Final Fantasy VII Remake

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8148 Ratings

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  1. Sebastiansa
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the meaning of a real remake, expanding his universe and transforming the combat in something more evolved and challenging for us, if you want to experience the real game play in hard mode episodes.… Expand
  2. Daramaximuy
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sin palabras, Ahumada estoy sorprendido, pero sin duda le dieron una vuelta interesante, los gráficos que merece, las mecánicas que merece, gracias… Expand
  3. Derangedxzombie
    May 13, 2020
    10
    This is how you do a remake, stay very faithful to the original whilst improving upon everything; and adding some new stuff that expands upon the original content. Amazing game, with characters and story that hit harder than the original. Also the combat system is simple, fun and engaging with a lot of tactics still at play.
  4. Fiercevinegar
    Jun 20, 2023
    5
    one of the most overated games ever, takes a 5 hour game adds a **** ton of filler to make it 40 hours completely botches the story to make it incoherent, and somehow everyone acts like its the best thing ever
  5. Resoul
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Over all a good game would be a 7 out of 10 but have to drop it down to a 6 because of the combat getting boring after a while,chapter 18 being too long,some of the characters and for all the implied rape stuff and the writing really falls off a bit in the last few chapters.
    Story: Honestly aside from a few dumb moments with characters like Cloud not doing things that they really should be aka killing certain characters and pretty much everything that happens in wall market and the end of the game and with all the rape related plot stuff the story was actually pretty good but the writing in the last three chapters really ruin the game. And don't get me started on all the times they don't kill the villains. But for real how did this get rated T with all the rape plots going on.
    Game length: Tho its a somewhat long game 20+ hours, if you're able to play for multiple hours at a time then the game kinda flies by and doesn't feel as long as it actually is barring the last few chapters that feel like they go on for ever due to poor writing, combat getting dull and all the cut scenes interrupting the combat/boss fights all the time.
    Combat: Combat stays the same with almost zero changes the whole game and tho it starts off fine/some what fun at around the 18 hour mark i was getting bored of it and it doesn't help that chapter 18 around the 20 hour mark drags on for too long with it being pretty much just boring combat.
    Cloud: Cloud is too much of a pussi even Aerith is more willing to kill the people i want to kill, i mean he was willing to kill that guy earlier in the game to keep him from talking but stops Aerith from killing the people who should die, so dumb, he's very inconsistent when it comes to killing people flip flopping threw out the whole game from being willing to kill and not wanting or letting others kill very dumb and it makes him a little unlike able.
    Biggs: Honestly went into this thinking i was gonna dislike him as i then not to like male characters but shockingly hes the only character i didn't dislike anything about, not saying he's the only character i like or hes the best character (3rd best) it's just that every other character has something i don't like about them tho mostly just tiny things.
    Jessie: Easily best girl and tho for other characters there "cute" moments don't really work for me and then to be a little annoying Jessie's "cute" moments did work for me and shes easily the 2nd best character in the game.
    Tifa: Over all shes fine but her "cute" moments didn't work for me i think its mainly due to her face seeming a bit off to me same goes for all the kid characters there faces just don't seem right not really sure why.
    Aerith: Over all i did like her, her "cute" moments for the most part worked for me and i liked that she wanted to kill the people i wanted to kill even tho Cloud wouldn't let us for some F-ing reason but there are parts where her writing isn't great.
    Barret: Honestly he's super annoying there was like one thing he said in the whole game i actually liked but over all i didn't like him he does get less annoying as the game goes on.
    Johnny: Honest kinda liked him he's pretty much the best part of the wall market bit of the game aside from Aerith.
    Wedge: Like with Biggs and Johnny i shockingly liked Wedge but one thing i didn't like about him was how the game kept trying to use him as a joke if it wasn't for that i would have liked him as much as i did Biggs.
    Red Xiii: Honestly shocked i liked this character so much he's easily the best character in the game with the only thing i didn't like about him being the forced drama with Barret thankfully that drama goes away pretty quick but would've been better if it wasn't there at all.
    Villains: Only gonna talk about a few as many of them are easily forgotten 1 The bike guy whatever his name was was too much like the Joker with Cloud being his Batman and i wasn't a fan of that 2 Hojo poorly set up like pretty much all the villains tho is the 2nd best written villain in the game tho the gameplay for that bit of the game does drag on a bit and on top of that i really didn't like him mainly due to the implied raping of Aerith 3 Heidegger is the only villain i actually liked because hes a good bad guy whose actually well set up and well written unlike someone like Reno who isn't really set up, poorly written and over all just sucks 4 Don Corneo is a good bad guy whose well set up debatablely well written and easy to hate and want to kill with the implied rape 6 Rude and Reeves both come across as somewhat good people mainly Reeves so i'm not too sure how i feel about them since there some what like able 7 Leslie Really didn't like this guy even tho the game tries to change your mind on him by having him help you and by implying the rape of his fiancee by Don but that doesn't change my feelings for him and i still want to kill him as much as i do Don all it does is make me feel bad for his girl and thats all    … Expand
  6. Umjogador
    Jun 19, 2023
    0
    Ridiculous, bland and mediocre game. The original will always be better.This is one of the most boring games of all.Graphical quality doesn't mean the game will be any real good. The classic games are authentic and don't follow a pattern.
  7. mrBouargg
    Jun 18, 2023
    3
    Beau jeux mais vraiment dessus que ce ne soit plus le monde ouvert de la première version
  8. 2dat
    Jun 17, 2023
    10
    The people who rate this zero are little kids who stupidly thought this would be the full game morons.
  9. bloodlines
    Jun 14, 2023
    9
    Одна из лучших JRPG что я играл и один из лучших ремейков, обязательно к прохождению
  10. Fouadtvc
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    FF7R has the best gameplay combination of action rpg and ATB so far. World building is done incredibly, intriguing both veteran players and first timers. Graphics are a delight, we couldn’t expect more for a late ps4 game. Can’t wait for FFVII Rebirth.
  11. visiblelight7
    Jun 8, 2023
    5
    Gorgeous graphics but more importantly a legendary story, characters and plot. To top it off, the music is heavenly. Childhood dream to relive this in 2020!

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

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

    A long time fan i been waiting 25+ years for this remake. Imagine, i could NOT finish it due to boredom and repetition. They ruined it to be honest.    … Expand
  12. AkaneChan123
    Jun 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's amazing, the graphics are more improved than ever, i'll also recommend it since it improved it all than the original game!… Expand
  13. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    He de decir que yo no he jugado al Final Fantasy VII original, pero el juego me ha encantado y ha hecho que me entren ganas de jugar al original, que lo haré. Me ha parecido un juego perfecto en el apartado técnico, con 30 fps constantes pero con una calidad gráfica realmente alucinante, teniendo en cuenta que es de PS4. En el apartado artístico me parece que no han podido recrear mejorHe de decir que yo no he jugado al Final Fantasy VII original, pero el juego me ha encantado y ha hecho que me entren ganas de jugar al original, que lo haré. Me ha parecido un juego perfecto en el apartado técnico, con 30 fps constantes pero con una calidad gráfica realmente alucinante, teniendo en cuenta que es de PS4. En el apartado artístico me parece que no han podido recrear mejor Midgar, claramente superior en el remake con respecto al original. Los diálogos, la traducción son muy buenos y los efectos especiales y las cinemáticas me han dejado alucinado. La jugabilidad es extremadamente divertida e interesante, mezclando el estilo de juego por turnos con el "hack and slash", si se puede llamar así. Esto hace que los combates sean amenos y no se hagan aburridos. La única pega es que algunos bosses tienen demasiada vida, lo que va a provocar que nos demoremos un buen rato para derrotarlo. Yo no conocía la historia de este juego y la verdad que me ha enganchado mucho, tanto la trama como la evolución de los personajes. El problema es que los que no hemos jugado al original nos costará entender algunas partes. Aun así la complejidad de la historia y el lore del mundo me han encantado. Como pegas, las físicas de algunos objetos del escenario, algunas misiones secundarias que son aburridísimas e innecesarias y el diseño "pasillero" de muchos de los lugares, que se basan en una línea recta y no hacen justicia al juego. A parte, se nota que en ciertos capítulos han querido alargar mucho el juego y quizá hubiera estado mejor que se ahorrasen algunas partes de puzles y batallas un tanto repetitivas. Cabe destacar que la música es probablemente una de las mejores que hay en los videojuegos, con temas míticos que pasarán a la historia. Estoy deseando que salga la segunda parte de este remake para continuar con la historia de este juegazo. 9,1/10
    (04/2021)    … Expand
  14. Juandaverd
    Jun 6, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es entretenido y frenético una historia buena, y un muy buen diseño de niveles y personajes… Expand
  15. 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
  16. dreamnight
    Jun 1, 2023
    10
    I recommend pick one up lot action and also song beautiful and excellent graphic and good day
  17. lukie116
    May 26, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are probably the most beautiful game of all time, I still absolutely love the characters, no idea why they decided to completely butcher the story and combat and add a whole buncha filler bullcrap to the game. If I wanted to play kingdom hearts, i'll go and play kingdom hearts, I wanted to play Final Fantasy VII with modern graphics and that's really not what this is.… Expand
  18. Epicdude7979
    May 25, 2023
    8
    This was so good. The gameplay was incredibly fun and the world was so well designed. The story was also super gripping,
  19. Haris_k
    May 25, 2023
    8
    The gameplay is ridiculously fun, the characters all have so much personality to them as well. The game is gorgeous and the story is intriguing, yet it doesn't feel like a complete game.
  20. zNeverSleep
    May 22, 2023
    8
    Amazing experience.

    I loved diving deep into this universe. The characters attract you so hard to it. With some time, their future matter to you, and it's pretty natural. The story, eventually, grabs you either. In this case, graphics on PS4 make justice to the acting. So damn beautiful. The OST is on the same level. It just sticks on your head, no matter what. The gameplay was a    Amazing experience.

    I loved diving deep into this universe. The characters attract you so hard to it. With some time, their future matter to you, and it's pretty natural. The story, eventually, grabs you either. In this case, graphics on PS4 make justice to the acting. So damn beautiful. The OST is on the same level. It just sticks on your head, no matter what.

    The gameplay was a little strange to me since I am not used to JRPGs. Even still, since I wanted to advance into the plot so hard, I forced myself to keep going on and eventually understood it.

    There are some negative points, like textures in some scenarios, some sections longer than they should be, and more. But since my final experience with it was so good, those points are unimportant. I super recommend it.    … Expand
  21. ericthetutor
    May 18, 2023
    0
    im in shock at the reviews for this game. it was an absolute joke of an easy walkthrough of a game that should have had a harder setting and it seemed more like one long intro level rather than a complete game that we all paid top dollar for. story was beyond basic and the gameplay was baaaarely open world with trivial side quests. highly disappointing for even the most modest of finalim in shock at the reviews for this game. it was an absolute joke of an easy walkthrough of a game that should have had a harder setting and it seemed more like one long intro level rather than a complete game that we all paid top dollar for. story was beyond basic and the gameplay was baaaarely open world with trivial side quests. highly disappointing for even the most modest of final fantasy fans. clearly part of a multi part money grab rather than a dedication to making a quality remake.… Expand
  22. ShockStrife
    May 17, 2023
    10
    It's an amazing game. Yes, there is a lot of nostalgia but it's a game beautifully done.
  23. juniortiger
    May 17, 2023
    10
    You need check game out one the best game and lot open world and action game and excellent graphic and good music and good day
  24. Fty13
    May 12, 2023
    9
    Настоящая JRPG хороший сюжет, почти каждый персонаж яркий и запоминающийся, есть даже щепотка фан сервиса. Из минусов нет полноцнной поддержки мониторов 21:9, хотя есть фиксы от сообщества и местами плохая навигация.
  25. newjks
    May 12, 2023
    9
    Best FF since FF7,8,9,10 the remake nailed almost everything with expanding character story and development in advent children style, and faithfully recreate them, there are some issue like some generic fetch quest on chapter 3, other chapter's quest was ok many of them are originally included in story just now become optional quest, and some new music was not great compared to original,Best FF since FF7,8,9,10 the remake nailed almost everything with expanding character story and development in advent children style, and faithfully recreate them, there are some issue like some generic fetch quest on chapter 3, other chapter's quest was ok many of them are originally included in story just now become optional quest, and some new music was not great compared to original, thankfully they almost included all music from the original.
    The last big complaint i have is the last chapter which i think was not needed, Overall this game reminded me why i fell in love with FF when i was a kid.    … Expand
  26. N00neman666
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Pure magic is how I would describe this game. As a huge fan of the Og Ff7 I had a fantastic time with this. Its a shot right to my heart. My only regret is the wait time for Rebirth.
  27. TheThunderbird
    May 3, 2023
    6
    Everyone kept telling me that this is the best game the Final Fantasy series as to offer. Honestly I don't see why. Cloud is so boring and generic. He reminds me of emo teenagers that think being overly edgy is cool but just end up being cringe. Sephiroth is not much better either, like Cloud he tires way to hard to be edgy and emo and fails.

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

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

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

    The story isn't even all the impressive either. It is basically one of those 'big evil cooperation wants to take over the world' trope. There is nothing special about it. This game does nothing spectacular and everything this game has to offer is mediocre at best.    … Expand
  28. 113
    Apr 24, 2023
    1
    They made my girl "Tifas" breast smaller. this is an outrage! I will not be purchasing this game because of its lack of staying faithful with the original.

    BTW, Stan says Hi
  29. Bicof
    Apr 19, 2023
    1
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is bad action jrpg and the worst possible kind of "remake" ever made.
    An incomplete game with a combact system that is a braindead button smashing, the linear exploration is poor, the characters development are completely stereotyped, and the whole plot feels like a pudding and boring filler of the original game.
    Overall a game that doesn't have nothing of    Final Fantasy VII Remake is bad action jrpg and the worst possible kind of "remake" ever made.
    An incomplete game with a combact system that is a braindead button smashing, the linear exploration is poor, the characters development are completely stereotyped, and the whole plot feels like a pudding and boring filler of the original game.

    Overall a game that doesn't have nothing of really remarkable, if we exclude the OST, and that is created as a sadly and cheap marketing move for nostalgic people.
    Nothing more than that.    … Expand
  30. jaymeehuynh
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    Graphic: 10/10 Stunning, beautiful Story: 9/10 love to know more abt villain back story
    Gameplay: 10/10 very unique fusion of gameplay style and very strategic
    Totally love it!
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#8 Best PS4 Game of 2020
5
#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
4
#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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