Final Fantasy VII Remake

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8148 Ratings

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  1. aerofly
    May 20, 2020
    10
    Awesome game, well worth the wait. Ending has done exactly as intended with generating interest and excitement with the sequels.

    Amazing soundtrack, intuitive and highly rewarding battle system, characters are memorable and are given so much new life. There are definitely little gripes with the pacing and side-quests, but otherwise nailed everything else, and exceeded expectations in    Awesome game, well worth the wait. Ending has done exactly as intended with generating interest and excitement with the sequels.

    Amazing soundtrack, intuitive and highly rewarding battle system, characters are memorable and are given so much new life. There are definitely little gripes with the pacing and side-quests, but otherwise nailed everything else, and exceeded expectations in every way.

    It's not possible to give this game a 9.5 on here, so it shall be rounded up to 10/10.    … Expand
  2. Jorjonskate
    May 31, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego del año actual hasta la fecha, excelentes mecánicas de combate, soundtrack nostálgico, excelente diseño de personajes principales. La historia a pesar de que fue cambiada en algunos aspectos en lo personal no me molesto para.
  3. Queenareversa
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing animation the story is very interesting and I’m so in love with this game it’s my first favorite game I can’t wait for part 2 yaaaaaaa… Expand
  4. dusuke
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    [No spoilers] It's a 10/10. It's not perfect (too much filler / empty side quests), but when it ends we BEG for more. The battle is great, the soundtrack is amazing, and the graphics are just amazing (minor some problems with textures and NPC here and there). And it's so surprising to realize what they have done to make this game different and special. It's a remake but it's not, it is its[No spoilers] It's a 10/10. It's not perfect (too much filler / empty side quests), but when it ends we BEG for more. The battle is great, the soundtrack is amazing, and the graphics are just amazing (minor some problems with textures and NPC here and there). And it's so surprising to realize what they have done to make this game different and special. It's a remake but it's not, it is its own thing. It's almost a sequel (but again, it's not!). The bad part is that we don't know WHEN we are going to see an end to this new FF7, unfortunately, we're gonna have to wait a lot to see the next parts.… Expand
  5. CitizenConcern
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    Lets see if im being blocked from writing a positive review on another game
  6. Not_Ur_Momz
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This was my first Final Fantasy! I had a lot of fun! The story was amazing and the game play was fun!
  7. Tom11th
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Cute, smart and fun title! I remember the original game, which still is one of my favourite titles. remake of the FF7 is a true to its core, and at the same time, it's a completely new experience! Higly recommended!
  8. Frank0101
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is constantly moaning for having be a remake instead of something different, with the devs changing things just to show how the whispers force them to stay in line with the original plot because the bad fans want it. This until the final part, when they totally unleash their desire for doing another game and totally ruin what was an otherwise impressive work.

    If Nomura and the devs hated so much doing this remake, because they thought they were so good that they could do better, why haven’t they just said that they weren’t doing it? It would have been more honest and respectful for the original game and the fans who were waiting this for more than 15 years.

    Given the reception of FFXIII and FFIV, which were among the worst episodes of the series, I don’t see how could they feel entitled to think that they were still able to do something at the level of the original game, not to mention something better. Approaching this remake with more humbleness would have maybe reminded them how to make good games.

    Instead the decision was to be arrogant and diverge from the original story in a way that doesn’t make sense for new players, shows important plot events way too early (never seen a game spoilering itself), takes from inferior material such as Advent Children or games having nothing to do with FF7 such as Kingdom Hearts, and adds a level of meta gaming that was totally unneeded nor requested for a remake. As result there’s explosions and things like cutting trains in two, but the story is ruined.

    The only thing that saves the game is that you can enjoy the first 90% (if you ignore Sephiroth’s annoying apparitions and Whispers) and pretend that the ending is before entering that portal.

    This is Nomura’s ego ruining an otherwise great game. I really hope they know what they are doing, because if they screw on this fans will never forgive them.    … Expand
  9. Johny6918
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Best game of 2020 deserv game of the year for sure, the animation and story so beautiful and game play as well
  10. georgepalomino
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even with this rare final. Is one of the Best videogames evermade, despite trolls.
    I loved the graphics.    … Expand
  11. Prometheus_G1
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This game is nearly perfect an also very good for newcomers of the series. This game has also in my opinion the best cutscenes in all gaming history.
  12. Remagine
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    The best game ever, we finally got the remake and they did an amazing job!!
  13. Bebopxciii
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I don't want to compare this game with its predecessor because final fantasy 7 remake gladly throws what you used to know out to the ether. The story and gameplay is fantastically paced. Side missions are enjoyable if you decide on wether you do them or not and doesn't derive you from the main story. The battle system is something i have never experience and i give it a 10/10 alone, atI don't want to compare this game with its predecessor because final fantasy 7 remake gladly throws what you used to know out to the ether. The story and gameplay is fantastically paced. Side missions are enjoyable if you decide on wether you do them or not and doesn't derive you from the main story. The battle system is something i have never experience and i give it a 10/10 alone, at first i was focusing on battling with one character but by the end i was switching around like an adhd maniac enjoying it all. What Square Enix and their team was able to accomplish is truly a site to behold and bare witness. It is safe to say i am more excited to see what is to come in the future. 10/10 for me.… Expand
  14. SidW
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    Annoying Pull-up mini game. Awful camera angel.
    Super strong overwhelmingly enemies and a lot of Boring farming Works before challenging even middle level simulation.
    I almost threw my dualshock4 onto the wall.
    Who designed this piece of ****
  15. nowhereguy
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    "Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated." Brilliant in almost every level. While you are re-living all the events from original you are always on your toes about what happen next because of all new elements. I never thougt that you can create a remake plot that hits all your nostalgia points, retells this amazing story and in the same time generate so much field for curiocity"Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated." Brilliant in almost every level. While you are re-living all the events from original you are always on your toes about what happen next because of all new elements. I never thougt that you can create a remake plot that hits all your nostalgia points, retells this amazing story and in the same time generate so much field for curiocity and fan theories for future installments. Graphics are beyond FFXV or almost anything I saw to date. Game brings nostalgic music remixed to the brink of total originality, worth waiting for OST. We find in FF7R the best gameplay mechanics we seen in any Final Fantasy to date. Battle is engaging and fast yet strategic and requires costant thought. I'd like to have all FFs remade just to incorporate this specific gameplay system. It's just an essence of FUN. Only suffering is waiting for the next part. May it be at least half that good, and I am ready to play.… Expand
  16. gdassieu
    Jul 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a shame!

    I would have scored this game a solid 9/10 if it wasn't for some key changes to the story which transformed an otherwise excellent game into an major screw up.

    FF7 OG was a masterpiece. One of its strongest points was its dramatic, coherent and cohesive story. All SE had to do with FF7R was to build on FF7 OG and improve it. And for the most part they did just that: the modern graphics, character designs, dialogues, voice acting (at least in Japanese language), music and battle system are all excellent. Even most changes to the story are great *but* ultimately the addition of the arbiters of fate (the "whispers") and alternate timelines are total nonsense that has no place in FF7's story. Ditto for the final boss fight with Sephiroth, who should not have showed up so early in the story, let alone be defeated considering how powerful he is supposed to be.

    I can't find the words to describe the feeling of extreme disappointment I was left with after finishing the game, hence the bad overall score.

    Details:

    Graphics: 9/10
    Battle system: 9/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Sound: 9/10
    Characters and voice acting: 9/10
    Story: 0/10

    I will detail about score for the story by focusing on changes vs OG story.

    Positive changes:
    - The conversations and relationship building between Cloud and Tifa, Aerith and Barret show a much deeper connection than in the OG.
    - The additional story with Jessie helps to be more attached to this character as well.
    - The argument between Barret and Shinra employees.
    - The addition of the Trio in Wall Market (specially Madam M and Andrea), the presenters of the Corneo Colosseum and Corneo's lackeys.
    - The scene where Elmyra tells you Aerith's story is even more emotional than in the OG.
    - Even the way and frequency of Sephiroth's appearances in Cloud's *imagination* are ok to me (some people complained that it "kills" the mystery, but I do not agree). In fact, these appearances can be explained by Cloud's treatment with Jenova's cells -- as shown in the story of the OG.

    Negative changes:
    - Why make the first Mako reactor bomb fail and the explosion be triggered (amplified) by Shinra? It increases Shinra's responsibility for the pain and destruction and lowers that of the team of eco-terrorists.
    - Roche is a totally useless and forgettable character. He's just filler content that brings nothing to the story (and his totally unrealistic motorbike acrobatics do not help).

    Changes that really blew it -- these are the reason for the bad score!:
    - Basically, anything related to the whispers and alternate timelines.- The whispers causing Jessie's injury (and her replacement by Cloud) is  unnecessary. Instead, Cloud should have been made part of the team from the start, like in the OG.
    - Why keep Wedge and Biggs alive? Their death was part of the emotional impact of the plate collapse in the original story.
    - In Shinra building's Cosmos Theater, why can the team see the future (Meteor hitting Midgar)? It makes no sense... is this a clairvoyant Movie Theater?
    - Sephiroth should not appear at all in the game other than in Cloud's *imagination*. In FF7 OG, we could only hear about Sephiroth or see the trail of what he had done, gradually building the mystery around this character. For instance, in Shinra building, we saw Jenova chamber emptied, followed a trail of blood leading upstairs, and found president Shinra murdered.
    Instead, in FF7R we get to see Sephiroth taking Jenova, then follow a trail of blue goo (??) to find Shinra president left hanging from a ledge (who put him there?? Sephiroth??) only to be killed later by Sephiroth (why did he not kill him directly??), who also kills Barret (and Barret then resurrects like Jesus-Christ!!).
    - The last scene where suddenly Aerith becomes some sort of prophet, the team enters a portal, then defeats fate himself (represented by a giant entity that you fight on a floating cloud of debris above Midgar's skies!!), followed by Sephiroth (who you also defeat!!).
    - The last cutscene showing that Zack survived? Again, this character's death by saving Cloud is a key part of the story. Why change it?

    I will not be buying the other parts until I see in the reviews that we are back on track in terms of story.    … Expand
  17. Buaguila
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    This is my first FF game. this is a must play for any new rpg players. Can't wait to play part 2 (which is supposedly free)
  18. WobbNoggler
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake is so far an excellent re-imagining of the original Playstation 1 game. Though the game has been split into fractions, with my prediction being that Act 2 is going to be an extra $60, Act 1 is well worth the price tag. The game so far provides more than enough play-time in hours as well as excellent story telling, combat mechanics, as well as otherSquare Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake is so far an excellent re-imagining of the original Playstation 1 game. Though the game has been split into fractions, with my prediction being that Act 2 is going to be an extra $60, Act 1 is well worth the price tag. The game so far provides more than enough play-time in hours as well as excellent story telling, combat mechanics, as well as other features and nuances to justify for. Whether you've played the original, or are new to the FFVII universe, the Remake is a great game and a fantastic addition to Playstation's list of exclusives.… Expand
  19. Yo-yo
    Mar 28, 2021
    4
    The game is boring, and almost every boss is some big machine. It’s linear and feels like it’s full of bloat. If the devs were not greedy they would of made the game better by having it be 50% of the original game. Instead it’s based on the first few hours of the original. I imagine the complete version will be 4-5 parts long and equally as bloated. Imagine having to wait 20 years toThe game is boring, and almost every boss is some big machine. It’s linear and feels like it’s full of bloat. If the devs were not greedy they would of made the game better by having it be 50% of the original game. Instead it’s based on the first few hours of the original. I imagine the complete version will be 4-5 parts long and equally as bloated. Imagine having to wait 20 years to finish the story for the remake, only reason I played it was because it was free on ps+ and that I loved the original. This is a soulless cash grab.… Expand
  20. MNecromancer
    Jun 11, 2021
    3
    The combat is pretty good for the first half, but it gets really stale by the end. Once you have the abilities you like and can pace in healing and switching characters, it's pretty much copy and paste for every battle. It would have been cool if they kept switching up the characters, but it's the same 4 characters throughout the game. I was excited for a 5th one to be introduced towardsThe combat is pretty good for the first half, but it gets really stale by the end. Once you have the abilities you like and can pace in healing and switching characters, it's pretty much copy and paste for every battle. It would have been cool if they kept switching up the characters, but it's the same 4 characters throughout the game. I was excited for a 5th one to be introduced towards the end, but he's not playable. RIGHT WHEN IT WAS GETTING REALLY STALE. So frustrating.

    As for the story, it's garbage. I played ff7 for the first time as an adult, so there's not a nostalgia bias. It was pretty **** but it kept things moving. This game is the Hobbit of videogames. It takes every moment of the original and drags it out until it's completely over the top and utterly boring at the same time. The best word to describe the entire story is "arbitrary." You're constantly killing bosses who dominate you in the cutscene after you beat them, and they're constantly killing off characters and bringing them back. I was so happy when they finally killed these annoying ass characters. The disappointment at seeing the WORST of them come back in the story really ruined my day. Cloud can jump 30 feet, 5 times in a row, but he can't step over a 3 foot barrier. Every path is utterly linear and boring as hell. You shimmy through more than 100 narrow corridors for no reason. Who wants to shimmy slowly through narrow corridors? Who thought this was a fun gameplay element?

    The worst part of the game is really the dialogue. I would forgive the stale combat and **** story for the cool aesthetics, but these aesthetics are utterly ruined by the D-tier anime writing in this game. The voice actors are actually good too. It's the bottom of the barrel anime writing that kills the vibe. The game is so horny; it is so painful. I would really be embarrassed to play this in front of anyone I know. It's as bad as a harem anime. The original was not like this. It was its own sort of nuts, but it wasn't this cringy. I can honestly say I did not enjoy a plot point from beginning to end. I kept expecting something to happen. I enjoyed plenty of other Final Fantasy moments, FF10, FF8, even poor FF12 had a couple of decent scenes. There was SO much new stuff added on from the original, but NONE of it is good enough to justify this remake.

    Obviously, a ton of people loved this game. I really can't explain it except that they must watch some awful anime, that this type of writing seems acceptable. Or they're really horny for the characters. I dunno. I haven't met a single person in real life.

    I finished it just in case it pulled something out of its ass at the end. It only got worse and more arbitrary as it went along. I will not be playing the sequels.    … Expand
  21. Giarc1982
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    Really great introduction to the Final Fantasy 7 story, will be interesting to see if subsequent installments can hold this high standard.
    It lost one point because of the Professional Pull Up challenge which can do one
  22. Parallax
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    Lots and lots and lots of walking and talking. Not a lot of gamay at all. Graphics are great but you'll notice a lot of instances where texture don't pop in really not sure why this game has such high rating. Probably because nostalgia.
  23. ultravincent
    Aug 7, 2023
    9
    I was concerned the magic of the original game would be lost in this effort.
    I was wrong. The game is excellent and very well polished. While the new 3d mechanics will never be the same as the old sprite animations and 2d transition screens, those technologies are part of the past.
    In fact, I could not bring myself to finish the FF8 remaster (my favorite of the series), while I finished    I was concerned the magic of the original game would be lost in this effort.
    I was wrong. The game is excellent and very well polished. While the new 3d mechanics will never be the same as the old sprite animations and 2d transition screens, those technologies are part of the past.
    In fact, I could not bring myself to finish the FF8 remaster (my favorite of the series), while I finished this in less than a week.
    If I have to move a critique, would be too many cutscenes. I remember when I was a kid, cutscenes were my favorite as they were such great video quality compared to the game.. they were also few and far between. That is no longer the case, but perhaps younger players appreciate them.    … Expand
  24. germanik
    Sep 6, 2021
    5
    Боевка разочаровала, это уже не тактика как было в оригинале, а какой-то слешер, причем однокнопочной. Что мешало сделать полностью классическую боевку, как в оригинале - мне искренне неясно. Игра не получила русскую локализацию, что я также ставлю игре в минус. Есть технические ляпы: например непрогружаются текстуры объектов, в версии для ПС5 это исправили.

    Из плюсов безусловно    Боевка разочаровала, это уже не тактика как было в оригинале, а какой-то слешер, причем однокнопочной. Что мешало сделать полностью классическую боевку, как в оригинале - мне искренне неясно. Игра не получила русскую локализацию, что я также ставлю игре в минус. Есть технические ляпы: например непрогружаются текстуры объектов, в версии для ПС5 это исправили.

    Из плюсов безусловно красивый саунд и великолепная работа художников. Но опять же, если бы это было главным в игре(    … Expand
  25. Guy_McDude
    Jun 14, 2020
    5
    I was really excited about this but to put things as simply as possible and not overlong like the combat is, the game is simply a chore to play. The combat philosophy seems to be to remove control from the player as much as it can get away with. The maps require an exhausting amount of running back and forth for dialogue so simplistic and shallow it borders on machine generated. It'sI was really excited about this but to put things as simply as possible and not overlong like the combat is, the game is simply a chore to play. The combat philosophy seems to be to remove control from the player as much as it can get away with. The maps require an exhausting amount of running back and forth for dialogue so simplistic and shallow it borders on machine generated. It's just... Not good.… Expand
  26. Allyptic
    Feb 18, 2021
    9
    Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.
  27. binholeblon
    Mar 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved that game. The strategic combat is so cool in the hard mode, proving that turn based could be nice still.
    Of course that an (more) open world will be welcomed in the future Episodes.    … Expand
  28. frederik1478
    Jul 3, 2020
    6
    I like but have too many problems , I think the first part and the middle are strong The last part of the game Tricks on a bit too long , I look forward to the next game but My biggest problem with this game is that it just feels too long
  29. HamletArcher
    Jun 27, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FF 7 Remake is by no means a bad game. Nostalgic story from a quarter century ago, updated action combat system, above average graphics, remix of memorable music are all elements that put this game on solid ground. Unfortunately, there are just way tooo much filler content that don’t add to the story, and/or just plainly make no sense. While the Jessie story is not bad, how the characters seemingly forget about all those hooded ghosts immediately after they have taken over the whole slum shows a failure to integrate the new material into the original story. Shouldn’t Barret, who blames Shinra for all the wrong in the world, at least conjecture that the ghosts are Shinra’s doing or related somehow to the mako depleted planet? Many of the maps are large but so linear and so illogically designed that they feel unbelievable and unimmersible. The NPCs are robotic and annoyingly repeating the same line endlessly (in the original, at least they didn’t repeat that line unless you actively talked to them). In the misguided attempt to expand Midgar, Square Enix has sadly made it more restrictive and smaller, also more illogical and less believable. In the age of Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2, FF 7 Remake’s world is already obsolete as soon as it is updated. When the original Final Fantasy VII came out in 1997, it set a new benchmark for that generation of games. The Remake, unfortunately, doesn’t measure up to the ones in the present generation.… Expand
  30. 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
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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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