Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8148 Ratings

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  1. Brit_Miller
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Misleading advertising. Dementors. 35 hours gameplay. By RPG standards, poor, by FF7 standards abysmal
  2. Zer0TheHer0
    Apr 10, 2020
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    This is not Final Fantasy VII
    This is not a remake
    this is a piece of **** pathetic reboot/reimagining made by incompetent game directors (nomura and nojima) that felt the need to ruin the real Final Fantasy VII story and design. Everything is wrong and stupid. From Tifa design to all the story, the use of Sephiroth and those moronic "time ghosts". It's embarassing, feels like bad    This is not Final Fantasy VII
    This is not a remake
    this is a piece of **** pathetic reboot/reimagining made by incompetent game directors (nomura and nojima) that felt the need to ruin the real Final Fantasy VII story and design. Everything is wrong and stupid. From Tifa design to all the story, the use of Sephiroth and those moronic "time ghosts". It's embarassing, feels like bad fanfiction written by a 12 years old

    nomura keeps ruining the Final Fantasy name over and over

    It's pathetic, it's juvenile, it's **** writing and the only good thing about it it's that it will never end since it's episodic and this is just a small part (but full price!) of the whole game

    nomura shouldn't have a job in the industry

    do not buy this ****    … Expand
  3. yersinia
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    The camera is terrible, it's hard to target anything correctly.
    The padding and fluff is very tedious: kill x rats, find 5 kids, find 3 chocobos, find 5 kids again, etc...
    The sidequests are meaningless and bring nothing to the game of value. The battles are painful and unpleasant. If you don't know the enemy weaknesses or gimmick before the battle, then good luck. Very little    The camera is terrible, it's hard to target anything correctly.
    The padding and fluff is very tedious: kill x rats, find 5 kids, find 3 chocobos, find 5 kids again, etc...
    The sidequests are meaningless and bring nothing to the game of value.
    The battles are painful and unpleasant. If you don't know the enemy weaknesses or gimmick before the battle, then good luck.
    Very little exploration possible. All areas are simply empty corridors.
    This feels like a demo or tech demo at most.    … Expand
  4. Serenityinaz12
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    No, you don't get to release a game and call it "Final Fantasy VII remake" and only have 1/3 of the game inside. There was ZERO mention of this fact on the box of the game or in advertising for it. False advertising and shady practices from Square!
  5. sumbodyshero
    May 2, 2020
    0
    Metacritic is DELETING negative reviews! Let that sink in! The cover up is official!

    This is the biggest bait and switch in gaming history! Do not buy! Not the same story! Not the same genre! "Classic mode" plays itself! This is just a $60 FFXV skin. It has one tiny fraction of the content, and pads it out with fetch quests. They deleted my review! PS: Cloud wears PURPLE,    Metacritic is DELETING negative reviews! Let that sink in! The cover up is official!

    This is the biggest bait and switch in gaming history! Do not buy!

    Not the same story!
    Not the same genre!
    "Classic mode" plays itself!

    This is just a $60 FFXV skin. It has one tiny fraction of the content, and pads it out with fetch quests.

    They deleted my review!

    PS: Cloud wears PURPLE, not black.    … Expand
  6. Kildahl
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    They've ditched so many things that made the original a classic, like the materia system. I remember they said 10 years ago "We will do a remake when we feel we will do it right, in honor of the original". Now that is certainly not the case. The voice acting is horrible, the combat is dumbed down and reminds more of Fortnite than FF7 (which in turn reminded a bit of chess; it was tacticalThey've ditched so many things that made the original a classic, like the materia system. I remember they said 10 years ago "We will do a remake when we feel we will do it right, in honor of the original". Now that is certainly not the case. The voice acting is horrible, the combat is dumbed down and reminds more of Fortnite than FF7 (which in turn reminded a bit of chess; it was tactical and tough), the graphics are sub-par, the story is altered. How can people even give this a good score? It is not a good game on itself, and it's especially a bad game when set against the original. It feels like a cosplay of the original.… Expand
  7. Raidann
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What they have done to the ending of this game is an absolute travesty, I can't believe they would actually mess with the story this bad.
    People NEED to know before they buy it, I went in thinking it was going to be a true remake, I'm ok with changing some things, but you find out it's actually a sequel.. except you're replaying the story again with fate/time cops/ghosts trying to keep things the same.. You fight Sephiroth and a time giant at the end of the game ffs.. wtf have they done    … Expand
  8. Joenightwalker
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    False marketed as a remake when it is in fact a reimagining that changes almost everything for worst and is almost as messy as the work that have been done on the Kingdom Hearts franchise. They may ruin FF7 legacy with the next parts.
  9. lyekay1
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    First loot boxes, now games are being split in episodes where you have to pay? Nah this aint it, sorry Square bot you lost me as a fan. I'm tired of this man, rather wait and release a full game then do this. I've been a fan since the PS1 days.
  10. supman
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is really bad. ending bad. texture is bad. really not good game..
  11. SecludedGodMind
    Aug 2, 2020
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    Square Enix took the game that got them on the map and completely changed everything. The story makes absolutely no sense now. We can revisit this in 15 years when they come out with FF7 5: REEEEmake v2.5, when they've added so much extra nonsense to the story and have no idea where to go with it.
  12. CodyCoyote64
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is not a remake. It is a reimagining in the style of Evangelion Rebuild.

    The developers seem to actively hate the original game. No fan should play this.
  13. hjinter
    Apr 14, 2020
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    Chapter 18 just destroyed my every positive experience in this game.You can not do this to fans who loved original FF7.
  14. CrabCult
    Apr 15, 2020
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    The game was marketed as a remake of FF7 but it's in fact a reimagining. The story has been altered and it's implied the sequels will deviate even further. This would be fine by me if this was what they marketed the game as from the start. I can't help but succumb to cynicism as well over the filler content, endless hallways and the implications of the episodic format. I'm expecting themThe game was marketed as a remake of FF7 but it's in fact a reimagining. The story has been altered and it's implied the sequels will deviate even further. This would be fine by me if this was what they marketed the game as from the start. I can't help but succumb to cynicism as well over the filler content, endless hallways and the implications of the episodic format. I'm expecting them to drag the story out and needlessly desecrate the franchise to try and milk it for the sweet dollars.… Expand
  15. alandeanavery
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage. It's well rendered garbage, but garbage nonetheless.

    At no point in the game are you afforded any real freedom as would be the hallmark of the original. Everything about this game is designed to be a drag. In 23 years the only technological advance is a dramatic uptick in the number of invisible walls. They've managed to make a game that is less interactive than    Absolute garbage. It's well rendered garbage, but garbage nonetheless.

    At no point in the game are you afforded any real freedom as would be the hallmark of the original. Everything about this game is designed to be a drag. In 23 years the only technological advance is a dramatic uptick in the number of invisible walls.

    They've managed to make a game that is less interactive than the original.    … Expand
  16. Andyo
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake takes the worst parts of FFXIII and FFXV and mashes them together in one game. Neverending hallways and a terribly clunky, non-fluid battle system. If you change all the characters names and models in this game you would think it is nothing more than a budget action game.

    Sorry old school fans, Final Fantasy is dead and Square needed the "Final Fantasy" IP to sell    Final Fantasy 7 Remake takes the worst parts of FFXIII and FFXV and mashes them together in one game. Neverending hallways and a terribly clunky, non-fluid battle system. If you change all the characters names and models in this game you would think it is nothing more than a budget action game.

    Sorry old school fans, Final Fantasy is dead and Square needed the "Final Fantasy" IP to sell this garbage that bears no resemblance to a Final Fantasy game (aka Breath of the Wild). Good IPs dead, try a new game, this just isn't what it used to be.    … Expand
  17. chrisfrenette
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    The music soundtrack is perhaps the best in any video, ever. over 8 hours. the cutscenes surpass 15 hours total. This story is a masterpiece and the hard mode gameplay is extremely challenging. Game of the year so far for me.
  18. Tibeto
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    Linear RPG. Split the original game in N parts to earn more money...this is so ridiculous
  19. Eldunari
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Not a remake, more like FF7-2. Square fooled us into believe this was a true remake.
  20. yeflynne
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Umm wtf lore breaking. Sephiroth is being hunted by shinra cuz theyre trying to kill the super soldiers cuz they got too strong, thas why they kill zack. Originally there are no sephiroth clones in midgar becuz it makes sense shinra would be trying to hide their experiments and killing anything sephiroth related. In this game there are sephiroth clones everywhere in midgar like they werentUmm wtf lore breaking. Sephiroth is being hunted by shinra cuz theyre trying to kill the super soldiers cuz they got too strong, thas why they kill zack. Originally there are no sephiroth clones in midgar becuz it makes sense shinra would be trying to hide their experiments and killing anything sephiroth related. In this game there are sephiroth clones everywhere in midgar like they werent trying to hide the experiments. W.T.F.

    Then even worse, the beautiful main theme of ff7 that plays when you first leave midgar and see the sun, now plays first in the bathroom at seventh heaven literally by the toilet i couldnt believe it... literally wtf are these 2 choices..    … Expand
  21. Psycho0762
    Oct 17, 2020
    0
    this is not a remake this is an abomination not worth $60.00 x4 for each chapter its full of fluff and fetch quests this is kingdom hearts with ff7 characters if this was a song SE would be sued for plagiarism get your money back before the 90 days are up and don't buy. every person that gave it a good review is dishonest or never played the greatest game ever ps1 ff7 i still play ff7this is not a remake this is an abomination not worth $60.00 x4 for each chapter its full of fluff and fetch quests this is kingdom hearts with ff7 characters if this was a song SE would be sued for plagiarism get your money back before the 90 days are up and don't buy. every person that gave it a good review is dishonest or never played the greatest game ever ps1 ff7 i still play ff7 with my ps2 and just got a black chocobos i have been playing ff7 since 1997 when it was originally released in the us and this garbage called a remake is not ff7 only the 1st 2hrs of game play are. then it goes to garbage. SE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR THIS CRAP THEY JUST CANT LET GO OF KINGDOM HEARTS WHAT DID YOU THINK WE WERE STUPID REALLY ff7 original is one of the greatist games of all times it has laughter, tears it has true omg moments and great stories. some char we fell in love with some we hated with all our hearts and what i wanted as a die hard lover of ff7 is to play it with modern graphics with voices and fall in love with the char all over again with a new visual not some 30hr+ wast of fluff midgar was only 15min into disk 1 and you turn'd it into 30+ of garbage damn you square damn you… Expand
  22. B3457
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    absolute disaster, why did they change the story...all we wanted was FF7 with updates graphics and voices, instead we get this garbage ...
  23. wihdinheimo
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    This game sucks. Once you'll finish it there's a twist that absolutely ruins the franchise. If this was developers way of paying homage to the original game, they should all be fired. Square-Enix hasn't been able to write anything coherent since Sakaguchi left the company.

    The ending feels like the adults were done with the script and some kid came in and drew crayons over the last few    This game sucks. Once you'll finish it there's a twist that absolutely ruins the franchise. If this was developers way of paying homage to the original game, they should all be fired. Square-Enix hasn't been able to write anything coherent since Sakaguchi left the company.

    The ending feels like the adults were done with the script and some kid came in and drew crayons over the last few pages.

    The antagonist of the game, Sephiroth is introduced too early which breaks the tension.

    Get your narrative together Nomura, you can't write. Sakaguchi's approach of wholesomeness and creativity is gone with your childish plot twists and the greed of your company shareholders. Square-Enix became the Shinra. The story of this game sucks so hard, that every single employee involved making these decisions should be fired on the spot. Super disappointed.    … Expand
  24. CesarV
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    They completely butchered this masterpiece that saved their very lives when it came out, if it wasn't for FF7 there would be no Square, and now they do the ultimate betrayal and try to cash cow it.

    They not only rushed the game out so people need to buy it on the ps4 so they can later launch a remaster for the PS5 cha ching, they divided the game in 3 parts and completely altered    They completely butchered this masterpiece that saved their very lives when it came out, if it wasn't for FF7 there would be no Square, and now they do the ultimate betrayal and try to cash cow it.

    They not only rushed the game out so people need to buy it on the ps4 so they can later launch a remaster for the PS5 cha ching, they divided the game in 3 parts and completely altered everything about the original to make it look like a good guys vs bad guys type of situation, when the original game had everyone with a more greyed out sense of morality where everyone was trying to find their way in life. They even went to the extreme of NOT INCLUDING one of the main characters Red XIII why the hell would they do this to many people's favorite character in the game?

    I have to say I am truly disappointed with the path Square has chosen for itself, shame on whoever is making these decisions.    … Expand
  25. Phuz
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    My God. If irritating, over the top, shoddy voice acting, combined with irritating, over the top, shoddy scripting floats your boat, then guess what? You're in luck. You'll have a field day in fact because that is exactly what this is. A load of irritating, Hollywood style junk. If I asked you to go and find me a game where I want to kick all the annoying little **** of characters inMy God. If irritating, over the top, shoddy voice acting, combined with irritating, over the top, shoddy scripting floats your boat, then guess what? You're in luck. You'll have a field day in fact because that is exactly what this is. A load of irritating, Hollywood style junk. If I asked you to go and find me a game where I want to kick all the annoying little **** of characters in the face and you brought me this, you would pass your mission.

    You'd have to be about 13 years old to remotely tolerate the acting and script here. Total, utter **** And a big fookin whopping 100GB of hard drive clogging **** at that.    … Expand
  26. nexus4p
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Remake that ruined the original. Full of childish scenes. Graphics are bad.
  27. ichimitch
    Mar 26, 2023
    0
    If you want to see what a remake should be, check out Bluepoint Games work. They Remade Shadow of the Collosus and Demon Souls. Both of which hold very true to the original games. FFVIIR doesn't resemble the original in any regard what so ever: It's a new game entirely. Calling this pretty abomination a remake is an insult. F*** you, Squeenix.
  28. Lestatman
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    First of all why did they introduce Sephiroth so early into the game when he's supposed to be this mysterious figure. The side quests where not that interesting but passable and some slight changes to the story early on were ok but then comes the ending which left me staring at the screen with my brain trying to work out did I really see what I just saw. Graphics mean nothing to me it'sFirst of all why did they introduce Sephiroth so early into the game when he's supposed to be this mysterious figure. The side quests where not that interesting but passable and some slight changes to the story early on were ok but then comes the ending which left me staring at the screen with my brain trying to work out did I really see what I just saw. Graphics mean nothing to me it's the heart and soul of a game that interests me especially a game like this and like with RE3 another hugely disappointing "Remake".… Expand
  29. diegomc97
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incomplete game sold at full price that eventually will be sold again and in the end we will have paid around 200 dollars… Expand
  30. morningland
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Im about 10 hours in and I just can’t play it anymore. I was really trying to tough it out and make to to the church with Aerith but I just can’t do it. The game, in typical loser square fashion, is a boring painful chore to play. They took what was an epic game and remade at as a mediocre one. It’s boring and stretched out just for the sake of creating a franchise instead of justIm about 10 hours in and I just can’t play it anymore. I was really trying to tough it out and make to to the church with Aerith but I just can’t do it. The game, in typical loser square fashion, is a boring painful chore to play. They took what was an epic game and remade at as a mediocre one. It’s boring and stretched out just for the sake of creating a franchise instead of just faithfully recreating the game for the next generation. Just a really stupid idea. Please don’t give them your money and I’m saying that as FINAL FANTASY 7 1997 being my favorite game. Who ever thought it was a good idea to release these games in episodes when the first only covers the first 10% of the game is, simply put, an idiot. Or he’s just greedy, one or the other. At the pace square finishes these games we will all be dead by the time this series is finished and it probably won’t even be worth the wait. And the combat system just sucks. Turn based combat is still fun and was great in recent games like dragon quest 11. Here square is trying to use a blend of action and turn based combat but both end up being mediocre. Combat is just frustrating, confusing button mashing mess. I understand it’s probably my problem and I’m not understanding how to play but it all seems way too chaotic and quickly gets tiresome. Seriously. Why couldn’t they just recreate the 1997 because in the small moments where they did that this game really shines. The opening reactors scene and the streets or Midgard after were truly awesome and I was truly struggling to slog through the game to get to more moments like that. I just could t take it after a while. Also. The some of the textures in the game are just shockingly bad. It’s pretty amazing for a game that took five years to make. Also, the lip syncing must be glitched because it is beyond atrociously bad. Also, they ruined the story. Wait until the end of the game. They completely change the story and turn it into confusing kingdom hearts crap

    Honestly. If people like this game more power to them but for me it’s just painful. I’m going back to the original and after the disappointments of final fantasy 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 I’ve finally learned my lesson that this series is finished. I’m not spending anymore money on these games. Please only buy this game when it’s half price. Don’t support this.    … Expand
  31. dark0153
    Aug 15, 2020
    0
    **** graphics (ps3 textures), bad combat mechanics, poor lip sync and voice acting, over-hyped, full of **** mini games
  32. greninjaX
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    they're trying to take final fantasy 7 and turn it into something it is not: kingdom hearts. this is not the remake we deserve.
  33. WilliamWesker
    May 1, 2020
    0
    **** game was straight up hot garbage. And Wtf was they trying to do at the end? Not to mention all it was a 100% linear hand holding FF13 reskin, with a partial story that made 0% sense. By just throwing in a few retarded "quests", aka go fetch's that for me, with obvious "crawl" spaces and slow downs to hide loading and add another pointless hour of gameplay. I even did 100% in less than**** game was straight up hot garbage. And Wtf was they trying to do at the end? Not to mention all it was a 100% linear hand holding FF13 reskin, with a partial story that made 0% sense. By just throwing in a few retarded "quests", aka go fetch's that for me, with obvious "crawl" spaces and slow downs to hide loading and add another pointless hour of gameplay. I even did 100% in less than 30h and ended up being one very disappointed gamer. Not even any replay value and i have replayed og FF7 multiple times on almost every system its made for.
    5 years for this trash, really? So, what's next?? Wait for another 5 years, for Part 2.. "The Walk to Junon". Then wait for another 5 years, for Part 3.. "The Golden Saucer", and so on......
    If they wanted to make Part 1 Midgar only, it should of been a fully open world with a **** ton to do, not this hot garbage of a mess. Graphics do not make the game, you lazy SQUARE GRAVE ROBBERS! Games need content.. more than useless filler and a pretty cinematic shell skin!!    … Expand
  34. MinionX
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Final Fantasy 7: Remake is the perfect example of when too much FILLER becomes basically a LORE killer!
    This game is even laughable focused on a generic KINGDOM HEARTS kind of way & I'm not just talking about gameplay.., which is also one of its biggest problems, apart from the fact that for the most of it.. has intermediate sections, in which one has absolutely nothing to do, aside from    Final Fantasy 7: Remake is the perfect example of when too much FILLER becomes basically a LORE killer!
    This game is even laughable focused on a generic KINGDOM HEARTS kind of way & I'm not just talking about gameplay.., which is also one of its biggest problems, apart from the fact that for the most of it.. has intermediate sections, in which one has absolutely nothing to do, aside from side-quests, which have no relevance in the plot of the movie, I mean, game, & that makes it simply ¡¡-BORING-!!    … Expand
  35. ToguroYounger
    Apr 22, 2020
    0
    The formula of this CASH-GRAB is far too simplistic:

    * Kingdom Hearts + Fantasy Fantasy 15 + Harry Potter = Final Fantasy 7: REBOOT *

    * That's right! This CASH-GRAB is definitely not a REMAKE, so I advise you to invest your MONEY in something that is at least worth it, since this CASH-GRAB is not..!! *
  36. Zakis1991
    Mar 12, 2021
    0
    Спасибо за отсутствие русского текста. Может игра и хорошая, но когда не знаешь языка, сложно играть
  37. James_Jimmy
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alternate timeline where Zack is alive? Zack's death is literally the catalyst for Cloud's character in the majority of FFVII and now there's an alternate reality where he's alive? Sephiroth travels back in time to change date? This is not a Remake. This is spitting on anything Sakaguchi and team had built all these years ago. It's false advertising and a travesty. Send a message to Square Enix and do not buy this mess.… Expand
  38. sabaothkelly
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Most people that are hyped because of this Reboot or Reimagination, obviously haven't even played its original version, which is still one of the greatest and most fun games ever. But now Square Enix is ​​just milking it's success, because they have nothing going for them anymore. Final Fantasy 15 was pure garbage, and Square Enix is ​​obviously desperate after that failure of a game.Most people that are hyped because of this Reboot or Reimagination, obviously haven't even played its original version, which is still one of the greatest and most fun games ever. But now Square Enix is ​​just milking it's success, because they have nothing going for them anymore. Final Fantasy 15 was pure garbage, and Square Enix is ​​obviously desperate after that failure of a game.

    So now they make a ridiculous hack and slash simulator, just for a quick cash grab, with a combat system so dull and flat that makes it nothing more than smash those buttons kind of game. What happened to the turn based combat system, in which one even had to use tactics to survive in it? The players can even literary destroy the first duo of Shinra Security Guards with a single slash of the Buster Sword, and yes, I know there is a Hard difficulty which has to be unlocked, but that should be selectable from the start, since that the fact that you have to unlockit is a very CHEAP idea, and without forgetting the fact that there have been mods for years, which increase the difficulty of the original game too!

    What a **** show Final Fantasy has become. I still love going back and playing FF 01-10, but now they just dumped everything down and ruined their own franchise, and of its bests and more successful titles ever. THIS IS SO SAD...........    … Expand
  39. QueenSith
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    When we were asking for a remake of FF VII we didn't mean what S-E has done. This is not a remake. The game is incomplete, the combat system is very poor. Trying to keep the turn-based system and adding action at the same time doesn't work. All the action part is unnecessary.

    I would undersand the division if they had created a big open world full of interesting content from Midgar    When we were asking for a remake of FF VII we didn't mean what S-E has done. This is not a remake. The game is incomplete, the combat system is very poor. Trying to keep the turn-based system and adding action at the same time doesn't work. All the action part is unnecessary.

    I would undersand the division if they had created a big open world full of interesting content from Midgar (even though it wouldn't be as faithful to the original game), but it's not the case. The city is completely limited and linear, and the added content lacks quality. It was added just to hide that the game is really short, but it's too simple and boring.

    The filler of the story is just a Nomura invention. He should has never laid a hand on this development.    … Expand
  40. oreimo33
    Apr 16, 2020
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    I give this game the worst possible score because it essentially scams the consumer by calling itself a remake despite actually being a sequel.

    However, the fact that Square blatantly scams its audience is not not the only thing wrong with this game. The presentation is underwhelming when compared to the real Final Fantasy VII. A good example in this very game is Sephiroth. What made    I give this game the worst possible score because it essentially scams the consumer by calling itself a remake despite actually being a sequel.

    However, the fact that Square blatantly scams its audience is not not the only thing wrong with this game. The presentation is underwhelming when compared to the real Final Fantasy VII. A good example in this very game is Sephiroth. What made him so effective in the original game? Subtlety, a drawn out but distant threat, unclear motives, seeing his power without actually seeing him. What do we get instead? The guy shows up as soon as humanly possible and is talking straight to Cloud. Zero subtlety.

    Furthermore, this game has unholy amounts padding. They took 5-minute dungeons and turned them into hour-long FF13 hallways. The sidequests are uninspired, tedious and cliche.

    It's pretty underwhelming considering it's been in production for 5+ years. It's padded with tedious. The slums are barely expanded, with no upper plate exploration. Most of the areas are empty hallways with pointless alleyways.

    Even visually, it disappoints. It has some of the ugliest in-game graphics we've seen this console generation.There is really no excuse for a AAA product of this magnitude to have this much of a problem loading textures and reusing assets (there is one location that has three NPC clones right next to one another).

    The story, however, is the worst part of this game aside from it being a scam. Even discounting the butchered ending, there's lots of eye-rolling moments and baffling decisions throughout. Lots of classic scenes were cut arbitrarily.

    Combat is too easy and braindead if you enjoy action games and not strategic enough if you enjoy strategy games. It's the worst of both worlds.    … Expand
  41. AceAscendus
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointing, this isn't a remake, it is a complete reboot. Filler content is forced in and made up on the spot just to pad the game out so they don't have to do real work and save the real content for following episodes. The episodic nature of this game is horrible, I want a complete experience, it will take 10-20 years for them to finish the game judging from how slow theyExtremely disappointing, this isn't a remake, it is a complete reboot. Filler content is forced in and made up on the spot just to pad the game out so they don't have to do real work and save the real content for following episodes. The episodic nature of this game is horrible, I want a complete experience, it will take 10-20 years for them to finish the game judging from how slow they developed this first episode. Maybe going action combat wasn't a good idea and I say that as somebody who likes action combat and doesn't like turn-based combat, but now I realize this FF7 "Remake" should have kept the turn-based combat. Don't waste your money folks.… Expand
  42. sonicpsv
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    So, this **** is what you called REMAKE? Seriously? I have waited for 5 years for a real remake of origin 7 and SE you just made another KH? Please stop Nomura, don't use the same way to make different titles, it's definitely not a FF game.
  43. Tdg3
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Completely unfaithful to the original game. So much has been changed that this cannot be considered a ff7 remake, and should not have been advertised as one. This game is not what I wanted. I cannot stand the **** final fantasy xv style of combat.
  44. Felipe545
    Nov 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu tenho q yuuu e a gente não vai ter que fazer o meu Deus que eu não tenho mais o que eu vou ver se eu vou ver aqui com o cara que eu não tenho mais q o edu é uma voz de Deus que eu não tenho mais q o que é uma pessoa que eu não tenho mais q o jogo de futebol.… Expand
  45. ExplosiveBolts
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    It's amazing how many people Nomura tricked into thinking this piece of **** game was any good.
  46. Xudaiokojima
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst Game with episode ruin this legend old one is better episodes pay to play no thanks this game finish outside Midgard + different story i didn't like… Expand
  47. Crazyhydra89
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Nomura turned Final Fantasy into Kingdom Hearts. Salty metacritic mods keep deleting my reviews, but it's still going to be a zero.
  48. Badalight
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    You might be thinking "0/10? That's quite harsh isn't it? How can it be possibly be a 0? I mean, the game is playable. It's even kinda fun to play, and the graphics are good!" and you'd be right. However, this is a score indicative of over a decade of pent up frustration with this company and specifically the director in question - Nomura.

    Bottom line, a company should not be rewarded    You might be thinking "0/10? That's quite harsh isn't it? How can it be possibly be a 0? I mean, the game is playable. It's even kinda fun to play, and the graphics are good!" and you'd be right. However, this is a score indicative of over a decade of pent up frustration with this company and specifically the director in question - Nomura.

    Bottom line, a company should not be rewarded for lying. This game is not a remake - it is a sequel. SE lied to its fanbase. Not only that, they royally **** up a perfectly good story by turning it into Kingdom Hearts. Nomura just can't help himself. He thinks he is a great writer and has to insert these convoluted meta-narratives into his game. However, his writing is horrible. He's a concept artist that lucked his way into a directorial position, and it shows in every piece of work he produces.

    I don't know who this game is for. Newcomers will be confused at the ending. Fans of the original will be upset at the ending. How can anyone be happy with this as the final product? They destroy the story of the original and still somehow don't cater to new fans. Sure, some of the expanded lore is interesting. Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge are all fully fleshed out characters now. But in expanding Midgar, there is also much bloat introduced. A switch puzzle that was originally 5 minutes is now an hour long. A streamlined story now has detours and lame sidequests that involve killing 10 rats.

    I could go on and on. Sephiroth's introduction is handled worse in this remake and is just hamfisted in for marketing purposes. The game lacks any subtlety as it overly foreshadows major plot points (sometimes outright showing them to the player, including the **** ENDING of the original game). While your party feels more alive than ever, the npcs around town are lifeless and feel out of place.

    **** this game. **** Nomura. **** Square Enix. This was your last chance, and you blew it. Never buying anything game from them again.

    Signed,

    Fan of nearly 30 years.    … Expand
  49. Sweeb
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    The whole game is ruined. It's not a remake its more of a different game. No memorable trial of blood scene, story changed, long boring dungeons and padding. If you liked the original avoid. Should not be called a remake.
  50. thetokinone
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    If you want an example of every possible way gaming has gotten worse in the last 20 years, this game exemplifies nearly all of them. My expectations were low, and I expected to be angry, offended even. I am neither, just... kind of depressed.
  51. Belarus_neckoby
    May 4, 2021
    0
    21 век на улице . А разработчики до сих пор положили на русский язык . Так вот я тоже положил на разработчиков . не вижу смысла ставить выше единицы
  52. Zuest
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy 7 remake? more like Final Fantasy 7 Joking Edition.
    Nobody ask for a fking alternative timeline where almost all event in the Midgar arc of the original game is changed into a KH clone.
    Also, what is this era? when a serious vibe game turn into a fkin "high school adventure with pink tone kiaa kiaa"    … Expand
  53. DutchDread
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I just finished the final battle of the FFVII remake, I know it's the final battle because I am never touching this game again in my life.

    You had one job square-enix, ONE FREAKING JOB! I had to take a pause because over the past few hours I've gone through the five **** stages of GRIEF. It started with Denial, then tears of pain as I watched something I loved get pissed on, and now    I just finished the final battle of the FFVII remake, I know it's the final battle because I am never touching this game again in my life.

    You had one job square-enix, ONE FREAKING JOB!

    I had to take a pause because over the past few hours I've gone through the five **** stages of GRIEF.
    It started with Denial, then tears of pain as I watched something I loved get pissed on, and now I am at anger. Trying and failing to bring up the motivation to finish the game when I just want to stop fighting and lets my characters die along with my love of square enix.
    ALL YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS MAKE A FREAKING REMAKE!

    The game started out well enough, plenty faithful, and even adding in some nice small additions, I was loving the ride. Honestly, the biggest problem I had was that there weren't a lot of choices when there easily could have been. The only thing that I felt did not need to be added were the guardians of fate, however, as long as their part was small, I could let it go.

    Then the end of the game drew nearer and it was like I was in a fever dream, a sense of dread fell on me "oh no, they are not doing this to my boy?". There were several times where I genuinely was wondering whether or not I was hallucinating, this could not be happening.

    This game is an abomination, it's an insult to everyone who wanted to relive FFVII again. I wasted 300 euros on this joke, money I will never get back, I wondered why they were so specific about return policies being invalidated once I input the activation key for my DLC.

    In all my life I have never been more angry than I am at this very moment, I am at a loss for words.    … Expand
  54. JoseOte
    Mar 21, 2021
    0
    My game got corrupted on the Ghost fight, arm took me under the ground and triggered a cutscene with marlene, lost a lot of progress so yeah, can’t wait to play this slow-ass game again to get back to where I was (I got relatively lucky I only have to replay ~3 hours, be weary, save often in different save slots!!)
  55. Slesar1966
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    нет русской локалзации как играть в рпг без перевода это неуважение к огромной стране
  56. GoiutsgH
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    Скачал по подписке + до этого ничего не знал про эту игру и оригинальную игру. Терпения хватило на два часа чтения тонны английского текста, из-за чего не испытал никакой вовлеченности в сюжет игры. Удалил, жалко тратить время.Скачал по подписке + до этого ничего не знал про эту игру и оригинальную игру. Терпения хватило на два часа чтения тонны английского текста, из-за чего не испытал никакой вовлеченности в сюжет игры. Удалил, жалко тратить время.
  57. BigPapa1
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    It's not the full game. It changes the original plot so much that it might as well be it's own game. There is no turn base combat....0/10 Persona 5 Royal is better and COMPLETE.
  58. DaBigBoss
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    This game is just a geniality if u dont played yet give a oportunity and enjoy it
  59. Lordjuv27
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. De lo peor en este año, no me gustó nada. En verdad hay títulos que valen la pena un remake pero este me decepcionó mucho ...… Expand
  60. DrgnMasterKota
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    We’ve waited 23yrs to get this “Remake” that actually turns out to be some Kingdom Hearts type alternate dimension time travel spinoff of the original game.. the game is Gorgeous minus some prominent background textures issues and the first 15hrs of gameplay minus the new ghost that ruin the iconic OG cutscenes are perfect. From there this game really nose bombs HARD and it’s true colorsWe’ve waited 23yrs to get this “Remake” that actually turns out to be some Kingdom Hearts type alternate dimension time travel spinoff of the original game.. the game is Gorgeous minus some prominent background textures issues and the first 15hrs of gameplay minus the new ghost that ruin the iconic OG cutscenes are perfect. From there this game really nose bombs HARD and it’s true colors start to come out to show the real sh#! show that it is. They managed to fool us with the “Remake” nostalgia for part 1 but I can promise it won’t be the same with part 2.… Expand
  61. ra3o
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    A stretched piece of a great game. Changed plot, no free world. And they will sell it 3 times for 60 dollars. Excellent...
  62. ninso
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Time travel and alternate universes set this up to be another Kingdom Hearts fever dream. Not what we were promised.… Expand
  63. TroyNT
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    8.0 Is about right. Parts of the game were stretched out to fill and make this it's own game. It is, 40 hours of content! However, some of that content just drags on and seems a little too exhausting, versus grind-y/fun. While not a big part, there is like 10% of the game that is MMO fetch quests. Yuck.
  64. gamer3421
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Square Enix should have titled this game as "Phinal Phantasy VII Phantoms" instead as "Final Fantasy VII Remake"! (This game is neither a Remake nor a Reboot! It's a Reimagination of the original game!)

    "Final Fantasy VII Refund" is an alternative title since original fans of the game will certainly ask for refund because Square Enix is deceivingly selling the game as it being a    Square Enix should have titled this game as "Phinal Phantasy VII Phantoms" instead as "Final Fantasy VII Remake"! (This game is neither a Remake nor a Reboot! It's a Reimagination of the original game!)

    "Final Fantasy VII Refund" is an alternative title since original fans of the game will certainly ask for refund because Square Enix is deceivingly selling the game as it being a "Remake"!

    Basically, this is not even a Final Fantasy game, this is a Kingdom Hearts game! If Square Enix had titled this game as "Final Fantasy VII Kingdom Hearts", I wouldn't even be here rating this game because I simply don't like and don't play Kingdom Hearts games! But since it is being marketed as the remake of the original Final Fantasy VII, and Square Enix is really insulting the original fans of the game by doing so, it is absolutely obvious that this game deserves a 0 rating score!

    "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" world map is estimated to be 60% bigger than "Skyrim" world map, and Nintendo did a spectacular game for Nintendo Switch! Yet, look at what Square Enix is delivering for PS4 after 5+ years of development, an unfinished remake which is only 1/7 part of the original game that covers only the Midgar city part! (This is unbelievable!)

    Square Enix is really not confident about this remake, so they just desperately decided to add Ifrit, Shiva and the original FFVII Ending scenes in the part 1 of the remake in case the part 1 fails to sell and the whole remake project gets stuck in part 1!

    The hate for this remake is already so Big that people will eventually start hating the original Final Fantasy VII game they once used to love!

    Final Fantasy VII (R.I.P _ 1997 - 2020)

    ...    … Expand
  65. MaximillianDood
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game might as well be named Final Fantasy VII-2 since it's not even the same story.
    What's with the plot ghosts running around and changing everything    … Expand
  66. tinafloq
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    changed way too much, is a reboot/re imagining of the original Final Fantasy VII.
  67. MDragoon
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When FFVIIR was first announced I was very excited for a graphically upgraded remake of one of my favourite games. However this is not that remake. The game despite claims that splitting it up into parts was a necessary evil, clearly was a misleading claim from the amount of fetch quests and poorly added story elements it has been loaded with. There is no sense of subtleness and simplicity that the original FFVII did so well, major events in the game that you'd normally encounter later on such as meeting Sephiroth, learning Cloud wasn't in Soldier First Class, seeing Zac, and why Tifa kept these secrets from Cloud, are all borderline ruined for the player with Nomura's ego of thinking he can write a better story and have better pacing than the original creators. There is no respect for the original game and the title of 'Remake' is misleading and an obvious cash grab. The game play is less engaging than the originals game play, and the graphics at time looks extremely low resolution, generic, repetitive and boring. I don't recommend this game to anyone who values their time or money.… Expand
  68. SpiritOfTheLaw
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Unnecessarily episodic, completely different combat system, questionable Nomura story changes. Comparing this to the original Midgar section in FF7, it might be alright, but comparing it to all of FF7, like you should, this is an embarrassment. Show them this is not okay and we have higher standards than this. Don't buy it.
  69. slam_man
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    It is not FF7, just another Slasher... No basic rpg controls. Pretty grapfic, thats all. Dont buy this if u wanna play at FF7.
  70. KojimbooSucks11
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Cool """remake""" you've got there bro. What's even the point of pretending to remake a game if it's a fanfic? Nomura and Nojima has no shame.
  71. Cordvot
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Changing scenario in this way - it's absolutely unacceptable. I don't buy any of your games in future. Goodbye
  72. zackdotsh
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I remember being 12 and getting FF7 for Christmas. I kept telling myself "This doesn't feel like Final Fantasy." I kept pushing though until I got out of Midgar and then suddenly the game opened up. I was thrilled and it became a game that will always be in my memory. It was even better FF6 and Chrono Trigger but this remake was never for me.

    I was OK with the ATB system being removed    I remember being 12 and getting FF7 for Christmas. I kept telling myself "This doesn't feel like Final Fantasy." I kept pushing though until I got out of Midgar and then suddenly the game opened up. I was thrilled and it became a game that will always be in my memory. It was even better FF6 and Chrono Trigger but this remake was never for me.

    I was OK with the ATB system being removed because everyone said it was archaic. I actually like the new combat. The reason I give this a 1 is because I'm getting 10% of the game I thought I was buying.    … Expand
  73. Kiroki
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is trying very hard to be everything except Final Fantasy VII. Combat is boring. Classic mode does not satisfy this fan of the original. The pacing of the game is way off. The story changes are baffling and nonsensical. This game should not even be called a remake. Worst of all, they charge a full AAA price for a game that is incomplete. Play the original, ignore this mess.
  74. Bolgie
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    First of all, this is not a remake, or at least not what an average person expects of one, and certainly not the type of remake fans of the original had been asking for years. It's a pseudo sequel that assumes you already know the plot of the original.

    With that out of the way here are some faults that hopefully will convince you not to give Square-Enix your money for this subpar    First of all, this is not a remake, or at least not what an average person expects of one, and certainly not the type of remake fans of the original had been asking for years. It's a pseudo sequel that assumes you already know the plot of the original.

    With that out of the way here are some faults that hopefully will convince you not to give Square-Enix your money for this subpar product:

    -Final Fantasy XIII levels of hallway design, the game is extremely monotonous and linear, it even goes as far as blocking you with a WRONG WAY message like it's a racing game.

    -"We expanded Midgar into a whole game" actually means they added a ton of padding (it takes over an hour of walking simulator section just to get from the church to Aeris' house) and lazy sidequests (for example, kill 10 types of this enemy); you don't actually get to explore other sections of Midgar that were not in the original game.

    -Graphics take a huge nosedive after the demo section of the game, certain environments and textures look like something out of the Playstation 2 era, this is not an exaggeration.

    -New characters/entities start showing up early (also right after the demo section, conveniently enough) and often, and they pretty much ruin every scene they appear in by depriving the original characters of their agency. Not much more can be said without getting into spoiler territory, but it cannot be understated just how much these new entities clash with the atmosphere of the game and the story.

    -Action battle system doesn't actually offer any more depth, every single enemy you encounter just happens to be an annoying damage sponge, further contributing to the padding.

    -Despite all the padding, it's just a 20-30 hour game unless you are really dragging your feet or get stuck somewhere somehow.

    -Already known for years but always worth repeating, this "remake" only covers around 10% of the original game, but you still have to pay full price for it.

    -English voice acting is very mediocre for modern standards. Some characters, a lot of NPCs in particular, seem to just be monotonously reading the script while putting no actual effort.

    The music is good but thankfully you don't have to pay $60 to listen to it.    … Expand
  75. Honkhonkler
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    As a remake of ff7, this game fails entirely, because it is a sequel. They lied about what the game is in order to sell more pre-order and many people got duped.
  76. Revakun
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It worst than the horrible re3remake, the "classic" mode it's a joke (just watch how the game play itself), the Times travel excuse that ruined the story, and also this game is not complete (please, adding these stupid sidequests to increase artificially the lenght it doesnt do it a good game). Sorry Capcom, but on the worst competition remake, square enix wons you.… Expand
  77. holdenmph
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    So disappointed by this game... they COMPLETELY missed the mark on overall tone/atmosphere. It's extremely cheesy and does not feel like FF7 at all to me. Not to mention all the pointless but consequential changes they made to the story. BIG sigh on this one such a shame
  78. Drujno
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    PS4
    Final Fantasy 7: ReMake
    >The Story of Midgar iOS/Android Final Fantasy 7-2.5: Kalm Intervention >Cloud Story from the past PS5 Final Fantasy 7-2: Nibelheim Journey >Long way back home PC/XboxDelta/PS5 Final Fantasy ALL in ONE pack >story so far NetFlix Ainme FInal Fantasy 7-3-5: What really happened >When Timelines colude PC Exclusive FInal Fantasy 7 356/7    PS4
    Final Fantasy 7: ReMake
    >The Story of Midgar

    iOS/Android
    Final Fantasy 7-2.5: Kalm Intervention
    >Cloud Story from the past

    PS5
    Final Fantasy 7-2: Nibelheim Journey
    >Long way back home

    PC/XboxDelta/PS5
    Final Fantasy ALL in ONE pack
    >story so far

    NetFlix Ainme
    FInal Fantasy 7-3-5: What really happened
    >When Timelines colude

    PC Exclusive
    FInal Fantasy 7 356/7 Gold
    >Ultimate Story #PlayThemAll

    PS5 Exclusive
    FInal Fantasy 7-4: Go Home
    >Back to Midgar 2.0

    OS/Android
    Final Fantasy Gold soucer
    >mini game editon

    On all Platforms
    Final Fantasy 7-BB2 Edtion 367 second key
    >The Story so far + new cut scenes and remasterd edition of all games

    Big bundle with PS6
    FInal Fantasy 7-4.5: Timeline 3
    >Cloud vs Cloud

    PS6/Xboxfourty/PC
    Final Fantasy 7-5: Remasterd
    >Cloudia final form vs ZombieTifa

    OS5/Android+
    Final Fantasy 7 - 5.5: The Chaida onbre Card game
    >+story comics from all FInal Fantasy Lukarat univers

    On All platforms
    Final Fantasy 7 Master ReMake Dia Univers
    >All Games and Stories told so far PS6.5(pre beta) Final Fantasy 7 Redone >the Story begins again PS6.5(late beta)//Xbox-sandbox(early alpha) Final Fantasy 7 vs 7 >The story of Final Fantasy 6 told in the univers of Redone OSnextgen5G/AndroidAndorid++ Final Fantasy 7 vs 7.1 >online comic with extra story cuts PS6.5(alpha)/XboxANDroid Final Fantasy 7 - 7.2: Back to the future >Destiny 2.09 after 356 days of second key on all platforms Final Fantasy 7 double 7 sescond key edition redoneMastered remake sun edition >All Games in on mega pack for DL PS6.6version2 (beta 0.2345) Final Fantasy 7 - 8: worlds >Cloudia turns into a male and becomes Cloud 3.0 NetflixTV3.0 Final Fantasy 7 - 8.1/3: The Angle within >Sephiriotis gets pregnant >real life action short tv show OSSs//+androidANDOID++ Final Fantasy 7 - the story so far >short comic about the whole story told so far PS6.9version3( beta 0.234525) Final Fantasy 7 - 8.2: Remake 2 first key >Cloud travels back in time to warn Cloudia    … Expand
  79. jayeves_ya
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Can you imagine if they left the original as it was with this presentation? but no, Square Enix had to f*ck it up. Not a remake, just another Final Fantasy VII game with different story than the original.
  80. GSLGaming
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    A bastardization of final fantasy series and a disgusting disservice to any fan of the original. The plot is thrown out the window, it is not a remake, it is a sequel that is horrendous on all fronts.

    Story sucks, characters suck, everything is horrible. If you want to play this, wait till they make all 7 parts + DLC's and other nonsense and buy it in one package for half price. This is    A bastardization of final fantasy series and a disgusting disservice to any fan of the original. The plot is thrown out the window, it is not a remake, it is a sequel that is horrendous on all fronts.

    Story sucks, characters suck, everything is horrible. If you want to play this, wait till they make all 7 parts + DLC's and other nonsense and buy it in one package for half price. This is worse than FFXV and that game is trash. Don't waste your money, don't waste your time. The game is filled with horrible fetch quests, linear hallway game play, and literally filler time wasting nonsense that adds nothing but time to the overall experience.

    Atrocious game, absolute disgust at this bad company.    … Expand
  81. MrMead
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving this a 0 to off set the score it doesn't deserve. Would be a 4/10 otherwise. Its genuinely terrible. They RAPED the story. I feel dirty and gross playing it. Nomura molested this story. Sepiroth is a time traveler being pursued by ghosts that are trying to keep the plot the same. You see sepiroth about 30 minutes into the game, and somehow Cloud already knows who he is and that hes dangerous (draws his sword when he sees visions of sepiroth). This is just one early game example of how much they changed about the plot. You see the time ghosts about 40 minutes in. It completely ruins it. It feels like a kingdom hearts game and definitely not in a good way. Nomura genuinely feels like he IMPROVED the game writing it this way. How arrogant do you have to be to actually think that? This is just a watered down sequel to FF7 with some good ol kingdom hearts cringe twists. AVOID.… Expand
  82. SpewPuke
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    A "what if" sequel advertised as a remake. Also, it is not the full thing...
  83. peejoh
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Time jannies. (Mulitple) Sephiroth's during the first half hour. Yeah, no thanks.… Expand
  84. MilenaDiaza
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Why is Square Enix even selling this game as a remake? This is not a remake, this is Final Fantasy VII-2 with a lot of Kingdom Hearts elements added into the mix. Here is my real score, -10.
  85. Fremen
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I played FF7 2 years ago to learn why FF7 fan fangasm over this game and like an emo like Cloud. I expected it to be nothing more than an overrated game for an overrated franchise.
    Final Fantasy 7 not only meet my high expectations but it excels it. FF7 Cloud is also not emo.
    FF7 is right now my favorite game and Cloud became my favorite character in fiction. His It compelled me to    I played FF7 2 years ago to learn why FF7 fan fangasm over this game and like an emo like Cloud. I expected it to be nothing more than an overrated game for an overrated franchise.
    Final Fantasy 7 not only meet my high expectations but it excels it. FF7 Cloud is also not emo.
    FF7 is right now my favorite game and Cloud became my favorite character in fiction. His It compelled me to play the rest of the FF franchise.

    I came to the remake hoping to re experience FF7 with improve graphics and gameplay. Nomura promised it will be a faithful remake that will give us the real Cloud Strife not the emo the compilation gave us. All of the trailers and ad point to this. The japanese trailers that homages the game's influence tell us it will be faithful. That is what Square promised us.

    This is not Final Fantasy VII.

    This is another one of Nomura's asspulls. If you like it, fine. But Nomura told us it was going to be a faithful remake and so did the ads. Square Enix lied to the FF7 community.
    Defending this is absolutely unacceptable. Exploiting and deceiving your loyal fanbase is unacceptable.
    … Expand
  86. Glauz
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Han destrozado una de las mejores historias de los videojuegos, empezó muy bien pero luego decepcion absoluta… Expand
  87. PaBost
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I can't believe how they arrogantly lied and changed the story in this remake. I will ask for a refund because this game is not a remake of Final Fantasy VII as they advertised it to be.
  88. Raewulf
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Think of your favorite game.

    Now, let M. Night Shyamalan rewrite the ending. But it's not really the ending, it's only the first arc, which you paid worth a triple A value. They could have fleshed out the story, but they retcon and spoil significant climactic parts of the complete game. Now, it's a reboot with an alternate timeline. This new generation has a knack for deflecting    Think of your favorite game.

    Now, let M. Night Shyamalan rewrite the ending. But it's not really the ending, it's only the first arc, which you paid worth a triple A value. They could have fleshed out the story, but they retcon and spoil significant climactic parts of the complete game. Now, it's a reboot with an alternate timeline. This new generation has a knack for deflecting criticism and make it out about failures of pleasing everyone. The requests for a remake were clear: same story, modern graphics. They are raised to aim for subversion and radical change. How else can you explain the pattern of remakes for our cherished films and games? They keep buying it. What luck these game developers have! They no longer need to brainstorm a coherent story, just a couple of twists and their own unsolicited spin, graphical overhauls and the approval of Hollywood to release a game. Midgar, a police state, could have easily been a playground for free movement, looting upscale lofts, taking out higher-ups, scaling buildings, and jumping from one roof to the next. No, we get linear scenes, recycled Kingdom Heart characters, and snoozefest sidequests which plague MMORPGs.

    FF7: Refund
    FF7: Retcon
    FF7: Redo

    If your critical review gets enough helpful votes, they take it down. They must be thinking about Square Enix stocks.    … Expand
  89. BigLogDog
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SE hasn't made a good FF game since X. This series is completely ruined. This will be the last Square product I purchase.… Expand
  90. PegLoza
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    The crazy part about this remake is people are praising the game saying that it's a damn near perfect recreation of the original. I just don't get it, I just completed the game yesterday and I was VERY disappointed. They changed so damn much of the story.
  91. JakeTavernia
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We wanted a remake of a Masterpiece and Square Enix delivered a complete trash. Even some Critics gave this garbage 60/70. I didn't want to believe that IGN gave this remake less than 9, now that I finished this trash, OMG.

    Do you remember that part in the original game where Sephiroth kills Barret then Barret resurrects just like Jesus Christ? Yes, you right, that part doesn't exist in the original game, but in this remake it does. Now imagine what other kind of atrocities were added in this remake, for example, a Kingdom Hearts Boss?    … Expand
  92. Vallartaz
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is not a remake, I repeat, it's not a remake. It's literally Final Fantasy VII-II, the next part will be Final Fantasy VII-III. If you want to play the remake of the original game so don't buy this game.
  93. Anjanette3467
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    As @Godhand1982 metacritic user already said, "if Atlus can give us Persona 5 royal and CD projekt red can deliver the witcher 3 then why can't square make a decent game anymore?"

    I would have add "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" from Nintendo as well. Why Square Enix? Why? Is it because you are not competent anymore to deliver good game or is it because you guys have become lazy and    As @Godhand1982 metacritic user already said, "if Atlus can give us Persona 5 royal and CD projekt red can deliver the witcher 3 then why can't square make a decent game anymore?"

    I would have add "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" from Nintendo as well.

    Why Square Enix? Why? Is it because you are not competent anymore to deliver good game or is it because you guys have become lazy and money is all that matter for you now?    … Expand
  94. Janedoe1
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This is The Last Jedi - Final Fantasy Edition. It doesn’t add to FF7’s legacy. It cannibalizes it, wallows in its entrails, and infects it with coronavirus.

    Square Enix outright LIED about this being a remake. This is a sequel, like Dirge of Cerberus. And don’t fall for Square Enix’s paid reviewers here trying to handwave this dishonesty with a pseudointellectual raven-argument about    This is The Last Jedi - Final Fantasy Edition. It doesn’t add to FF7’s legacy. It cannibalizes it, wallows in its entrails, and infects it with coronavirus.

    Square Enix outright LIED about this being a remake. This is a sequel, like Dirge of Cerberus. And don’t fall for Square Enix’s paid reviewers here trying to handwave this dishonesty with a pseudointellectual raven-argument about what a ‘remake’ is. They deliberately kept all the idiotic time-travel ghost janitors out of the hype. They knew DAMN well that they were lying through their teeth.

    The “““““plot””””” loosely apes the original, but strips it of everything meaningful. Its length is artificially padded AS HELL with Korean-MMO-tier busywork quests which COMPLETELY kill what little sense of pacing was left from Square Enix’s butchery of the original plot. And that’s not much. Every noble sacrifice is either completely stripped of meaning or just retconned entirely. Everything, however integral to the original storyline, is retconned. Every plot point is gutted to accommodate the unwanted changes. And the new retconned ending just outright veers into pure fanfiction territory in a way that only a paid shill could defend. There's a reason why most of the '10' reviews here are mispuctuated stock one-line phrases.

    This is an utter mockery of everything you liked about the original and I URGE you to watch it on youtube before you even consider buying it. You shouldn’t buy it, though. No one deserves to watch their beloved 90s-game desecrated like this.    … Expand
  95. MitchenerDue
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    The false advertising is what killing this game. Square Enix should have not insulted its fans by marketing this game as "Remake".

    This game is not even a "Must Play" game here in metacritic, thus, it's a Big Fail. (Hell, even the original game is a "Must Play" game.)
  96. ShonHoyte
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    It seems that this remake was about to be cancelled by Square Enix and the developers insisted that it should be released, so they rushed up everything and included the ghosts and the boss from Kingdom Hears and the ending from the original game just to make it longer and release the game in scheduled time.

    Oh Square Enix, do you really think your fans are that stupid to be insulted    It seems that this remake was about to be cancelled by Square Enix and the developers insisted that it should be released, so they rushed up everything and included the ghosts and the boss from Kingdom Hears and the ending from the original game just to make it longer and release the game in scheduled time.

    Oh Square Enix, do you really think your fans are that stupid to be insulted like that with this so called "Remake"?    … Expand
  97. DenzHasan
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In normal circumstances i would have given this game about 8,5 - 9. This game is according to me a top tier game for most parts of the journey.

    Visuals; They are great when taking in the optimatization into consideration. Some part were worse but the overall presentation was stunning. 9 i would say.

    Combat: I myself lothe action-combat and want mostly to relax and/or be tactical when i play game. But despite this fact i still managed to enjoy the combat well enough. About a 7,5.

    Characters; Loved (or atleast enjoyed) every character. And when i say all, i mean all. Some were less enjoyable (Roch was tropy and the AC bike flinging was straight out of a Shounen manga it seems) but most were exactly what i imagined (Jesse, Cloud, Aertih etc). A good 8-5-9 score.

    Music; It was good overall, personally i would like an option to have the old ones but these were good enough for me to enjoy them. 7 as a score.

    Now the reason am giving this a 0/10....
    Story

    The story for all the part that were as SE told us, straight up expanding on what we know, pretty good. I even enjoyed the "most" of the downtime padding sidequest since it kinda fits that our heroes are not just doing big mission and sleeping.

    The story part that totally killed it for me was the ghosts of fate (which i think is a methafor for the old fans of FF OG...you will understand when you beat this game ;D ) and ofcourse the ending. I can totally understand moving someparts of the puzzle to change the story, but then you take away pieces or change them so that they nolonger fit the groundwork, it just kills the immersion and hope of a more indepth FF7.

    As it stands they can now do whatever with the story (and i mean Sora from KH comming into this game) and somehow make it work, since they have establised a ridiculous story thread with this first game.

    This whole experiance spawned a question in my mind, which follow "Who is this game for?"

    New players that dont know OG FF7 will not get the refrences needed to understand the ending and "most" old fans will not get what was marketed, a expanded FF7. So who is it for? People who want change for changes sake and for the developers to stroke they writers ego.    … Expand
  98. Octaslash12
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    I simply cannot accept this much and blatant padding in a game that is marketed as multiple episodes. This means that instead of padding, they could have used the assets to give us more interesting content. It is very disrespectful. Also the ending. And it doesn't feel like Final Fantasy 7, but more like Kingdom Hearts from all that happens during the game.
  99. AngelinG
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    They should have remade the whole Final Fantasy VII back in 2006, release it for ps3 and then re-release it for ps4, ps5, ps6, etc with upgraded graphics.

    A 1:1 Final Fantasy VII remake is not even that all complicated to be done, they only need to remake the static pre-rendered environment images with dynamic 3d environments, then re-releasing the game for the next generation consoles    They should have remade the whole Final Fantasy VII back in 2006, release it for ps3 and then re-release it for ps4, ps5, ps6, etc with upgraded graphics.

    A 1:1 Final Fantasy VII remake is not even that all complicated to be done, they only need to remake the static pre-rendered environment images with dynamic 3d environments, then re-releasing the game for the next generation consoles with upgraded graphics would be really easy.

    Anyway, this ps4 remake is misleading and it's an insult for the fans of the original game.    … Expand
  100. Rosenfield677
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    We asked for a remake of a game and they basically delivered a movie with a different story.

    Too much changes to swallow and digest at same time. No Thanks.
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game we've been waiting for from Square Enix for so long. Atmospheric, interesting and exciting all your attention modern jRPG with an interesting story and spectacular battles. To achieve the ideal, the project only needs more even graphics and all the content from the original release. If you were waiting for a turn-based classic with new graphics you will most likely be disappointed, since the game has changed a lot. Everyone else is happy with the release of the first really powerful single-player release from the internal Square Enix studio for many years. Especially after the failure of Final Fantasy XV.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    A good remake of the introductory part of the cult-favorite Final Fantasy VII. It improves on the original game in almost all aspects, yet lacks in scale and drops the ball at the very end.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Aug 10, 2020
    90
    What matters is still intact, and that’s the heart and soul of one of the greatest stories in video game history. It’s a return to form that has felt a long time in coming, and what’s even better is that there’s still at least two more games of this quality to come...They can’t mess this up, can they?
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