Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. lucianot
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, this game is amazing, I had so much fun playing it, the world building is incredible, the battle system is really well constructed and the character development is out of this world. I appreciate the effort put in this game by Square-Enix.
    However, I did not like the changes to the ending and I felt that I was playing another game and was very confused. I love the original, and I still consider one of the best stories and JRPGs, it has its flaws and what I was expecting was not a 1:1 retelling of the story, but an upgrade of it, like the additions they made with avalanche characters and and organization as a whole were very welcomed. But the ending change was not necessary and I don't think adds to the story.
    I'm still excited for the next installment, and I hope the changes surprise me in a good way and I hope the changes are not that great.    … Expand
  2. Peacemaker777
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake has fantastic graphics, game play, and storytelling. I have beaten the original FF7 for the PS1 about six times in my life and can say I am glad to experience a more detailed Midgar with FF7R. I was worried it would be filled with a lot of pointless story and character development but everything feels fresh, important, and new but also familiar. A fair balanceFinal Fantasy 7 Remake has fantastic graphics, game play, and storytelling. I have beaten the original FF7 for the PS1 about six times in my life and can say I am glad to experience a more detailed Midgar with FF7R. I was worried it would be filled with a lot of pointless story and character development but everything feels fresh, important, and new but also familiar. A fair balance between nostalgia and new experiences keep pushing me through the game with a smile on my face. Unfortunately Midgar is the only place in FF7R you will be exploring in the first installment of the game but it delivers as a full game in every way and then some. With the amount of love they put into this game I am truly looking forward to the next two installments of the FF7R games. If you're looking to dive into an FF game for the first time this would be a great start in my opinion.… Expand
  3. Weeeeee711
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Combat 6...targeting, camera and ai needs work
    Side missions 8..but stop guilt tripping me to do them RIGHT when the story REALLY picks up!
    Music 9...really good! Atmosphere 10...perfect..just needs a photo mode Voice acting/characters 10..everyone did great and all the characters (with a name, at least) have value! Story 10...Not sure where it's going..but love all the depth they put    Combat 6...targeting, camera and ai needs work
    Side missions 8..but stop guilt tripping me to do them RIGHT when the story REALLY picks up!
    Music 9...really good!
    Atmosphere 10...perfect..just needs a photo mode
    Voice acting/characters 10..everyone did great and all the characters (with a name, at least) have value!
    Story 10...Not sure where it's going..but love all the depth they put into it.

    it's hard to grade something that's 1/6 done and can be updated at random..but currently, a 9 sounds fair.

    For all that are new OR haven't seen it yet..go watch/play Crisis Core!    … Expand
  4. Oneofthemisme
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This game is everything that I loved about the original but it expands it in many ways. It is a beautiful game and I absolutely cannot recommend it enough. Buy it now.
  5. Nick369
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Since it would take forever to list the positives, I will only list the things that could be improved.

    * Most of the controls are smooth, but not all the time. When you crawl through vents and hang on ceilings, it becomes dull gameplay. There was also a section with a giant robot arm, where apparently there is no button to quit controlling the arm. * I would love the option to    Since it would take forever to list the positives, I will only list the things that could be improved.

    * Most of the controls are smooth, but not all the time. When you crawl through vents and hang on ceilings, it becomes dull gameplay. There was also a section with a giant robot arm, where apparently there is no button to quit controlling the arm.

    * I would love the option to traverse FREELY as other members. A cool edition would be if everyone had special locations only they can reach, such as Red XIII showed.

    * It feels weird that only the main member rests on the benches, why doesn’t the whole team sit down?

    * I was happy how they choose to divide the game into different chapters. I was however a bit sad that I didn’t get to see all the sectors, both upper and lower plate. The city was huge and there is still so much to be discovered.

    Needless to say, I had a wonderful blast with this game and are truly satisfied as my first Final Fantasy game. It does so many things right, I just hope this game serie will continue to Advent Children and beyond.    … Expand
  6. NullMechanism
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

    They took 5-minute "dungeons" from the original Midgar and turned them each into hour-long FF13 hallways. Even worse, they inserted all new "dungeons" (hour-long FF13 hallways) in between story beats where the original FF7 would have just moved on to the next story beat. It doesn't add anything to the story or game world. It    This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

    They took 5-minute "dungeons" from the original Midgar and turned them each into hour-long FF13 hallways. Even worse, they inserted all new "dungeons" (hour-long FF13 hallways) in between story beats where the original FF7 would have just moved on to the next story beat. It doesn't add anything to the story or game world. It doesn't flesh out the original Midgar. It's not even fun. You just go down some glorified decorated hallways and fight three guys at a time for 30+ hours. This is not fun. This is not a game. This is mindless, joyless, and a chore. I actually had to force myself to finish this awful slog.

    The sidequests do little to break up the monotony--in fact, they amplify it. They are the most soulless, uninteresting MMO quests you can imagine. At some point I just stopped bothering with them because they add noting of value to this game. They are not fun or interesting.

    This isn't Final Fantasy 7. This is Final Fantasy 13 loosely based on Final Fantasy 7. This game does not respect your time. Square Enix claimed that this remake was going to be episodic because the game world was going to be "greatly expanded" and "vast." Midgar is not expanded. It is padded. What happened here is that they decided from day one that they wanted to sell multiple games as "episodes," and then struggled to come up with filler content to stretch Midgar out to 30+ hours. And they couldn't even come up with anything fun. As I said, this is easily the worst video game I ever played in my life.

    This is the most soulless, joyless corporate cash-grab ever created, it is a personal attack against video games as a medium, and it is a crime against humanity.    … Expand
  7. Krille90
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Average, bad lipsynching low textures on many things in the game, about the game being episodic didn't quite work as well as the original BUT! It can possibly get better in the 2nd part where we should get a open world, lets hope that it happens especially with the new PS5 coming out this year(gets easier to build). Really bad voice acting when it comes to certain characters like Cloud, Sephiroth, Reno and Rude.. the voices doesn't fit as well and it was a Huge! Let down for me especially when they had the perfect Sephiroth and Reno. Too many Changes is also bad, Cant summon when tou want too... Huge let down AGAIN!
    ... too much Kingdom Hearts than Final Fantasy..

    So what's good?
    Most of the Graphics in this game really shines through, Especially when it comes to the main characters. The Materia system! Oh god i friggin love that they stayed true to this system and also that it shows you when you level up materia(keept me searching for materia) Good Job!. The lightning effects are on point! , the acting itself (movement) is really well done and when it comes to combat, you really can feel when you use Barret's gun-arm or Cloud's Sword and heck! Even Tifa's fists when you fight enemies. Loved the music in this game just as I did on the original.

    ( This is the real un-paid review of this game )
    The game feels more like a movie than an actual game, the fighting, effects or music doesn't make this game any better than the original. I paid for a game and not a movie.

    Therefore I give Final Fantasy 7 Remake a weak 6 but close to 7 out of 10.
    (Input 6 to 4 because of the terrible choices to the story and VA's)

    It can be changed for some money ;), here I am Sony.    … Expand
  8. ra3o
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    A stretched piece of a great game. Changed plot, no free world. And they will sell it 3 times for 60 dollars. Excellent...
  9. dav23
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    An amazing retelling of an iconic game. The highest praise I can give it is that it made me love these characters even more and I can’t wait to continue this journey.
  10. Lv99_PLD
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    This is a Sequel, relying on nostalgia and the title of a remake, to rake in cash.
    Story: 40% is meh, 40% is worse, 20% is better
    Combat: Concept is great. But functionally repetitive, and never does anything interesting. ATB is stuck on easy mode, and isnt tuned to be more fun (such as increased fill rate, and increased enemy damage to actually need heals) Normal mode lets you spam    This is a Sequel, relying on nostalgia and the title of a remake, to rake in cash.
    Story: 40% is meh, 40% is worse, 20% is better
    Combat: Concept is great. But functionally repetitive, and never does anything interesting. ATB is stuck on easy mode, and isnt tuned to be more fun (such as increased fill rate, and increased enemy damage to actually need heals) Normal mode lets you spam potions to get through all fights by mashing square.
    Bosses only have the mechanic of: Has an elemental weakness you can ignore or Ignores most physical attacks you do. Nothing else. Anything else they do is secondary and can be missed/ignored.
    Music: 40% sound terrible, 40% are just meh, and 19% are good, and 1% is actually an improvement.
    Graphics: 2 areas look AMAZING, 2 areas look good enough, and the rest look pixelated, and terrible designs.
    Art Direction: Improper use of music in improper situations. Improper visual representation for mood or tone.

    They should have made FF16, or a non disingenuous sequel if they wanted to make something different. Otherwise remakes should remain as improved remasters. This abomination hybrid sequel reimagining is absolutely awful.    … Expand
  11. FusionLaxtor
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Great Game! There are some technical issiues, but it's at least a nice game.
  12. MonkdemMan
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    This game is brilliant and a great remake of one of the greatest games of all time. Anyone who leaves a 0 cant call themselves a fan of this or the original just people who love being angry This combat system is a good blend of the new with the old. Characters are acted beautifully and I think Jessie may be my new favourite. The sound track was remixed perfectly. Side quests are a bitThis game is brilliant and a great remake of one of the greatest games of all time. Anyone who leaves a 0 cant call themselves a fan of this or the original just people who love being angry This combat system is a good blend of the new with the old. Characters are acted beautifully and I think Jessie may be my new favourite. The sound track was remixed perfectly. Side quests are a bit dry and the walking through gaps are the only down sides to this otherwise instant classic along side the original… Expand
  13. Lotheravanti
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love it. All the narrative choices in my opinion enhance the story. The gameplay is INTENSE, finished Air Buster with less than 5% health and Tifa, Barret dead. It FEELS like FFVII, only now I can move the camera around and be in awe of this amazing world created 20 years ago.
  14. RIELTURO
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    To begin I'm huge fan of the original Final Fantasy 7 release in 1997. The remake starts amazing well but soon after the first reactor mission you will soon see new additions added to the story that might pick your interest for better or worse.

    The graphics are amazing on the main mission is amazing however for the side stories you may experience some texture popping or even notice    To begin I'm huge fan of the original Final Fantasy 7 release in 1997. The remake starts amazing well but soon after the first reactor mission you will soon see new additions added to the story that might pick your interest for better or worse.

    The graphics are amazing on the main mission is amazing however for the side stories you may experience some texture popping or even notice some MPC lack details compare to the main characters. Some areas don't have any texture to them and feel like a PS3 game.

    The new orchestrated soundtrack is amazing and brings the old songs back to life and feels so much better. Listening to them again is such a joy.

    The new gameplay is a lot of fun and does improve the action RPG implemented in FF15 for the better however I did experience by the end of the game camera issue, where I had to dodge a boss attacks trying to adjust the camera in a good angle.

    For newcomers, I can recommend the game I had a lot of fun with it until the end. Unfortunately, some part feels really repetitive and ashore which killed the momentum of the story moment. For returning players, some story changes might be for the worse. I didn't like the change of direction they took by the end of the game and left me with mixed feelings about the sequel.    … Expand
  15. Froozen34
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    O jogo esta impecável em todos os quesitos, valendo cada centavo! Eh um remake de excelência ,faz a gente mergulhar em nostalgia e nao querer parar de jogar mais! Nao se influencie por opinioes reviews ou notas, simplesmente jogue e terá a certeza de estar vivendo um dos melhores jogos do ano!
  16. GenoNF
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The final of the remake story may appeal to many and displease others.
    I want to give my opinion, since I liked the ending a lot, since I think that the way it expands the part that takes place in the Remake is very good and natural, I have never felt that the game has been artificially lengthened by simply adding minor missions. And regarding the end, the game leaves you with an open ending with many possibilities and that provide a great debate to the community about how the story will continue from now on in the following games in this saga that the remake has created.

    [SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!] I also think that Zack's scene is pure fan-service, although nobody can deny that this scene is epic and very emotional for fans of the FF7 collection.    … Expand
  17. Ferrarik1
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Giving this a 10 because of all the shills. This is a great game, opens up the story and leaves so much opportunity in the future. A must buy
  18. cormacmcs
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    An, at times decent and endearing, although unnecessarily padded, reimagining of a classic, marred by convoluted and ridiculous story changes, which are equal parts baffling and amateurish. The last section of the game takes what should of been an easy win for Square-Enix and drives it headfirst into a wall of disappoint, so foul, it almost strips away all positive feelings garnered by theAn, at times decent and endearing, although unnecessarily padded, reimagining of a classic, marred by convoluted and ridiculous story changes, which are equal parts baffling and amateurish. The last section of the game takes what should of been an easy win for Square-Enix and drives it headfirst into a wall of disappoint, so foul, it almost strips away all positive feelings garnered by the fluid combat and enjoyable character interactions.… Expand
  19. BigBossHayabusa
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Fantastic game overall, very disappointing ending to someone who holds the original in very high regard. Newcomers will be confused and old players will be unhappy with the ending. Hopefully in the second remake they fix the few camera problems and fix the story after this ending. After my 38 hour play through, this is an amazing experience you shouldn’t miss.

    9.3/10
  20. Kakashi2
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here is my list of letdowns:

    The action RPG elements ruins some of the settings. Instead of making interesting looking places, the game has to create these open battle fields due to the combat system.

    Some of my favorite scenes were cut or significantly altered. Climbing up the wall in wall market to the upper plate was changed heavily (the tone wasn't as dark and this section was essentially changed to a generic combat level). The graffiti was toned down and it just had a very different feel.

    You can't play as Red XIII, he is included in the game and plays along side you but you have no control over him. This is a major letdown, because he was my favorite side character of the original. If the game wasn't cut into sections, Red XIII would be a playable character. Since he is acquired so close to the end of the game, I think the developers just wanted to postpone adding his weapons, abilities, and game-play.

    The music at times was a letdown, this I didn't anticipate. The original FF7 has arguably the best video game soundtrack of all time. The remixes in this just had a different tone (some generic electronic music for example was added). I miss the soft piano and the ominous melodies.

    The padding. Often this game throws overly long battles and battle segments that really slow down the experience.

    Certain characters who originally died survived. I think this minimizes the bleak tone of the original.

    The Shinra Sephiroth sequence was changed heavily. My absolute favorite Migard part of the original was when you follow Sephiroth's trail of blood. It was scary, made Sephiroth feel like a formidably villain. This was changed to a trail of mako gloop. This just ruined the tone of the best Migard section IMO.    … Expand
  21. Ichigozanget
    Apr 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all is a good game but nothing else. Also bad done for the company calling it " remake " all who played it until the end will understand it. The ending that all people disagree, changes all the game to a spin off or a reboot not a remake. And selling it like a remake seems kinda illegal.... All media are judging it like a remake.... In second place if we consider that all is another story totally different it is other game not a FFVII. The point is All who say that graphics are 10/10 is a lie the npc are the worst of this aspect that seems from PSOne. In sound yes this title is excellent and the combat style for me isnt enough good. Other thing is the classic mode.... is a no-hands cinematic gameplay... totally dissapointed.Seems insulting for who likes to play multiturn based games. Needs updates in camera, textures and lipsinc.
    Above all a middle lineal title considered triple A with only fanservice with more of 5 years of develop....    … Expand
  22. Sroot82
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    It is a great game with lots of action. Follows the same path as the original with adding a few things here and there and giving better back stories. It does change a bit at the end but in a good way that is unexpected for players of the original.
  23. Andrix97
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece, this game is absolutely stunning, the sound, the battle system, the game play, just perfect
  24. SilentNightmare
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    I finished the game now and this is what I can say about it:

    + Great Visuals + Great Soundtrack + Good Character Design + Good Voices +/- The combat has its strengths and weaknesses. I hope the next part goes back to the classic turn based battle. - Horrible Fetch Sidequest straight out of some MMO. - Way too linear and narrow "Dungeons". - The padding is very annoying, it    I finished the game now and this is what I can say about it:

    + Great Visuals
    + Great Soundtrack
    + Good Character Design
    + Good Voices

    +/- The combat has its strengths and weaknesses. I hope the next part goes back to the classic turn based battle.

    - Horrible Fetch Sidequest straight out of some MMO.
    - Way too linear and narrow "Dungeons".
    - The padding is very annoying, it doesn't add anything meaningful to this game, only exist to make it longer.
    - Too much Story changes from the original, the ending putt this game from a 6/10 to a 4/10.
    - No hard mode available in first playthrough

    All in all it is a pretty average RPG, buy it on a sale and you can have some fun if you are not a fan of the original.    … Expand
  25. squalidux
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing!! In my humble opinion! Incredible music, incredible character design and very fun game play! Anxious for continuation! My game of the year
  26. skurd
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Très surpris par ce remake bien qu il est des défaut il est très prenant.
    La fin du jeu est très surprenante ça va diviser les fans.
    Vivement la suite.
  27. Zapparoly
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game .Never have seen such a superb remake work like that. Great soundtrack, history, characters well re-estrutured and a such perfect work. Thanks square, waiting for chapter two!
  28. hellgater
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Literalmente que las notas de 0 son solo de lloricas que solo querían un revisionado gráfico de exactamente las mismas cosas del jeugo del 97. Como juego solo da la talla mas que de sobra siendo un juegazo, me falla alguna textura sin calidad suficiente que desentona bastante (cosa que pueden arreglar fácil con parche) pero lo demás de 10
  29. Drago_Zane
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    The good, the bad and the ugly, i went through normal/max difficulty raking at 45 hours, used one third of my items and materia, limit breaks are sometimes rare when activated in normal mode. I also tried some scenes in tha game as easy , well, is easy. Some people might like it and some people might not like it, and here is the reason i'm giving it a seven (OK).

    The soundtrack,    The good, the bad and the ugly, i went through normal/max difficulty raking at 45 hours, used one third of my items and materia, limit breaks are sometimes rare when activated in normal mode. I also tried some scenes in tha game as easy , well, is easy. Some people might like it and some people might not like it, and here is the reason i'm giving it a seven (OK).

    The soundtrack, yes, worth it, some music that you will remember sound better, as if it was taken from the albums of Two step from hell, immediate music, positron music, Ivan Torrent, etc etc, all those stuff you find in their sites and youtube.

    The game straight out from the start fleshes the story from the original FF7 from the Ps1/PC back in the days, give more scenes and details on how each part is progressed by telling you more, and other moments that happened in between chapters from the old game, but some moments and parts you tend to wonder, "at this pace or decision making in the story is quite dumb/not smart so that you spend more time in levels or adding to the drama or pushing it as a shore". Still the story even with its flaws carries the game in most parts but quare-enix is once again going almost, not completely in to the (borderline) / returning to the non-condensed-monotonous BS way story telling of few games back then like kingdom hearts 3 and FF13-2, good games in some aspects but bad storytelling (not story wise in some aspects). I haven't played FF15 so i don't know how they transitioned.

    We got a few cool battle moments that some of it were worth it while others were seriously annoying, not because it is difficult, it is because sometimes the companions were "kinda" AI dumb or dead, seeing sometimes Barret going in circles glitching out, also seeing all of them just sitting there doing nothing but some battles it was just mostly a 1 vs 1 battle instead of 3 vs 1 battle and sometimes i used the exploit of the AI limited attention span to the player controlled character. But i would prefer that the enemy and specially some bosses would been programmed to be more of beating your butt even it uses their own spells that is fun.

    Also another annoying issue is some spells from enemies didn't have status markers specially paralyzing attacks, weren't stop/slow/sleep as they were rare in game, annoying but i got used to it, summons are also cool, not important but still cool to use and also necessary to cut short any long battle specially the chocobo summon    … Expand
  30. Muddzyn
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    I love this game and i waiting for part 2 Square Good Job ! Ending is controversial but i love it.
  31. Kushncookie2020
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing game square finally got ff back on track. Gameplay is great I wasn't sure if I would be a fan of the new battle system but it works well.
  32. Linearskillz
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    This game is amazing from the beginning until the before-last chapter. It's clear, coherent, and beautiful. Unfortunately the ending goes completely bonkers at the last minute and I'm worried it might be heading in a weirdly convoluted Nomura-esque direction, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I am still very excited for future chapters.

    This would've been a 10/10 until the    This game is amazing from the beginning until the before-last chapter. It's clear, coherent, and beautiful. Unfortunately the ending goes completely bonkers at the last minute and I'm worried it might be heading in a weirdly convoluted Nomura-esque direction, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I am still very excited for future chapters.

    This would've been a 10/10 until the final chapter where it drops that point. It's unfortunate because the production values at the end are through the roof.

    I have no problems with the original story being altered I just don't want it to be become a stupid convoluted mess like Nomura's previous works (I'm looking at you KH).

    Took me 38 hours doing everything you can do in 1 playthrough while taking my time, talking to all NPCs, etc.    … Expand
  33. Bladex15
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. un juego fantastico y muy bien cuidado, respecto a su final al principio creo que estaba decepcionado porque me sentia niño de nuevo y el pensar que posiblemente las proximas entregas no serian tan fiel me "molesto" pero luego de procesarlo no es para nada un mal final y plantea algo nuevo o tal vez sea lo mismo que en esta parte fiel con algunos cambios sea cual sea tengo hype por ambas y ver que nos trae la proxima entrega.… Expand
  34. wvortices
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    I'm much older this time around, but clearly I remember the moments and feelings of the original. I have not made it far in this game yet, just kind of floating around in the nostalgia of it all. So far this game is perfect and its only going to pull me in more in wonder and amazement. You will be smiling a lot if you were around for the original. This is not the original game which makesI'm much older this time around, but clearly I remember the moments and feelings of the original. I have not made it far in this game yet, just kind of floating around in the nostalgia of it all. So far this game is perfect and its only going to pull me in more in wonder and amazement. You will be smiling a lot if you were around for the original. This is not the original game which makes it even better. The developers have recaptured the original feel but modernized and perfected the turn based system eloquently to compete with how we play games now. I'm glad games have not lost their way in modern times of FPS and online battles. Sometimes music, story and characters are far more critical so we can imagine again but obviously gameplay has to keep us engaged. In this remake all have been preserved. Perfect game including the imperfections.… Expand
  35. hkjhkjh
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    This games story, music, cutscenes, graphics etc are really wonderful but god does that fighting system suck, really ruins the fun for me
    Square Enix should have stayed with turn based battles, these still work perfectly fine these days as u can see in for example Persona 5 Royal
  36. thegreencat
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    positives points :
    - Game design, vibes : Very impressive, I spent times just admiring the environment and listening the different dialogues
    - staging : Every cutscenes are epic. It is, with no doubt, the main positive point of this game negatives points : - Fight mechanics: At the begining i said "why not ? ", but after 20 hours of gaming i just wanted to destroy the gamepad. Every    positives points :
    - Game design, vibes : Very impressive, I spent times just admiring the environment and listening the different dialogues
    - staging : Every cutscenes are epic. It is, with no doubt, the main positive point of this game

    negatives points :
    - Fight mechanics: At the begining i said "why not ? ", but after 20 hours of gaming i just wanted to destroy the gamepad. Every fight are boring, and the combat system suffer a lot of balance problems.
    - Equipment and materias mechanics: no interest, they wanted to simplify the old FF7 system and what's worked before isn't interesting anymore
    - limit break : Juste one limit break during all the game, a limit break who can be avoided or blocked ...
    - Esper : One esper per character, you can invoke them just for limited battle and just one time during the battle.
    - game's lifetime : 30 hours to finish full normal mode
    - chocobo : is it me or it's the first final fantasy where you can't ride chocobo ?
    - collectable musics : you can't listen to them during the game, only in some places, no interest ..

    mixed point :
    - history : Because i played to the original FF7 it's difficult to be objective. For me the story is half good half bad because of the altered reality they wanted to introduce in order to modify the original story. On my side i'm just disappointed but maybe this "version" will please the new players...

    For me this game deserve a 4/10 quotation, but in order to compensate my lack of objectivity i'll add 1 point. It's the reason why i put 5/10. For me this is not Final fantasy 7, it's just a reinterpretation of the original game. If you want to play FF7 buy the original game, not this one.    … Expand
  37. Nagatopt
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Very good game, took me to the pasta.
    Awesome Gameplay and very good Quest sides
  38. hjinter
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Chapter 18 just destroyed my every positive experience in this game.You can not do this to fans who loved original FF7.
  39. Marceloo25
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    I personally think it's a full game, with a lot of fresh ideas and I am 100% satisfied with the remake as a long time fan. However that being said, I fear that the decision they made to retell the same overall story in a different way will divide the fans because I am sure some of them loved the original so much that they won't like the changes made in this one. I personally love them,I personally think it's a full game, with a lot of fresh ideas and I am 100% satisfied with the remake as a long time fan. However that being said, I fear that the decision they made to retell the same overall story in a different way will divide the fans because I am sure some of them loved the original so much that they won't like the changes made in this one. I personally love them, simply because I am playing FFVII again feeling like it's a fresh and better experience.

    *MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD*
    The game does add a lot of extra content to the story. Background story for characters that didn't have one and a lot of other minor things that I personally enjoyed. However this is a different game than the original in the way that introduces the fate whispers, the idea is that whenever something was going to be different than the original they would intervene and made sure everything would occurr the way it was intended. The game itself asks the player the question of wether destiny is written or not. And throughout the game we eventually come to the terms that it's not and we defeat the harbinger of fate confirming the developers decision to change the fate of our beloved heroes. I loved this, a lot of things changed and in a certain way we are now in a different timeline and I understand that hardcore fans will hate this because they loved the original and I say go back to it you whiny ass. I personally love the idea of playing a fresh game where I don't know what will happen. At this point, everything is uncertain. More characters could die or even live, nothing is set in stone and I love that they made this decision otherwise I would rate it a lower number. When I came to this remake I expected the same story with different game mechanics and for the most part I was okay with that. With this change I left more hyped than ever for the next one. Can't wait to see what will happen in the next one because truth be told, I don't know what will happen and that's the best part about this remake. Overall, it's still the same story as the original but I am guessing that from now on it will be quite different and I hope that you let the original be and forget about it before delving into this remake.    … Expand
  40. Willsimm1986
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Remember FF13? Yeah, that, but only 1/5 the actual game. It's so up it's own butt about looking pretty and redconning original story that I will be refusing to buy any more of these money grabs. Square is dead in my eyes.
  41. GaryMc_Live
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    FF7R is almost the masterpiece that the original was. If you look at this game as a brand new product, disregard what you know from the 1997 release and understand that this is a complete re-imagining of the story and characters you will be completely blown away by the scale and ambition on show here. The combat mechanics feel incredibly deep and the game can be very challenging at points.FF7R is almost the masterpiece that the original was. If you look at this game as a brand new product, disregard what you know from the 1997 release and understand that this is a complete re-imagining of the story and characters you will be completely blown away by the scale and ambition on show here. The combat mechanics feel incredibly deep and the game can be very challenging at points. With the improvements to the narrative and character development, it’s hard to deny that the episodic nature they have decided to re-create FF7 with is the wrong choice. Taking the time to develop the characters further than before and taking the risks to push the narrative further than the original could have possibly gone. If the Remakes future titles keep this level of polish and creative freedom, it could easily overshadow the original but as it stands, it walks a fine line and future instalments will be the make-or-break here.… Expand
  42. WhiteEagle
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Sorry for my poor English, not a native speaker. FF8 is my favorite FF, but I must admit that FF7 remake just brought me more joy than FF8 did back in my childhood. The combat system is top-notch, if you like ACT then you can bind abilities and spells to hotkeys, making the combat a flashy and seamless real-time brawling just like DMC. If you prefer the classic turn-based Active TimeSorry for my poor English, not a native speaker. FF8 is my favorite FF, but I must admit that FF7 remake just brought me more joy than FF8 did back in my childhood. The combat system is top-notch, if you like ACT then you can bind abilities and spells to hotkeys, making the combat a flashy and seamless real-time brawling just like DMC. If you prefer the classic turn-based Active Time Battle then it'd also be satisfying to make tactical decisions using the command menu during which time is slowed so you can carefully choose your target and pick your abilities. What I don't like about it is the lock-on camera, sometimes it's just hard for you to see the target you're currently locking on, they should have made the locked-on target centered or something. Anyway, it's a great remake, and one even someone new to the FF series can enjoy.… Expand
  43. Orlin
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This is the Masterpiece that i as a fan wanted it to be i cant believe we are deserving this piece of art its unbelievable how they achieved this kind of quality i hope this quality sticks for the next parts! Thank you from the bottom of my Heart entire Square Enix Staff and Tetsuya Nomura for this incredible experience.
  44. Funmachine
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    While the graphics are stunning and the rework of the characters are really good the combat is (for me) not good. Maybe it was a problem I played Sekiro days before but u cant really block or dodge in the right time. Also the game is sometimes slow as hell and why they didn't put a "part 1" in the title? It is frustrating to know that it will took years till the next part.
  45. zasham
    Apr 14, 2020
    3
    Positive:
    + Awesome music.
    + *Few* nice extra story and character presentation, especially Jessie but is also overdoing it a little. Neutral: ~ Graphics in general are really nice. in some parts, especially later parts are absolute trash. ~ Voice is acceptable in English, Best in Japanese, other (only tested in German) are not recommended.. Negative: - Enemies / Bosses feel    Positive:
    + Awesome music.
    + *Few* nice extra story and character presentation, especially Jessie but is also overdoing it a little.

    Neutral:
    ~ Graphics in general are really nice. in some parts, especially later parts are absolute trash.
    ~ Voice is acceptable in English, Best in Japanese, other (only tested in German) are not recommended..

    Negative:
    - Enemies / Bosses feel unbalanced at times.
    - Unnecessary stretched Story in total with stupid side quests and few extra "story" which no one cares about.
    - Multiple Episodes to milk you (the cow) even more, and no one knows when the next part(s) will be out (until then you won't even know nothing about EP1 anymore) and how many there actually will be.
    - Over complicated fighting system, the alternative classic isn't really classic at all.
    - Some new interpretations are way too far from the original, which doesn't classify as a remake anymore.
    - Price, for 1/3th(?) 1/5th(?) (Who knows! it's modern money hungry Square Enix after all) of the original game is way too high.

    Some few more points in positive and negative, but in overall i'm not really convinced at all.    … Expand
  46. KrazeFault90
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game story is excellent but the 2 issue that I had with this game is the difficult Bike Boss battle which you cannot skip 1st time as well as the Rufus Boss Battle and the new Chapter Select which is not NG+ like The Witcher 3.… Expand
  47. Dandy_Llama
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    Ab excellent game who's action focused gameplay is an improvement over the original. The only downside is the unoriginal filler side quest and the excessive number of side quests.
  48. Tomryan32
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have ever plaid, story graphics and gameplay all are in top square Enix form here!
  49. MalfiZero0
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is amazing recreation of a historic game, last steps on game are news and are very critical words to old hater players, very nice game… Expand
  50. j03
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    All of the 0 reviews are from the people who are purists who want a one to one remake of the original or people who do not understand the story and refuse to understand it. It is a fantastic game and it tells its own stand out story and everyone should buy it. Its a must own game
  51. Wwewwe
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This game is truly wonderful. One of the best I have ever played. Loved the ending. Not sure why people are complaining about. We will just have to wait as in to what happens in part 2
  52. Dimpfelmoer
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    Can someone please explain the appeal to me?
    Ok, I admit, I’m not getting it. I haven’t played the original, and I haven’t played any FF game at all, so maybe it’s all bit too much but my main gripes would still be the same I guess.
    1) The main character is an arrogant, humourless, grumpy idiot with a face of a 16 year old and the hairdo that makes him look very vain and silly.    Can someone please explain the appeal to me?
    Ok, I admit, I’m not getting it. I haven’t played the original, and I haven’t played any FF game at all, so maybe it’s all bit too much but my main gripes would still be the same I guess.
    1) The main character is an arrogant, humourless, grumpy idiot with a face of a 16 year old and the hairdo that makes him look very vain and silly. Surprisingly enough, all the girls in the game swoon over him and I can only assume that the initial concept was to target socially awkward, humourless, bored teenage boys (I guess back in the 90s, gamers were stereotyped like that) and lure them in with the assurance that hot girls found that kind of **** attitude completely irresistible. Boy, are they in for a surprise.
    2) The story doesn’t make any sense at all, not even in small segments, which results in incredibly dull and pointless dialogue. The story starts with the good guys blowing up a reactor and because their bomb was a bit too powerful, they destroy half of the city, killing a lot of innocents in the process. Is that supposed to make you root for these guys? Didn’t work with me. Because of the terrorist attack, there is heightened security alert and our heroes try to act unsuspicious when they board the train. Well, one of them has a heavy machine gun for a right hand, one of them a man sized sword on his back and the third looks like a teenage hooker with a boob job, and still they pass security without anyone so much as glancing at them. Then the game throws in more bad guys, mystical creatures, robots, gods, ghosts, as they see fit, with no regard for storytelling, just to have a constant flow of boss fights.
    3) Controls are the clumsiest I’ve experienced in a long while. When you meet the flower girl for the second time, there is a 5 minute walk over the rooftops and in any other game like Tomb Raider or Uncharted, this would be a fun jump, run, climb, swing, shimmy parkour with lot’s of action, but here, since you can do nothing but walk, I mean, no jumping, no ducking, nob climbing, you just move from prompt to prompt and let the game do the work for you, which is so boring, that I wondered why they put it in there in the first place. While we’re at it, this Cloud fellow, in battle he can jump over 30 feet gaps and practically fly quite easily, but when they make their way through the slummy environment it’s apparently impossible to climb over a car wreck, or jump over a three feet gap. It just feels so wrong most of the time.
    4) Pointless side missions. There is one side mission that is quite ironically called ‘the Party never stops’ where you run around like a headless chicken for 20 minutes and it culminates in having to find sick people in toilets. If this is supposed to be funny, I just don’t get the humour. Also, whenever they have a go at anything non combat (the term puzzle would just not be inappropriate I think) it feels really stupid, like operating the giant robot hand, or getting the catwalks in place.

    Which leaves the combat. Well I guess this is very thought through and complex and I’m just a bit too impatient to learn all the elements and angles. I will try to get more into that, cause there must be one redeeming quality, right?    … Expand
  53. yubery
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game, boring side quests. The story of the Original has build up moments and incredible mind games with cloud. Its almost perfect. But FF7R choose on a modern blockbuster movie story approach which i fancy less. We have enough of "avengers" stories in cinemas.

    It's still a pretty good game on its own.    … Expand
  54. Chappytappy
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I think they accidentally put KH4 instead of chapters 17/18 on my FF7 Remake disc. Feeling a little disappointed but have emailed SE, hopefully they can rectify this for me. Graphics for KH4 look awesome though!
  55. Dussek
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Es un juego Excelente. Su jugabilidad e historia son de lo mejor que he visto. Simplemente excelente.
  56. Gamer1465
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    This game feels more like a newcomer game than a game for the original fans.

    This game is really confusing as I'm not sure if it is a remake, reboot or a sequel. People know things they shouldn't and that's all I'll say about that but if it is a remake this is insulting to it's source material. Pros The graphics (character models are the best) look amazing, not the best looking game    This game feels more like a newcomer game than a game for the original fans.

    This game is really confusing as I'm not sure if it is a remake, reboot or a sequel. People know things they shouldn't and that's all I'll say about that but if it is a remake this is insulting to it's source material.

    Pros
    The graphics (character models are the best) look amazing, not the best looking game but still very impressive, this is what Square Enix excel at. For the most part the story was good, I was interested until the end. Character development to characters like Jessie is amazing and she instantly became one of my favorite characters in the game. Some standout chapters like the first two, four and chapter nine. Boss fights are really fun as well.

    Cons
    I hate these harry potter rip offs called the watchers of fate, they are the biggest plot convenience I have seen in a long time, Square Enix go to do something risky but these stupid things come to make sure certain things happen, interesting in concept but in my opinion poorly executed because of the ending. The ending is a massive middle finger, the cutscene at least, it completely changes the entire story for no reason apart from a cliffhanger to get you to play episode 2 which is just poor from square enix, they know fans are going to buy the game so why change this enormous plot point. Midgar only as well..... we could of had a full remaster which would please everybody with this combat as well, that would of been exciting, but oh well got to drag out a beloved game for money.

    Overall I had high expectations which where met at parts and ultimately at important parts I was let down. If this is a sequel/reboot, this is a great game and I wish square enix changed the name to something apart from remake, I'm sure this would of interested a lot more of the original fans including myself. But as a remake this is super disappointing and ruins some of the best moments in the well paced original which makes me extremely worried for the next episodes which will be released in four years or so.    … Expand
  57. wdias89
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    A wonderful experience that will certainly bring back memories for all those who played the original. The additions brought to the story are very welcome too!
  58. Kyrie_Elejson
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Ремейк мечты. Сквары собрали все, что мы любили в оригинальной игре, и умножили это на 10. Ждем второй эпизод
  59. flourless
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, an amazing game, with some minor infuriating points that tarnish the experience slightly. One of these is that basically the musical arrangements are very uneven in quality. Some of the tracks are beautifully rearranged, but in some other places it completely ruins the experience because of how bad it is, I'll mention two instances:

    1-There is a very annoying battle theme that plays about 3 times across the game (the experimental Shinra creatures, the electric 'centipede' thing and the Shinra combat simulator). This music just takes you back to the bland world of Final Fantasy XIII, which is not a surprise considering it's the same incompetent and bland composer Masashi Hamauzu. He continues to repeatedly fail at his attempts to change the themes or improvise on them and every single new track in the game is soulless and bland just like him. This guy should never touch another Final Fantasy game in the future. A lot of the themes are completely butchered and made hard to be recognizable.

    2-The second one is how he ruined the scene with the stairs in the Shinra building. This part of the game is supposed to have a slightly comic element to it, but this terribly bland composer just puts some generic 'epic' battle music in this part. Completely ruined it for me, to the point that I had to go to the settings and mute the music.

    I believe that the music + other minor elements warrant the deduction of 2 points, but other than that, some of the best games in a long time. I just hope the story continues as in the original in the part 2, and not some alternate realityy version as suggested in the ending.    … Expand
  60. Lavie
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un mal juego para nuevos y antiguos jugadores. Una revisión que no hace justicia al gran juego del que viene. El juego más lineal que recuerdo en años. Cierto que el original la parte de Midgar es lineal, pero dura 4 horas de las 50 totales. Este juegos es lineal en su máxima expresión. Pasillos de 3 metros de ancho y 50 de largo que conectan con más pasillos. Cero exploración, con ninguna parte nueva, no como prometieron. Mazmorras pasilleras y largas, con batallas excesivamente alargadas. Algunos jefes mueren por desgaste, echando 45 minutos en algunos de ellos. Alargando el juego lo máximo que pueden. En términos de historia es horrendo, es un cúmulo de presentación de personajes que no llevan a ninguna parte. Rompen el ritmo en situaciones clave. "El pilar va a caer, es el momento perfecto de meter tres mazmorras seguidas super largas, total prisa para avisar a nuestros amigos ninguna."
    Y bueno, quitemos hierro al asunto de generar una tensión o que los actos tienen consecuencias. El factor crudeza de tirar todo el sector, sepultado a todos los personajes que allí estaban desaparece. Sobreviven todos, vaya a ser que nos pongamos tristes con la muerte de npcs sin vida. De uno de los juegos más oscuros y tristes de la historia a uno más del montón family friendly. No entro en el final de la historia porque no merece ni la pena. Espero que no entremos en el juego de esta compañía y dejemos de comprar sus juegos.    … Expand
  61. Elfyth
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am very disappointed wtih Squer Enix. They took a diamond which was the FF7 and transformed to a charcoal. Apart that the whole scenario is for kids of 10 years old the biggest disappoint is that there is not an open world. FF7 without beeing an open world it is not FF7 not even a remake .… Expand
  62. MrTmu
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    As i already had next to biblical expectations for this game, it did not let me down pretty much on any aspect of the game. Giving it 9/10 because of the decision to make it episodical. Other than that its best you can currently play.

    Few highlights: - They went all out with the music remake. Excellent remixes and reworks - Graphics are fantastic - Depth for the individual characters    As i already had next to biblical expectations for this game, it did not let me down pretty much on any aspect of the game. Giving it 9/10 because of the decision to make it episodical. Other than that its best you can currently play.

    Few highlights:
    - They went all out with the music remake. Excellent remixes and reworks
    - Graphics are fantastic
    - Depth for the individual characters is great
    - Sephiroth feels super badass
    - All the random dialog is fun and entertaining
    - Its challenging and you feel rewarded just for winning
    - The game creates excellent atmospheres and feelings

    HIghly recommended for any newcomers or veteran FF fans. A+++    … Expand
  63. HankMoody11
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    It's absolutely amazing, and will be more when we have all the parts, just can't wait to play next one.
  64. MrAATiger
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't describe how conflicted I am with this game. The characters are fleshed out, the dialogues are amazing, gameplay is fun and the graphics are stunning, especially when you consider the hardware limitations of the PS4. BUT, they pulled a Kingdom Hearts. Until chapter 17 everything seems fine. Some parts are tedious but nothing game breaking. Sidequests are in most cases boring, assets are mostly copy and paste (I told myself because of the setting). Now to the huge elephant in the room: You see, in this game there were some lazy as **** designed spirit's. Those spirit's are manifestations of fate. Yes, good old fate. And fate doesn't want to change everything with the Final Fantasy 7 story. So you have to defeat fate, cause of reasons, and sephiroth is coming from a different timeline (of course) to change his fate. After you defeat fate, the future is unwritten and every event can change. Does Aerith die? Is Zac alive? Biggs is also alive for a reason?

    This is lazy writing with a Nomura-Style bull****. Change something if you want, but don't write lazy **** in the game to explain yourself for your decisions. No one needs that.at least be honest and say: it's a reimagined world with new event's at some point. Wait for a good sale and buy it for 30 bug's. It's an ok game but nothing game changing.    … Expand
  65. TiaKreiss
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    As a long time fan of the OG FF7, I can say that this remake captures everything that was good about the original and ads new stuff that I'm really happy about (yes even the ending, which keeps the game new and exciting!) I honestly can't wait to see where they will go next in the other parts.

    And don't worry, I honestly don't think that they will change up the rest of the story that    As a long time fan of the OG FF7, I can say that this remake captures everything that was good about the original and ads new stuff that I'm really happy about (yes even the ending, which keeps the game new and exciting!) I honestly can't wait to see where they will go next in the other parts.

    And don't worry, I honestly don't think that they will change up the rest of the story that much, it will still be the same good old story we all know and love, with a bit of fresh and new stuff added onto it!    … Expand
  66. Faly23
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    The traducction to spanish is horribles.
    The game only have 1 direction. And square enix make the game for parts... why???? 70€ for parts like life of strange. Horrible this company
  67. bilboubou
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    This game is a great remake and makes me like FF again. I didn't enjoy a Final Fantasy game that much since the 10.
    On top of things that are great: design, music, gameplay, background stories. The few things that are really annoying at the moment are technical stuff: really poor quality texture... it's like 360p texture on 4K rendering it's just ridiculous sometimes and also you can see    This game is a great remake and makes me like FF again. I didn't enjoy a Final Fantasy game that much since the 10.
    On top of things that are great: design, music, gameplay, background stories. The few things that are really annoying at the moment are technical stuff: really poor quality texture... it's like 360p texture on 4K rendering it's just ridiculous sometimes and also you can see the same NPC asset 10 feet apart... seriously SquareEnix could have checked this kind of stuff, in 2020 we are not supposed to see that. Also, being vague here and without spoilers, the dance is a big NO, don't do that again please SE, it's totally out of context.
    Besides that, it's globally a great experience and hopefully, we will have the next two episodes with the same quality level. Cheers to the developers.    … Expand
  68. gloriousgoo
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    A decent remake bogged down by pointless padding and an ending that Tetsuya Nomura probably wrote in his big fanfic notebook 10 years ago.

    The game proudly talks about "changing the future" and "defying fate", despite the fact they know 90% of us didn't want heavy deviations. Guess we'll see in like 5 years if the next installment is really going to be as **** crazy as we're all fearing now.
  69. Iskander67
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is not another Generic Open-world RPG with empty places. It's a charismatic game, with its unique identity, art-style and world building. It's a linear story-driven game, but with a lot variation of gameplay and pace so you are not suffocating like it was with FF13. There are many memorable moments in this game and the characters are very well written. Also thereFinal Fantasy VII Remake is not another Generic Open-world RPG with empty places. It's a charismatic game, with its unique identity, art-style and world building. It's a linear story-driven game, but with a lot variation of gameplay and pace so you are not suffocating like it was with FF13. There are many memorable moments in this game and the characters are very well written. Also there are very few Triple A games these days that still have a memorable soundtrack, and not a generic "Hollywoodish" music. FFVII has stellar music. Maybe the game has its issues with some bad textures and some fillers, but overall this game is fun, memorable and has a soul.… Expand
  70. Ausbildiosus
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    I'm a biiig fan of the original(for me best game of all time) and love this "Remake", even if it is more like a Reboot.

    +bombastic new interpretation of the music +important characters +for me new story(I know lot of people hate it, I love it... But I love KH too) +grafic +battle System +boss fights +funny dialogs +hard mode is lot of fun -some textures are missing -missleading title for    I'm a biiig fan of the original(for me best game of all time) and love this "Remake", even if it is more like a Reboot.

    +bombastic new interpretation of the music
    +important characters
    +for me new story(I know lot of people hate it, I love it... But I love KH too)
    +grafic
    +battle System
    +boss fights
    +funny dialogs
    +hard mode is lot of fun

    -some textures are missing
    -missleading title for people who didn't inform well
    -some sidequests are really generic For me it would be a 10/10, without those little weaknesses    … Expand
  71. SpoonVEVO
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Wow, just WOW. First of all 10 out of 10. Yes the game has its flaws, as do all, however the point is that this game is so good, that i don't care about the flaws. The way that the developers have chosen to tackle the remake, is interesting and i am excited for the games to come. Many people wanted a true to heart remake, however i personally have truly enjoyed this difference. BecauseWow, just WOW. First of all 10 out of 10. Yes the game has its flaws, as do all, however the point is that this game is so good, that i don't care about the flaws. The way that the developers have chosen to tackle the remake, is interesting and i am excited for the games to come. Many people wanted a true to heart remake, however i personally have truly enjoyed this difference. Because instead of just having a game, in which we all know the story and end, we get the chance to relieve the best moments of the original game, but still with an air of mystery. Thank you Square, for this game is truly a must own.… Expand
  72. KagerouShinobi
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    An expanded reimagining of the events of the original game. However be warned, this is a "reimagining" kind of Remake. Which means things are not 100% like in the original game. Regardless, it's practically perfect.
  73. MrPands
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Been waiting for this....hasn’t disappointed. Nostalgia and a few surprises. Pumped!!!!!
  74. DMMetal
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Obra maestra en todos los aspectos. Historia expandida, más detallada y con toda la esencia que tenía el Final Fantasy VII Remake original.
  75. Conot
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    Best remake in the history of gaming. Every aspects of this game is an A++ from the graphics, to the story telling, to the game mechanics this game nails it.
  76. JeanGruneau
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Das Spiel ist fantastisch (english version below). Wer hätte gedacht, dass Square so viel Liebe und so viel Detail in ein so tristes Areal wie Midgar stecken kann? Ja, es gibt Längen und ich war froh, aus dem ein oder anderen Tunnel endlich herauszukommen. Aber das war auch im Original der Fall. Ewig lange Wiesen mit ständigen Zufallskämpfen. Also worüber reden wir? Und die NebenmissionenDas Spiel ist fantastisch (english version below). Wer hätte gedacht, dass Square so viel Liebe und so viel Detail in ein so tristes Areal wie Midgar stecken kann? Ja, es gibt Längen und ich war froh, aus dem ein oder anderen Tunnel endlich herauszukommen. Aber das war auch im Original der Fall. Ewig lange Wiesen mit ständigen Zufallskämpfen. Also worüber reden wir? Und die Nebenmissionen sind uninspiriert und weit von einem KotoR entfernt. Dafür freue ich mich über jeden Schritt mit meinen geliebten Charakteren. Es stört mich also nicht. Im Gegenteil. Danke, Square!

    This game is absolutely amazing. Yes, some parts seem to be too long, but they also did in the original (remember walking through green continents without details and fighting random encounters every few steps?). And I just love walking around with my beloved characters no matter if its a dirty tunnel or a (really) beautiful slum. Thanks Square, you did an amazing job!    … Expand
  77. Pylywill
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the original in 1997 as a 7 year old boy and sat in awe of the game that set the bar for our generation of RPG players as one of the greatest games of our time, and though at first I was very disappointed with how the story ended in the remake , I have had some time to think and if the ending means what I think it means, this will be an incredible add on to the original title.


    Spoilers ahead : Right off the bat, extremely fun game to play, satisfying rewards for work done, combat is fun and very difficult post game. Laughed pretty hard when I was getting my @$$ kicked by Bahamut and he decided to summon Ifrit to make things interesting. Though many people may not like the ending, I believe this is the best way square could appease past fans and current. Essentially all they did was rule out rules. What I am hoping this means for episode 2 and beyond is that we will be free to either follow the original path of final fantasy 7 or based on our decisions we will be able to play an entirely different story. Now, obviously this is just my hope , but if it's true I think this will make for one hell of a game. 9 out of 10 for me though because I wanted to play Nanaki you bastards.    … Expand
  78. Pggly
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was a fan of the original, I am a bigger fan of this installment. The environments are the best representations of fantasy mixed with reality ever done in a video game. The characters are faithful to the source, either likable or interesting and added hyper realized personalities. Lastly the combat system is the absolute perfect portal of ffvii(1998) into a free and modernization system. The pacing was great for a final fantasy game. I am curious about how progress is gonna be done in the next game. I assumed it’ll be some sort of power creep or a full refresh (you just spent 40 hours with this gear and levels you’ll be fine). For all the new KH stuff added it sucks especially at the end, I hope the next game only sticks the original and retcon’s that ending.… Expand
  79. Agatio
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Perfect remake part 1 of my all time favorite game. This AAA style fits it well. Best part is of course Tifa :3
  80. SuspiciousYakti
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece. The original game is one of my favorite game of all time. Really excited to see where the story goes from here.
  81. HellraiserGames
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Great for fans of JRPGs Great for fans of Final Fantasy games and Amazing for the Fans of Final Fantasy 7 on ps1. Beautiful graphics with excellent voice acting and fast paced combat with plenty of surprises for old schoolers. Best game of 2020 so far
  82. Beldriuk
    Apr 13, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to be brief (contains spoilers) .The game would be wonderful if they had stuck to the original story, expanding the story and releasing more details (I liked that). But the Echoes, the visions of the future, the visions of Zack, alive have spoiled the title. I had high hopes and a desire to relive history. It has disappointed me a lot. I advise that they play the original, without so much artifice, it maintains the intrigue and the desire to want to see more. As for the end .. What kind of Sephiroth will we see in the cave after seeing the one in Midgar? What did the director mean by that jumble of effects and timeline crossings without meaning or explanation? My congratulations, you have destroyed a myth… Expand
  83. BanMaster
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's NOT a remake it's kinda a Kingdom Hearts sequel.

    The positive things:
    Some music, some great arrangements
    The combat is something i liked (although enemies just focus who's in control)
    Some voice acting is really good and some not so.. like Sephiroth and Zack
    The graphics are fine for the most part. Although some textures wont show up. ("but there's a day one patch" my ass)

    The negative things
    Plot ghosts everywhere.
    The side quests are boring
    Not a lot of monsters/humans spawning to fight ("but theres a arena" yeah sure still not much..)
    Cloud PTSD-ing in the church seeing Aerith die
    No bloodtrail"in the Shinra building or the lack of blood overall, like Corneos dungeon
    (i last cut my finger and when i checked there was NO smoke coming out)
    Barret letting president Shinra live (we killed 5000 soldiers so far but noooo not president Shinra)
    "We fight against Destiny" Bulls**t
    Everybody lives Biggs Wedge (Jessie most likely or not don't care) and a whole lot of Sector 7
    Seto Kaiba enters the game... i mean Rufus with some belt problems
    Even ZACK!! survived..... (he can be a Sephiroth Clone for all that matter now)

    They even killed the word REMAKE cuz its not    … Expand
  84. Wiesior
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    It's absolutely and completely trash. Short piece of game, not a stand alone product. And worse of all is censorship. How they could do that to Tifa? Sport bra? it's a crap!
  85. DrZegt
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    This game has a fantastic story, stunning visuals, a powerful score, incredible gameplay and a wonderful cast of characters that I simply can't get enough of. The game feels like a rare jewel that has been polished to perfection with love and care over many years. I feel 60 euros is a steal for such an experience and recommend everyone to treat themselves to this.
  86. Vile-Okami
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    I hate this game more the longer I play it. Combat is a chaotic, terrible mess. Graphics have a severe downgrade after the demo, and it's frankly just boring to play knowing it's only 1/8 of the actual game.
  87. SuineUzumaki
    Apr 13, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a huge Final Fantasy fan. I have played the original Final Fantasy VII and was completely open minded to whatever direction the new dev team wanted. I was so prepared and ready to give this game a 10/10. But as you can tell by my score, I was let down. And this is all just my opinion, if you enjoyed the game I am happy that you were able to, I unfortunately was unable to. Also, spoilers ahead so be warned!

    To start off, I'll state what was good about the game. The character designs are amazing. I fell in love with the new updated looks. The game can be absolutely enjoyable. I would say that 30-40% of the game is nearly perfect. Anytime the game focused on the main beats of the story, the game was a blast to play. Playing the Don Corneo beats, going to Wall Market (experiencing Honey Bee), fighting Reno and Rude, etc. All of it was wonderful. The combat can be rather enjoyable and challenging, which is always good to have. They fleshed out the characters a lot more than the original and at points made them feel more relate-able than the original. Cloud and Tifa's relationship is more well-rounded, Barret was toned down a little (could have been more well-rounded in my opinion), Tifa and Aerith's friendship is brought to light. Even Biggs, Wedge and Jessie are more thought out. But as I stated before that's roughly 30-40% of the game. The rest of it was absolutely a disappointment.

    There are so many issues that I have so I will do my best to cover all of my issues here:

    - The music is downright hard to hear. I have seen some comments on how the music doesn't compare and to be honest, I agree. It is lackluster in comparison to the original.

    - Jessie is completely written as a desperate thirsty lady who cannot wait to get into Cloud’s pants. It is a shame that they drove her character from being attracted to Cloud to being downright almost begging him to have sex with her. If anything, it made me hate her character and made me not care about her at all.

    - The textures in this game are horrendous. I do not know what the issue is. I cannot tell if they did not render the right textures into the game or if they have an issue of textures changing from long to short distance. For example, Cloud’s apartment doors, walls, windows, the bricks on the Leaf House, etc. It reminds me of Sonic ’06 which makes me so sad that I have to compare it to that.

    - I have to remind myself that Materia is even a thing in this game as it feels like it was an after thought. It’s there for nostalgia and nothing else.

    - Sephiroth comes into this game way too early and for no real reason. He shows up all the time for no real purpose to the story. Sephiroth only shows up so early here simply to tease the fanboys and fangirls. It has no plot relevance at all.

    - The script. I was 100% prepared for there to be changes in the story and would have welcomed them as long as they made sense to the overarching theme, plot, characters, and so on. If I am being honest, my original time spent in Midgar was maybe 6 hours, 10 hours at most if I am being generous. In my opinion, the original Midgar script felt fleshed out. It was the inciting incident, it banned the group together and got me prepared to fight Sephiroth and save the world. But that is just not the case here. It is completely dulled out and flushed out to a microscopic amount that it is extremely boring. The sense of urgency for example in many key moments is completely gone simply because we need to spend a full chapter and two boss fights in a train graveyard for no reason. As a player it was infuriating. The story is so hard to find through the mountain of quests, dulled out chapters, crazy long dungeons, and way too many unnecessary boss fights. 50% of this story can be cut out and it would be for the better. It feels as if this was only fluffed out to hide the fact they did not have the open world map or mechanics figured out yet. And I can't even talk about the ridiculous additions near the end, it was awful.

    - There are issues with the combat despite the fact I said they can be thrilling and fun at times. First off, the camera does not follow your target if you are locked onto them which can be extremely frustrating. Secondly, the ATB is infuriating at times. Charging abilities is totally alright, in fact the Summon and Limit Breaks are done well in this game. But the fact that enemies have home-seeking abilities that hit you while you are using an ATB to use an item or spell and then knock you out of it taking your ATB with it, is so frustrating. It makes the system feel as if it is based on luck. Aerith’s AI is wonky and does not do anything unless you control her, at least in my experience. You can get stun-locked so easily and it is extremely frustrating. The dodge system barely works, running around acts as a better dodge.

    Overall, it was amazing during the story and boring when it wasn't.    … Expand
  88. Fuknomura66
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it so strange this game has such a high rating by both critics and users when I and anyone I know who has played/cleared it is disappointed. The parts that stayed true to the original are done so well and are amazing but typical of current Square to add terrible new story into something that worked so well over 20 years ago. A few examples of this are having the dementors from Harry Potter show up as a plot device and ruin moments that were so good in the original. Robbing players of Cloud and Aeris first encounters. Another is overly using Sephiroth. He is meant to be this very powerful fighter rumoured to have died and in the original you're curious and wanting answere about him but in the remake he's shown non stop. Even at the end they just cannot help themselves by making the last boss of all ff7 after a long journey build happen before leaving Midgar (and a jenova fight...)ruining any reason to give a **** This is like remaking Star wars original trilogy and in the first half hour of the film having luke beat vader in a fight. Why would you give a **** after that? Then adding confusing elements of timelines. It could have been so good. … Expand
  89. crusadergalve
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an amazing game! I recommend that you treat this as a sequel to the current titles in the FF7 compilation. The reason being that this game takes place in an alternate timeline to the original, and the characters actively subvert the original timeline's events by the end of the game. I am so excited to get to have new experiences with the characters and locations we know and love in future installments. This is definitely not a replacement for FF7, but a new game in its own right. The game assumes you are familiar with several characters already including Zack Fair, Sephiroth, and Rufus Shinra.
    The combat is excellent on Normal mode and somewhat of a cakewalk in easy and classic modes, but you can switch between them very easily. The combat system is deep and engaging. It avoids being button-mashy, while still presenting itself in a very easy-to-understand manner.
    The story is fairly linear with some choices and branching paths which do not have an effect on the overall story. There are at least 20 side quests, most of which are very engaging. Completing the game unlocks chapter select which allows the player to return to previous moments of the game and grab any items and experience any other branches they didn't get to on their first play-through.
    The visual and audio quality were very good with some tiny hiccups where the game loads hi-res models in the background, but the amount of diversity and uniqueness of texture more than makes up for it.

    Overall: This game is made for people that have already played through FF7 and want to experience more game play in that world by offering an interesting story taking place in an alternate timeline.    … Expand
  90. Ldt1
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    As a massive fan of the original FF7 I was so excited about the remake but very quickly we all heard about the revamped battle system which i was very disheartened to hear, I didnt like lightning returns and although i enjoyed ff15 i thought the battle system let it down, I admit im a hardcore fan of the classic atb menu based turn based battle system and was almost annoyed knowing howAs a massive fan of the original FF7 I was so excited about the remake but very quickly we all heard about the revamped battle system which i was very disheartened to hear, I didnt like lightning returns and although i enjoyed ff15 i thought the battle system let it down, I admit im a hardcore fan of the classic atb menu based turn based battle system and was almost annoyed knowing how successful and good games like persona 5 and dragonquest 11 were, but Iam very happy to say I was worried for no reason the battle system works superbly, with quick, responsive real time combat mixed with optional menus for abilities / magic etc, you can use button shortcuts but i played on normal and used the tactical menus and I loved it even a couple of hours in i was quickly switching between chars to chain attacks and heal, they have finally mastered a mix of classic and new and once mastered its so much fun and still just as tactical as battles used to be, square has done an amazing job with it, ok there are some deviations from the base ps1 game as they have included bits of everything from the ff7 'universe' from advent children/ crisis core/ dirge etc and im fine with that I love all the games and advent children is superb in my opinion, so i was very happy, this is obviously just upto leaving Midgar and again im totally fine with that when the game comes out at this quality, but this is obviously subjective to each person, but it does play like a full game and doesn't feel half done, i wont talk about the story as i dont want to do spoilers but as a hardcore ff7 fan i loved what they have done, and omg i fell in love with all the chars , even ones like jessie/ biggs which did not take a big part in the original i loved and actually ended up caring about and they really expand on the chars and their backstories. The world looks amazing running round / midgar/ sector 5/ wall market is stunning and so much fun as a fan, how they have brought what used to b a few hand drawn screens to life in 3d is epic, and omg this game looks amazing, on ps4 pro it runs beautifully i havent noticed any slowdown/ frame drops, very nice use of hdr as well, i dont know if it all runs in native 4k you would need to check digital foundry's review for that, the game does follow a story path but is no where near as linear as ff13, there are multiple opportunities to run around doing typical jrpg side quests etc, and the game will warn you multiple times are you sure you want to go on, i have heard people say they ran through the story in 25-30 hours, me doing majority side quest things etc my first play time was 45-50 hours, and there is alot left i want to go back and do, you level up like in all jrpgs, you also level materia up like in the original with AP and u can learn abilities from weapons and level up the weapons as well with a crystarium style grid, it all works fine. Ok and i left the best to last the music/ soundtrack is nothing short of a masterpiece, it is literally one of the best game soundtracks ever from new stuff to 'remakes' multiple times i just sat there with the menu open just to sit and listen its unbelievably good! If you are a fan of the original and worried about the battle system I would say check out the demo, if you know you will be fine with combat and are a fan just get it you will love it, ignore the trolls let them go back to the 10th or whatever cod with no changes they pay 60 for.........
    Graphics/ Visuals 10/10
    Music 100/10 ...:P 10/10
    Storyline 10/10
    Playability 10/10
    10!    … Expand
  91. Lanierdejesus
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    A well done REIMAGINING of the original FF7. Loved the expanded story, deep combat system if you are up to learning it correctly, excellent music, each boss fight has unique mechanics and every weapon gives a different flavor to each character. Im really looking forward to what the next installment might offer regardless of people who might be against changes or a new story.
  92. Scruggs18
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    They put a lot of love and care into this and it shows. Does not disappoint
  93. Vindicator
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    The soundtrack alone is worth the price. They knocked it out of the park in every way but lip syncing in minor scenes and texture streaming on the PS4. I’m sure this won’t be a problem on ps5 or PC though. The production values overall are sky high for the storyline. I’m super picky and am blown away over and over.
  94. tauheed92
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Everything I dreamed of as a kid. Thrilling action and beautiful game. It’s a personal winner for me, with the pressure of doing well. It does great as a game decades later.
  95. Solon_Jee
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    What a disappointment.

    The game offers a revised combat system that actually works! It's dynamic and clever, making each boss fight a true pleasure. The ability to upgrade the equipment is nice. Not the deepest feature of the game, but a positive one nonetheless. The game's biggest flaw is its inability to properly tell a story. The pace is inexistant. Most of the time you will    What a disappointment.

    The game offers a revised combat system that actually works! It's dynamic and clever, making each boss fight a true pleasure. The ability to upgrade the equipment is nice. Not the deepest feature of the game, but a positive one nonetheless.

    The game's biggest flaw is its inability to properly tell a story. The pace is inexistant. Most of the time you will wander through endless corridors that offer little creativity from a game-design perspective. If the original game included these corridors, they were rather short and diversified. Here, they're long, and very repetitive.

    As we know, this Remake only focuses on Midgar. Why not? If we can discover new parts of the city, learn more about the characters and experience new storylines, I'm all for it. The issue is almost nothing is new. This is a 5 hours story spread on a 30 hours game. We don't learn anything new about Midgar, we're not allowed to explore the city at all. Worst, the rare new elements the game brings are embarrassing at best. I did appreciate the bits we learn about Biggs, Wedge and Jesse, but characters like Chadley or Roche have no relevancy in FF7. They just show Nomura's issues in creating interesting characters. So here we are, walking through endless corridors, waiting for an underwhelming story to reveal itself.

    From a visual point of view, FF7 remake is weird. Some environments are absolutely stunning. The core game looks great. But some textures look like they belong to a PS2 game (I said PS2, not PS3). And the NPC look horrendous. It's a bit of a shame but it's not the end of the world. The biggest issue here I would say is that Midgar slums are a bit boring, and repetitive. I would have hoped a bit more variety in the environments.

    Is this game a bad game? Not really. The fights are great fun, and each key moment is magnified. Is it a worthy remake? Not at all. The original Final Fantasy VII was a perfect mix of a great combat system, an interesting story and great graphics. This Remake is not the visual masterpiece I was expecting, but it's still a pleasant game to look at. Its biggest flaw is that it fails to offer anything interesting apart from its boss fights.    … Expand
  96. IJL711
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Having just completed the game, I... ... ....... huh.

    It was a good game. You should play it.
  97. SouthernAssault
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    As usual, alot of score bombing happening. Read all the 8 ratings and above for real reviews. Xbots and PC guys are probably mad. When they complete all 3 or 4 parts, its will be a compilation to go down in gaming history.
  98. taj149
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Absolutely masterpiece. It is a must try for everyone, die hard ff7 fan or not. It is a revival of the old masterpiece greatest jRPG which done to perfection. The system is Action + Turn based at which you can also turn it into full turn based if you like. Story is great. Gameplay is fun. Graphic is top notch. Surely the game will give you at least 30+ hours of fun. Whatelse you need?
  99. Gilgamesh66
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    A volta a midgar depois de 23 anos não poderia ser melhor, parabéns Square Enix,um trabalho feito com muito amor.
  100. Mentaelis
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    I'd like to start with the obvious. This is not a 1-1 re- imagination of the original: If you wanted that. You'll be sorely disappointed. Go in open minded and you might see it for what it is.

    First of all. The pros: -Amazing visuals. -Good story telling via expressions/movements of characters. -Combat system. (only played on normal/hard) is rewarding. Materia is still there and    I'd like to start with the obvious. This is not a 1-1 re- imagination of the original: If you wanted that. You'll be sorely disappointed. Go in open minded and you might see it for what it is.

    First of all. The pros:

    -Amazing visuals.
    -Good story telling via expressions/movements of characters.

    -Combat system. (only played on normal/hard) is rewarding. Materia is still there and provides enough challenge.

    -Not that many loading screens during gameplay, unless you fast travel. Which I barely utilized.
    - Reimagined story/character arcs. This is a plus for me. I got to know more of the characters, how they react to situations and whatnot. While it is not a remake. I don't mind it, why? Like many here state. You can't get the same feeling twice. This is not the same feeling, this is new. I was as excited as I was to play FF7 all those years ago.

    -Left me excited for the next game, knowing it won't be the same old story.

    - Tons of visually pleasing cutscenes that enhance the story experience.

    -"New game+" like mechanic and a new difficulty mode with added rewards.

    Cons:
    -It's too linear. I am aware there are not that many options that you can go to in a closed city, but at times I want to go back exploring and get the "not that way" notification and my way is blocked.

    -Too little treasures to find that you may or may not miss on your first play through.

    -Too few side quests.

    Overall: It's about 8/9 out of 10 as a game of it's own that raises some nostalgia for the old players. Likely lower if your only hope was to see the VII completely remade with same story, same battle system and just remade visuals/cutscenes.    … Expand
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  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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