Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 749 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. LuckyMeybFan
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    Simply an amazing gaaaaaaame! Not a perfect port, but if you're like me who doesn't get bothered by things like that, you are in for a treat my frienddd. Me wants part 2 ASAP.
  3. 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...
  4. AModernMyth
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    I wouldn't go as far and say it's best game ever made, but it's certainly very fun and unique game. Great music, interesting characters, bosses and interesting world. Can't wait for Part 2!
  5. Wolverine07
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    Le daria un 10 sino fuese por la falta de opciones graficas, quitando eso es un juego perfecto en historia y gameplay, perfectamente jugable y divertido.
  6. Moojl
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    I've never played the original Final Fantasy VII, but I had friends who did talking me through the plot differences as I played.
    I think it's incredible for such a classic JRPG to be given to a team to remake from the ground up into a semi-open world action adventure RPG. Normally I'm not a fan of companies iterating on old content instead of making new things, but I think the way It hews    I've never played the original Final Fantasy VII, but I had friends who did talking me through the plot differences as I played.
    I think it's incredible for such a classic JRPG to be given to a team to remake from the ground up into a semi-open world action adventure RPG. Normally I'm not a fan of companies iterating on old content instead of making new things, but I think the way It hews closely enough to the original to still get its message across while shaking things up in ways that are really interesting adds so much artistic value beyond just being a simple HD remake.

    In addition to the story, exploring the overworld was an artful mix of cinematic moments (most of which seem to be done in-engine extremely well rather than through pre-rendered video, which kept me from thinking 'ugh, another cutscene' the way I have in other cinematic games), relatively linear dungeonesque areas with item chests and sometimes occasional optional objectives hidden along the way, and semi-open exploration segments offering side quests and other points of interest. There were a couple of moments where I got a little tired of the dungeonesque areas going on for so long, but I think the game designers had a good handle on when to wrap them up and give you a break. All in all, traversing the game world was also an enjoyable part of playing the game. My only note is that the Chocobo transport system, which lets you fast travel, probably should've been introduced earlier on in the game. I know FF7R only covers a small portion of the original FF7, and the point at which Chocobos were introduced in FF7R is likely pretty faithful to FF7, but it was a little weird only unlocking fast travel at around the 35 hour mark of a game I spent 42 hours on, because you're not in Chocobo-accessible territory for very long after they become available to you. Running from place to place didn't take all that long, though, so no big deal.

    The battles were really fun and just the right level of challenging for me on normal difficulty in classic mode, where the characters automatically do basic actions (attacking, guarding, dodging) and you choose the abilities/spells/summons/items to spend your Active Time Battle meter on. I found the AI did a good job automatically controlling the characters for me, but classic mode doesn't prevent you from actively controlling the characters if you feel like you can do better! That was a really smart decision, because I enjoyed battling so much I controlled the characters more than the AI did. Any time I did poorly in a battle, the game made it easy to intuit what I had done wrong (typically I didn't exploit an elemental weakness, tried to dodge attacks meant to be blocked, or attacked enemies while they were set up to counter) and if there was ever any doubt, I could just use the Assess ability you can equip early on in the game to bring up enemy info, including weaknesses/resistances and sometimes tactical tips.
    I never felt under leveled, and I didn't go out of my way to grind for experience, either, which means the game designers did a great job in my opinion!

    I know there have been some complaints from content creators about the PC port being poorly optimized/ported, so here's my experience! I had very few issues with the graphics performance: I dropped the shadows from high to low, which allowed me to increase the FPS from 30 to a steady 60, and that was the only graphics setting I changed. The game is gorgeous and changing the shadow quality wasn't noticeable to me at all -- even turned down they still looked great -- so I wasn't missing out.
    There were extremely rare cases of stuttering, but when the game is 30 to 60 hours long (my first play through took 42 hours), a couple seconds' worth of frame skips is totally forgettable.
    I played on keyboard and mouse instead of with a controller, and I believe the default key binds here are definitely the weakest part of the port. Keyboard and mouse are almost certainly not the ideal way to play the game, but I made it through alright. The only real issue was the key mapping in the motorcycle battle segments which caused me to lose a couple of times when I probably could've first-tried them using a controller.

    Honestly, the game is incredible, and whether it gets a sequel or not (take your time Square Enix) I'm immensely satisfied with the experience! It's not just one of my favorite games of 2021, I honestly think it's one of my favorite games of all-time.

    (Update: After updating my NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER's drivers, NVIDIA GeForce Experience insisted I could run the game with everything set to the highest settings at 1080p and 60 FPS. Bumping the shadows back up, given they were the only thing I had turned down, once again made stuttering occur more frequently for me, so I feel even more confident now in saying that turning shadows down may help improve performance tremendously with no noticeable impact on how nice the game looks    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. Falcon2147
    Jun 10, 2022
    9
    Good game!

    Story 9/10
    Character design 10/10
    Sephiroth 11/10
    Pacing 10/10
  9. delaware80
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    I have played four hours, and it is one of my TOP 3 FF games (FF 13-1, FF 15).
    I score this game 10 like FF 15 and not 9 like FF 13-1 because of:
    _outstanding graphics and robust performance (system: alienware m17r3 and rtx 2080 super mobile)
    _fantastic story-telling
    _great gameplay
  10. WellEvil
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  11. crljester
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    I'm just an average joe who in fact picked up this game by accident when I was young in 1997 for PC. To see where it is at today is a blessing! I cannot describe how much I adore the amount of effort that went into this Remake. It ran beautifully on my RTX 2070 and played even better than I could imagine. The fluid combat felt amazing and the end game content as well as other moments hadI'm just an average joe who in fact picked up this game by accident when I was young in 1997 for PC. To see where it is at today is a blessing! I cannot describe how much I adore the amount of effort that went into this Remake. It ran beautifully on my RTX 2070 and played even better than I could imagine. The fluid combat felt amazing and the end game content as well as other moments had me in tears. Yes my heart aches for these works of fiction, because their real to me and I appreciate the current, past and present team at Square for all their tremendous effort at making me feel something in this world that couldn't be felt elsewhere. I see your plot and decrypt your encoding with the cypher that is my psyche. I never write reviews, mainly because I think opinions are placated with self pride and jaded adultery, but I wanted to pour my thirty-two year old man heart into this right after finishing the main story of Midgar for myself, while the wounds were still fresh.

    I truly hope others can look past negative hype and feel something for themselves for a change or at least judge through a lens of compassion rather than capitalism or want.    … Expand
  12. LordFaidal
    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    … Expand
  13. cladman
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    A wonderful remake, just the way it should be. Not just a new game engine with the smallest changes, but a full-fledged remake, with a plot sometimes different from the original and not for the worse. The price is high, but a fan will find money for his favorite game.
  14. gamer_who_cares
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Sadly not very good PC release, they could have done so much better with it. But the game itself is so incredibly good, that i took the time, to tweak some stuff and got it running just fine. Graphics look great, story is solid, characters are interesting and likable. Really hyped for part 2, hopefully they release better PC version of part two.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 3ismagicnumber
    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.
  20. Whateva099
    Dec 18, 2021
    7
    ngl pretty cool game, i have never played any Final Fantasy game, so this is first for me, having fun.
  21. NGLX
    Dec 18, 2021
    7
    Not perfect, but that's okay for now, if they patch it i will change my rating eventually.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. brozermanik
    Dec 21, 2021
    1
    Game is average. Price - outrageous.
    Square enix proved again they can turn gems to shlt.
  27. 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
  28. SteadyMoblin
    Dec 30, 2021
    0
    $94 Canadian for 10% of the original Final Fantasy 7. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming history
  29. Boldanone
    Jun 6, 2022
    9
    The game is amazing. The graphics are the best, the VFX are incredible, the plot is captivating, the cutscenes just blew my mind. The game isn't perfect, though. The overall flow of the game doesn't feel smooth. I don't particularly like the way it switches between running mode, battle mode, and dialogues. The side quests feel boring, even though there are some good stories. The facialThe game is amazing. The graphics are the best, the VFX are incredible, the plot is captivating, the cutscenes just blew my mind. The game isn't perfect, though. The overall flow of the game doesn't feel smooth. I don't particularly like the way it switches between running mode, battle mode, and dialogues. The side quests feel boring, even though there are some good stories. The facial animation of the civilians (side characters) is sometimes horrifying. I don't think I can say anything bad about the main quests, they are top-notch.… Expand
  30. 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.
  31. 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
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. olord
    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?
  37. downliner
    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.    … Expand
  38. clarky
    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
  39. WhiteExperience
    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.    … Expand
  40. davygravy93
    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.
  41. exiter123
    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!
  42. weizhen77
    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.    … Expand
  43. EroWarrior
    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.    … Expand
  44. tonylis
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So Lag, the optimization is so bad.Also, it put on Epic game. It will be better on Steam… Expand
  45. Moriquendi
    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    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 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.    … Expand
  46. andvaree
    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
  47. Badger1990
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    #NeedsRussianVoice no Russian localization, the game is not complete. I do not know English.
  48. Octaslash12
    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.
  49. Metifikys
    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 +
  50. Kenat
    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.    … Expand
  51. Rese
    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. DESATEUR
    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.
  53. pokeaatrox
    Dec 18, 2021
    2
    80euro on epic exclu. Settings very poor for a pc game in 2021 after 20months for that ? No thank you
  54. estjol
    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?
  55. Bioreactor1987
    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!    … Expand
  56. Beast1549
    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.
  57. Tyros76
    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...
  58. poopscoop
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Another lousy sqare enix PC port that they don't even acknowledge as anything worth looking into.
  59. trbgs17
    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
  60. Funmetacritic
    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.    … Expand
  61. aphanel
    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.
  62. xMLGPROGAMERx
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    for the pricing policy and lazy pc port
    square enix don't care at all about the players, don't buy this game
  63. ExplosiveBolts
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    It's amazing how many people Nomura tricked into thinking this piece of **** game was any good.
  64. mugaro4201
    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
  65. Inny74
    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.    … Expand
  66. StazDBlood
    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.    … Expand
  67. Exopalace
    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.
  68. Watergun
    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    … Expand
  69. CnApTaK
    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.
  70. MOLOCK
    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)...
  71. tremault
    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.
  72. Antek
    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
  73. driegon38
    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
  74. muzmuz
    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.    … Expand
  75. darkarth
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    The love for details, visual quality, battle system, dialogues, voice acting, soundtrack are the best I've ever experienced in this franchise.
  76. Anarkroft
    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.    … Expand
  77. MorbidFable
    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
  78. Deaden
    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!
  79. Ratingss
    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.    … Expand
  80. MrCoal
    Dec 25, 2021
    4
    How is it possible for a "AAA" video game company to screw up a port so badly?
  81. sepam21
    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.
  82. triadne
    Mar 15, 2023
    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.
  83. TitaniumDragon
    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.    … Expand
  84. TomasLacerda
    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.    … Expand
  85. Demon2017
    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.
  86. Akael
    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.
  87. AleksB911
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    FF7R — одна из лучших видеоигр всех времен. Замечательный мир, сюжет, персонажи, саундтрек и визуал.
  88. Gaudy
    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.    … Expand
  89. scurpiun77
    Mar 23, 2023
    9
    Gameplay 1.25/2
    Music 2/2
    Graphic 1.75/2
    Story 2/2
    Level Design 2/2
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake 9/10
    Watching Time For Playing Part 2 of This Fantastic Fantasy!!!
  90. pmasterfunk
    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.    … Expand
  91. Sholva
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    Much more than a “remake”.

    Final Fantasy VII has always been a lot more than a simple game in the well-known brand; as we know, it can be considered a franchise on its own, that has spawned different titles across various platforms and even CG movies, leaving some of those titles stuck in certain consoles for a very, very long time. What Square-Enix calls the “Remake Project” I    Much more than a “remake”.

    Final Fantasy VII has always been a lot more than a simple game in the well-known brand; as we know, it can be considered a franchise on its own, that has spawned different titles across various platforms and even CG movies, leaving some of those titles stuck in certain consoles for a very, very long time.

    What Square-Enix calls the “Remake Project” I believe intends to produce a cohesive experience, taking parts and bits from all that Compilation work we know exists, and shaping it into a lot more than a mere “remake” because, without getting into deep spoilers, yes, “Remake” is a lot more than just what we may think, it’s a subtitle for the first game, which indicates the direction the story in the game is headed to, more so than alluding to being the original game, but remade, with modern graphics.

    Certainly, most of the stuff that happened in the original story for the Midgar portion, does happen in Remake, for sure, and it’s even greatly expanded with incredible results: Animation work is excellent on the characters, their facial expressions do tell a lot of their intentions without even the need to put it into words, and the English voice over is quite fantastic.
    These characters feel like they’re alive and they show their emotions pretty well and, if we pay attention, it’s an important part of the story-telling in this game, how the different characters interact with each other.

    Let’s get a bit into PC specific port details, and let’s be straightforward here: this amazing game deserves a better PC version. I’m not saying it runs badly or it’s broken in any shape or way, it runs pretty nicely on my Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 3060 Ti and, at 1620p DLDSR, certainly looks stunning and runs quite above 60 FPS at all times, but the PC port is pretty barebones: there’re only a couple Graphics Settings to choose from, and barely any performance scalability going from High to Low well…due to the lack of meaningful settings.
    I felt quite disappointed when the game initially launched, half a year ago, on the Epic Games Store, looking at the PC specific settings, and nothing has changed now, for the Steam release.

    Besides that, the price of the game is also quite insane for a standard PC digital edition: 80€ is not a common price among PC games but, fortunately, sales are a thing and there are various and official places to get games these days…so my advice is to look for the best price that suits your needs, no need to pay that much for a standard digital game when sales exist.

    One other amazing aspect in this game is the Soundtrack, which is absolutely incredible and I don’t think there’s any track in this game that I do not like, they’re all great, of course the expected favorites are still fantastic too and masterfully recreated for this game.

    Gameplay is pretty fluid and responsive and I never get tired of the slow motion mode when opening the menus in battle, it’s a nice effect, completely optional if we don’t want to use it…but it’s really cool and nicely implemented.

    Overall, I think this game nails down pretty well what I was expecting, and even surpassed all I could have thought of, in a good way.
    Knowing how the original story goes is a plus when playing this new game, it’s not really needed but surely rewarding to know all the backstory from the original game, especially when doing more play-throughs, you will end up picking up more subtle details that have been planted into this game’s plot and its characters, many, many references and subtle hints in here.

    It is a plot that leaves us with many questions, lots theories that we can think of, but the hints are all there in the game, and even more so for those who know all the stuff from the Compilation.

    The Intermission story is also very nice albeit a bit short, but it clearly shows a few improvements certainly fruit of player feedback, especially regarding combat mechanics: Yuffie is a great character in this version of the game and she plays great, especially in Aerial Combat, a low point in the regular campaign, for sure. Pretty thrilled to see what they do for the other characters we’ll get to play in Rebirth and beyond, they’ll surely add even more layers to the already solid combat foundation.

    I am excited for Crisis Core Reunion, knowing that they’re intentionally remaking the visuals for that one, to make it more in line with Remake.

    Would give a 10 if the PC port wasn't as barebones, but it pretty much is a must play game for fans of VII as a whole.    … Expand
  92. ErayTellezi
    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.    … Expand
  93. nietzfk
    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.
  94. Hypergem
    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.
  95. MunhozMCM
    Jul 6, 2022
    8
    My Score:

    (8) - Very Good

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  96. IX_MEHDI
    Oct 11, 2022
    8
    نظری برای این در ذهن ندارم، این بدین معنا نیست که بازی بد یا خوب است، فقط برای ثبت در لیست بازی هایم است
  97. Jonny123
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    Yes, this game is very linear and on top it has some pacing problems so a 10 might seem a bit generous but if you are patient enough to accept the suboptimal pacing this game is quite an exceptional experience.
    I could hardly stop playing and cant wait for the next part. I think liked this version more than the original FF7 back in the days (but I have to admit I was mostly impressed by    Yes, this game is very linear and on top it has some pacing problems so a 10 might seem a bit generous but if you are patient enough to accept the suboptimal pacing this game is quite an exceptional experience.
    I could hardly stop playing and cant wait for the next part. I think liked this version more than the original FF7 back in the days (but I have to admit I was mostly impressed by FF6 during its time - I loved that one so much that I tought english to myself just so I could understand the story).

    Good combat, great port. Stunning Graphics + Music + Performance.
    Also a nice story so far. The icing on the cake for me would have been slightly more moral ambiguity (kinda like the Witcher) because you're basically working for a terrorist organization and I feel there was slightly more potential in this topic.

    I'm so glad SE is getting there because I was waiting for a good FF experience for so many years since my childhood.    … Expand
  98. GamingGuy25
    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    … Expand
  99. Umbra30
    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.
  100. itsoskej
    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.    … Expand
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#14 Best PC Game of 2021
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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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