Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. dragknock
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, Thank you for Square Enix.
    Active battle + FF7's select battle = So Good This is a good thing! Yeah!    … Expand
  2. Glauz
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Han destrozado una de las mejores historias de los videojuegos, empezó muy bien pero luego decepcion absoluta… Expand
  3. Zero12345
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Terrible ending. How disrespectful to fans. What on earth were they thinking?
  4. bbrunobb
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente genial, adorei quase tudo que o jogo ofereceu inclusive a reimaginação da historia.
  5. NashEquil
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    Final Fantasy VII REMAKE is a sad, delusional, fragmented, shell of the original. They took one of the greatest stories in console history, chopped it up, and added 30 hours of boring, slogging, pointless gameplay. For new players, the story will make absolutely no sense. For veterans, you will instantly realize they destroyed everything there was to love. Nobody wanted this.
    R.I.P. FFVII 2020
  6. RodSal
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    PSN ID: rodsal200
    Finished the game last weekend. First thing first. WITH YOU LOVE RPGS, THIS IS A MUST BUY. Dont even hesitate.
    Second, the game has awsome game mechanics, soundtrack, cutscenes, CGs, gameplay time, replay factor (there is a hard difficulty trophy), history, characters. The only thing that is kind negative is the graphics at Sector 5/7 and normal NPCs (vendors, some not    PSN ID: rodsal200
    Finished the game last weekend. First thing first. WITH YOU LOVE RPGS, THIS IS A MUST BUY. Dont even hesitate.
    Second, the game has awsome game mechanics, soundtrack, cutscenes, CGs, gameplay time, replay factor (there is a hard difficulty trophy), history, characters. The only thing that is kind negative is the graphics at Sector 5/7 and normal NPCs (vendors, some not story related npcs). It looks bad sometimes, but i cant give it less than 10, because there is no perfect game. And i think the positive things about this game deserves more attention.

    At normal difficult the challenge is really good, making the strategy important when build your characters spells and skills. By the way, you can do tons of build and is freaking awsome.

    i cant wait to go back and junt for the platinum trophy as soon as i can after work today.

    Oh and dont worry about this game be part 1 of many. This tale should last as much as it can!!!!!

    10/10    … Expand
  7. Zark117
    Apr 20, 2020
    5
    I'ts ok, but too many anime/kingdom hearts **** in the end completely ruined it for me. If you like me hate uncoherent anime ramblings and ankward anime sounds and pauses, don't play it.
    also: why all the bad guys are left untouched, but the poor people working for them are beaten up continuosly. why??
  8. Giuliani
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Everything is Beautiful in this game, but the scenario is a real shame!
    What about the "Watchmen of the fates" 'idea? I hate it Nomura, it's a real insult for the true FFVII fans.
  9. LifeLongGamer8
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    A Truly deep combat and progression system (including hidden elements aka trying perfecting blocking in punisher mode hint hint) coupled with a amazing story and even more amazing graphics make this game a easy 10/10. They included a hard mode that functions like new game plus, adding more challenges and giving you an endgame you can grind towards with more collectibles. The only fault isA Truly deep combat and progression system (including hidden elements aka trying perfecting blocking in punisher mode hint hint) coupled with a amazing story and even more amazing graphics make this game a easy 10/10. They included a hard mode that functions like new game plus, adding more challenges and giving you an endgame you can grind towards with more collectibles. The only fault is some of their mini games were a bit cheesy, honestly I loved them all and wish a certain dancing mini game was a much more complex mini game. All in all I strongly recommend this, especially to people who love the FF7 universe, I cant wait to see how they expand on the story… Expand
  10. bosscroix
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wow really wow i just finished the game. easily the best jrpg this year. since i played the original. i can say that i understand what the ending scene was. since im hoping for new content im very happy with it. cant wait for the sequel!… Expand
  11. AlanAlanAlan
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    11/10

    I would get too emotional to explain how much Final Fantasy VII means to me personally. Square Enix delivered a jaw-dropping MASTERPIECE which was beyond all my expectations. This game has by far the best combat system I have ever seen in a Final Fantasy and the story is told in such a beautiful way that you can get very emotional when playing it; especially when you are a big fan    11/10

    I would get too emotional to explain how much Final Fantasy VII means to me personally. Square Enix delivered a jaw-dropping MASTERPIECE which was beyond all my expectations. This game has by far the best combat system I have ever seen in a Final Fantasy and the story is told in such a beautiful way that you can get very emotional when playing it; especially when you are a big fan of the original. I am so happy to see how much love they put into this game and I can't wait for the next episode. Chapeau Square Enix! You really gave it all. Thank you so much for sending me on such an awesome journey and making a dream come true!

    I am also beyond sad to see that this masterpiece recieves negative ratings due to some people STILL not being aware of it that this is a remake. This game does not deserve those unqualified reviews which are not based on constructive criticism...    … Expand
  12. CodMasters
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was one of the main games I looked forward to for the past couple of years. I love how they expanded on the original characters along with added new ones.

    The combat system is not very fun and I wish they would have stayed with the original turn based system. The combat felt very repetitive. Triangle and parry was like 90% of the combat. They also have enemies that fly and in the original that was fine cause you could still attack them. In the remake the animation you have to do before u get to the enemy means they can move and your attack misses this happens a lot and is super annoying when you use you limit break because it will miss the enemy. Speaking of limit breaks when fighting a boss since they not have stages and cutscenes if you use your limit break right around the same time they do a cutscenes for a boss you will waste your limit break and not cause any damage to the boss this is super annoying when you are fighting harder bosses like Rufus who use cutscenes way to fricken much. Some of the pee on enemies feel very unbalanced and more difficult to kill then they should be this caused the fight to drag on where they felt like sponges.

    The story for the first 15 hours before you get to the Shinra building was amazing. They took and expanded on the original game and added new characters and some story changes that made everything coherent. However once you get to the Shinra building the reimagining of the story brought this game from a 8 to a 6 for me. The fact that you now have time travel, multiple time lines and the ability to destroy "Destiny" i.e kill the OG story killed it for me.
    They setup the game so when the next one comes out they don't have to follow the story and can do their own thing. You can see that by then bringing back Zack and completely undoing Advent Children and will probably undo Aeriths Death along with some other big beats the original game had it saddens me because I was expecting a remake not a reimagining.

    Another thing that pissed me off was Red he was not playable and I did not know that because I stayed away from all FF7 news. He was my main party member in the OG game and their reason for not letting you play him is the dumbest thing I have heard. They claim they would have to build attacks and things like that for him and it didn't make sense for them to do that because he's only in the later part of the game but he FIGHTS ALONG SIDE YOU! That means they built those attacks out anyways even his limit break so the real reason they don't want you to play as him is because in disk 2 they probably don't want you to play as him. Since this remake follows a different timeline they can do crap like that and get away with it. I spent $60 and got my money worth but will not be buying the next one instead I will watch it on YouTube especially since they are going to completely undo the original game.    … Expand
  13. Ryuzen
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. Gameplay 10, OST 10, Story 10, Graphic 9.
    I played the first final fantasy 7 over and over again and I fully accept the changes made to the story.
    It was an emotion to take on the role of Cloud again.
  14. ryman221
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    9 out of 10 - Superb game. Best game I've played since God of War.

    Scoring Scale: 1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed. 2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting. 3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities. 4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems    9 out of 10 - Superb game. Best game I've played since God of War.

    Scoring Scale:
    1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed.
    2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting.
    3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities.
    4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems with a few glimmers of quality sprinkled throughout. More than anything it's forgettable.
    5 - (OKAY) For every positive this game has there is just as many negatives. You may be able to find enjoyment in these games however you will likely be met with equal amounts frustration and disappointment.
    6 - (GOOD) There is a decent amount of fun to be had in these games albeit with a few noticeable drawbacks. Worth checking out at some point especially if on sale.
    7 - (GREAT) A game that has some flaws but all in all is a great game worth every penny of its purchase price.
    8 - (AMAZING) Game of the year contender only allowing for some minor flaws.
    9 - (SUPERB) One of if not the best game released that year, truly special.
    10 - (NEAR PERFECT) One of the best games ever made.    … Expand
  15. h0mez
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Find it funny how all these purist are trying to low vote this game, the ending is amazing. they can go in any directing with this, ( they still staying true to the original FF7 ) for me a perfect 9, the only thing that was a bit disturbing were the textures. but not enough to lower my vote. lol
    to all the purist out there, Suck it. just go back to fortnite.
  16. uharin
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    I went into this remake thinking that I would very much dislike it. How could SE possibly capture the wonder of the original after so many recent fumblings with the FF franchise? Well, was I ever wrong.

    It is so clear, even from the first 20 minutes of the game, that Square put every effort into making this game a wonderful and heartfelt homage to the original. So much detail, depth,    I went into this remake thinking that I would very much dislike it. How could SE possibly capture the wonder of the original after so many recent fumblings with the FF franchise? Well, was I ever wrong.

    It is so clear, even from the first 20 minutes of the game, that Square put every effort into making this game a wonderful and heartfelt homage to the original. So much detail, depth, and thought was put into every facet, from the character designs, to the level layouts and puzzles, to the updated combat. They must have spent hours pouring over things from the original game in an effort to remain true in spirit in this Remake.

    Characters: the characters (even the side characters) are all brought to life in beautiful, cutting edge, graphics. I was worried that their personalities would have been dumbed down, but no, they remain the wonderful, nuanced characters we have always known and loved. And the voice acting, I'm happy to say, isn't just passable...it's downright good! Added time with the core Avalanche crew and Shinra goons is just icing on the cake.

    Gameplay: Everything is here: exploration, combat, item and materia management, and they NAILED it. I was a huge opponent of changing the combat system, but SE has truly given me something I didn't even know I wanted, and I am SO glad they did. The combat feels fun, fresh, and exciting! Each character has their own unique moves, stats, and abilities that make them each their own unique assess to a party composition. The combat feels surprisingly real. Even placement matters; you can't just iframe out of an attack. You really need to be aware of your surroundings to make it through some of the more challenging encounters. And the challenges are present, at least on the mode on which I played (Normal). It was exhilarating bouncing between characters, attacking and issuing commands, syncing their unique abilities, and taking down huge foes with flashy grace. Most enemies, and especially the bosses feel almost like mini puzzles that you have to solve in order to take them down. Again, SE could have dialed it in and made it a cash grab purely on nostalgia value (see: RE3 Remake), but decided to really put their heart and soul into it and make engaging and fun gameplay.

    Environments: wow...just wow. Most of the environments in this game are absolutely stunning. There were many times where I would just stop and circle the camera around my character in order to take it all in. Each major hub feels so unique and full of life. Again, they somehow managed to get it all right; it's actually incredible to me. Aerith's house, the church in the slums, the Shinra building, the Mako reactors, Wall Market, all of these places are so incredibly faithful to the original imaginings of them that I would actually chuckle in glee when I would discover little nods to the original game (e.g. barrels in the church, sad old man in the diner in Wall Market, moveable trains in the train graveyard!). I was legitimately moved by some of the set pieces in this game, and I really can't remember the last time I felt that way about a game.

    Music: This. This may truly be the standout. Absolutely incredible. My wife would actually walk into the room and say things like "wow, this piece is beautiful" or "wow, that's a real banger, huh?". All of the music from the original game is adapted to full orchestral tracks. Many of the original's more memorable themes have leitmotifs and adaptations that are used throughout the whole experience and really add a sense of cohesion to the game. The battle themes are particularly incredible, although pretty much every area's track (yes, even the new ones) will stick in your brain for months to come.

    Negatives: Many people say the game is bloated and that the side quests are boring and don't add much to the story. I didn't find the sidequests to be any different from the sidequests in most other JRPGs or even western RPGs. Not all games have Witcher III quality sidequests, and the ones present here are refreshing, fun, and offer either a good reward, a chance to explore, or a nice nod to series lore that will bring a smile to your face.

    I do, however, agree that some of the areas (in particular, the dungeons) could have been trimmed a bit. I felt like they went on just a little longer than they needed to, and would from time to time disrupt the narrative pacing of the game. I aimed for as close to a 100% completion as I could on my first play through and near the end of the game, I felt a little weary. Weary not of the good parts (of which there are sooo many), but of the longer dungeon slogs.

    All in all this is a triumph. I know some people have avoided it due to not all of the story beats being the same. I can understand the frustration. That said, I loved the way it all ended, and I couldn't recommend this game more if you're a FF7 fan. It gave me chills, it made me shed a tear, it made me laugh. Cloud is back and better than ever!    … Expand
  17. supercriticguy
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst part about quarantine is being stuck in the same building as Kingdom Hearts 4--err, FF7 Remake.

    First half of the game was great. Second half was padded to hell and back with so much filler that it was a struggle to get through. The fun pretty much ended after Wall Market.

    Though I wasn't enjoying myself anymore I kept going, unaware of just how bad it was going to get. Near the ending the (original) story is hijacked and becomes Kingdom Hearts--and as a writer (and someone with enough intellectual capability to boil an egg) nothing could be more disappointing.
    I saw the signs early on but I never thought they would culminate into quite possibly the worst plot decision possible.

    Random ghosts interrupting Aerith's introduction scene, forcing her to emit Vanille's orgasm sounds, and then chasing her down an alleyway? Weird, awkward, but entirely in-line with modern Japanese storytelling.

    Cloud having a seizure and Sephiroth appearing every 5 minutes, dispelling any potential mystery or build-up? Ham-fisted, but the narrators masturbating about how great their villain is was not unexpected.

    What I did not expect was for Aerith to suddenly and inexplicably become a possessed, all-knowing arbiter of time. I didn't expect the party to so easily walk through a fate-portal without asking what was going on. I didn't expect to kill the God of Fate. I never for a second thought that Sephiroth would kill Barret and then Barret would be revived Kairi-style. I didn't think that Fate had been controlling everything up until now, rendering everything I did in the last 40 hours meaningless.

    I can't believe they messed up this badly. If there was a BINGO card featuring all the ways *not* to write a story, FF7R will have filled out every square. It's impressive in an apocalyptic coronavirus kind of way.

    I'm sure there's an alternate version of me in a different timeline multiverse that *can* believe they messed up this badly. You just have to kill some fate gods to release me from those chains. But it's too late, because I'm already dead because Sephiroth killed me. Oops, now I'm alive again. Thanks, Fate! Hashtag Game of Thrones.    … Expand
  18. Strife_life
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game I grow up with the original ff7 it was perfect till the end were they shat on the og story line by saying it was the bad ending like ur a remake get a grip of ur self ur never do what the original did for JRPGS back then and to fight ur future selfs is a big up urs to us og fans and the timeie whimy multivers is bull **** as a ff14 player I’m used to god tier story telling so for this iconic game I expected no less **** s we sure Enix ff14 for life… Expand
  19. Thesgnuk
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    Oooh, Square enix...
    You just had to do the nomura magic trick and change the story uh?
    I Mean, we alll wanted a remake, we shouted that for years, and the community wanted a remake that doesn't go off the rails Was that too much to ask? You had to go crazy interdimensional space stuff timeline vortex in the last hour? Dunno about the rest of you guys but i felt the last part was    Oooh, Square enix...
    You just had to do the nomura magic trick and change the story uh?

    I Mean, we alll wanted a remake, we shouted that for years, and the community wanted a remake that doesn't go off the rails
    Was that too much to ask?
    You had to go crazy interdimensional space stuff timeline vortex in the last hour?
    Dunno about the rest of you guys but i felt the last part was weak and uninspired, and i ENJOYED every moment until then. What a shame, but at least i know that to expect from the project
    And seeing the recent SE works (FFXV, KH3).. well you get the idea of what to expect    … Expand
  20. terriblejustter
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Its basically a $60 cgi movie. There's about 15 hours of gameplay, most of it is running down hallways.
    RENT DO NOT BUY
  21. Benzyny
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Great reimagination of the game, true to the original but also enough new. Very well made.
  22. Opinionatedhelp
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Played the original a long long time ago. I didn’t realise how much of it I would remember and cherish when remade like this. This is certainly a new game. I can’t wait to play the next instalments. It took me about 50 hours to finish (doing everything I could) the first time. This is not square trying to get money out of people, this is a new and fully realised vision
  23. Hasuki
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS

    Firstly I think a lot of the positive reviews come from people who have not finished the game. Finishing it completely changed my opinion of the game.

    Good standalone game but this isn't a remake, it's FF7-2. I'm judging this as a remake.

    Where to start on this game.

    So I'm a huge fan of the original and with the remake I expected some differences from the original, which is fine as long as it sticks to the story.
    This is what made the original so good, the story itself but even more so the way it was told.

    This remake covers disc 1 of the original so covers midgar only.

    For the most part it stays true to the original right up to the last couple of chapters. (i really enjoyed it up until the shinra building)

    Lets start with the graphics:

    First couple of chapters, they look amazing but as the game goes on the graphics get worse, looks like a PS2 game in places. If I didn't know better I'd say Square put the most effort into the start of the game to hook people. After that it really is poor graphically and badly needs patching.

    Gameplay
    They have gotten rid of the turn based system and now realtime. It's isn't bad and I liked it after getting a handle on it, but would have preferred the original. It turns the game into an action game more than an rpg imo, which they also did with the story in a way, but we will get to that.

    I don't like how Red XIII is now not a playable character, they have dumbed down the materia system, less summons, less use of summons. Overall the combat is good but they have tinkered with it too much imo.

    Story

    This is where the they game falls on it's face unfortunately. They introduced new ghosts of destiny which I didn't like but not a game breaker. They made some changes in who survives the pillar scene, no big deal.
    Where it starts to fall apart is the shinra building. They skip over a lot of tension building in the shinra section, show way too much of Seiphorath, introduce some time/alternate dimension nonsense with the ghosts of destiny and pretty much have you fight Seiphorath in a battle similar to the last battle of the game in the original.

    With part 2 of the original, you were being built up to who/what Seiphorath was and what has happened with Cloud, in part one of the remake they have taken elements from the final part of the original game which completely removes any of the mystery.

    One of the main things I noticed, near the end in the building it was playing the seiphorath music, like the original, to build tension.
    In the original it worked as there were a lot of unknowns. In this it was out of place, I was running around hacking and slashing like an action game, had already seen lots of the main boss so there really was no tension at all, just another generic boss. Some heavy guitar would have been more appropriate.

    Overall this is a decent stand alone game but this isn't a remake, and I'm judging it as a remake.

    They could probably wrap the whole game up in one more part now as they have chucked so much of the game into the final chapters and just made a load of stuff up which wasn't in the original.

    I was eagerly awaiting this game for years, now it's out and the follow up will come in a couple of years, it's very meh.

    Fans wanted a remake, not a rewritten story with ghosts and alternative dimensions, frankly. If they hadn't screwed up the ending so badly this would have been a solid 8/10.

    Wouldn't surprise me if you told me Kojima directed this, convoluted nonsense. Again I was open to changes, but the changes are childish and nonsensical at the end which don't make me worry about the next chapter, but make me have written it off already.

    If you are a fan of the original, AVOID.    … Expand
  24. Uooh
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Una adaptación sublime del original, con ampliación de la historia. Algunas cosas pueden escamar a los puristas, pero en general es una obra maestra.
    Gráficos, BSO y sistema de combate superando las expectativas.
  25. Alexandr_Reaver
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This is the best game ever made. For fans, Final Fantasy is a must-have. The scenery, character animations, and English and Japanese voice acting are beautiful. The neuro-network copes with character animation much better than people in other games. Despite the minuses in the game, it wins the rest of the games, because her advantages exceed all expectations.
  26. Aiz888
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Great Game, Great Expansion, Great Music, Great Visual! Best! 10/10 Can't wait for part 2!
  27. Nok202
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    This is a decent but not great video game. The combat starts out pretty fun but gets really boring by the end. There are a lot of things in this game that seem to be put there to either slow you down or mask loading times such as forced walking and many many crawl spaces. The game is also very linear with mostly just corridor after corridor. But the biggest issue is that it's not actuallyThis is a decent but not great video game. The combat starts out pretty fun but gets really boring by the end. There are a lot of things in this game that seem to be put there to either slow you down or mask loading times such as forced walking and many many crawl spaces. The game is also very linear with mostly just corridor after corridor. But the biggest issue is that it's not actually a remake. I won't go into spoilers here but the game has sold itself on something that it ends up not being which I feel is pretty shady. If you like modern Square Enix games like Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy 15 then you'll probably enjoy this game a lot. But if you are going in expecting a true remake to the beloved classic then you are probably going to be disappointed and quite possibly even angered by this game.… Expand
  28. Boss357mag
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This is an amazing remake of arguably one of the best games and storylines of all time. As a big fan of the original, I appreciate the level of detail and fidelity they took in following the content. Furthermore, the improvements and additional content to make Midgar a game of it's own was well done and in keeping with the style and feel of the original. The overhaul of the battle systemThis is an amazing remake of arguably one of the best games and storylines of all time. As a big fan of the original, I appreciate the level of detail and fidelity they took in following the content. Furthermore, the improvements and additional content to make Midgar a game of it's own was well done and in keeping with the style and feel of the original. The overhaul of the battle system was also very well thought out. It merges the original with a new action based system that is certainly challenging. While you can button mash, you'll find much more success in embracing strategy, which you'll certainly need in the tougher battles. I am infinitely curious about how they will fold our games into the follow on chapters. I hope they don't do something foolish like standardizing our characters and equipment for the start of a new game. I hope they allow for the continuity of our characters and how we've developed them. Also, I hope they continue to keep in line with the original, and don't begin to veer off. Lastly, I hope they don't keep us waiting too long!… Expand
  29. Squallion
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have read a ton of these reviews and the negative ones I have noticed are dealing with not following the story exactly.

    STORY: I have played this game since the introduction in 97 and have always thought that they could have done more with the story, especially with the antagonist Sephiroth, you never see him except in flashbacks, so for the Remake, I am quite satisfied with them bringing him out early, to me, it sets the tone for the rest of the game, knowing that Sephiroth is more of a threat from the beginning of the game, praying on Clouds mind and emotions, agging him on and taking advantage of his hate for him.
    Everything in FF7R that makes FF7 what it is, is still there, nothing has been lost, all the special moments throughout the game have been flushed out and emphasized, all the characters you got to know more, with Berets hard outer shell and soft heart to Tifa's Deap care for others, these are the things I wanted in the original, but was only slightly able to get a glimpse of, I was pleasantly surprised of how a great job the writers did on this, they really made you care deeply for each and every character, including Biggs, Wedge and Jessie, to the point that you were truly saddened when, things happened.
    My point is< the writers only had so much they could work with, story wise, the technical limitations of the time made it impossible, So I'm sure the way they wrote the story in the remake was what they had originally had in mind, but could only keep the most important bits, I am amazed that people swear by the original and say this is not a remake and give them a bad score because they diverted, not realizing that what was in the original was only a fraction of what they wanted, In my opinion, this IS the true story, everything still critical to what makes FF7 what it is, is still there, the big difference now, is they are able to extrapolate, add and expand the story to what they originally intended.

    BATTLE SYSTEM: I think this is as close as you can get to a turn based battle system as you can get without actually going there, The battle system still has all the components of a turn based system while still integrating an action based system at the same time, you still cannot take any action unless you have ATB to sped INCLUDING items, the only thing not affected by the ATB is the action part, primarily used to build ATB (swinging Clouds sword or Tifa's punches) This is what makes this battle system a hybrid action turn based, and it's brilliant, you really have to plan every action, your ATB 's can also be interrupted and you could lose all your progress, so your positioning on the battlefield is also critical, and just as important is to keep yourself healed up, enemies can take multiple actions at once. it is also important it switch characters frequently, a lot of the enemies will focus on the controlled characters, switching frequently forces the enemy to change targets (not all the time, but most of the time) I love this combat system.

    SIDE QUESTS: Not really much to say about this, they did an excellent job on them, and the fact that there weren't side quests in every chapter was great, none of the side quest where boring or tedious, and they all told a story at the same time flushing out the characters, I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to do an entire chapter with Biggs Wedge and Jessie, something to which I thought was a shame we never got to know them in the original, Just Berrets sidekicks and that's all. The best side quest though was with chadly, vary challenging boss battles to obtain powerful summons and other matiria as a result of your actions throughout the game, most of the objectives completed themselves and the game kept track of them even if you never obtained the quest yet, making this the best side quest in the game, and all the mini games had great rewards as well, making it well worth the challenge.

    In my opinion, this has been the best game of the year and I cannot wait to see the next game.    … Expand
  30. icicleflowers
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    FF7R is an ambitious project by Square Enix and I'd say they've done a great job telling an immersive story, excellent music, fun combat, beautifully designed characters and the environments but it's not perfect. I will be addressing some of the issues that it has alongside the review.
    I've played this game on normal mode, it should take you around 40 hours to complete the game, including    FF7R is an ambitious project by Square Enix and I'd say they've done a great job telling an immersive story, excellent music, fun combat, beautifully designed characters and the environments but it's not perfect. I will be addressing some of the issues that it has alongside the review.
    I've played this game on normal mode, it should take you around 40 hours to complete the game, including the side quests.

    They have done a very good job telling the story of Midgar and its characters. But some of the side quests are a bit bland and some of them in one of the later chapters were put awkwardly between the main quests.
    When it comes to soundtracks, it is amazing. Some of the scenes were seriously breathtaking especially in combination with the amazing soundtrack.
    The English voice actors also did a great job of bringing the characters to life.
    The combat is fun and has a mix of strategy making and hack n slash. The combat feels impactful and rewards you for successfully pulling off certain actions.
    Graphics, overall it looks amazing even on PS4 slim considering the hardware and there is almost no frame drops at all. The characters look fantastic with high quality and very detailed models. Environments also look really good but you can see low-quality textures in certain areas. It could be results of either limitation of the system, or a bug, or budget cuts.

    As someone who has never played the original but knows the story, I'm looking forward to see where the future will take us.    … Expand
  31. JoviLovesYou
    Apr 20, 2020
    8
    I would like to preface this with- This game will probably be going into one of my top 5 favorite games up until this point in time.
    I give my score on a purely objective scale, which is to say; Final Fantasy VII Remake is incredibly flawed. The cinematography, writing, and animations are so inconsistent that it is impossible to not be taken out of the experience. All too frequently you    I would like to preface this with- This game will probably be going into one of my top 5 favorite games up until this point in time.
    I give my score on a purely objective scale, which is to say; Final Fantasy VII Remake is incredibly flawed. The cinematography, writing, and animations are so inconsistent that it is impossible to not be taken out of the experience. All too frequently you will have an incredible moment of characterization interrupted by the most robotic, formulaic jrpg tropes you've seen one-million times over. And don't even get me started on characters standing around, grunting and gasping instead of solving the issues in front of them.

    The vast majority of the games cutscenes are rendered in the in-game engine which is both incredibly impressive, and horrific to look at when a beautiful cutscene suddenly turns into two characters interacting in what looks like Fallout 3.

    I love Midgar being fleshed out to the extent it has been. Unlike Final Fantasy VII Classic, the world really feels lived-in, but I feel the creators greatly confused pacing and longevity. There is a huge number of sequences over the course of the game that would have been improved greatly if the speed was increased even just 50%. Chapter 9 in particular stands out as it is easily one of the best chapters. Unfortunately, you have to replay it repeatedly for your Platinum and that makes excessively slow sequences like the arms in the underpass just stand out more as a detriment.

    It actually really hurt to type out this review because I absolutely loved Final Fantasy VII Remake. Despite all of its flaws, this has to be one of, if not the, most charming games I've ever played.

    The voice actors absolutely knock it out of the park for our main cast.

    The combat, while difficult to decipher early on, becomes an incredibly fluid blend of action and turn-based rpg that has far more depth than expected as you get into more difficult fights.

    The dialogue starts pretty bizarre in a way you wouldn't notice if you've become accustomed to Japanese media being translated to English, but after the first few hours (particularly the start of chapter 4) our characters sound like actual people! I know it sounds like I'm making a joke, but this is one of the strongest points of the game for me. The fact that instead of sounding like robots spouting expository dialogue, our characters have character and sound like human beings! Its been so long since a jrpg has made me feel that way!

    So all of this is to say that critically, the game is just kind of okay. But just now I realized I haven't even mentioned the music which is just another reason why despite all of Final Fantasy VII Remake's flaws, its positives are SO extremely positive that this game will stick with me for a long, LONG time.    … Expand
  32. PabNAC
    Apr 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First 17 chapters of the game were amazing and mostly fateful to the original, then the ending happens.. this is not a remake but a sequel to Advent Children, and that is not even the worst part but the horrible way in which they presented this new plot. 8/10 for 90% or the game, 1/10 for the ending.… Expand
  33. nbt98001
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Awesome visuals (played on 4k with HDR) and sound. Well produced, good story. I really like action RPGs so this game was really spot on. Haven't played the original, so I can't comment on that. If I must pick on something I'd say some of the side quest feels a lot like grinding fillers - but that goes for any quest-based game including Witcher 3 and RDR2 so... for me this is a solid buyAwesome visuals (played on 4k with HDR) and sound. Well produced, good story. I really like action RPGs so this game was really spot on. Haven't played the original, so I can't comment on that. If I must pick on something I'd say some of the side quest feels a lot like grinding fillers - but that goes for any quest-based game including Witcher 3 and RDR2 so... for me this is a solid buy and I really look forward to the next episode… Expand
  34. Voodoo123
    Apr 20, 2020
    8
    +Very impressive visuals (PS4 4k hdr)
    +Excellent English voice talent
    +Superbly reimagined soundtrack +Excellent midgar re design -some 30% or of the story feels unnecessary as if the producers felt they needed to add new 'signature moments'. Sadly these feel out of place and overcomplicates the excellent original story -some areas of 'repetitive gameplay padding' spoil the pacing    +Very impressive visuals (PS4 4k hdr)
    +Excellent English voice talent
    +Superbly reimagined soundtrack
    +Excellent midgar re design
    -some 30% or of the story feels unnecessary as if the producers felt they needed to add new 'signature moments'. Sadly these feel out of place and overcomplicates the excellent original story -some areas of 'repetitive gameplay padding' spoil the pacing
    -realtime battles aren't as fun as the old turned based one imo

    To think I had given up on the idea of this project even happening.... Playing through Ff7 remake has been an absolute joy with many emotional moments throughout. I am sad that the producers felt it necessary to through so much extra on top of the original story (none of which makes an improvement imo) however the 70% or so that is based on the original is so good I could look past it. Sadly square enix don't seem to understand there is nothing wrong with turn based combat and so we have a clunky realtime one instead which at times is great, at others is very frustrating. There is easily a 10/10 game here and I honestly think if some of the content was removed we would have that 10/10 game but the producers couldn't help but add more than was needed... I am very interested to see what comes next!    … Expand
  35. Darkknightserg
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Wow. This was an incredible, endearing, jaw dropping first part to the remake of Final Fantasy. Fresh combat, more story background and an evolution in modern day play mechanics. Cannot wait for next part.
  36. Airmaxix
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Awesome game and characters design. Action fights are flashy and exciting. Tedious side quests and somewhat with backtracking. Overall fun enjoyable game.
  37. TheMathKing
    Apr 20, 2020
    5
    This game steals failure from the jaws of success. All but the last hour of the game is an absolutely mindblowing recreation of the first bit of the original FF7.

    Story: (3/10) ========== The recreation is far superior in nearly every way, which is frustrating as the alterations at the end and throughout the story are childish, idiotic, nonsensical and ruins work they achieved here.    This game steals failure from the jaws of success. All but the last hour of the game is an absolutely mindblowing recreation of the first bit of the original FF7.

    Story: (3/10)
    ==========
    The recreation is far superior in nearly every way, which is frustrating as the alterations at the end and throughout the story are childish, idiotic, nonsensical and ruins work they achieved here. These alterations are no different than teenage fan-fiction, taking what was cool about the original story and perverting it with childish concepts that miss the whole point of the original plot.

    If you thought final fantasy has been in a decline since the days of old, they've brought that stale decline to the classics as well. For new players, the new stuff will make absolutely no sense to you as they bring up plot points that you'd only understand if you played the original game.

    The new story line elements spoil or ruin nearly every major story element in the original game. All possibility of including, in a later sequel, what made Final Fantasy 7 a great story has been effectively eliminated by the cheap, non-sensical and childish alterations the writers of this game included. This is a shame as they did a perfect remake of the midgar part and it would have been amazing to see them recreate the parts that actually made FF7 great.

    I had lost confidence in squaresoft's ability to produce good content a while ago, and this just confirms what I already knew about the writers at this company. If only they stuck to the original plot instead of fumbling their way through making a new plot.

    Game Mechanics (10/10)
    =====================

    The battle system is astronomically good. They managed to perfect the combat system that started with final fantasy 1 with modernizations from the modern era. Their past attempts (FF15, FF13) have been sloppy in comparison to the strategic ATB of the days of old, but this includes the best of high action combat and strategic RPG mechanics.

    My only gripe about the system is that you cannot fully explore it with access to the limited materia included in this game. Another issue is that there are some quality of life improvements needed, like the range of attacks being displayed on the battlefield, or materia swapping between characters.

    Quests (4/10)
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    With games like the Witcher 3 or Skyrim, RPG quests have come a long way from the old days; yet Final Fantasy is still stuck in the past. You literally have a "find all the X" quest appear a few times, and the rest are just "kill or fetch" quests. They have little story to them what-so-ever. Luckily the main story quests are stunning and have nice, albeit linear dungeons to explore. This is a linear part of the game, so the linearity is acceptable.

    One major gripe I have over the side quests is that they reuse many of the dungeons multiple times.

    Acting (10/10)
    ============
    The acting is absolutely amazing. It's on the level of being on par with full feature film. The character models portray emotions and there isn't a single main character that falls behind in this regard.

    GraphicsArt Style (10/10)
    ======================
    The game is stunning, and the design of the world is something unique. The amount of detail put into the world is amazing, and the graphics engine is used to the fullest of it's potential to show that detail to you. The combat is so cinematic you feel like you're watching an action movie as you play.

    Music (10/10)
    ===========
    Not only do they remake the entire original music score, they expertly place these scores, and many variations of them, at perfect places in the game. It sounds like going to an opera, and honestly is so overwhelmingly epic that my heart was racing the entire time. The don't over-do any of the themes either so they are always fresh. It's perfect.

    Overall Feel (5/10)
    ================
    I feel like this was a perfect 10/10 masterpiece of a game that had some aberrant and immature child come in, with authority, and mar it with new and terrible story elements. It is like being fed a perfect meal from a 3 Michelin star restaurant but finding something tastes a bit off. As you eat and enjoy your meal the taste gets worse and worse till you find out there is a dead rat at the bottom of your dish. Yes, it was mostly great, but you can't get over that dead rat, which is a representation of the poor storyline elements and the boring quests.    … Expand
  38. tidus_g
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Never played the original, I started to play the saga with FFX. Everything is perfect, the history is complex and deep, the cmbacts super fun and technically is superb. I hope this game introduce new people to the saga
  39. 4139614715
    Apr 19, 2020
    2
    The visuals are beautiful, the music is stunning, the voice acting is... hit and miss. The combat feels like it tries to split the difference between Final Fantasy and Devil May Cry and ends up missing out on the best things that both of those styles bring.

    The expanded characterization for the Avalanche crew, the improved inter-party characterization is all very very welcome, but    The visuals are beautiful, the music is stunning, the voice acting is... hit and miss. The combat feels like it tries to split the difference between Final Fantasy and Devil May Cry and ends up missing out on the best things that both of those styles bring.

    The expanded characterization for the Avalanche crew, the improved inter-party characterization is all very very welcome, but setting up the purists who are looking for an unadulterated walk through the plot of the original game as the badguys and then symbolically killing them is both a really lame piece of storytelling, and intensely disrespectful of exactly the people that clamored for this project in the first place.

    That's on top of giving you most of the classic weapons, materia, and bosses from the original game just in Midgar, which leaves you wondering "Well now what? Do I just go back to level 1 and have to collect the nailbat again for every game after this one? Are they going to throw the original plot entirely out the window?"

    I am not excited to find out. I do not have any faith that Nomura will reign things back into a traditional style after having written this entire game as a giant middle finger to "doing it the way it's supposed to be done."    … Expand
  40. Sacrament-777-
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Acabei de zerar... E ele não é um Remake... Msm SENDO um Remake... O Boss final somos nós com nossos desejos de querer q o game seja totalmente fiel...

    Essa minha conclusão me fez teorizar e buscar pessoas q tenha tido a mesma visão, ACHEI! Eu dei 9.1 de nota nas primeiras 4 horas q joguei na madrugada do lançamento e agora com o game concluído dou um 9.7, eu acredito q a única coisa q tira esse goty é o Corona vírus cancelar o evento.
    Simplismente foda! Esse game fez fãs teorizar sobre um remake. Loucura da porra!

    Os 2 únicos defeitos desse game é técnico algumas texturar bem borradas e a linearidade de paredes invisíveis...
    Fora isso isso posso falar q nc vi algo parecido nós jogos, deixaram uma puta interrogação sobre a continuação, se vai ser igual do 7 original, ou se será totalmente diferente, sem contar q posso falar q saciou com maestria a minha vontade de jogar um remake de um dos games mais Foda de todos os tempos. E fez TODO o sentido esse game ser lançado em partes. Não tou puxando sardinha. Pode ser a continuação seja um lixo! Ouuuuuhh pode ser fiel! Ouuuuu pode ser diferente e espetacular! Sabe lá oq será    … Expand
  41. Since1984
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    The chapter 18 here completely destroyed all that good they do until it; it’s like a good meal ending with a dessert with mold inside... incredible. I waited this title with hope in the heart until that end. What a pity... p.s: thanks Nomura’s...
  42. Ebo8000
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Square please I am begging you! Do not make this a kingdom hearts game. I bought KH3 and got through maybe 2 hours of it and deleted it because the story was convoluted and the battle was sooo easy. Just make the original game and make tweaks, not an anime flying through the air BS.… Expand
  43. Ashflow
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    We all waited and wanted this game now that its here...
    All I can say is the wait is 100% worth it! This game delivers and exceeded my expectations. 10/10
  44. Cpaul
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    About 65% true to the original. I love the changes they made. Easily one of the most fun and fulfilling final fantasy’s I have ever played. Updated battle system is a great addition, brings back a “tactics” type feel with the slow down Command and being able to move around. There’s a lot more variables to battle. True FF vets will love this. The entire franchise is moving in the rightAbout 65% true to the original. I love the changes they made. Easily one of the most fun and fulfilling final fantasy’s I have ever played. Updated battle system is a great addition, brings back a “tactics” type feel with the slow down Command and being able to move around. There’s a lot more variables to battle. True FF vets will love this. The entire franchise is moving in the right direction.… Expand
  45. Zadkiel
    Apr 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel as though DarkChaplain has already made a much better review than mine but I did want to expand on a few points.

    The game was amazing up until the last chapter and a half. It felt like the game was going to be a remake that was fairly faithful to the original. at the last moment it takes a very drastic turn into a realm that the series has yet to taken to at this point. The game felt like it was being paraded as a faithful modern adaptation of the game with the addition of the traditional mode, using old soundtracks etc. However the final hour of the game was a total disappointment and is on par with with total train wreck of a story that is FFXIII/FFXV. The awful final act made me want to create an account and to post this review. It's such a shame when they had such an amazing thing working just to throw it away in the last hour. I also just wish it wasn't being paraded as a faithful remake, when it was not.    … Expand
  46. Guitaristjln
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    So disappointed in this game, from the voice actors wooden performances to the non-stop unnecessary side quests/puzzles to move forward in the game. It seems they tried really hard to expand the story from the first part of the original, but I think it wasn’t done very well. I would say borrow the game from a friend and save yourself the money. This game really worried me about the futureSo disappointed in this game, from the voice actors wooden performances to the non-stop unnecessary side quests/puzzles to move forward in the game. It seems they tried really hard to expand the story from the first part of the original, but I think it wasn’t done very well. I would say borrow the game from a friend and save yourself the money. This game really worried me about the future installments, but let’s hope this was a test case and they will refine their story line and combat mechanics on the next one.… Expand
  47. Ulti1
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Just an Amazing Game All the people who are saying this is garbage have no idea and would have hated ANYTHING square would have released
  48. SickK
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the original far back in 1997 and was sceptical due the episodic format.
    But let me tell you, this is one of the best games i played in a long time.

    The ending certainly got me suprised and left me confused, wheter i like it or not.
    But the thrill of having nostalgia mixed in with **** and diffrent scenario changes gave me an unbelievable ride that i will never forget.
    As long as the next games dont threw in too much fate confusion and give me a good mix of new and old into the pot, jeez i hope this ride of new games within this ( remake/ reboot series) will last for some years.

    Besides all that, this combat system is probably the best thing i had in years. Cant believe i am redoing 30 min Boss fights, just for the sake of it.    … Expand
  49. jomaw
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I'm surprised of how immersive this game is. All the little details are very welcomed and shows how much love were put into this project. The music and combat are incredible, graphics is beautiful, the story is very good. Really shows how much attention to details they out into this game. Love it
  50. FF7remakeSUCKS
    Apr 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was in development way too long to suck this bad. The music was decent, but the graphics suffered from texture pops. The game is filled with bland and filler side quests, and the ending story makes this not a scam. It's called a Remake so I was expecting changes, but what they remade this into sucks.… Expand
  51. CidVicious87
    Apr 19, 2020
    4
    ###SPOILERS###

    Anybody who gave this game a good score, hasn't finished the game or is so worn down by square enix that they just don't care. While the first 2/3rds of the game made me feel like the good times, before the empire, the last third of the game is a blatant slap in the face to fans of the classic game. I understand it's a remake, and that you need to make it fresh, but to    ###SPOILERS###

    Anybody who gave this game a good score, hasn't finished the game or is so worn down by square enix that they just don't care. While the first 2/3rds of the game made me feel like the good times, before the empire, the last third of the game is a blatant slap in the face to fans of the classic game. I understand it's a remake, and that you need to make it fresh, but to change critical story points and add a half baked notion of fate/destiny to a world where that never existed is disgusting and disrespectful to the classic. This game takes away from the agency of the characters, their trials their sacrifice in order to make something more Nomura like, i.e. bringing Kairi back to life in KH3. Barrett is basically Kairi in this game, he gets stabbed in the chest by Sephiroth, then the fate ghosts bring him back to life, yes their are actual FATE ghosts in the game. Not to mention that the fate ghosts look like giant mummified phallus. I'm sorry if you have to suffer through this game, because if someone with half a brain had kept Nomura from writing this ending then it could have been a classic.

    Also the combat is amazing, till you realized it doesn't evolve at all. Enemies use too much interrupting abilities to actually play the game without hitting r2 to pause. Also they turned it into an mmo where you have to manage aggro, because guess what, your allies' atb bar doesn't fill up on its own. So you will be spending most of combat slamming square to build it up. It's needlessly micro-managey. I hoped they would implement mechanics so that your teammates didn't stand around doing jack while you build your atb, but nope. Basically they took a less refined version of ff12's combat and made it even more useless. Add all up this isn't even a complete game and they have the nerve to charge a full price is the end. The good will earned by 14 and 12 is done. I will not buy a single square enix game again, even the western ips. Thanks guys for being arrogant and disrespectful.    … Expand
  52. Wickert56
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix better be prepared because people are already creating and signing petitions demanding refunds and demanding that the title of the game must be changed.

    I myself already signed a petition that demands both, refunds and title change. Good luck SquareEnix.
  53. MadNewt
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    Good looking graphics. Enjoy the in depth reaction you can have with characters such as Jessie. Biggest complaint is the battle system. IMO it turns a Final fantasy game into a button masher like Dynasty Warriors or along those lines. Completely removes the RPG element and the battles can be absolutely ridiculous even on Normal difficulty.
  54. Kei7or
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Its amazing, i haven’t feel like this playing for many years. Open your minds to the changes because is the FF in a looooong time. The kind of experience that remember me why I’m still playing games
  55. Runespirit
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    A wonderful Remake and probably one of best experiences available on PS4. FFVII Remake is the The Dark Side of the Moon of the videogame industry: a true masterpiece.
  56. cas514
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    I am really disappointed. Are they planning to rewrite what happened in FF7? From what i gathered these Whisper ghosts supposedly keep fate on tracks so since cloud and crew defeated the main whisper controller of time then that means the next part of this game they can pretty much re-write FF7 to whatever they want right? That sucks imo..Especially if Tetsuya Nomura is rewriting FF7.I am really disappointed. Are they planning to rewrite what happened in FF7? From what i gathered these Whisper ghosts supposedly keep fate on tracks so since cloud and crew defeated the main whisper controller of time then that means the next part of this game they can pretty much re-write FF7 to whatever they want right? That sucks imo..Especially if Tetsuya Nomura is rewriting FF7. Other than that there's so much in this game that really pissed me off.

    This game had some real pacing issues. Its obvious they tried to pad out the length to make the game worth the price(which i expected) but when you add pointless uninspired side quests you just end up ruining the pace of the game. Would have been ok with a 20 hour game if they told the story in a satisfying way. A good example of how pad the game with meaningful content is the Mad Rush chapter, that was a great chapter that expanded the story of the Avalanche crew. I had hoped the extra padding on the game would have meaningful content instead of side-quests that have you chasing a stupid thief or finding some stupid kids.

    The ending was bloated and convoluted like a KH game. Like you already had the perfect story why would you choose to make it more complicated?

    It's obvious who the people that worked on the game were fans of Tifa. She got way too many sections dedicated to her which would be fine, but they didnt show that same attention to my favorite character which is Barret. He got one small section in the shira underground lab and thats it. He didnt even participate in the Whipser Bahumut and Jenova fight because they conveniently wrote him out. Like come on man not everyone is a fan of Tifa or Aerith. Barret got the short end of the stick, like make it even or just keep things as they were.

    Tifa was bland.

    The sound mixing is pretty awful in some sections. Like why can't i hear the main character over some random NPC saying the same line on repeat. Why can't i hear Rude over the helicopter?

    Tetsuya Nemura should never direct or write another FF. His style is now obvious to me and after this '"remake" and the terrible KH3 I know that this man is not a good director of games, excellent character artist but should not be in charge of directing a beloved game series.

    The Shira building section which was probably the best part of the original, In the remake tho it was so lame. If they were going to expand on anything in the game, this section was where i wanted to see more interesting interactions with the characters.

    Chapter 10 - 11 are boring, could have been 1 chapter.

    Alot of the new NPC's were so lame, except for maybe the Speed Demon.

    You not only see Sephiroth through out the game but you fight him in the end? They sincerely ruined the best villain in gaming history by blowing their loads too early.

    There's plenty more but im just too heart broken to continue. I dont think i will ever need to replay this game. Im gonna just consider this game a prequel to Advent Children instead of a direct remake to the original FF7. Im going to go back to Persona 5 Royal and forget i ever played the remake.    … Expand
  57. Provulies
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I am a newcomer to the series and found this to be one of the best games I've played in recent years. When I started to play this game I was already under the impression that Final Fantasy games had complex and wild stories the player would have to piece together. By the end of the games most of the things I was confused about became answered questions. I found the characters and world toI am a newcomer to the series and found this to be one of the best games I've played in recent years. When I started to play this game I was already under the impression that Final Fantasy games had complex and wild stories the player would have to piece together. By the end of the games most of the things I was confused about became answered questions. I found the characters and world to be enjoyable as well as the ending being pretty fun. I very much look forward to the next addition to this series.… Expand
  58. Lut
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Everything I’ve ever hoped for the remake of my favorite game of all times and even MORE. They managed to not only give us FFVII bit also the magic of SURPRISE AND MISTERY that FFVII had. A love letter to the original game that dares to make changes to the classic without ever pretending that the original story doesn’t exists or matter. In fact, if anything it encourages new players to goEverything I’ve ever hoped for the remake of my favorite game of all times and even MORE. They managed to not only give us FFVII bit also the magic of SURPRISE AND MISTERY that FFVII had. A love letter to the original game that dares to make changes to the classic without ever pretending that the original story doesn’t exists or matter. In fact, if anything it encourages new players to go back playing the original as well, because it is a vital part of a whole incredible and amazing universe. PLAY IT, and play the original AS WELL.… Expand
  59. Haitchjay
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Awesome graphics stunning cinematics fun to play, don't trust those **** around, they want a better ending pls go and make your own game this is been quitd no a journey i felt more interested on the further parts keep it up square enix
  60. Dendg97
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing, one of the best stories i've ever played only small con is the horrible textures here and there
  61. vora_bat
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    I was pretty hyped for this game. By this I mean i was VERY hyped. But I wasn't expecting anything in particular. I just wanted a new experience. And I had zero of it...
    This game looks fine. It has no next-gen graphics, no super smooth animations and etc. Textures are loading in front of you character, and most of levels are straight-forward corridors with zero backgrounds. Now I get it,    I was pretty hyped for this game. By this I mean i was VERY hyped. But I wasn't expecting anything in particular. I just wanted a new experience. And I had zero of it...
    This game looks fine. It has no next-gen graphics, no super smooth animations and etc. Textures are loading in front of you character, and most of levels are straight-forward corridors with zero backgrounds. Now I get it, this is a remake. But i don't remember tons of stupidly long corridors in original game.
    Gameplay is fine. I did not care about turn-based gameplay at all, and I did enjoy what they did. For some time. In the end I caught myself on wishing they did turn-based combat like in original, because I was really bored.
    Story and cutscenes. Now this is where I have huge problems with this game. Most of cutscenes are fine. But a lot of them make absolutely no sense, and I completely don't understand the person who directed them. There is so much space for a proper cinematic and epic solutions, that would make sense in terms of logic, but in 2020 we get extremely stupid scripts, as if it was PS1, where you could've pulled anything, and your imagination would make the rest. With these graphics and being so close to characters don't make it work that way!
    To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed with what I've got. And I don't think I really want to play next game, since I don't like what they do with it.    … Expand
  62. Horus343
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Tetsuya Nomura nunca le debieron dejar dirigir ff7 el era solo diseñador de personajes, se nota que no sabe hacer buenas historias, lo único que debía hacer era respetar la trama original y ni eso pudo hacer, un remake decepcionante, pasillero, niveles alargados a lo tonto, problemas severos texturas, pero hablemos de solo la trama esta haciendo lo mismo que en kingdom hearts enredar una historia clara y precisa con tonterías de metafísica sacadas del culo jefe final realmente decepcionante el típico jefe enorme cliché de cualquier kingdom hearts, repito Nomura va a echar a perder el proyecto, ya echo a perder la primera parte, para mi un fracaso como juego y más como remake lo único salvable es su gameplay, y ya.… Expand
  63. gguile
    Apr 19, 2020
    1
    It's a shameless cash grab that does not stay true to the original. Instead they just split the game up into 4-5 parts and added a bunch of fluff everywhere. Also, a lot of the facial animations are distractingly terrible.
  64. FF7End
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    I'm very sad to see how FF7 has been disgraced. Graphically it looks very nice, the combat system is interesting even if you have to consume a lot of Ether. But the soul of the game is dead. Characters are uncomfortable expressing feelings out of the situation and too manga-like. There's too much speeches to artificially extend the game's life. You're literally flooded !
  65. ELipson85
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    This is the first game I felt compelled to write a review for because it does so many things right, but there is room for improvement and I really want to see the series succeed, as I think it has the potential to be a masterpiece.

    Visuals: Cut scenes, main character models, and many of the locales are beautiful, HOWEVER, the game is very inconsistent.....there are many bad textures,    This is the first game I felt compelled to write a review for because it does so many things right, but there is room for improvement and I really want to see the series succeed, as I think it has the potential to be a masterpiece.

    Visuals: Cut scenes, main character models, and many of the locales are beautiful, HOWEVER, the game is very inconsistent.....there are many bad textures, NPCs that look like they are from a PS3 game (with bad lip movements), and some really awkward blurry JPEGS for backgrounds. It doesn't feel like a very polished game or one that took 5 years or so to make.

    Gameplay: I really enjoyed the new battle system. Its immersive and still retains the tactical element (in tougher fights, at least) of the original.

    Pacing: This is where the game stumbles a bit.... in trying to make this a full game's worth of content, its hard to feel that they didn't pad it out. There is some backtracking, some questionably long and oddly placed dungeons (looking at you, Hojo's lab), and the side quest are on the basic side. Some of the side quest hubs are also placed at weird points in the narrative, Chapter 14 in particular. When the main narrative is ramping up and creating stakes, it just kills it when immediately after the game sends you in search of kids and chocobos.

    Story: This is the tough one.... many of the story additions and even changes were great. The fleshing out of Avalanche and Wall Market were superb. However, some of the other changes, notably regarding character deaths and "that ending" lessen the impact of some of the original's narrative beats and also don't make sense with the themes of the original. Changes aren't bad at all, but they should make sense and be consistent with the overall narrative. The ending felt very out of place and honestly, took away some excitement for the rest of the series.

    Music: In general, the music is fantastic.

    Acting: Fantastic overall. Tifa, Cloud, and Jessie's actors did a great job. Aerith was pretty good, but she had the most potentially "cringe" lines, which can be difficult to pull off and require a lot of nuance to not come off as cheesy.... I think there is some room for improvement there.

    All in all, an enjoyable experience, however I do not think I will be pre-ordering the next one. It doesn't quite feel like a $80 (I got the deluxe edition) experience and with what the ending implies for the rest of the episodes, I will wait for reviews and a price drop.    … Expand
  66. Poopoobutter
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    If you are going to remake the best game of all time then don't change everything about it that made it great.
  67. Roboballs
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    WOW JUST WOW !!! Never would i had imagine such an incredible and stunning remake. So much sauce !!!!! Graphics, combat physics , storyline every details so much love has been put into this masterpiece. If you played the original(2 times), like i did as a youngster you will surely enjoy this remake.
  68. TroyNT
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    8.0 Is about right. Parts of the game were stretched out to fill and make this it's own game. It is, 40 hours of content! However, some of that content just drags on and seems a little too exhausting, versus grind-y/fun. While not a big part, there is like 10% of the game that is MMO fetch quests. Yuck.
  69. ImPillo
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Its a masterpiece!! and I look forward to the next parts, congratulations to the entire team, the have done surprisingly good!
  70. Dwoodlander
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    Overall, this game had many fantastic aspects. The soundtrack was overall phenomenal. The battle system was consistently engaging with fun gameplay and a near-perfect difficulty level. The materia from the original was smartly implemented and a joy to use. Many of the boss battles were absolutely incredible. There are of course many beautiful and emotional scenes, both those of which weOverall, this game had many fantastic aspects. The soundtrack was overall phenomenal. The battle system was consistently engaging with fun gameplay and a near-perfect difficulty level. The materia from the original was smartly implemented and a joy to use. Many of the boss battles were absolutely incredible. There are of course many beautiful and emotional scenes, both those of which we are familiar with and expanded backstories that were handled really well. I teared up multiple times and can’t remember the last time a game impacted me in this way.

    However, as much as I wished this were a 10/10 masterpiece, the experience was held back in many regards. First, some of the story additions are incredibly lazy and out of place. Most notably, the ending is absolutely atrocious and convoluted. A major change to the original is not the worst part; the worst part is that the alternative they offer at the end is convoluted KH-level nonsense that implies a complete scrapping of the original source material, making most of the preceding events completely pointless. I didn’t believe the hearsay, but yes, the ending is THAT bad.

    I also felt like some of the environments were a bit too narrow and corridor-like. Much of the level designs felt very uninspiring, just point A to point B without much thinking involved. Aspects of the graphics such as the character models and weapons were beautiful, but it’s also bizarre and jarring to notice that many of the distant views are just static, slightly blurry, and flat images (seriously, the clouds don’t even move). The texture issues that have been mentioned were pretty minor, but noticeable. While it was fun to take a break from the action and collect materia, the side quests and added NPCs ranged from bad to mediocre.

    This was a difficult game to review as the original is one of the most important games of all time to me. I enjoyed many moments of this, but it was held back by some of the changes and terrible ending as well as some mediocre design.    … Expand
  71. hek0990
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing story, amazing visuals, amazing soundtrack, amazing gameplay. Simply an amazing game 10/10.
  72. Rithysak
    Apr 19, 2020
    9
    It's a very faithful adaption of the remake except for the last chapter of the game.
  73. sxt
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    SE has done everything right to make this a gorgeous FF7 remake. Cannot wait for the following chapters.
  74. bluedemon
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    I created an account just to review this game, I have been a FF fan since Final Fantasy on the SNES, I have played and beaten them all save for 13 which was awful in my opinion. I was really looking forward to the remake as VII has a special place in my heart for the FF series, but my expectations were not through the roof because I am older and know better. That said this game gets a 6I created an account just to review this game, I have been a FF fan since Final Fantasy on the SNES, I have played and beaten them all save for 13 which was awful in my opinion. I was really looking forward to the remake as VII has a special place in my heart for the FF series, but my expectations were not through the roof because I am older and know better. That said this game gets a 6 from me, here's why.
    Pros:
    The combat is updated and while not what I personally wanted, it's okay and manageable, the fact the enemies are visible in the world is great to me.
    It looks fantastic, I think it is the best looking game I own on my PS4 Pro
    I like the upgrade the weapons feature, that was a nice surprise and allowed me to switch up my weapons and go back to the Buster sword more then I would have normally.

    Mixed:
    Midgar looks awesome and feels huge, but after a few minutes in each new section didn't feel all that large or necessary.
    New story beats are sort of interesting, but again to me didn't really add that much to the over all story, but rather felt more of a filler to justify having this part take place only in midgar
    Ending: Was different, I didn't hate it like some did, some of the new story beats are interesting, and some of them aren't. This was just okay in my opinion.

    Cons:
    Summons are a waste of time, at least the mechanics to me. There is no reason they wouldn't have just made them work like they did in the original. You equip the materia, you can call them whenever you want in whichever battle you want, and in order to call them more than once per battle you have to level up the materia just like the rest of the materia. And you should be able to equip more than 1. Having them as a "character" was to me pointless, especially with the semi randomness of which they will allow you to summon one.
    The long corridor effect, in the original, Midgar was pretty straight forward, but it was only for about 4-6 hours if you did everything and then the game opened up. The way this was portrayed was the reason it was in Midgar only was to give us an opportunity to explore more of it, baring a couple of areas that were a bit more fleshed out but for no other reason then to extend the game playing time started to feel boring and pointless. I beat the game after 35 hours, completed all the available side quests and really felt that I was in Midgar way to long.
    The game can be beat in about 30 hours, I am sorry but when Square-Enix says a full game, I was thinking something closer to a 50-60 hour experience for a JRPG. I have put more hours into a racing game then I did with this one. And yes I could go back and play through it in Hard mode, but why would you want to? The only reason to do so is for the trophies.
    Some of the fun parts in the Wall Market are replaced or taken out completely for significantly less fun parts, I don't want to go into details because of spoilers but it was less fun doing the first part of the Wall Market compared to the original.

    All in all this is a very long review for a game that i wanted to like more, that makes me want to go back and play the original, except for the fact that I find it hard to do now, because I don't want random battles anymore, but I want turn based combat, or my original summons back in the way they should be, I also want my Midgar and rest of the game to look like this one and be voiced like this one, so I find myself having a difficult time wanting to play the original now that this exists. This fixes some issues with the original game no doubt in my mind about that, but creates new ones that from a remake I didn't want nor was expecting. For that reason it's a 6 in my mind, I might up it to a 7 depending on how long it takes to get part 2 and whether or not our character and materia progress carries over to the next part. But if it doesn't and this really is a stand alone game it will stay at a 6 or go to a 5.    … Expand
  75. azules88
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I found the video game amazing. Graphics, sound and soundtrack of 10. The story with lots of emotion and the best Final Fantasy combat system.
  76. mfmaxpower
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    As someone who hasn't played the original, it's a 7 for me - a very mixed bag. The biggest negative for me is the combat. It's a messy system that poses little real challenge at all for the majority of encounters, making much of it feel more like filler for an interactive movie. The visuals can be stunning, but the texture issues are jarring. The characters and their interactions with eachAs someone who hasn't played the original, it's a 7 for me - a very mixed bag. The biggest negative for me is the combat. It's a messy system that poses little real challenge at all for the majority of encounters, making much of it feel more like filler for an interactive movie. The visuals can be stunning, but the texture issues are jarring. The characters and their interactions with each other are fantastic, but there's a massive drop-off in quality with NPCs. The main missions are well done but the side quests are often awful.

    Overall, very mixed in quality but I'd recommend for any sci-fi/fantasy fans who like narrative based games with (mostly) great visuals.    … Expand
  77. adnairoon
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    i give 10 out of 10 why?
    Because this time SE satisified me
    waiting so long for FFXV get dissapointed story was messed up they totaly ruined one the game with potential boring combat just mash button and you win the game i get bored feeling when i played this one. waiting so long for KH3 a little bit dissapointed gameplay too easy when your get your form you win every enemies get the    i give 10 out of 10 why?
    Because this time SE satisified me
    waiting so long for FFXV get dissapointed story was messed up they totaly ruined one the game with potential boring combat just mash button and you win the game i get bored feeling when i played this one.

    waiting so long for KH3 a little bit dissapointed gameplay too easy when your get your form you win every enemies get the same way to defeat, just play because i love the story get bored to when i played this one.
    waiting so long for FFVIIR Remake i'm not dissapointed at all SE.

    Story Telling is marvelous every conversation every joke every moment every event narrated very well. japanese voice actor and english voice actor was a blast.
    when that nostalgic hits you with certain character damn that feeling was so damn good and they done it very well.

    Combat and Gameplay
    I Personally realy love the idea when they combine both classic turn based gameplay with latest nowadays action game. It is a Hybrid Action Turn based games really love the slow-mo moment when you can rotate the character and think how to beat the enemies.
    The Battle is not just mashing buttons like FFXV and KH3 it is about strategy and building it you need to observe the enemy that makes this game battle not boring at all. different enemies different beatdown manner.
    Every Boss battle was memorable for me their have every stage with different approach to beat theme i really love it.

    Music in game
    This piece of OST is magnificently done by the team they turn the old piece of theme into the new fantastic piece, they place the music so fit in the story the moment the event in everything that match the atmospher so well.

    Final Fantasy VII Remake not lost it's "magical captivity" that is there in the Original FFVII which that magical push of magic that made you want to play the game more and more and make this game not boring at all.
    like the previous KH3 and FFXV which get boring in certain parts of the game.

    Overall this game is worth to buy and play what lack are materia, Skill, Limit, Weapon, we need more of them maybe because this is just the first part of the game.
    i guess if in normal mode you there is no that "magical chair" and you save only in certain point in this game it will be more challenging,
    anddd
    it is not a full game!
    which is impossible to be just release within one.

    What leaves the this game not rated so good is the "Controversial" step that Square enix took from this game.

    But i Dare to say i dare to see what kind of step that they would take and very looking forward to it!    … Expand
  78. JadeRhiece
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Loved the original so had high hopes for the long anticipated remake. This game does not disappoint. Enjoyed all the nostalgia mixed with the new experience. Content was fantastic and the battle mechanics are well thought out. Graphics are 1st class. Cannot wait for the next installment.
  79. aknafibia
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This is the best game I've ever played! It really is, it has everything I seek in games/movies/tv shows/anime. Epic story where solemnity is mixed with humor, great characters that you can't not love, music that is so diverse and full of surprises and best gameplay in history which is turn-base mixed with action RPG in the best possible way. This is my everything and I'm so happy that itThis is the best game I've ever played! It really is, it has everything I seek in games/movies/tv shows/anime. Epic story where solemnity is mixed with humor, great characters that you can't not love, music that is so diverse and full of surprises and best gameplay in history which is turn-base mixed with action RPG in the best possible way. This is my everything and I'm so happy that it is just the first part, and this is just the beginning, as HE said: "There's still so much to be done."… Expand
  80. Grald
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For context, I played original FF7 many times and it's one of my favorite games.

    Story: 0
    The game built up my expectations very well until the ending ruined the game for me with a cheap nonsensical multiverse twist.

    Graphics: 8
    Incredible designs and animations for battle and main characters. Scenery textures and backgrounds are very irregular, usually bad.

    Gameplay: 7
    Combat was very fun and engaging to me. For the rest, not much exploration, lots of filler, and sidequests were heartless.

    Conclusion: I regret playing this game, I feel cheated because of the story.    … Expand
  81. siglerj
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    The game looks great and it has a good combat system. Everything FFXIII wanted to be. But the script is painful and the dialogues are horrendous. Every woman is hypersexualized while holding an average emotional maturity of an 8 year old. The game is full of stereotypes like all fat people are always hungry and the only black guy is basically Mr T. And the wall market section is filledThe game looks great and it has a good combat system. Everything FFXIII wanted to be. But the script is painful and the dialogues are horrendous. Every woman is hypersexualized while holding an average emotional maturity of an 8 year old. The game is full of stereotypes like all fat people are always hungry and the only black guy is basically Mr T. And the wall market section is filled with sexual harrasment and hypersexualization with no need for the plot. This game is the living example of game developers urgently needing to diversify their developing teams. And holy crap that American Idol section was utterly idiotic..… Expand
  82. Supernatural23
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, Square Enix kept the original game while adding additional stuff. The Lore got deeper and the People in Midgar got to be actual humans with emotions and Sidestories.

    I hear lot of complaing about the actual ending, but from my side it was necessary to get an actual cut between the episodes. I actually enjoyed it. I also see people rating 0 stars just cause some flowers    Amazing game, Square Enix kept the original game while adding additional stuff. The Lore got deeper and the People in Midgar got to be actual humans with emotions and Sidestories.

    I hear lot of complaing about the actual ending, but from my side it was necessary to get an actual cut between the episodes. I actually enjoyed it.

    I also see people rating 0 stars just cause some flowers had bad textures (like what the **** It's still on ps4 with limited ressources. Wait for the PC or PS5 version, cause the actually game looks stunning.

    Can't wait for episode 2 and hope square will keep rolling the way they did with episode 1    … Expand
  83. Noahpalmer011
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is such an amazing game the story the detail I just can't with how amazing it is ❤️… Expand
  84. ProfessorNecr0
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This game has improved on many areas of the original and also flushed out characters in more meaning and natural ways. So far this has been a near 9.9 almost a perfect game.

    The things that slow it down are minor and the story changes are minor and very welcomed as it creates a more cohesive world.
  85. Shigg0p0tamus
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    FFVII Remake Review by Kevin Berg
    - Chapter 17 ... switching back and forth between parties not knowing who needs what materia...your customers spent way too much time unequipping and reequipping materia every time you deemed it necessary to switch parties without any hints towards what would be needed each time (6-10 minutes every time) and it turns out some of the party switching did not    FFVII Remake Review by Kevin Berg
    - Chapter 17 ... switching back and forth between parties not knowing who needs what materia...your customers spent way too much time unequipping and reequipping materia every time you deemed it necessary to switch parties without any hints towards what would be needed each time (6-10 minutes every time) and it turns out some of the party switching did not even result in combat...you can’t let your users (the people who determine whether or not your game is a success) flail around like idiots...set the stage right and give cues...this was a major source of frustration that could have easily been avoided
    - chapter 18 ... you start the scenario with only Cloud in the party and once we properly equip him accordingly we sit through a long cut scene only to find out the combat starts with Tifa and Barrett joining the party...no chance to equip them...people don’t like to have to sit through long ass cut scenes and then have to reset to have to sit through them again because the game gave us no notion that we would have to go through that ... then you change parties and add Aerith again...this only necessitates more time wasted after we’ve sat through the cutscenes...then once again for the last battle (which should not happen this early in Cloud’s timeline, but I’ll get to that later) you do it again...no reasonable notion to the user concerning who should have the proper equipment...this is not creative gaming this is a huge time waster...
    - Introducing Sephiroth way too early completely detracts from his significance later on in the story...and Sephiroth IS the story...this was done because you felt it necessary to give this first edition an “end game” feel...”oh we have to let them fight the main bad guy”...this was a total bastardization of the original game...you knew this game was being cut up into sections...don’t (bleep) with the original story...Cloud does not face Sephiroth this early in the story for a reason...he is not mentally equipped nor has he gained any solidarity on his reality yet...the story provides that in time...the entire strength of the story relies on the overpowering strength of Sephiroth as a being who cannot be matched at this time ... yet before we leave Midgar we’ve already bested him in combat...and you dared to take it one step further ... you completely stripped the actual end-game (Cloud vs Sephiroth) and introduced it before the team even leaves Midgar?! Who is in charge of this? I am astounded and completely saddened that this was allowed to happen...the only evidence we should have of Sephiroth even being alive by this time is the assassination of the president of Shinra (which we should not see for ourselves...Sephiroth’s existence should still be a rumor here) ... I can’t wait to see how you make up for this in the later versions ... bringing back anticipation is very difficult once you’ve already let the cat out of the bag...now that I’ve gone back and replayed it...I believe you spent more time giving Tifa and Scarlett giant **** and Sephiroth DSL than you spent working on the story and respecting the original game..tsk tsk Square...tsk tsk...
    - Cloud cannot see the future...the climax of the game is his self-realization that he is not the puppet that Hojo and Sephiroth make him out to be...why are you purposely foreshadowing the most anticipated scenes of the story unnecessarily? This does not benefit the die-hards nor the newcomers...these are pointless indiscretions and I don’t like them at all...add to that the inclusion of Meteor this early in the game...your main demographic knows the story...don’t give it away prematurely without reason...seriously...and this continues throughout this first cut until the end-game ... when Tifa somehow can now see the future as well...you didn’t give it away with the original...who the (bleep) thought it was a good idea to ruin some of the greatest moments of the game this early?
    - What is the deal with changing difficulties and chapters? What sticks and what doesn’t? That is the most frustrating part of the game...pick a stance and stick with it...there is no continuity once the game has been completed...what “game progress” am I working on? Some (bleep) sticks, most everything else does not. Big waste of time for gamers. If I go back and obtain Bahamut, for example, it doesn’t show up in my “hard” game mode...but which game mode would it go to if we as gamers can freely jump from chapter to chapter? Where is the continuity? Love the idea of Chapter select but you did not think about everything that goes with that concept.
    - The remake of Final Fantasy VII is the most anticipated remake of all time...do you want to approach this opportunity with so many flaws or do you want this to go down as the greatest game of all time?    … Expand
  86. Tibeto
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    Linear RPG. Split the original game in N parts to earn more money...this is so ridiculous
  87. Thejuidy
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I have played before crisis, crisis core, original FF7, Dirge of Cerberus, and watched advent children and short anime. I loved remake so much
  88. Vamper47
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This game it's just incredible! A really rolecoaster of emotions! About the gameplay, it's one of the funniest I ever played. The sideguest are simple, but there design are really good and the battles of this guests have a great challenge. There's a little problem with textures, but this don't harms the experience with the game.
  89. Femto90
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    What a fantastic experience. I had the time of my life.
    I literally just finished the game and it was so good, i am eager to start my Hard playthrough.
    The story, the writing, the characters, the combat, the music everything was top notch.
    Final Fantasy is back.
  90. OmnislashVII
    Apr 19, 2020
    3
    Ending was a complete and total mess. Will come back and change my review if they ignore all the stupid Nomura crap for part two. I know a three is dramatic and I loved 97% of the game, but the ending is really that bad.
  91. BlackLotus
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everyone knows the positives already since I marked spoiler. So I will list the negative.

    1. Maxed materia does not duplicate like original.
    2. You cannot use summons/Limits when you want, but only when the game let's you.
    3. Of course its only 1/3 of the story is lame.
    4. Characters are weak compared to orginal
    5. Can not farm sources to power up characters
    6. Disappointed in the DLC greed they are going for that affects the game. Example exclusive summons like carbuncle need to be paid cash.

    This game could of been a lot better.    … Expand
  92. meiwaku
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    This was a solid 9 for me until the last chapter. The ending felt like it was torn straight out of a kingdom hearts game. My score drops down to a seven because I really can't see how they are going to continue the story now. This really sucks because I was enjoying the game, but that ending left me feeling really conflicted. After letting it settle for a few hours I'm slowly beginning toThis was a solid 9 for me until the last chapter. The ending felt like it was torn straight out of a kingdom hearts game. My score drops down to a seven because I really can't see how they are going to continue the story now. This really sucks because I was enjoying the game, but that ending left me feeling really conflicted. After letting it settle for a few hours I'm slowly beginning to hate it more. The central themes of the original game feel like they're being thrown out, and I can't help but wonder why they decided to go this route. I have a bad feeling that the story is going to become a jumbled mess (similar to the issues with kingdom hearts). The sequel to this game is now completely unknown and Nomura can write whatever story he wants. After being disappointed with FFXV and KH3, I can't help but feel that Nomura is going to botch the story now. I just feel so conflicted because the game was really good, but that ending felt like a huge slap in the face (Game of Thrones vibes).… Expand
  93. Izmblue
    Apr 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I truly enjoyed every second of my time within the world of final fantasy 7 remake. That was until I reached the endgame content. I do not like the fact that you have to grind some of the chapters again to be able to do some of the late game Shinra Vr missions. I also ran in to the occasional visual bug but that does not really affect my rating.… Expand
  94. peanuts
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Spoiler free review: They did it. Thank-god for Square Enix. The game was wonderful.

    I went purely for plot elements, side-quests, and map exploration- and it took me about 80 hours to finish the game... without attempting 100% completion in everything. I purchased the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Digital Deluxe Edition Pre-Order which included Cactuar, Baby Chocobo, and Carbunkle    Spoiler free review: They did it. Thank-god for Square Enix. The game was wonderful.

    I went purely for plot elements, side-quests, and map exploration- and it took me about 80 hours to finish the game... without attempting 100% completion in everything.

    I purchased the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Digital Deluxe Edition Pre-Order which included Cactuar, Baby Chocobo, and Carbunkle summon materias. These summons slightly enhanced gameplay, yet the chance to use summons in battle is quite random to begin with- at least in this game - until certain conditions are met. Still I imagine there are some die-hard fans that insist on using these optional summons just because they look cute.

    After playing RPG's for almost 3 decades the original FF7 was clearly the best of them all given the context and when it launched. I have compared new RPG's to it as the standard for judging. I think after playing the first chapter of this series- FF7 Remake (in it's entirety) will surpass even the original FF7 by a comfortable margin. The plot, story, and characters are simply too good in most places.    … Expand
  95. SkullKit
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    I genuinely feel bad for people that didn't enjoy this game because the story deviates slightly from the original, rather than being identical to the original but with updated graphics. FF7 Remake seems to be halfway between a remake and a sequel, and I for one am very ok with that. FF7 the original is one of my favorite games of all time. I've been wishing and waiting for the remake forI genuinely feel bad for people that didn't enjoy this game because the story deviates slightly from the original, rather than being identical to the original but with updated graphics. FF7 Remake seems to be halfway between a remake and a sequel, and I for one am very ok with that. FF7 the original is one of my favorite games of all time. I've been wishing and waiting for the remake for like twenty years. I didn't even think it was going to be good! For the game to come out and be pretty fun, as well as being pretty faithful to the original is nothing short of a miracle. If part 2 is even almost as good I'll be thrilled. Everyone that gave this game a bad rating is being picky. If you didn't want them to change anything, you should just go play a remaster of the 1997 game.… Expand
  96. R00K
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    Pros + fight system
    + graphics
    + voice acting

    Cons
    - filler content
    - game play length
    - controls

    Overall FF7 remake is a decent game with an outstanding fight system. However the game lacks sufficient depth to make it a outstanding game. In the end the game trades filler content to make up for the lack of story with the game being unfinished and rushed to market.
  97. Solosoul
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loved it. Dunno why it’s getting so much hate from some people. Yeah they added some new weird things to the story but good old ff7 is still there. Some small flaws that imo are overshadowed by a great fighting system and superb visuals. As a 38 yo who played and loved the original game, it was amazing to see the old avalanche gang again. I know it’s just 10% of the original, but this is a COMPLETE GAME. I would pay the full $60 5 or 6 more times. Want free games? Go play fortnite.… Expand
  98. DreT82
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    I do recall playing bits and pieces of the original back in 1997 and never was fond of the turn-based experience many others found enjoyable, which was a staple of the series. But with this remake, playing it all the way through for the first time, and with a similar combat system equal to Kingdom Hearts; I enjoyed it even more and wanted to do more by the end. So for those newcomersI do recall playing bits and pieces of the original back in 1997 and never was fond of the turn-based experience many others found enjoyable, which was a staple of the series. But with this remake, playing it all the way through for the first time, and with a similar combat system equal to Kingdom Hearts; I enjoyed it even more and wanted to do more by the end. So for those newcomers you'll really enjoy it. The character arcs and dialogue is outstanding. The pacing is great. And the side missions aren't as annoying as some made seem. My only negative comment I have to make is: not enough Sephiroth. I felt his boss battle was epic but short. And even worse -- we have to wait for the second part. I miss the days of many PS disks to take out and insert lol. Great game though. Looking forward to the follow up. Just don't make us wait too long.… Expand
  99. salvadorpepe261
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Un juego que vale su precio. Combates impresionantes, jefes retadores, un apartado artístico único y una historia profunda que logra que el jugador empatice y ame a los personajes. El sistema de combate es lo más divertido que SquareEnix ha propuesto en alguno de sus títulos. El juego además tiene variedad, alternando personajes, misiones secundarias, secuencias en motocicleta y retosUn juego que vale su precio. Combates impresionantes, jefes retadores, un apartado artístico único y una historia profunda que logra que el jugador empatice y ame a los personajes. El sistema de combate es lo más divertido que SquareEnix ha propuesto en alguno de sus títulos. El juego además tiene variedad, alternando personajes, misiones secundarias, secuencias en motocicleta y retos secundarios. Cuarenta y cinco horas de diversión para acabar apenas la primera vuelta en modo normal. Quien deseé profundizar en el título y obtener todoslos trofeos tendrá que dar una segunda partida en modo difícil. Honestamente, uno de los mejores títulos de esta generación junta a Red Dead Redemption 2, Sekiro, Bloodborne, God Of War y Resident Evil 2.… Expand
  100. CALLmeSNAKE__
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    It was so beautiful to see my favorite parts, in my favorite game, with up to date graphics, minus the backgrounds and npc facial animations. 1997. I remember the commercial for the game, I remember buying the strategy guide because i never played a RPG before it. The story, characters, world and the adventure as a whole was what made me love story based games. To this day ff7 is theIt was so beautiful to see my favorite parts, in my favorite game, with up to date graphics, minus the backgrounds and npc facial animations. 1997. I remember the commercial for the game, I remember buying the strategy guide because i never played a RPG before it. The story, characters, world and the adventure as a whole was what made me love story based games. To this day ff7 is the greatest game I have ever played. ALL I WANTED WAS THE GRAPHICS!! These people put us in the game as a character......a bad character...made destroying us the goal at the end. WE are the final boss.....then they said we are free to do whatever we want with YOUR favorite game. HA HA JOKES ON YOU! I deleted the game and I'm about to play the REAL Final Fantasy 7. SUCH A SLAP IN THE FACE...btw I have NEVER reviewed a game before, THIS GAME JUST MADE ME GET ONLINE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!… Expand
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#8 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 126
  3. Negative: 0 out of 126
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game we've been waiting for from Square Enix for so long. Atmospheric, interesting and exciting all your attention modern jRPG with an interesting story and spectacular battles. To achieve the ideal, the project only needs more even graphics and all the content from the original release. If you were waiting for a turn-based classic with new graphics you will most likely be disappointed, since the game has changed a lot. Everyone else is happy with the release of the first really powerful single-player release from the internal Square Enix studio for many years. Especially after the failure of Final Fantasy XV.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    A good remake of the introductory part of the cult-favorite Final Fantasy VII. It improves on the original game in almost all aspects, yet lacks in scale and drops the ball at the very end.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Aug 10, 2020
    90
    What matters is still intact, and that’s the heart and soul of one of the greatest stories in video game history. It’s a return to form that has felt a long time in coming, and what’s even better is that there’s still at least two more games of this quality to come...They can’t mess this up, can they?
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