Upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rerelease Appears on Square Enix Site
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Does anyone have any idea what THIS is about? What's the point of playing a game where you can just fix all your problems (AND get infinite money!) at the press of a button? Am I missing something?
No, no, I GET it. I understand that it won't make me feel the same way I felt the first time I played it. Shit, I was only 12 when it came out. I thought lots of other stupid shit was great, too (not that I think FF7 is stupid, but perhaps not deserving of the pedestal I once placed it on).viranimus said:
But, fiscally, it only makes sense, even if their customers are outraged by it. FF10? Bullshit. Did it stop me from buying 12? Nooooooooooope. FF13 and 14? Bullshit. Will that stop me from buying 15? Nooooooooooope. Am I the only one who feels this way? Noooooooooooope.
With a remake, their production costs are, what, halved? No storyboarding, art development time cut virtually in half, no character design to speak of, no script to write or writers to hire, the process of creativity damn near eliminated...shit, they don't even need to advertise it. They made a PROFIT from FF13-2 on almost no advertising to speak of, and that was based on a HORRIBLE game.
Square Enix is REALLY good at dealing with outrage by now because EVERY GAME THEY MAKE pales in comparison to FF7, and everyone always reminds them of that. I don't particularly feel that that is objectively true, but nothing they have made since can match the fan fervor for that one beloved entry in the series. I think there are better Final Fantasy games. I think everyone does. But if I had to pick one and live with it forever, it would be 7. Yeah, it's nostalgia that may be clouding my vision of it, but it's nostalgia that hasn't left or become "ironic" in a decade and a half.
It'll most likely have some sort of cooldown timer on it. I finished FF8 without having to resort to cheats, things like that are there are for people who aren't very good at games.busterkeatonrules said:
Of course, had to be a hoax, no doubt about it.
Well, let's hope it's a re-release of the original game made to work on Win7, not a bloody HD-remake people seem to be clamoring for. Some classics are better left alone.
Oh.http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/finalfantasyviipc.com said:
Well, let's hope it's a re-release of the original game made to work on Win7, not a bloody HD-remake people seem to be clamoring for. Some classics are better left alone.
There is no greater poster child for nostalgia than FFVII. Hopefully someone can shovel out a release of the thing, let it sell fairly poorly to those among us with rose tinted glasses, then it can disappear into history and we never have to hear about it ever again.
I wouldn't hold my breath on that.gigastar said:
FFVII is a fun game, but if you don't like FF yet, this one probably won't change your life. Especially since a big part of its appeal no longer exists. That is, you can no longer see it through the eyes of its place in 90s gaming.
Still, I might buy it.
Final Fantasy 7 is not one of them. There are a lot of things that remain great about that game. Graphics, not so much. Final Fantasy 7 comes from the early days of 3D graphics that made one really appreciate the beauty of good 2D graphics. The character models(particularly out of combat) looked pretty awful. On top of that, the PC version is in particular need of some love because it didn't even include the original soundtrack, but rather "featured" a MIDI version that is rather painful to listen to.Monsterfurby said:
FF7 for the PSX is a classic. FF7 for the PC is a classic reminder of how bad PC ports can be when mishandled. So yeah, I'd say giving it a once over would not be a bad thing.
The thing about RPGs is, that gamers generally know those games are huge timesinks. They're designed to be that way. No one would play one that only lasted 6 hours.animehermit said:
Not only that, but unless you just absolutely have to beat the Weapons, there is no reason to grind in Final Fantasy VII. This is quite possibly the easiest Final Fantasy out there.008Zulu said:
JezWilkinson said:
It's really not hard to tell. For crying out loud, the leaked price is only £7.99! The graphical rework of Halo: Combat Evolved sold at the same price as a new AAA title, and that was a far shorter game!
I'm sure a lot of people will pick this up on Steam if/when it appears. I already own it on PC, so I'm not bothered.
It had a PC release, and you can still track down copies on ebay.mParadox said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eidos-Final-Fantasy-VII-7-Windows-PC-All-4-discs-/271002050614?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3f18fb2036
I've got a one-disk DVD version sitting in a drawer somewhere at home. Never finished it though.