blurring the backgrounds like in the more recent FFVIII and IX ports. I think the only change I'd want to see is them getting rid of the silly open mouths on the characters, but the PC version's using different models than the PS1 game altogether, so maybe not.
Either way, I'm assuming they didn't screw anything up and I'm buying it on GOG. Always wanted to play the PC version with its various visual improvements; much more so since they swapped in the PS1 music years back.
Either way, I'm assuming they didn't screw anything up and I'm buying it on GOG. Always wanted to play the PC version with its various visual improvements; much more so since they swapped in the PS1 music years back.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yes. Though whether or not it has DRM on Steam, I don't know.
Kacho
Member
yessir. they ripped out the Square Enix account nonsense.
Kazdane
Member
Just checked, and no, it's still the same.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
It's on GOG now as well. Skip Steam and get it DRM free.
www.gog.com
FINAL FANTASY VII
The world has fallen under the dominion of the Shinra Electric Power Compa
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Pejo
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Is 7th Heaven mod manager still compatible with this, do you know? I'm guessing yes based on your list of changes. Shouldn't fundamentally change anything with the mods
Gamer_By_Proxy
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asdasdasdbb
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Was gonna mention that, the final price of the old version was $4.79. Kinda lucky if you bought a key and they honored it.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Haven't tried myself, but I'm seeing reports that the old mods will need to be re-written for the new game code and/or GOG version of the game. My guess is that they'll eventually get updated since this new version is now the only way for new customers to buy the game.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Jesus Fucking Christ, Square.
I just fucking knew they'd fuck it up. The re-release of the game isn't just a DRM-free version of the 2012 port. That would've been great. Instead, it has a godawful smear filter applied to all of the backgrounds, so they're all a nigh-undecipherable mess, and the character models don't blend in at all. When you load the game up, the DotEmu logo pops up, and they're terrible at everything to do with re-releases, so... yeah, something changed, and they fucked it up. It's the same shit as with their FF8 and FF9 re-releases, but probably worse. It looks terrible.
This release is trash, and nobody should buy it. There's a ton of negative reviews on Steam, so hopefully Square gets the message, and just gives us the old release without the DRM. I was so excited to have a DRM-free version of FFVII PC, but with how shit Square is, this is probably all we'll ever get.
I hate this.
I just fucking knew they'd fuck it up. The re-release of the game isn't just a DRM-free version of the 2012 port. That would've been great. Instead, it has a godawful smear filter applied to all of the backgrounds, so they're all a nigh-undecipherable mess, and the character models don't blend in at all. When you load the game up, the DotEmu logo pops up, and they're terrible at everything to do with re-releases, so... yeah, something changed, and they fucked it up. It's the same shit as with their FF8 and FF9 re-releases, but probably worse. It looks terrible.
This release is trash, and nobody should buy it. There's a ton of negative reviews on Steam, so hopefully Square gets the message, and just gives us the old release without the DRM. I was so excited to have a DRM-free version of FFVII PC, but with how shit Square is, this is probably all we'll ever get.
I hate this.
John Bilbo
Gold Member
In some cases the use of mods is made very easy on GOG. For those wanting a more ease of use experience GOG is the way to go.It's on GOG now as well. Skip Steam and get it DRM free.
FINAL FANTASY VII
The world has fallen under the dominion of the Shinra Electric Power Compa
Branded
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Amazing how companies can still fuck up this badly.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Focus Entertainment just needs to shutter DotEmu so Square is forced to outsource it to someone else for the re re re re re release. Maybe get the guys that did Silent Hill HD Collection to keep things on brand.
Ellis
Member
OG backgrounds with no blurred bullshit will be better as AI improves constantly, and they won't update every year-or-two if they do it now.
That said, I'll take the original backgrounds paird with a CRT filter, or just pass through to my broadcast monitor anyway.
IFireflyl
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Below are the achievement differences (which I copied from each and then ran through ChatGPT to give a table breakdown).
Modified or Renamed Achievements:
| Old achievement | New achievement | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won 1st battle | First Blood | Renamed | Same trigger, wording only |
| Braver / Big Shot / Beat Rush / Healing Wind / Sled Fang / Greased Lightning / Dice / Boost Jump / Galian Beast | Breaking New Ground | Consolidated | Individual "first Limit" achievements removed; replaced with one generic Limit Break use |
| Yuffie | Shuriken Join Us | Renamed | Same condition |
| Vincent | Won't You be My Valentine? | Renamed | Same condition |
| Bahamut Zero | Bahamutype-0 | Renamed | Same Materia |
| Knights of the Round | Roundtable Destruction | Renamed | Same Materia |
| Omnislash | The Slash to End All Slashes | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Catastrophe | Loose Cannon | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Slots | Wheel of Fortune | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Chaos | Inner Demons | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Final Heaven | Packing a Punch | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Cosmo Memory | A Universe of Pain | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Great Gospel | See the Light | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| All Creation | Meet Your Maker | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Highwind | Gale Warning | Renamed | Same Limit Break |
| Top Level | Liege of Leveling | Renamed | Same requirement |
| Diamond Weapon | Diamond Disintegrator | Renamed | Same boss |
| Emerald Weapon | Emerald Eviscerator | Renamed | Same boss |
| Ruby Weapon | Ruby Render | Renamed | Same boss |
| Master of Gil | Coming Up All Nines | Renamed | Same gil cap |
| End of Game | A Feat of Meteoric Proportions | Renamed | Same completion condition |
| Master Materia | Materia Mastermind | Narrowed | Old required mastering all Materia; new only requires one Materia to Lv. 5 |
New Achievements:
| New achievement | Notes |
|---|---|
| Failure IS an Option | Have your whole party fall in battle |
| Consummate Cross-dresser | Get Don Corneo to choose Cloud over the two females |
| Chocochampion | Win the Chocobo Racing mini-game |
| Fledgling Summoner | Use a summon Materia in battle |
| Best Bromance | Go on a date with Barret in the Gold Saucer |
| Corel's Angel | Score 10,050 points or more in G-Bike at the Gold Saucer |
| Making Waves | Obtain the Leviathan Materia |
| Waiting in the Wings | Obtain the Bahamut Materia |
| Transcendent Convoker | Obtain the Master Summon Materia |
Removed Achievements:
| Old achievement | Notes |
|---|---|
| Battle Square | Start a battle in the Battle Square |
| End of Part I | Complete the first part of the game |
| End of Part II | Complete the second part of the game |
| Ultimate Weapon | Defeat the Ultimate Weapon |
| Gold Chocobo | Get a Gold Chocobo |
| Materia Overlord | Master all Materias |
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