Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. rubenstolp
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 32-year old FF7 Veteran here, reporting. *WARNING, SPOILERS*

    Just to provide a little context, I’ve been an all-round gamer (PC, Console, multiple genres) for as long as I can hold a controller and I’ve played FF7 extensively. So here goes. Straight out of the gate I’d like to say that I’ve enjoyed parts of this game, but my overall judgment of it is negative. I’ll try to keep it brief.

    Gameplay(Battles):
    By far the best aspect of this game for me. The battles are the best and most enjoyable I’ve come across in any RPG that utilises an ATB-type system. It was fun, intelligent and engaging. It mattered what I did tactically, and the fights were not easy, like in many games nowadays. The moves that Cloud and Tifa perform are awesome. I defeated Shiva on the second try, by settings Ice and Elemental materias on defense, I love that the materia system has some depth like that. The original had this already, but it’s still worth mentioning as it is also part of this game and it adequately ties into the Remake battle system as well. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the battle package. Sometimes battles could take an extreme amount of time, when by coincidence I wouldn’t have the correct Materia equipped for the correct weakness of enemies.
    Pacing/Logistics:
    Quality over Quantity is the catch phrase here. The pacing is a bit too slow for my taste. There is a lot of filler content in the form of side missions that are slightly reminiscent of crisis core missions. The quality battle system soothes the filler content, but doesn’t completely negate the effect. I regret saying that the filler content also seeps over into more important cutscenes a bit. I do believe having characters go through more ordeals together generates more bonding with and between the characters but only when the ordeals are meaningful and personal to the characters, such as the shenanigans with Don Corneo, the Sector 7 pillar, etc. I like the fact that you can just take the “chocobo-bus” for free and fast travelling later on, as soon as that form of travel becomes relevant. I’ll say it once more; Quality over quantity folks. Compared to the Witcher, the side quests are just bland.
    Graphics:
    Not bad, the main character models are nicely done, although I do wish some characters had a less perfect face to give them a bit more character. Tifa looks like a sex doll to me. Regular NPC’s are complete garbage, and their generic out-of-place (always happy, though they live in a slum) voice acting doesn’t help with that. Bad textures for everything except the main characters pretty much. So surfaces, walls and objects are mostly blurry. When you have something like God of War out in 2018, there’s just no excuse for this. The magic and ability effects are best-in-class as you can expect form SE. Summon models are also well done. The first time I looked up at the plate from the slums was a breath-taking moment. In summary: Also a mixed bag, and could’ve been much better.
    Story/Presentation/Voice acting:
    Generally, zooming in on a story arc works well if you’re trying to give it more depth. SE has succeeded somewhat in this regard, when it comes to memorable characters like for example Jessie and Aerith. Especially such a scene as where you go to Jessie’s house can make the gravity of the events that unfold more relatable and grounded in reality. Really though, if you have not played FF7 before you play this game, you will have a question mark above your head throughout the whole game. Hell, I even had a question mark a good amount of times, and there’s very little info on the new plot-line untill pretty much the end. Fighting the ultimate bad guy while in the OG you only just found out who he is, feels wrong. In the context of this game, which completely changes the story arc it might turn out not to be strange later on. And here is the segway into the most controversial problem with this game. It just destroys and nullifies story arcs like JJ Abrams did in the latest Star Wars film. Although I am curious to see where they go from here. This new direction neither respects nor adds to the original. Not a good choice overall, and not the choice people were hoping to see either.
    When it comes to voice acting and animation I strongly believe they should’ve gone with motion capture and corresponding voices, at least for the important scenes. This would’ve given so much more life to the characters and story. Especially Aertih’s voice is bland, typecast and generic. The script is also a mixed bag. Barret’s voice acting is good, but also easy as he’s always over the top and angry. But you can feel that the scenes aren’t acted together like they are with mocap, and although they did a reasonable job with the animation it just doesn’t hit the mark anno 2020. The animation system in the Witcher 3 is better, and so is the voice acting. Red XIII’s voice deserves an honorable mention.    … Expand
  5. Retenish
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game in general is great but the impossible pull-up minigame kills the entire experience for me. Can't beat it can collect the trophy item or anything. Ive been trying for 10 hours and nothing… Expand
  6. Coviddre
    May 1, 2020
    6
    This is honest review coming from someone who has experienced FF7. Also yes, FF7 is one of my fav games of all time. I tried to approach this game with and open mind but since it does have the name FF7 REMAKE, i will compare it to the original as well.

    This game will take you about 40 to 60 hours to complete depending on if you go through all the sidequests. Off the bat I realize that    This is honest review coming from someone who has experienced FF7. Also yes, FF7 is one of my fav games of all time. I tried to approach this game with and open mind but since it does have the name FF7 REMAKE, i will compare it to the original as well.

    This game will take you about 40 to 60 hours to complete depending on if you go through all the sidequests. Off the bat I realize that combat is changed from turn based strategy to like a real time action system where you can pause and issue commands. If you've played FF15, it's the exact same, and almost feels as if it was pasted on to this game with FF7 skins. I wasn't really a big fan when they used that system with FF15 and this game didn't change my mind at all. The camera sometimes goes wacky and you can't see what's going on for about 5 secs. The lock on system is shotty at times and can be difficult to control. You will also at times miss attacks, spells or even LIMIT BREAKS due to interrupting cinematics.

    The graphics for the most part look amazing. Midgar was recreated from the ground up with immense detail. The characters look great, materia is seen in weapons and everything looks good in action. Unfortunately, it feels as if the graphics are the only thing this game has to offer.

    FF7 Remake has a completely different vibe than the original, that at times feels like a cheesy disney movie. The story is mostly the same with some questionable changes. These changes don't really add to the story because they don't really feel engaging. The changes just add more confusing elements to a story that already had them and it doesn't clear up anything.

    Gameplay is extremely linear and they hold your hand through most of it. The puzzles aren't thought provoking at all, and just feels like a waste of time. The sound design was done well and i appreciated a lot the original remixes. The side quests in this game feel close to pointless, mostly serve as filler and is only for getting extra items or materia etc. Actually about 8 to 10 hours of this game feels like filler with weak dialogue and endless banter. It's understandable because Midgar took 10 hours to complete it the original, but why not just use those resources to fully complete the game instead of drawing it out? Speaking of complete, Red13 isn't even playable and is just an a AI controlled character towards the end of the game, which is just disappointing.

    Overall I was left feeling duped once the game was over. Square Enix built of off the hype that was FF7 and released mediocrity. Knowing that there will be two more parts of this at the price of $70 a piece is disheartening and I can't recommend this version to anyone unless it's on sale for $20. It's apparent this game was made for a younger generation and not the original fans of it. This one falls into a long list of remakes that shouldn't even be bothered with.    … Expand
  7. ynesmabooy
    Apr 29, 2020
    6
    bad things
    1- bad ending
    2- play this if you want to waste 30 hours
    3- this game should be 11 hours.
    good things
    1- I like characters
    2- the story is ok
  8. Talents2SBeach
    Apr 29, 2020
    6
    Like others have mentioned in their reviews, there is plenty of good and plenty of bad. At the end of the day, my only real issue is that this should not have been a $60 game. Stretching the original Midgar segment works at some points; there is probably 3-4 hours of additional content that is not in the original game and really adds well to the story. Unfortunately, the rest of the game'sLike others have mentioned in their reviews, there is plenty of good and plenty of bad. At the end of the day, my only real issue is that this should not have been a $60 game. Stretching the original Midgar segment works at some points; there is probably 3-4 hours of additional content that is not in the original game and really adds well to the story. Unfortunately, the rest of the game's additions consist of meaningless and time-consuming side quests, long runs through dull linear levels, and repetitive fights in a clunky combat system.

    If you strip away the hype surrounding the title, you're ultimately left with a shallow and incomplete RPG that is 20 hours too long and $20 too expensive. There is still plenty to enjoy here, but there are definitely better RPGs for the money.    … Expand
  9. Shaw2266
    Oct 27, 2020
    6
    I really enjoyed the first ten hours or so.Then It felt very repetitive and the filler content wasn't entertaining and was only there to drag out the game. The side missions felt very unrewarding to the point I didn't even want to do them. I'm surprised I disliked this game, but I was very excited to just finish it, so i could delete it and move on to something else. I should alsoI really enjoyed the first ten hours or so.Then It felt very repetitive and the filler content wasn't entertaining and was only there to drag out the game. The side missions felt very unrewarding to the point I didn't even want to do them. I'm surprised I disliked this game, but I was very excited to just finish it, so i could delete it and move on to something else. I should also mention I didn't play the original, but I most likely will now as the main story was intriguing and I would like to see how that plays out. The game visually was stunning and was very well done, the combat system was average in my opinion.… Expand
  10. tk_248
    Nov 22, 2021
    6
    хз, японские фишки чот не особо залетели, для ознакомления норм
  11. J-seraphim
    May 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I genuinely like the game 90% of the time, I welcomed the changes, loved the music, combat and visuals. The characters were well portrayed and the game was looking to be a remake of the original... except it wasn't. It's not even a "remake" it's a sequel, if you haven't played the original by the time you get to the last hour or so, you won't know wtf is going on. And on top of that you realize Cloud will need a keyblade and Sephiroth is probably half Xahanort because that's legitimately where this "Final Kindom Advent Crisis Dirge hearts" game went with it. I love the expanded universe... but they decided to slap a kingdom hearts plot where it doesn't belong. Its jarring, and if you played kingdom hearts you will recognize a section of the final battle scene which is very obnoxious. So much potential wasted... Nomura if you are mad at FF VERSUS debacle don't take out on the fans, we were you then. You petty mf.… Expand
  12. EnderSword
    May 5, 2020
    6
    The game is beautiful, it develops characters more and explores the world more...well...not 'the world' but the city.

    The combat can be fun, and the fact there's different combat modes so you can pick the one you like is nice. But there's some big downsides to this game to me that just detract from it. The biggest thing is that the 'game' feels like an interactive novel or movie,    The game is beautiful, it develops characters more and explores the world more...well...not 'the world' but the city.

    The combat can be fun, and the fact there's different combat modes so you can pick the one you like is nice.

    But there's some big downsides to this game to me that just detract from it.

    The biggest thing is that the 'game' feels like an interactive novel or movie, and not really a game. Most certainly not an RPG game.

    The leveling system just kind of happens and is irrelevant. If you just do the story, you get levels and it doesn't feel like it makes any difference. Not once during the game did I look at my stats or how close I was to leveling,
    I never cared about leveling up Materia because it didn't seem to matter much. If you just kind of went through the game, that all took care of itself, at no point did you ever feel compelled to kill something for the purpose of getting XP/AP/SP
    90% of the way through the game I still didn't even understand where SP came from and how weapons leveled up or why new cores were introduced...and it simply did not matter.

    The weapons themselves seemed in my mind to violate the 'RPG' expectations the most... you get new weapons throughout the game... but defying all RPG design, the new weapons aren't usually better. Each character gets 6 weapons, but their best weapon tends to be the 2nd, 3rd or 4th they get. So getting the end game later chapter weapons seem largely useless, its more a matter or style of completion rather than getting stronger.

    It feels like being 10% better at the combat system is probably the equivalent of being 10 'levels' better. I kind of find this generally to be the problem of having a skill based combat system in a game where its traditionally been geared to people's stat improvement and leveling. I felt this for FF15 as well.

    The side quests too, while they exist, exist in a weird form where the sidequests aren't side quests, they're just quests and you're told when its time to do them. You hit points in the game where they just kind of say 'Ok, time to do 6 quests now' I suppose you can skip some, but the game even warns you not to. Similarly with hidden items and materia, if you miss one the game will actually tell you at the end of some sections 'Warning, if you continue you will lose access to items you missed' it's very strange. It kind of takes the approach that nothing is really a secret or actual side-task or goal, its all just the main goal and they expect most people will do all of it.

    Then you get to the part that almost made me simply stop playing. The cutscenes, the cutscenes the cutscenes. The game is a movie. There are several sections where you go well over an hour with no combat, no puzzle to solve, no decision to be made... just 'Go in this building, cutscene, walk over there, cut scene, open the door, cutscene, talk to this guy, cutscene' At one point the game literally tells you to go up 59 flights of stairs.... and you just go up 59 flights of stairs.
    The game even decides as you go higher, you're tired so you slow down.
    I just re-watched a video of someone doing it, and there's a dialogue cutscene, then literally 9:30 to climb the stairs...followed by a cutscene again.

    I found that after being about 70% of the way through, I wanted to finish it, but it really felt like a chore. I spent so much time just putting the controller down and walking away as another cutscene played. Many times I'd start to play, walk away and forget i was even playing.

    The other major thing, and maybe it's my fault, but i went in without many spoilers, other than the fact that I of course played the original FF7... And I did know it wasn't the full game...BUT, I had heard it described as 'only half the game'
    It's no where near half the game, this remake encompasses maybe 15% of the original game. The original had about 30 'parts' and this is parts 1 through 5.

    Overall the thing is still good, i'm kiiiind of glad i played it but it just is not an RPG, there's never an open world, its only a fraction of the story and it's mostly a movie.    … Expand
  13. AnonBrier
    May 10, 2020
    6
    Final Fantasy Remake was eh to be honest. It’s fine for what it is but if you’re expecting a full game(or even full disc one of a full game) you’re going to be disappointed. Combat was great and the graphics were beautiful. But a lot of things didn’t render correctly, namely the sides of buildings. The world was huge for what you got but any hope of fleshed out story is overshadowed byFinal Fantasy Remake was eh to be honest. It’s fine for what it is but if you’re expecting a full game(or even full disc one of a full game) you’re going to be disappointed. Combat was great and the graphics were beautiful. But a lot of things didn’t render correctly, namely the sides of buildings. The world was huge for what you got but any hope of fleshed out story is overshadowed by meaningless fluff and filler meant to make a part of a part of a game seem like more than it is. Without spoilers, there is a lot that was changed for the better, like the ending. But it’s not what one would expect when they heard an iconic game would be remade. It seems like a money grubbing move from Square to release it in parts like a telltale game. A lot of people keep saying “it’s a big game would you rather wait ten years or play a part now? Hurr hurr.” As if that is an end all own. I’d rather have waited and played the full game at thirty-five or so instead of paying sixty bucks and using ninety gigabytes to get a partial game.… Expand
  14. TomofBodmin
    May 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a game its ok. Very overblown at times. Pointless side quests. Like most corridor games it gets boring very quickly. Barret is a terrible stereotype and Cloud is a complete nonentity. The fight sequences are much too frequent and very quickly become tedious.… Expand
  15. Lucascabecao1
    May 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo poderia ser completo e não apenas a primeira parte em midgar, infelizmente foram adicionados chefes que não existem na versão original do game, e em minha opinião isso foi feito apenas para estender o game ao máximo, o jogo original é de longe superior a essa versão remaster, que só traz como benefício mecânicas de combate mais atualizadas e melhores gráficos, de resto pecou pelo excesso de combate e lutas desnecessárias, a Square Enix disse que o game foi lançado dessa forma para entregar uma versão mais completa aos fãs, mas não foi o que eu vi, faltou um cuidado maior nos gráficos e na história, alguns personagens secundários que morrem no original não morrem nessa versão e esse tipo de mudança é negativa no jogo. Em resumo o game só começa a ficar bom no final já que o começo é simplesmente uma tentativa de deixar o game enorme para que pudesse ser vendido como um jogo completo, coisa que não é, a Square Enix tinha um jogo fantástico em mãos que era o ff7 original, bastava atualizar os gráficos para a geração atual e não mudar a história de maneira tão grotesca, pra quem é fã a sensação é apenas de tristeza já que o game poderia ser melhor que a própria versão original como aconteceu com resident evil 2, mas não aconteceu aqui, esperar tanto tempo por um remaster e jogar um jogo incompleto é triste, como fã a versão original sempre vai ser melhor já que é honesta com o público em relação aquilo que é comercializado.… Expand
  16. Arrrang
    May 26, 2020
    6
    It's a good game. I was waiting 23 years to expirence Final Fantasy VII again as a new game. All I can say that the Remake is a new game. Even more than I hoped for. It's "new" so much that for me it's just TO MUCH. My first impression was 'hmm it's not bad!' and I didn't expect that I will change my mind so much. I did so not because of the ending or other changes. I simply stoped beingIt's a good game. I was waiting 23 years to expirence Final Fantasy VII again as a new game. All I can say that the Remake is a new game. Even more than I hoped for. It's "new" so much that for me it's just TO MUCH. My first impression was 'hmm it's not bad!' and I didn't expect that I will change my mind so much. I did so not because of the ending or other changes. I simply stoped being affraid to admit that the game made me feel dissapointed. The original Final Fantasy VII was a real game-changer for videogames industry. It had it all! Amazing graphics, music, story, world and character design, the game was huge. And what I love about it the most is how it made me feel. I felt adventure, mystery and lot od joy. The Remake simply doesn't do any of it for me. I rate the original Final Fantasy VII a 10/10. After the years it's still a solid 9 when try not to add nostalgia to the score. The Remake is a good, solid game on it's own. A 7,5/10 for me. But as I said I feel dissapointed and I don't like many things in this game. The fact that Square managed to take so much magic out od this title ruins the expirience for me. So I decided to take away that extra point. The rating should be 7 but deep inside I know that I hoped for more.… Expand
  17. Razh3ll1
    Jun 4, 2020
    6
    Tldr
    Pros
    .Good design and nice graphics
    .Music is great
    .Characters feel authentic and have personality

    Cons
    .Game drags .Dont like the combat system .Midgar for 40 hours...really
    .Not a fan of timelines BS..alternative timelines os the solitions and the outcome to everyfreakin movie and game nowadays
  18. xenreal
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Linear journey with a lot of fan service. Good design and graphics. Gameplay is better than in the previous part, real-time combat better than the turn-based. Boring side quests and locations for the side quests.
  19. Searate
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Отлично перенесли игру на новый лад. но от гемплея устаешь на половине игры (имея виду боевку)
  20. Frank0101
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is constantly moaning for having be a remake instead of something different, with the devs changing things just to show how the whispers force them to stay in line with the original plot because the bad fans want it. This until the final part, when they totally unleash their desire for doing another game and totally ruin what was an otherwise impressive work.

    If Nomura and the devs hated so much doing this remake, because they thought they were so good that they could do better, why haven’t they just said that they weren’t doing it? It would have been more honest and respectful for the original game and the fans who were waiting this for more than 15 years.

    Given the reception of FFXIII and FFIV, which were among the worst episodes of the series, I don’t see how could they feel entitled to think that they were still able to do something at the level of the original game, not to mention something better. Approaching this remake with more humbleness would have maybe reminded them how to make good games.

    Instead the decision was to be arrogant and diverge from the original story in a way that doesn’t make sense for new players, shows important plot events way too early (never seen a game spoilering itself), takes from inferior material such as Advent Children or games having nothing to do with FF7 such as Kingdom Hearts, and adds a level of meta gaming that was totally unneeded nor requested for a remake. As result there’s explosions and things like cutting trains in two, but the story is ruined.

    The only thing that saves the game is that you can enjoy the first 90% (if you ignore Sephiroth’s annoying apparitions and Whispers) and pretend that the ending is before entering that portal.

    This is Nomura’s ego ruining an otherwise great game. I really hope they know what they are doing, because if they screw on this fans will never forgive them.    … Expand
  21. FasterThanLight
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the best, and worst games at the same time. Quite an achievement. It's a roller coaster of emotions as well as quality.

    Negatives: - In some areas there are very obvious texture quality issues. - The new 'side missions' are weak and don't really build on the main characters or story and really feel like padding. - The combat is great, but also very    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the best, and worst games at the same time. Quite an achievement. It's a roller coaster of emotions as well as quality.

    Negatives:
    - In some areas there are very obvious texture quality issues.
    - The new 'side missions' are weak and don't really build on the main characters or story and really feel like padding.
    - The combat is great, but also very frustrating at the same time, I love the game but find myself frustrated way to frequently with the battle system, mostly when characters are interrupted losing their ATB/Items/MP but failing to do an attack.

    Positives:
    - Generally the story is great
    - The characters are still true to the characters we love from 1997
    - The updated gameplay is mostly great.

    Overall:
    I feel the game needed another 6+ months of polish. It would have been great to have been a PS5 launch title, that would have given the dev team time to polish and tweak the game to be a true masterpiece which it deserves to be, but sadly didn't quite achieve.    … Expand
  22. Saintphoenix
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Esta claramente que no es el mismo de antaño, pero, no pueden cambiar tan drásticamente la jugabilidad de las batallas, hace que todas las peleas sean iguales.
  23. Tucherto
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not a remake. This is a new game with favourite heroes and mew story, that is partially lended from the origianal. It is a new story with old characters. Why do you make a game with the demo episode that is directly taken
    Story - 5/10 if you do not compare it with the original game, If you do - 2/10
    Battle system - 9/10 simple, fun and dynamic
    Music - 7/10
    Main characters - 10/10. The are really amazingly designed, voicing is cool.
    Minor characters - 1/10. Characters are soulsless, you don't feel any sympathy toward them. Their stories are boring, unattractive (Angel of Slums, really?? I don't even remember other persons, because they are all empty and unimportant). If you remove these characters, it won't be noticed, just save you some hours of gameplay
    Setting - 2/10. The only thing you see around is factory, corridors of factories. Welcome to Final Factory VII.
    The game is initially proloned, You have to pull hundreds of triggers and crawl betwenn walls that will cost you if you sum it up about 2 hours.Exploration is impossible, you have only several locations where you can walk, they are almost the same.
    Mini games - just skip it, don't even want to talk about it. when i played them the only thought i had was: do i realle have nothing better to do? why do i have to crack the boxes to get actually nothing for it. or why do i have to pull up for nothing?
    if you consider this game as a new one unrelated to final fantasy vii the game is average, not more. But if you consider it as a remake, it is a loss, waste of time. The story is cut, no any suspence, Sephiroth, the icon and the representaion of power and fear in ffvii original, is just a puppy that shows up everywhere.
    At the very beginning i was aware that the game is going to be limited by Midgar only and expected some continuation with an open world. But when i finished this game i wished only that this game would be the end. you have no one and nothing to fight with and for, this game really is finished. Some characters were showm but for what, i dont know. may be for some sequel in ten years, but not sure.    … Expand
  24. MANXMAN76
    Sep 19, 2021
    6
    I did have a fun time with this game but holy **** it's just full of filler content that was not needed like a third of the game is stuff that has nothing to do with the game or just backtracking the same paths over and over feeling very linear and boring with bosses dragging on too long as well as changes the story or has a separate universe were certain characters live in the remake butI did have a fun time with this game but holy **** it's just full of filler content that was not needed like a third of the game is stuff that has nothing to do with the game or just backtracking the same paths over and over feeling very linear and boring with bosses dragging on too long as well as changes the story or has a separate universe were certain characters live in the remake but not in the original game that does affect the story in a major way and this wasn't even a full remake it's a fifth of the original game I'm not going to buy 4 more parts of this story to complete FF7 sorry but this is a let down to me… Expand
  25. Baristashin
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Final Fantasy 7 wasn't my best FF series I have ever played, but it is one of memoriable FF series that in my childhood memory.
    I always thought when Square Enix makes remake of FF7 or 6 it would mean they are desperate.
    Well, as soon as they have announced remake of 7, I thought this better be great not just good. Graphically I have no complain. I love to see Tifa and Aerith in    Final Fantasy 7 wasn't my best FF series I have ever played, but it is one of memoriable FF series that in my childhood memory.
    I always thought when Square Enix makes remake of FF7 or 6 it would mean they are desperate.
    Well, as soon as they have announced remake of 7, I thought this better be great not just good.

    Graphically I have no complain. I love to see Tifa and Aerith in flawless motion and Cloud actually speaks. They showed how big Midgar is and what kind of city it is, they have succeeded. At some point I was bit disappoint how meaningless NPCs felt.

    Battle system is fun, but I wish summon and limit break bar carries over to next battle. It's only available in one long battle. This is such a disappointment for me. You have to be in control of each character to build ATB or otherwise they sometime just stand there wasting time. I think they could've done better at this.

    One huge disappointment was quests. There are lot of sidequest you either skip or do, but some I had to search around not knowing where to go due to lack of information and guidance.
    I don't feel like I'm achieving by doing quests. I felt Square was trying to extend play time by adding numerous and meaningless side quests.

    Gamers waited 7 years for this such short game(I think about 10~20% of original?).
    I don't know what's Square's plan by making this game in numerous series, maybe 3~5?
    Maybe take 20 years to complete?
    I feel like they made a huge mistake releasing this unfinished game now and make gamers to wait 2~5 years for next one and another for next which I find stupid.    … Expand
  26. charls_0404
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    I played it with high expectations, but it ends up boring me, I completed the game 100%, and I found it very tedious and tiresome. The performances seemed very childish to me. I think it's a very overrated game.
  27. bohalaa
    Jan 17, 2021
    6
    Good graphics, not bad storyline , messy battle system, and short game compared to other ffs, no valleys or mountains to adventuring in it.
  28. Talabeer
    Sep 19, 2020
    6
    No he jugao al origal así que lo juzgo por lo que es y no por lo que fue. Pasillero, texturas de ps2, historia regulera, muuuuuucho relleno y secundarias para echarse las manos a la cabeza. El combate mola. Cansa al final pero mola.
  29. superman002100
    Jul 25, 2020
    6
    I've been a long time fan of FF, just like many. This game has amazing graphics and I like the added components in both the story and Midgar. I thought they did well with the battle mechanics, and boss fights were wild...But that's all it was. It missed the mark on the most important thing, IMO, being fun. I have always loved RPG's because they gave you the ability to grind a little, or doI've been a long time fan of FF, just like many. This game has amazing graphics and I like the added components in both the story and Midgar. I thought they did well with the battle mechanics, and boss fights were wild...But that's all it was. It missed the mark on the most important thing, IMO, being fun. I have always loved RPG's because they gave you the ability to grind a little, or do a few side quests earlier that made you a beast during the main story. This game is played linear and in chapters like a really poor man's Devil May Cry, but instead of being fun and exciting, it was littered with orange cones and boxes you can knock over and uneventful side missions which essentially amounted to "fetch" quests. The enemies that do exist are too sparse and bland and while the materia spells are great- there is no materia out there to get that gives you anything close to that double cast, "Knights of the Round" type of power. The game just lost my desire to play it as I treked along to the next boss, there was nothing to work torward. Since there are no real ways to grind experience or level anything up, you are stuck playing the game with generally an underdeveloped character which felt like a ploy to make the game last longer (fights would take longer and you would die more often). They offer hope with a little replayability by giving you a level select after you beat it, sprinkled with a couple more weapon points - which do little to nothing for you at that point. I platinum about 95% of games I play, so I started a hard run. With maxed out characters and materia I was one shoted by a jump attack from a basic lizard man, and called it quits shortly after that. And in hard mode there is no refilling your MP on any level, the rest stops only do HP. The high level spells cost about a quarter of your MP and there are some ways to slightly mitigate that, but dang. If you desire learning strengths and weaknesses, trying and failing, and developing strategies then this may be more for you than it was me. I like owning things and being able to use the cool spells in the game but, FF7R seems to not want you to do that. It's too hard to maintain any MP and to build ATB to use them. I ended up, putting it down, far away from my platinum. Too much frustration with no fun to offset it.… Expand
  30. FuzzyFluffy
    Jul 28, 2020
    6
    I was honestly quite surprised to see the high score that this game has gotten not just the Critic Review score but also the User Review score both hovering in the 80s

    I think a lot of this might have to do with the fact that its a remake of a beloved old game that a lot of people have fond memories off the reality is though that this game is deeply flawed its rushed this can clearly    I was honestly quite surprised to see the high score that this game has gotten not just the Critic Review score but also the User Review score both hovering in the 80s

    I think a lot of this might have to do with the fact that its a remake of a beloved old game that a lot of people have fond memories off

    the reality is though that this game is deeply flawed its rushed this can clearly be observed through the awful and i do mean awful texture work and its clear this is not simply just because unreal engine has texture streaming issues its lazy

    the further you go into the game the worse it becomes for example at one point i literally gawked at how terrible it looked i was close to the end of the game and the entire background was just a gigantic flat low resolution jpg...

    The environments are frequently reused you will have traversed and seen the same areas multiple times before you reach the end often you have to backtrack through exactly the same areas and you will get lost because the map is useless and everything looks exactly the same

    their attempt to hide loading screens fails you usually have to wait for 10 seconds to pull a lever now and then and whenever you come out of a cut scene the character has to stand still for 10 seconds before you can move them often you cannot even run you have to walk at a snails pace as if the main character has pooped his pants i really greatly dislike when a game does this

    The game has obvious padding throughout the side quests are nothing but fetch quests what hurts is that they clearly have cared but only in very specific spots the graphics in the boss battles are fantastic

    there are some great effect work the main character models looks freaking amazing though everyone else in the game looks like they came out of a ps3 game

    I have no idea how anyone could rate this game so highly considering how deeply flawed it is but that is not to say the game is all bad i love the battles i think Square done a great job mixing a tactical sorta feel with action it is almost a perfect hybrid more tactical than final fantasy 15 which was really just an action rpg

    Sadly the rpg elements are weak fairly linear choices can be made to improve your weapons sadly there aint many weapons in the game the battles are great fun strategic and action packed but the rpg portion of the game is shallow and linear

    The story is really well told there is nothing new here but what is there is done well even about 10 hours of the game are cut scenes and it never slowed down the pace i enjoyed the story and the battles i also liked the bike sections i thought they were cool

    But except the battles and story we have non existent jpg elements repeated reused environments backtracking horrible textures and low quality jpgs to fill in for actual graphics if this game was not a remake of a beloved game if it was not part of a big popular franchise i do think a lot more people would be critical about it

    This game was rushed that is clear through the entire game it just becomes more and more obvious the more you play playing it for the story and the battles alone is definitely worth it but font expect too much i did not view this game through rose tinted glasses like i suspect a lot of people here did

    I have never played final fantasy 7 before but i have played a lot of rpgs and jrpgs

    because the battles are so enjoyable and the story is so well executed i would give this game a 6 its saves itself from mediocrity but that is somehow even worse this game actually had potential when you play it you can see how this could have been a 10 out of 10 game

    but it has such fundamental flaws littered throughout and poor decision making is a constant red thread throughout the whole experience

    And this is personal and not part of my review score but i dislike parts of the art style what is with the 1940s type of aesthetic for cars and character clothing? And why.. why is Tifa wearing plate armor.. it looks ridiculous i get it Square thought when making final fantasy 7 we can just mix our sci fi with our medieval aesthetic and nobody will be left out.. and just threw in the 1940s because why not

    but it often looks ridiculous    … Expand
  31. Quills
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    I wanted it to be better. After so many years in development, and so much feedback from the demo testing, I wanted it to be better. So much was done right from music, to the NPCs, to the weapon upgrade system;however, so much was done wrong like camera angles, battles, and cutscenes. If you want to see more in-depth reasons for my rating see my Pro/Con below.

    Pros: Music: I LOVED the    I wanted it to be better. After so many years in development, and so much feedback from the demo testing, I wanted it to be better. So much was done right from music, to the NPCs, to the weapon upgrade system;however, so much was done wrong like camera angles, battles, and cutscenes. If you want to see more in-depth reasons for my rating see my Pro/Con below.

    Pros:

    Music: I LOVED the music in most sections. I usually turn video game music off to listen to a podcast or something and I haven't done that once with this game.

    NPCs: The sectors felt alive as I went through them. I liked to hear dialog about their lives as I walked past. Also, the little side quests were a nice way to "grind" without it feel like grinding.

    Weapon Upgrades: Really nice to customize the characters to support a play style I liked.

    Cons:

    Camera Angles: Why were the angles so bad? Why? Half the time I couldn't see where I was fighting or was phasing through other characters during scenes.

    Freedom of Movement: Yes, FFVII was a linear game and I expect some of that to return but in a way this was worse than the original. We have the technology now to make it so slow walking through a sector isn't the only way to get to an endpoint. Clearly they can climb, jump, etc. so why not allow that a la Assassins Creed?

    Battles: Warning rant/screed ahead. tl;dr: Battles make no sense.

    Hitting an enemy who is resistant to physical attack just so I can get enough ATB to use the magic I should be using is annoying. Special abilities I get, but things like magic and items should be available for use anytime. When I am fighting and trying to move away from an enemy who is about to attack, half the time I end up bumping into one of the other party members.

    Faces: For the most part the female faces were okay. Not always great but okay. Male faces were always too soft and rounded. They felt out of place when looking at someone like Jesse. It feels like two different art styles got tossed together and whoever did Jesse is the superior artist.    … Expand
  32. Snorlax880
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    9 out of 10 game but then at the critical end phase just goes far over the top and dilutes final fantasy into some variety of kingdom hearts with various different bosses and completely ruined the game for me .
  33. ColinDa
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    Not bad, but unfortunately it is hard to really hold my interest to keep playing the game. I do like the game but at the same time you are largely working on the game chapter by chapter and there is only so much that can be done in a chapter. After a bit of trial and error I defeated the chapter bosses but all of them are brutal tough which made the game less enjoyable. The chapters can beNot bad, but unfortunately it is hard to really hold my interest to keep playing the game. I do like the game but at the same time you are largely working on the game chapter by chapter and there is only so much that can be done in a chapter. After a bit of trial and error I defeated the chapter bosses but all of them are brutal tough which made the game less enjoyable. The chapters can be finished on easy but you need to complete the chapters on normal to unlock chapter select. And the story is different from the original but for the most part the changes make sense. For me it a game you finish it up perhaps get as many trophies and you can then never play again.… Expand
  34. Wwolfie
    Nov 10, 2020
    6
    Combat was amazing and action packed, except for boss battles. Boss battles just took too long and one felt more relieved when beating a boss than a sense of achievement. This is what the whole game felt like, a long, boring, over stretched out, simple story. What took 5 hours in the original game, took 35hours to complete in the remake. Ridiculous.
  35. LesandroBonucci
    Jun 12, 2021
    6
    my first game in this franchise
    +lots of unique Bosses,
    +gorgeous animations and music +cool combat system, (but i was getting tired after 20h,) -every 20 minutes there is a BOSS, i d like to get more story than fighting, so it was hard to play this game more than 2h straight, it took me 40 h within 3 weaks to beat it, for instance TLOU2 took me 40 h but during 1 weak. -cringy    my first game in this franchise
    +lots of unique Bosses,
    +gorgeous animations and music
    +cool combat system, (but i was getting tired after 20h,)

    -every 20 minutes there is a BOSS, i d like to get more story than fighting, so it was hard to play this game more than 2h straight, it took me 40 h within 3 weaks to beat it, for instance TLOU2 took me 40 h but during 1 weak.
    -cringy childish dialogues
    -side quests are ridiculous
    -sometimes turn based systen doesn't work

    its solid 6/10 to me, could ve been 7/10
    if you are new to these franchise, i would not recommend to play this game,
    good game, jusy not my cup of tea    … Expand
  36. MetaPhysicMeat
    Apr 10, 2022
    6
    This is like a very safe pizza from a local chain story, except it's made with 30x the extra dough so the customer doesn't go hungry. Decent characters, ok story and combat, fairly linear progression, bland quests with a lot of padding. They tried to change things up story-wise from the original, but tried too hard to be mysterious while not being intriguingly mysterious, people unfamiliarThis is like a very safe pizza from a local chain story, except it's made with 30x the extra dough so the customer doesn't go hungry. Decent characters, ok story and combat, fairly linear progression, bland quests with a lot of padding. They tried to change things up story-wise from the original, but tried too hard to be mysterious while not being intriguingly mysterious, people unfamiliar with the original will likely find it confusing and the motives of the main baddy weak.… Expand
  37. anish2503
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    Newcomers perspective: This game is not made for newcomers, the initial 7 chapters do not explain why we are doing what we are doing. The visuals of games like TLOU Part 2, Death Stranding, God Of War have spoiled me enough to say that these are pretty average visuals. I also do not like the over the top voice acting for some characters, I just don’t think it needs to be conveyed in thatNewcomers perspective: This game is not made for newcomers, the initial 7 chapters do not explain why we are doing what we are doing. The visuals of games like TLOU Part 2, Death Stranding, God Of War have spoiled me enough to say that these are pretty average visuals. I also do not like the over the top voice acting for some characters, I just don’t think it needs to be conveyed in that tone every time. I personally loved Final Fantasy XV and I think it was a better game than this one. I also liked the combat in XV more than this one. And oddly enough the visuals in that game look better than this one as it does not have the serious texture pop in issues in this game, which really took me out of the experience. All in all this was an average experience barring the soundtrack which is really good.… Expand
  38. peanut_1223
    Apr 11, 2021
    6
    (+)Satisfying combat

    (+)Good graphics

    (+)Good music

    (-)Slow pacing

    (-)Boring puzzles

    (-)Awkward dialog
  39. zai_zai
    Dec 31, 2020
    6
    Pros:
    1. Interesting characters and voice acting
    2. Somewhat repetitive but fun and visually appealing combat system Cons: 1. Side-quests are MMO style fetch quests 2. Bad environment design, many quests will take place in hour long bland corridors 3. Ton of filler content when compared to original. Many design choices are added to deliberately pad the length of the game which    Pros:
    1. Interesting characters and voice acting
    2. Somewhat repetitive but fun and visually appealing combat system

    Cons:
    1. Side-quests are MMO style fetch quests
    2. Bad environment design, many quests will take place in hour long bland corridors
    3. Ton of filler content when compared to original. Many design choices are added to deliberately pad the length of the game which leads to uneven pacing and boring portions of the game.
    4. Hit or miss boss battles. Boss fights can be very unenjoyable meat-shields. Bosses often don't do much or take much damage leading to a wet noodle button mashing fight that does not feel satisfying.

    Overall mediocre game that I would only recommend to the biggest fans of Final Fantasy. Otherwise it is just a generic action-rpg that does not do anything particularly well.    … Expand
  40. GodofSky
    Jan 14, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A piece of crap game
    design。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。    … Expand
  41. mediocreampuff
    Feb 15, 2021
    6
    Being a fan of, but not having grown up with, the golden age of FInal Fantasy I was kind of hoping this game would be that but with better graphics. However this game is basically in the style of something Naughty Dog would make with multiple chapters that you aren't meant to backtrack trough. Calling this game a JRPG feels like a scam, it doesn't have anything I like out of a JRPG. YouBeing a fan of, but not having grown up with, the golden age of FInal Fantasy I was kind of hoping this game would be that but with better graphics. However this game is basically in the style of something Naughty Dog would make with multiple chapters that you aren't meant to backtrack trough. Calling this game a JRPG feels like a scam, it doesn't have anything I like out of a JRPG. You can't even switch characters, you always have 3 or less in your party so the game doesn't create a scenario where you pick whos in your team(except maybe the final boss) I mean the game is fine, arguably one of the best graphics on the PS4 and the sound track isn't anything to sneeze at either. The combat is ok I guess but the only enemy encounters are on a linear track. There aren't any wide open explorable spaces to fight enemies .I don't know why the bothered putting an exp on the game if almost every player fights the same amount of enemies. There's only 24 sides quests and as I'm writing this I can only remember like one of them. After finishing the game, the game said there was more too do but I just didn't feel like doing it. I felt like i have done all the game had to offer and have no real desire to play it again.… Expand
  42. Jurax7x
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    Uma jogabilidade de merda, esquiva serve pra nada, toma dano do mesmo jeito, defesa mesmíssima coisa. Você morre por estes fatores não servirem de absolutamente nada.
  43. Mousebringer
    Mar 16, 2021
    6
    Puuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’tPuuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’t like fighting rats). And I don’t want to talk about Sephiroth. Nostalgia and the hope of good fights keep me going till the end of the game. There was so much potential but instead of a remake we got a reboot with the story.… Expand
  44. LeChatwin
    Apr 10, 2021
    6
    rilliant in parts but too much filler content.

    Doing odd jobs for Tifa, the train graveyard, the dons henchmen side story and the stuff with hojo is there purely just to pad out the run time and makes the whole experience less enjoyable. If they had stuck with the original story they probably still could have split into two games and not taken away from the experience. Good for a one off    rilliant in parts but too much filler content.

    Doing odd jobs for Tifa, the train graveyard, the dons henchmen side story and the stuff with hojo is there purely just to pad out the run time and makes the whole experience less enjoyable. If they had stuck with the original story they probably still could have split into two games and not taken away from the experience. Good for a one off play through but will never play multiple times like the original.    … Expand
  45. Marcelzoro
    Aug 16, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very short, i love the game, but i desapointing, I hope the sequel is better, but the emotion isn't the same as the original, or I'm getting old… Expand
  46. ChelCAC1488
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge lover of the original FFVII, this was somewhat of a letdown. It was extremely exciting seeing the characters redone in more modern graphics, and I absolutely loved the characters and voice acting (although still, wth about Barret's weird sunglasses?). I was not thrilled about the side quests as they were lackluster and didn't enrich the story at all. I also understand the whole Tifa/Cloud/Aerith love triangle, but they made it a little weird and added some additional weird extra flirtiness with Jesse, I loved her character otherwise.

    I could forgive all of that and would have given it at least an 8 if it hadn't been for the odd time dementors. That just made the whole story lean toward the ridiculous side. I also was disappointed with how they treated Biggs, Wedge, and (possibly) Jesse's original deaths. The original gave so much meaning to Barret's story, and now Wedge was saved by a time dementor, then maybe killed offscreen later randomly? I don't know, it just all seemed out of place.

    The ending is what makes me fear for the rest of the series. I don't think I will buy the 2nd until I know how the story will go. If they hadn't said from the getgo it was going to be a fairly faithful recreation, I wouldn't be so disappointed. Other than the discrepancies, the game was pretty, the combat was fun, and the rest of the story was enriched. I particularly liked how they added more to the Wall Market. Overall, about 6/10 for me.    … Expand
  47. cmonard
    Dec 15, 2021
    6
    Exception faite des graphisme (et encore pas partout), ce jeux n'a malheureusement plus rien à voir avec FFVII qui a tant pris de mon temps.
    Je n'ai même pas réussi à le finir il me reste 2 chapitres à faire mais c'est d'un ennuie tel que je n'y retournerai pas...
    La plus grosse déception de 2020...
  48. ShawnDBell
    Apr 15, 2022
    6
    There is a LOT of padding and filler, and at times just felt like a FF15 reskin, especially with the poor camera angles; however, it was still an enjoyable experience and I look forward to the next chapter. I just hope they cut all the unnecessary padding and filler, and stick to the main story line while flushing out the character development.
  49. TheThunderbird
    May 3, 2023
    6
    Everyone kept telling me that this is the best game the Final Fantasy series as to offer. Honestly I don't see why. Cloud is so boring and generic. He reminds me of emo teenagers that think being overly edgy is cool but just end up being cringe. Sephiroth is not much better either, like Cloud he tires way to hard to be edgy and emo and fails.

    Tifa, Barret, and Aerith are the only    Everyone kept telling me that this is the best game the Final Fantasy series as to offer. Honestly I don't see why. Cloud is so boring and generic. He reminds me of emo teenagers that think being overly edgy is cool but just end up being cringe. Sephiroth is not much better either, like Cloud he tires way to hard to be edgy and emo and fails.

    Tifa, Barret, and Aerith are the only good characters in the game. The rest of the Avalanche group add absolutely nothing to the game and only fodder characters. I found the boss battles to be painfully tedious because of how much of a damage sponge they all are. It's like when the developers were creating the amount of health each boss had, they just hit the pushed the number 9 until the data overloaded the CPU.

    Finally, the thing that really turned me off from the game was having to constantly swap between characters in real time combat. This was such a tedious process. After my 1st playthrough I thought I did something wrong because I was not enjoying the game despite everyone telling me it is a masterpiece. After my 2nd playthrough I realized I just don't like this game all that much.

    The story isn't even all the impressive either. It is basically one of those 'big evil cooperation wants to take over the world' trope. There is nothing special about it. This game does nothing spectacular and everything this game has to offer is mediocre at best.    … Expand
  50. Resoul
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Over all a good game would be a 7 out of 10 but have to drop it down to a 6 because of the combat getting boring after a while,chapter 18 being too long,some of the characters and for all the implied rape stuff and the writing really falls off a bit in the last few chapters.
    Story: Honestly aside from a few dumb moments with characters like Cloud not doing things that they really should be aka killing certain characters and pretty much everything that happens in wall market and the end of the game and with all the rape related plot stuff the story was actually pretty good but the writing in the last three chapters really ruin the game. And don't get me started on all the times they don't kill the villains. But for real how did this get rated T with all the rape plots going on.
    Game length: Tho its a somewhat long game 20+ hours, if you're able to play for multiple hours at a time then the game kinda flies by and doesn't feel as long as it actually is barring the last few chapters that feel like they go on for ever due to poor writing, combat getting dull and all the cut scenes interrupting the combat/boss fights all the time.
    Combat: Combat stays the same with almost zero changes the whole game and tho it starts off fine/some what fun at around the 18 hour mark i was getting bored of it and it doesn't help that chapter 18 around the 20 hour mark drags on for too long with it being pretty much just boring combat.
    Cloud: Cloud is too much of a pussi even Aerith is more willing to kill the people i want to kill, i mean he was willing to kill that guy earlier in the game to keep him from talking but stops Aerith from killing the people who should die, so dumb, he's very inconsistent when it comes to killing people flip flopping threw out the whole game from being willing to kill and not wanting or letting others kill very dumb and it makes him a little unlike able.
    Biggs: Honestly went into this thinking i was gonna dislike him as i then not to like male characters but shockingly hes the only character i didn't dislike anything about, not saying he's the only character i like or hes the best character (3rd best) it's just that every other character has something i don't like about them tho mostly just tiny things.
    Jessie: Easily best girl and tho for other characters there "cute" moments don't really work for me and then to be a little annoying Jessie's "cute" moments did work for me and shes easily the 2nd best character in the game.
    Tifa: Over all shes fine but her "cute" moments didn't work for me i think its mainly due to her face seeming a bit off to me same goes for all the kid characters there faces just don't seem right not really sure why.
    Aerith: Over all i did like her, her "cute" moments for the most part worked for me and i liked that she wanted to kill the people i wanted to kill even tho Cloud wouldn't let us for some F-ing reason but there are parts where her writing isn't great.
    Barret: Honestly he's super annoying there was like one thing he said in the whole game i actually liked but over all i didn't like him he does get less annoying as the game goes on.
    Johnny: Honest kinda liked him he's pretty much the best part of the wall market bit of the game aside from Aerith.
    Wedge: Like with Biggs and Johnny i shockingly liked Wedge but one thing i didn't like about him was how the game kept trying to use him as a joke if it wasn't for that i would have liked him as much as i did Biggs.
    Red Xiii: Honestly shocked i liked this character so much he's easily the best character in the game with the only thing i didn't like about him being the forced drama with Barret thankfully that drama goes away pretty quick but would've been better if it wasn't there at all.
    Villains: Only gonna talk about a few as many of them are easily forgotten 1 The bike guy whatever his name was was too much like the Joker with Cloud being his Batman and i wasn't a fan of that 2 Hojo poorly set up like pretty much all the villains tho is the 2nd best written villain in the game tho the gameplay for that bit of the game does drag on a bit and on top of that i really didn't like him mainly due to the implied raping of Aerith 3 Heidegger is the only villain i actually liked because hes a good bad guy whose actually well set up and well written unlike someone like Reno who isn't really set up, poorly written and over all just sucks 4 Don Corneo is a good bad guy whose well set up debatablely well written and easy to hate and want to kill with the implied rape 6 Rude and Reeves both come across as somewhat good people mainly Reeves so i'm not too sure how i feel about them since there some what like able 7 Leslie Really didn't like this guy even tho the game tries to change your mind on him by having him help you and by implying the rape of his fiancee by Don but that doesn't change my feelings for him and i still want to kill him as much as i do Don all it does is make me feel bad for his girl and thats all    … Expand
  51. Shockscape
    Aug 17, 2023
    6
    Got this game, I think because it was free on PS plus at the time. I played it a fair bit and it’s OK. I couldn’t care less about the story because the cutscenes are incredibly boring, which is what drags this game down heavily for me. The same thing happened in FXVI for me, but the combat in that game was better. In this game combat is OK but gets repetitive and is pretty easy. I only gotGot this game, I think because it was free on PS plus at the time. I played it a fair bit and it’s OK. I couldn’t care less about the story because the cutscenes are incredibly boring, which is what drags this game down heavily for me. The same thing happened in FXVI for me, but the combat in that game was better. In this game combat is OK but gets repetitive and is pretty easy. I only got stuck on 2 bosses in the time I played. Overall it’s better if u skip the cutscenes but still not great.… Expand
  52. mook
    Apr 23, 2020
    5
    2 / 3 for presentation
    1.5 / 3 for game-play
    2 / 3 other 5.5 / 9 total Summary: Good, but not good enough for what is going to be a £150 remake. Pros: The lead characters and summons look fantastic The environment set pieces are at times great Nostalgia, so much nostalgia Music, the score is fantastic The characters are more fleshed out and their tensions play better in this    2 / 3 for presentation
    1.5 / 3 for game-play
    2 / 3 other
    5.5 / 9 total

    Summary:
    Good, but not good enough for what is going to be a £150 remake.

    Pros:
    The lead characters and summons look fantastic
    The environment set pieces are at times great
    Nostalgia, so much nostalgia
    Music, the score is fantastic
    The characters are more fleshed out and their tensions play better in this game
    Voice acting is on point
    The battle system, a solid combination of classic turn based and more modern concepts

    Cons:
    Somehow there's less actual game here than in the original
    The environment set pieces are at times terrible
    The game is one long corridor, there is very little scope for exploration
    Short and at the same time somehow obviously padded
    Some of the environment textures are PlayStation 2 quality
    The weapon skill up system is complete crap
    The puzzles are terrible, like someone put the mechanisms in place and forgot to create an actual puzzle    … Expand
  53. Stuvok
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    mildly interesting dating simulator. The combat is grossly overrated with dodges and blocks that you can't be sure will actually work. Overall it just feels terrible to fight but it is a big step up from the FF15 combat while still looking flashy and cool. The game has great graphics sometimes but last gen graphics others. So many things are ultra low resolution awkwardly. Poorlymildly interesting dating simulator. The combat is grossly overrated with dodges and blocks that you can't be sure will actually work. Overall it just feels terrible to fight but it is a big step up from the FF15 combat while still looking flashy and cool. The game has great graphics sometimes but last gen graphics others. So many things are ultra low resolution awkwardly. Poorly designed world to wander around in with lots of low quality hallways. Not even a single side quest of quality is present in this game and to top it all off the story is cut short.... stuffed with filler to just be cut short. This painfully average game is largely propped up by fond memories of what was once an amazing game from our childhoods.… Expand
  54. Soujirop
    May 8, 2020
    5
    Ok, first things first, the graphics are great (despite some ps2-like textures here and there), and the turning an RPG almost into an action game that sounded not so good in paper, played great in practice. The boss fights are also really entertaining. And last but not least, the English voice actors did a great job. Sadly, watching the cinematographic faces and flashy movements of theOk, first things first, the graphics are great (despite some ps2-like textures here and there), and the turning an RPG almost into an action game that sounded not so good in paper, played great in practice. The boss fights are also really entertaining. And last but not least, the English voice actors did a great job. Sadly, watching the cinematographic faces and flashy movements of the superbly designed characters, certainly won’t be enough to please FF7 fans, nor RPG fans in general. So now that I’ve covered the good stuff, time for the bad news:

    First issue I noticed was the change in music. In the original the music was quite central, even loud most of times, but now it has been relegated to a “background” level, sometimes it is even unnoticeable, which strips the ambience from a lot of its former magic. Some moments were even left inexplicably silent.

    More about the ambience. The backgrounds were adapted to 3D with care (mostly), but they were also enlarged. Now this is a bad thing because they are only larger in size, not in content, so they ended up being a bit lifeless and uninteresting. Like… Nothing really happens anywhere. People, buildings… are mostly decorative. There are some side quests here and there, but mostly generic busy-work.

    But the previous are minor issues. The real problem with the title is the story (and the story-telling itself). They got a tiny part of the original game and, following the same logic of quantity over quality they followed with the backgrounds, enlarged the plot to colossal proportions filling it with uninteresting or downright tedious content. Every addition I encountered in the main plot, damaged a little bit more the impeccable image of the original. A good example of how this played so wrong is characters new dialogue: in the original they remained quiet except for the critical moments, giving you but a charismatic hint of their personalities and letting your imagination fill the gaps, your mind building the best version of themselves as you always do when reading a book. In the remake however, they have been given a huge amount of lines, turning the book into a movie, the problem is the dialogue is mostly uninteresting blabber that transformed these old great characters into generic anime clichés. The story telling is also messed up. Debussy once said “Music is the silence between the notes.“, and this means a good story, just like a good sonata, needs some relaxed parts between the more important moments, that serve the player to grasp some air before the new action comes. This was elegantly done in the original, but in the remake the silence is tedious and boring, and the notes are constantly played at such a high volume, dramatized to such an absurd, that one wonders if this can be considered real music or simply noise. To add some salt to injury, all this is marketed with a misleading "remake" label at 70€.

    Dramatic yet shallow, with a clueless direction, and a boring ride that you will finish purely out of nostalgia.    … Expand
  55. Yoshihito
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    As I play this game I have two feelings. One of enjoyment and the other akin to a heartache. I'm 35 years old and I fondly remember playing the original Final Fantasy VII on my classic gray PSX. However, over the years when I've gone back for a playthrough the one thing I always noticed was how bad the graphics really were. At the time they were pretty amazing, but rose tinted glassesAs I play this game I have two feelings. One of enjoyment and the other akin to a heartache. I'm 35 years old and I fondly remember playing the original Final Fantasy VII on my classic gray PSX. However, over the years when I've gone back for a playthrough the one thing I always noticed was how bad the graphics really were. At the time they were pretty amazing, but rose tinted glasses never saved subsequent playthroughs for me because everything outside of cutscenes and pre-rendered backgrounds looked polygonal and bland. For that reason, I've been a big proponent for a remake and have signed countless petitions asking as much. However, the first definition for 'remake' is to make again which is what I, as well as millions of other fans, wanted.

    I'm not so spiteful that I'll score the game a 0 so I picked my score to reflect not only how I feel but what I thought of the game in general. For me, it's a middling experience. I find myself enjoying certain character interactions and watching certain scenes that had a much needed and stunningly gorgeous graphical overhaul. However, I'm not enjoying the action combat and overall changes to the story. I will not be spoiling anything outright, but I will say that the ending of this first part sets up an entirely different story than the one we already know.

    The changes to the story and the fact the entire first part is relegated to Midgar is another reason why I'm scoring this so low. I've followed the development pretty closely and knew that it would only take place in Midgar. However, I was always disappointed by that fact and will continue to eschew them for their greed in splitting up the game into parts. No one here can tell me when the next part will come out. It could be next year, it could be two years from now or it could potentially be much longer than that. No one else can tell me how many DLC's we'll potentially be burdened with as well. And all of that scares me. And much like Final Fantasy XIII, this game is a glorified corridor simulator but worse in the fact that at least by the end of XIII you had a big open area to do stuff in. And I'm honestly surprised more people aren't outraged by that seeing as how it was a big deal when XIII came out.

    I have other gripes as well. The summoning system was completely ruined. If we end up getting later parts I'm super curious to see how Knights of the Round works out. This action combat was just a horrible choice all around. Sure, it looks cool and flashy but it's not what we wanted out of the remake. I don't know why SE keeps pushing away from turn based when their financial issues started when they began moving towards a more action based system. Their fans love turn based and would much prefer it over the spammy action system they now have. For example, I liked Final Fantasy XV but I can tell you with 100% certainty it would have scored higher and been more popular if they had named it something else.

    The lack of turn based combat, lack of an open world, and significant story changes (specifically ending) have soured what could have been the best game of the year, hell, decade. Crappy business practices and the continued spitting in the faces of fans have further tarnished the reputation of what used to be a great company. For all of those reasons, I give the game a 5/10 and hope that they will pull their heads out of their asses for future parts (but I won't hold my breath, lol).    … Expand
  56. Parallax
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    Lots and lots and lots of walking and talking. Not a lot of gamay at all. Graphics are great but you'll notice a lot of instances where texture don't pop in really not sure why this game has such high rating. Probably because nostalgia.
  57. tremault
    Apr 29, 2020
    5
    gameplay: no real opportunity to experiment. you fight a monster, it's gone. for the most part, in most areas, they don't come back, so how do you experiment? also, the battles go on for so long on normal, you get so fed up and if you get the wrong combination, you are screwed. and on easy you basically cheese the enemies so hard, your materia strategy is hardly even effective anyway.gameplay: no real opportunity to experiment. you fight a monster, it's gone. for the most part, in most areas, they don't come back, so how do you experiment? also, the battles go on for so long on normal, you get so fed up and if you get the wrong combination, you are screwed. and on easy you basically cheese the enemies so hard, your materia strategy is hardly even effective anyway.
    incredibly annoying minigames that catch you off guard and in some cases are impossible for some players.

    story: complete bait and switch. I got hit hard when I realised it wasn't what they led us to believe and I wasn't getting the amazing experience they promised. emotionally, I tanked and i can't forgive them for this.

    graphics: amazing in most places. really amazing. except for the places where the textures are obviously really really bad. like the apartment door. what happened there?? cats are amazing.

    music: some good remixes, but then there are other new music that are completely out of place and just don't seem to fit the theme of the game at all.

    pacing: the pacing of the story is utterly destroyed. the original game was crafter to give you the right feel of urgency in the right places and the feel of relaxation in others. an example, when don corneo tells you about the plate, you are really supposed to feel like it's pretty urgent to get there.. but in this remake, you are forced to go through incredibly long sequences with 3 bosses at least, and stupid dementor things getting in your way. that part is just ruined in terms of urgency. to be honest, the majority of this game has me feeling like I want to rush through it all to get to the next plot point.

    art design: The look and feel of the original is there for some parts but totally gone in other places. the underside of the plate was a gloomy place with the odd oasis of brightness and cheer. this is totally changed and now the places are simply junktowns in broad daylight with happy and vibrant communities. not the worst thing in the world, but it severely compromises the original concept of the city and detracts from the contrast that ought to come later with wutai etc.

    This really really hard to rate, because on some levels this is really amazing and if not for the bait and switch, the story idea could be clever and well received. I have to take all other things into account too, the pacing, the music inconsistencies, the gameplay, etc. I have to go with a 5 for this.    … Expand
  58. 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
  59. MixedFeelings
    Apr 15, 2020
    5
    It's less than 10% of the original FF7. Too much unnecessary content as fillers to make the game feel like a full game. There is enough story in the original game to make several parts already. I don't see why there is a need to add so much garbage fillers. Great way to make your fanbase pay again and again for the same game. At this rate, we will have a finished remake in 20 years.It's less than 10% of the original FF7. Too much unnecessary content as fillers to make the game feel like a full game. There is enough story in the original game to make several parts already. I don't see why there is a need to add so much garbage fillers. Great way to make your fanbase pay again and again for the same game. At this rate, we will have a finished remake in 20 years.

    Honestly, it is such a great game ruined by greed. It's a shame. I really want to give it a higher score but all we got is less than a small portion of the whole story in this so called REMAKE. Very misleading title.    … Expand
  60. germanik
    Sep 6, 2021
    5
    Боевка разочаровала, это уже не тактика как было в оригинале, а какой-то слешер, причем однокнопочной. Что мешало сделать полностью классическую боевку, как в оригинале - мне искренне неясно. Игра не получила русскую локализацию, что я также ставлю игре в минус. Есть технические ляпы: например непрогружаются текстуры объектов, в версии для ПС5 это исправили.

    Из плюсов безусловно    Боевка разочаровала, это уже не тактика как было в оригинале, а какой-то слешер, причем однокнопочной. Что мешало сделать полностью классическую боевку, как в оригинале - мне искренне неясно. Игра не получила русскую локализацию, что я также ставлю игре в минус. Есть технические ляпы: например непрогружаются текстуры объектов, в версии для ПС5 это исправили.

    Из плюсов безусловно красивый саунд и великолепная работа художников. Но опять же, если бы это было главным в игре(    … Expand
  61. Cainomane
    May 12, 2020
    5
    Ho appena finito il gioco e la domanda che mi sono posto è stata: Cosa è sta roba? Square Enix ha letteralmente violentato un capolavoro per creare un gioco privo di anima e corpo. Non è un remake, non so descrivere neppure cosa sia. Innanzitutto il sistema ad episodi poteva benissimo essere superato, poiché la scusa della dimensione originale non regge, basti pensare a Dragon Quest XI cheHo appena finito il gioco e la domanda che mi sono posto è stata: Cosa è sta roba? Square Enix ha letteralmente violentato un capolavoro per creare un gioco privo di anima e corpo. Non è un remake, non so descrivere neppure cosa sia. Innanzitutto il sistema ad episodi poteva benissimo essere superato, poiché la scusa della dimensione originale non regge, basti pensare a Dragon Quest XI che a livello di grandezza e contenuti se lo mangia a FFVII, quello per PS1. Il sistema di comabttimento l'ho trovato confusionario e frustrante, la sfida non tiene conto dei progressi dei personaggi, i combattimenti sono o inesistenti, o snervanti. Più che un gioco di ruolo sembra un gioco di combattimento, uno Street of Rage con i personaggi Square. Un remake avrebbe dovuto tenere conto di ciò. La grafica è meravigliosa per i personaggi, che battono i modelli in CG di Advent Children (... anche se è un film di 10 anni ), tuttavia il resto è altalenante, con scorci bellissimi, ma anche texture che sfigurerebbero su una PS2. Secondo me i programmatori non si sono sforzati più di tanti per ottimizzare il motore grafico (il paragone è sempre Dragon Quest XI...meraviglioso). La cosa peggiore del gioco alla fine è la trama, massacrata da un concept assurdo e imbarazzante. Un consiglio per in fan di FFVII, state alla larga, questo non è un remake, ma la reinterpretazione di una software house che cerca di innovare, ma che crea mostri (in senso negativo) di giochi. Vorrei ricordare alla SE che innovazione non vuol dire dimenticare cosa c'è diu buono nelle vecchie formule di gioco. Si guardassero intorno, poiché sia con FFXV che con questo remake avete fatto un DISASTRO!… Expand
  62. Tahvo
    Apr 17, 2020
    5
    I tried the Demo and i can say that its just a same old button smashing they keep making. There is no need for strategy just keep hitting X. The grapichs are amazing sadly they are killed with the poor gameplay.
  63. Guy_McDude
    Jun 14, 2020
    5
    I was really excited about this but to put things as simply as possible and not overlong like the combat is, the game is simply a chore to play. The combat philosophy seems to be to remove control from the player as much as it can get away with. The maps require an exhausting amount of running back and forth for dialogue so simplistic and shallow it borders on machine generated. It'sI was really excited about this but to put things as simply as possible and not overlong like the combat is, the game is simply a chore to play. The combat philosophy seems to be to remove control from the player as much as it can get away with. The maps require an exhausting amount of running back and forth for dialogue so simplistic and shallow it borders on machine generated. It's just... Not good.… Expand
  64. 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)
    ===========
    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
  65. dr_zoidberg590
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    I really wanted to love this, but it's dull and repetiive, with depressing uninspired environments, constantly slowing your walk speed to a ludicrous crawl just to pad the game out, music is westernised and boring except the 'discs' you pick up which you can't hear properly just through a tin-y filter effect. background characters talk over each other so you can't hear anything said. CloudI really wanted to love this, but it's dull and repetiive, with depressing uninspired environments, constantly slowing your walk speed to a ludicrous crawl just to pad the game out, music is westernised and boring except the 'discs' you pick up which you can't hear properly just through a tin-y filter effect. background characters talk over each other so you can't hear anything said. Cloud is not likeable and none of the characters are well voice acted or scripted in the english dub in my opinion. The game simply isn't fun, or if it is it's fun for 30 seconds then back to walking down a long corridor for 25 minutes. They should not have released this as seperate games but as one game and not padded it out. Let's hope the next parts are a big improvement.… Expand
  66. 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
  67. mnt9
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    Nice graphics. Action oriented gameplay is great. But this is horribly unfinished. Narrative has been expanded with a bunch of trash to make a 20 hour play through into a 60 hour one. Lots of issues with random low res textures and low res models. The game is unreasonably hard on normal difficulty. Designed to force you to make your way through the game at a slow pace. Lots of boring sideNice graphics. Action oriented gameplay is great. But this is horribly unfinished. Narrative has been expanded with a bunch of trash to make a 20 hour play through into a 60 hour one. Lots of issues with random low res textures and low res models. The game is unreasonably hard on normal difficulty. Designed to force you to make your way through the game at a slow pace. Lots of boring side quests that slow the game down further. Good luck trying to skip them on normal difficulty though. Midgar should have been streamlined into a 15-20h tops.… Expand
  68. TheFrostyPen
    May 4, 2020
    5
    I tried to like this game, I really did. As an avid fan of the original, FF7 cemented my love of the genre. But this game has deleted that love.

    I'd summarize this game by say it is an exploitative attempt to turn a fan favorite into a $300 cash cow. They will do that by making 3-5 releases and DLC. The original was great mostly because of the story, gameplay, and for me...the    I tried to like this game, I really did. As an avid fan of the original, FF7 cemented my love of the genre. But this game has deleted that love.

    I'd summarize this game by say it is an exploitative attempt to turn a fan favorite into a $300 cash cow. They will do that by making 3-5 releases and DLC.

    The original was great mostly because of the story, gameplay, and for me...the summoning. This game fails in all departments.

    1) Story: It is so bad I actually invented a new term for it. Non-resonant drama. It means that things happen...but you just don't care. People die...but I didn't feel for them. The characters are all flat. Cloud never changes his expression. Barret is a bad caricature of an 80's black man. Tifa is the default female but can punch. Aerith is the default female but loves flowers.

    By attempting to make a full game from the very first mission of the oringal game, they needed to add 38 hours of filler content. And that's what this game is: Filler. Here is a quest to go back to all the places you already went but this time there will be a boring fight to deal with. Now run back. Not fun.

    2) Gameplay: You attack by holding square. And you block by holding R1. Wow, how original. You can also roll. Cloud has 2 attacks that you switch by pressing triangle and switching stances. It is a chore to do so. You can be interrupting during you spellcasts. You lose the mana AND the energy bars it takes to cast if you get interrupted. I've never seen this in a game before. It's the most frustrating thing I've ever experienced while casting a damn heal spell. Every single action requires a pausing of the game. And your companions AI is terrible. They will only heal you if you fill up a materia slot with a "cure-me" materia...and then only when you are almost dead.

    3) Summoning: I'm 40 hours in an I've used it 3 times. Because that is all that I've been allowed to. You can't summon except in certain boss fights...and even then only after the bar RANDOMLY fills up. You CANNOT choose which monster to summon. And their abilities require you do pause the game and use up an energy bar of your own character. Makes no sense. Then they do this really lame final ability before they leave...and it looks and feels bad. Just a bunch of swirling fire on the screen...sure whatever.

    I've almost uninstalled it 3 times because I guess they consider avoid being chain slept/stunned/knocked down fun. But I've lost the game to being chain stunned. And they are long stuns...talking 5-10 seconds of doing nothing. Usually you can swap characters during this....but only if you have more than 1 in the party.

    Speaking of AI...you only control 33% of the party. The other 2 are controlled by AI. Sure, you can spend their mana...but mostly...the game plays itself. Not what I wanted in an RPG.

    You can't change their appearances at all except their weapons.

    Leveling up weapons is so lame and tedious that they created a way to have the AI do it for you.

    This isn't an RPG...it's a bad commercial for Square. And you can't skip it...

    Do...skip this...please...    … Expand
  69. jezzipin
    Apr 16, 2020
    5
    After waiting for this game for years, I was sceptical that they would be able to pull it off. The original Final Fantasy 7 is the most iconic JRPG of all time and my in my opinion the greatest game of all time. This remake is a faithful adaptation for a modern generation. Thankfully the story is largely preserved from.the original and the battle system actually works. It doesn't beat theAfter waiting for this game for years, I was sceptical that they would be able to pull it off. The original Final Fantasy 7 is the most iconic JRPG of all time and my in my opinion the greatest game of all time. This remake is a faithful adaptation for a modern generation. Thankfully the story is largely preserved from.the original and the battle system actually works. It doesn't beat the original by any mean but comes as close as it possibly could.… Expand
  70. Chavez_0
    May 25, 2020
    5
    The game is cool - not quite as good as the original but still worth playing

    Pros: - Mostly good graphics - Voice Acting is mostly great - Pretty fun to play - Barrett - Tifa Cons: - Aerith's voice grates on my nerves (obviously that's a personal issue) - I don't like the addition of the Sephiroth's Dementors - The B.S. busy work side quests - Sneaking out of Aerith's House    The game is cool - not quite as good as the original but still worth playing

    Pros:
    - Mostly good graphics
    - Voice Acting is mostly great
    - Pretty fun to play
    - Barrett
    - Tifa

    Cons:
    - Aerith's voice grates on my nerves (obviously that's a personal issue)
    - I don't like the addition of the Sephiroth's Dementors
    - The B.S. busy work side quests
    - Sneaking out of Aerith's House
    - The water pressure gauge mini-game in the sewers
    - If felt needlessly padded out to stretch game play time - why?    … Expand
  71. Archibald23
    May 1, 2020
    5
    IM SUCH A BIG FAN OF FF7-8-9-10...
    How can i say - this is just a mirage - a nice mirage - you approach your hand and... and you see nothing... i hanged on at chapter 17.... cant go on... sorry but i tried! The lack of depth.... so few invocation and half of the invocation are jokes... the shops are sooooooo empty!!! what a joke... Where is the time you see a weapon you cannot afford    IM SUCH A BIG FAN OF FF7-8-9-10...
    How can i say - this is just a mirage - a nice mirage - you approach your hand and... and you see nothing... i hanged on at chapter 17.... cant go on... sorry but i tried! The lack of depth.... so few invocation and half of the invocation are jokes... the shops are sooooooo empty!!! what a joke... Where is the time you see a weapon you cannot afford (ginving you the goal to farm until you can afford to buy it.... collecting music (lol)... toooo much bla bla bla - secondary jokes quest (kill me please).
    The comparison with the original may be... but sorry to me this game deserve a 10/20 - they dont stole your money but they give you something so flat (if you believe this is deep - this is just an illusion - play the original pn switch for example and you will see......)
    Peace to all!
    .......and DAMN!!!! Where is the cardgame or the blitzball !!! ah i forget the is the dart.......     … Expand
  72. waleed_shihada
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    I was hoping the remake is the same original FF7 with better graphics so it can be played with the new generation. But I was disappointed. They did a massive effort in graphics which is by the way is the BEST! , but did not introduce to us the all storyline of final fantasy 7 .
    Now I wish if they did a remaster version instead of this.
  73. rsaioxkreual
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    The voice acting is AWFUL. I swear to god, that and the horrifying teeth knocked this down 2 points as is. There's a lot of padding, and while padding isn't always bad, in this case they only had a section that is about 3-5 hours long and they made it 30 hours. That's a lot of damn padding.

    FFVII was my favorite game ever, and the remake is just 'meh.' It's pretty. It's flashy, but    The voice acting is AWFUL. I swear to god, that and the horrifying teeth knocked this down 2 points as is. There's a lot of padding, and while padding isn't always bad, in this case they only had a section that is about 3-5 hours long and they made it 30 hours. That's a lot of damn padding.

    FFVII was my favorite game ever, and the remake is just 'meh.'

    It's pretty. It's flashy, but whatever. Could do with it, could do without it.

    You have any idea how painful that is to say, that something that you've been looking forward to for 15+ years is just 'fine'? There are certain things that are great, but other things that are just plain disappointing.    … Expand
  74. mathios
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    I will start by saying that the game looks amazing(most of the time) and that the battle system is fun and addicting. I loved seeing all these characters realized in modern graphics and seeing them interact with some newly added dialogue. With this said... this is not a "remake" and people understanding the plot should see that once they have completed the game. The story turns into aI will start by saying that the game looks amazing(most of the time) and that the battle system is fun and addicting. I loved seeing all these characters realized in modern graphics and seeing them interact with some newly added dialogue. With this said... this is not a "remake" and people understanding the plot should see that once they have completed the game. The story turns into a total mess the last third of the game and introduces some very ridiculous scenes and concepts that further strongly implies that this game is not a remake. I can only liken it to the ridiculousness of the Kingdom Hearts franchise.

    The game is also extremely padded with parts/dungeons being too drawn out which also impacts the games overall pacing. The side quests are nothing to write home about and are also very few. Lastly, the game is a little too linear for my taste. I never expected it to be open-world but I also didn't expect it to play like this considering this game only takes plays in the Midgar portion of the original.    … Expand
  75. visiblelight7
    Jun 8, 2023
    5
    Gorgeous graphics but more importantly a legendary story, characters and plot. To top it off, the music is heavenly. Childhood dream to relive this in 2020!

    But it was tedious and boring. The only reason its good is the characters and music. The graphics also. But its like every other game now. Overextended and the story has been diluted as hell so they can sell you a game in 10 years    Gorgeous graphics but more importantly a legendary story, characters and plot. To top it off, the music is heavenly. Childhood dream to relive this in 2020!

    But it was tedious and boring. The only reason its good is the characters and music. The graphics also. But its like every other game now. Overextended and the story has been diluted as hell so they can sell you a game in 10 years release time and milk it to the maximum. They sorta ruined it .

    A long time fan i been waiting 25+ years for this remake. Imagine, i could NOT finish it due to boredom and repetition. They ruined it to be honest.    … Expand
  76. Kengo19
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    Looking at the game from someone who has played the original it has points of nostalgia. However, the gameplay itself is a bit lacking. It restricts you at points of the game and there isn't too much exploring in the game. My least favorite thing is my favorite character from the original game isn't even a playable character.
  77. HamletArcher
    Jun 27, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FF 7 Remake is by no means a bad game. Nostalgic story from a quarter century ago, updated action combat system, above average graphics, remix of memorable music are all elements that put this game on solid ground. Unfortunately, there are just way tooo much filler content that don’t add to the story, and/or just plainly make no sense. While the Jessie story is not bad, how the characters seemingly forget about all those hooded ghosts immediately after they have taken over the whole slum shows a failure to integrate the new material into the original story. Shouldn’t Barret, who blames Shinra for all the wrong in the world, at least conjecture that the ghosts are Shinra’s doing or related somehow to the mako depleted planet? Many of the maps are large but so linear and so illogically designed that they feel unbelievable and unimmersible. The NPCs are robotic and annoyingly repeating the same line endlessly (in the original, at least they didn’t repeat that line unless you actively talked to them). In the misguided attempt to expand Midgar, Square Enix has sadly made it more restrictive and smaller, also more illogical and less believable. In the age of Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2, FF 7 Remake’s world is already obsolete as soon as it is updated. When the original Final Fantasy VII came out in 1997, it set a new benchmark for that generation of games. The Remake, unfortunately, doesn’t measure up to the ones in the present generation.… Expand
  78. TheFrog
    May 22, 2021
    5
    I played FF7 Remake thanks to its inclusion in the PS Plus program. I initially appreciated it more than I had expected, but after a while, I started realizing that something was very wrong. In short, you get high production values but a very poor JRPG, with severely limited scope and derivative narration.
    The graphics revamp is obviously welcome, with the 3D environments looking much    I played FF7 Remake thanks to its inclusion in the PS Plus program. I initially appreciated it more than I had expected, but after a while, I started realizing that something was very wrong. In short, you get high production values but a very poor JRPG, with severely limited scope and derivative narration.
    The graphics revamp is obviously welcome, with the 3D environments looking much better than the original 2D images, except when you see distant, pixellated panoramas. The semi-interactive battle system is more immersive than the original, turn-based active time battle. On the other hand, I quickly realized that turn-based strategy goes down the drain. Almost any enemy attack will stagger you, preventing you to complete any action, which means that casters like Aerith are heavily impaired when fighting multiple enemies. Say your team gets knocked out and your healer is the last man standing: chances are it's game over because she'll never manage to pull off a resurrection spell, with enemies concentrating on her. Also, if you can control one character at a time, team AI for the other two should be good. Here it’s abysmal, with your teammates doing practically nothing and getting hurt all the time.
    Using a fighter is some fun, but not as much as it could be. You have a dodge move that is essentially useless, your combos cannot be cancelled and block has a huge delay. All in all, it's totally unresponsive, preventing any fast action from working. Finally, stunlock is definitely a thing with certain enemies. As an action melee game, FF7R fails miserably.
    This is not its worst problem. The main issue is The Hobbit effect. What was once a very special game with a tightly knit story, relatable characters and a really special feel, has been artificially inflated to transform it into a 3-game epic, injecting filler content everywhere, and it suffers from the transformation. The original FF7 started exactly like this game: you are in Midgar City, battling the evil Shinra Corporation, and think you have it all figured out. After they pull a certain, horrible move, the perspective suddenly changes completely, the real game begins, the scope becomes huge and you realize you had only scratched the surface so far. In FF7R there is no such epiphany because the first game doesn’t get out of the small setup, which results in a very, very small game world and mundane side quests.
    The story also suffers. In FF7, you could talk to a lot of people, and while most chatter was just that, sometimes you could get glimpses of background stories going on, lots of hidden gems. It’s kind of difficult to explain, but a certain character takes a liking to Cloud from the very start. In FF7, you had very few chances to actually interact with her, and yet these interactions were poignant, because my imagination would reconstruct what was left unsaid. In FF7R, it’s all spelled out loud, and becomes a badly written, run of the mill semi-romance of no consequence.
    You get very, very few instances where you can decide what Cloud says. In FF7 you had a lot; many did not have real story consequences, but they were still part of what “my” Cloud was, they were role-playing in my view. Here, you just go through fixed dialogs 99% of the time.
    Other things I didn’t enjoy:
    - Bad, over the top acting. Stupid, evil laughter worked when it was text, irks when it’s voice.
    - Way too many special enemies. May be ok if you like bosses, but really, there are apparently more unique enemies than normal ones.
    - This is not Devil May Cry. Who figured that an idiotic, bombastic, superpowered, emo badass like Roche would fit in?
    - The ending. Bloody hell, talk about making it five times as long as it should have been! It’s a putrid slog through annoying, unsatisfying, inconclusive fights that drag on forever.
    All in all, I’m glad I didn’t pay for the game.    … Expand
  79. endfoto
    Apr 29, 2020
    5
    This is helpless hard to have a full story in 1 games nowaday , Why remake FFVII ?? because of the sales (original). this remake just the same kind of FFXV ,most important about original FF7 is the battle system with view of the angle arrangement(feel good and excited). Now,strange line to go for character ,no open world ,limited you go anywhere ,part of story and story changed.This is helpless hard to have a full story in 1 games nowaday , Why remake FFVII ?? because of the sales (original). this remake just the same kind of FFXV ,most important about original FF7 is the battle system with view of the angle arrangement(feel good and excited). Now,strange line to go for character ,no open world ,limited you go anywhere ,part of story and story changed. Personal 5 even way better than this . you can see many second hand FF7 remake to sell on web , this is not worth to have and keep games.... I keep the original FF7 and soundtrack but not this one ....... 5 stars just for Tifa only nothing more .Tifa make me finish the whole games . if you want to play FF7 remake, wait second hand with half price of it.… Expand
  80. UnionJack0714
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    I'm confused on why this game has taken so long to come out... yet it isn't the full FF7 experience. What is here is good, but this isn't what I was expecting from a remake that's been in the works for more than 5 years. And now we're gonna be forced to pay another £50 to play the other half of the game... why SquareEnix??
  81. KillProcess
    May 23, 2020
    5
    No, I never played the original. But this is ridiculous. They spent years making this remake and only sold half of the game?? The story didn't make ANY SENSE at all. I can't believe they did the same that FFT XV. The only difference here is that the fans already loved this game because of the original, so they wouldn't mind that the game is incomplete. This is my 9th FFT game and probablyNo, I never played the original. But this is ridiculous. They spent years making this remake and only sold half of the game?? The story didn't make ANY SENSE at all. I can't believe they did the same that FFT XV. The only difference here is that the fans already loved this game because of the original, so they wouldn't mind that the game is incomplete. This is my 9th FFT game and probably the last one.

    The battle and OST are great. I fell in love with the characters very quickly. But the side missions were terrible, it was repetitive and it's pretty much just going back to places i already explored. And there isn't that much to explore in the maps.
    After so many years hearing that THIS was one of the best FFT ever created, it was actually very disappointing. I know they are not the same game, but still I was expecting so much more...    … Expand
  82. Moriquendi
    Jan 11, 2022
    5
    10
    9 No Doblado al Español pero si al Frances.
    8 Venta a 80€ mismo precio que el resto de países que si trae voces en su idioma. 7 Combate pesado y repetitivo peor que un Devil my cry o un Kingdom Hearts 6 Juego agrandado artificialmente para venderte segunda parte. 5 Port penoso para PC ley del mínimo esfuerzo. 4 Casi dos años exclusivo Ps5 después para pandemic store y cuando les    10
    9 No Doblado al Español pero si al Frances.
    8 Venta a 80€ mismo precio que el resto de países que si trae voces en su idioma.
    7 Combate pesado y repetitivo peor que un Devil my cry o un Kingdom Hearts
    6 Juego agrandado artificialmente para venderte segunda parte.
    5 Port penoso para PC ley del mínimo esfuerzo.
    4 Casi dos años exclusivo Ps5 después para pandemic store y cuando les convenga lo sacaran para steam para sacarse otro tanto de dinero.
    3 El Port a Ps5 es igual de lamentable que el de PC pudiendo poner un parche para que funcione a 120hz
    2 Han Cambiado la Historia original.
    1 El mejor villano de todos los tiempos que ni siquiera sabia el nombre de cloud ahora es un acosador con cara de pervertido sexual, sale al principio mediados y al final del juego.    … Expand
  83. Shadow1234
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    Don't get me wrong this game is amazing in every sense. I highly recommend playing it however.... wait for a sale to purchase. Let me explain:

    The graphics are top notch and not something that even needs to be discussed. They nail the end life of this gaming generation and everything it is capable of with the next generation coming soon. Hearing the music and soundtracks take me back    Don't get me wrong this game is amazing in every sense. I highly recommend playing it however.... wait for a sale to purchase. Let me explain:

    The graphics are top notch and not something that even needs to be discussed. They nail the end life of this gaming generation and everything it is capable of with the next generation coming soon.
    Hearing the music and soundtracks take me back to the original for sure. The voice acting is superb and the audio while playing is great. From Barret's one liners to Jessie hitting on Cloud, even listening to the background voice as you walk through a section of town is great.

    The battles are awesome and and you can choose if you want it to be simplistic or more challenging. With many original monsters making a reappearance.

    I like everything about this game but here is why it only got a 5.

    I did not read up on anything about this game pre-release so I could be totally surprised by everything and enjoy it all. Everything was going great. Then the game ended and I was not even out of Midgar,

    ARE YOU JOKING ME!!! Looks like SE is going to make this into a three part series I would guess. While some may enjoy that I do not. Yes it makes the overall game larger but it also means we as players wont be done it until 2023, provided they release the next part every year and I doubt that is going to happen but it sure as hell better. If they do it every two years then we will be done this series by 2026. No way this game is just a two part series as Midgar was the first game. If I recall the game took place over a few towns and areas of the world map. Yes they really fleshed out Midgar with a town more to do and it was great but now I have to buy another game/DLC maybe two at $79.99 CAD each I am guessing. MONEY GRAB!! That is why this game gets a 5, Buy it; just wait on a sale.    … Expand
  84. 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??
  85. chumingtam
    Apr 15, 2020
    5
    SE should put a PART I on the title and chop off half of the price instead of stuffing filler quests. I would only buy the complete edition and certainly not on a dying platform (aka PS4), If you can't wait, at least wait for the PS5 or PC versions coming not so far away.
  86. KnightForlorn
    May 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can an ending ruin a game? Like GoT became a prime example of this for TV, FF7R will be looked at as a case study for it in the medium of video games.

    The Whispers (or Dementors or Sephi-ghosts) prove to be the biggest problem in the game; overshadowing graphical issues (like NPC demon mouths), over padding (sewers and train graveyard), and bipolar swings between classic Aeris and all-knowing-reality-bending-demigod Aerith. This coalesces into the Meta stand-in for fanboys that must be defeated so the game can stand alone, divorced from it's predecessor. What actually results is a loss of any agency for our heroes as any and all struggles they face are simply preordained conclusions, the most egregious being the Sector 7 plate drop. After said rabid fans are put down, the game fast forwards to an unearned fight against Sephiroth that renders any further conflict with him devoid of stakes, since we've already killed him.

    Had the game ended with the highway, I would have given it an easy 8, maybe even 9, Whispers and all. I was riding high, excited to see what they do next, ready to go back for the Platinum trophy. But as it stands, I'm more worried than ever about future games and unsure if I should even continue with the series.    … Expand
  87. EchoX860
    Apr 11, 2020
    5
    It's fine, I really don't see all the massive hype around the game. I understand it's only part 1, but it felt incredibly short for me in comparison to other games of the same series and same genre
  88. ClairePendragon
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    This is like comparing Star Wars ep.7, to ep.4. If you preferred ep.7 to ep.4, you'll probably be ok with the game.

    -GAEMPLAY -COMBAT Combat is easily the best feature of this game! A solid base for all future games to build upon. If there's any reason to play this game, this is it. Inspired between a mix of FF13s stagger system (but more simplistic) FF15s combat (technically more    This is like comparing Star Wars ep.7, to ep.4. If you preferred ep.7 to ep.4, you'll probably be ok with the game.

    -GAEMPLAY
    -COMBAT
    Combat is easily the best feature of this game! A solid base for all future games to build upon. If there's any reason to play this game, this is it. Inspired between a mix of FF13s stagger system (but more simplistic) FF15s combat (technically more simplistic, but flows better) and FF12's general "feel".
    Some minor flaws though, such as the camera is R3, but changing lock-on targets is also R3. So if your target is behind you, or out of sight, the act of moving the camera to see them, will lock-on to a different target, and make your attacks miss.
    Most bosses don't have real mechanics. (Roughly 20-25% do though)
    And enemy variety is sparce. (This one isnt fully SE fault.)

    Combat Score: 9

    -NONCOMBAT GAMEPLAY
    I can't possibly stress this enough. The game is mostly padded filler. It's clear the developers couldn't possibly make enough of the game within the modern age of gaming. The "new areas" are just road blocks/hallways, to slow your progress through the game. It's very disingenuous for the "new content" to be considered an "expansion" upon the original. And with so many long road blocks and tedious treks, the games pacing comes to a crawl. (IMO FF7's strongest feature is its pacing. As any singular factor of the original was never that great, but the pacing made it amazing.)

    This alone would easily be scored a 1 out of 10. But, to be fair, there's still more than just pacing. Such as customization. Which is great, and helps fill in the tedium of trekking through the games new hallway sections. Town exploration is mostly fine, sadly no real new areas to explore, since new areas are meant to be road blocks, and not actual hubs/fields. Additionally the old mini games have mostly been ruined, but some of the new mini games are pretty darn good.

    So combining it all together...
    GAMEPLAY SCORE: 5

    -STORY
    Almost every character introduction involves a lot of poses. (Think Genyu force from DBZ) Followed by some of the cheeziest lines ever written. (Worse than the originals cheeze)
    The new segments are poorly timed, or poorly built up. Such as hoping you would find certain moments scary/intimidating, despite not actually explaining WHY the event should be seen as terrifying. But despite most of the new segments being bad, there are at least a small handful of moments that improved upon the original a bit. (No spoilers here)
    Story segments from the original game had small parts cut out, in awkward ways, that don't make the scene flow properly.
    Lastly, characters aren't really interacting with the situation, location, or other characters reasonably.
    ex: Barret Knows the name of a character that he previously didn't know, despite no one telling him. Then suddenly knows what that character means to another character, despite not being told. Followed by trying to harm the character, despite the character not clearly being an enemy. And lastly, states the characters goals, despite not being told any of this. But YOU the player know this, so they don't bother having the conversations flow correctly.

    STORY SCORE: 6

    -MUSIC/ART DIRECTION
    This isnt about graphics, but how they chose to use artistic visuals to present the story, along with the music. Both were improperly used. Such as happy music during sad moments. Colorful scenery, when its an oppressive tone in the story.

    MUSIC/ART SCORE: 4

    FINAL SCORE 5.
    This game was clearly the limit of what they could make, and tries to pretend its about "expanding" the story of midgar, when only 10% of it is expanded, and barely at all. Most new content is designed to slow you down, and not have any actual substance.
    What does Aertith think, when she finds out about Cloud being in Avalanche? What does Cloud think about the bombings? These are questions we'd have loved to see explored, but instead we get only a few lines regarding the implications of the bombings from a small portion of the cast, with most dialogue being about fetch quests, roadblocks, and the trailers new "ghost" looking beings.
    With no spoilers, I can only say the ending is also rather dull, and rushed. The final opponents have even less "mechanics" than prior bosses. (They have none, zero, zilch) And contribute nothing to the plot, while also being a complete change in tone of the rest of the game and story.
    The ending brings worries of all the things they can do wrong with the next games, and unfortunately, I can't warn what they are, w/o spoilers.    … Expand
  89. Mercinarie
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    5 For the Nostalgia, honestly looking at this objectively, it's an "OK" RPG I'd have given it an 8 no worries but that ending was so offensive to OG fans. This dude feel sick.
  90. DionXFC
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This game was fun, but it's easily the most over-rated game of the year. The dialogue and script simply does not hold up against the elite in 2020. Graphically this game had moments of brilliance but couldn't maintain that level of quality consistently. Sometimes I felt like I was looking at a different game. The lack of polish had me realising that Rockstar Games, Naughty Dog and SantaThis game was fun, but it's easily the most over-rated game of the year. The dialogue and script simply does not hold up against the elite in 2020. Graphically this game had moments of brilliance but couldn't maintain that level of quality consistently. Sometimes I felt like I was looking at a different game. The lack of polish had me realising that Rockstar Games, Naughty Dog and Santa Monica are so far ahead of the opposition. Not upset I played it, but it's an experience I could've easily gone without.… Expand
  91. 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
  92. Melfes
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Warning: Spoilers for the future of this series
    The game itself is decent. If you list the events in the Midgar section from the original, the scenes you remember, they're all there, the gameplay is fun but it gets tedious because the enemies tend to be damage sponges, the design is barely a bit less linear than FFXIII, there's quite a bit of padding (walking sections and hunting quests) and way less exploration you would assume from what the developers promised. Graphically the party models look great, as some of the cutscenes, but the npc and some of the environment take a massive dive in quality to PS2 levels. Could be a bug.

    The real problem comes with the plot itself: the events are there, but a certain bad guy is everywhere, and not only he's aware of the events of FFVII 97, so are certain creatures that make sure nobody messes with the events of the original game.
    These creatures will inject themselves in a lot of story events and ruin them, you will understand as you play.
    Also, it's heavily implied this is a Sequel that's taking place in a reality where the original game already happened.
    The final arc is probably the biggest mistake Square ever made: while it's not confirmed, the battle and the events at the end are very, very different from the original and make it obvious the rest of the remake is never going to happen as FFVII 1997 is now the scrapped past, and they're going to do their own thing moving forward.

    As a game it's a 8.5. Story-wise, for what they added and what they plan to do, a 2 is courtesy.

    My recommendation: play it, get to the final dungeon (Shinra building), stop, sell the game, pretend you never saw anything.    … Expand
  93. DanielNS87
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    definitely the JRPG its not mine, the music is strident and the same during all game, the play mechanics are awful like all games Japaneses, the graphics are good, but the art like a anime is very repetitive
  94. 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
  95. Fiercevinegar
    Jun 20, 2023
    5
    one of the most overated games ever, takes a 5 hour game adds a **** ton of filler to make it 40 hours completely botches the story to make it incoherent, and somehow everyone acts like its the best thing ever
  96. XAKER4
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    Хорошая игра только для фанатов ! Для новичков так себе разрекламирована слишком дальше по игре местами халтура и минус ждать долго продолжения
  97. skads7
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Por favor, Square Enix, dejaos de rollos y no llaméis a este juego REMAKE, porque no lo es. Esto es un REBOOT/ SECUELA EXTRAÑA, con todas las palabras. Vivimos en un mundo donde un juego como este, que se inventa por arte de magia finales donde no los hay, con viajes en el tiempo y miles de mierdas que no vienen a cuento, se lleva nueves, cuando este juego no vale más de un 6.

    Final Fantasy VII no es ni Chrono Trigger, ni Kingdom Hearts ni Harry Potter. Los viajes en el tiempo, los espectros, los mundos paralelos y las pajas mentales que os montáis, cansan demasiado ya. A los vendemotos de "Es que me he pasado el juego 20 veces, necesito algo nuevo". Si queréis algo nuevo, no hace falta cagarse en la memoria de un clásico, lo tenéis muy cerca: La ventana más cercana, la abrís y para abajo os tiráis, que vais a volver al planeta como Aeris, a ver si lo salváis, a menos que venga un espectro y os de un empujón a dentro de vuestra casa, no sea que vayáis a fastidiar la linea principal del tiempo ;))))

    Jugablemente, es repetitivo, pasillero y muy cansino. Ni justifica que el juego se base solo en Midgar y mucho menos justifica tantos años de desarrollo para este juego. Hasta Don Corneo, todo va como la seda y suave, ahora, cuando llegas a las alcantarillas, el juego cae en picado.

    Devolvedme mi dinero Square, sois una mancha de estafadores de cuidado y esta es la última vez que compro un juego más de salida vuestro.    … Expand
  98. diolantern
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    Stuff FFVII, Michael Bay, and Ned Flanders into Brundle's teleportation machine and this bloated monstrosity will flop out of the other end.
  99. davygravy93
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    Not bad but not very good either. While I do appreciate seeing midgar in modern graphics theres a bit of a hollow feeling to it since most of the experience happens in linear hallways similar to the 13 series. Theres also some weird retcons to the story, Square in their infinite wisdom decided that what the story of FFVII needed was alternate realities and spooky ghosts which might soundNot bad but not very good either. While I do appreciate seeing midgar in modern graphics theres a bit of a hollow feeling to it since most of the experience happens in linear hallways similar to the 13 series. Theres also some weird retcons to the story, Square in their infinite wisdom decided that what the story of FFVII needed was alternate realities and spooky ghosts which might sound interesting but really only serves as an excuse as to why the remake is split into parts. The combat was the saving grace for me, feels like the combat of 15 but more fluid, summons looked cool. I was hoping with this remake that midgar would be a much bigger place to explore but I guess i was expecting too much.… Expand
  100. danuffo
    Aug 2, 2021
    5
    Not my taste...

    All the classical feeling is gone, even the music sounds off, the original style was already good. The game feels more like a interactive movie (you know, the "quick action button" parts), too much cutscenes, irrelevant characters, no true turn based game. Only graphics get better but the rest get worse, there was no need to change the plot. On top of that, the    Not my taste...

    All the classical feeling is gone, even the music sounds off, the original style was already good.

    The game feels more like a interactive movie (you know, the "quick action button" parts), too much cutscenes, irrelevant characters, no true turn based game. Only graphics get better but the rest get worse, there was no need to change the plot.

    On top of that, the absence of a latinamerican spanish dubbing, it's a real pain to be listening american english voices specially when they casted star talents or youtubers as voice actors.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

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  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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