Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. rodasgerrard
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Loved this remake. Final Fantasy is my all time favorite series and this was a magnificente return to origins with nostalgic feeling and at the same time brought a new dynamic and story elements.
    Great remake, for the old players and new ones. I couldn't stop playing until getting 100% and even then I miss playing it so I just do it all over again.
    Soundtrack is delightful as usual! My    Loved this remake. Final Fantasy is my all time favorite series and this was a magnificente return to origins with nostalgic feeling and at the same time brought a new dynamic and story elements.
    Great remake, for the old players and new ones. I couldn't stop playing until getting 100% and even then I miss playing it so I just do it all over again.
    Soundtrack is delightful as usual!
    My personal favorite in 2020!    … Expand
  2. Thaksin
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    Когда-то я посмотрел фильм Advent Children и мне понравился он, хотя я и не играл 7-ю часть этой серии, не довелось.
    Сейчас я смог познакомиться с серией и играть будто бы в тот самый фильм (подумать только я тогда лишь мечтал, играть в что-то с такой графикой как в мульте и пожалуйста, возможно даже лучше).    Когда-то я посмотрел фильм Advent Children и мне понравился он, хотя я и не играл 7-ю часть этой серии, не довелось.
    Сейчас я смог познакомиться с серией и играть будто бы в тот самый фильм (подумать только я тогда лишь мечтал, играть в что-то с такой графикой как в мульте и пожалуйста, возможно даже лучше).
  3. North_wind
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    I didn't played the classic, but oh my god. This game is sooooo good, the characters, the gameplay, the story, and especially the music. I can't wait for part 2 of it!
  4. talflo
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    Amazing remake! Great gameplay! Not a “10” some little details that they need to improve.
  5. kambing860210
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    this game is amazing, smooth game-play and graphics looks good for current gen console, as a fan boy of original game, it has a good ending that makes me surprise, can't wait for the part 2
  6. TheSupremeKing
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy VII is one of the greatest RPG games I ever Played. Gameplay is fun and satisfaction. All characters are amazing and really good. In my opinion this the best game of 2020 !
  7. L30x
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    The good:
    - Excellent combat system. Never gets boring and is very fluent as well as complex and punishing if you don't pay attention.
    - Great soundtrack. - Detailed character designs (in combat and cut scenes) and overall sharp graphics with very little aliasing. - Good paced story with some nice additions (imo) to the original storyline. The bad: - Terrible voice acting and/or dialogue    The good:
    - Excellent combat system. Never gets boring and is very fluent as well as complex and punishing if you don't pay attention.
    - Great soundtrack.
    - Detailed character designs (in combat and cut scenes) and overall sharp graphics with very little aliasing.
    - Good paced story with some nice additions (imo) to the original storyline.

    The bad:
    - Terrible voice acting and/or dialogue directing. While the original FF7 was somewhat goofy in it's tone this one is outright hysterical and over the top. Barret in particular is super cringy.
    - Clunky and inaccurate controls when navigating the world. Feels very pre-gen.
    - The environment is poorly textured and looks like a PS3 game that got remastered. It is probably due to the very long development and this does not at all look or feel like a current generation game from 2020.
    - Overly convoluted and poorly explained menus. The leveling system and equipment is rather basic compared to other RPGs (not neccesarily a bad thing) yet navigating it is a chore.

    It is mind boggling how this game in almost every aspect is a step down from FFXV that came out 3.5 years prior to this one. And with the insane and very delayed development I highly doubt they will ever release the rest of the episodes.
    I did however very much enjoy the game as I am a big fan of the original and the combat was very entertaining so it was easier for me to look through the flaws. For someone who didn't play the PS1 title back then it might not be as easy.    … Expand
  8. 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.
  9. ImArtem
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    I enjoyed every second of this game
    I recommend everyone to go and buy it!!!
  10. DaBigBoss
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    This game is just a geniality if u dont played yet give a oportunity and enjoy it
  11. Goo4you
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    FF7 Remake and Square Enix summed up:

    -Wonderful music -Fantastic voice acting -Beautiful graphics -The artistic direction is top-notch -Incredible package and presentation -The worst game mechanics ever put to a game. Square Enix doesn't want to make video games anymore, they want to make interactive movies, and It shows in FF7 Remake. Instead of crafting a whole new system to fit what    FF7 Remake and Square Enix summed up:

    -Wonderful music
    -Fantastic voice acting
    -Beautiful graphics
    -The artistic direction is top-notch
    -Incredible package and presentation
    -The worst game mechanics ever put to a game.

    Square Enix doesn't want to make video games anymore, they want to make interactive movies, and It shows in FF7 Remake. Instead of crafting a whole new system to fit what they were working on, something that highlights the way battles take place that accentuates the frenetic pace they've set here; they instead shoved a 20+ years combat philosophy and style where it doesn't belong. Not only that, but the damage balance is broken at every level.

    Normal mode damage is way over-tooled, forcing you further into the janky combat system. Let's not kid ourselves; you're going to tunnel one character for an entire fight until the game forces you to switch, and when it does, you'll tunnel combat over items or even spells (unless they force you into it). That is the horrible design, and they could have avoided all of it had they, just, made, something new. Instead, the caved to fanboy fear and shoveled this convoluted mess out.

    Easy, is UNDER-Tooled and saps any and all fun out of combat. It's not like there's a lesser risk from combat--there's NO risk in combat. The most straightforward answer here would have been to come to market with a wholly new system for combat and not one tugging at nostalgia.

    Classic, shouldn't exist. At that point, Square Enix should have gone full out and made this a movie and not pretend it was a game.

    FF7 Remake sums up Square Enix perfectly. Grandious design, meticulous attention to detail in presentation and style, but Dear Lord, Do I have to make a Video Game? I really don't want to make a video game anymore! I want to make movies!! Please let us make a movie?!? The ironic thing is when they are allowed to make a movie; they're horrible.

    I really hope after this release they take stock of their priorities and hunker down and focus back on Game mechanics and gameplay because right now, Square Enix is lost.

    Grade per points as mentioned earlier:

    Music: A+
    Voice Acting: A+
    Graphics: A+
    Art direction: A+
    Presentation of Total Package: A+
    Game Mechanics: F-

    Side note: The awful camera is awful, just awful. So, very, very bad. There's no fixing it, it's just bad.

    Update:4/27/2020:

    After spending a lot more time with the game, I took a point off for the awful linear corridor design. The damn hand-holding this game does it has all the frustration of FF13. You can't explore those side paths, you can't go check this building, YOU HAVE TO GO HERE NOW WHERE WE TELL YOU!

    I can take a bit of this in a game, but it's the entire thing folks. There's no grinding, there's no exploring. You go where they tell you to do and screw you for thinking otherwise! (until Chapter 14, basically the end of the game). It's another point against Square Enix for really, really, REALLY wanting to make interactive movies and not games.

    Combat is still awful. I don't think I've ever played a game where the game part is the part I want to get through as fast as possible. I've hated every single fight I've had in the game, without fail. And I mean, trash fights, awful. Boss fights, awful. All of it is just so, god damn bad.

    If you're shouting about great the battle system is, you're a masochist that hates good things. There is no middle ground here. No shades of grey. Normally I'd wouldn't be the type to be so black and white about something. With this game, it's all bad. If all the other elements weren't top-notch, I would have shelved this and never looked back. But, the rest of the package is just stellar.    … Expand
  12. soahknam
    Dec 24, 2020
    9
    Great remake, but its incomplete. History: 9
    Gameplay: 10
    Visuals: 10
    Music:10

    My personal score : 9
  13. R3dNeck
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    This game is beautiful, the only problem with this masterpiece is the that the textures are pretty bad on some places
  14. EVOLUTION8
    Dec 23, 2020
    8
    Good job giving life to some old characters and I love how the world looks.
    Problems:
    Story is all over the place. Future changing, parallel universes, destiny. I don't like how everything is changing. People who supposed to die are not dead. Boring side missions instead of knowing some other characters better. Combat can sometimes be very annoying. It's like you can dodge and do    Good job giving life to some old characters and I love how the world looks.
    Problems:
    Story is all over the place. Future changing, parallel universes, destiny. I don't like how everything is changing.
    People who supposed to die are not dead.
    Boring side missions instead of knowing some other characters better.
    Combat can sometimes be very annoying. It's like you can dodge and do normal stuff but you also have some kind of turn base. I would've prefer turn base with awesome animations and strategic play but I kind of enjoyed the gameplay.
    I hated the mini games.
    I was okay with cutting the fillers and focus more on the main missions.
    This part had too many blanks, to many bad changes to the story.
    Nobody liked the stupid ghosts or whatever they're called (that's how much I care about them).
    I feel like the next parts will disappoint me and Square Enix will not have the balls to make the same story, with the important death and complex story for Cloud.
    I see the hard work but can't give it more than 8.
    Used time and money to implement this new battle system when a turn base was okay, make useless side missions, trying to change a good story into something we already is boring and we see everywhere: more parallel universes that can change your destiny and future...
    We have no idea how much we will wait and if it deserves the wait.
    I'm okay focusing more on what important instead of making too many things that will only make you more bored and care less for the good parts.
    I love to see a remake of the game but I'm also disappointing.
    I had fun with the game so it deserves an 8 but if the story is not better in Part 2 I don't think I will play it or I will play it after 1 year and maybe give it a 6 (if it's as bad as I expect it to be).
    It's like Square Enix forget what made Final Fantasy 7 famous. They attack the good parts and try to change it.    … Expand
  15. Lanni
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    I loved this game to the core. A beautiful masterpiece. The characters are amazing they felt so lively! each one with his own personality, even secondary characters. The combat imo feels refreshing and original, a mixture between the best of both past and present in FFs. I didn't have a problem with the semi lineal aspect of the game. I had grown tired of open world games because they areI loved this game to the core. A beautiful masterpiece. The characters are amazing they felt so lively! each one with his own personality, even secondary characters. The combat imo feels refreshing and original, a mixture between the best of both past and present in FFs. I didn't have a problem with the semi lineal aspect of the game. I had grown tired of open world games because they are too many of them and every time it feels more like the same game. Can't wait to the second part to be released! in the meantime i'm going to play the og final fantasy 7 which i never played to cool down the hype.… Expand
  16. DylanHall
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This is what remake should be, amazing graphics, great combat and an unforgettable story. 100% worth the price, especially if you are into final fantasy or interested in trying it out.
  17. Ganderlow
    Dec 19, 2020
    8
    Most polished game I've played in years and one of the best FF games period. The story and characters are interesting and easy to follow. This game does drag in some areas with puzzles and side plots, but it does great at everything else. One of the best combat systems yet with an entirely playable team. Diverse weapons with lots of skills to choose from and level up.
    I can't wait for part 2!
  18. pcschmidt00
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    Square does a great job of bringing this game into modern times with some added bits as well. There were a few missteps though, such as some padding here and there, some very strange story beats, and some rough textures, but still a great time
  19. Alixa2s
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the greatest games this gen. I just wished we had more freedom but that won’t prevent me to give this game a 10/10. Interesting story, great gameplay. amazing visuals, and kickass music… Expand
  20. BrenerMatos
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Melhor jogo que já fizeram pro PS4, remake super bem feito, história fantástica. Merecia ter levado o GOTY pois foi muito melhor em todos os aspectos que os concorrentes.
  21. Toshi_inu
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    Gran rpg, tiene fallos gráficos, pero si jugaste la versión original te gustará
  22. Yasin1382
    Dec 16, 2020
    8
    این بازی محشره موسیقی عالی گیم پلی خیلی خوب گرافیک که هیچی
  23. DDOG1
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    Possibly best remake that has released in the last 10 years. Graphics are 10/10, story and gameplay are both 10/10. Can’t wait for part 2
  24. beershady
    Dec 15, 2020
    9
    The story of the game is quite different from the original but it is still awesome. Characters feel so alive and you feel like a part of the gang. Gameplay is very fun but level designs could have been a little bit more explorable. The same thing also applies to the city. I wish we could explore every section of Midgar. But overall it is one of the best games of 2020.
  25. v__GALAHAD__v
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    FFVII remake is a great experience for anyone that owns a PS4. The setting of Midgard is visually stunning and creative, not to mention the graphics are stellar (apart from some very bad background visuals in one area). The combat is amazing, it's a perfect blend of real time action and turn based combat that is well complemented with a varied party and plenty of weapons and skills at yourFFVII remake is a great experience for anyone that owns a PS4. The setting of Midgard is visually stunning and creative, not to mention the graphics are stellar (apart from some very bad background visuals in one area). The combat is amazing, it's a perfect blend of real time action and turn based combat that is well complemented with a varied party and plenty of weapons and skills at your disposal.

    The overall plot for me was intriguing enough to keep playing and really lives up to the title of this game being a REMAKE and not a carbon copy of the original. The highlight for me was visiting Sector 6 where the game really shines and also the jaw dropping finale.

    The characters writing for me was below par with overly dramatic lines and cringeworthy dialogue exchanges. This doesn't help by the wooden English acting of some characters, particularly Cloud. The overuse of Sephiroth really makes the character less intimidating and more of a crazy ex that will not leave you alone.

    One major flaw of this game is the amount of padding it has. Certain chapters and scenes are excruciatingly drawn out, particularly chapters 4, 6 and a particularly annoying scene in chapter 12.    … Expand
  26. Sewaqui
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Just Amazing! The gameplay is perfecto for a new FF era, enjoy every minute of the game even get the platinum trophy, sad to see OG fans of the game mad because of the story changes, but as an OG fan myself I loved every change of it.
  27. Beko16
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    Great game and remake

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  28. claevimanus
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    This is one of my favorite games ever. Looks great and design and art is really great
  29. DanielTheCritic
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    I'm a big fan of the original Final Fantasy 7 and I think that does elevate a lot of the reviews somewhat. The original characters are captured incredibly ~ better than even Advent Children did. The story is creatively fleshed out to a point where we are much more emotionally attached to the events in Midgar. However, if this wasn't FF7, it would be a considered a weak simplistic RPG.I'm a big fan of the original Final Fantasy 7 and I think that does elevate a lot of the reviews somewhat. The original characters are captured incredibly ~ better than even Advent Children did. The story is creatively fleshed out to a point where we are much more emotionally attached to the events in Midgar. However, if this wasn't FF7, it would be a considered a weak simplistic RPG. There isn't much more to character progression outside of levelling up your character and materia, and unlocking weapon abilities / stats using SP. They could have taken the liberty to expand the mechanics so much more, as they had done with the story. A seriously missed opportunity. And lastly, the hard mode. It's more of a chapter select / new game plus sort of thing. However, it falls very short and quite forced. You aren't able to use items and your MP does not regenerate at benches. This is fine, but it feels more like a gimmicky game mode more than a regular hard mode, as if they didn't know how else to make the game more difficult. It's a shame, since you spend the whole game hording items only to not be able to use them once you attempt to conquer hard mode. It would have better to have a separate hard mode playthrough where you start from scratch without your levels and materia, but it still allows you to use items and regen MP normally, but with the enemies stronger and with new abilities (as it is now). I do have faith that the team will make some improvements for the next game, as they'll be more focused on the game design itself, other than the fact that "it's an FF7 remake" and riding the nostalgia train.
    I did still enjoy this game, and I recommend it to anybody who loves FF7 or Final Fantasy in general. I would not recommend it to those unfamiliar with the original, because of the above points. I still give this game a high score ~ the way they captured the characters and the world of Midgar is just that good, that it really does make one forget about it's gameplay issues.    … Expand
  30. Wolfyboi
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    This is one of the best looking and most immersice environments ever made for console. I was absolutely blown away my first playthrough by all the different locations and scenery. The combat is pretty fluid and straight forward, i didn't think i'd like the deviation from turn based combat but it works pretty well. If your looking for a one to one remake of the original this isnt that butThis is one of the best looking and most immersice environments ever made for console. I was absolutely blown away my first playthrough by all the different locations and scenery. The combat is pretty fluid and straight forward, i didn't think i'd like the deviation from turn based combat but it works pretty well. If your looking for a one to one remake of the original this isnt that but it does a great job at retelling a story i never experienced as a kid. While this isn't my first FF game this is a great introduction into the franchise if you've never played before. I started on FFXIII and out of the games i've played this is my favorite. Highly reccomend picking this up if you havent played it yet. As for the endgame the hard mode feels a little stunted by forcing you to play a specific way throughout the game… Expand
  31. Roberoquer
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    This year Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU2 got the highlights of the ps4 exclusives, but for me the best PS4 exclusive was FF7 Remake. First let me say that I never got to play the original, so I was quite new to the world of the game but it all felt astonishing since the first moment. The story got me hooked from the first moment and the protagonists are some of the best written charactersThis year Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU2 got the highlights of the ps4 exclusives, but for me the best PS4 exclusive was FF7 Remake. First let me say that I never got to play the original, so I was quite new to the world of the game but it all felt astonishing since the first moment. The story got me hooked from the first moment and the protagonists are some of the best written characters I´ve seen in this generation. Midgar really felt like a real place to me and the gameplay felt like the perfect mix of real time combat with turn based combat (I hope the rest of Final Fantasy games from now on use the same combat style). The only negative point are some low res textures here and there and a quite small map, but I never felt like these things detracted even a bit from the experience. Can´t way to play the rest of the series when they release them.… Expand
  32. LatinCritic13
    Dec 10, 2020
    9
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is everything you expect from a remake and it is glorious. This isn’t the complete package that every diehard VII fans were expecting, but our time in Midgar will keep us waiting for more whenever Square Enix is ready for Parts 2 and 3 to be released. If you’re new to RPG gaming and love anime, you will indeed love this game.
  33. Kojiro94
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    what an great remake! Although I believe the original was better, I acknowledge that they did a great job at trying to bring this legendary game back!
  34. SaintVulcan
    Dec 9, 2020
    9
    Music,graphics and battle performance are all top level of the FF series,but they are so concentrate on the story.More freedom elements should be added in the game.
  35. chrisvdr16
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Es un grandísimo juego, vale la pena jugar Final Fantasy VII Remake todo de este juego es bellísimo, desde principio a final
  36. GamergodsFail
    Dec 8, 2020
    9
    FF7 Remake may be the best installment in the series over the last 20 years. It's an exceptionally well put together adventure that does its original Midgar segment justice. Here we have great writing, better fleshed out characters, addicting combat and a phenominal soundtrack. This is easily one of the best remakes of all time. I only wish it told the whole story, but I'll definitely beFF7 Remake may be the best installment in the series over the last 20 years. It's an exceptionally well put together adventure that does its original Midgar segment justice. Here we have great writing, better fleshed out characters, addicting combat and a phenominal soundtrack. This is easily one of the best remakes of all time. I only wish it told the whole story, but I'll definitely be back for the next act in this classic epic tale.… Expand
  37. Owen20
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game and amazing remake. This was an absolute joy to play and I can’t wait for part 2.
  38. McWidgets
    Dec 8, 2020
    9
    Everything I hoped it would be. Can't stop thinking about how the next games will turn out, and if other FF's will get a remake and how those will be.

    Square is one of the best game developers in history and is currently shining bright again, after a rocky period. Every game I've purchased from them has delivered a quality experience recently. So excited to see where things go!
  39. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    I had to watch 3 hours of videos after beating the game to understand what the heck it is telling. Anyway, a good ride overall. The graphic is good at a glance but the details are just not there.
  40. Cesar8
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Recientemente lo terminé y la verdad quede asombrado de este título en muchos aspectos, primero en el aspecto artístico me pareció algo increíble y más en las partes finales del juego, en aspecto de la música es uno de Lo puntos más fuertes del juego incluyendo música del Final Fantasy VII original, en el apartado de la historia me pareció curioso e interesante de cómo intentar comoRecientemente lo terminé y la verdad quede asombrado de este título en muchos aspectos, primero en el aspecto artístico me pareció algo increíble y más en las partes finales del juego, en aspecto de la música es uno de Lo puntos más fuertes del juego incluyendo música del Final Fantasy VII original, en el apartado de la historia me pareció curioso e interesante de cómo intentar como expandir más el mundo de Final Fantasy VII trayendo nuevos personajes, intentando combinar algunos aspectos como los flashbacks, enseñando cosas que en el original aparecía muy avanzado la historia y ahora te lo ponen en distintos puntos de la historia como para prepárate de lo que podría venir en el futuro, también a nivel personal creo que faltó un poco la presencia de las mazmorras, espero que en próximo título aclaren algunas cosas como fue el final y destino de algunos personajes que quedan en una incógnita.… Expand
  41. ElleryHQ
    Dec 6, 2020
    8
    Когда покупал игру, боялся, что в ней будет мало контента, в итоге прохождение заняло у меня 50 часов. Игра хороша, у неё захватывающий сюжет, интересные персонажи, неплохая боевая система. Но именно боевая система не позволяет поставить оценку выше. Да, в игре бывают очень интересные и затягивающие бои, но боёвка нуждается в небольших доработках. Так, например, можно было бы добавитьКогда покупал игру, боялся, что в ней будет мало контента, в итоге прохождение заняло у меня 50 часов. Игра хороша, у неё захватывающий сюжет, интересные персонажи, неплохая боевая система. Но именно боевая система не позволяет поставить оценку выше. Да, в игре бывают очень интересные и затягивающие бои, но боёвка нуждается в небольших доработках. Так, например, можно было бы добавить паттерны действий для соратников, чтобы не приходилось каждый раз давать команды каждому из них (как, например, в Dragon Age Origins), ии сопартийцев периодически заводит их в очень болезненные ловушки, таким образом очень нелепо усложняя геймплей. Например, союзник имея 1hp не думая дважды бросится на врага, вместо того, чтобы избежать схватки и восстановить драгоценное здоровье. Да, можно переключиться на него на некоторое время, но параллельно другие персонажи (те, которыми не управляет игрок) отправляются совершать глупости и самоубиваться. Некоторые бои плохо сбалансированы, есть противники, которые не дают окна для атаки и весь бой ты держишь кнопку блока, вытягивая жизни противника союзниками, которых вражеский юнит абсолютно игнорирует. Из минусов отмечу ещё ОЧЕНЬ надоедливую музыку в некоторых локациях. В целом саундтрек игры приятный, но есть крайне концептуальные треки, которые после минуты прослушивания начинают капать на мозги. Во всём остальном игра прекрасна и я с нетерпением жду продолжения ремейка.… Expand
  42. wihdinheimo
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    This game sucks. Once you'll finish it there's a twist that absolutely ruins the franchise. If this was developers way of paying homage to the original game, they should all be fired. Square-Enix hasn't been able to write anything coherent since Sakaguchi left the company.

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

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

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

    Get your narrative together Nomura, you can't write. Sakaguchi's approach of wholesomeness and creativity is gone with your childish plot twists and the greed of your company shareholders. Square-Enix became the Shinra. The story of this game sucks so hard, that every single employee involved making these decisions should be fired on the spot. Super disappointed.    … Expand
  43. TruthHurtsHuh
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    One of the best remakes ever (along with resident evil 2 (2019), but also one of the best games of 2020. So well done.
  44. Yuuko
    Apr 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing gameplay, absolutely great characters and music, but this game fails to be an actual REMAKE. Instead you get weird ghosts, time travel and whole lot of stuff that weren't in the orginal. Now it's just another confusing KH, but marketed, as FFVII RE.

    This game was clearly promoted as a faithful remake only to ruin it all in the end. You really think this is okay?

    Definitely NOT a 10/10 game if you actually care for the story of FFVII OG.    … Expand
  45. meloli
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My gut was telling me that SE will do something horribly wrong with this remake. But everyone around told me to stop been so negative about it. Well guess what? They did. They actually fooled all of us by calling this game a faithful remake with new elements and extended story by simply throwing it all away in the last hours of the game! Time travel? Defying fate? AC/C is now a bad ending to the story? Well done SE. I've lost my last hope for you, as a company. As a game it's a great game, absolutely! But, as a story, as a remake... It's just insulting.… Expand
  46. diegoleao
    Dec 2, 2020
    9
    This game is a true reimagining of the original game we all know and love. The music is insane, the story beats are all there and expanded, and they nailed the characters. I just hoped they had better side quests, they feel completely souless and the only reason to do them is to experience the great combat. There are some crazy people in the reviews here criticizing the battle system (akaThis game is a true reimagining of the original game we all know and love. The music is insane, the story beats are all there and expanded, and they nailed the characters. I just hoped they had better side quests, they feel completely souless and the only reason to do them is to experience the great combat. There are some crazy people in the reviews here criticizing the battle system (aka one of the best parts of the game), these people need to chill. This is the closest you can get to full turn based and it is glorious! You can't really ask for better bosses. Even a minor character shows up as a great boss. Just don't do all the side quests, just get a taste to how they feel in the first section (go ahead do them all), and you will know how bad they are (it never changes). I hate myself for doing almost all of the sidequests because it takes away from the game SO much. They are the worst mmo garbage quests in one horrible package. You get sick of it. So just do a third of them for each area and move on! The game would be a 10 without those, but remember, you don't have to do them (even the rewards are very bad). People are so childish, there is no gun to your head to make you do anything. The rest is just brilliant!… Expand
  47. otaviolp5
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Top que venha os outros..... jogo ótimo historia ótima bem mais completo que o primeiro , sao feitas por partes....
  48. rvp
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Loved the game. The story is great and interesting. The characters are lovable. The soundtrack is amazing. Length of the game is good. I was not the biggest fan of the fighting system but that's subjective. Overall, a great game!
  49. CSbros
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    In my opinion, Possibly the greatest remakes of all time and probably my one of my favourite Playstation exclusive game ever!
  50. 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
  51. lessacebola
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Não é muito meu estilo jogos "fantasy", mas o jogo é bem feito e recomendo muito pra quem gosta.
  52. kirinomywaifu
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great JRPG, took me back to the old times!
    The characters and music were hands down the best aspect of this game, made it feel so much alive and soulful. Love it!
  53. AnthonyRickard
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat is okay when camera can keep up. Don't even mention the frame rate in areas. Graphics are gorgeous, until you're on the plate looking down on the slums. 7 months later and it still hasn't been patched

    The story and setting is fantastic for the first 90% of the game. You're being fleshed into the avalanche plotline and fight, while getting mild flashes of intrigue towards sephiroth, just like the original, then you get to the final couple hours of the game and OH BOY, does it get whack. Sephiroth all of a sudden gets forced to be a final boss. You spend 40 hours plus fighting Shinra, getting emotionally involved, absorbed into the lore, to then be told at the end 'ok, sephiroth bad guy, go kill'


    Sephiroth is the villain, I get it, but considering this remake is just up to midgar, there is still a whole two thirds of the original game that would continue to build up the sephiroth fight, but in the remake, I'm expected to care about sephiroth in the last 2 hours, after spending 40 hours battling shinra and enjoying midgar. Just seems tagged on, almost like that ran out of ideas in how they can actually 're-boot' the next game. Most areas are glorified hallways. No where near as bad as ff13, but they have learned to be a bit more discreet about it. Gameplay boils down to 'run forward, squeeze through rubble gap, fight enemy, run forward, destroy item cache's, walk forward, rinse and repeat. EXCEPT, now 5 minute sections of the original game are padded out to last an hour. People will try and say it's fleshed out, but it's just running through bland repetitive dungeons. It's padding, nothing more, nothing less. All in all, as a mega ff7 fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the expanded avalanve Vs shinra plot, the main cast where well voice acted and incredibly likeable, and the combat is a big improvement from ff15, with lovely visuals. The general gameplay and late plotline will inevitably frustrate you, and make you question whether it was even worth playing. Knowing the route the plot is now going down in the second part, I won't be in any rush to play part 2 when it does come out. 7/10    … Expand
  54. UT99
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    Didn't quite live up to the hype mainly because you're stuck in Midgar for 35 hours but shows promising signs for Part II. FFVII Remake is visually stunning but lacks any real substance in the game play department as the combat is grinding and gets repetitive very quickly. Some of the characters like Aerith lack any real substance and gets very annoying quickly with her shallow dialogue.Didn't quite live up to the hype mainly because you're stuck in Midgar for 35 hours but shows promising signs for Part II. FFVII Remake is visually stunning but lacks any real substance in the game play department as the combat is grinding and gets repetitive very quickly. Some of the characters like Aerith lack any real substance and gets very annoying quickly with her shallow dialogue. Barrett is a stereo type comic relief character with a lot of obnoxious meat head quotes. Jessie is surprisingly a witty and charming character but her constant affections for Cloud become tiresome. Talking about Cloud he's apparently the biggest chick magnet in Midgar and reeks of being a emotionally broken bad boy.

    All that aside FFVII Remake isn't a bad start but it would be nice if the dialogue and combat had a bit more substance in part II of the remake.    … Expand
  55. Tidus320
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    I never played the ps1 version of this game, and didn’t know Nothing about the story, Final Fantasy X was one of my favourite games I loved the story and i was started to think that no other game can make me fall in love like it.
    I was wrong, the story, the character is one of the best you can find in RPG. No game is perfect but in this case I have to do an exception.
    I also like a lot the    I never played the ps1 version of this game, and didn’t know Nothing about the story, Final Fantasy X was one of my favourite games I loved the story and i was started to think that no other game can make me fall in love like it.
    I was wrong, the story, the character is one of the best you can find in RPG. No game is perfect but in this case I have to do an exception.
    I also like a lot the gameplay that I find really fluid and well made and I platinum the game on my PS4.
    Played it, you will never forget it!    … Expand
  56. 86-Ronin
    Nov 25, 2020
    9
    I've already finished the game and still couldn't stop. now it's been 60 hours. What can I say? ... The game is just great. You can tell in every moment that Square Enix have worked with a lot of love and understanding on this remake. The team captured the atmosphere and magic perfectly. The whole game is like a piece!

    Per: - Art Design is very, very well done. The world and setting.    I've already finished the game and still couldn't stop. now it's been 60 hours. What can I say? ... The game is just great. You can tell in every moment that Square Enix have worked with a lot of love and understanding on this remake. The team captured the atmosphere and magic perfectly. The whole game is like a piece!

    Per:
    - Art Design is very, very well done. The world and setting. The protagonists too. No matter if main or next to character.

    - The combat system has been adapted very well in this day and age. You are often forced to control all characters in battle, which the game does very well! For old fans there is still the classic mode. Nice encore!

    - Midgar was shown much more interesting, bigger and more intense in Remake. You learn a lot more about the people and the city itself. In my opinion, it's very important because the city is a very important part of the entire story of FF VII.

    -The soundtrack is fabulous. Nobuo Uematsu and his team did a great job. I could list tons of songs ...

    - The story itself is one of the best in video game history and is more relevant than ever!

    - On the subject of the opening scene, for me the best thing I've ever seen. The developers have outdone themselves! The tracking shot, the background music. The transition from CGI to in-game! This is how you start a game! Bravo Square Enix!

    - The sound itself is of the finest quality! High quality, whether in the fights or in quiet scenes.

    -Graphically very successful. Thanks to the Unreal 4 engine, the game looks very good as an overall package.
    Light effects, great resolution. buttery smooth performance ... there are small negative points that didn't bother me that much.

    Cons:
    - In some places the backgrounds are a bit vague.

    - Textures sometimes load a little late.

    - I played the story in English with German subtitles. In my opinion, the content comes across much better in English. The German texts are of course based on the German synchronization. But why isn't the German synchronization aligned with the English one? The content comes across much better in Japanese and English.    … Expand
  57. stilldreaming
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Extremely fun game that has possibly one of the coolest cover art pictures. Can't wait for PC version!
  58. Jdank
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Brilliant game. They took the original and made it so visually beautiful I couldn’t believe it.
  59. glauberpio
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Vai levar o goty. Jogo excelente e supernostalgico. Muita novidade e sistema de batalha fenomenal
  60. WondemanLocke
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Game got released too early, really much bugs, less testing and really annoying minigames that ruined a potentially good game for me. About a half of game time is a pleasant gameplay, then rest is replaying annoying parts of the game over and over.
  61. lastofreviews
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i have played in 2020! Every studio should look at this or RE2 remake for examples how to remake a game!
  62. Bloodborne233
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    To me this is game of the year of 2020 and i can't wait for PC version, so i could play it again with even better graphics.
  63. ShinishiKudo
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Wow
    I never played the original so I got to witness the story for the first time through this and I loved every second of it
  64. Rafis
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    The story is beautiful, and it was treated with great care in this remake, the characters are impeccable, the soundtrack is surgical in all parts of the game and very well transitioned from one scenario to another, the graphic is to fill your eyes with water and the battle system is impossible to get sick. Platinumed in 4 days.
  65. Ero_Sennin
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Simply amazing and the best game I played for 2019-2020. Great work Squaresoft!
  66. Shmouton
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is what I had dreamed of for the last 15 years. The original being my favourite game of all time, meant that my expectations going in were quite big while also being realistic due to Square Enix's recent disappointing releases.

    The game visually is absolutely gorgeous, with probably the best looking character models for the main characters I've ever seen in a    Final Fantasy VII Remake is what I had dreamed of for the last 15 years. The original being my favourite game of all time, meant that my expectations going in were quite big while also being realistic due to Square Enix's recent disappointing releases.

    The game visually is absolutely gorgeous, with probably the best looking character models for the main characters I've ever seen in a video game. The areas recreated in 3D have been done with a lot of love and faithfulness. I often had to stop to look at how beautiful the world was, not believing what I was seeing. Despite running on my PS4 Pro, I thought people could be excused if they thought this was a next gen game. There were however some visual issues in certain areas of the game through the form of texture bugs. Some textures really looked like it belonged in last gen and compared to a high quality character model, it really showed off. I hope that this can later be fixed with patches or with a PS5 release.

    Being a fan of RPGs, this is the best combat system I've ever come across in any game. The perfect mixture of action and strategy was a blend that absolutely blew me away. The materia system is back which makes gameplay as customisable as in the original. Summons do work differently but now they fight alongisde me and I can issue them commands; great choice! The switching of characters is seemless and the ATB system encourages you to do so. This means that you are using all of your characters in a fight. What excites me is that this combat system is already excellent and yet there is still room for improvement. The aerial battle needs improvement. It does not happen often but when it does, it is a pain. The AI for characters could be better when you aren't using them and having given roles like healer, tank or DPS given to those AI controlled characters would make sure they act the way you desire. Having set Materia loadouts that you can swap to mid fight would also be helpful.
    Like most Final Fantasy games the story is one of its best qualities. The story of the game is about 90-95% faithful and was quite an emotional ride of nostalgia for me. The added story content was also welcomed for me as I enjoyed exploring more of the world and its characters. The final part of the game deviates quite a bit from the original, a change that will determines which path the future games take. I know that many did not like the change, I am personally optimistic about them and I'm excited to play the next games not fully knowing what to expect plot-wise.

    The voice-acting for all the characters were absolutely top-notch, something that is quite rare in JRPGs. This meant that the intended strong character development and connections were delivered in an exceptional manner. I have never been as emotionally connected to the characters of this world as I am after playing the remake. I found myself caring for many of the minor characters too.

    The game's side quests could be better entrenched in the story but were still fun to do, especially the wall market ones. The many mini games, the colosseum, enemy assessing and battle simulator were all welcomed additions. Replaying the game on Hard mode deserves a chance after your first playthrough. It does not only makes the game harder but forces you to make the most of the battle system. The boss battles are considerably different with new moves to give you a deserving challenge.

    I spent 130 hours on this game and I can clearly say that this was my favourite Platinum and now my overall favourite game on PS4 and of this generation. I am hoping for a next gen version and obviously can't wait for the next installments.    … Expand
  67. Petrokolos
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    This game is dope. Graphics, story, and combat are top notch. I would highly recommend this to everyone. One thing that I found a bit annoying was Tifas boobs. They were too large for my taste.
  68. Akiro
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing game.

    Good parts: + Characters & their development + Incredible music + Fun to play- combat + Great visuals, aside from some minor texture problems. + Story moments, with an ending twist Bad parts: - Lesser chapters with a bit to much padding - Aerial combat - Iffy camera & companion AI issues - Sudden twist in story Overall the game is an experience and the lows    Amazing game.

    Good parts:
    + Characters & their development
    + Incredible music
    + Fun to play- combat
    + Great visuals, aside from some minor texture problems.
    + Story moments, with an ending twist

    Bad parts:
    - Lesser chapters with a bit to much padding
    - Aerial combat
    - Iffy camera & companion AI issues
    - Sudden twist in story

    Overall the game is an experience and the lows aren't low enough for me to give this game a lesser rating. Reduce it by 1 point, if you have not played FF7 before.    … Expand
  69. bartiken
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    This is one of best game what I ever played super combat system graet story awesome charakters
  70. Minish
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was my first ever Final Fantasy game; I have since gone on to play FFX, FFX-2, FFXIV (ARR to SHB), FFVII, FFVI and BD. The character writing is exceptional, voice acting is astounding; the graphical quality is truly something to behold, and the soundtrack is an amazing adaptation - not replacement - of Uematsu's original masterworks; along with the amazing action-RPG combat, these are qualities in which FF7R-1 speaks for itself.
    I agree with FF7R-1's development team's answer to the philosophical nightmare of "remaking" art: we cannot make the same old machine with new cogs; rather, we should aspire to make an all-new machine with the old cogs. FF7R-1 is a damn good new machine.
    FF7R-1's largest failure, though, is it's side-quests, which - with the exception of one side-quest in Chapter 14 with a thrilling optional boss - all frankly suck. This is the area with by far the largest room for improvement.
    Also, maybe they could have made it more clear this was not the full game (series), and just the first part of it?    … Expand
  71. Siralfon
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    yo no jugué al original , y cuando probé este me dejó una sensación rara . el diseño de escenario esta bien , la historia también. pero lo peor sin duda son las batallas , las peleas son lentas y repetitivas , el jefe final fueron 30 minutos pegándolo y quitandole 2 de vida , es absurdo como una empresa como square enix pueda hacer jefes tan malos . El juego en si es bueno , pero noyo no jugué al original , y cuando probé este me dejó una sensación rara . el diseño de escenario esta bien , la historia también. pero lo peor sin duda son las batallas , las peleas son lentas y repetitivas , el jefe final fueron 30 minutos pegándolo y quitandole 2 de vida , es absurdo como una empresa como square enix pueda hacer jefes tan malos . El juego en si es bueno , pero no mereció mis 60 euros… Expand
  72. Manzotto
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    I have read a lot of reviews before buying the game, now i have completed the normal run + almost all sidequests and here is what i think. Most of the negative reviews emphasize the "padding", storytelling choices and differences with the original game, lack of depth with too many FFXIII style corridors and so on. Some of these aspects are partially true, some are subjective and personalI have read a lot of reviews before buying the game, now i have completed the normal run + almost all sidequests and here is what i think. Most of the negative reviews emphasize the "padding", storytelling choices and differences with the original game, lack of depth with too many FFXIII style corridors and so on. Some of these aspects are partially true, some are subjective and personal tastes. What i suggest is let go of all these preconceptions and play a superb game, that any FFVII and JRPG fan will enjoy as most of the aspects (story, script and voice acting, music, graphics, gameplay) are between very good and top notch. It does not reach the overall peaks of the best jrpg in PS4 so far (Nier Automata) as it focuses more on storytelling than on the actual rpg(istic) depth and experience. But it excels in telling a story as no other (final fantasy) game did in the last years did (putting aside the fact that you like or don't like the script). The right score imho is 8. People of the '80s as me would have expected a slightly stronger effort from Square Enix in the FFVII remake, probably some different script choices, but i'm not disappointed at all, i have enjoyed a great experience and a great game.… Expand
  73. Rafael021
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Gostei muito do jogo, fiel a historia. Jogabilidade muito boa. Nota 10, não vejo a hora de jogar a continuação.
  74. 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
  75. rikaru1858
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Capturou toda a essência do original! O jogo me emocionou do único ao fim! Qualidade sem igual o jogo do ano!
  76. Bendemeer14
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    Didnt play the original so I didnt know what to expect. Makes me regret not getting then original because I throughly enjoyed this. Great story and combat system.
  77. Snarkk
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    Je suis pas du genre à prendre un jeu "day one", préférant me contenter de bonnes affaires tout en prenant le temps de terminer mes jeux en cours. Néanmoins, pour un aficionado de FF VII dans mon genre, il était difficile d'esquiver la sortie du remake sur PS4.

    Je fais partie des pelos qui ont joué à FF VII en long, en large et en travers. Du genre à récupérer la sauvegarde debug et    Je suis pas du genre à prendre un jeu "day one", préférant me contenter de bonnes affaires tout en prenant le temps de terminer mes jeux en cours. Néanmoins, pour un aficionado de FF VII dans mon genre, il était difficile d'esquiver la sortie du remake sur PS4.

    Je fais partie des pelos qui ont joué à FF VII en long, en large et en travers. Du genre à récupérer la sauvegarde debug et écrire des fanfics. Un coup de coeur mémorable pour le garçon que j'étais, couplé à un jeu vidéo d'exception. Ah ! La jeunesse...

    C'est donc avec crainte et amour que j'ai lancé ce remake. Amour de tout ce que l'original a pu m'apporter, crainte que je ne retrouve rien de tout cela.

    Malheureusement, et si FF VII : Remake est loin d'être un mauvais jeu, ce sont tout de même mes craintes qui l'ont emporté... mais faisons une petite revue d'ensemble :

    Graphiquement, c'est globalement très très bon. Le design, les persos, les attaques magiques... franchement ça pète. Les nombreuses cinématiques sont un plaisir à regarder. Certains endroits sont tout simplement excellents et je suis ravi de les découvrir dans ce remake, je pense notamment au Market qui est fantastique. J'ose à peine imaginer ce que pourrait rendre un Gold Saucer ! Tout n'est pas parfait pour autant, certaines textures de "remplacement" sont tout bonnement ignobles. Mention spéciales à certaines fleurs, pour quiconque à pris le temps de zoomer dessus...

    Niveau technique : plutôt fluide sur une PS4 FAT. Tu sens que la console chauffe bien par contre. J'ai eu affaire à quelques bugs d'affichage, mais rien de dramatique pour l'expérience de joueur.

    Scénario : Quelques différences par rapport au premier opus. Bien que grand fan de FFVII, je ne suis pas fanatique, donc pas de problème pour moi. Au niveau des approfondissements scénaristiques, je suis déçu que le temps utilisé pour développer les personnages soit mal utilisé. Passer autant de temps avec les membres d'Avalanche pour n'avoir au final qu'une vague sympathie pour eux, c'est dommage.

    Jusqu'ici tout va pas si mal... le problème, c'est que je vais maintenant parler du gameplay... et quelle PLAIE bon sang ! FFVII : Remake est un IMMENSE couloir de long en large, et rien d'autre. En 2020, ce type de construction pour un RPG aussi ambitieux est grandement problématique. Trop de jeux sont passés depuis, pour qu'un joueur puisse se contenter d'une telle approche. C'est indigne, et le fait que l'on reste à Midgard - la partie dirigiste la plus longue de l'épisode original - n'excuse en rien ce choix.
    Les quêtes annexes n'améliorent pas le sentiment d'immersion et d'exploration : elles sont barbantes et arrachent très rarement un sourire.
    Le gameplay consiste en une succession de saynètes entrecoupés de combats, dans le meilleur des cas. Ces derniers sont plutôt dynamiques et assez tactiques dans les niveaux de difficulté les plus élevés. Parfois brouillons, ils sont globalement un moment correct, ce qui est heureux.

    Néanmoins, on se retrouve des fois dans des phases "d'exploration" à base de gameplay lent et foireux, qui gonflent artificiellement la durée de vie et ont tendance à m'énerver. Ce passage inutile avec les mains mécaniques notamment... ou encore la lenteur exaspérante du personnage quand tu te glisses dans un interstice.

    Tous ces éléments de gameplay pourrissent littéralement mon expérience de jeu et m'ont fait décrocher le jeu une fois avant de le reprendre et que je me FORCE à le finir. Si j'en suis à me forcer pour terminer un jeu, qui plus est un remake d'un jeu que j'idolâtre, c'est qu'il y a bel et bien un problème.

    Encore une fois, le jeu est loin d'être une arnaque. Il est même globalement bon, et pourra initier des personnes à un FF VII. Mais en 2020, que le jeu sorti en 1997 paraisse plus fluide et généreux dans son gameplay devrait être une bonne blague, au lieu de définir la réalité.    … Expand
  78. iwantsummerback
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is best game of 2020 and will very likely win game of the year award for best game. Just amazing.
  79. Fateoftheworlds
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Truly masterful remake, hopefully there will be PC version in 2021. Also can't wait for FFXVI.
  80. drkknight
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    THIS is how you remake a game. I'm almost surprised they did so well with it. Highly recommended.
  81. super_absorber
    Nov 11, 2020
    10
    I didn't play the original FF7 and I really love this game (38 hours on normal mode). The graphics and soundtracks and top-notch. Battles are very very good and engaging. I love the mini games too. Towards the ending, the gaming experience is very worth the price of the game! You wouldn't go wrong with this game!
  82. Wwolfie
    Nov 10, 2020
    6
    Combat was amazing and action packed, except for boss battles. Boss battles just took too long and one felt more relieved when beating a boss than a sense of achievement. This is what the whole game felt like, a long, boring, over stretched out, simple story. What took 5 hours in the original game, took 35hours to complete in the remake. Ridiculous.
  83. 22schrosa
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    To put it simply I'd give the game a 95/100. This is my first Final Fantasy game, It has 2-3 problems. The first is the side quests, they just don't seem to have any depth and aren't interesting. The second is the level design, sometimes it just feels like the game is made the way it is just so it takes more time to do basic things. The third is chapter 6, it should be maybe 60% of theTo put it simply I'd give the game a 95/100. This is my first Final Fantasy game, It has 2-3 problems. The first is the side quests, they just don't seem to have any depth and aren't interesting. The second is the level design, sometimes it just feels like the game is made the way it is just so it takes more time to do basic things. The third is chapter 6, it should be maybe 60% of the length it actaully is. There are several things that clearly only exist to slow you down and make you take more time, and they are just no fun to deal with. However the characters are amazing and I felt instantly attached to them. During combat at least for me there was no clear best character, they all had a roll to fill and could do it well.
    The graphics are great, and the game ran pretty much perfectly. Like I said this is my first Final Fantasy game and I loved the story, from what I've seen online the ending was kind of controversial because it deviates from the origional, so I want and got a little run down of the origional's story, and honestly the origional's story seems good, but I'm happy with the direction the remake went. The world is also amazing. It seems so real, they did a phenomenal with world building. I generally liked the battle system, but there were a few moments where it was a little frustrating, especially with flying enemies, but there were other moments where the system just seemed perfect and it was some of the most fun I've had in a long time. Outside of 1 boss fight in chapter 17 while you are on the motor cycle all of the boss fights are good. The game was well worth the money, and I will buy the second part of the remake within the first week or two of it's launch (I don't preorder or buy games launch day).    … Expand
  84. Tonis_93
    Nov 8, 2020
    9
    Un remake spettacolare, una storia riscritta più accurata e approfondita con colpi di scena!
    Non vedo l’ora di giocare al sequel!
  85. shadowoftheday
    Nov 3, 2020
    10
    This game is literally amazing, haven't had so much fun in very long time. Must buy.
  86. Z_KING_VIKING
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Jogo fantástico, gameplay fantástica e ótimos gráficos, tem lá os problemas de renderizações nas texturas em algumas partes do jogo mas fora isso uma obra prima.
  87. Cerra
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    I did enjoy every aspect of this remake, from the gameplay to the story- The characters are well written and i'm totally in love with this project, hopefully we'll get part 2 as soon as we expect!
  88. nextlvl66
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    That's how you remake a game. Amazing. Story, characters, graphics. 10/10 from me.
  89. sityoazzdown
    Oct 29, 2020
    8
    Pros:
    + Story
    + Characters

    So-So:
    - Combat
    - Side- missions
    - general repetition

    Cons:
    - uninspired level design (yes, I know it's a remake of an old game, I can still not like something. I also never played the original).
    - Gameplay/combat wasn't deep enough for a 30-40 long campaign, making the game feel extra drawn out.
  90. Cotelindsey
    Oct 27, 2020
    9
    Positives:
    -An absolute love letter to fans of the original down to the smallest detail.
    -Engaging combat and mechanics that truly are the best possible modern take on the original ATB, Limit Break, and Materia systems from the original. -Full of surprises even for someone who has played the original 10+ times. -Incredible story and cinematic presentation. -Expands upon the original's    Positives:
    -An absolute love letter to fans of the original down to the smallest detail.
    -Engaging combat and mechanics that truly are the best possible modern take on the original ATB, Limit Break, and Materia systems from the original.
    -Full of surprises even for someone who has played the original 10+ times.
    -Incredible story and cinematic presentation.
    -Expands upon the original's characters, world, and RPG elements.

    Negatives:
    -Awful, boring, filler side quests.
    -Slow loading, texture pop ins.
    -Encountered a couple of glitches that required resetting the game (as of 4/24/20).
    -The title of the game is deceiving. Without mentioning spoilers, this game is NOT a full remake of the original game (covering less than the first disc of the OG) and does not by any means serve as a replacement. You are required to know the events of the original FF7 to understand the ending of this game!    … Expand
  91. Shaw2266
    Oct 27, 2020
    6
    I really enjoyed the first ten hours or so.Then It felt very repetitive and the filler content wasn't entertaining and was only there to drag out the game. The side missions felt very unrewarding to the point I didn't even want to do them. I'm surprised I disliked this game, but I was very excited to just finish it, so i could delete it and move on to something else. I should alsoI really enjoyed the first ten hours or so.Then It felt very repetitive and the filler content wasn't entertaining and was only there to drag out the game. The side missions felt very unrewarding to the point I didn't even want to do them. I'm surprised I disliked this game, but I was very excited to just finish it, so i could delete it and move on to something else. I should also mention I didn't play the original, but I most likely will now as the main story was intriguing and I would like to see how that plays out. The game visually was stunning and was very well done, the combat system was average in my opinion.… Expand
  92. DrSiko
    Oct 26, 2020
    7
    I will focus on the negatives here because I don't want to rehash the same what others mentioned: The visuals are beautiful. The music is outstanding and the dialogue is (in most times) entertaining and fun.

    Overall, the game is entertaining and it's great to see the characters who we loved to show again in today's technology. What made FF7 great is the rich story and characters.    I will focus on the negatives here because I don't want to rehash the same what others mentioned: The visuals are beautiful. The music is outstanding and the dialogue is (in most times) entertaining and fun.

    Overall, the game is entertaining and it's great to see the characters who we loved to show again in today's technology. What made FF7 great is the rich story and characters. Unfortunately, the "remake" did not live up to the same level.

    The remake could have stuck to the original story and be one of the greatest modern hits, but they decided to manipulate the story to be 100+ hours longer in order to create several installments. The story was dumbed down the dark and nihilistic side. The characters are too cheerful considering how their situations are.

    The people in the slums look too "clean" as they are your usual Starbucks customers rather than what supposed to be laborers who are suffering from bad living conditions living under a huge metal plate covering the sky and inside huts with no lights and rats running everywhere.

    Some parts of the cutscenes and dialogs are cringy, like Berret's overreacting over how he cares about Marlene and the anime-like behavior of the girls namely Aerith, Jessie and even Tifa.

    The side quests are **** What made FF7 stands above all the other RPGs is putting the player into the action rather than wasting time on fetch quests and "bring me my cats" **** to fill up playtime. None of the sidequests were interesting. They could have invested richer dialouges and side stories to add more interesting characters but they dropped the ball hard time.

    There are a lot of levels with 1-2 hours of corridors and one-way routes that are too long they become boring and you just want to finish them ASAP to move on.

    The new characters are all cringy and annoying you wish you can hit them hard in the face, especially Johnny who isn't annoying in a funny way.

    Finally, the "ghost" thing was a very bad diversion from the original story. As I said before, because the original story is grim and dark, they want to fix it (it's not broken in the first place) by changing the story to a fairytale. I won't proceed more so my review don't spoil it, but the story is going to be a Disney-like franchise where people are happy thereafter.

    The game is ranked as "T" for teens, a game which 80% of its fans are now in their mid 30s and older.

    The game took too long to be released, and not even the full game too. You can see they used most of FFXV and KH's engine and mechanics so it looks like the game wasn't in production until far later when they reused the existing stack, which is not necessarily a bad thing.    … Expand
  93. Honneys
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Definetly the strongest remake i have ever played. Ff7 remake manages to overhaul an outstanding game, it eleminates the shortcomings of the older game with newest technic and graphic but keeping its Story, while enhancing it and modifying it if necessary.
    Whilst doing that, it never feels out of place or wrong. Modifications to the story feel just right. It surely still has tiny flaws.    Definetly the strongest remake i have ever played. Ff7 remake manages to overhaul an outstanding game, it eleminates the shortcomings of the older game with newest technic and graphic but keeping its Story, while enhancing it and modifying it if necessary.
    Whilst doing that, it never feels out of place or wrong. Modifications to the story feel just right. It surely still has tiny flaws. But by managing to be the best remake i have seen in my Life and absolutely overcome expectations (which were very high), I can not give anything less than a 10 for that masterpiece.    … Expand
  94. Vicente04
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    Un gran remake fiel original y que lo mejora en jugabilidad, gráficos y sonido. Unos de los mejores juegos del año
  95. x3ch0x
    Oct 23, 2020
    9
    I loved the characters, story, music, graphics and combat! My favorite FF game is FF X story vise, and FFXII gameplay vise. This one sits in Between :)
  96. Psycho0762
    Oct 17, 2020
    0
    this is not a remake this is an abomination not worth $60.00 x4 for each chapter its full of fluff and fetch quests this is kingdom hearts with ff7 characters if this was a song SE would be sued for plagiarism get your money back before the 90 days are up and don't buy. every person that gave it a good review is dishonest or never played the greatest game ever ps1 ff7 i still play ff7this is not a remake this is an abomination not worth $60.00 x4 for each chapter its full of fluff and fetch quests this is kingdom hearts with ff7 characters if this was a song SE would be sued for plagiarism get your money back before the 90 days are up and don't buy. every person that gave it a good review is dishonest or never played the greatest game ever ps1 ff7 i still play ff7 with my ps2 and just got a black chocobos i have been playing ff7 since 1997 when it was originally released in the us and this garbage called a remake is not ff7 only the 1st 2hrs of game play are. then it goes to garbage. SE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR THIS CRAP THEY JUST CANT LET GO OF KINGDOM HEARTS WHAT DID YOU THINK WE WERE STUPID REALLY ff7 original is one of the greatist games of all times it has laughter, tears it has true omg moments and great stories. some char we fell in love with some we hated with all our hearts and what i wanted as a die hard lover of ff7 is to play it with modern graphics with voices and fall in love with the char all over again with a new visual not some 30hr+ wast of fluff midgar was only 15min into disk 1 and you turn'd it into 30+ of garbage damn you square damn you… Expand
  97. Alden14
    Oct 15, 2020
    3
    This is honestly the worst final fantasy game I've ever played. It is so bad that I felt the need to make a metacritic account. I'm on chapter 15 out of 18, cursing myself for being too stubborn to just get rid of the game.
    Its possible that all the hype made me view it in too favorable a light before going in and I'll give that it was a decent nostalgia trip given that I played the    This is honestly the worst final fantasy game I've ever played. It is so bad that I felt the need to make a metacritic account. I'm on chapter 15 out of 18, cursing myself for being too stubborn to just get rid of the game.
    Its possible that all the hype made me view it in too favorable a light before going in and I'll give that it was a decent nostalgia trip given that I played the original when I was 8.
    Problems:
    For a game that requires so much jumping, just add a jump button. Any dexterous action that is required outside of combat is so tedious that I've found myself screaming "WHO WOULD DESIGN THIS!? WHO MOVES LIKE THAT ON MONKEY BARS!? DAMN YOU STAIRS!"
    The combat is alright, but honestly feels like a step back from FFXV. I understand that they were trying to make a combat system that could combine action and jrpg but it honestly feels like they half-assed both and relied on nostalgia for sales. The included "classic" mode is a joke and cant be used in any difficulty above easy, which is laughably simple.
    All of the exploration outside of combat is also made exceedingly tedious by the slow movements that seem oddly placed. "Oh, a 6" wide bar is in the way? Let me just spend the next 10 seconds ducking under it even though I was just sprinting"

    Pros: the soundtrack is fantastic and revisiting old memories with amazing graphics is pretty cool.

    Bottomline: while watching me play, my wife would often say "oh that's so pretty!" well so is a Corpse Flower but that doesnt mean you want to spend 40 hours with one.    … Expand
  98. jdidangel7
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    Not sure about the ending but the journey there was everything I hoped for!
  99. hirwulf
    Oct 13, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm skeptical of the 10/10 reviews. I've had this game for a week now and completed it in around 40 hours because I took my sweet time.

    Good:
    - The combat is a challenging, fun, action/turn based hybrid that requires you to actually pay attention and know what you're doing.
    - The visuals are (usually) amazing. There are some great scenic points in the game. The backdrops of Midgar seem prerendered rather than actually in game, which I think is actually a very smart move because it's reminiscent of the original and has a lot of charm.
    - The voice acting is for the most part very enjoyable.
    - The expanded backstories of some minor characters is so good to see. It was a pleasure to have more interaction with the Avalanche crew. They felt like real people and were done justice (in the way that they act and are presented).
    - I feel the main characters were also done rather well. I love Barrett probably more than i originally did, and Cloud's characterisation is on point.
    - The key locations are pulled of very well, especially Wall Market in chapter 9. I also really enjoyed the Shinra building section. I might've liked there to be more to interact with in certain areas, though.
    - The boss fights are really cool and are long, but don't feel like a chore to do.
    - There are quite a lot of sweet nostalgic moments.
    - I love the collectible music disks but I wish I could listen to them on the go.
    - Marlene is so bloody adorable.

    Mixed:
    - The music is hit and miss. The tracks which are quite faithful to the original are amazing. some of the more tampered with versions are a little much, and some are almost unrecognizable. One track in particular I found terrible and obnoxious (but that's just my music taste). Overall, I'd have preferred a little more faith to the original soundtrack and less variations of the same tracks strewn throughout, as it seems to lack cohesion.
    - Some of the textures are pixelated and a bit ugly, which you wouldn't expect of a game with this budget (and pricetag). I say this is mixed because because I actually don't notice them a lot, but when I do it's very jarring.
    - Rufus' character design isn't so great.
    - The animation for moving under/between obstacles is painfully slow. And some sections force you to walk slow which kind of gets on my nerves.
    - I'd have liked a little more freedom to explore certain parts when I felt like it, rather than have the game handhold me and tell me I can't go this or that way just yet with that obnoxious pop up.

    Bad:
    - Sephiroth's voice actor is hit and miss.
    - Sephiroth and meteor are featured a little too much too early on.
    - Some of the side quests were like FFXII hunts, which I enjoyed. But in general they're lacklustre, generic go here, kill a reskinned enemy, come back. No soul or effort seems to have been put into a lot of them. I'd expect more from a game with such a large budget and price tag.

    Very bad:
    - The whispers kind of ruin a lot of moments in the game and mess up the flow. It's more to do with their implementation in the story than the actual concept of the whispers themselves. I didn't like them.

    Additional thoughts:

    I'm a little confused about how they're going to manage the continuity of character progression from this game to the next. I finished at level 39 with many maxed out spell materias and around 5 summons. Imagine leaving Midgar in FFVII at level 39, around 4000hp, with fire 3, bolt 3, cure 3, life materia, etc. Granted there are quite a few materia from the original that isn't in this game yet, but I've got a lot. I've got a ton of weapons you don't get until well after you leave Midgar.    … Expand
  100. Shenandoah
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    To remaster the best game of all time seems almost to be impossible. And Square Enix has done it perfectly. It was one of my biggest wishes for the last 23 years, and it has become true. Every detail of this game is so much polished. The HDR implementation is just awesome. I’m happy that Square choose the right technology, not that luminous engine from FFXV, also they decide forTo remaster the best game of all time seems almost to be impossible. And Square Enix has done it perfectly. It was one of my biggest wishes for the last 23 years, and it has become true. Every detail of this game is so much polished. The HDR implementation is just awesome. I’m happy that Square choose the right technology, not that luminous engine from FFXV, also they decide for non-openworld in favor of better graphic capacities (like the remaster of RE2/RE3). That was the right descision and really important for the success of the remaster of this game!

    I hope that episode 2 or maybe 3 comes out also very soon. The splitted story is the only drawback, it could become the biggest issue of the game as long they aren‘t released.

    All in all when it should come down to one word: Glorious!    … Expand
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#8 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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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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