Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8148 Ratings

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  1. Avoidedorc36584
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Horrible. Just horrible. Unfinished (even after the numerous delays) and just plain boring. Save your money and do not make a mistake buying it.
  2. RicardWolfe
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    If you are expecting to play the remake of the original game, then here is a nice advice for you, don't buy this game.

    Different Story + Different Gameplay + Different targeted audience = A total different game.

    Skip it without hesitation.
  3. BilliePamplin
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix is so incompetent that they couldn't even make Red XIII a playable character even though this remake covers only the Midgar part of the original game. After 10 years or more of development, what kind of joke is this, SquareEnix? Hah?
  4. HugoGander
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Pessoal, se vocês acham que vão jogar o remake do Final Fantasy VII, vocês estão enganados. Este jogo é lixo, parece com aqueles jogos do Kingdom Hearts, a jogabilidade é diferente, a estória nada haver, tudo mentira. Não compra esse lixo não.
  5. StevenVW
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    It was shaping up to be amazing, it could have been amazing. I could not wait for the next installment as I played through the game.

    Untill I reached the end and they decide to put the game's head on the chopping block and lob it's head off completely. Totally discarded the original, completely overboard, this is simply not final fantasy VII at all, but a lackluster Kindom Hearts type    It was shaping up to be amazing, it could have been amazing. I could not wait for the next installment as I played through the game.

    Untill I reached the end and they decide to put the game's head on the chopping block and lob it's head off completely. Totally discarded the original, completely overboard, this is simply not final fantasy VII at all, but a lackluster Kindom Hearts type game that hijacked all the characters and some IP from FF VII.    … Expand
  6. LydaKircher
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    I was ready for minor changes in the story, as they advertised, but yet the changes were huge in such a way that you will have the impression that you are not playing Final Fantasy VII anymore but another game.
  7. AngelusNovus07
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    A lot of graphic engine and a lot of paraphernalia but quite inferior to the original in several aspects. The change of style of game seems to me a mistake because the sensations that it transmits while you play it are not in line with the story that is being told. The subject system of the original game was incredibly good even compared to current games, a revision and extension of thisA lot of graphic engine and a lot of paraphernalia but quite inferior to the original in several aspects. The change of style of game seems to me a mistake because the sensations that it transmits while you play it are not in line with the story that is being told. The subject system of the original game was incredibly good even compared to current games, a revision and extension of this would have been much more enjoyable to play. The characters look good but there's always something creaking about them as if something isn't quite right. In short, as a game it is entertaining and nice to watch but it doesn't go any further, it stays at the level of any RPG action of the last generations except for the technical improvement of the consoles and engines themselves. If we add to all the above that it is a game that in its original version came complete in several CDs and in this case is sold as several episodes that are worth the same as a complete game each we can reach the conclusion that the idea is to get the maximum benefit at the expense of mistreating a classic title in an unnecessary way.

    I don't recommend its purchase since the original game is a much better way to live the FF IIV experience and in case you are not looking for that experience but for a game of this style I think there are similar options in the market that for the price of a single episode of this title include the complete game.    … Expand
  8. Illix
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This falsely advertised "remake" butchers and absolutely does not respect the source material nor the fans who've been hoping for an *actual* remake for over *two decades* who have been repeatedly teased and lied to time and again. -10 If it were even possible. Selling at full price only a small part of the game (and simply labeling it "Remake" instead of numbering it) then claiming thisThis falsely advertised "remake" butchers and absolutely does not respect the source material nor the fans who've been hoping for an *actual* remake for over *two decades* who have been repeatedly teased and lied to time and again. -10 If it were even possible. Selling at full price only a small part of the game (and simply labeling it "Remake" instead of numbering it) then claiming this will all be in service to it is an outright lie. "Classic Mode"? Please. This is a straight-up Kingdom Hearts reskin and blatant cash grab. **** Nomura.

    If you enjoyed this game, great, but scummy practices like this should not be tolerated, let alone praised.    … Expand
  9. MarcoPolo777
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    For 80% of the game, it was like a slowly brewing fine wine, then the last 20% became trite, cliche, C grade, lowest common denominator over the top anime circus, and not in a good way.
  10. hanspeterjantje
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All most fans ever wanted was a remake of the original with generally better graphics and some of the more wonky parts improved (chocobo races , the rts level etc) . Instead we get a reskin of the last final fantasy game as far as combat and depth goes.

    Time travel ruins most of the emotional drama of the original. Image a Romeo and juliet where in the remake they both survive.    … Expand
  11. losille88
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    The game fails to be a remake or retelling of the original, it's not what it was advertised to be.

    It would be a decent game but the fact that it's not what i paid for is enough to win a 0 in my book.
  12. LaunaCuevas
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Would you like to buy a Kingdom Hearts game and then while playing it to find out that it's actually a Final Fantasy game with a Final Fantasy story? Of course you wouldn't. How would you rate that game? 0, I suppose. (Definitely not Final Fantasy VII Remake, more like a sequel or simply a brand new game.)
  13. NestorKilduff
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Square Enix developers are so incompetent that they can't even remake the whole original game, then they decide to insult their fans with this "reimagining" trash game and advertise it as being a remake.
  14. fringames
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Square enix, this isn't a **** remake but Nomura has just dumped his KH fantasies all over a classic and changed the key moments in the original. Biggs and wedge, and Zack's death are all important to the story. Why call it a remake when it's a reimagining and far from a true remake. Not happy. How very dissapointing.… Expand
  15. jimfoes
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It seems that they failed to contain Nomura's insanity under control, really disappointing ending.

    Time travel, non-specific dialogue, "defy destiny" no-sense, empty fan-service, alternate timelines.

    What a joke.    … Expand
  16. denushigh
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    They straight lied to fan saying this was going to be a remake. Probably didn't want to risk losing the old fan purchased. I think fans would be more forgiving if they would had mentioned this was going to be a reboot.
  17. aelord
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Way too short for a full priced game. It reminds me of when they stretched the hobbit into 3 movies to make more money by adding in a bunch of pointless crap.
  18. RayfordWidener
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately, I can't recommend this game to anyone because it is a total disrespect to the original game.
  19. juzzaga
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created Metacritic account to reflect how badly Squarenix failed with this game.

    They ruined Sephiroth! The villain of the game that defined whole console generation.
    The villain that was originally introduced with mysticism, inspiration, fear and awe in the later parts of the game that tied the whole story arc together.
    The villain who showed that Shinra is not all powerful and that there is more to the planet than just mako.
    The villain that gave motivation to the main character to become who he is.
    The villain that we understand because he too is just an experiment.
    Sephiroth is now introduced in the very beginning of the game with no context - in fact just randomly as an flashback on some trashy Midgar alley because development time were so tight on budget. Probably because Nomura had ruined the story so many times with the external studios.
    Story is prolonged with game mechanics that are clumsy and reflect more other game titles that FF7. Oh and Midgar is sunny place now.

    It's unfinished, badly written. It's true disappointment - I wanted to like this game.    … Expand
  20. gersb
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Eu ainda nem quero acreditar que Square-enix está comercialisando este jogo como sendo o remake do jogo original. Isso é macacagem e falta de respeito cara.
  21. lipar
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix thinks we are stupid.

    Remaster = same story with graphics upscaled. (Example, FFVII for Nintendo switch is a remaster) Remake = Same story with graphics remade from scratch. (Example, Resident Evil 1 for GameCube, Ps4, etc) Reboot = Different story and characters design totally changed. (Example DMC:Devil May Cry) Now, this remake is actually none of the above    SquareEnix thinks we are stupid.

    Remaster = same story with graphics upscaled. (Example, FFVII for Nintendo switch is a remaster)

    Remake = Same story with graphics remade from scratch. (Example, Resident Evil 1 for GameCube, Ps4, etc)

    Reboot = Different story and characters design totally changed. (Example DMC:Devil May Cry)

    Now, this remake is actually none of the above mentioned options, it is a sequel, it's about a story that happens after the events of the original game.

    The common sense right now is that, while in development, the developers concluded they were not able nor competent enough to finish the remake project so they went to plan B, make a sequel and advertise the game as it being a remake anyway.

    what a Fantastic and Glorious way to stupidly treat everybody.    … Expand
  22. Funkycolmadena
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This is very clearly a cash grab. Even after being stretched out by running through endless hallways in the end its only half the length of a regular game and maybe a quarter length of a proper rpg.

    If you can rent this, do it and have it beat in under a weekend.
  23. billski
    May 2, 2020
    0
    I initially gave this game a score of 5 for all the good factors it brought to the table, however after coming across multiple entries here about users having their reviews deleted (based on completely valid points) I have been turned off enough to re-evaluate my score.

    If this alone doesn't lose your respect for SE, then it might be an idea to think about the fact that instead of    I initially gave this game a score of 5 for all the good factors it brought to the table, however after coming across multiple entries here about users having their reviews deleted (based on completely valid points) I have been turned off enough to re-evaluate my score.

    If this alone doesn't lose your respect for SE, then it might be an idea to think about the fact that instead of focusing on polishing their unbroken golden egg, they intentionally implemented a plot that figuratively portrays the fanbase as a cancerous tumor (the pointless fate & whispers) that stifles 'creative' direction and freedom, despite hyping us over the past 5 years, after around 15 years of a collective begging for a remake.

    What an abhorrent and disgusting way to treat your fanbase.

    Anyone who has the nerve to think a low practice like this is OK convinces me that they are a either a paid shill, an impressionable child with no sense of discernment or taste, or an ****    … Expand
  24. H3ct0r_jr123
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Bro low-key this game ass it's over rated it's a trash Wana be link from legends of zelda
  25. Omnirealms
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They should have called it final fantasy 7 reboot. At least then you would know going in that it wasn't the same story.… Expand
  26. drunkito
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Soy un super fan de final fantasy 7 y lo único que se puede decir que esto no es un remake, primero metiendo mucho relleno en Migdar y luego con el final, eso NO ES LO QUE PASA EN EL JUEGO, encima a partir de ahora con la siuiente entrega no pasara nada de lo que tenía que pasar, han cambiado toda la historia. no deberia llamarse FF7 que lo llamen FF16 o como quieran pero que no mientan.
  27. DangitArc
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of people said it better than I could.

    The game starts beautifully. They changed some small elements, fleshed out others and it was all well done. Everything felt like FF7, but more of it to enjoy. The music was excellent, the combat was fun and most of the changes were ones that I could understand the need for or just get over and accept.

    Then I entered the Shin-Ra building.

    **Spoilers below this point**

    Things went off the rails hard and several changes are the kinds that have huge implications on later parts of the story. Some points are even directed jabs at the people who loved the original game.
    Showing bits and pieces from the OG storyline as "What happens if we fail here," Throwing in some Kingdom hearts big bad that hilariously clashes with the entire aesthetic of the game up to that point. Then having a great big Sephiroth showdown? I get that they feel like then need a climax to the first chapter, but that could have very easily been done by playing up the three big boss battles that you get on your way out of the building and adding more to the motor cycle chase after.

    Instead they decided to frame the whole thing as "The original was bad and we're going to show you something good." Would we have been asking for this remake for fifteen years if we wanted a completely new direction? We asked for the remake because we loved the game. We wanted that game. Not a reboot, not some kind of alternate reality. Just the game we grew up loving, updated and expanded upon (You know, like everything up to the last two or so hours of the game).    … Expand
  28. Reigolos
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    One of the most disappointing games I played in recent years. The game was supposed to expand over the original content but instead was padded out with boring side quests and narrow corridors. Thanks for nothing.
  29. SavetheHumans
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm only giving this a zero for one reason. It's not Final fantasy 7. This is some new weird time travel,/ fight fate sequel. This is clearly a game to pander to those who must always have a "happy ending." If squareenix had advertised it as a totally new game,I wouldn't have even bothered with it in the first place. I think that is why it's so disappointing.… Expand
  30. daicon
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Final Fantasy VII is NOT Kingdom HEARTS
    Don't NOMURA, this is not kingom heart.

    We don't want alternative realities, we don't want time travel, we don't want WHAT IF.

    I ACCEPT plot extensions and improvements. DO NOT invent in this way. Please.
  31. Zalbuc
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains Spoilers.

    I wouldn't call myself a hardcore fan of the original FF7 however I had played trough the game as a kid and I really enjoyed the Advent Children film. I also think that FF7 has one of the strongest soundtracks of any game, and the certainly did it justice here. However Final fantasy 7 and the remake is primarily a story game, and that is why I have to give it a 0. The first 18 hours of this game were pretty decent to good. I enjoyed the combat and and the story, and I especially liked the expanded Jessie backstory. However Once I got do the pillar section that's when things fell apart in a major way. Firstly with the gameplay. After 20 hours and having mastered the combat it started to feel a bit shallow but I could put up with that. What really grinded my gears were the helitroopers in the pillar section where you are forced to play as Cloud and later cloud and Tifa. Those bastards would hover outside the bounds of the arena thus giving you no chance to attack them, and once they do come inside the arena and you jump in the air to get a few hits in they do an attack that takes away 500hp so the atb gauge I had build has to be used on healing and not ranged magic. They were a little annoying but i looked passed it and the Biggs and Jessie deaths were a strong point for sure where I got a little misty eyed. However when you got do the top of the pillar everything changed.

    At the top of the pillar you have to fight 2 of the Turks: Reno and Rude. We've met them before where Aerith tells us that they are "good people". Well those "Good people" are trying to commit a genocide by making a midgar plate fall on the slums, the game tells us that 50000 people live in the slums but doesn't tell us how many live on the plate.

    Then income the changes from the original. In the original FF7 Reno sets of a timebomb, you fight him and he runs away. In the Remake Reno is about to set off a time bomb, you stop him beat Reno and Rude and then, somehow Rude gets up dodges every bullet from Barrets arm gun which he is supposed to be a master with, Deus Ex Machina ghosts show up, a wonded Rude beats up Tifa who I mainly used to beat him with, and then comes the most inexcusable thing of all. Rude walks to Reno, picks him up, and a Helicopter comes to pick them up and Barret Cloud and Tifa just let them fly away. That drove me over the edge. The main characters who Just lost their home, friends and hundreds of thousands of people died, just let the people who caused it walk away, AND take the most logical transport to get themselves off the plate away. This is not how rational people act. Imagine this. I kill your best friend, launch a nuke that will kill millions of people, you have me at gunpoint, would you let me just take the only transport to get to safety away? I know I would be seeking major revenge. Put they turned these characters into **** retards who just stand there and do nothing while Jessies murderers fly away. After that I had to quit the game.

    I tried to play the game again later but then the content padding started to really get to me. After coming back from Aeriths house the second time Tifa sais that Don Corleone would know how to get to shinra headquarters. And that is when I finally quit the game for real. Why do we have to do this extra thing again. Tifa has been living in Midgar for 5 years and Barret presumably even more, why would the not know how to get to Shinra?
    We also find out that Wedge survived which is another kick in the balls since he was the least fleshed out character and the most boring out of the 3 avalance members

    tl;dr: They handled the plate falling so bad that after that I just couldn't take the characters seriously. And after 20 hours the padding of content for the game wore me down. And most importantly these stupid inconsistent storywriters self insertion ghost do not belong in a Final fantasy game. They are just a Deus Ex Machina and that is not competent storywriting.    … Expand
  32. Natedog1985
    May 2, 2020
    0
    I was so excited for this game. Ordered it on release and then...... glitch, glitch, glitch and then another glitch. I'm on a brand new ps4 pro. No other game has given me any trouble. Hey Square Enix! Test your games before releasing them how about it! I cant even play this useless 60$ frisbee! I'm afraid to take one step in the game because I'll lose my progress!
  33. yuihorie
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This is easily the worst video game ever created. This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

    They took 5-minute "dungeons" from the original Midgar and turned them each into hour-long FF13 hallways. Even worse, they inserted all new "dungeons" (hour-long FF13 hallways) in between story beats where the original FF7 would have just moved on to the next story beat. It    This is easily the worst video game ever created. This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

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

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

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

    This is the most soulless, joyless corporate cash-grab ever created, it is a personal attack against video games as a medium, and it is a crime against humanity.    … Expand
  34. Fuknomura66
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it so strange this game has such a high rating by both critics and users when I and anyone I know who has played/cleared it is disappointed. The parts that stayed true to the original are done so well and are amazing but typical of current Square to add terrible new story into something that worked so well over 20 years ago. A few examples of this are having the dementors from Harry Potter show up as a plot device and ruin moments that were so good in the original. Robbing players of Cloud and Aeris first encounters. Another is overly using Sephiroth. He is meant to be this very powerful fighter rumoured to have died and in the original you're curious and wanting answere about him but in the remake he's shown non stop. Even at the end they just cannot help themselves by making the last boss of all ff7 after a long journey build happen before leaving Midgar (and a jenova fight...)ruining any reason to give a **** This is like remaking Star wars original trilogy and in the first half hour of the film having luke beat vader in a fight. Why would you give a **** after that? Then adding confusing elements of timelines. It could have been so good. … Expand
  35. Wiesior
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    It's absolutely and completely trash. Short piece of game, not a stand alone product. And worse of all is censorship. How they could do that to Tifa? Sport bra? it's a crap!
  36. Chappytappy
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I think they accidentally put KH4 instead of chapters 17/18 on my FF7 Remake disc. Feeling a little disappointed but have emailed SE, hopefully they can rectify this for me. Graphics for KH4 look awesome though!
  37. Willsimm1986
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Remember FF13? Yeah, that, but only 1/5 the actual game. It's so up it's own butt about looking pretty and redconning original story that I will be refusing to buy any more of these money grabs. Square is dead in my eyes.
  38. JardelX1
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This is not a Remake, even a Reboot, it's like a fan-fiction. It's sad but a true Remake never gonna happen.
  39. zemp
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Guys, we need to create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the title of this game because this game is definitely not the remake of the original Final Fantasy VII game, it's just a new game with a new story that occurs after the events of the original game.

    Now I'm really glad by the fact that I never tattooed "Final Fantasy VII" in my body, because if I had did it, Oh God, I    Guys, we need to create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the title of this game because this game is definitely not the remake of the original Final Fantasy VII game, it's just a new game with a new story that occurs after the events of the original game.

    Now I'm really glad by the fact that I never tattooed "Final Fantasy VII" in my body, because if I had did it, Oh God, I would have really regret it these days.    … Expand
  40. Capablanca
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Unbelievable how boring and bad the game is.
    1) "Exploration" by Square is running on corridor-like locations with no good loot as a reward. Galactic brain.
    2) Battle system is **** like of ff13 15 for degenerates. You dont have ATB points? Congrats - you cant even use items. Monster is flying? - you get reduced hit combos on him in air, you can only rely on long-range chars or magic.    Unbelievable how boring and bad the game is.
    1) "Exploration" by Square is running on corridor-like locations with no good loot as a reward. Galactic brain.
    2) Battle system is **** like of ff13 15 for degenerates. You dont have ATB points? Congrats - you cant even use items. Monster is flying? - you get reduced hit combos on him in air, you can only rely on long-range chars or magic. Dodges work bad against certain moves, you can get interrupted on startup or mid-way ability/magic animation, your limit break can miss because of mid-fight cut-scene or because monster suddenly ran away some distance from you. Moreover, i am playing RPG as you stated! Not **** action DMC or smth.
    3) Endless **** additions to original 1997 game plot. Things that have no interest to be told about (+ very strange new replics char feelings and motivations), but added by square + additional corridor locations to slice enemies. The most stupid sidequests - go there, kill all, bring that.

    Moreover - u suggest that im gonna be enjoing 'hard'-mode post game? Doing all the **** i`ve already beaten but more hard. Jeeez.
    Square should have just remade whole original game in one release, but instead they gonna sell us 4-5 parts of it reinvented as complete garbage? Thanks God i didnt ever buy ff13 or 15 cause i knew that was ****, but here with the demo-version Squre bamboozled me, bravo! But i aint paying you a dollar more ever. Get bunkrupt already or learn to make good games.

    Verdict: game for 12 years old players that are new to FF series or fans of ff13, 15. If you enjoyed original FF7 and or turn-based combat - dont spoil your expirience and good memories with garbage remake. You will not get nostalgy fleshbacks.    … Expand
  41. GenXGames
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This isn't FF7 it's like some bloated college programmers bad dream.

    Music isn't nostalgic and does NOT match the scenes. Story is COMPLETELY rewritten. Combat SUCKS and is very repetitive. The fights with the Turks are terrible. You are basically led around on a leash the whole game. When you hit a gate area you see a giant cross sign and your character gets TAKEN over and    This isn't FF7 it's like some bloated college programmers bad dream.

    Music isn't nostalgic and does NOT match the scenes.
    Story is COMPLETELY rewritten.
    Combat SUCKS and is very repetitive. The fights with the Turks are terrible.
    You are basically led around on a leash the whole game. When you hit a gate area you see a giant cross sign and your character gets TAKEN over and physically turned.
    Game is needlessly bloated with 10 hrs worth of fetch quests.
    None of the zones match the original game.
    Sephiroth looks like a cracked out maniac.
    WTF. How do you make a game this good, this bad?

    HIT SQUARE ENIX! Tell them their game sucks. STICK TO THE ORIGINAL GAME. It was fine. Don't make this into a 5 part bloat fest of milking your idiot fan-base.
    IM OUT.    … Expand
  42. OJMichaels
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely 100% hate the ending with a passion. What on God's green earth are they doing? Leave aside the use of the word remake as a blatant lie, and if they are using the word remake as in the characters remaking their destiny, that isn't clever it's convoluted. Let's also leave aside the appearance of Zack so early on taking away from the major twist of the game, and Barret's Cosmo canyon scene being emotionally lessened due to Biggs and maybe Jesse being alive. Let's leave aside the final fight with Sephiroth being all flash no substance as he hasn't earned his place to be there yet. Most newcomers will still have no idea who he even is so what is he doing as the final boss.

    Narrative is important, the key themes and concepts of a story resonate with people. We recognise ourselves in the characters we see strengths weaknesses and are able to abstract lessons from them. These characters and their stories are as real to us as real people because of the effect they have had on us and our lives. People, including me, literally cried with all the emotions attached to tears through the journey to get here. Square knew this and capitalised on it with their Japanese adverts of the connections created through the OG.

    To turn people like me, who said please explain, explore and expand on the lore of the game but leave the core themes and characters the hell alone, into the last boss of the game. To have their loyalty and love for ff7 be represented as the whispers of fate, have them defeated and announce they will now do what they like, that everything is now on the table is a disgrace. I don't know how they have the arrogance or the disrespect to treat the fans like that. Nomura isn't half as clever as he thinks he is.

    Please, if I am wrong tell me, if I am being uncharitable change my mind. I want to be wrong. But as things stand right now, I'm done with Square, I'm done with gaming. Without respect, I reject    … Expand
  43. theykeeponrisin
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I had to make an account just so I can lend my voice to the apparently minority of people who think this game is absolute garbage. I can't believe just how bad they messed this up. Story wise, all they had to do was follow the original and maybe add some more depth to side characters, but nope they go completely off the rails and turn it into some awful teenage fan fiction. I wasI had to make an account just so I can lend my voice to the apparently minority of people who think this game is absolute garbage. I can't believe just how bad they messed this up. Story wise, all they had to do was follow the original and maybe add some more depth to side characters, but nope they go completely off the rails and turn it into some awful teenage fan fiction. I was completely and totally defending this remake up until release with full faith in their ability to deliver AT LEAST the original story up to Midgar with updated graphics and modernized combat. The combat is all form and no function, as you are frustrated with being locked into animations and attacks being interrupted so you lose MP and ATB. I hated every minute of this game after the first 5 hours or so, and it took me 35 to get through it.… Expand
  44. Jonas8102
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    What will kids learn from this game if it succeeds? They will learn that it's ok to lie, because yes, this game is just a big lie. It's obvious not a remake, just a new Final Fantasy VII game with a new story.
  45. CoreenNoe
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    to everybody rating this game 10, please stop insulting yourselves, you know that the real score it deserves is 4 or 5. You know S.E insulted all of you by advertising this game as "remake". Accept the reality and rate this game accordingly. (rating it 0 to annul the fake 10s)
  46. eclairjones
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last chapters ruined entirely and conscientiously the game's story, pure and simple.
    To sum up: the original Final Fantasy 7's timeline does not exist, it's in a parallel universe, meaning that what you are playing isn't Final Fantasy 7, remade, by Final Fantasy 7 reboot by Nomura and his Kingdom heart ideas forced into the mix.
    The characters are genuinely and LITERALLY fighting the original game's story.

    I'm not joking, it's the plot of the last chapters ! : "goddamn beat the fate so that we don't have final fantasy 7 normal storyline guys!" and so you have Cloud, Barret, Tifa and the gang beating the crap out of some... 10km tall's bizarre giant "deStiNy" demon **** out of some Kingdom heart crap so that the storyline of FF7 doesn't happen.

    Wtf ?... The game ask you to fight for not having FF7's game and the characters are all happy with that.

    Oh! By the way !... Sephiroth kills Barret.... Also, Wedge and Biggs are alive because **** you", and you fight Sephiroth right here at Midgard...

    Do you remember when SquareEnix were telling us "don't worry, it'll be faithful to the original Final Fantasy 7's game story" ? Do you remember that ?
    Yeah ? Well, it was a huge lie... They bull****ed us...    … Expand
  47. Sparklingb33s08
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix didn't respected their words...
    It's not a remake it's a reboot.
    Be aware if you haven't bought it and played it yet to the end : Nomura changed the last chapters of the original story to insert Kingdom Heart storylines.
    This game is not only the biggest lie of the decade but an insult to all FF7's fans and to their hopes.
  48. thandalNexus
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    He did it... He dare doing it...
    Nomura murdered Final Fantasy 7... The end of this game is a clear "F- you" to everybody who believed this remake (and the following that may, or may not, come after) will respect the original game.
    Plot twist (pun not intended) : it doesn't ! The game story has been diverted massively from the OG and considering the butchering of the story they did in    He did it... He dare doing it...
    Nomura murdered Final Fantasy 7... The end of this game is a clear "F- you" to everybody who believed this remake (and the following that may, or may not, come after) will respect the original game.
    Plot twist (pun not intended) : it doesn't ! The game story has been diverted massively from the OG and considering the butchering of the story they did in the last hours of the game, there is NO chance the next games (if there is any) will be Final Fantasy 7 anymore...

    It's not the remake we wanted for decades, it's a Nomura's reboot : timeline-traveller edition...
    … Expand
  49. bowserStain
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    No... The 0 are not because we're angry because of false reason.
    SquareEnix told us for 10 YEARS that this remake will dutifully respect the Final Fantasy 7's storyline.
    Because, it was supposed to be a remake of Final Fantasy 7, remember ? That's why it was so hyped and that's why it sold so dreamfully well in pre-order. They said they won't touch the story, just add content...    No... The 0 are not because we're angry because of false reason.
    SquareEnix told us for 10 YEARS that this remake will dutifully respect the Final Fantasy 7's storyline.
    Because, it was supposed to be a remake of Final Fantasy 7, remember ?
    That's why it was so hyped and that's why it sold so dreamfully well in pre-order.

    They said they won't touch the story, just add content...
    They added content : good. Very good.
    But they completely messed up and changed totally the story by the end of the game.
    Numerous people who are supposed to be dead are magically alive, demon and monster for parallel universe pop, backed-up by Sephiroth so that the timeline of OG's story are preserved, and YOU, the player and the characters are fighting so that Final Fantasy 7's story don't happen...

    Can you imagine that ??... The game... is telling you... to **** off and destroy the game's normal story so that Nomura can force his own story down your throat and into the game.
    Next step : we will learn Marlene is an ancent too, Aerith will not die because now every characters know what the "normal" future is made of and they will fight against it.

    Also, **** you everyone who believed SE's sweet lies that they would respect the original game's story.

    THIS ! ... is way we all put 0 to this game...
    The rage is legit and as big as the crush of all our hopes for these remake...
    They destroyed our hope, they lied in the most crual manner by the last hour of the game's story. They deserve the anger.
    They deserve to KNOW that we're pissed, that we KNOW THEY LIED and we're really, really, REALLY not okay with this destruction of the otherwise very good game by killing the story for some Nomura's stupidity.    … Expand
  50. Jb20
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Terrible, this game ruined the ff universe for me. 20 minutes of show and 2 minutes of gameplay. If I wanted to watch a show I’d turn Netflix on!
  51. funboby
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    This is a big f u you to the original FF7 fans. It teases you for 95% and then the ending comes and you realize that everything has been a lie. We've been waiting for a remake since the 2005 ps3 technical demo was release. Now that crunch time is here - Square has decided to dangle a carrot in front of you for 35 hours and watch you chase it, then snatch it away and kick you in the mouthThis is a big f u you to the original FF7 fans. It teases you for 95% and then the ending comes and you realize that everything has been a lie. We've been waiting for a remake since the 2005 ps3 technical demo was release. Now that crunch time is here - Square has decided to dangle a carrot in front of you for 35 hours and watch you chase it, then snatch it away and kick you in the mouth in the last final minutes, brutally reminding you that they will do whatever the hell they want; whatever makes them the most money. The direction they are heading in is disgusting. It was "too hard" for them to make a full remake of this game so they switched it up to some hot garbage at the end to give them an out for all future installments.… Expand
  52. Ff7re_violates
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I refuse to play the game after Sephiroth "NOT" killing Barret... I know what happens and it is NOT "Nomura 400 Intelligence" as youtube ending analysis people put it. It is lazy and poor writing. It is jealousy of not being able to create a true masterpiece.

    I won't use 5000 characters to say this game is good. It was okay up to Shinra building, at best. But since the ghost trainyard I started getting this bad gut feeling. What if they change these pivotal moments? My fears turned reality and my feelings for the characters built up since 1997 faded away. I feel noting for Biggs, Wedge and Jessie becuase they took away their purpose, their sacrifice by letting Wedge live.

    I moved on with the game but the Whisperers of fate was standing in my way. Until I noticed I was a whisperer. The creators want me to kill my own feelings for the original so they can boost their egos and be able to say their version was better. I will not take part in this utter violation. That is why I refuse to finish the absolut last parts of the game.

    PS. I played with my girlfriend, a person with no relation to games what-so-ever and we started playing FF7 OG as it now will always be remembered as. She likes the story in OG better, she likes the music better (She is studying to be a music teacher and finds the remake music uphauling, LOVES the OG music). The only thing she liked better about Remake was the graphics, but even there, she finds the characters to be more expressive and fleshed out in OG. She likes Cloud more because you actually get a choice to be a nice person in OG. And that is despite me speeding through Midgar section. We will finish the Midgar section today and she is really looking forward to seeing what the world ahead holds in store for us.    … Expand
  53. yudothis
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    These changes are insulting. I have no faith that Square would go back on what has been done but a shorter, patched OG mode would at least go some way to putting things right. I turned off my PS4 several times during the last portions. The additions would be acceptable as post-game or side material... but as things are, no. Just no. Despite how it sounds I'm not terribly attached to FF7 -These changes are insulting. I have no faith that Square would go back on what has been done but a shorter, patched OG mode would at least go some way to putting things right. I turned off my PS4 several times during the last portions. The additions would be acceptable as post-game or side material... but as things are, no. Just no. Despite how it sounds I'm not terribly attached to FF7 - I just found this remake THAT bad by the end. I would have preferred they just called this Kingdom Fart Fantasy 7 and made a satire reboot. It would have been miles better. From my perspective I can't fathom how the remake's reputation is in tact. Why on earth do people think this is a good game!?… Expand
  54. DanePhillips34
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    First of all, I'm a big fan of the original Final Fantasy VII game. I don't have time to play games nowadays so I really wanted to buy this remake for my son, but after reading the reviews from this website, I will definitely not.

    It's pretty clear that this remake is a scam, not full game (Midgar part only?), action game (No thanks), and worst part, story drastically changed. So    First of all, I'm a big fan of the original Final Fantasy VII game. I don't have time to play games nowadays so I really wanted to buy this remake for my son, but after reading the reviews from this website, I will definitely not.

    It's pretty clear that this remake is a scam, not full game (Midgar part only?), action game (No thanks), and worst part, story drastically changed.

    So basically, Squaresoft is selling a new Final Fantasy VII action game with a new story that covers only Midgar part as a "Remake"? (Fraudscam at its best.)    … Expand
  55. Kingofparis
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Tetsuya, stop, please. This is some kingdom hearts level **** in this game
    And the ending...
  56. Rokero
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Corridor simulator , bad textures and the complete bastardization of a good story that's Final Fantasy 7 Remake, please square don't let nomura close to another game ever again he should stick to drawing
  57. GastonBaynes
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Just to say that, we, as fans of the original Final Fantasy VII game, we must create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the "Final Fantasy VII Remake" title to something else because the game is undoubtedly not a remake. 0 goes for the false advertisement.
  58. Olberic29
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1997 FFVII made history. The team behind the original wants to create a piece of art, risking ($$$) in many ways.

    But this" REMAKE"(FALSE ADVERTISING)??? Fan fiction( In All fan fictions from 1997 there's a Sephiroth saying 'cloud join me') ?? Avengers plot point? !!!! PIECES OF THE STORY !!!!!! as a FULL game?!?!?! This game is flashy and modern but without a SOUL!! IT S A BEAUTIFUL CASH GRAB!!! You changed too much square, and as a hardfan of yours I hope you will come back making masterpieces that remain in HISTORY, NOT THIS TRASH!!!    … Expand
  59. ManuelPauls
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    May God forgive Square Enix, because we, the fans of the original Final Fantasy VII game, will certainly not.
  60. kexga
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    if only it wasn't for that end... It is not a remake, misleading advertising. the first 90% of the game is a 9,5/10, but the last hour it's a kingdom hearts game, it doesn't make any sense and now they are free to change everything they want. The last sentence before the credits is: THE UNKNOWN JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE. I don't want that because the sold it as a remake not as a spin off. Iif only it wasn't for that end... It is not a remake, misleading advertising. the first 90% of the game is a 9,5/10, but the last hour it's a kingdom hearts game, it doesn't make any sense and now they are free to change everything they want. The last sentence before the credits is: THE UNKNOWN JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE. I don't want that because the sold it as a remake not as a spin off. I hope square change that end and they do a true ramake of FFVII. SO PLS SQUARE ENIX, just change that end and be true to the original game in the following episodes :(… Expand
  61. ufs34
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Que decepção. Jogo toscu, curto, estória muito fraquinha e pior de tudo, o jogo só cobre a parte do Midgar. Não gasta o seu dinheiro com este jogo.
  62. Jodie223
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    I will continue to love the classic game and pretend that this garbage never existed.
  63. LexieForry
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Do you want to know what real fans are? Sonic fans, for sure. We need to take example from the Sonic fans and complain as loud as we can in order to preserve the legacy story of the original Final Fantasy VII game.
  64. VelvaAday
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Oh well, turns out this game is no remake and I wasted money buying a PS4 and waiting 5 years especially for this game.
  65. Blain1989
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    What an absolute mess of a game this is I really don’t get the scores people are giving it, the textures in this game are sub par at best the dialogue is terrible and most of the voice acting is aswell, the battle system can’t decide if it’s turn based or action the action part of the system is mashing the square button and the character AI is just horrendous the characters you aren’tWhat an absolute mess of a game this is I really don’t get the scores people are giving it, the textures in this game are sub par at best the dialogue is terrible and most of the voice acting is aswell, the battle system can’t decide if it’s turn based or action the action part of the system is mashing the square button and the character AI is just horrendous the characters you aren’t controlling just stand there almost it’s pathetic, now in my opinion the game should of covered midgar and beyond easily there is too many areas of just pure filler and enemies that are damage sponges and it’s not like it adds anything too the game because your just sat there waiting for them too die because the game is not difficult by any stretch of the imagination, now the story oh dear lord the story what a mess this is not the story you remember from all those years ago they have changed to many elements especially the ending to this part of the story disgrace they have even changed the most basic parts of the dialogue and why don’t I get to go into avalanches hideout ? And sephiroth is ruined at this point in the game he is meant to be too powerful for anyone to fight so why can you go toe to toe with him he never seen cloud as a threat in this part let alone remember him the game is a joke if it had any other name attached to apart from final fantasy seven it would have been berated it all seems like it was sold on a lie as a cash grab it seems like making games into episodes that aren’t worth the full prices of admission is the new loot boxes.… Expand
  66. Sterbherb503
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This game was butchered, sorry this is no remake. It doesn't have the atmosphere of the original. I can't understand why they focused so hard on Characters who aren't essential to the plot. I don't understand the cringyness of them too. TimeTravel in FF7? WTF? Thanks for the Ripoff.
  67. mrtheshaggy
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    A absolutely pointless remake. Took the fun parts of the classic, bogged them down with a pointless combat system, and added piles of useless fluff. If all they can think of to do is create crappier remakes of older Final Fantasy games ... we can confirm this franchise is dead.
  68. Fuksquarenix
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For those saying to give this game a 0/10 is really unfair but are completely fine with the ridiculous amount of perfect 10s need to just shut up. I'm gonna score it a 0 as a protest to all those 10s which this game definitely does NOT deserve!
    Let's just say for example Square left the story alone and Nomura didn't insert his extremely cringey dementors into key moments of the game and ruining it. Let's say they didn't add terrible cringey side characters like Roche and Chadley who don't fit at all. And let's just say they didn't ruin the entire story and characters by constantly showing Sephiroth every hour of the game, killing the subtlety of his approach in the original. Long gone is the mystery and intrigue. And lastly let's say they didn't completely **** up the end by changing everything. Letting Zack live and destroying the core of Clouds character. Ruining any build up to a fantastic journey to fight and defeat Sephiroth. Even if all of the games story stayed true and didn't piss off the loyal fans, my point remains that the game itself is still weak!

    Even staying true to the original it's a 6-7/10 at best.
    Let's name a few things.
    -Repetitive combat. Mostly spamming square and healing on occasion.
    - Hallways everywhere! Flashbacks to forcing my way through FF13. ugh.
    -Cloud constantly moving slow in areas.
    - Cringey dialogue. (Jesse dying was painful to watch and not because it was emotionally painful but because she wouldn't just die already! had so much terrible dialogue to spew out) She's also thirsty as ****.
    -Side quests are terrible and repetitive. mindless padding. Something FF15 does alot of
    -Pacing is destroyed completely. The flow of the story is so off compared to the original. You're not as invested because of it. Ultimately the original was so much better.

    Such a shame.
    This game thanks to Nomura is gonna just go do its own thing and like anything he's involved in will just be a badly written mess and you'll all be wishing it had of just stuck to being a solid remake of the original.    … Expand
  69. Loeroth
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ruined one of the best storyline in gaming. The excellent start and the combat overhaul are not worth it.
    Congratulations to the writing team you just ruined a beloved game. Don’t bother with this one and play the original.    … Expand
  70. LucilleMagar
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I never rated a game in my life, but this remake revolted me in such a way that I had to come here, create an account and rate it 0.

    I will take the time and rate the original Final Fantasy VII game 10. (Something that I should've done a long time ago.) By the way, I used to trust metacritc "Critic Reviews", but not anymore. How dare they rate this remake 88? Who are these    I never rated a game in my life, but this remake revolted me in such a way that I had to come here, create an account and rate it 0.

    I will take the time and rate the original Final Fantasy VII game 10. (Something that I should've done a long time ago.)

    By the way, I used to trust metacritc "Critic Reviews", but not anymore. How dare they rate this remake 88? Who are these metacritic's Critics rating this remake trash 100 anyway?    … Expand
  71. NolaHapp
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Waited so long for this remake only for it to be a REBOOT with multiple timelines being used as an excuse to completely change the game. They made one of the best games of all time into a multiple timeline mess
  72. Kodrix
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Este juego no es lo que nos han vendido, durante años hemos pensado que ibamos a jugar a un remake del ffvii, pero no. SE ha abusado de publicidad engañosa esto se acerca mas a un spin off. Durante el primer 99% del juego estas viendo lo que siempre hemos querido todos los fans: unos graficos alucinantes, un sistema de batalla majestuoso, expanden la historia de forma muy coherente y unEste juego no es lo que nos han vendido, durante años hemos pensado que ibamos a jugar a un remake del ffvii, pero no. SE ha abusado de publicidad engañosa esto se acerca mas a un spin off. Durante el primer 99% del juego estas viendo lo que siempre hemos querido todos los fans: unos graficos alucinantes, un sistema de batalla majestuoso, expanden la historia de forma muy coherente y un desarrollo dd personajes que te hace amarlos mas de lo que ya lo haciamos... Sin embargo, en la parte final del juego empiezan a suceder cosas muy muy extrañas mas propias del kindom hearta que de una final fantasy, y nada que ver con final fantasy 7 original. El principio de la decepcion empieza poco antes de salir del edificio shinra cuando en una escena con barret y los ecos del destino empiezas a entender que algo ya no funciona como en el original. Aun asi, lo dejas pasar porque es un detalle que podria pasar sin importsncia una vez completado el juego y habiendose mantenido fiel comobel 99% de esta primera parte. El mayor problema viene sobre todo en el ultimo capitulo, y es aqui cuando todos loa sueños de los fana se desvanecen por completo, dialogos extraidoa de kh, 0 sentido, noa enfrentamos incluso al lado oscuro de kh y a las sombras de cloud, barret y tifa... Segun avanzamos en la parte final del juego noa vamos topando con combates espectaculares pero con poco sentido narrativo... Hasta llegar a hacernos spoilers de algo que probablemente no volvamos a ver (por lo que no se llamarian spoilers propiamente dicho, pero bueno). El colmo es cuando ves las ultimas escenas del juego, que ademas de confundir mucho mas a low jugadores, terminan con la linea temporal del original dando a entender de forma directa que las siguientes partes va a ser algo completamente nuevo. Y cuando digo directa quiero decir DIRECTA, es decir, el propio juego termina con la frase: THE UNKNOWN JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE (Basicamente: el viaje desconocido continuara) por lo que aqui muere el remake! Y entramos en terrenos desconocidos, donde square puede hacer lo que le plazca.
    Nos lo han vendido como remake, le han dado mucho cariño al juego para contentsr a los fans, pero para que? Me pregunto; si luego vais a hacer lo que os de la gana en el final y en las proximas partes. Me siento completamente decepcionado y engañado y con mucha impotencia de no poder cambiar el destino (nunca mejor dicho) de este juego.

    Si me vendes naranjas, no me des platanos, aunque el platano tenga un sabor de primera.

    Y es precisamente eso lo que ha hecho SE. Nos han vendido esto como remake cuando en realidad es un spin off. Y de ahi la GRAN decepcion.
    Haberle puesto de titulo FFVII Another Story / 0.5 y hubiera sido mucho mejor, pero con remake se siente como un cebo para quebla gente lo compre, quiera mas y aseguraros compras de las siguientes partes

    Por otra parte, quiero dejar claro que estamos ante un juegazo y el mejor final fantasy desde el X pero todavia es un juego incompleto y como ya he dicho ew muy probable que vaya a menos en las siguientes partes, cosa que ojala pse para que SE rectifique y noa de lo que ha estado predicando durante 5 años.

    Mi unico sueño es creer en que sacaran un parche para solucionar ese desastroso final y vea la decepcion de los fans. Porque si, el juego tiene miy buenas notas y criticas, pero todos se wuejan del final. Es el punto comun en todo. Y si lo unico que no ha gustado de este juego ha sido el cambio de narrativo, esperaos a ver cuando las 40h de la parte 2 no tenga nada que ver con el original... No se en que estaba pensando square o en que momento deciden en que ese final es una buena idea.
    De hecho, mi nota y mi comentario es una queja para mostrar mi descontento mas wue por sea un mal juego, que NO lo es en ningun caso. Pero invito a todos que hagan lo mismo porwue los fans unidos tenemos mucha fuerza. Cambiaron el modelado de sonic, y otros finales de videojuegos han sido tsmbien cambiado. Solo espero qie ffvii remake sea el REMAKE que noa dijeron y no un spinoff con saltos temporales, cambioa de destino y mierdas que no pintan nada en ffvii    … Expand
  73. Fenderson78
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Looks like they'll use Kingdom Hearts Story system. Nothing can die except the bad guy, happy happy face all day, and of course hell of confusing story plot. A meh game.
  74. JuliannBanister
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    The more you play the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the more you start to think, "This doesn't feel like FF7", and by the time you reach the end, you're positive it's not.
  75. KevinTheGrey
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    First I wanna say that i loved the original game. I remember getting the game for Christmas and how excited I was. My friends and I would do speed runs through the game over weekends. That excitement was the same when I heard it was getting a remake as even more so after seeing the trailer! But this isn’t a remake of that game. This is the worst cash grab I’ve seen in my life. It wasFirst I wanna say that i loved the original game. I remember getting the game for Christmas and how excited I was. My friends and I would do speed runs through the game over weekends. That excitement was the same when I heard it was getting a remake as even more so after seeing the trailer! But this isn’t a remake of that game. This is the worst cash grab I’ve seen in my life. It was marketed as final fantasy 7 but really is just Midgar. 1/5 of the game. All of the packaging and marketing told us that this was a full final Fantasy 7 remake with an expanded world. This was a lie! You can’t explore the world at all cause the paths a narrow and the maps are linear. The gameplay is whack. The character development is nonexistent. The storyline has been butchered. The weapons are trash. The music falls flat on its face and most of the time is so damn loud you can’t hear the dialogue. The only way I even knew what was being said is cause of the caption box. And everyone just seems to think this kinda crap is ok?!? I will not be playing or buying any further installments of this, so called game. The only thing I wish I could get my money back or maybe file a class action lawsuit.… Expand
  76. rdipizza
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This is a shame! Everything was great, the graphics, the sounds and music compositions, even the added content... but they ruined it all with this **** ending which is an absolute massive giant titan planet-size middle finger to the original game story and the entire fanbase the original game had built during 23 years old.
    All because of Nojima/Nomura/Noskills ideas forced into the game    This is a shame! Everything was great, the graphics, the sounds and music compositions, even the added content... but they ruined it all with this **** ending which is an absolute massive giant titan planet-size middle finger to the original game story and the entire fanbase the original game had built during 23 years old.
    All because of Nojima/Nomura/Noskills ideas forced into the game in the most absurd, ridiculous and cringe way possible.
    A disaster...    … Expand
  77. trens45
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I wonder, why didn't Tetsuya Nomura include Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto in this new Kingdom Hearts game? Wouldn't that be an awesome Reinvention? Now if you excuse me, I'm going to play the original Final Fantasy VII game, again.
  78. james234US
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Nojima and Nomura destroyed the game by transforming it into a Kingdom heart **** filled with time travel, alternate dimension and fate/destiny fighting ideas, that Final Fantasy 7 has NEVER BEEN ABOUT.
    The game LITERALLY ask you to defeat the story of the original game.
    These idiots are asking, in this game, the fans who waited for this game for decades, to literally fight and eradicate    Nojima and Nomura destroyed the game by transforming it into a Kingdom heart **** filled with time travel, alternate dimension and fate/destiny fighting ideas, that Final Fantasy 7 has NEVER BEEN ABOUT.
    The game LITERALLY ask you to defeat the story of the original game.
    These idiots are asking, in this game, the fans who waited for this game for decades, to literally fight and eradicate the story of the game they loved so that Squeenix can do whatever the f--- they want of this so-called "remake" (understanding there, between the lines : we're not gonna make effort to do an actual remake and will transform your beloved game into whatever the F we want and is easy and cheap to produce...)

    F- you SquareEnix! F-you, big time! You ruined it all!    … Expand
  79. bindiirwin
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    ... They ruined it... I.. I just end this remake i was waiting for years and I am genuinely crying.
    I'm crying like some other did, but not of nostalgia or happiness...
    I don't have the words to described it... What all the other negative or average reviews say about what they did are right... I didn't wanted to, but they are right... Square Enix butchered this game that could have been    ... They ruined it... I.. I just end this remake i was waiting for years and I am genuinely crying.
    I'm crying like some other did, but not of nostalgia or happiness...
    I don't have the words to described it... What all the other negative or average reviews say about what they did are right... I didn't wanted to, but they are right... Square Enix butchered this game that could have been so great if they just didn't... if they JUST....
    Why ??... Why did they have to do that ?... This nonsense ending... This massacre of everything that made the original game story so great... WHY, SQUAREENIX ?!...    … Expand
  80. tridas
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    if they had advertised the game as something else other than "Remake" I wouldn't even buy it. But they deceived me and now I will have to ask for refund and in the meantime I give this scam game 0.
  81. Marman0024
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    Square Enix completely dropped the ball on this classic from 1997. This was nothing more than a shameless cash grab. If you enjoyed ff15, this is the same game with ff7 skins.
  82. CALLmeSNAKE__
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    It was so beautiful to see my favorite parts, in my favorite game, with up to date graphics, minus the backgrounds and npc facial animations. 1997. I remember the commercial for the game, I remember buying the strategy guide because i never played a RPG before it. The story, characters, world and the adventure as a whole was what made me love story based games. To this day ff7 is theIt was so beautiful to see my favorite parts, in my favorite game, with up to date graphics, minus the backgrounds and npc facial animations. 1997. I remember the commercial for the game, I remember buying the strategy guide because i never played a RPG before it. The story, characters, world and the adventure as a whole was what made me love story based games. To this day ff7 is the greatest game I have ever played. ALL I WANTED WAS THE GRAPHICS!! These people put us in the game as a character......a bad character...made destroying us the goal at the end. WE are the final boss.....then they said we are free to do whatever we want with YOUR favorite game. HA HA JOKES ON YOU! I deleted the game and I'm about to play the REAL Final Fantasy 7. SUCH A SLAP IN THE FACE...btw I have NEVER reviewed a game before, THIS GAME JUST MADE ME GET ONLINE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!… Expand
  83. Horus343
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Tetsuya Nomura nunca le debieron dejar dirigir ff7 el era solo diseñador de personajes, se nota que no sabe hacer buenas historias, lo único que debía hacer era respetar la trama original y ni eso pudo hacer, un remake decepcionante, pasillero, niveles alargados a lo tonto, problemas severos texturas, pero hablemos de solo la trama esta haciendo lo mismo que en kingdom hearts enredar una historia clara y precisa con tonterías de metafísica sacadas del culo jefe final realmente decepcionante el típico jefe enorme cliché de cualquier kingdom hearts, repito Nomura va a echar a perder el proyecto, ya echo a perder la primera parte, para mi un fracaso como juego y más como remake lo único salvable es su gameplay, y ya.… Expand
  84. Poopoobutter
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    If you are going to remake the best game of all time then don't change everything about it that made it great.
  85. yamoop
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    It's sad how low our expectations of square enix has gotten where this hot garbage gets such high reviews. We deserve better, our money and most importantly our time is worth much more.
  86. FF7End
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    I'm very sad to see how FF7 has been disgraced. Graphically it looks very nice, the combat system is interesting even if you have to consume a lot of Ether. But the soul of the game is dead. Characters are uncomfortable expressing feelings out of the situation and too manga-like. There's too much speeches to artificially extend the game's life. You're literally flooded !
  87. Wickert56
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix better be prepared because people are already creating and signing petitions demanding refunds and demanding that the title of the game must be changed.

    I myself already signed a petition that demands both, refunds and title change. Good luck SquareEnix.
  88. terriblejustter
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Its basically a $60 cgi movie. There's about 15 hours of gameplay, most of it is running down hallways.
    RENT DO NOT BUY
  89. Giuliani
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Everything is Beautiful in this game, but the scenario is a real shame!
    What about the "Watchmen of the fates" 'idea? I hate it Nomura, it's a real insult for the true FFVII fans.
  90. Zero12345
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Terrible ending. How disrespectful to fans. What on earth were they thinking?
  91. Kaboose
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    As amazing as the game is it is a product of false advertising. This isn't a remake but a retcon that is used as an excuse to not remake FF7 story like it was marketed to us but to change the story to whatever they want to. Great gameplay, but the game is destroyed by bad writing decisions that are like from bad fanfiction. The ending of this game is flat out insulting and absolute nonsense.
  92. system_mal
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    Contrary to what even negative reviewers are saying, the story was trash from the very beginning. From the moment Shinra destroys their own reactor for you (and they let you destroy the other one too), the storytelling becomes nonsensical and stays that way. Shinra has no reason to destroy Sector 7 now that they let both of their reactors get destroyed. Ghosts come to ensure the events ofContrary to what even negative reviewers are saying, the story was trash from the very beginning. From the moment Shinra destroys their own reactor for you (and they let you destroy the other one too), the storytelling becomes nonsensical and stays that way. Shinra has no reason to destroy Sector 7 now that they let both of their reactors get destroyed. Ghosts come to ensure the events of the original game happen the way they're supposed to, yet intervene when it's unnecessary to and let so many survive after the plate crushes Sector 7 (including Biggs and Wedge) when they were supposed to die. If that's not a testament to how pointless their addition to the story was, I don't know what is. Sephiroth had no purpose in the story, from beginning to end; guess it made sense to introduce him late, huh? "But hey, just make all the waifus have the sexy times with Cloud and that'll patch everything up, right?" Said someone who knows nothing about storytelling.

    Combat is that of a braindead beat'em up. I've seen several playthroughs of people just face-tanking their way to victory. All of that customization you're given means nothing. You don't need strategy to beat this game, just hack and spellcast away until your enemies die. Forget the block button even exists; you've got all the healing. Doesn't sound like a very fun action game, does it? And stop calling the combat a mix of turn-based and real-time action. This is an action game using a fighting game meter and a meaningless time-slowing gimmick. There are no turn-based attributes to be found here.

    This piece of a rehash isn't redefining any genres, it's disgracing them, and doesn't come close to being a convincing purchase for newcomers when the FULL original experience can be easily obtained for far cheaper. I'm saying this as someone who's never played either version of FF7 and has only watched playthroughs. If this were the best 2020 could do for video games, the industry would already be dead. Thank goodness we have FAR better games to look forward to.

    I learned Articulation, which is why I re-worded my review a bit from last time.    … Expand
  93. Frandumont
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    No me parece que el juego tenga un cero. Pero considerando lo corrupta que está la prensa de videojuegos como para que la nota sea tan alta, me parecía adecuado compensar. Digo que el juego no merece un cero porque si alguien que no conozca el original lo juega, a lo mejor lo disfruta. Por mi parte le daría un cuatro si yo no hubiera jugado al de 1997. Pero como lo he hecho, deseo vomitarNo me parece que el juego tenga un cero. Pero considerando lo corrupta que está la prensa de videojuegos como para que la nota sea tan alta, me parecía adecuado compensar. Digo que el juego no merece un cero porque si alguien que no conozca el original lo juega, a lo mejor lo disfruta. Por mi parte le daría un cuatro si yo no hubiera jugado al de 1997. Pero como lo he hecho, deseo vomitar en la boca de Nomura para que se sienta un poco como me ha hecho sentir a mi.

    ¿Se puede insultar en Metacritic?

    Lamentable juego.    … Expand
  94. Satan6564
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    Nul pas aimé du tout j’en suis à la moitié du jeu et le relancer et un calvaire jeu couloirs système de combat chiant et long le moindre mob est un sac à pv pour rajouter de la durée de vie pff plusieurs années d attentes pour ça pfff l original est à des années lumières de celui ci c’est bien dommage
  95. CandyCoin
    Apr 22, 2020
    0
    This is not a remake of FFVII; this is a prequel to Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. It DEFECATES on everything good about the original game.

    Contrary to what paid reviewers will claim, this game is not ‘expanded’, it is ‘padded’. It’s padded and drawn out to a downright idiotic extent: 3-minute short segments in the original game have been turned into hour-long copypasted    This is not a remake of FFVII; this is a prequel to Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. It DEFECATES on everything good about the original game.

    Contrary to what paid reviewers will claim, this game is not ‘expanded’, it is ‘padded’. It’s padded and drawn out to a downright idiotic extent: 3-minute short segments in the original game have been turned into hour-long copypasted FFXIII-hallways. You walk down a poorly-rendered linear hallway and fight the same three guys for 30 hours, broken up by god-awful cutscenes that openly mock you for caring about the original plot. This is the game.

    The replacement ‘plot’ is Premature Ejaculation – the Video Game. You never leave Midgar, yet Sephiroth, Cait Sith, bits of the Nibelheim flashback, and Aerith’s death are all flashed in front of you (again – this is a sequel, not a remake, so you can already ‘remember’ these things) in paper-thin attempts to keep to invested in the Korean-MMO-tier grind that makes up 99% of the playtime.
    This game is not fun to play. It is a chore. It is grind. There is objectively NOTHING fun in this game.

    It.
    Is.
    Bad.

    The plot reads like it was written by a bipolar 7-year old. The art is soulless and rushed (Square Enix outsourced development of 3D assets to a sweatshop in Malaysia) and the environment textures look like they were designed in the PS1-era. Literally everything reeks of design-by-committee – from the Tifa’s floating suspenders that they were too lazy to readjust after shrinking her breasts to the reintroduction of Dirge of Cerberus enemies to retconning Nibellheim as a desert outpost. The ending is so mind-numbingly stupid that, at time of writing, Square Enix is literally threatening to sue people for talking about it for fear it will hurt their sales.

    This is the most shameless cash-grab in the history of videogaming and to purchase it is to get scammed.    … Expand
  96. Abel_Ballad
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    Square Enix managed to destroy the plot of one of the best games in the world. Has nice gameplay.
  97. opdi
    Apr 22, 2020
    0
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is exceedingly mediocre, I would not recommend purchasing it and instead watching a playthrough or waiting for a BIG sale - this goes for fans of the original as well as those who are new to the game.

    The game begins on a very high note, the visuals, voice acting, and general production quality are mostly excellent and remain so throughout the game. Fans of the    Final Fantasy VII Remake is exceedingly mediocre, I would not recommend purchasing it and instead watching a playthrough or waiting for a BIG sale - this goes for fans of the original as well as those who are new to the game.

    The game begins on a very high note, the visuals, voice acting, and general production quality are mostly excellent and remain so throughout the game. Fans of the original will enjoy seeing a few of the great early moments reimagined with modern graphics, and newcomers will be drawn in by the stunning visuals and gripping plot which hits most of the right beats from the original. The combat feels a bit hack-and-slashy, which may be off-putting to FF fans, but it also features an ATB gauge and the ability to pause time to unleash spells and abilities.

    However, after making it through the classic opening sequence, the game quickly reveals the mountain of padding and tedium that will define your coming experience. MMO-style fetch quests with no relevance to the plot, turning screens that you originally ran through in 20 seconds into a 45-minute slog through scripted battles and boring, tedious puzzles, and introducing new original story content that is also entirely irrelevant to the plot and filled with the the exact same padding. Well, that explains why they could only fit about 15% of the original game into a single release and market it as a "complete experience."

    I was honestly willing to endure the padding and did get some enjoyment out of the game. It was awesome to hear the extra banter between party members and expanded dialogue. But the final chapter of the game is an absolute dealbreaker. Without spoiling anything, the only thing I can say is that the writers completely changed the events in the plot to a point where there is no logical way it can progress as it was supposed to. When Square Enix said the story of the remake is "very faithful" to the original, it was simply a bald faced lie. Even on its own, the ending is poorly done and nonsensical, and leaves an extremely bad taste in your mouth. And to top it all off, this chapter COMPLETELY replaces one of my absolute favorite scenes from the original!

    I frankly feel scammed after buying this game. I cannot in good conscience recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  98. Soriku
    Apr 23, 2020
    0
    Annoying af romance options even when you keep turning them down

    NPCs that randomly clip into cutscences and walk through Main characters Clipping textures even on pro Very linear and the entire party tells at you if you are trying to explore (for nearly nothing midgar is empty af) platinumed the game relatively easily but that's because the game is so linear lol You have more freedom in    Annoying af romance options even when you keep turning them down

    NPCs that randomly clip into cutscences and walk through Main characters Clipping textures even on pro
    Very linear and the entire party tells at you if you are trying to explore (for nearly nothing midgar is empty af) platinumed the game relatively easily but that's because the game is so linear lol You have more freedom in the original when it comes to exploring ... fights dont feel rewarding even on harder difficulties..    … Expand
  99. misterblasty
    Apr 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This NOT a full game. Square just charged you $60 to play 1/4 of the original game. To be clear, the game ENDS when you leave Midgar, and now they expect us to pay another $60 for the next installment whenever that is finished (we waited 24 years for 1/4 of a game, so guess how long the rest will take.)

    Square: I will NEVER, repeat NEVER buy another Final Fantasy game, thank you for ruining something dear from my childhood because of your greed and incompetence.    … Expand
  100. cheemsburbger
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    FF7R is an unambitious project by Square Enix and I'd say they've done a poor job telling an immersive story, forgettable music, bland combat, poorly designed characters and the environments and it's not perfect. I will be addressing some of the issues that it has alongside the review.
    I've played this game on normal mode, it should take you around 40 hours to complete the game, including    FF7R is an unambitious project by Square Enix and I'd say they've done a poor job telling an immersive story, forgettable music, bland combat, poorly designed characters and the environments and it's not perfect. I will be addressing some of the issues that it has alongside the review.
    I've played this game on normal mode, it should take you around 40 hours to complete the game, including the side quests.

    They have done a very terrible job telling the story of Midgar and its characters. Some of the side quests are a bit bland and some of them in one of the later chapters were put awkwardly between the main quests.
    When it comes to soundtracks, it is abhorrent. Some of the scenes were seriously excruciating especially in combination with the amazingly bad soundtrack.
    The English voice actors also did a great job of destroying the characters.
    The combat is trash and has a mix of hack n slash and hack n slash. The combat feels sluggish and punishes you for successfully pulling off certain actions.
    Graphics, overall it looks disgusting even on PS4 slim considering the hardware and there are almost no frames at all. The characters look woeful with low quality and very undetailed models. Environments also look really bad as you can see low-quality textures in most areas. It could be results of either budget cuts, budget cuts, or budget cuts.

    As someone has played the original and knows the story, I'm looking forward to seeing this game buried beneath stinking peat moss and forgotten    … Expand
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Critic score distribution:
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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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