Square-Enix Continues to Tease Gamers With Final Fantasy VII Remake

[Logan Westbrook]

Square-Enix Continues to Tease Gamers With Final Fantasy VII Remake

Square-Enix is remaining nice and vague on the subject of a next-gen Final Fantasy VII [http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-VII-Playstation/dp/B00000JRSB/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1280257295&sr=1-1] remake , saying that it won't be happening 'for the time being'.


As the game that introduced the franchise to a much wider audience.Final Fantasy VII is a milestone in the Final Fantasy series. It's one of the best loved games of the original PlayStation, but there's no denying that the game is showing its age, and the above tech demo - which recreates the opening scene of the game - has prompted years of speculation and rumor that a remake is in the works, rumors that persist, despite the repeated rebuffs from Square-Enix.

This time, it's Final Fantasy VII Character Designer, and now Game Director, Tetsuya Nomura who is neither confirming nor denying anything. "Fans are looking forward to an oft rumored remake of FFVII," Nomura said. "But I don't believe this will happen for the time being."

Let's be clear on that, that's not a no, that's a 'not yet'. Nomura did suggest that the game's protagonist, the pointy-haired amnesiac Cloud Strife, might appear as a guest star in other games, but as he's already appeared as a guest star in a number of other games that's not really going to be much comfort.

If you're desperate to play FFVII on your PS3, you can get it on PSN, or play your old PS1 copy, but if you're waiting for a remake, the official word from Squeenix is pretty much 'keep waiting'.

Source: 1up [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177700]



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[Igen]

Damn you square enix!!! just do the remake already!

 

[scnj]

Didn't they say a definite no a while ago? This is just getting stupid.

 

[Erana]

Why don't they just go and do it? I think its silly, but at this point, they seem more in it for money with this sub-franchaise...

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

eh...I want a remake of 8. It's summon oriented and with today's graphix, it'd be even cooler.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

They're not gonna do it.

eh...I want a remake of 8. It's summon oriented and with today's graphix, it'd be even cooler.

You're an imbecile, FF8 was garbage.

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Personally, I loved the way enemies leveled to you. I fucking hated the romance angle, though.

 

[Radeonx]

eh...I want a remake of 8. It's summon oriented and with today's graphix, it'd be even cooler.

I agree. I loved 8, and in my opinion, it was the coolest and most fun of the series.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Do PS1 games still work on the new Slims? Or is it like the PS2 compatibility.

OT: I love how they constantly tease the fans. It must be how they spend their lunch breaks.

 

[JediMB]

eh...I want a remake of 8. It's summon oriented and with today's graphix, it'd be even cooler.

You're an imbecile, FF8 was garbage.

You totally wish your opinion was worth something, don't you?

 

[Blackmagic1515]

Dam Square-Enix just make the re-make already. I'd love to play this game with better graphics. Also as stated before, a FF8 re-make woud be awesome too.

 

[Trivun]

A remake will definitely happen eventually. Sony have already stated that they have a ten year plan for the PS3, with six years left in that, so there's plenty of time for a PS3 remake of FF VII. Plus, given how many fans seem desperate for a remake, Square-Enix would be fools not to cash in on that and pander to the constant demands. As an Xbox 360 owner who intends to save up for a PS3 as well after replacing my stolen Xbox, I'd definitely want to see an FF VII remake. And there's no doubt it will eventually happen, I'm certain of it. It's just a case of when, especially when you see that most of the development teams in SE that focus on Final Fantasy games are presumably concentrating on the wider FF XIII universe, not to mention developing their next MMO, FF IV. There'll be a remake eventually though...

 

[MattAn24]

VIII was absolutely horrible. No questions asked. I originally enjoyed it, but there's only so much of Rinoa (hint: no Rinoa would be just peachy!) and the absolutely stupid Junction system I can take. Sure, the soundtrack was pretty awesome and it looked purdy but that's really where it stopped for me. The actual human-sized "sprites" were a cool thing to see though, compared to a pixel mash. The story just kept turning more and more into a shit-storm... Until you finally get to control the Ragnarok, then everyone can fuck right off so I can just fly that baby around for ages and ages.

But then again, I really enjoyed IX and it's really over-looked a lot of the time.
Sure, VII could maybe be remade (hell, it's the only one in the PS1 generation that doesn't actually look that great).. If there were some subtle tweaks to the gameplay and some added awesome that the original doesn't have, that'd be cool too.

EDIT @AP, just so you know, it's available on PSP's PSN too and works for both PS3 and PSP. Vagrant Story's up there too.

 

[APLovecraft]

you can get this on psn??

damn, startin to regret getting my 360 now

 

[eldermore]

I would sacrifice a limb for this to happen...

 

[JaredXE]

Sony hates money. It's why they aren't pushing for remaking FFVII and why they don't have proper backwards compatability for both PS1 and PS2.


EDIT: Oh, and FF8 was garbage. It was even worse than 12.

 

[damselgaming]

Shocker I know, but my favourite was 9. Though I don't think it needs to be remade.
I don't even know if I'd enjoy playing a remade 7. I think I'm sort of done with Final Fantasy, apart from occasionally re-playing 9.

 

[MattAn24]

Squeenix hates money. It's why they aren't remaking FFVII and why they don't have proper backwards compatability for both PS1 and PS2.

...wut? That's not Squeenix's fault. SONY were the ones that completely neglected PS2 backwards compatibility for the PS3 Slim's, etc. PS1 games are somehow fine though.

 

[JaredXE]

Squeenix hates money. It's why they aren't remaking FFVII and why they don't have proper backwards compatability for both PS1 and PS2.

...wut? That's not Squeenix's fault. SONY were the ones that completely neglected PS2 backwards compatibility for the PS3 Slim's, etc. PS1 games are somehow fine though.

DOH! Yeah, my bad...I'll fix that. I meant Sony.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

They're not gonna do it.

eh...I want a remake of 8. It's summon oriented and with today's graphix, it'd be even cooler.

You're an imbecile, FF8 was garbage.

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Personally, I loved the way enemies leveled to you. I fucking hated the romance angle, though.

Anyone remember that scene where they're floating in zero gravity?
That was just... awkward.
I really liked FFVIII personally; FFVII is in fact my least favourite of the three PS1 FFs.

Where does 9 fit in? It's the top for me, of the PS1 games.