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  1. Sep 10, 2022
    9
    ภาพสวย เนื้อเรื่องน่าติดตาม ตัวละครมีเสน่ห์และน่ารัก คอมแบทก็สนุก ข้อเสียเล็กน้อยคือถ้ารู้จักภาคออริจินอลมาก่อน ถึงจะอินกว่านี้
  2. Jan 31, 2023
    9
    Das war mein erstes richtiges Final Fantasy und von solchen gerne mehr!

    Ich war nie wirklich Fan der Reihe, weil mir das Gameplay, was ich zwischen guten Story Sequenzen brauche, nicht zugesagt hat. Dann schaue ich doch gleich lieber einen Anime oder eine Serie. Aber hier hat man eine sehr schöne Grafik, super Soundtracks und Action-Gameplay. Ich habe Cloud gerne durch die linearen
    Das war mein erstes richtiges Final Fantasy und von solchen gerne mehr!

    Ich war nie wirklich Fan der Reihe, weil mir das Gameplay, was ich zwischen guten Story Sequenzen brauche, nicht zugesagt hat. Dann schaue ich doch gleich lieber einen Anime oder eine Serie. Aber hier hat man eine sehr schöne Grafik, super Soundtracks und Action-Gameplay.

    Ich habe Cloud gerne durch die linearen Level gesteuert und bin gern mit Tifa und Astrit durch die Sektoren spaziert, das war immer wirklich sehr schön, wie die Charaktere reden, vor allem die beiden, die reden so kindlich und dabei kann man wunderbar runterkommen, für mich ein Spiel zum Entspannen mit einer schönen Geschichte für´s Auge.

    Gekämpft habe ich auch gerne, entweder einfach nur mit normalen Angriffen drauf und sobald ich dann ein oder zwei Balken hatte, habe ich gerne einen Spezialangriff oder eine Magieattacke eingesetzt. Wenn ich vom ganzen Buttonsmashing mal eine Pause brauchte, habe ich die normale Steuerung einfach vom Spiel übernehmen lassen und gewartet, bis die Balken für meine nächste Magiefähigkeit hatte.

    Die Beschwörungen fand ich auch extrem gut, vor allem den ersten Feuerdämon und die Limitangriffe waren ebenfalls cool. Im Kampf gab es auf jeden Fall immer genug zu tun, zumal man auch zwischen den Charakteren wechseln kann, ich habe sehr gerne Entfesselung, Y, X, X, X mit Tifa eingesetzt, damit habe ich alles klein bekommen.

    Generell nimmt sich das Spiel auch nicht so ernst, das ist wohl voll Final Fantasy und es gibt sehr viel Videospiellogik, auch wenn ich hiervor echt viele gute Games gezockt habe, ist dies mit eins der besten der letzten Jahre und ich freue mich schon sehr auf die ganzen Fortsetzungen und hoffe, das Gameplay wird auch für die kommenden Teile so bleiben oder sich mit dem von FF16 abwechseln, wird bestimmt sehr viel actionreicher, aber dieses entspannte Gameplay ist für mich jetzt voll Final Fantasy.
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  3. May 12, 2023
    9
    Yeah story is kinda weird I still prefer original one but still this game is absouletly beautiful
  4. Feb 5, 2023
    8
    O jogo é excelente, mas é linear. Isso pra RPG fica ridículo. Mesmo assim o jogo consegue ser muito bom e te prende do começo ao fim.
  5. Jan 25, 2022
    8
    Pros-
    Still an excellent game that holds up nicely over the last 2 years
    Seamless controller support is great
    The performance settings are really effective

    Cons-
    Graphics settings could have been more robust
    Performance overall should have been more dependable than it is
  6. Jan 1, 2022
    8
    First i was disappointed, 1. because of the new battle system 2. because of the childish dialogs at the beginning.

    But after the first hours it totally throw me back to my childhood, all the memories slowly came up. It is graphical very beautiful as well all the small things like the squat challenge etc. were well carried over into modern gaming experience. The battle system turned out
    First i was disappointed, 1. because of the new battle system 2. because of the childish dialogs at the beginning.

    But after the first hours it totally throw me back to my childhood, all the memories slowly came up. It is graphical very beautiful as well all the small things like the squat challenge etc. were well carried over into modern gaming experience. The battle system turned out to be pretty convenient even though it is different but entertaining and super well balanced.

    Overall the remake is totally worth it, it's a good game

    Edit:
    Okay i have to adjust my rating, i didn't knew it ends after the fight against Sephiroth, a lot of things are missing from the original title. To be fair, it is surely a lot of hard work to transform all the things into a modern gameplay, let's hope the rest will be in another sequel
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  7. Jul 6, 2022
    8
    My Score:

    (8) - Very Good

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  8. Oct 11, 2022
    8
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  9. Dec 18, 2021
    8
    idk, not really interested reading some fake negative reviews that whine about epic game store and whatever else is wrong in their personal lives. I have played two hours and imo it's great.
  10. Dec 18, 2021
    8
    Good. Some performance issues aside, it's beautiful game, that has actually unique story.
  11. Jan 13, 2022
    8
    Amazing JR-PG that really hits the nostalgia button. The original FF7 was one of the greatest titles of all time and this remake doesn't fail to impress. The cut-scenes flow beautifully with game-play and the environment is something to behold. It's amazing to see a modern transformation of the original game.

    There are some downsides like sub-optimal PC performance, some awkward voice
    Amazing JR-PG that really hits the nostalgia button. The original FF7 was one of the greatest titles of all time and this remake doesn't fail to impress. The cut-scenes flow beautifully with game-play and the environment is something to behold. It's amazing to see a modern transformation of the original game.

    There are some downsides like sub-optimal PC performance, some awkward voice acting, and generic NPCs but other than that It's great. Solid 8/10
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  12. Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Final Fantasy 7 remake Intergrade (what an awfully long name lol)
    is a great reimagining of the original FF7
    The game is almost close to a masterpiece if it weren't for a few flaws these flaws all fall back on Square being a absolutely retarded ass company first of all this PC port blows... nah not just that it **** sucks no matter how you play this game will stutter and lag Second
    Final Fantasy 7 remake Intergrade (what an awfully long name lol)
    is a great reimagining of the original FF7
    The game is almost close to a masterpiece if it weren't for a few flaws
    these flaws all fall back on Square being a absolutely retarded ass company
    first of all this PC port blows... nah not just that it **** sucks
    no matter how you play this game will stutter and lag
    Second of all square's EGS exclusivity
    **** Square and **** EGS simple really

    Overall this game is great and i'd consider it a modern JRPG classic since its only flaws come from the own companies handling of the game
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  13. Jun 13, 2022
    8
    know that is personal preference, but i enjoy this game so much more with keyboard+mouse. Everything is just so smooth. Graphics look basically same as PS5 and that is fine by me. What truly matters on PC version is performance and it is pretty solid. People complaining about bad performance should maybe buy new GPU, because GTX 1060 is little bit old by now.
  14. Jul 1, 2022
    8
    Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is a good game. The story is interesting but with some new twists along the way. Whether you are a new or returning fan you will enjoy it. It has catchy music and the combat is your basic JRPG. You may even find it difficult deciding who the best girl is. Some of the optional missions are a bit mundane but thankfully they are optional. The game doesFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is a good game. The story is interesting but with some new twists along the way. Whether you are a new or returning fan you will enjoy it. It has catchy music and the combat is your basic JRPG. You may even find it difficult deciding who the best girl is. Some of the optional missions are a bit mundane but thankfully they are optional. The game does suffer from some FPS drops but nothing game breaking. If you like the Final Fantasy series or JRPG's I would definitely pick this one up. Expand
  15. Feb 5, 2023
    8
    The classic JRPG was turned into a stupid corridor arcade with minimal interactivity and primitive combat. All that's good about the game are the character figures.
  16. Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a game of highs and lows. An action RPG which is a “remake” of the original Final Fantasy VII, interestingly, not only is it a genre shift from the first game, but the story itself diverges – and the divergence of the story is a major plot point. It expands on the Midgar section of the original game, a section of the game that took about 8 hours to beat, andFinal Fantasy VII Remake is a game of highs and lows. An action RPG which is a “remake” of the original Final Fantasy VII, interestingly, not only is it a genre shift from the first game, but the story itself diverges – and the divergence of the story is a major plot point. It expands on the Midgar section of the original game, a section of the game that took about 8 hours to beat, and turns it into a 40-60 hour long game, all while engaging in a few meta plot twists to keep players familiar with the game guessing how much things will change.

    Unfortunately, this is the heart of the problem of the game: they didn’t know what to expand on, so they expanded on EVERYTHING, even making up a few new sequences. This makes the good parts even bigger and even better, and results in a few new sequences (like a sequence with the Avalanche sidekicks, who were largely a side note in the original game) which really worked well, and added significant characterization – but the game also expanded on the bad parts, resulting in what were previously brief inter-area travel sequences or mini-dungeons becoming two hours long (or longer!) of endless corridors, and some added dungeons that weren’t even in the original game which added nothing to the game but length.

    At its best, it strikes an excellent balance between characterization and humor that was common in 1990s JRPGs, then sort of faded from view. At its worst, it is hours of slogging down corridors and fighting monsters that aren’t very challenging to fight, over and over again.

    The best part of this game is the improvements in characterization. Every single character is more interesting, including the random background Avalanche characters, the Shinra characters, and even the random side characters in the Wall Market. Barret in particular ends up with a sort of almost preacher-esque character, which is really fun to see – doubly so because for all of his bravado and being so big and bad, he’s clearly got issues underneath and is putting on a bit of a show. Tifa’s insecurity comes through much more strongly than it did in the original game, and Cloud ends up with significantly more characterization, being both uncertain and putting on a show of being a badass SOLDIER. Aerith’s personality, too, shines through, with her playful mischief being a major highlight – at least, until she ends up becoming the Cetra Waif, which makes her much less interesting and more subdued (and generic).

    This goes down to the background Avalanche members, who get a lot more characterization, and thus build more of a connection with the player, as well as the random people in Wall Market, including some new characters, including the sadistic masseuse Madam M, a bit character whose interactions with Cloud are absolutely hilarious.

    The introductory sequence, the added characterization for Avalanche members (including a whole chapter that is totally devoted to them), the Aerith meeting all the way through Wall Market, the battle up the pillar to try and defend Sector 7, going up the Shinra building, and the battles at the top of the tower – all of these sequences are improved over the original, and add new context and characterization.

    Unfortunately, this is a game with 18 chapters, and in the end, chapters 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 17 all contain very significant padding – meaning that over half the chapters in the game contain significant filler content. Worse, chapters 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, and 17 are basically entirely filler, with the only significant events occurring with the boss fights in them (and sometimes, not even then).

    This is a huge black mark on the game; it is the quality new story content that draws us in, but the vast amount of filler means that it ends up spaced out. Worse, it weakens the story very significantly; half of the game (chapters 5-7, 10 – 12, and 15-18) are all done under very significant time pressure, but each of these three sequences includes not one but *two* filler chapters, where you basically go through a “dungeon” that is just a bunch of corridors or pseudo-corridors. None of these are interesting, and they just bog down the progress of the game while robbing it of the sense of urgency that the pacing of these parts so desperately need.

    Perhaps the saving grace is that the combat of the game is pretty reasonable; while the normal encounters are mostly pretty easy, the game has a few sub-boss type enemies that help mix things up and provide more of a challenge.

    Still, overall, the game feels bloated. It's an improvement over the original overall, but sacrifices pacing in a very real way.

    Overall, it's worth playing if you are a FF7 fan, or are really into action RPGs, but if you aren't a huge fan of those kinds of games, this isn't something you need to go out of your way to experience.
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  17. Dec 25, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. + Beautiful and detailed world & characters
    + World feels alive
    + a LOT of content
    + Voice acting is spot on
    + Interesting characters
    - Wish I had more understanding on the story, more explanations on the whys and hows, too much stuff left unanswered
    - Some fights (particularly the road chases) are painfully long. Not hard, but enemies are just sponges, it just becomes a drag which is sad because there's no skill attached to it, just a matter of patience and not sleeping through it.
    - Story pacing is all over the place, there's chunks that feel that is taking forever and it feels that we're playing a filler just to waste time on it.
    - Photomode is really weak, those filters is just a sham
    - The graphics options are no where to be seen.

    + / - The music sometimes is gorgeous, sometimes it's really out of context, particularly the jukebox ones, they're all really meh.
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  18. Jul 10, 2022
    7
    Игра понравилась, но есть недостатки. В частности - крайне детский сюжет без поднимания взрослых тем и прочей жести. И довольно топорная боёвка, очень не понравилось по 20 минут затыкивать одного врага и то, что на персонажах не отображается никаких повреждений. За всю игру нет даже ни одной капли крови.Игра понравилась, но есть недостатки. В частности - крайне детский сюжет без поднимания взрослых тем и прочей жести. И довольно топорная боёвка, очень не понравилось по 20 минут затыкивать одного врага и то, что на персонажах не отображается никаких повреждений. За всю игру нет даже ни одной капли крови.
  19. Sep 7, 2022
    7
    Yaklaşık 35 saatin ardından bitti. Çizgisel ilerleyen bir oyun için fazla uzun ki ben sadece 2 tane yan görev yaptım. Oyun boyunca hem sevdiğim hem de fena halde sıkıldığım çok fazla yer oldu. Küfür kıyamet gittiğim ve Japonları lanetlediğim şeyler söyledim. İnsanı aptal yerine koyan bulmaca kısımları çok saçmaydı. Ya da sırf karakteri sevelim diye abartılı şirinlikle takılan AerithYaklaşık 35 saatin ardından bitti. Çizgisel ilerleyen bir oyun için fazla uzun ki ben sadece 2 tane yan görev yaptım. Oyun boyunca hem sevdiğim hem de fena halde sıkıldığım çok fazla yer oldu. Küfür kıyamet gittiğim ve Japonları lanetlediğim şeyler söyledim. İnsanı aptal yerine koyan bulmaca kısımları çok saçmaydı. Ya da sırf karakteri sevelim diye abartılı şirinlikle takılan Aerith insanın gözüne batıyor.

    Boş koridorlarda dakikalarca ilerlemek çok sıkıcı. Açık dünya olması gereken yerlerde dar koridorlardan ilerliyoruz. Yürü baba yürüyelim, Rafet El Roman klibi gibi. Hatta bazen oyun gereği karakter öyle yavaş yürüyor ki çıldırdım oralarda. Aynı sinir bozucu düşman tipleriyle tekrar tekrar karşılaşmak bir yerden sonra bayıyor.

    Dövüş mekanikleri, sıra tabanlı gibi istediğimiz zaman durdurup istediğimiz karaktere komut verme ya da ona geçme şeklinde ilerliyor. Ya da direkt kendimiz kontrol ediyoruz. Bu konudaki mobilitesi iyi. Yetenekler, büyüler, yapılan kombinasyonlar bir yere kadar iyi gidiyor ama oyunun ortalarından sonra yeni pek bir şey olmuyor. Bu da oyunun süresine kurban gitmiş maalesef.

    Oyunun en güzel yanı boss savaşları. Çok uzun sürdüğü için kaybedip baştan başlamak bazen çok can sıkıcı olsa da genel olarak beğendim. Hepsi birbirinden farklı olduğu gibi, kendi içindeki fazları da çok çeşitli. Çoğu da ciddi anlamda zorlayıcı. Evle dövüştüğümüz savaşı muhtemelen asla unutmayacağım.

    Oyunun grafikleri güzel, müzikleri güzel. Hikaye anlatımına özenilmiş ama hem karakterler çok klişe hem de oyunun süresi çok uzun.
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  20. May 20, 2023
    7
    At least Tifa understands me.

    The game's combat system feels like it doesn't always work. There's a lot of unnecessary walking, boring side activities, and so on. The characters and storytelling are pretty good.
  21. Dec 18, 2021
    7
    So yeah, while this PC version could have been with more graphics options like Days Gone was, i think it's still very decent game. People who give it 0 seem to have some other issues.
  22. Dec 18, 2021
    7
    ngl pretty cool game, i have never played any Final Fantasy game, so this is first for me, having fun.
  23. Dec 18, 2021
    7
    Not perfect, but that's okay for now, if they patch it i will change my rating eventually.
  24. Jan 31, 2023
    6
    Juego pasillero con escenarios pobres. Pasillos larguisimos en lo que lo que destaca son los diseños y los detalles del juego original. Los diseños de los personajes principales son sobresalientes, da gusto la actualización que han sufrido. La banda sonora es la misma que la original remasterizada (osea sobresaliente) y con arreglos, los temas nuevos son los peores con diferencia y noJuego pasillero con escenarios pobres. Pasillos larguisimos en lo que lo que destaca son los diseños y los detalles del juego original. Los diseños de los personajes principales son sobresalientes, da gusto la actualización que han sufrido. La banda sonora es la misma que la original remasterizada (osea sobresaliente) y con arreglos, los temas nuevos son los peores con diferencia y no están a la altura. El diseño de niveles es obsoleto para un juego de ese presupuesto y envergadura. Las misiones secundarias son horribles y estupidas, ir de un sitio a otro, matar un bicho y volver para que te den una poción. El juego es alargado artificialmente con misiones estupidas e innecesarias, le sobran como 10 horas.
    La historia ha cambiado respecto a la original y claramente a peor. Se ha pasado un filtro edulcorado que destroza la experiencia original. Todo lo que tenia el original de transgresor y rompedor lo han anulado. El sistema de combate es el mismo que el de Final Fantasy XV pero mejorado, no me entretiene demasiado.

    Gráficamente los personajes principales estan llenos de detalles conunos acabados de lo mejorcito que he visto, en cambio los personajes secundarios son todos iguales, como mucho le cambian el color del pelo. Los personajes que han introducido como novedad son una basura sacada de Kingdom Hearts, absurdos en un Final Fantasy, casi insultantes para la vieja escuela. En resumen, si eres fan del original y de la vieja escuela esta bien para rememorar y ver la actualización pero en mi opinión y sin hype no tiene ningún incentivo jugarlo para alguien que no conoce el universo Final Fantasy. Le quitas el logo y tienes un juego mediocre.
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  25. Jan 16, 2022
    6
    En introduction, je précise que je suis un grand fan de la série, que j'ai plusieurs centaines d'heures au compteur sur FF7 playstation et PC, donc j'ai une attente immense envers ce jeu ! Et de l'attente, il en aura fallu : l'exclu d'un an console s'est rallongée, et le jeu sort presque deux ans après sur PC : c'est pas grave, il ont sûrement pris tout ce temps pour fignoler le jeu ! Ha,En introduction, je précise que je suis un grand fan de la série, que j'ai plusieurs centaines d'heures au compteur sur FF7 playstation et PC, donc j'ai une attente immense envers ce jeu ! Et de l'attente, il en aura fallu : l'exclu d'un an console s'est rallongée, et le jeu sort presque deux ans après sur PC : c'est pas grave, il ont sûrement pris tout ce temps pour fignoler le jeu ! Ha, vous n'êtes tellement pas prêts...

    Certains pensent qu'il ne faut pas mettre le prix dans la balance, moi je pense que ça fait un peu partie : on n'a pas les mêmes critères d'exigence sur un jeu à 40balles qu'à 80 ! Et ce FF7R est justement le premier à passer la barre des 80. Ça va forcément être parfait, 9 mois de retard et un prix plus élevé que les autres jeux.

    Rentrons dans le vif du sujet, côté technique c'est une catastrophe : les choix de graphismes sont Résolution des textures Haut/Bas, et Résolution des ombres Has/Bas, et c'est TOUT. Pas de réglages d'anti-aliasing, de distance de vue, de qualité des modèles, quantité d'effets, etc...rien. Pour couronner le tout, le choix du framerate est 60 ou 120, pas de déblocage complet du framerate (merci les portages consoles moisis). Et pire, le jeu a un système de définition adaptative qui va faire tourner le jeu en basse def si vous n'atteignez pas le framerate cible. On se retrouve avec un jeu flou qui doit tourner à 80% de la définition native parfois, sans pouvoir désactiver ça. Il faut modder le jeu pour désactiver ça, et affiner le jeu aussi. C'est hallucinant ! 80 balles et le portage PC est en kit, faut le modder soi-même pour avoir des textures jolies et non baveuses...
    Le jeu est un couloir, dont le level design est d'une pauvreté innommable. Ce ne sont que des couloirs avec une seule route. C'est simple : si y'a un embranchement, alors le mauvais chemin sera une impasse au bout de 50mètres avec au bout un coffre ou une matéria. Basique. Je ne demande pas des mondes ouverts à tout va, mais là on passe d'un extrême à l'autre.

    Les combats sont très grisants, le système d'ATB remis au goût du jour est dynamique, y'a toujours de l'action. Même avec une barre d'ATB vide, il reste les coups normaux, chargés, les esquives, les blocages, permuter d'un perso à l'autre... Là dessus, c'est du tout bon !

    Côté histoire/scénario, c'est ... mitigé. L'histoire principale et ses personnages sont soignés, par contre pour le peu de moment où le jeu nous propose des quêtes secondaires bah... on sent que ça a été rajouté à la va vite. Des quêtes fedex exploitant la quintessence même de ce qui est horripilant, alors que c'est en décalage complet avec le jeu et son level design : jamais on ne revient en arrière, jamais on ne parle à un personnage puis l'autre puis re l'un en mode ping-pong, seules certaines quêtes annexes nous font faire ça.
    Cependant, j'ai aussi réalisé des quêtes prestigieuses, telles que ramenerer des chats à quelqu'un, trouver un vieux, ramener des trucs à des gosses contre 1 ou 3 gils, me déguiser en femme.... Enfin bref, je sais que FF7 original n'était pas toujours très mature, mais étaient-ils obligés d'exploiter cette partie, au point que j'en vienne à me poser la question "mais ces quêtes là, elle ont été écrites par des enfants ? C'est le fils ou la fils du scénariste, c'est pas possible".

    Ha, on retrouve les invocations pour le plus grand bonheur ! Là, c'est personnel, mais j'ai été triste de ne pas voir d'apparition grandiloquentes, avec des entités d'une taille surréaliste, et des effets de lumière et de pyrotechnie dantesques ! Non, les invocations bah... on les invoque, elles arrivent sur le champ de bataille (genre FF8 ou FF10 même), elles ne prennent pas de coup mais on dirait un compagnon invoqué façon MMO, en plus grand et plus efficace bien sûr. Un peu triste, mais elles sont là

    Au final, ce FF7R ben... c'est une semi-déception. Bien entendu, le fanboyisme me fait remonter la note d'un point ou deux. Mais la technique ultra pourrie (on est dans le podium des AAA portés de la console au PC avec le moins de soin), le level design ultra couloir et les quêtes dignes d'un enfant de dix ans.... mouaif. Heureusement qu'on a un système de combat grisant, des personnages bien modélisés, une VF de qualité, et l'univers Final Fantasy ! Mais perso, j'achète ça 80 balles, juste pour la partie technique je rend le jeu en demandant s'il s'agit d'une blague.
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  26. Dec 21, 2021
    6
    An average game with a lot of effort and some high quality production values. Pales in comparison to the original but still not trash. It offers little to appreciate as a newcomer and certainly, nostalgia aside, not much for long time fans. Poorly paced, clearly drawing out sections of the story in order to compensate for the need to get *something* out the door. It's not bad, it's notAn average game with a lot of effort and some high quality production values. Pales in comparison to the original but still not trash. It offers little to appreciate as a newcomer and certainly, nostalgia aside, not much for long time fans. Poorly paced, clearly drawing out sections of the story in order to compensate for the need to get *something* out the door. It's not bad, it's not great. It's not optimized well at all, otherwise I'd give it a 7/10 and say grab it when it's on sale. Expand
  27. Jan 17, 2022
    6
    side missions are boring.
    Some of the main story progression could be more interesting. The world is there but you can't interact with it. Might as well have made it a top down game.
  28. Jan 18, 2023
    6
    The game is 9/10, but I have to give it a 6/10 for its poor PC optimization, the game constantly runs at 60+ fps for 10 seconds and then drops to 0, this happens all the time. Also there aren't many graphics options, just Low and High Texture/Shadow, and no way to disable Dynamic Resolution.
  29. Feb 27, 2023
    6
    Final Fantasy VII could be the best game in the world, but that doesn't justify greed that we're subjected to.
    After 2 years we're finally able to play the game on Steam, but we still pay full price on fake discount.
    We might have to wait another 2 years to play part two, which will be the same game for another $70, and they announced that they're working on part three, which also easily
    Final Fantasy VII could be the best game in the world, but that doesn't justify greed that we're subjected to.
    After 2 years we're finally able to play the game on Steam, but we still pay full price on fake discount.
    We might have to wait another 2 years to play part two, which will be the same game for another $70, and they announced that they're working on part three, which also easily could be $70.
    Assuming that they will finish it in three parts, total cost of the game comes to $210 and might take couple of years to finish.
    I will enjoy the game, but I simply can't post positive review just for the greed of the company that makes it.
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  30. Jan 31, 2023
    6
    Probably the most disappointing one yet from the last 10 years.
    First off, price is a total ripoff.
    Non playable scenes in between is full of moans and groans. At one stage I zoned out reminiscing on another movie full of moans and groans, thus killing immersion a bit. Perhaps I am getting to old for childishness and I found the game had a lot of that. Felt totally disconnected to the
    Probably the most disappointing one yet from the last 10 years.
    First off, price is a total ripoff.
    Non playable scenes in between is full of moans and groans. At one stage I zoned out reminiscing on another movie full of moans and groans, thus killing immersion a bit. Perhaps I am getting to old for childishness and I found the game had a lot of that.
    Felt totally disconnected to the character as he just does his own thing. Lost total interest at the cross dressing part. This may appeal to some and that's okay, doesn't appeal to me.
    Movies place a 'S', 'N', 'L' tag for sex, nudity and language. Perhaps games should do the same for a certain category to alert buyers to what they're getting in to.
    Most of the 'game' is watching instead of playing. When you do get a chance to play then there is another bout of extensive dialogue, while strolling through the streets at a forced minimal pace.
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  31. Feb 22, 2022
    5
    Ff7 remake очаровала меня графикой и необычным миром, в котором происходят события игры. В оригинал не играл, но насмотревшись красивых синематиков ещё в бытность подростком захотел прикоснуться к данной франшизе. Однако начав играть в remake, я столкнулся с осознанием намеренного затягивания игрового процесса и повествования разработчиками, чтобы растянуть прохождение. Также в игре плохаяFf7 remake очаровала меня графикой и необычным миром, в котором происходят события игры. В оригинал не играл, но насмотревшись красивых синематиков ещё в бытность подростком захотел прикоснуться к данной франшизе. Однако начав играть в remake, я столкнулся с осознанием намеренного затягивания игрового процесса и повествования разработчиками, чтобы растянуть прохождение. Также в игре плохая оптимизация для пк с постоянными статорами, которые вызывают дикое раздражение и ничем не лечатся. Единственный патч не меняет ситуацию. В целом был разочарован игрой, так как ожидал более логичного и динамичного развития сюжета. Сценарий как будто писали для подростков с максимально одномерными злодеями и нарочито привлекательными спутницами, постоянно фрустрирующими в ожидании, когда Клауд наконец-то поймёт, чего они от него на самом деле хотят. Испанский стыд. Локации не радуют разнообразием: все действие происходит в трущобах разной степени серости. Выделяется из всего этого только Рынок за Стеной. Боевая система пожалуй самая проработанная часть данного проекта, но и она себя не раскрывает в полной мере даже к концу игры из-за чего создаётся впечатление, что нарратив и боевка создавались в отрыве друг от друга. В итоге игра не рекомендуется к покупке, учитывая ее завышенную стоимость на пк. Expand
  32. Dec 19, 2021
    5
    This looks like a very lazy port. There are hardly any graphics options. The biggest insult to fans? Charging the highest price for any base game released in the last 2 years at £70 and this game released 21 months ago on PS5.

    People think its review bombing to point this out but those people really just don't understand what the word review actually means nor do they understand these
    This looks like a very lazy port. There are hardly any graphics options. The biggest insult to fans? Charging the highest price for any base game released in the last 2 years at £70 and this game released 21 months ago on PS5.

    People think its review bombing to point this out but those people really just don't understand what the word review actually means nor do they understand these are opinions yet they attack them for not having the right opinion which is supposed to be Publishers are immune to criticism.

    Get a life you sad, sad people and realize the more you defend this the worse it gets.

    It loses 5 points for that very shady move by Square Enix but they are well known for their pretty stupid decisions if you remember Deux Ex. It gets a 5 because its Final Fantasy and already has that reputation of being a great story with great mechanics.

    Personally I would wait for the response Square Enix and Epic is going to get when they find PC sales are actually down because they overpriced it. Then it will be reduced to a £50 game. Even FFXV was only £35 when it released on PC.

    Everyone knows why they get away with this on Consoles as the Console model is very similar to the Printer Ink model where the Console is sold at a loss and revenue is made up from the storefront and games but they don't have that excuse for PC users.

    On the upside you could take advantage of the £10 off coupon Epic are currently giving out to offset the price increase.
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  33. Jan 11, 2022
    5
    10
    9 No Doblado al Español pero si al Frances.
    8 Venta a 80€ mismo precio que el resto de países que si trae voces en su idioma. 7 Combate pesado y repetitivo peor que un Devil my cry o un Kingdom Hearts 6 Juego agrandado artificialmente para venderte segunda parte. 5 Port penoso para PC ley del mínimo esfuerzo. 4 Casi dos años exclusivo Ps5 después para pandemic store y cuando les
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    9 No Doblado al Español pero si al Frances.
    8 Venta a 80€ mismo precio que el resto de países que si trae voces en su idioma.
    7 Combate pesado y repetitivo peor que un Devil my cry o un Kingdom Hearts
    6 Juego agrandado artificialmente para venderte segunda parte.
    5 Port penoso para PC ley del mínimo esfuerzo.
    4 Casi dos años exclusivo Ps5 después para pandemic store y cuando les convenga lo sacaran para steam para sacarse otro tanto de dinero.
    3 El Port a Ps5 es igual de lamentable que el de PC pudiendo poner un parche para que funcione a 120hz
    2 Han Cambiado la Historia original.
    1 El mejor villano de todos los tiempos que ni siquiera sabia el nombre de cloud ahora es un acosador con cara de pervertido sexual, sale al principio mediados y al final del juego.
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  34. Dec 17, 2021
    5
    Expensive and not a great port. Multiple times I have experienced optimization issues. The port is uninspired as well and not worth the expensive $70 asking price, and I recommend waiting for a sale or something or play the original via emulation. And with it being exclusive to EGS, prepare for this to be review bombed to all hell because of people being too low to give an honest review ofExpensive and not a great port. Multiple times I have experienced optimization issues. The port is uninspired as well and not worth the expensive $70 asking price, and I recommend waiting for a sale or something or play the original via emulation. And with it being exclusive to EGS, prepare for this to be review bombed to all hell because of people being too low to give an honest review of it.

    UPDATE: At the time of this update, some poor sap that cant handle honest reviewing is also review bombing the game by giving it high marks with the most obvious sock account looking usernames. Don't bash it because of its exclusivity, and don't certainly artificially inflate it's score because you cant stand it being a rushed job and mediocre at best. Pathetic babies on both sides of the review bombing spectrum. God help us all.
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  35. Dec 19, 2021
    5
    A great game, but awful PC port.
    Performance issues, lack of graphic options, nightmare of a controls for some mini games and bike sequences (you can't change those) if you use M&KB.
  36. Feb 28, 2022
    5
    This 1/3 of a remake could never be as impressive as the original game which had amazing cinematics and a huge scope back when 3d games weren't even a thing for most people yet. But unlike the rainfall of **** remakes lately, this one is really faithful and respectful.

    The new combat is almost the same as on XV even with the annoying huge ass obtuse lock on crosshairs over the enemies
    This 1/3 of a remake could never be as impressive as the original game which had amazing cinematics and a huge scope back when 3d games weren't even a thing for most people yet. But unlike the rainfall of **** remakes lately, this one is really faithful and respectful.

    The new combat is almost the same as on XV even with the annoying huge ass obtuse lock on crosshairs over the enemies even if you never use lock on, but a little less dumb, because you cant just use potions whenever you want which made you invincible. Its not bad but not great either, to do anything other than the basic attack you have to use the menu like on the old turn based game. The summons are companions, like on the horribly awful Final Fantasy XII, but like on the braindead FF XV you can only use then when the game allows it, this is one of the biggest differences from the original game.

    Characters will walk into each other, the world has no persistence at all(you kill a couple of monsters in a place, they evaporate, you walk 10 meters away and come back and they are there again), and the PC port is mediocre not even surporting ultrawide resolutions.
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  37. Dec 21, 2021
    5
    Lets just put aside the fact that this is an epic exclusive, buggy, bare-boned PC port apparently worth 80 euros and lets talk about the actual game for a second.

    I really wanted to love this game as someone who absolutely loves the original and its story. It does get a lot of things right, yet a lot of other things terribly, terribly wrong. For every iconic moment done right, there's
    Lets just put aside the fact that this is an epic exclusive, buggy, bare-boned PC port apparently worth 80 euros and lets talk about the actual game for a second.

    I really wanted to love this game as someone who absolutely loves the original and its story. It does get a lot of things right, yet a lot of other things terribly, terribly wrong. For every iconic moment done right, there's hours upon hours of hit or miss (mostly miss) filler content and insultingly shallow side-quests. The voice acting ranges from pretty good, to teeth grindingly cringe. However, the main problem resides with the story itself.

    Some of the extended lore, scenes and character back-stories were done very well, and turning midgar from a few dozen screens into a bigger, living space was a treat for the most part. However, without spoiling, the pacing is out the window, you see characters which should not be in Midgar at this point being in Midgar, and important late-game revelations are spoiled considering we are 6 hours into the original 30 hours. For those who know, the original was harsh regarding loss, yet in this game that is undermined (to put it lightly) which wrecks the message, the urgency and the character motivations. Up to this point I would have given this game a 7. That however, is somehow shadowed by the kingdom hearts inspired, narrative-shattering new elements that give this game a bad fan fiction feel, especially at the end. This is not a "They changed muh game" moment, it's a "This new meta writing is downright abysmal and makes the final product significantly worse" moment. The original despite being a fantasy cyberpunk story, was well grounded in reality. Suspension of disbelief doesn't work when this has sequences which would fit into the Matrix or Doctor Strange, filled with a good amount of amateourish plot conveniences and deus ex machinas which would have you get laughed and booed out of a movie premiere if it were a motion picture. It's so jarring that I don't even think that going forward the story will play anywhere near the same, as important plot points have been ret-conned. I didn't play the DLC as Yuffie being in Midgar (as the trailers show) pretty much says it all. The original story while not being perfect by any mean, was pretty straight forward, simple to follow and to understand. This remake is a convoluted mess which leaves you staring at the credits in confusion and disbelief.

    I waited for this game for two years and my only two thoughts were "FF7 what have they done to you" and "who thought this was a good idea should just put down the pen and retire". If I give it a 5 and not something lower, it's because some iconic scenes were done great, the graphics were mostly beautiful (except when you're being greeted by low-poly textures in the forefront), the music was amazing and overall the gameplay was pretty fun. Its frustrating because to be honest, they were so close to making an amazing remake, but they just couldn't help themselves (looking at you Tetsuya Nomura), and as such don't see myself playing the rest of this remake saga. If you want to play this game, just keep in mind that this is not FF7, the "remake" tag is an outright fabrication. Although the game almost follows the original's plot closely, the new elements render this a full on re-write, on the same vein as if the Titanic was sank by a gang of underwater sharks and a giant speaking octopus. While you're at it, the price tag is not justified in the least, wait till it's on sale. For those who never played the original and want to see what all the fuss is about, this is not it. Do yourself a favor, grab the original on steam and download the SYW mod to turn it into a great remaster.
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  38. Apr 25, 2023
    5
    So here I am, I finally finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake, I'm going to post my opinion on the game but before that I'd like to tell you that I never played the original so I don't have any point of comparison, the only FF7 I had played was Crisis Core on PSP.

    The scenario at first, it's quite simple I found it simply bad. It's long, nothing much happens, the dialogues are pathetic but
    So here I am, I finally finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake, I'm going to post my opinion on the game but before that I'd like to tell you that I never played the original so I don't have any point of comparison, the only FF7 I had played was Crisis Core on PSP.

    The scenario at first, it's quite simple I found it simply bad. It's long, nothing much happens, the dialogues are pathetic but it's very well written, you can't blame it.
    The characters all seemed to me rather ordinary, not to say stupid, no way to get attached to them.
    Cloud is the (Japanese) archetype of the taciturn hero, unfortunately he lacks charisma, Aerith raves about flowers, Barrett speaks too loudly. Every time he opens his mouth it is to shout. Remain Tifa, she doesn't fly more than the others but she fights hand to hand, that's a quality. I won't talk about Sephirot, we don't see him much but his appearances were more ridiculous than the others but well, we'll say that the character will be developed in the sequel. It reminds me that someone told me that Cloud was autistic, it's a bit the feeling I have with Sephirot. What if this was FF7, a fight to the death between two autistic people?

    The worst thing is that if the main storyline is not very inspired, it's much worse in the side quests. And people are even more stupid I think. It seems to be the norm in Midgar.
    An example comes to mind where we talk to a guy and he tells us he is a journalist and wants to know about the guardian angel, a thief who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Cloud who then has a flash of genius asks him why he would not go to make it himself, the journalist answers him that he tried to question the inhabitants of the shantytown but that he had discovered that he was journalist and of the blow did not wish to cooperate. It turns out that the NPC in question is wearing an armband with press written on it. One wonders how they found out about his job.
    And the game is full of this kind of nonsense, some will see it as second degree. I'll let everyone make up their own mind.

    Another thing that bothered me a lot during the whole game. The fact that the game stutters. It is constantly stopping you from playing.
    Whether it's through pointless cinematics that are unnecessarily long every 4 minutes, the crevasses to cross during the whole adventure, the very regular moments where the game decides to make you walk or the famous pipes to cross with the agility of a ryo hazuki. It was tiring.
    Game, let me **** play. :crazy:
    Besides, there are too many cinematic, they are there all the time it's tiring. It must have a ratio of 5 minutes of gameplay for 15 minutes of cinematics.

    Now it's time for the level design:
    It's quite simple, there is none. It's a straight line, generally the dungeons and the cities are a very small area. At least I don't risk to be lost, that's something.

    The RPG systems, well, again, they don't break the bank.
    So we have the usual stats increases at each level, a skill tree (as ugly as not very ergonomic by the way) on each weapon, which allows you to increase the damage, to have some passives or to unlock material slots, nothing original but it does the job.
    I have to say that I have mixed feelings about the materials system. I would have preferred that our characters gain skills as they level up, instead of having to place spells directly in slots. It's not an idea ♥♥♥♥, it allows to make a choice between the skills to choose, the thing that annoys me is that there are a lot of materiala that I never used. Why would I do ♥♥♥♥♥ to take Flight, when I can have a materiala that allows me to throw Haste or a physical shield. That's my big regret, we focus on the useful materia and leave the rest aside because of lack of space.

    The combat system is the greatest quality of this game. Well in normal, its biggest flaw is that the game is really very easy. But it is still a nice game system.
    Nothing very complicated, you launch analysis, you look at the weaknesses of the enemies, you raise your shock bar and then you chain it with everything that passes under your sword. But it's fun and it works, that's all we ask. I wouldn't have minded a little more challenge in normal though. I was told that the hard mode was good for pushing the battle system unfortunately you unlock it after finishing the game. And I don't really want to do it again.

    Some sequences that I found very heavy and without interest too. The motorcycle, the platform / QTE of Tifa, the dance contest, the mini squat game. It has the merit of being done quickly. Well, except for the last phase on the motorcycle which was too long for its own good.

    Technically it's solid, the music is good and artistically it's nice too. In fact, apart from Cloud and Sephirot who look very poor cosplay from the japan expo I think it looks pretty good.

    it's not worth more than 20€/$ for me.
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  39. Dec 22, 2021
    4
    After spending the last few days playing this game as well as tweaking, yes, tweaking is needed. Here are my experiences.

    Game play mechanism, very fun and entertaining indeed, I would say better than the original's turn base. Voice acting are superb. However, it is not perfect, not the perfect Japanese's way of intricacies. For example, if one of member has fallen (unconscious), but
    After spending the last few days playing this game as well as tweaking, yes, tweaking is needed. Here are my experiences.

    Game play mechanism, very fun and entertaining indeed, I would say better than the original's turn base. Voice acting are superb. However, it is not perfect, not the perfect Japanese's way of intricacies. For example, if one of member has fallen (unconscious), but he/she will be conscious for the midway cut-scene!

    As for the porting, impression to me is, it is comparative to Dark Souls' PC port back in 2012, a low budget and rush job. First launch of the game: the mouse cursor disappear, this really gave me a dejavu of 2012's Dark Souls PC version.

    As I proceed on to play with the game, every settings max on my new RTX3060 laptop (6GB VRAM). There were some stutters, but quite surprisingly the framerate still maintain@120fps. However, I also notice textures look flat, jagged or blurry edges on my 27 inch 1440p monitor. After some research, realize it is due to Dynamic Resolution. First thing came to my mind is, Marketing Lies! Lying about: system's specs. With the recommended specs, my laptop clearly "overpower" (except for VRAM, I will come to this next), of course the settings are maxed out : 1440p@120fps.

    After hours of tweaking and help from modding community, realized 8GB VRAM is essential for the game to run on DirectX12. With my 6GB VRAM, and plus helps from mods, finally I can play the game with 95% framerate stability at 1440p (consistent) @60fps via DirectX11, Shadow set to low without HDR. Yes, shadow set to high will exceed 6GB VRAM and thus cause stuttering. And with DirectX11, VRAM required by Texture's setting to high still maintain within range.

    To conclude, -1 pts for marketing lies (system specs); -1 pts for lack of UI settings (DirectX option, graphic details option, etc.); -1 pts for lack of VRAM optimization for DirectX12; -1 pts for depending on external parties (mod communities) to fix prior mentioned issues; -1 pts to charge at the price of a complete AAA game, which is obviously not, based on my 30 years of PC gaming's experience.
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  40. Mar 29, 2022
    4
    Low quality, boring and repetitive level design that drag on too long, underwhelming combat system, slow story pacing, immersion-breaking inconsistency in the cinematography, slow pacing. There's a lot to pick on about Final Fantasy VII: Remake especially in its AAA status; but really, it's pretty barebones for a game.

    Its extremely formulaic, dull, repetitive corridor level design
    Low quality, boring and repetitive level design that drag on too long, underwhelming combat system, slow story pacing, immersion-breaking inconsistency in the cinematography, slow pacing. There's a lot to pick on about Final Fantasy VII: Remake especially in its AAA status; but really, it's pretty barebones for a game.

    Its extremely formulaic, dull, repetitive corridor level design really does hurt the gameplay. Square Enix did not give enough thought in designing this game at all. And I can't say there's any difference with the amount of effort used in the writing either.

    FF7 Remake might as well be the best representation of a beautiful disappointment in the video game industry in recent time.
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  41. Feb 3, 2023
    4
    It's hard for me, an ex-diehard Square stan, to review a game like this on so many levels. A lot of my formative years involved Square games. FF1 through 9, Chrono Trigger and Cross, Secret of Mana, FF Tactics, Super Mario RPG, heck, even Parasite Eve. Back in the early- to mid- '90s, it seemed like Square had the Midas touch. So whenever news of their work would appear, I'd get veryIt's hard for me, an ex-diehard Square stan, to review a game like this on so many levels. A lot of my formative years involved Square games. FF1 through 9, Chrono Trigger and Cross, Secret of Mana, FF Tactics, Super Mario RPG, heck, even Parasite Eve. Back in the early- to mid- '90s, it seemed like Square had the Midas touch. So whenever news of their work would appear, I'd get very excited. I still remember my first glimpse of FF2/4 in Nintendo Power, close to a screenshot of Battle Dodgeball with a chibi Ultraman or something. A tiny screenshot, a fight against Ice Beasts in the tower of Zot or Bab-il, in a magazine from July of 1991. I remember the feels. The promise of excitement, the seemingly infinite potential of 16 bits. Square totally delivered on that promise, and kept delivering for a really long time. Squeenix can still dangle some quality IP carrots in front of me, and the compulsion to taste the forbidden vegetable remains. There's an absurd amount of high quality games in their back catalog.

    That's what makes this review so painful. FF7 Remake makes me feel very different feels from that 1991 Nintendo Power snippet, or the feels from first starting up the original FF7. I don't feel hope and excitement for the future, I don't imagine the infinite possibilities video games can offer. All I feel is mild shame and regret that my almost middle-aged ass needs to cut ties with one of the formative entities of its youth.

    To save everyone some time, I'll just list the stuff I dislike from the game. I am a '98 PC guy, so she's Aeris to me.

    In somewhat chronological order, I do not like:
    - Jessie's unwanted advances and persistence;
    - how Sephiroth is introduced;
    - the dementors;
    - the sidequests and "changing water filters";
    - the new Johnny;
    - Chadley;
    - that Cloud doesn't have a hangover after getting paid;
    - the motorbike section, it's way too long;
    - Roche, he's pointless;
    - that there are other, more moderate branches of Avalanche, it makes Barret look like a psycho extremist;
    - turning off the solar lamps;
    - Cloud almost beheading Reno;
    - that everyone and their uncle in sector 5 keeps telling me how sweet Aeris is;
    - Kyrie;
    - Mireille;
    - helping kids (in the game; in real life I'm indifferent to helping kids);
    - Butch, Beck, and Burke;
    - that we need to see them more than once;
    - the robot arm "puzzles";
    - running from one of the Wall Market's map to the other just to pad for time;
    - Wall Market's new song;
    - the Hell House fight;
    - the sewers and the pump mini-game;
    - the ghosts in the train graveyard adding playtime, yet nothing to the story or Aeris' characterization;
    - Aeris walking slowly during the plate bombing crisis;
    - Wedge surviving falling from the pillar thanks to his grappling hook;
    - Wedge surviving a city falling on top of him;
    - that Tetsuya Nomura - a man over the age of 50 - seemingly kept Wedge alive just to make fat jokes;
    - the game undermining the shock and inhumanity that the destruction of Sector 7 conveyed in the original by saving most of its residents;
    - the generic bad guy music that plays in the president's office instead of his soothing classical music;
    - the Cait Sith cameo;
    - Barret shooting rocks (who came up with this one?);
    - Elmyra telling the team to not rescue Aeris;
    - Aeris seeing the future and becoming an exposition machine;
    - Leslie and the incredibly stupid plan to get help from Don Corneo;
    - the purple ooze instead of blood;
    - that Barret - previously established psycho extremist Avalanche guy - saves his mortal enemy, the president of Shinra, from falling to his death;
    - president Shinra dying 30 seconds later for "reasons";
    - Sephiroth's buildup being so weak;
    - Sephiroth's motivation being undefined;
    - Barret getting stabbed and then magically surviving;
    - basically anything that happens after this point.

    I don't think any of these are particularly spicy takes. When the game constantly reminds me how terrible the new content is, how much better and more efficient the storytelling was 25 years ago, it's hard to think of this as a good game. I blindly supported Squeenix for literal decades, spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on their products, so this just hurts. Is this what they think of their fanbase? Is this what they think of ME? I've been in this toxic relationship for too long, and FF7 Remake just demonstrates how much we've changed and drifted apart in the past 15-20 years. They can still produce some decent stuff - they co-developed NEO: TWEWY, at least - but when the majority of their products are buggy remakes of great games - i.e. making their old games worst - I just have to reevaluate my life choices and cut my losses. I'm sorry Squeenix, it's not you, it's me. ... Who am I kidding, it's you, you suck.
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  42. 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
  43. Dec 25, 2021
    4
    How is it possible for a "AAA" video game company to screw up a port so badly?
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. Dec 25, 2021
    3
    A genuinely bad PC port. I'm not entirely shocked because this tends to be the case with Square Enix and other Japanese developers but I did expect a remake of this caliber to be done a bit more justice. It may be that mods can fix a lot of these issues but it is needlessly large, far too expensive for what it is, and unpolished for PC. I do not recommend it for the price, but the gameA genuinely bad PC port. I'm not entirely shocked because this tends to be the case with Square Enix and other Japanese developers but I did expect a remake of this caliber to be done a bit more justice. It may be that mods can fix a lot of these issues but it is needlessly large, far too expensive for what it is, and unpolished for PC. I do not recommend it for the price, but the game itself is fine. Expand
  47. Dec 17, 2021
    3
    Played for 7 hours and for $70 its not worth the price..... It was extremely better on the PS4/PS5. This port is lazy and uninspired. SquareEnix does a lazy port yet again
  48. Dec 17, 2021
    3
    Gameplay: 4/10, not fluid due to stuttering. Feels like playing on a potato PC. Additional point for its nostalgic feeling it gives me (yes, played the original 20 years ago).
    Graphics: 3/10, not fluid, blocky and blurry at times where/when it isn't supposed to be. 3 points are all for the great design.
    Price: 3/10, expensive but I can still afford. Obviously it is a rushed job (yes,
    Gameplay: 4/10, not fluid due to stuttering. Feels like playing on a potato PC. Additional point for its nostalgic feeling it gives me (yes, played the original 20 years ago).
    Graphics: 3/10, not fluid, blocky and blurry at times where/when it isn't supposed to be. 3 points are all for the great design.
    Price: 3/10, expensive but I can still afford. Obviously it is a rushed job (yes, there is already report that this game is compiled and delivered in "debug" mode instead of "production" mode, do the QA dept missed out this part? Basically, "production" mode is more optimized. If no plan to follow up with patches, this is an extremely overpriced game, taking advantage of the hype.

    Overall: 3/10
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  49. 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.
  50. Feb 6, 2022
    2
    This game is overrated. It's ultra boring gameplay mechanics will be killing you by boredom. I played and finished classic FF7 years years ago and I didn't feel this slow motion run room to room same bs mechanics never. Stop creating new remakes, just be creative or leave your job and retire!
  51. Dec 21, 2021
    2
    DO NOT BUY IT!!!
    This is a total disaster. Nearly everything is bad : **** changes to plot, awful (compared to original) combat system, optimization is absent. It's god damn half of first cd of original. Not even 1/3 part of a game.
    Only good thing is main character models amd cut-scenes, all other objects lacks texture quality.
  52. Dec 18, 2021
    2
    80euro on epic exclu. Settings very poor for a pc game in 2021 after 20months for that ? No thank you
  53. Jan 31, 2023
    2
    A bad Remake.
    And a sadly marketing operation made by Square Enix and Nomura for milking even more the ff7 game...
  54. Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Just a bad action game filled with cutscenes all over the place
    What a fall of grace for them
  55. Dec 21, 2021
    1
    Где русская локализация! За игру просят полную стоимость. А ей уже скоро как 2 года стукнет. И русский перевод так и не сделали!
  56. Dec 20, 2021
    1
    I know they turned Final Fantasy into a Hack and Slash, and I know the lead designer messed with the story to make bland whilst adding stupid ghosts into the story. I was aware of all this, but I dipped my toe into the remakes and man it's bad. The price tag, the console port, and glitching. What a way to destroy one of my favorite games from childhood. I'd rather play the harp on aI know they turned Final Fantasy into a Hack and Slash, and I know the lead designer messed with the story to make bland whilst adding stupid ghosts into the story. I was aware of all this, but I dipped my toe into the remakes and man it's bad. The price tag, the console port, and glitching. What a way to destroy one of my favorite games from childhood. I'd rather play the harp on a cloud and be dead than invest any more time or effort into FFVII remake. Leave it for the kids and the commercial reviewers who are paid to rate it high. Expand
  57. 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.
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  58. 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.
  59. Dec 21, 2021
    1
    Game is average. Price - outrageous.
    Square enix proved again they can turn gems to shlt.
  60. 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.
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  61. 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?
  62. Dec 19, 2021
    1
    very inconvenient control, against the background of the fact that the 15th part was controlled without problems
    overpriced considering that the game was given free of charge on PS +
  63. 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
  64. Dec 18, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 80€ for a PC Game?! Shame on you Square Enix.
    you come to the shame of the video game industry.
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  65. 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
  66. Dec 19, 2021
    0
    In its current state definitely not worth the over-the-top investment. On my Ryzen 5900X, 32gb, nvme, rtx3070 the game stutters like crazy and doesn't really let you change much in the graphical options to remedy that. What's even more annoying is the lack of ultrawide monitor support, in 2021! I HOPE they will at least start patching it VERY fast, but it's a colossal embarrassmentIn its current state definitely not worth the over-the-top investment. On my Ryzen 5900X, 32gb, nvme, rtx3070 the game stutters like crazy and doesn't really let you change much in the graphical options to remedy that. What's even more annoying is the lack of ultrawide monitor support, in 2021! I HOPE they will at least start patching it VERY fast, but it's a colossal embarrassment considering how much time they had and that it's an AAA title. Expand
  67. Jun 21, 2022
    0
    Terrible stutter issue, even on high end machines. sometimes game breaking, i.e. literal slideshow.
    still not fixed after being on epic for 6 months. Developer clearly doesn't care.
  68. Jun 5, 2022
    0
    The game is scripted to death, it should have been a TV series, so at least you could browse a smartphone 50% of time during another "exciting" sequence of walking-talking along a corridor where you can move only in one direction... booooooring
    P.s. Visual quality is ok
  69. 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.
  70. May 28, 2022
    0
    El original, juego completo costó menos de 60 euros y ahora por un "trozo" de juego pagamos lo mismo o mas? eso se le llama ser sinvergüenza, todos los elogios de los usuarios en cuanto a calidad, graficos, originalidad y demas chorradas, porque eso es lo que son, chorradas, se quedan en nada con un juego incompleto vendido por episodios a 70 euros cada uno, lamentable, y mas lamentableEl original, juego completo costó menos de 60 euros y ahora por un "trozo" de juego pagamos lo mismo o mas? eso se le llama ser sinvergüenza, todos los elogios de los usuarios en cuanto a calidad, graficos, originalidad y demas chorradas, porque eso es lo que son, chorradas, se quedan en nada con un juego incompleto vendido por episodios a 70 euros cada uno, lamentable, y mas lamentable aun es que haya gente que lo pague, asi nos va. Expand
  71. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    Epic game exclusive, they take a cut for excluvisity deal, they only pay 12% fees in Epic launcher and they still went and priced it at 80€ (that´s 90USD) when the PS5 version which is basically the same version is only 40€. Square really really want squeeze the PC community. The port is bad. Don´t buy this game at this price. It should be 40€, why put up with this blatant robbery?
  72. 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.
  73. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    game is lagging often even on recommended configuration. even when gpu is not fully utilized (around 60-70%) and cpu only about 30%. so sad. even in combat.
  74. 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.
  75. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    It's amazing how many people Nomura tricked into thinking this piece of **** game was any good.
  76. Dec 18, 2021
    0
    I find it so hilarious that Square is still on part 1(of 3 lol) of the remake and just keep releasing that in stead of continuing the story lmao. At this point they have made part 1 and released that again for full price on ps5 months ago and now again for pc.
  77. 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.
  78. Dec 21, 2021
    0
    Don't listen to those 10/10 reviews, they are just ps fanboys/girls giving this trash perfect scores.
    This game cost 70usd in usa and on other countries it actually cost more, 95 for Canada and ...
    This game makes battlefield 2042 feels like a finished product in term of performance, makes games like Fallout 76 and Cyberpunk 2077 feels like the best games out there in term of
    Don't listen to those 10/10 reviews, they are just ps fanboys/girls giving this trash perfect scores.
    This game cost 70usd in usa and on other countries it actually cost more, 95 for Canada and ...
    This game makes battlefield 2042 feels like a finished product in term of performance, makes games like Fallout 76 and Cyberpunk 2077 feels like the best games out there in term of performance.

    There is not a single pc out there that can give 60+fps in this game. The menu laughable at best and nothing works.
    At that price I expect perfection and honestly 5usd is too much for this trash.
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  79. Dec 18, 2021
    0
    This game is so padded out, and badly ported that it I cannot do anything else other than give it a zero for now. The pricing also doesn't help the score. Incredibly disappointed with the port and game as well.
  80. Jan 7, 2022
    0
    Только 0. И на ПК версии нет перевода. Там не за что платить, даже субтитры на русском языке не сделали.
  81. Dec 30, 2021
    0
    $94 Canadian for 10% of the original Final Fantasy 7. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming history
  82. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    First of all, this game costs 80€, which is absolutely insane. No game costs that much in base, only with season pass.
    Second of all, this game is absolutely unplayable due to
    permanent freezes and fps drops. The fps count could drop from 60 to 10 for absolutely no reason. It's unacceptable for game with action fight mechanic. And the last, but not the least, does Square Enix pay for
    First of all, this game costs 80€, which is absolutely insane. No game costs that much in base, only with season pass.
    Second of all, this game is absolutely unplayable due to
    permanent freezes and fps drops. The fps count could drop from 60 to 10 for absolutely no reason. It's unacceptable for game with action fight mechanic.
    And the last, but not the least, does Square Enix pay for good reviews on this page? All positive reviews were written by newbies, which is very suspicious and concerning. Nevertheless, the quality of this port is bad, and no one really talks about it. Game press just praising the game for "gorgeous 120 FPS PC experience". Did they even play the game on PC? I just have no words. It's shocking.
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  83. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    Сразу разделю своё мнение об игре и причину 0 оценки.

    К игре я отношусь прекрасно и безумно её люблю. Даже не смотря на то, что это тупо пролог. Если нужны пруфы, тогда чекните мою оценку пс4 версии. Так почему же 0? Прошел на пс4 и было всё прекрасно... НО... Этот скворечник окончательно потёк. При всей моей любви к их играм, эту компанию надо придать огню за их политику
    Сразу разделю своё мнение об игре и причину 0 оценки.

    К игре я отношусь прекрасно и безумно её люблю. Даже не смотря на то, что это тупо пролог.
    Если нужны пруфы, тогда чекните мою оценку пс4 версии.

    Так почему же 0?
    Прошел на пс4 и было всё прекрасно... НО... Этот скворечник окончательно потёк.
    При всей моей любви к их играм, эту компанию надо придать огню за их политику локализации, эксклюзивности и цен!

    Что, купил и прошел игру на пс4? Хочешь продолжения? Хрен тебе!
    Хочешь длц? Иди покупай пс5 у перекупов по х4 цене!
    Я горел, но терпел...
    Может тебе нужен порт на пк? Получи порт с сомнительными настройками графена!
    В ЕГС! ЗА 5700! БЕЗ ЛОКАЛИЗАЦИИ!
    Да пошли бы эти наркоманы в известном направлении!
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  84. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    Купил, поиграл 2 часа, сделал рефанд. Постоянные подлагивания. Дропы фпс на ровном месте.
    НЕТ ЛОКАЛИЗАЦИИ. Для игры, с таким оверпрайсом это перебор.
    Цена на 100% не соответствует качеству. Сразу видно, что у Square Enix огромные трудности с финансами. Качество игр ужасное, уровня B, а ценник как за игру ААА+ класса.
    Купил, поиграл 2 часа, сделал рефанд. Постоянные подлагивания. Дропы фпс на ровном месте.
    НЕТ ЛОКАЛИЗАЦИИ. Для игры, с таким оверпрайсом это перебор.
    Цена на 100% не соответствует качеству. Сразу видно, что у Square Enix огромные трудности с финансами. Качество игр ужасное, уровня B, а ценник как за игру ААА+ класса.
  85. Feb 10, 2022
    0
    Я бы мог смириться с отсутствием русской озвучки, но отсутствие даже субтитров это позорище. Square Enix - посмешище.
  86. Jan 29, 2022
    0
    the game is terrible for the price and the lack of a Russian interface, and those who praise this game are corrupt animals
  87. Dec 29, 2021
    0
    Нет русского языка, цена - космос, в 5 раз выше адекватной на рынке, оптимизация отвратительная, можно купить только в недомагазине егс.
  88. Jun 21, 2022
    0
    Overpriced game and not a good port. Story is full of fillers and full of cliches. Ending is horrible and this game is going in the Kingdom Heart direction. I do not recommend this game.
  89. Dec 21, 2021
    0
    "Is this an out of season april fools joke?"
    80€ for the horrible and full of problems port of a 2 years old game, sold on the EGS (so another period of exlusivity)...
  90. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    The Price of 80€ is to high in the same time ps5 Version Coast 40€. At this time with this Prise i cant rate any other aspect of the Game.
  91. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    Epic Game Store exclusive, **** port, and 93 CAD. Square Enix once again proves that they don't give a **** on doing a good porting of their games on PC. Do not buy it.
  92. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    There's lots of problems with this game, where to start?

    Pros + The game is so light that you can even use DSR on a mid-range hardware. Cons - It's a year and a half game that costs $70/€80. - Square is not only ripping you off at an absurd price, but they also got money from Epic Games to have the game being exclusive at their store. - The only thing that has changed from the
    There's lots of problems with this game, where to start?

    Pros
    + The game is so light that you can even use DSR on a mid-range hardware.

    Cons
    - It's a year and a half game that costs $70/€80.
    - Square is not only ripping you off at an absurd price, but they also got money from Epic Games to have the game being exclusive at their store.
    - The only thing that has changed from the PS5 version is that now you can choose the PS4 textures and there's options for 90 and 120 FPS, you will still come across some terrible quality textures within the game.
    - You can't change stuff like AA and SSAO or even Motion Blur and other effects.
    - There is some random stuttering while playing at 60 FPS, with not the hardware being the problem here.
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  93. Dec 17, 2021
    0
    Very bad settings, lame port for 70$, The game was released 2 years already, and we have to pay full price new gen?
  94. 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.
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  95. 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
  96. 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.
  97. Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Reasons for the 0

    1 - This is the "cheapest" port ever, not using any of the pc features like raytracing or dlss, almost no graphic options, no mod support .. you dont need to go too far to compare it with ffxv port. 2 - It has drops in frames even with a 3090 at 30 fps. 3 - It overpriced. This 1.5 year old game is being sold at 70 usd (in usa) and 90 usd(80€) (in europe) , it was
    Reasons for the 0

    1 - This is the "cheapest" port ever, not using any of the pc features like raytracing or dlss, almost no graphic options, no mod support .. you dont need to go too far to compare it with ffxv port.
    2 - It has drops in frames even with a 3090 at 30 fps.
    3 - It overpriced. This 1.5 year old game is being sold at 70 usd (in usa) and 90 usd(80€) (in europe) , it was hard to swallow a 60 usd in usa and 70 usd (60€) in europe from the last years, but this is just a joke.

    Some people will say that the price is no reason for the game evaluation, but if i have a 20$ cinema in my street and a new one opens with the same service for double the price, i will say that it is overpriced and give a 0 in the recomendation, so same goes here.

    This game, at this price, and in this moment, deserves a 0.
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  98. Dec 18, 2021
    0
    This PC port and the price tag accompanying it is a disgrace. The lack of configuration and the bad optimization is mind-blowing. 2 years we've been waiting and we end up with this?! Wake up Square or you won't live to tell the tale. Really hope nobody buys this overpriced pile of garbage.
  99. 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.
  100. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    Pas d'option sur un jeu PC... Certains réglages comme la V-Sync sont quand même indispensable... 1 an et demi après sa sortie alors que certain moddeur on déjà effectué des correctifs dans les 24h après sa sortie... Le jeu lag énormément sur une RTX 3090 en 1080p ???? Et avec tout ça on se permet de mettre le jeu au prix le plus cher du marché...
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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. 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.
  3. 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.