Final Fantasy VII Accidentally Re-released

[Beautiful End]

You paid $12.70.

- For a 15 year old game.
- That looks like crap now.
- That still doesn't have a real ending (yes, they tacked one on when they ran out of time/budget).
- And it uses SecuROM.

You know when he keeps hitting you it's not really because he loves you, right?

Thank you, good sir/ma'am. This is what I've been saying all this time! *Sigh*

OT: I'm a FF fan. I really am. My favorite FF was FFVIII and FFIX. I thought FFVII was...okay. Well, actually, I hated it. When they started releasing all the spin-offs and fans started claiming it was the best game ever and that's why it was the only game that deserved their attention, I got a little pissed. To me, the game didn't have a good ending (Don't feed me that "Abstract" ending crap. Cutting from a big event to 500 years later without an explanation is a bad ending that they tried to cover up with two sequels). But alright, I said. At least they're trying.

But when I heard they were literally re-releasing the same game only now was just utter bullshit. I wouldn't mind re-buying a game as long as it looks better (MGS, Jak and Daxter, DMC, etc.) but if it looks and feels the same as that game from 10 years ago, then why buy it again? I still got my original copy.

Oh, Square Enix. Sometimes I wonder where you went wrong...

 

[mdqp]

Since there are mods that do a better job, you have to wonder why anyone would pay that much for this re-release. In all honesty, I can't see a good reason to buy this one, unless you don't own another version of the game anymore (maybe a compatibility issue? Did they took their time to make the game run smoothly on current PCs?).

 

[Evil Smurf]

haha there is so much fail in this story

 

[Tanis]

The re-re-release of the game has up-rezzed textures/models.

There's a fan-mod that does the same thing PLUS adds in the PS1/X sounds.

To me this seems to just ANOTHER shitty port (of a mediocre JRPG I might add) that's there to cash in on retarded fans who don't know how to use google.

Then again, this IS Square-ENIX, who hasn't MADE a 'noteworthy' JRPG in nearly a decade or so.

:/

 

[Scrustle]

Stupid entitled pricks. Just because you bought a game early doesn't mean you're allowed to pirate it. Just wait until the game is released properly like everyone else.

 

[Nami nom noms]

Yet more evidence for the 'Squeenix has no clue what it is doing' outlook.

But yes, those who already purchased the game are entitled to it, however they may have to wait and think of it as a pre-order

 

[Hagi]

This thread is both hilarious and sad at the same time.

There's people who paid money for a product that just plain doesn't work at all entirely due to the fault of the producer with no refund being given and some people here are saying they shouldn't complain?

Are you guys serious?

 

[GAunderrated]

Stupid entitled pricks. Just because you bought a game early doesn't mean you're allowed to pirate it. Just wait until the game is released properly like everyone else.

You bet they are entitled to play a game THEY PAID FOR. I can't believe I am still surprised that people like you still can't use the word entitled in its proper context. When you purchase a game legally you are fully within your rights to play it.

As for the piracy issue, I honestly care less and less about people pirating products as long as I see developers and publishers crapping on their customers. DRM on a game over a decade old, and said DRM is whats stopping the PAYING CUSTOMERS from playing the game THEY PAID FOR. It is just utter BS and its crap like this that makes me just say oh well when you see the supposed high piracy rates.

 

[yaydod]

I buy games before they're released all the time, and don't complain when I don't immediately get to play them. It's called a "pre-order". Most of the time I pay for food before I'm able to eat it.

People need to quit acting like they're screwed out of their money and will never be able to play the game. They will be, once the actual release date hits.

Yes, when you pre-oder a game you cannot download it, but in this case they were able to download it, they have all the files on their PC so they have all the rights to play the damn thing, especially if they were able to download it from the official web site.

 

[yaydod]

They don't have all the rights, or they would be able to play it, and that's because they were never supposed to be able to download it in the first place.

They were able to download it from their web site after they legally purchased it. So who in they're right mind would NOT expect something functional.
It is like i purchase a game on GamersGate, they let download the game and after the download the game doesn't work because of stupid DRM... huh sounds familiar.

Yeah so Square are doing a Ubisoft+GFWL DRM kinda crap but without acknowledging that they screwed up, good job Square, good job.

 

[Zoomy]

Stupid entitled pricks. Just because you bought a game early doesn't mean you're allowed to pirate it. Just wait until the game is released properly like everyone else.

So when a company sells you a product (on their own website) that doesn't work and refuses to give a refund (violating just about every consumer right I can think of), complaining about it makes you a "stupid entitled prick"? Please, explain your logic.

 

[Lancer873]

I think we can call it official: Square Enix is just trolling the FF7 fans.

 

[ScruffyMcBalls]

This thread is both hilarious and sad at the same time.

There's people who paid money for a product that just plain doesn't work at all entirely due to the fault of the producer with no refund being given and some people here are saying they shouldn't complain?

Are you guys serious?

I completely agree with you man, the attitude of some members of this community makes me fucking cringe.
We're talking about people, excited and more than likely long-term fans might I add, probably checking Square's site every day for this game to go live so they can buy it and support a company they still somehow have faith in (much like my misguided faith in Nintendo) by buying a game the majority of them probably already own in an attempt to pay homage to a story they love.
And Square's response is to say "oh shit.." and pull the product and pretend it didn't happen. People, that's not legal, whether by Judicial Law or simply by standard moral code, that ain't gonna fly.
Oh, and to all the assholes who poke fun at these people because they're buying a game that's A) old and B) easily found elsewhere: KISS THE DARKEST PART OF MY PEARLY WHITE ASS!
Who the hell do you think you are, begrudging someone the right to buy a game they love just because it's old. We're supposed to be GAMERS, you know, people who love GAMES, regardless of their age. We love games because they're good or because they entertain us, not because they were released last week and come in High Definition.

For fucking shame people, for shame. The so called "Gaming Community" at large really has to take a look at itself and readdress their stance on this kinda shit.

(sorry that took so long, kinda got outta hand...)

 

[The White Hunter]

Yet more evidence for the 'Squeenix has no clue what it is doing' outlook.

But yes, those who already purchased the game are entitled to it, however they may have to wait and think of it as a pre-order

Of course they don't, they're completely insane, I'm expecting F13-3 and TWEWY2 to be announced at the same time before christmas and for TWEWY2 to become vaporware like Versus 13.

As for waiting and it basically being a pre-purchase, that'd be a good work around for Squeenix tbh.

At any rate I got the game for free on PS+ a while back. Oh, and I own an original black disk copy of it for the PSX. So yeah. Not interested.

And frankly it's an overated FF title imo, it's good but it's not the best in the series.

Flame-shield ON! : D

 

[ScruffyMcBalls]

Also, no one has yet to explain as to how the hell these guys (not sure if they'd wanna be called fans anymore) were supposed to know the game was released early since there hasn't been a release date announced yet as far as I can tell after looking at previous articles and Googling for answers.

 

[The White Hunter]

Who the hell do you think you are, begrudging someone the right to buy a game they love just because it's old. We're supposed to be GAMERS, you know, people who love GAMES, regardless of their age. We love games because they're good or because they entertain us, not because they were released last week and come in High Definition.

Makes sense, I'd like to think that sales of this digital release could inspire Square to do a full HD remake or something of FF7, which would be pretty cool... now if only we could convince them to remake 8...

Square should just treat the guys who bought it like it was a preorder and give them a digital download of the OST or something, that'd be pretty fair compensation if you ask me.

But Square don't make good decisions often,
isn't that right captcha?

captcha: yeah right

 

[The White Hunter]

I think we can call it official: Square Enix is just trolling the FF7 fans.

There are better ways to do that.

HD remakes of 8 or 9 would do the trick.

 

[Zoomy]

...by complete accident.

Not the consumer's fault.

...yet, because it's not supposed to until the actual release date

Again, not the consumer's fault.

I've not seen anybody but one forum-goer actually say anything about being refused a refund, and that was the guy who 'personally knows 2 lawyers, TWO' and has promised "HELL to pay" and threatened piracy.

Know what else I've not seen? An official statement by Square Enix explaining the situation even though it seems to have happened on the 4th and this is the 6th.

They claim to deserve the right to play a game now that they're not supposed to have yet.

No. They claim the right to play a game they paid actual money for. So what if "it wasn't supposed to be out"? If it wasn't ready, it shouldn't have been sold. But it was. The customers paid the money in good faith, expecting that in exchange for their money they would get a working product. They did not. SE has broken the trust between seller and buyer, and the onus is on them to fix it. The only thing the customers did wrong was go on the SE website, see the game they wanted for sale and bought it.

 

[GamingAwesome1]

This thing has SecuROM?

Pffftt, nope. I'm out.

Still haven't played FF7 and that's probably the way it'll stay now.


Also, they bought a game after it was released by accident, they can't play it and they're being denied a refund for literally being a sold a product that doesn't work and you people are saying they shouldn't complain? Really?

 

[evilneko]

They will be, once the actual release date hits.

Has Squeenix confirmed that? Have they publicly stated that the game will work?

If not the aggrieved customers have every reason to *****, moan, complain, and dispute the charges.

This is not a pre-order. This is not a Steam pre-load. People bought it, expecting it to work, and it didn't. The complaints are absolutely legitimate and I'd be right there with them if I'd bought it.