Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. rmfrost
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    It’s fan fiction and false advertising and has nothing to do with the series canon xd
  2. Shad86
    Apr 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a 90%Original and 10%Scam. I think if I could sue SquareEnix I would do it at this moment. All the best parts of the game is what they took from the original, everything that is new I just feel that didn't work as:

    -Ghost plot, totally unnecessary. The original plot was way better and enough to make a game.
    -Side quest as Cats, or finding monsters .
    -The scenery at the highway was a tedious one, that mini game with the Robot hand. I had to do it because it was necessary but it was boring seen those things move slow it kill the pace of the game.
    -Ojos Lab floors scenery, switching between characters was also tedious.
    -They remove the BLOOD from the Original game, as when Sephirot opened the cell for you and you found a trail of blood. Well that's gone including that scene.

    They made things right, so that't the 4/10 . As copying the original story before the end, music, graphics and dialog voices(except for Aerith).
    Seems they will mess up with the original story in the next chapter, I think I will buy it but not will be a 1st day buy anymore, and not a priority anymore. And I'm sure it is my last FF.

    You just don't fool your costumers, Shame of you SquareEnix.    … Expand
  3. pyhriel
    Jun 10, 2021
    0
    This game is pretty average. The gameplay, though not my favorite, is ok. It is fun to play with, has some strengths and weaknesses. I feel that the lack of possibility to change your materia during battle to be very counter strategic (mainly against bosses). Basically you can use the asses ability during the battle to know the strengths and weaknesses of your enemy, but that only tellsThis game is pretty average. The gameplay, though not my favorite, is ok. It is fun to play with, has some strengths and weaknesses. I feel that the lack of possibility to change your materia during battle to be very counter strategic (mainly against bosses). Basically you can use the asses ability during the battle to know the strengths and weaknesses of your enemy, but that only tells you whether or not you are equipped to fight it or not, you can't adapt to the information. As a general rule, I just pushed through, whatever the information was, and if I got defeated I'd set my materia according to the knowledge I gained from the battle. This is not an elegant design.
    Otherwise, the gameplay is fun. A bit rough on the edges, but it is fun.

    The pace of the game is what is best in my opinion, it is like a long interactive cutscene. It is very entertaining. Though, my issue with it, is that it doesn't feel like a coherent story. It feels more like a series of "cool scene" and "cool pseudo philosophical speeches", but all the parts don't really fit together. Especially the escalation in the last chapter, where you go from C to W, but you skipped everything in between.
    In my opinion, they should've kept the story centered on midgard, and just gradually hint at the bigger picture, rather than try to force feed it to you. The avalanche and helping Aerith storyline, are the parts I like best about this game. It's not that I don't want the epic proportion drama with Sephi and all, it's just that it made no sense in that part of the story. And honnestly, the whispers should just not be there. They're both a narrative cop-out on the designers part, and they just confuse everything behind the guise of being "to evolved" for you to understand.

    Anyway. I still had fun playing it, at least the first time. Playing it again, kind of exposed the narrative flaws even more. Also the hard mode is not that fun (and for those among you who care, yes I did beat it, and only a few bosses gave me any real troubles). The way they added difficulty in the hard mode is by removing elements of gameplay, which I find is rather dull. Removing uses of items takes a system out of the game, and limiting your MP input kind make you not use magic all that much. It is harder, but not in a fun way.    … Expand
  4. Crevanille
    Apr 25, 2020
    0
    The game is not a remake it is a reboot. Square Enix Lied and don't want people to know the truth that's why there flagging anyone posting walkthroughs of the games ending. They even went as far as to threaten Shirrako with a lawsuit. If this is the way Square Enix wants to do things now than I will never again buy any of there products.
  5. JVcity05
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    My first console was the PS1, my first two games that I purchased were Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII. I purchased them because of the game cover art. Never played either of their predecessors so I was spoiled rotten as a child when I started both of those franchises at their absolute best.

    I am highly disappointed with this first installment will not be paying for more of the    My first console was the PS1, my first two games that I purchased were Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII. I purchased them because of the game cover art. Never played either of their predecessors so I was spoiled rotten as a child when I started both of those franchises at their absolute best.

    I am highly disappointed with this first installment will not be paying for more of the future installments. Don’t waste your money if you have played the original. You will be surprised at how short this game is for sixty dollars real quick. This is a cash grab. The game developers deserve credit for their hard work and effort but the executives are literally Shrina executives for all of these dumb ass choices.

    Barret is still a stereotype despite there being heavy changes to the original story in this remake. Really?

    The game play is cool but there isn't a compelling story that couples the game play.

    The writing is subpar for the voice actors.

    This game is filled with more filling than a pie toss.

    Animation scenes are great.

    I feel for this generation of gamers and the future gamers. If this industry continues in this direction they will be groomed for fleecing.

    I am close to retiring my controller at this point. Seikro was the last game I truly felt like a kid playing and enjoying a fully-realized video game.

    I was mistaken to have thought a remake of a classic would be enjoyable this time around.    … Expand
  6. posta
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    My god... As someone who didn't get a chance to play the original one, I was excited to try this out. The game started off well - but what the hell happened?! Lazy writing, that's what happened. Why the hell did the writers feel the need to add this whole alternative reality/destiny trope? It's cheesy and unnecessary. The ending is just rubbish. A letdown of epic proportions.
  7. hvad
    Apr 26, 2020
    0
    My score is very severe because i lose my time and i was very
    disappointed, frustrate combat system. I like original game ff7 but i can't like this one. How can be it fun to play when system combat is so bad.
    Shame on you Square Enix.
  8. theonlyisaac
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zack is still alive, they ruined all the other content that made FF7 what we love and enjoy. Advent children is ruined after this game.… Expand
  9. Nin_
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    If you love the original, don't bother with this. It's an absolute abomination. Whoever thought of changing the story should be sacked.
  10. jamespedid
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    An absolute kick in the dick/elbow in the **** for any person who was a fan of the original FF7 game. Not only did they prove that they could take all of the awful elements of some of the later Final Fantasy games and mash them into a single game, but they do so in a way that is just boring, uninspiring, and downright cheap. The only way for the honor of the original FF7 to be preserved isAn absolute kick in the dick/elbow in the **** for any person who was a fan of the original FF7 game. Not only did they prove that they could take all of the awful elements of some of the later Final Fantasy games and mash them into a single game, but they do so in a way that is just boring, uninspiring, and downright cheap. The only way for the honor of the original FF7 to be preserved is for the entire FF7 staff to be fired AND/OR for Square Enix to be disbanded, because this first part of a remake is absolute trash.

    Want to go look for cats or school children as sidequests? This is your game. Want to fight bosses with no warning and for those bosses to be unbeatable unless you have the right equipment setup? this is your game. Want to have an uninspiring battle system that is completely different than the simplistic and majestic combat system of the original? This is your game. Want to play FF 15 again? This is your game.

    I will not purchase a Final Fantasy game again if they continue to produce trash games because some dickhead managed to get a producer level position that has no respect for JRPGs or any games of that type, and instead insist on spamming garbage beat-em-up combat games down your throat. If I wanted to play Golden Axe or Gauntlet, I would go play those games.

    On a positive note, the game is pretty and the graphics are well done, and this is typical from a studio that is now run by artists and not game designers. If you're in Japan, please do me a favor and post a sticky note to the front door of Square Enix that reads **** You!".    … Expand
  11. jstam323
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    garbage. bad voice acting. horrible story changes. the combat is button mashing crap. it is some skins from the original in a new and horrible game. they destroyed a master piece here.
  12. Keindel
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The beginning is just amazing but when the game is about to end it becomes the Nomura **** with Kingdom Hearst stupidity, please remove Nomura… Expand
  13. Arck
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    GRAN juego para los nostálgicos que amamos el clásico y un acierto en su diseño de combates. MALISIMO en su diseño de niveles, relleno de forma forzada y artificial y cambios graves alejados en su narrativa muy mal encajados. Nomura a querido dejar su huella y a manchada el alma de esta obra. Ha cambiado el destino de FF7R y ahora se llama "Final Hearts - Los tres jinetes y el sin corazónGRAN juego para los nostálgicos que amamos el clásico y un acierto en su diseño de combates. MALISIMO en su diseño de niveles, relleno de forma forzada y artificial y cambios graves alejados en su narrativa muy mal encajados. Nomura a querido dejar su huella y a manchada el alma de esta obra. Ha cambiado el destino de FF7R y ahora se llama "Final Hearts - Los tres jinetes y el sin corazón del destino". Enhorabuena Nomura por semejante infortunio.… Expand
  14. Adri-un
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    Perso (mon avis) je ne comprends pas comment on peut être fan du premier ff7 et carrément adorer la première partie de ce remake... elle est beaucoup trop longue ET tellement ennuyante, on peine à faire évoluer ses personnage car trop peu de combat (par contre pour marcher tu marches), je me suis jamais senti autant enfermé dans les couloirs d'un jeu, c'est presque angoissant je trouve,Perso (mon avis) je ne comprends pas comment on peut être fan du premier ff7 et carrément adorer la première partie de ce remake... elle est beaucoup trop longue ET tellement ennuyante, on peine à faire évoluer ses personnage car trop peu de combat (par contre pour marcher tu marches), je me suis jamais senti autant enfermé dans les couloirs d'un jeu, c'est presque angoissant je trouve, les quêtes annexes sont ridiculement inintéressantes (matière grise sur off ça passe suffit de suivre la flèche...), les combats sont bordéliques (voire vraiment inégaux pour certains) je suis dégouté de voir qu'ils ont pris autant liberté pour modifier le jeu... tout ce que j'apprécie de ce final c'est ( en dehors des graphismes ) tout ce qui n'a pas était modifier par rapport à la version original... (donc pas grand chose)… Expand
  15. OriginalFF7fan
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    Don’t be fooled by the 10/10 copypasted bot-reviews from 1-rating-1-review-random-google-image-avatar ‘reviewers’ with names like ‘GIANTMONKEYBUTT’.

    Instead, ask yourself: When you played the original Midgar segment, did you think ‘Wow, this could only be better if it were 6 times longer and all that extra length was devoted to running down Manhunt-ripped drab concrete hallways doing    Don’t be fooled by the 10/10 copypasted bot-reviews from 1-rating-1-review-random-google-image-avatar ‘reviewers’ with names like ‘GIANTMONKEYBUTT’.

    Instead, ask yourself: When you played the original Midgar segment, did you think ‘Wow, this could only be better if it were 6 times longer and all that extra length was devoted to running down Manhunt-ripped drab concrete hallways doing grindy Korean MMO-tier fetch quests?’ Of course you didn’t. But SE’s marketing department sure wants to think you did. This is the most soulless, poorly-written piece of filth which SE has yet to excrete. It’s time we accept that Nomura is a hack and that the original FF7 was a perfect storm that isn’t happening again.

    In addition to being padded as all hell so they can break in into installments and charge you for the game 10 times over, this isn’t a remake. This is a sequel about writing over the original plot with the most pretentious pseudo-intellectual fanfiction in existence:

    - Everything you loved about the original game has been retconned. Everyone's canon personalities have been overwritten with anime-archetypes. Aerith is now a random-pixie-dream girl who's so cliche-riddled, it wouldn't surprise me at all to learn Nomura had the TV Tropes page open when he wrote her cringeworthy 'dialogue'.

    - Shinra have actually been given LESS depth (ERR: Div by 0) to the point where they make Captain Planet’s villains look complex and subtle.

    - Twists for the sake of twists a la The Last Jedi.

    - Horrible ORIGINAL CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL archetypes occupy most of the extra length.

    - Open mockery of fans of the original game for ACTUALLY wanting the remake we were promised. (I’m not joking. They literally insult their own original game’s fanbase as a plot point.)

    - Buggy as hell.

    - Attempts to retcon in Dirge of Cerberus. Did you like Dirge of Cerberus? Because this game has more in common with that than the original FF7.

    - Looks horrible because SE outsourced the development of the 3D assets to a sweatshop in Malaysia. The few models SE made themselves and the outsourced NPC models are jarringly mismatched. Also, the environments look like PSP textures.

    - The new retconned ending is literally so terrible that SE is threatening to sue youtubers who post it out of fear it will hurt their sales.

    The new ‘retconned’ plot literally reads like something Nomura scrawled on the back of a pizza box while huffing Nos in the dumpster outside Kojima’s. If you’re a fan of the original, DO NOT buy this.    … Expand
  16. JaytotheBizzle
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed overall. Yes the graphics are great. The story is very close to the original. I had expectations as this game was incredible on the Playstation when it was originally released. I should have done a bit more research prior to ordering. I assumed FFVII Remake was going to be exactly that, a "Remake" of the original. It is not. Here comes the spoiler. One of the largest parts of the game was traveling around in the ship, looking for Chocobos and greens to breed and race. If you played the original then you know what I mean. I literally cried 1/2 a tear when the credits rolled after only 26 hours of gameplay. I immediately went to look to see if that was truly it and that is when I found out there were no Chocobos in the game other than looking at them and saving the 3 lost ones. So from someone who played the original and was really excited to play this. I wish I had not spent the money. Epic failure. If this is the first time you have played it, then yes it will be awesome but for those of us that know better, C'mon SQ Enix, you crushed my hopes and dreams.… Expand
  17. Rpgfan85
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    I never thought someone could completely ruin an almost perfect game in the very final chapter. Congratulations to SE and Tesuya Nomura you guys have really done it now
  18. Elladar
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is biggest disappointment ever, definitely not buy.
  19. ajeffries43
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is NOT FF7. It's a game LOADED with pointless fetch quests to stretch out the game to justify releasing in multiple parts. The story has been completely changed (to the point that it is a completely different game). The battle system is the only thing that's fun, but you only control one character and the AI on the computer controlled characters in your party is completely broken. You can't give them commands until their ATB is full, but they just stand there and don't do anything to build their ATB. So it's basically a one person party the entire game because the other two members are nearly useless.

    The people giving this game a positive score just bought into the hype. It's loaded with fetch quests, has a completely different plot and story (I can't understate this), the computer AI on your party members is broken, and the only thing that's done well are the story parts kept in from the original (which constitutes less than 5% of the the playtime of the remake. the rest is new and added in and/or pointless fetch quests).

    The time travel twist completely makes this a different story. I am cool with added backstories and tweaking the existing story here and there. And the parts they did that were well done. But then they took a sledgehammer to the story with the ending. This is not what ANYONE wanted when fans were begging for a remake for a decade.

    The original FF7 is my favorite game of all time. I was disappointed when I heard the changes that were made to the game during development, and that they were dividing it into multiple games. But I still saw the great scores the game was given, and got excited and gave it a chance. I've never been more disappointed. What I played was way worse than even my worst fear..    … Expand
  20. Pale_Theme
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its clear that SE made this game for the fans of the original as I dont see any newcomers understanding the game or getting as much enjoyment from the fanservice and content as original fans. With this in mind, it baffles me that they put an ending that insults the legacy of the original and its fans.
    Imagine eating a cornetto, and then at the end of it, instead of the chocolate bit, its dog poo. People saying the ending doesnt ruin the game are unfortunately too into the hype and the beautifully rendered anime waifus to notice the many flaws this game has from a game play and story telling perspective.    … Expand
  21. Okguy
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Poorly made cash grab, that's really all their is to say about it. I know some people think nothing will Cloud in it can be bad, but those people also like smash for the Wii U
  22. Disapointedx
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Since FF9, since Squaresoft and Enix become SquareEnix, since that day Final Fantasy is dead ! I was hoping FF7 be spared by Enix because it's a remake but no. Enix's incompetence has imposed again ! Bye-bye Final Fantasy, I know now that it's definitely over.
  23. Everest4
    May 1, 2020
    0
    How can someone be a fan of the original FF7 and put a 10/10 for FF7R ?
    FF7 was ugly even in 1997, the combat system was rudimentary. But the soundtrack, the story, and the charisma of the characters was monumental. FF7R is the exact opposite of that, really beautiful but soulless,
    I can't believe there are so players who enjoy this game. I think a lot of people here are just fake    How can someone be a fan of the original FF7 and put a 10/10 for FF7R ?
    FF7 was ugly even in 1997, the combat system was rudimentary. But the soundtrack, the story, and the charisma of the characters was monumental. FF7R is the exact opposite of that, really beautiful but soulless,

    I can't believe there are so players who enjoy this game. I think a lot of people here are just fake people paid to keep the score above a certain level. If you agree, dont hesitate to create your own review !    … Expand
  24. Hell_son
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Everything is done to make a maximum of money using FF7's past notoriety. Too much talking, excessively caricatured characters, theatrical scenes, corridors and narrow corridors to artificially extend the life of the game to the point of nausea ! All is all is mixed, twisted. It's a huge smokescreen that can only impress shallow people. Even the story of a Call of Duty is better done.Everything is done to make a maximum of money using FF7's past notoriety. Too much talking, excessively caricatured characters, theatrical scenes, corridors and narrow corridors to artificially extend the life of the game to the point of nausea ! All is all is mixed, twisted. It's a huge smokescreen that can only impress shallow people. Even the story of a Call of Duty is better done.

    The truth is that SquareEnix can afford to do sh*t because Final Fantasy 7 was a masterpiece. Some of us deny that truth.

    I redid FF7 at least 6 times. Each time I enjoyed reading all the dialogues. In FF7R, I skipped the dialogues several times, just in the first run ! Among of those who gave a 10/10, how many will do this game again and watching all the cutscenes ?    … Expand
  25. Not_too
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    For the newcomers, I can see the game being mind-boggling and beautiful enough to warrant a high score. However, for the fans of the original, this entry falls short of the 1997 original.

    Straight off the bat, I knew that it wasn't going to be the whole game. However, what I didn't know, was how disappointing exploring Midgar would be. Some of the side quests boil down to: Find 3    For the newcomers, I can see the game being mind-boggling and beautiful enough to warrant a high score. However, for the fans of the original, this entry falls short of the 1997 original.

    Straight off the bat, I knew that it wasn't going to be the whole game. However, what I didn't know, was how disappointing exploring Midgar would be. Some of the side quests boil down to: Find 3 chocobos that you have to traverse the entire world map for in chapter 14. The world map itself is essentially a long straight linear line with some offshoots to dungeons making it a series of Y-shaped corridors. The quality of the side quests simply doesn't justify the game being Midgar only. Sequences in the original game have been stretched to 30 minutes so you spend more time with your favorite characters that have been brought to life, instead of actually having something meaningful develop plotwise.

    Once the nostalgia wears off and you replay it, all of these little moments that were good on the first go, fall short and you just want to get it over with as soon as possible so you can go find that missing item/quest.

    Then there is the ending. This is an ending that is so disconnected with the tone of the rest of the remake and the original that I can't even begin to describe the drop in the enjoyment you get going from chapters 17 to 18. This ending fills older fans with worry and confuses newer players. SE either put this in just to get older fans talking (and will loop back to the events of the original just so they can "surprise" the older fans) or they have just majorly changed it for whatever reason. Either way, it's a shocking drop in storywriting and enjoyment compared to the rest of the game. Not only does the story become strange here. The characters they have lovingly built up in the first 35 hours completely change personalities. Aerith becomes a cryptic nonsense spewing prophet and the other characters just accept it and walk into the portal that pops up for the final boss just like that. Suddenly, even though this doesn't fit how shes portrayed in the rest of the game at all, Tifa says she's willing to defy destiny. Cloud doesn't say anything. Barrett, despite just being saved by fate, also agrees to spit in its face. Whether the change itself was good or not, I just cannot believe how badly they messed up the execution.

    I don't see how they will build up anything for part 2 anymore. The sephiroth and Aerith in this game are beings who can open dimensional portals like gods at this point of the story already. Our main cast of characters have already fought a literal manifestation of fate. Imagine going from that to the Midgar Zolom in game 2...

    Once I reached this ending and replayed the game on chapter select, because of how much of a bad taste the ending left in my mouth, all of the other issues with the games snail-like pacing in some areas become noticeable and I realized that this game was not justified in being Midgar only. I am now also fearful of how many sections they will release it in and how expanding it and adding filler willl lessen the impact of the special moments in the original.

    This absolutely horrendous experience is made even worse by the attitudes of the fanboys on the subs and forums discussing this game where any criticism is met with trolling or straw man arguments. Shame on Square-Enix for turning the Final Fantasy Franchise into a joke and shame on the people who support this direction    … Expand
  26. LastStandMan
    May 2, 2020
    0
    FF7R is basically a Kigdom Heart cross-dressing in FF7. The worst of the 2 worlds
  27. NooShame
    May 2, 2020
    0
    - Characters that make you uncomfortable (childish manga acting)
    - Spoils with end story revelations
    - Boring fillers
    - Harry Potter inspiration ...
    - Magnetic enemies attacks you can't evade

    Play FF7, it'll cost you nothing and you'll get a lot more.
  28. Eldoreth
    May 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an insult.

    For whatever reason, Sakaguchi's influence and work within squaresoft is today met with such jealousy and vehemence that any chance the current goon squad responsible for Kingdom Heart, FF 13, and FF 15, gets they take a giant dudu on Sakaguchi.

    The tale of FF VII was a story about terrorists. And you are one of them. You blow up the plate. You kill innocents. But this "remake" tells you that now it's only Shinra that killed them. What the ****

    The tale of FF VII is about a head-strong SOLDIER who speaks his mind and doesn't care if it pisses people off. Now it's about a pensive, quiet guy who sounds like every generic hero ever.

    The tale of FF VII doesn't reveal Sephiroth until after the sequences in midgar. This "remake" finds an excuse to ham-fistedly push Sephiroth into every scene they possibly could, up until revealing that he's not quite the Sephiroth we know?

    The tale of FF VII doesn't have meta-calling ghosts of destiny to spit in the faces of real fans who just wanted a remake. Yeah, I know what those ghosts represent, Nomura. You couldn't have been more subtle. Those ghosts are the "evil" spirits of those who don't want YOU to **** with the story. So you just happen to let the party kill those ghosts to represent you kill us fans who did not want you to **** with the story. SO META!

    Stay clear from this garbo. You can thank me for it later.    … Expand
  29. Ang3vil
    May 2, 2020
    0
    Got baited by the demo of FF7R. The first part looks like FF7, then the story is distorted. I miss the days when video games weren't democratized. I miss the days when developers were not only driven by financial interests. I'm really disgusted, not because I have lost some money, but because I know now FF7 will never reborn. If I have some advices, play the original version of FF7 andGot baited by the demo of FF7R. The first part looks like FF7, then the story is distorted. I miss the days when video games weren't democratized. I miss the days when developers were not only driven by financial interests. I'm really disgusted, not because I have lost some money, but because I know now FF7 will never reborn. If I have some advices, play the original version of FF7 and wait for games like The Last of Us II or Cyberpunk. The FF series is no longer for the older generation of gamers.

    Note: My review has also been removed but not here (yet). It could be fanaticism from some players but I tend to believe that there is a financial interest behind ... So I totally agree with you @sumbodyshero&billski.    … Expand
  30. Bringonthejoy
    May 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After a lot of thought, I feel like this is a fair score to give this game. I don't have very high standards for games so stuff like the pacing being ruined by the slow side quests, lack of urgency, cheesiness and scripted walking sequences usually don't bother me too much. I didnt even mind that I had to fork out hundreds of dollars and potentially have to buy a $1000 PS5 to get the full story. I would usually give a game like this an 8 or probably even a 9 even with all of these flaws if it was enjoyable overall. The reason I am giving it a 4 is solely because of that abomination of an ending. That ending just sucks the enjoyment out of you and makes you not care as much for future titles.

    I should say that while I've been a longtime fan of the final fantasy series, I was late in playing FF7 so I dont have the nostalgia goggles that many people have. I am not a purist so its not the direction that bothered me, it was the execution. I don't understand how they could have created such a magical experience for the first 35 hours and then screwed up completely in the last 3 hours, leaving a stain on all of their hard work.

    (minus 1 point) Firstly, the characters start acting oddly, Aerith changing from her cheerful, confident self to a depressed, unsure clone of Tifa. And Red XIII seems to be relegated to a mouthpiece of square, trying to explain the nonsense they are pulling in the last 2 chapters.. They also seemed to have made him older and wiser than his original counterpart who was described as having a juvenile state of mind.

    (minus 1 point) Secondly, the multiple timelines they put in were pointless additions. After you beat the whisper harbinger, you are treated to a scene of Zack in from Crisis core. Except instead of him dying to save cloud, you see him watching as the whispers fade from existence and he carries cloud towards midgar. He then walks past the point where cloud and aerith are leaving the city, showing that they made it to Midgar. What was the point of this change? Is it another reality/dimension? If so, why does it matter? Also, didnt Zack die in the past? How would killing whispers in the present change the past? If they existed across all of time and space why didnt they just remove sephiroth from existence? And above all, why does it matter if he is alive in an alternate dimension if its not the one the story takes place in?

    (minus 1 point) Thirdly, the addition of changing fate itself at the end was just wrong. The rest of the game, although the whispers show up, the main theme was not changing fate. A large part of the enjoyment I got from the first 35 hours of the game was seeing the characters deal with the moral dilemma of their war with Shinra and them seeing the consequences of their actions. It had absolutely nothing to do with fate. Trying to shoehorn this in at the 11th hour was just jarring. Throughout the game the bosses have been machines or people. Then at the end of the game, all of a sudden you fight this gigantic manifestation of fate that looks like the first boss in Kingdom Hearts 1. Its such a huge disconnect from the rest of the game.

    (minus 2 points) And then there is the worst part of all for me: I dont know who was responsible for this. It may not have been Nomura like everyone is crying about but, whoever decided it was a good idea to add in arbiters of fate only to kill them at the end of the game, signaling the death of the fanbase's expectations, should be sacked. Whoever it was, was trying to be a smartass towards the fans. It was the least subtle way of saying "f*** the fans for asking us to make it faithful. We are gonna force you to kill your own expectations in the form of these arbiters of fate so we can do whatever we want now". If they wanted to change the story, they should have just changed it. Sure, it wouldn't have been what they advertised but its better than changing it and then using the whispers as a device to explain and justify their actions. This act alone was so petty and insulting I can understand why a lot of people are fuming and giving this game 0/10.

    Frankly, I dont understand all of the people saying they were fans of the original and like this better. FF7 is a story driven game so you cant call the ending of the story a minor issue and give it a 10/10.

    This almost feels like GOT Season 8 last year. So much effort was wasted making a brilliant game that got ruined by bad writing and terrible execution at the end.

    Edit: Since a bunch of you felt like giving the game a 10/10 while specifically calling people who gave a low score purist fanboys, and not giving any actual reviews I've decided to change my score from 4 to 0. A game with the sheer legacy of FF7 deserves respect towards the original and it's fanbase. This was the game that rocketed square to success. Without it there would be no final fantasy today. Without the original fans, the remake would never have been made.    … Expand
  31. mastertigra
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).
    I sincerely hope that Square Enix will not continue to remake old FF games in this way, and will preserve the spirit of their "classical" creations.    … Expand
  32. Mavrodius
    May 4, 2020
    0
    The lack of Russian localization reduces the pleasure of playing to zero...
  33. Graywolfofmibu
    May 5, 2020
    0
    This game is sold on it's nostalgia but changes the story drastically at the end. It's sold as a remake but ends up being a rewrite. I feel like this is some bait switch marketing tactics. Tell them is a remake, sell them a kingdom heart lite sequel.
  34. Berto707
    May 8, 2020
    0
    If you are new to playing Final Fantasy 7 or the series in general then I rate this 4 out 5 stars. Although if you played the original and loved it, then this is not the FF7 remake we deserved. After playing the game and experiencing the new mechanics and expanded story I can say that it is ok. Simply ok. They completely changed some key points of the story, re-worked areas to satisfy aIf you are new to playing Final Fantasy 7 or the series in general then I rate this 4 out 5 stars. Although if you played the original and loved it, then this is not the FF7 remake we deserved. After playing the game and experiencing the new mechanics and expanded story I can say that it is ok. Simply ok. They completely changed some key points of the story, re-worked areas to satisfy a new audience (which sacrifices the original stories impact) and made some horrible dungeons that were clearly made to pad out the game and increase game time. The dungeons are just terrible and add nothing to the story or game play. The side quests are boring, primarily fetch quests and typical “go here and kill that”. Most of the things they added simply turned out to just pad out the game. This game should have only been 10 hours long if they removed all the unnecessary boring dungeons and side quests. And it would have been a solid and enjoyable 10 hours. The soundtrack of the original game was the heartbeat of the game and the remake just massively underplays it and creates terrible “modern” versions of it. Hopefully they will add DLC where you can select to have the original sound track play in the background instead of the new music. Frankly after playing this game, this should have been a shot by shot remake with added and expanded dialogue and the expanded story of the other characters. A massive let down overall, don’t get your hopes up.… Expand
  35. Cloudbuster07
    May 9, 2020
    0
    You had one job, Squeenix. Remake a game with modern graphics. Not reimagine the entire story. What else can I say? You should be ashamed. You killed a legend. Along with the hopes and expectations of millions of faithful fans. Not the first time you've let us down. Let's hope you never put out another game.
  36. Juho333
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Thai IS not a remake ,They had one job...They took ffvii and wiped ASS with The story,
  37. Haruo27
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    It is immensely disappointing what Square Enix had done with this installment. As a huge fan of the franchise, I've always liked their games, even the least appreciated games like Dirge of Cerberus. But this is simply unacceptable as it shows how greedy the company had become.
  38. Evilswine
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    How could that happen? How could someone stretch a perfectly fine game to a point where all the fun is lost and you struggle with yourself and your childhood memories, just trying to get this chore over with. Bleak future for the next few parts. I myself have decided to not participate in this massacre of the beloved final fantasy game.
  39. Zerpad
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    I played the original game on PC back when it was released decades ago. Playing through this new version was like watching a 10 hour TV mini-series created from a 1.5 hour movie. They added a lot of content to the game, some of which was good, but mostly added a lot of padding to have enough content to make a sellable game. Aerith has been turned into an obnoxious chatterbox, whichI played the original game on PC back when it was released decades ago. Playing through this new version was like watching a 10 hour TV mini-series created from a 1.5 hour movie. They added a lot of content to the game, some of which was good, but mostly added a lot of padding to have enough content to make a sellable game. Aerith has been turned into an obnoxious chatterbox, which helps to occupy the time that was padded onto the travelling sections.

    Music has been shoved into the background in the remake, and is the worst change from the original. The original's music was very prominent and one of the most memorable aspects of the game. It created strong emotional ties to what was happening in the game. Whether it was the sense of mystery and discovery from the title theme, the energy and urgency of the battle music, or the presence given to the different locations by their respective theme music. All of that is missing from the remake. Music in the remake is very quiet and barely noticeable in most sections. You have to stop and intently listen for it to notice it.

    Combat was updated to an action RPG system, and I mostly like the changes. However, one key ability has an incorrect description that causes the whole system to fall apart. The character's focus abilities only increase the stagger gauge if the enemy is pressured. The in game description doesn't mention anything about the pressured state being needed for this ability to work. If the description had mentioned the pressured state, it would have set up the strategy of triggering pressure, using focus abilities to trigger stagger, and then dealing tons of damage during stagger. If I had know this during my playthrough on normal difficulty, it would have completely changed combat for me.

    I wish there had been difficulty setting in between normal and easy. Easy lets you win by mashing buttons. Normal difficulty was pretty challenging because I was still learning how to utilize character switching, aggro mechanics, and the stagger mechanics (thanks broken ability description). It should be fine for a second playthrough or Remake pt. 2/? if they don't change the combat. For my first time playing with this combat system, I found it more frustrating than enjoyable.

    Finally, this game has more loading screens disguised as characters squeezing through a tight place than my entire game collection combined.    … Expand
  40. Ziverbey
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    the game did everything to prevent her from enjoying the game, you can't do whatever you want the game is an incredibly unattractive game
  41. Ikanuhm
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Misleading Title. THIS GAME IS NOT A REMAKE. This game is a REBOOT. or SEQUEL.
    It should be called Final Kingdom of Fantasy Hearts VII-2 Reboot : Sephiroth's Revenge.
    The music excellent. Great arrangements and additions.
    The gameplay is someone good, but it some issues and it can be improved.
    Voice acting was great.
    Graphics and textures were awesome for most part of the game, but in some parts they looked like they were made on ps1.
    As for the story, up to chapter 16 it's a good story, very faithful to the original with a few additions and minor changes that were good.
    But then on chapter 17 things start to head in a very different direction, and then comes chapter 18.
    Square Enix basically threw up on the fans just a wholesome of trash. The story goes WAAAAAAY off the tracks. It has absolutely nothing to do with the original story. It changes a lot of things that will affect the future of the story and important events on the next parts. Enemies that were not supposed to be in this part of the game are included, and this basically lowers the expectation of future bosses and the last boss of the last part in particular. Not to mention the Heartless of Destiny...
    which are some poor written elements that "have a purpose", and they feel basically like a deus ex machina for the developers, and they feel like a way for them to say "this is our game now and we can do whatever we want with it and we can change whatever we want and you don't have a saying in it because you are destroying the story yourself".
    The game is good overall, but to be honest those last 2 chapters for me, and the ending make every little peace of excitement go to hell. This game did not live for the hype it build in over 5 years. I really hope they ignore everything that happened in those 2 chapters and the coming parts stay with the same story as the original.    … Expand
  42. RevolverF0X
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    FF7 remake is neither a faithful remake, or a good standalone game. Judging it on its own It feels incomplete, and is poorly executed. Gameplay is repetitive, Combat is button mashy and unsatisfying, level design is the worst of the generation, the story telling is fan-fic quality, the voice acting is atrocious, and the graphics range from very impressive to the worst last gen had toFF7 remake is neither a faithful remake, or a good standalone game. Judging it on its own It feels incomplete, and is poorly executed. Gameplay is repetitive, Combat is button mashy and unsatisfying, level design is the worst of the generation, the story telling is fan-fic quality, the voice acting is atrocious, and the graphics range from very impressive to the worst last gen had to offer.

    It commits the unforgivable sin of being a hunt the button prompt game, or worse, a find the cutscene quest. constant interruptions. The game is so much more preoccupied with telling its bad story, that it will take control away from you. Even early on i was fighting a scripted camera that wouldnt let me look left or right entering the shanty town the first time. There are times when there are 2 directions to go, but if you dare not go the way they intended, Your character will ignore you and start walking back with a warning on screen.

    Judging the game as a remake it completely fails. For starters its NOT a remake, and its incomplete. All the previous complaints are still true but then you add on that it ruins a classic. This isnt nostalgia goggles, I played the original AFTER this. Though incredibly outdated, still has much better storytellying. For example Sephitroth in the original game is the most well introduced and teased villain in almost any game. Here he appears without context an hour into the game, and just keeps showing up after.

    I could go on and on. The smaller things I dont even have time to mention in this review would be bad enough to ruin the game, but Ill just end by saying this affront to a classic was UNPLAYABLE to me. Ive played many games I havent enjoyed, but this is the first game Ive ever played that direspected gaming history as a whole.    … Expand
  43. Deathsubtractor
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the original final fantasy VII. I was under the impression this was gonna be a remake not a reboot… Expand
  44. Suterusu
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    TLDR: The story was retcon-ruined and turned into a very low quality fanfic about time travel and the power of friendship. Save your money and play the original. The combat mechanics are the worst parts of FF15 and FF13. There's needless padding and fetch quests to justify not finishing the whole game in one project so they can charge you $59.99 at least 9 more times. The critic scores areTLDR: The story was retcon-ruined and turned into a very low quality fanfic about time travel and the power of friendship. Save your money and play the original. The combat mechanics are the worst parts of FF15 and FF13. There's needless padding and fetch quests to justify not finishing the whole game in one project so they can charge you $59.99 at least 9 more times. The critic scores are from paid shills and even many of the average youtubers were paid to give good reviews unlike TLOU2.

    The only good thing about the game is that it looks modern. The art direction is almost faithful to the original designs but not quite there.

    The voice actors are fine but the dubbed it like bad anime so fire whoever directed these fine actors to give anime grunts and gasps every 2 minutes. Eh, Guh, Wuh, Tch, Eugh, Heh, Hu! Seriously I'm not making it up. Also stop doing the modern JRPG trap of making too little dialogue and having it play WAY TOO OFTEN IN COMBAT causing the characters to yell over eachother with silly ass lines that overlap and repeat every minute.

    The JRPG formula used to be a goldmine but now there's a modern JRPG formula that forsakes the D&D inspirations and turns it into a **** low tier shonen anime.    … Expand
  45. toshimik
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    Wish SE won't ever touch another older FF if they're gonna do this to them...
  46. SidW
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    Annoying Pull-up mini game. Awful camera angel.
    Super strong overwhelmingly enemies and a lot of Boring farming Works before challenging even middle level simulation.
    I almost threw my dualshock4 onto the wall.
    Who designed this piece of ****
  47. sj4geek
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    I loved this game, And trying to figure out all the new mysteries. I was however a fan of the turn based combat more. the ending will also blow your mind.
  48. Deblintrake09
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    An almost perfect recreation of the game that made me love jRPGs...

    A 10 in all aspects: sound and music, graphics and gameplay. Only a couple of times the camera positioned itself in a weird angle, but nothing bad and that wouldn't fix in a simple flick of the R stick. My only concern is on the "Nomura-style" twist in the end. That is really good and unexpected and may provide a    An almost perfect recreation of the game that made me love jRPGs...

    A 10 in all aspects: sound and music, graphics and gameplay. Only a couple of times the camera positioned itself in a weird angle, but nothing bad and that wouldn't fix in a simple flick of the R stick.

    My only concern is on the "Nomura-style" twist in the end. That is really good and unexpected and may provide a good jumping point for an awesome new story, but may become a Kingdom Heart-ian mess if left unchecked...    … Expand
  49. Smile_Ruliweb
    Jul 11, 2020
    0
    기대했는데 PS2 같은 저질 텍스쳐에 실망
    아직까지 패치 언급도 없는 모습에 실망
    그래서 0점 줍니다.
  50. SAJILI1212
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    Trash trash trash
    Fight System is trash Dont have blocking System for enemy stroke
    Gameplay is deformed
    terrible bad game
  51. ChocoboVII
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    This is possible the biggest scam in gaming history.Final Fantasy 7 could have easily been 10 hours with the exact same main plot at it has with 30+ hours.
    The game is bloated with irrelevant sidequest , dumb npcs , obstacles for the sole purpose of slowing you down and many , many useless characters side stories.
    Squaresof needed 5 years to create a game that could have been made in 6    This is possible the biggest scam in gaming history.Final Fantasy 7 could have easily been 10 hours with the exact same main plot at it has with 30+ hours.
    The game is bloated with irrelevant sidequest , dumb npcs , obstacles for the sole purpose of slowing you down and many , many useless characters side stories.
    Squaresof needed 5 years to create a game that could have been made in 6 months really.Repetitive gameplay , sidequest , even main quest.    … Expand
  52. Acid-Test
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    Huge steaming pile of **** from Square Enix. They took one of the best games of all time, gave it a nice graphical/gameplay overhaul, then proceeded to **** up the story so much it is painful to sit through all the cringe. Tetsuya Nomura stories play out like a 12 year old's fanfic on Deviantart. Will not be purchasing 2 or 3 and definitely regret shelling out money for this trash.
  53. Luciole44
    Aug 3, 2020
    0
    I think it's the most CRINGE game i ever play. The original one was my best game as a kid and still love it, but damn this one is so bad, the gameplay is cringe, the graphics are cringe, the battle mode is the most cringe things i ever see in my life, only pedo manga fan will like this sh!t .
  54. WobbNoggler
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake is so far an excellent re-imagining of the original Playstation 1 game. Though the game has been split into fractions, with my prediction being that Act 2 is going to be an extra $60, Act 1 is well worth the price tag. The game so far provides more than enough play-time in hours as well as excellent story telling, combat mechanics, as well as otherSquare Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake is so far an excellent re-imagining of the original Playstation 1 game. Though the game has been split into fractions, with my prediction being that Act 2 is going to be an extra $60, Act 1 is well worth the price tag. The game so far provides more than enough play-time in hours as well as excellent story telling, combat mechanics, as well as other features and nuances to justify for. Whether you've played the original, or are new to the FFVII universe, the Remake is a great game and a fantastic addition to Playstation's list of exclusives.… Expand
  55. Harryik
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Где же Русская локализация? Хотя бы субтитры сделали, почему Sony плевать на своих фанатов???… Expand
  56. Zzz71
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2021 на дворе, где русские субтитры??? Хотя бы… Expand
  57. dismybrowseacct
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been looking forward to this game for a long time but I was blown away by how badly Square screwed this remake. I completed the platinum so it's not for lack of trying to like the game.

    1. The game can't decide if it's a action or rpg game. So it decided to be a movie.
    2. We were told that they were only releasing the first disk because we'd get to explore Midgar. There are 8 sections to Midgar, we explored the same 3 timy sections as the original so no new areas were added.
    3. There was no exploring of any kind. The few times the game opened up to allow you to explore it was done in the most cookie cutter manner imaginable.
    4. The magic system was hard capped to add a fake level of difficulty. You can reach 9999 HP but 2x MP up resulted in around 200MP for most users.
    5. Hard mode removed items all together and wouldn't let you easily regen magic. This kind of artificial difficulty to a hard mode is pathetic.
    6. For some reason Square forgot in both this game and 15 that they had this nice thing called the Gambit system since FF12. By not including the gambit system the extra characters are pretty much useless in most fights unless you keep switching between them. Given that this is no longer a turn based game switching between characters was cumbersom.
    7. The final battle of the game was a ripoff of Advent Children. Once the wing came out I was so pissed that I still had a hard mode playthrough to cleanup for the plat.
    8. The game was 80% padding with one to many unskippable conversations.
    9. A good part of the games maps were setup so you could walk/listen to story or have you squeeze between something just long enough for the next area to load. The levels were so tiny and boring it was pathetic.

    Overall I'm so dissapointed with this game that I am officially done with Square. I've played every FF since I was a kid in the 80's and this is one of the biggest cash grabs I've ever seen from a company riding the coat tails of IP from when it was a functional studio.

    To add insult to injury when is part 2 coming out? No one knows because Sqaure's release cycle is god awful.    … Expand
  58. krutoj
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix advertised this game with a "Classic mode" that should appeal to the Fans of the Classic Turn-Based Final Fantasy games. To a Classic Turn-Base Final Fantasy Fan this feels like a punch in the face.
    The classic mode is basically an Action-RPG that plays itself and occasionaly allows you to pick some actions. In the battles with regular enemies it's rather annoying to even pick    SquareEnix advertised this game with a "Classic mode" that should appeal to the Fans of the Classic Turn-Based Final Fantasy games. To a Classic Turn-Base Final Fantasy Fan this feels like a punch in the face.
    The classic mode is basically an Action-RPG that plays itself and occasionaly allows you to pick some actions. In the battles with regular enemies it's rather annoying to even pick actions, because the characters beat the enemies even if you don't do anything. So why even bother to do something? Also most of the time the enemies are almost dead by the time your ATB-gauge is filled.
    Except for bigger "HP-Sponge" enemies, that take forever to beat, but don't even have any mechanics to make the fight fun. They just seem to be there, to extend the playtime.
    And in Boss-Battles the ATB-gauge fills way to slow and for the characters you don't control the ATB-gauge almost doesn't fill at all. So you either have to switch back and forth between the characters, all the time, or you just control one character, while the others are completely useless.
    And the Action Combat does not work, because constantly picking actions and switching between characters makes it tedious. SquareEnix tried to make a game thats a Turn-Based and Action RPG in one but actually this game fails at both.

    Since the gameplay was this horrible i didn't play very far. So i can't say much about the story or the world. The characters seemed to be designed very well. But this is just a drop in the ocean.    … Expand
  59. Abc1234
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    Animation sucks.

    Hit box sucks.

    I don't mind if the game is split into 2 parts, but midgar only is pushing it.

    90% of ff7 cut out just to sell it to you as a seperate game.

    To make up for the cut content, they pad it out. Like really pad it out. A 5 to 10 minutes location is now an hour long.

    I do not recommend this if you liked the OG FF7. It is a spit to the face from square enix.
  60. TinLost
    Dec 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я ждал эту игру с момента анонса новости о том что выйдет FF7R. На тот момент было сказано что игра будет только для PS4. Я купил PS4 только ради нее. А что в итоге я получаю, я получаю то что игра без русской локализации, даже субтитры не добавили (да я русский и английский знаю плохо). Я разочарован отношением Sqare Enix к фанатам русско язычной базы. Они обосновали отсутствие перевода на русский язык тем что FFXV не окупила затрат на перевод. Почему вы уважаемая Sqare Enix делаете выводы по абсолютно другому проекту который был не известен так как FF7 в девяностых годах.… Expand
  61. BlackBerry2015
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отсутствие русской локализации это очень плохо и подло. Тем более игру продают за фулл прайс.… Expand
  62. oldgamesRbest
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of (*I will get into that in just a moment)

    Pros:
    NONE - this game doesn't even begin to resemble any FF game I have previously played. It **** sucks. Streamlined, one way, linear piece of ****

    Cons: TOO MANY TO LIST HERE! But I will give you a few:
    - The retarded minigames, 50 million minus points for those - **** you Square for adding that crap into an already shoddy game!
    - bosses are way too OP if you don't grind high enough levels before advancing your game, but oh, what is that you say? No possibility of proper grinding? NO (a basic RPG game would offer some form of grinding, to advance in levels and get somewhat of a fighting chance when facing bosses, but here? Square says "trolololol enjoy this retardo-mechanic we put here, fight 1 maybe 3 enemies that give you next to no XP, and THEN face a retardo-boss with insane HP and strength! HAHAHA" then the cinematic scenes cut you off mid-spell slinging, and you loose all of your ATB charges - FUN AIN'T IT!?
    - Controls are way off too many times
    - Camera functions are OFF - when locking on to enemies, you loose track of whoever it is you're attacking very easily, and during boss fights this is not recommended AT ALL
    - Maps are unclear and soggy foggy and **** compared to even the simplest of FPS games
    - Many of the materia you are allowed to use don't even work, buggy **** retardo-mechanics strike again!
    - Some locations are poorly shown on maps (where to go etc.) you have to run around like a headless chicken for hours on end, to find that **** manifesting AFTER you went from point A to...Z by jumping over all previous steps..:THEN point B is suddenly there for you! What a lovely retardo-mechanic we have here! (*sarcasm*)
    - Battles don't feel fun, they are a massive chore to say the least, especially the retarded OP boss fights, have fun dying 50 trillion times just to smash your last controller to the ground because of the lovely retardo-mechanics that just DON*T WORK IN THIS PIECE OF ****

    Well, I think I have said enough - you get the point, this ...(can't even call it a game, its a BRAIN****) is a cloggy, ****, maggoty, buggy, retardo-mechanic lovefest that'll make you regret even starting the piece of **** software. Play the original, it is a billion lightyears better than this **** since it was made back when Square knew how to make RPG's, shamefully they don't know that anymore...    … Expand
  63. CannibalFish
    Jun 10, 2021
    0
    Stop doing timed exclusives and release the game properly on PC and Xbox. Don't be a scumbag.
  64. ChrisGrind777
    Mar 30, 2021
    0
    Badest Game ever ! Never Play a FF again. Cheap game ! Unbalanced ! Air combat sucks
  65. FF7RFangays
    Apr 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, What a steaming pile of recycled anime excrement. I had watched reviews warning me away but I was still not prepared for how atrocious the story in this game was.

    Arbiter of Fates? Defying fate? Does the current SE even know what the original themes of FF7 were? How anyone thinks that the defying fate trope is not overused and written to death is beyond me

    I think this game solidifies the fact that although SE make the best looking games in the industry they have the most convoluted, pathetic, childish stories. Their current story writers must have grown up on Anime and not had any real life experiences like the original team pre-merger.

    Usually when I hate a game I just stop playing but something about this remake and in particular its fanbase kind of pissed me off enough to make an account and put a review.

    If you loved pre 2003 FF games, you will hate this one. The shocking drop in quality of the story compared to FFX and earlier titles is so noticeable.    … Expand
  66. redin123456
    Apr 18, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute Joke of a plot. So nonsensical its lost its humor. Is this what is popular among FF fans these days? Convoluted story lines, multiple timelines and versions of character, alternate universes? It feels like it was written by a manchild who thinks these things are still cool and has not had any real life experiences...

    SE are intentionally vague about who actually writes their nonsense stories. I loathe to bash Nomura again but who else in SE has had a body of work with as much nonsense as him? This games last two terrible chapters reeks of his Kingdom Hearts M.O.    … Expand
  67. adbayzzzzzz123
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    Laughably bad plot. Check.
    Meta commentary insulting the original fans. Check.
    Crappy Side Quests. Check. Anime. Check. Unnecessary convoluted story line with potential for multiple timelines and a metaverse. Check. Characters brought back to life so the stakes cannot be lower. Check. Building Hype by revealing characters at times where it least makes sense. Check. Yep, looks like    Laughably bad plot. Check.
    Meta commentary insulting the original fans. Check.
    Crappy Side Quests. Check.
    Anime. Check.
    Unnecessary convoluted story line with potential for multiple timelines and a metaverse. Check.
    Characters brought back to life so the stakes cannot be lower. Check.
    Building Hype by revealing characters at times where it least makes sense. Check.

    Yep, looks like certified Kingdom Hearts Spin off to me.    … Expand
  68. the_red_bear134
    Apr 29, 2021
    0
    People who think the games story should be judged only after all parts are out are deluded and suffering from severe buyers remorse which they wont admit to.

    After witnessing that absurd ending, the game or series or whatever the fanboys want to call it is already ruined. Imagine reading an amazing novel and then all of the sudden the writer puts a chapter about nothing but **** in the    People who think the games story should be judged only after all parts are out are deluded and suffering from severe buyers remorse which they wont admit to.

    After witnessing that absurd ending, the game or series or whatever the fanboys want to call it is already ruined. Imagine reading an amazing novel and then all of the sudden the writer puts a chapter about nothing but **** in the middle. That is the effect that this last chapter of FF7 Remake has on the overall story,

    Oh and lets not forget Square's deceptive marketing. "Oops we didnt want to call it FF7 Reimagining Part 1 of 3 because people wont buy it because it sounds **** because it is ****    … Expand
  69. KaamStaar
    May 7, 2021
    0
    This isn't a remake. Its a cash grab anime hack and slash thats very boring, linear and hand holds you the whole game. Do yourself a favour and grab the original for 10$ instead this.
  70. NOGAS123456
    May 2, 2021
    0
    The people who rate this 10/10 are either paid shills or have lost touch with reality.

    What on earth are they trying to do with the story? All the unnecessary additions seem to be there so Square Enix can justify splitting the game for extra $$$$. Pathetic how far the company has fallen since the 2000's
  71. uu223344
    May 10, 2021
    0
    That ending is so cringe.

    Even by JRPG standards, this game's story would be weird and convoluted. But I guess you can never doubt Nomuras ability to turn a straightforward and well written story into a bloated mess.
  72. Untravel
    Jun 7, 2021
    0
    Need Russian Subtitles. Why should I buy a full price game that doesn't have subtitles in my native language?
  73. Stratslinger315
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    Only part of the game. The other part will be exclusive for PlayStation 5. I’m not wasting my money on that trash when a gaming pc is simply better. If you release half a game on a console, release the other half. I don’t care about performance, I feel cheated af right now and won’t bother unless I can find a way to scam it on a pc. Not paying a cent more.
  74. supermanreturn
    Jun 28, 2021
    0
    One word to describe this - Cashgrab.5 hour game stretched to 20 with tons of padding and boring fetch quest. Just milking nostalgia.
  75. Bluefox40k
    Jul 8, 2021
    0
    As far as action adventures games goes there is nothing good here. Pick any other action rpg and it will be better.

    We live in a post dragon age time and square still can't make allied AI useful or helpful in anyway. Music should be good. But after hearing the chocobo theme I knew they **** it up. Pretty graphics don't make a good game and there are lot of issues with the graphics in    As far as action adventures games goes there is nothing good here. Pick any other action rpg and it will be better.

    We live in a post dragon age time and square still can't make allied AI useful or helpful in anyway.

    Music should be good. But after hearing the chocobo theme I knew they **** it up.

    Pretty graphics don't make a good game and there are lot of issues with the graphics in this one.

    Grabage that i didn't have to pay for so don't spend your money on it either.    … Expand
  76. mitsarakos
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Its very very boring. It would be OK for PS2 or PS3, but for PS5, NO, its out of date and very bad game. They didn't, try to make something good, they just want our money, I have it, and I try to convince myself to finish it..
  77. Hypergem
    Jun 21, 2022
    0
    Story is bad especially ending. The game is full of fillers and contains boring fetch quests. The game is going full Kingdom Hearts with the story with all the faith alternating events. Combat is also mediocre.
  78. NickRethcon
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    I'm not at full ease with expressing my resentment using the english language (which i'm not a native speaker of), so I'm going to use words already said here by other people about the problem and dramatic error this so-called "Remake" was :
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    Think of your favorite game. Now, let M. Night Shyamalan rewrite the ending. But it's not really the ending,    I'm not at full ease with expressing my resentment using the english language (which i'm not a native speaker of), so I'm going to use words already said here by other people about the problem and dramatic error this so-called "Remake" was :
    ----------------------------------
    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.

    If your critical review gets enough helpful votes, they take it down. They must be thinking about Square Enix stocks.
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  79. LiveToRek
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    Boring combat, bad fan fiction story additions, linear hallway maps, no depth treasure chests include potions/ethers nothing else. just a trash game overall and I'm tired of all these fanboys rating it 9-10. Shows how much SE has brain washed some.
  80. lightningalex1
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    Great story, graphics, characters and gameplay. But the experience is completely ruined by terrible mini-games that are just there to frustrate players. The pull up game is the absolute worst. This shows a clear lack of standards by Square Enix. I have to give a low rating because this is unacceptable.
  81. Mexicancritic22
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    I dont understand why did they make cloud a wack character and tell the story diffrent from the original
  82. Biggun
    Jun 18, 2022
    0
    Square Enix crache à la gueule des joueurs en refusant de leur proposer ce remake de Final Fantasy 7 pour la partie Midgard. Ce zéro pointé en note est le retour de boomerang.
  83. Tzol
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    Un-Fun
    Tedious combat system like FF15
    Repetitive
    Feels like half a game packed with filler.

    Pro's
    Great music.
    Looks good
  84. Pon3
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    Ethics department ruined this game They clearly have too much power I thought they were safe from this western bs but it's bad and turned a good game to ****
  85. Erith
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This $hit game sucks on every single level.
    From the hallways structure of all the maps in the game, to the absolutely padding and tedious dialogues.
    The characters are terrible, created in the worst kind of stereotypical way even for a Japanese game. The action gameplay sucks, and the new plot was one of the most ridiculous I've recently read. If we add to this the atrocious texture    This $hit game sucks on every single level.
    From the hallways structure of all the maps in the game, to the absolutely padding and tedious dialogues.
    The characters are terrible, created in the worst kind of stereotypical way even for a Japanese game.
    The action gameplay sucks, and the new plot was one of the most ridiculous I've recently read.
    If we add to this the atrocious texture quality and the ridiculous fetch quests, this game fails miserably    … Expand
  86. Ozhubi
    Apr 25, 2022
    0
    Horrible corridor simulator and fake Remake.
    If you have played the original game, you can clearly see how much this boring mess is worse in almost every single aspect except for the graphics department.
    A gigantic disaster made in the worst and incomplete way possible.
  87. Erresug
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is easily one of the worst Final Fantasy game I've ever played in more than 10 years.

    First of all, it isn't a true Remake. But a ridiculous Reboot/Sequel made in an alternative timeline, thanks to the sh%ty plot made by Nomura. And second, it's basically a cinematic corridor simulator. That kind of game that stop you from playing it because, at every single 5    Final Fantasy VII Remake is easily one of the worst Final Fantasy game I've ever played in more than 10 years.

    First of all, it isn't a true Remake. But a ridiculous Reboot/Sequel made in an alternative timeline, thanks to the sh%ty plot made by Nomura.
    And second, it's basically a cinematic corridor simulator.
    That kind of game that stop you from playing it because, at every single 5 minutes with slow motion walking, a new 5 minutes cutscenes starts.
    Atrocious game. Avoid it, if you can    … Expand
  88. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    This game is, basically, scam.
    Since it isn't a true "Remake", but a soft reboot/sequel.
    Nobody asked for this, but Nomura wished to rebuild his Compilation of FF7 mess....
    Ended up to create an incomplete cinematic game, with a bad gameplay, and a corridor simulator game.
    Don't waste your money on this.
  89. JoakoGarcon
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    I really love this remake... There a lot of things to do, is great how they added new thing to the main story, I think the only thing I thing disagree about it is not controlling one character that appears in the late game... But despite of that it's a wonderful game
  90. Grapen
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    FF7 Remake is the worst Final Fantasy game I've played.
    A monotonous, ridiculous rubbish bad game that reduces the plot to an insipid and diluted mush with an embarrassing script and dialogue.
    The gameplay sucks, and the "world" of the game has no soul, considering that Midgard is the main city of the original, in this FF7R it becomes flat and ridiculous to visit. A bad game that I do    FF7 Remake is the worst Final Fantasy game I've played.
    A monotonous, ridiculous rubbish bad game that reduces the plot to an insipid and diluted mush with an embarrassing script and dialogue.
    The gameplay sucks, and the "world" of the game has no soul, considering that Midgard is the main city of the original, in this FF7R it becomes flat and ridiculous to visit.

    A bad game that I do not recommend to anyone who is a fan of the series, and an embarrassing whim perpetrated by Nomura and with the concession of a Square Enix now in disarray trash company.    … Expand
  91. Secod
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Worst "Remake" played. And actual scam from Square Enix.
    They menage to capture the people with the nostalgic factor, and than they leave to Nomura and Toriyama the free script choice for change the whole plot of the original main game.
    And they have even menage to ruin the basic core of the the Materia system, trying to put together a sort of pseudo hybrid action game, and creating    Worst "Remake" played. And actual scam from Square Enix.
    They menage to capture the people with the nostalgic factor, and than they leave to Nomura and Toriyama the free script choice for change the whole plot of the original main game.
    And they have even menage to ruin the basic core of the the Materia system, trying to put together a sort of pseudo hybrid action game, and creating something of soulless and tremendously repetitive.
    Linear maps, and a padding and excessive dilated plot contribute to put a grave stone to this garbage project.    … Expand
  92. makojuice420
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Quite possibly the worst game ever made. What starts as something that looks promising quickly turns into a bigger let down than C19 in 2020! You are better off just watching someone stream this game and save your money. Soulless cash grab with paid positive ratings / paid censorship of negative review's
  93. Nythya
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    A boring piece of crap. Don't waste your money.

    Since this was the result of this cash grab created by Square Enix, and the childish/cringe Nomura mind. This is the objective demonstration of how much Nomura actually cares about all the people that simply asked for a faithful remake. 0 The gameplay is a mess, the plot is a cringe show of stereotype characters, and a nonsensical    A boring piece of crap. Don't waste your money.

    Since this was the result of this cash grab created by Square Enix, and the childish/cringe Nomura mind.
    This is the objective demonstration of how much Nomura actually cares about all the people that simply asked for a faithful remake.
    0

    The gameplay is a mess, the plot is a cringe show of stereotype characters, and a nonsensical trash.
    A cutscenes every 20 minutes and a totally linear maps don't incentive the 0 exploration of the game, with also atrocious side quest.
    And this mess is only a portion of the original game, rewritten for create a new FF7 Compilation (again), and continuing to milk the same story for the next 2 generations...
    (without counting the ff7 Intergrade exclusive DLC.......)    … Expand
  94. Jidik
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    A trash Remake and a bad jrpg.
    One of the hugest disappointment ever played.
    Plot - 2/10 Gameplay - 0/10 Graphics - 5/10 They have created a button smashing action gameplay for this game, and it's a boring sh%t, just like the new plot. A linear corridor game with just cinematics every 5 minutes. Square Enix ruined a PS1 game story, just for building a soulless piece of crap for    A trash Remake and a bad jrpg.
    One of the hugest disappointment ever played.

    Plot - 2/10
    Gameplay - 0/10
    Graphics - 5/10

    They have created a button smashing action gameplay for this game, and it's a boring sh%t, just like the new plot.
    A linear corridor game with just cinematics every 5 minutes.
    Square Enix ruined a PS1 game story, just for building a soulless piece of crap for milk the blind fanboys.    … Expand
  95. Mekoci
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    This is an horrible pile of trash game.
    One of the worst action jrpg ever made, and definitely the most boring jrpg played in the recent years.
    Terrible plot and terrible gameplay are the 2 reasons for avoid this mess
  96. Garuc
    Mar 24, 2023
    0
    One of the worst and boring piece of garbage I've ever played.
    A ridiculous walking simulator game, with a trash gameplay and a disgusting story where the bland characters just act like braindead dudes.
    Square should be ashamed for releasing this horrible and incomplete game
  97. Rovix
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    The worst action game I've played recently
    And one of the worst cash grab operation made by Square Enix, for stole money with the fanservice mist.
    Unfortunately they have just ruined the whole sense and story of the original FF7 just for that....
  98. Jesol
    Jun 3, 2023
    0
    One of the most terrible actions games I've had the misfortune to play. A bad Final Fantasy game.
    Very linear, very easy, and with a plot so bad that it leaks everywhere...
    A very bad experience
  99. Roxu
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    A terrible action game and a bad Final Fantasy game
    If we add the linearity of all the maps to the laughable and pointless rewritten plot, the stereotypical characters feels out of place and not believable at all...
  100. huginodensen
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    De los peores juegos que he visto en mi vida, graficas deficientes, las mecanicas muy basicas y no deja de ser un vil pelijuego, la saga final fantasy esta muerta.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

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