Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 749 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 39 out of 749
  3. Negative: 121 out of 749

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  1. KrasnyBoy
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    80 € for a port of a game over a year old, that you can only get digitally and that won't even cost that much on the original platform?? I'm a huge fan of the original, finished it several times, played every spin off and even watched the movies out there, but no way I'm going to accept a 30 € spike on the price suddenly just because they are greedy
  2. Jesich
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    A garbage game, with badly optimization, trash plot, soulless characters and monotonous gameplay.
    Disappointing on pretty much everything
  3. BloodyCorrey
    May 26, 2022
    0
    I have waited a long time and now the game gets a negative rating from me.
    The first reason is the price of 80 euros, which is much too much for this game.
    The second reason is the exclusivity at the Epic Store, that there is such a sales machine at all is a slap in the face!
    NO MONOPOLIZATION OF GAMES!
    Should this change I will of course change my rating.
  4. Bushido95
    Feb 10, 2022
    0
    Я бы мог смириться с отсутствием русской озвучки, но отсутствие даже субтитров это позорище. Square Enix - посмешище.
  5. Per4i4ek
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    I would say the game is good. really looks great. But forgive me. a game worth a lot of money, which considers itself a AAA project, from a fairly profitable studio. spared money to make Russian localization? Square Enix You dirty, greedy, ignorant and pathetic, working on such a large project with a big budget and further payback, did not introduce a language in the country where youI would say the game is good. really looks great. But forgive me. a game worth a lot of money, which considers itself a AAA project, from a fairly profitable studio. spared money to make Russian localization? Square Enix You dirty, greedy, ignorant and pathetic, working on such a large project with a big budget and further payback, did not introduce a language in the country where you distribute your product. If you don't want to translate at least subtitles (you don't need voice acting, and subtitles would be enough), then don't release the game for the Russian region.… Expand
  6. voiders
    Dec 22, 2021
    1
    The problems: 1- Price, 2- Store exclusive, 3- Stuttering, 4- Lack of options for a pc game, 5- Force to resolution scale (just, why?), 6- History change from original, 7- Just a slice from original game, 8- Bad port. You must have a low IQ to buy this.
  7. GaryLinekar
    Jan 13, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After waiting decades, it's finally here, and it's pretty bad. All they had to do was remake the original with a few bells and whistles and that was it. Instead, they decided to turn the game into Kingdom Hearts.

    You can imagine the scene in the board room: "FF7 can be so much more than this!"
    The problem is that their writers are only capable of one kind of story: a Disney story. Fate vs freedom, light vs darkness - FF7 had elements of this but they take it way overboard into the most absurd territory, like there being physical manifestations of 'fate' that you fight. It's dumb. The original was so much more low key and interesting because of that. The truth is that the current writers can't make a story as good as FF7, or 8, or anything. All they can do is write this bottom of the barrel hack stuff about light and truth and hope and stuff. And because people continue to pick the games up with their pretty graphics, they delude themselves into believing they are talented and insightful writers. How long will their schtick last? Please not much longer. Really, who in their right mind would look decide the best route for the remake would be to 'correct' the bad things that happen in the original? I can't imagine what was going through their heads. The story is definitely the worst part of the game.

    The gameplay is just garbage. Spam spam spam, potion, repeat x100000 until game is finished. Same as FFVX. What is wrong with relaxed, turn-based combat? Or, if you're going to do action combat, can dodging and blocking actually be reliable? No. They made a system which is somehow at the same time fast-paced but totally unsatisfying and boring. I'm certain almost no one enjoys this battle system, even those who otherwise like the game

    The characters have been 'tuned' as well. Cloud is now Squall. Barret is now comic relief (he was funny in the original sometimes but it was unintentional). They tried to flesh out Jessie and Wedge which was nice I suppose, although Wedge ended up just being Homer Simpson. That's not what this game needed.

    The music was sound when it was based on the original's OST. Every other track was just forgettable electronic noise. Disappointing. They had a whole OST there just ready to go and they had to add loads of **** to it. Why?

    And the second worst aspect of this game: the padding. In the original game, Midgar lasts, what, 10 hours? They make Midgar last -the entire game-. It has to because this type of game costs so much to make. It has to look good, because nowadays that is basically the series' main selling point. But because it is so expensive to produce, they have to use what they do produce as much as possible. This means sending you back to the same dungeons, the same towns, to talk to the same people and fight the same monsters, again and again. That's not fun. And even if you avoid the (many) optional sidequests that they push you to do, you still have to return eventually because the story routes you back there.

    It's also sad how they handled Sephiroth. They knew that if they went this route of dragging the story out, there would be no way to build up the tension between Cloud and Sephiroth. In the original, it's a slow process of learning about Sephiroth and his relationship to Cloud, his plan, and so forth. You basically don't know **** about him for a long time. That's no good for this game. By dragging out the pacing, they've had to artificially speed up the development of Sephiroth into antagonist. Towards the end they just shove him in your face, and you base your knowledge of him on a few quick cutscenes. In the original there are many long bits of exposition about Sephiroth. And it's only after a LOT of that that any real confrontation even happens with him. And that's why he is one of the most memorable villains. In this one, they rush the exposition and force you to fight him early - they ruin his character totally.

    Lastly, the graphics, although they're nice (Tifa looks good) - they're just the wrong style for a fantasy JRPG. They've been doing this since Advent Children. It should be more cartoony. It's easier and cheaper to make and suits the game more.
    Also, the art direction is bad. Why the hell is Midgar so bright and chirpy? In the original it is dark and dingy. There is little/no natural light. In this one there are plants, flowers, kids laughing, and everything is basking in the morning sun. Blue skies, clouds, birds. It is everything Midgar should not be. It was a dark dirty slum with only artificial light. Shop signs, lamps, yellow artificial light. You feel the bad conditions of the people living there, making Shinra all the more selfish and villainous - the old art direction actually drove the story in this way. Now they've done a complete 180. Why? I guess so people can see the pretty 3D models they made. Unbelievable.

    The only plus side is occasional pleasant sparks of nostalgia. That's really all it gives, and rarely at that.    … Expand
  8. Andrudis
    Dec 20, 2021
    3
    The worst AAA PC port of the year. Masterpiece ruined by lazy porting team with lack of dedication and respect to players
  9. jaynobobo
    Jan 6, 2022
    1
    I.. don't understand any of these high reviews. The game on console has more graphic options and not only runs poorly on PC, as many many consumers have reported, the price is heinous and the support for the game and communication around it was PURPOSFULLY misleading. Are the people who bought this trying to make games worse in the future? stop it. just asking you to stop it please?
  10. Mercyow
    Dec 27, 2021
    0
    like always square enix with its **** bad ports and they have the nerve to ask 70 dollars for it .i am putting quare enix and its sales on ignore from now on.
  11. Alex_33_
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    Только 0. И на ПК версии нет перевода. Там не за что платить, даже субтитры на русском языке не сделали.
  12. ScanX
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    The devs think we are stupid.... Too much expensive !!!! Are you stupid ? It's free on PS+...
    With a reduce price to 40€ I can buy it... not more...
  13. theToughRaf
    May 8, 2022
    3
    The good stuff,
    The graphics are very good.
    Best game for weebs.
    Would have loved this game if I was 13.

    Now the real stuff.
    This game sucks wet **** Every **** dialogue is cringy as ****
    Not gonna lie I used this game to get bored fast enough to go to bed early.
    This game helped me fix my sleep cycle, It's that boring.
  14. Link7211
    Dec 22, 2021
    1
    Underlying game seems awesome, if I could play it. This port is so buggy it ruins the game entirely. Video lag with a decent graphics card (see other reports on this, someone with a 3090 running on 1080 resolution got lag still so it's a game issue). When the sound started tearing to nearly incomprehensible levels I refunded the game. This game's awesomeness requires immersion and the bugsUnderlying game seems awesome, if I could play it. This port is so buggy it ruins the game entirely. Video lag with a decent graphics card (see other reports on this, someone with a 3090 running on 1080 resolution got lag still so it's a game issue). When the sound started tearing to nearly incomprehensible levels I refunded the game. This game's awesomeness requires immersion and the bugs entirely destroy that immersion. Epic requires less than 2 hours of play time to refund, so buyer beware...… Expand
  15. TripleBeam
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    turned this game from '97 into a **** cutscene.
    the gameplay IS playing a cutscene.
    got as far as beating the HellHouse cutscene and stopped.
  16. scott_324
    Jan 13, 2022
    0
    They made me buy this on PS5 just to announce the PC version a few months later. Sony can eat a big one.
  17. Krevedko007
    Dec 29, 2021
    0
    Нет русского языка, цена - космос, в 5 раз выше адекватной на рынке, оптимизация отвратительная, можно купить только в недомагазине егс.
  18. Solidus_Prime
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Insane stuttering on a very high-end PC. This is pretty unacceptable.

    There is also a glaring lack of options, and it's only on the Epic Store. Eww.
  19. Somaage
    Dec 23, 2021
    4
    70$ for a terrible port.. not only trying to raise the price, but put 0 effort in the port.. square go f*** yourself
  20. yourmomin4
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    $80 for what? as a PC user you can´t reach high frame rates, not even use wide monitor format, and the worst, is an exclusive of the EPIC game store, you know the reason, at steam this game would have a mixed review, or even worst, only fanboys, bots, and **** give this game a 10/10, it's not an acceptable port, wait until the community fixes the game, yep, Square Enix is not cappable of$80 for what? as a PC user you can´t reach high frame rates, not even use wide monitor format, and the worst, is an exclusive of the EPIC game store, you know the reason, at steam this game would have a mixed review, or even worst, only fanboys, bots, and **** give this game a 10/10, it's not an acceptable port, wait until the community fixes the game, yep, Square Enix is not cappable of fixing it.… Expand
  21. Weizhen
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Installed on 16gb RAM, SSD, RTX3060, fresh new laptop. Shadow set to low due to VRAM limitation (lack of optimization?), everything else high at 1440p, 90fps. Still stutter in both sector 7 and sector 5 slump battles.

    Not professionally ported, yet asking for professionally high fee. Not worth the buy now, wait for patch. Or else going to spend more time hunting through forums and    Installed on 16gb RAM, SSD, RTX3060, fresh new laptop. Shadow set to low due to VRAM limitation (lack of optimization?), everything else high at 1440p, 90fps. Still stutter in both sector 7 and sector 5 slump battles.

    Not professionally ported, yet asking for professionally high fee. Not worth the buy now, wait for patch. Or else going to spend more time hunting through forums and googling for optimization tweaks and mods than enjoying the game at its intend.    … Expand
  22. brozermanik
    Dec 21, 2021
    1
    Game is average. Price - outrageous.
    Square enix proved again they can turn gems to shlt.
  23. huaducdat
    Dec 23, 2021
    0
    I just refunded this game. Don't waste your $70, it's not worth it. I think $50 is a good deal for it, a game that is almost two years old.
    Good things:
    - Beautiful graphic - Legendary characters - Modern, playable game mechanics. -Beautiful animations -The mechanics of character stats and weapon stats are good. But honestly, as a gamer, I don't care about that too much. I hope it's    I just refunded this game. Don't waste your $70, it's not worth it. I think $50 is a good deal for it, a game that is almost two years old.
    Good things:
    - Beautiful graphic
    - Legendary characters
    - Modern, playable game mechanics.
    -Beautiful animations
    -The mechanics of character stats and weapon stats are good. But honestly, as a gamer, I don't care about that too much. I hope it's simple enough and works for me.
    Bad things:
    -SquareEnix is ​​too greedy and delusional about the price of this game.
    - New gameplay but not great, very shallow to be a real-time action game. You spam a button to attack and a button to command. Parry and dodge is the joke in this game.
    - The map and enemies for the first few hours of the game are impressive but then you find it a boring loop and you wonder why you spent time on all that crap. Bad mission design.
    -The story in the game is a silly and incomplete patchwork. They even want to cut it into 3 parts to get your money for $210 from an original game that was completed over twenty years ago. Honestly, twenty years ago, the story it conveyed might have been a cliché and flashy tale for teenagers, but now it's become shallow and silly, flashy.
    -The PC port is a disdain for PC players, it doesn't have the most usual settings to tweak, even Full Screen mode. The $70-80 fee is more expensive than all the AAA games these days but it's a stuttering mirco game, which is a disdain for customers.
    Summary:
    The game is quite good, the price to pay is too high compared to its real value. story like a teen anime movie. Don't buy for 70-80$.
    Finally, if you want to remake a game, stick to the original story. Or make it completely different and interesting in the first place. Don't create a ridiculous patchwork and treat it like a trendy half-plot.
    it will be worth 7-8 points but I will give it 0 points for disrespecting customers    … Expand
  24. SteadyMoblin
    Dec 30, 2021
    0
    $94 Canadian for 10% of the original Final Fantasy 7. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming history
  25. Crow_glad
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    it was a good idea to take the plot of ff7 and put it on ff15. but to sell for the full cost of the prologue, even without Russian localization.
  26. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    This fake Remake was one of the most disappointing games I've ever played.
    And the "optimization" of this PC port is trash
    So, I can easily suggest you to just avoid this trainwreck
  27. Vbmelo
    Dec 18, 2021
    3
    History-wise, the battle system and all the specific FF7 features are nice and it really shines on this remake, but the port was poorly done, the frame rates drop and the lack of graphics setting options are disturbing. For this price point, I would expect nothing less than. A perfect product fully developed and with no flaws and unfortunately, that's not what happened here.
  28. pheonixx74
    Dec 23, 2021
    1
    huge price for a poorly optimized game on pc a shame, must stop taking us for sheep, square is only a shadow of itself
  29. Amazing74
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Never gonna pay 80 bucks for a PC Game. But will boycot SE completely as long as this greedy pricing continues.
  30. thewilder
    Jan 31, 2022
    1
    Another remake gone horrible wrong.
    So you have seen the amazing rankings, "ULTRA EPIC GAME, WHOOOA". But stay a while and listen.
    First of all, if you read this, chances are; you are a fan of the original FF7. Amazing story, execution, balanced gameplay. We all love it. So why the low score of the re-imagining? I will tell you. Story; It's the exact same. Graphics; It's fine.    Another remake gone horrible wrong.
    So you have seen the amazing rankings, "ULTRA EPIC GAME, WHOOOA". But stay a while and listen.

    First of all, if you read this, chances are; you are a fan of the original FF7. Amazing story, execution, balanced gameplay. We all love it. So why the low score of the re-imagining? I will tell you.

    Story;
    It's the exact same.

    Graphics;
    It's fine. Nothing I've haven't seen so far in the past 5-10 years.

    Execution;
    This will be a tad longer. First of all, the original did an exellent job of portraying everything. This remake is... going too far. What I mean by that? Infinite, impossible highway chases, boss fights, over the top maps, overcomplicated scenarios. If something was 10 minutes in the original, in this remake, it takes about 5 hours. At best. And while at the beginning it could be fun, it gets very, very, very, very slow and frustrating later down the road. After 20-30 hours, you realize; this is anything but FUN. You will realize; the devs and writers took the orignal material, dipped into shít sauce, and released into 3D madness. Sure, it's entertaining in the first 10 or 20 hours, but then, you get bored real quick. Why? Because all the extra content, all the extra difficulty; it doesn't belong in this game. This is NOT Final Fantasy VII. This is something far fetched, shítcoated, feces born remake of the original godlike game you used to love.

    Music: it's ok, they just remastered the original OST

    TLDR; don't buy it. It's not worth your time. Torrent it, if you are curious (like I did), but don't expect too much. The original did a 100% job, if you skip this, you lose NOTHING.    … Expand
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#14 Best PC Game of 2021
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    The PC version already has the improved textures from the PS5 version, but sometimes you'll just notice crappy textures, environments or NPCs that haven’t fully loaded yet, and of course image tearing in some not-so-frequent moments. The PC version is good, but personally I'd reach for the PS5 version which just runs smoother. [Issue#317]
  2. Movies Games and Tech
    Aug 15, 2022
    90
    FF7R is a fantastic reimaging of the iconic title. Refusing to classify itself as a nostalgia act, it expands upon the original narrative in new and exciting ways. The combat system has a seamless fluidity to it, allowing for engaging and entertaining gameplay sequences. Artistically, FF7R retains the level of quality players have come to expect from Square Enix, but it does falter ever so slightly in some environments. The updated rendition of the classic OST is outstanding from start to finish, with the sound design team matching it in every regard.
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  3. XGN
    Jul 18, 2022
    75
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a visual marvel, and the environment focussed story is perhaps more relevant now than ever. The slick gameplay and new story twists make the game worth playing even for old school fans. The game does overstay its welcome, however. And the sidequests are a bit bland. Luckily, the Intergrade chapter largely fixes these complaints. If Square Enix stays that course, then Rebirth promises to be great.
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