Square Enix Finally Confirms PC Final Fantasy VII

[Weaver]

So we'll just ignore the 1998 windows release? I think I still have the disk around somewhere.

Sensationalist headlines are one thing, but it's another to be just factually incorrect.

Well, if you want to be stupidly, factually correct, Square ENIX never released this game in 1998.

Really, why are people so fuckin hateful about this?

Squaresoft did it, sure - but my issue is not with who published it- it's that it's been released on PC at all. I'm not being "hateful". Journalistic integrity is a real thing and claiming FF VIII has never been released on PC in the past is an incorrect statement and it should be rectified in journalistic articles that should reflect the truth of both history and reality as is.

Claiming it is "finally" on PC is logically exclusive to the fact that it was on PC previously. This is where I take issue.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

No steam release? bah

I'd rather not see a Steam release for this. I'd like to be able play FF7 on my PC without needing to be online. Not that Steam is bad for that but the odd time that my internet conks out with my PC off would make me displeased.

They could always do both and I don't see why not. For those that like every single game to be on Steam they could sell it to them on Steam while everyone else can just get it via their website.

 

[Baresark]

He claimed at the time that the development team would be more than happy to work on a new version of the game, but that he wanted to see an even better Final Fantasy game released first.

Ummmm, it's not gonna happen as long as your main team is the same ones that brought us epic Final Fantasy letdowns 10, 13 and 13-2. Also, the guy who came up with the music for 13 and it's sequel should be placed in front of a firing squad. Worst Final Fantasy soundtrack I have ever heard. Half of it is elevator music, while the other half is Japanese pop music.

Edit: I also can't believe how idiotic these people are. They aren't going to release this on the biggest digital distribution platform in the world. It's like making a game and not allowing it to be sold at Walmart.

 

[Scars Unseen]

My question remains the same as in the last thread. Are we stuck with the same crappy MIDI soundtrack as the Eidos port, or are we going to get the OST from the PSX version?

Did the Playstation version not use MIDI?

No, it did not. The PC version had some advantages over the PSX version, but it really crapped out on the sound.

 

[snave]

I was excited until I saw the trailer. Irritating voiceover aside, the character models lacked hands. Seems like a direct port. I guess playing the old PC port with the player-created graphics mods is still the best option to see FF7 look merely "old" rather than "pure arse". How is it that difficult to bring the graphics up to, say, Nintendo DS Ocarina of Time rerelease levels of "modern"? Just grab the original background art to remaster it, and spruce up the character models a bit. Fans have managed this, a professional developer should be able to with ease.

 

[Clearing the Eye]

Can't believe I made it in before a Spiderman no-shits-were-given meme.

Because a lot of people do give a shit?

If a lot means not many, I agree with you.

*reads the majority of comments here*

Yup, that's a whole lot of people not giving a shit, lol.

 

[lacktheknack]

Huh?
I have the PC-Version of this game already. Bought it years ago.
What are the News?

It's like gog.com.

Sure, "The Incredible Machine" was released almost two decades ago, but good luck getting the not-gog.com version running.

Apparently, the old FFVII PC is impossible to get working on modern hardware. So this fixes that.

It is not impossible to get working on modern hardware. It's not even difficult. This is an easy cash grab, nothing more.

I have one person saying it's impossible, one saying it isn't. Clearly, the game likes some hardware better than others.

Also, what's wrong with them re-releasing the PC version? What's inherently wrong with a cash-grab if it gets more people playing the game?

 

[robert01]

I don't see much value to this if their isn't an HD counter part. I don't know if any of you have played the PC port on a 1080 screen but it looks dreadful.

 

[Moromillas]

Will there be game modding though?

 

[robert01]

Will there be game modding though?

I dont see why it wouldn't. Modding the original version wasn't overly hard. Square just probably touched up the engine to work on modern hardware and not completely shit itself

 

[lacktheknack]

Huh?
I have the PC-Version of this game already. Bought it years ago.
What are the News?

It's like gog.com.

Sure, "The Incredible Machine" was released almost two decades ago, but good luck getting the not-gog.com version running.

Apparently, the old FFVII PC is impossible to get working on modern hardware. So this fixes that.

It is not impossible to get working on modern hardware. It's not even difficult. This is an easy cash grab, nothing more.

I have one person saying it's impossible, one saying it isn't. Clearly, the game likes some hardware better than others.

Also, what's wrong with them re-releasing the PC version? What's inherently wrong with a cash-grab if it gets more people playing the game?

If it costs more than $20, than you are being fucked over by a robot cat, on top of a robot pedophile. Fuck that noise yo.

I played this game on the pc FOR OVER 99 HOURS... NOT SURE WHY THE MASSES CAN'T FIND IT ANYMORE... OH YEAH, CUZ YOU'D HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, EH?

Sorry, this whole thing is just rather silly.

I'd really rather not use Ebay. Ebay has screwed me over way more than game publishers could dream of doing.

So if there's a downloadable/easy to find version out there, I'm all for it.

 

[Moromillas]

Will there be game modding though?

I dont see why it wouldn't. Modding the original version wasn't overly hard. Square just probably touched up the engine to work on modern hardware and not completely shit itself

I do hope there is decent support for this. The pack files on the original were a nightmare.

 

[Veylon]

My question remains the same as in the last thread. Are we stuck with the same crappy MIDI soundtrack as the Eidos port, or are we going to get the OST from the PSX version?

Did the Playstation version not use MIDI?

No, it did not. The PC version had some advantages over the PSX version, but it really crapped out on the sound.

Technically, it did use MIDI - as did VIII and Tactics - but not the same MIDI that PC's use. It's possible to rip all the individual samples the soundtrack is assembled from right off the disk.

The '98 game really should've used CD tracks instead of MIDI or else imitated the way the PSX assembled the music. PC MIDI is just not up to par. It's a shame it came out before the rise of MP3s.

 

[robert01]

Will there be game modding though?

I dont see why it wouldn't. Modding the original version wasn't overly hard. Square just probably touched up the engine to work on modern hardware and not completely shit itself

I do hope there is decent support for this. The pack files on the original were a nightmare.

I don't think you will see open support or tools provided by Square, it will be the same thing as before: people mucking around the game assets.

 

[Moromillas]

Will there be game modding though?

I dont see why it wouldn't. Modding the original version wasn't overly hard. Square just probably touched up the engine to work on modern hardware and not completely shit itself

I do hope there is decent support for this. The pack files on the original were a nightmare.

I don't think you will see open support or tools provided by Square, it will be the same thing as before: people mucking around the game assets.

People really need to be suggesting/asking for this. Could you imagine the same level of community driven modding that games like Oblivion, Skyrim, had? But for FF7?

 

[robert01]

Huh?
I have the PC-Version of this game already. Bought it years ago.
What are the News?

It's like gog.com.

Sure, "The Incredible Machine" was released almost two decades ago, but good luck getting the not-gog.com version running.

Apparently, the old FFVII PC is impossible to get working on modern hardware. So this fixes that.

It is not impossible to get working on modern hardware. It's not even difficult. This is an easy cash grab, nothing more.

I have one person saying it's impossible, one saying it isn't. Clearly, the game likes some hardware better than others.

Also, what's wrong with them re-releasing the PC version? What's inherently wrong with a cash-grab if it gets more people playing the game?

If it costs more than $20, than you are being fucked over by a robot cat, on top of a robot pedophile. Fuck that noise yo.

I played this game on the pc FOR OVER 99 HOURS... NOT SURE WHY THE MASSES CAN'T FIND IT ANYMORE... OH YEAH, CUZ YOU'D HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, EH?

Sorry, this whole thing is just rather silly.

Cheapest USED price that I can find is Amazon, $30. Cheapest price new? eBay, $70. And there's no guarantee it'll work with a modern PC. So kindly check yourself before you go wrecking yourself.

The original PC port will NOT work on modern hardware without a little bit of TLC. There are mods that exist (like Final Fantasy VII Remix) that port all the assets into a new OpenGL engine that plays nice with modern hardware and allows for newer graphical enhancements like AA and AF, but that also introduces a few new annoyances as well. I will assume that Square got the game working on newer hardware and decided to make some bank on. Nothing wrong with that, but the game is going to show a lot of age if everything was left in its original aspect ratio (which I believe was 800x600 or 640x480).