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Will the FFVII remake happen this generation?

Just download the game and put in mods. There you go, thats the remake you'll ever get.

A remake should happen for a real Final Fantasy... Im talking about FF8. =)
 
Manu said:
I don't mind the updated character designs, I think they look great in Dissidia/AC, but they clash horribly with the way the world is designed/rendered in VII.

If you're going to update the character models in the original game, make them look more like this:



Not like this:
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YES. Cel-shaded graphics that match the original art style please!
 
I would love an HD Remake but it needs to stay true to the original game. ATB, towns and world map, all that jazz. I'd show my support for that. Or maybe I just wish Final Fantasy was still that way.
 
It's a shame this remake has become some kind of mystical entity that has to be perfect and cost a billion dollars, because honestly VII is probably the most in need of a remake out of the series. There's just a ton of stuff that's not quite right thanks to the early transition into 3D. The graphics are obvious, including some moments that end up looking hilarious thanks to the character models that are supposed to be totally serious. And the prerendered maps can be a serious issue getting around. The biggest thing that needs to be handled, though, is the boring, overly long, kind of poor minigames. I'd also add that Materia should probably level faster (I think fully leveled anything at the very tail end of the game, and I wasn't exactly swapping stuff around), but that's probably subjective.

I mean, even a 3DS remake would be nice and allow the game to really shine like it should, but unfortunately it's locked into either being a giant production or just plain not existing thanks to its reputation. Of course we'll probably get an iOS version, but I'm honestly kind of doubtful as to how much that'd help.
 
Derrick01 said:
I would say I don't even care anymore but that's honestly a lie because of all the great memories I have of the game. I just don't see how it would work with voice acting and I don't know how they would be able to re-do everything in FF7 with ps4 graphics without it costing like $200 million. That game had way more in it than games do now.
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Oh man. Can you imagine. No World Map, seamless transitions from Midgar to the overworld and then from there to towns. Monsters running around. Seamless transitions into battle. Seamless everything!
 
Square makes bad decisions but they're not going to give their most famous and valuable asset anything but the highest quality remake. Unfortunately this probably means a full blown CGI-esque remake that would cost an ungodly amount of money as opposed to using a cheaper anime-esque art style that would probably much more closely follow the games original art design.
 
moltonasty said:
came here to post this. OP, be careful what you wish for. most if not all of the FF remakes so far have been fucking horrific and pointless as hell. ff7 may be different since it's not sprite based, but i don't have much faith that SE would give it the attention it deserves. I REALLY HOPE this remake never happens for that reason.
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Hyperbole much? Each Final Fantasy received a decent remake, except for maybe V and that's arguable.

Regarding FFVII remake, I'd love them to just remake the game in its original design with redone prerendered backdrops. Aside from the obvious assets upgrades, the only big change I would want them to make is to standardize the aesthetics instead of switching between super deformed and realistic proportional character models. And then, most importantly, redone translation.
 
What will happen is we'll get some "Square Enix's Final Fantasy XXth Anniversary special on such and such a date". There it will be revealed that the FFVII remake will actually be on PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware. The game will come out, Square Enix will call its 7 million units sold a "disappointment" and then will announce, some months later, a "Definitive Version" in 1080p for PS4 and Xbox One.
 
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MilesWebber said:
It's not as good as you think it was. Let it go.
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Gotta jump in and disagree. I started at VIII, so my VIII was everyone else's VII. Someone around here once said your first FF is your favorite, and that holds for me. That being said I never played VII until last year when it re released on PC. It is my second favorite behind VIII.


While you might have a semi valid point about it not being as great as some people remember, I don't think that applies across the board.
 
I think it's bound to happen one day after enough commercial failure which theyre suffering from. If they have the tools and the reason then its not impossible.

Honestly if they took the FFX battle system and used the gran pulse style maps from FFXIII as the open world continents I would be happy. We may lose airship travel but keep it the same as it was in FFX.

Even rebuilding it that way would leave enough room to be appreciated by fans without having to butcher the original ideas too much
 
RedlineRonin said:
Gotta jump in and disagree. I started at VIII, so my VIII was everyone else's VII. Someone around here once said your first FF is your favorite, and that holds for me. That being said I never played VII until last year when it re released on PC. It is my second favorite behind VIII.


While you might have a semi valid point about it not being as great as some people remember, I don't think that applies across the board.
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I would definitely agree, You're first FF is your fave, Also personally I played it at its pomp in 97 so I think age also adds too nostalgia value as going back playing FF7 now just wouldn't be as immersive as it was back in the day. FF7 was my personal fave and still my fave game of alltime due to it being the first RPG I played and opened doors then that led me too Star Ocean, Legend of dragoon etc.

FF8 had the best soundtrack though id say.
 
RaikuHebi said:
Oh man. Can you imagine. No World Map, seamless transitions from Midgar to the overworld and then from there to towns. Monsters running around. Seamless transitions into battle. Seamless everything!
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omfg stop

my dick can only get so erect
 
Don't think so, it would kinda suck tbh; the game would probably look weird as hell up'ing the assets to HD and voice acting and/or correcting the translations would almost certainly kill many of the standout moments in the game. If they made the game less clunky mechanically I'd be all for that.

A Final Fantasy VII remake is far more likely to happen on mobile platforms than to see a full fledged HD makeover ala Final Fantasy X/X-2.
 
I have to agree that it'll happen, but it'll be a portable or mobile phone game and not super slick, high-budget console remake people are actually asking for when they say they want a remake.

However, that does mean we're spared all the complaints from people saying they're disappointed with the remake for reasons they can't articulate but that basically boil down to they're not 8 years old anymore.
 
I think SE is saving it as one of their oh shit cards. Like when things get really bad and they need to do something to pull in some big money.
 
If FFXV doesn't sell as well as they hope, I imagine you can expect them to hit that panic button. That, or retreat further and further into the mobile gaming section.

I don't imagine that will be the case though. WAY too many people will still wait for FFXV. It will sell huge #'s. As big as FFVII though? Given how much longer FFVII has been out... I seriously doubt it.
 
Shadow780 said:
Just to troll SE should re-make that snow boarding game on iOS.

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They should actually. That mini game was awesome as a kid. My cousin would come over with FFVII and we'd play up to Golden Saucer by the time he had to go home. If you start the snowboarding game and pop the disc out you could infinitely play it, which I did for many days until I turned it off by accident :(.


Would buy iOS version ASAP
 
When I play FF VII on ePSXe, I use shaders that make it look somewhat blurry and play at a resolution of 480p.

HD FF VII is not something I'd be interested in.
 
I know I'm probably in the minority, but I'd love to see the entire Compilation of Final Fantasy VII on a single disc. A remastered Crisis Core to go along with a VII remake would make me so freaking happy!
 
maxcer0081 said:
let it go already.

I would rather fondly remember the times I had with FFVII then get a shitty remake that taints those memories.
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Exactly. Even if Square was mystically still in their prime, I wouldn't chance it. Too many things would not translate well in HD: Barrett being a walking, talking, flagrantly cursing stereotype (so they'd have to completely rewrite all of his dialogue. Similar for Cid). Honeybee Inn section would not happen. They'd have to not only do a complete open world, but they'd have to model a complete underwater map, that's just as detailed. Just the thought of the budget for that makes me scared. Other things are hazy, but those are the immediate things that stuck out to me as being near impossible to replicate. Just leave it, or simply improve character models for an HD remaster.
 
Derrick01 said:
I would say I don't even care anymore but that's honestly a lie because of all the great memories I have of the game. I just don't see how it would work with voice acting and I don't know how they would be able to re-do everything in FF7 with ps4 graphics without it costing like $200 million. That game had way more in it than games do now.
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Yeah. As much as a big-event FFVII Remake would excite people & even likely make a lot of money, it's got to be a logistical nightmare.

I mean, you might have to essentially sacrifice the production of a brand new mainline FF for years, as remaking VII from the ground-up on a next-gen platform would take a ton of money, time, and man-power. Not sure if I would want that, as I want to see the FF series continue to move forward (jokes about XIII and '10 year Versus dev cycle' aside).
You also have to account for how massive VII is- the world, the amount of text/dialogue, mini-games, enemy variety, etc. Apples-to-apples it absolutely dwarfs something like FFXIII in size and scope. Cut any of that and you immediately burn fans of the original. In fact, I think many fans of VII would expect additional content to keep things fresh. I, for one, played VII almost to the point of memorization.
A major production partner (one of the big boys like Sony or MS) might help significantly, but would S-E even want to take that plunge?

Maybe it would be easier to put together some kind of HD remaster of VII (i.e. upgraded character models, hi-res pre-rendered backgrounds*, new CG cutscenes, etc.) to encourage people to play it again- then hit fans with a next-gen JRPG FFVII-2 that follows the events of Advent Children? A lot of vocal fans of the original would probably dry-heave at the thought of that, but I have no doubt it would still be very successful. It also wouldn't have to be nearly the undertaking of remaking the entirety of VII.


(*Then again, I seem to recall a story years ago regarding someone at S-E saying they don't even have hi-def renders for the backgrounds in VII any more... but maybe I'm confusing that with something else...?)


All that said, I have no doubt S-E is hoping/praying FFXV has the same kind of impact on the gaming community that VII did upon its release. The story is already starting to write itself: The JRPG genre has fallen back into its 'niche' status with gamers and BAM- FFXV not only ignites the worldwide popularity of JRPGs again, but also the Final Fantasy brand. S-E starts rolling in money, it inspires them to take risks with game productions again, and Moto Toriyama is allowed to make a major Hollywood movie based on Lightning. ;)
S-E needs that game to be a hit so badly, especially with Nomura tinkering around with it for almost 9 years when it's likely all said, done, and released.


Verendus claims a megaton FFVII Remake is coming.
At this point I'll simply have to see it to believe it.
 
McLovin said:
Guys... it wasn't THAT good =/
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Yes, it is. After recently replaying FFXIII and FFVIII (via steam) and then FFVII, I've got to say that I really appreciate the game design choices made in VII. Lots of fun mini-objectives that shake gameplay up (e.g. doing squats to acquire a wig, performing CPR on Priscilla, marching properly in the Rufus parade) and generally good pacing all around. The game's very, very solid, and the Materia system alone makes the game insanely fun and customizable without taking away characterizations. Whoever was in charge of animations did an amazing job too; battles never feel sluggish except when you're abusing summons, and overworld models' animations are charming and quick.

I think an HD remake might ruin the text-based fun I had with the game though. Having to hear NPCs talk can really slow down the pace for quicker readers. I also prefer imagining voices in my head as opposed to having a voice director dictate what the character sounds like, especially in RPGs.
 
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