Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. wise21x
    May 4, 2020
    9
    Never played the original game and I'm usually not too into Jrpgs but this one really grabbed me. Probably the best rpg gameplay outside of Divinity and amazing music, great atmosphere and characters.
  2. GameHunter
    May 4, 2020
    9
    This game is a marvel to look at. I can’t remember the last time I felt so part of a games word. Maybe the first Red Dead Redemption many years ago. Honestly this game has me under its spell. Before I started this game I took the original game for a walk. Just to get back into the club. And so far I can say they’ve improved the storytelling 100% since the original. They’ve also done theThis game is a marvel to look at. I can’t remember the last time I felt so part of a games word. Maybe the first Red Dead Redemption many years ago. Honestly this game has me under its spell. Before I started this game I took the original game for a walk. Just to get back into the club. And so far I can say they’ve improved the storytelling 100% since the original. They’ve also done the graphics and music justice by setting the bar for this generation of gaming, just as the original did so long ago in it’s time. The only very slight downside is the battles. I’m not feeling it 100%. But I am feeling it enough not to hate it. I should mention I’m playing on normal difficulty. There’s also easy and classic. I’m assuming Classic has a closer feel to the original and maybe would’ve been more up my alley. But overall this is a true masterpiece and it would be a crime against gaming to ignore it. Unless you absolutely despise RPG’s, you will love this.… Expand
  3. Dmac1988
    May 4, 2020
    10
    This game is fantastic. Highly recommend. It does the OG game justice by expanding the depth of every character.
  4. Dan1d1
    May 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely amazing.

    My phone isn't letting me format this properly so full review to follow. All I will say now is play this game. Be prepared for some changes from the original, but you are in for 40 amazing hours.    … Expand
  5. Shalfei
    May 4, 2020
    5
    This is a total failure. People were waiting for years for this game to come out and what do we get? A mediocre game with hours of boring corridor gameplay with elevators, robo-hands, cat-finding, kid-finding etc. The plot? It is OK, but it gets really absurd when the game is showing up characters that are extremely important to the plot, but which make no sense to the current situationThis is a total failure. People were waiting for years for this game to come out and what do we get? A mediocre game with hours of boring corridor gameplay with elevators, robo-hands, cat-finding, kid-finding etc. The plot? It is OK, but it gets really absurd when the game is showing up characters that are extremely important to the plot, but which make no sense to the current situation and should be shown much much later.
    The battles? They are made with care, quite interesting and dynamic, BUT! About 20% of the battles are extremely long - there is a lot of enemies and bosses that you can only damage in tiny time windows - that is super annoying. Not to mention that any super damage-dealing skill can be easily avoided by the enemy or stoped by hitting the spell caster.
    At the last 3 chapters of the game I was so bored that I have stopped playing it for a few days...    … Expand
  6. Shadow64
    May 4, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its really challenging for me to review this game, ive been anticipating this for so many years. Im a huge ff7 fan all the way back when the original was first released. I preordered the deluxe addition and followed the news on it very closely all the way up to release. Now thats out of the way, lets get to the actual review.

    Graphics: This is a mix bag... i played this on a 4k tv, ps4 pro. half this game is beautiful, especially the main characters. Cloud is probably the best looking character model in existence right now, showing detail all the way down to tiny hairs on his arms and neck. Some of the backdrops are gorgeous. Unfortunately the other 50% has hideous low resolution textures and awful pop in everywhere. It seems like the game only loads textures that are being zoomed in on and anything at a distance wont load the resolution fully. idk if this is a graphics glitch or a compromise they had to make. Some backdrops look like puke smeared all over the screen... With games like red dead redemption 2 and god of war looking near perfect on ps4, im not really sure why the graphics take a quality hit here. Probably a excuse to sell us the "enhanced mercenary edition" on ps5 and PC.

    Gameplay: it took me awhile to get used to this hybrid combat. I had more than a few frustrating boss fights and encounters where i was stun locked, knocked down repeatedly or aggravatingly put to sleep, shocked or froged. When things are going smoothly and you figure out what to do, the combat is amazing. But its not without its flaws and has a learning curve. Half the side quests in this game are bad padding. Some are good. Some are decent... Its the main story quests where this really shines and has the best gameplay, though some areas are dragged on a little longer than id prefer.

    Music and sound: is perfect. They took songs from the original and enhanced all of them in every possible way. Love the sound track for this game, you can really hear the love and passion the composers had. The character voice actors all do a fantastic job.

    Story: this is the hardest thing for me to judge and rate in the game and probably the main reason i cant rate it a 10. This has been advertised as a true remake of the original only with story and graphics improvements. But what was delivered is more like a sequel, which would be fine if it would of been marketed that way... i knew there would be some changes to the game and i was fine with that, fleshing out story points and areas is great and for the most part they do exactly that. But then they add in these stupid plot ghosts that aggressively get in your way, break immersion and story flow. Towards the end squareenix starts taking more and more liberties with the story changing things, keeping characters alive, etc... At the very end things just go flat out bonkers. throwing the party into a alternate dimension fighting some kind of giant kingdom hearts looking fate destiny demon, which leads to a epic advent children style final boss battle with sephiroth. Afterwards they show Zack alive, implying anything gos now in the story and to expect that anything can happen. Basically my understanding is Sephiroth has manages to time travel from advent children into the OG timeline and hes trying to get revenge while also trying to prevent cloud from stopping meteor. I dont hate this idea, im a huge sephiroth fan. But they could of done this without the annoying whispers of fate ghosts and without prematurely blowing their load early with the Sephiroth boss battle that should of been saved for the very very end of the remake games. Sephiroth is never explained or understood for new players, so it makes no sense for this giant fight to happen. Sephiroth is suppose to be a ominous threat that lurks in the shadows, mysterious and feared. Not in your face and beaten in the first story arc... good luck toping that in the next games, are they just going to make us fight sephiroth over and over?? Showing Zack so early is also a plot mistake. New players know nothing about Zack, older fans will be confused hes being introduced early. A big thing that makes the OG game great is learning at THE END who zack is and learning about Clouds personality disorder. Showing Zack early ruins this, because now new players are just going to google who the black haired guy is and spoil a very important plot mystery. Well done squarenix.

    TLDR story summary: Ultimately, adding time travel, alternate dimensions and different time lines is a story and plot nightmare. its very difficult to pull off and do correctly in a coherent way. Leaving me very worried for the next games. I feel they would of been better off taking the safer route and following the resident evil remake examples, not changing core aspects of the story and flow.    … Expand
  7. Jonyps
    Apr 12, 2020
    9
    Un Muy Buen Juego !!! Graficos y ambientación espectaculares!!! La jugabilidad está muy Bien .
    La historia impecable . Me ha sorprendido muy Gratamente lo mejor de este 2020 !!!! Muy recomendado , yo en mi caso lo he adquirido en versión digital.
  8. Mavrodius
    May 4, 2020
    0
    The lack of Russian localization reduces the pleasure of playing to zero...
  9. DWolfAlpha
    May 4, 2020
    8
    For the most part, this remake is amazing. It start off by giving a fantastic recreation of the beginning plot points. It showcases just how big the world is much better than the original game, and as it took this long to make, it would have been a let down if it didn't. It gives more time for many of the fan favorite characters that didn't get much screen time in the original. IFor the most part, this remake is amazing. It start off by giving a fantastic recreation of the beginning plot points. It showcases just how big the world is much better than the original game, and as it took this long to make, it would have been a let down if it didn't. It gives more time for many of the fan favorite characters that didn't get much screen time in the original. I absolutely loved this aspect of the remake. But then...the ending happened. I hated it. It brought in too many things that don't make any sense. It gives the impression that this game is in, like a parallel dimension, and not following the same story. This can be an interesting way to take the plot, but there is nothing that actually confirms this, and it ends up just being this confusing...mess that really doesn't make any sense, at all, in context. The last hour of the game really left me somewhere between disappointed and angry.
    If you were a fan of the original, know that you may have some frustrations with new enemies introduced called spectres, and they destroy the ending. If you've never played the original, you will probably like this one quite a bit.    … Expand
  10. PAULO_84
    May 4, 2020
    2
    THIS IS NOT A REMAKE.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you! All that they needed to do was to follow the original story. We did not want any changes, we did not want anything different. You waited 20 years to rewrite the story? So, you should have CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAME! IT IS NOT FF7 REMAKE, IT´S FF7 SHADOWS or whatever you choose! It is not the same game anymore. It    THIS IS NOT A REMAKE.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you!

    All that they needed to do was to follow the original story.
    We did not want any changes, we did not want anything different.
    You waited 20 years to rewrite the story?
    So, you should have CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAME! IT IS NOT FF7 REMAKE, IT´S FF7 SHADOWS or whatever you choose!

    It is not the same game anymore.

    It started well, good graphics, interesting gameplay BUT ended up in a very disapointing way.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you!    … Expand
  11. RashFaustinho
    May 4, 2020
    9
    This is directed towards who played the original. Don't let the fact that the gameplay isn't turn-based defy you. I too hate the Action RPG turn that the latest Final Fantasy titles took, but this is a GOOD action RPG, a very solid one. The best of this genre Square Enix made so far.

    The game is directed wonderfully, and the various characters and situations are explored way more    This is directed towards who played the original. Don't let the fact that the gameplay isn't turn-based defy you. I too hate the Action RPG turn that the latest Final Fantasy titles took, but this is a GOOD action RPG, a very solid one. The best of this genre Square Enix made so far.

    The game is directed wonderfully, and the various characters and situations are explored way more in-depth.
    So, don't be scared by the fact that this is part 1 of the story, this is a full fledged game, and to me it took around 40 hours to beat

    Game doesn't take 10 due to a slightly confusing ending, but apart from that, Square really put all of its effort in this game.    … Expand
  12. MetaTrash1993
    May 4, 2020
    10
    I liked it, if they do as good as a job on the future installments as they did this one will easily replace the best game of all time for me.
  13. mastertigra
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).
    I sincerely hope that Square Enix will not continue to remake old FF games in this way, and will preserve the spirit of their "classical" creations.    … Expand
  14. iKen
    May 4, 2020
    10
    Played on PS4 Pro. Platinum'ed.
    Gameplay: AWESOME
    Graphic: AWESOME
    Story: GREAT
    Music/Sound : AWESOME
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GREAT
  15. novaaaa
    May 3, 2020
    10
    Great gameplay, great story, great characters. A must buy for fans of jrpgs.
  16. Woofoof
    May 3, 2020
    7
    The title is misleading, it is a sequel not a remake, and the ending is hot garbage but otherwise it is an OK game.
  17. Vanta77
    May 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game that was 10/10 for me until the ending that brought it down quite a bit.
    Its still a fantastic experience, i absolutely loved it but i dont like that newcomers feel like they have to play Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus and watch Advent Children to understand that Nomura wants Sephiroth to be a time traveler because thats his idea that ruined Kingdom Hearts which assumed people needed to play the 3DS game called Dream Drop Distance along with bunch of story added via phone app *breathes*

    That being said, excluding the ridiculous fate whispers and the minor problem yet new questionable additions like the japanese marketing booster Leslie and the "funny" obnoxious soldier Roche, FFVII Re-Imagined is ridiculously good. The music is good, although i wish we could switch to a different more similar original music though. I loved the Coliseum, even the sidequests because i loved having more to do, spending time with my favorite characters and not just rushing through the short part of Midgar. So i loved many of the new "filler additions" personally.

    The battle mode and graphics (excluding the background at times) is fantastic, the cinematics (when no whispers are around) is 10/10 and depth of the characters is 12/10, Aerith and Tifa are by far the coolest characters and i had to pinch myself a few times while playing, i'm really playing this timeless classic re-imagined, very similarily when i experienced as a 11 years old when it came out. The ending was the only boring part to me and i miss Sephiroth's depth, main good guys got some great depth but he really seemed to lose his mysterious presence in the game, where he killed President Shinra, while dragging the bloody body of Jenova out of the Shinra HQ while the gang was imprisoned (Which didnt happen in this game, minor bummer). We probably wont be astonished at him hanging the snake on a pole either. I just wish this was really a remake since the writers are expecting everyone to know Sephiroth so thats definetly less special for newcomers and to sum it up by time traveling and alternate timelines is just poor writing, one Nomura excels at unfortunately.

    Also the fact that the game isnt allowed to be more brutal is kinda annoying, you just dont see blood which is ridiculous.
    Original game was way more eery and dark, which was kinda one of its main atmospheric strengths.
    I also sincerely hope (which is my main concern) that we wont see more time travel/alternate timelines like Nomura did in Kingdom Hearts, i hope the Avalanche gang wont ALL survive and i really hope the heroic sacrifices that really made the story great, will not be touched, especially not through Cloud going through time to save certain someone. i sincerely hope FFVII will get to stay faithful to its roots while of course trying lots of new things that dont ruin the greatest moments. Making Zack and Aerith stay alive would probably be the worst decision they could ever make.

    My favorite moments were way too many, i loved the Honey Bee inn, Aerith smacking gangsters with chairs and Tifa being able to train in the gym as well. Sooo many fun details that were added, the materia system is fantastic, leveling up weapons was a good idea while not having too many of them. Also great that the game has New game plus and japanese voice acting. So if i wanna redo chapters i can have different language and play the game at my pace, Hard mode is really well done and the gameplay value is alot. I feel like those that love the game can easily end up playing 150 hours in 2-3 playthroughs. Incredible ride overall and i really hope Nomura wont screw this up, FFVII might become 4-5 parts even, who knows.
    I dont mind it as long as there are no more Whispers and time travel. Thats my only concern and what brought my rating down to 8/10.    … Expand
  18. Fantasygamer
    May 3, 2020
    9
    The game is amazing and a "must buy" for any FFVII fan, the only thing that could be a weak spot is the controversial ending.
  19. Megazx456
    May 3, 2020
    9
    What can't be said that already hasn't been said for Final Fantasy 7. Arguably one of the most cherished RPG's and video games of all time! It was only a matter of time before we were blessed with a proper remake/reintroduction into this beloved game. In my 52 Hours total gameplay, I can firmly say that this game is by no means a masterpiece, but still a fantastic game none the less!What can't be said that already hasn't been said for Final Fantasy 7. Arguably one of the most cherished RPG's and video games of all time! It was only a matter of time before we were blessed with a proper remake/reintroduction into this beloved game. In my 52 Hours total gameplay, I can firmly say that this game is by no means a masterpiece, but still a fantastic game none the less!

    It's clearly obvious that Square Enix/ Tetsuya Nomura took some added liberties to change a few key aspects of the game, some for good, others not so much. For one, the game is taking place solely in the city of Midgar, which in the original game was about the first 5-8 hours that covered sections of the city. While it was a let down seeing that the game was going to be episodic, this first part does a great job in setting up the City, Characters, and the overall arching plot that leads to some breathtaking fights and set pieces.
    Although the entire story isn't in full display in all of its glory, it does make up for in its intricate and fast pace combat system that breaks away from its original turn-based roots, and switches over to a more hands-on action-based style system that improves upon borrowed elements from FFXV and Kingdom Hearts 3, and has become one of my favorite battle systems of all time. Your ATB gauge builds as you use your normal attacks, then once filled up, you can unleash a plethora of varied and flashy special moves, spells, and summons. Though the combat system may look simplistic, don't be fooled by thinking that you can win every battle just by mashing the attack button. You'll want to carefully map out who your strategy depending on the enemy type your up against and mix in a good dose of Offensive attacks, like a normal attack, Spells, Guarding, and dodging.
    The later enemies and boss types will test your ability to use all that you have learned from your first few hours of playing. Graphically this game, in my opinion, is visually one of the most visually inconsistent games I have seen in quite a long time. In some areas, the characters, and environments rival those seen in the FF7 Advent Children movie from 2005, in other parts, spacially the textures for the backgrounds and objects like doors, fences, rocks, and other little environmental additions look like low polygon PS1 textures. I'm not sure if that was done on purpose as some type of throwback to the OG PS1 game, but it would be pretty hilarious none the less, lol. the Voice and sound direction are also borderline perfect. Cloud's stoic sometimes quite demeanor is perfectly fitting. Berret embraces his Mr. T gruffness to a T, "No pun intended" Tifa's elegant charm is a delight to hear at any moment she has the spotlight, and airth's cheerful and upbeat personality and joyfulness bring a fresh breath of joy into not only her character but the party as a whole.
    With the main cast being livelier as ever, the true star of the game is the city of Midgar itself. It's a fully realized city that is filled to the brim with life as the other characters around you make you feel like you are apart of their world. Since the entire game focusses on the city, you will come across various side quests along with your playthrough, some of them are hit and miss.
    The majority of them will have you look for children/Animals, go here hunt down this monster, come back and receive your reward, standard stuff. I thoroughly enjoyed my 52 hours playthrough, immensely. The game will run you about 35-40 hours for a complete normal playthrough, side quests in all. Then you unlock Hard mode which I am currently on, which will give you easily another 40-50 hours. Final Fantasy 7 Remake does have its good share of flaws and the ending will definitely leave an everlasting impact on the Fanbase as a whole, good or bad. This is still a fantastic game, that every FF7 fan and JRPG fan alike, old and new should definitely experience! 9/9. I am eagerly waiting on the next installment    … Expand
  20. LogTech
    May 3, 2020
    10
    This is a REAL MODERN GENERATION of FINAL FANTASY. Amazing Remake, maybe the best done until today. Amazing graphics, PERFECT gameplay and mechanics and story. I like the changes, but i dont like what they have added at the end of the game (they should finded another way to explain it in the second part not in the first part). NOMURA!!!!!!!
  21. Tionik06
    May 3, 2020
    7
    Honest Review: The good: FF7 of old was a mind blowing advancement of game development technology, and I'm happy to say the remake pushes the limits and beyond as well. If you are looking to jump up and fist pump, i had at least 4 of these moments. Fans of old get an excellent soundtrack remix, character callbacks, poignant moments, quirky attitude. The new look may look serious but theHonest Review: The good: FF7 of old was a mind blowing advancement of game development technology, and I'm happy to say the remake pushes the limits and beyond as well. If you are looking to jump up and fist pump, i had at least 4 of these moments. Fans of old get an excellent soundtrack remix, character callbacks, poignant moments, quirky attitude. The new look may look serious but the characters remain intact. As for the Barret voice controversy, I think his English voice is perfect and as you play it you will experience the actor's range. Combat is excellent when you figure it out. The bad: during the main story you experience the game through amazing technology, director camera angles, awesome moments. Not during the side quests. Side quests are bland and often have you backtracking heavy in this 100% linear game. Even the side quest characters and town character textures are hugely low res making you think it was for a different game. The linearity of it. There is no world map. If you hated FFXIII because of linearity, you cannot give this game a pass due to nostalgia. FFXIII actually had more freedom and people crapped all over that excellent game due to linearity and a voice actor.

    I also don't like how much they are stretching this out. We are looking at 4-6 episodes which is crazy for waiting and monetary purposes.    … Expand
  22. Milidante
    May 3, 2020
    10
    Best Final Fantasy game for me. Turn base combat is not intresting anymore so square enix do best thing to change them to real time. Everything in this game is perfect. Wish the second part come soon
  23. J-seraphim
    May 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I genuinely like the game 90% of the time, I welcomed the changes, loved the music, combat and visuals. The characters were well portrayed and the game was looking to be a remake of the original... except it wasn't. It's not even a "remake" it's a sequel, if you haven't played the original by the time you get to the last hour or so, you won't know wtf is going on. And on top of that you realize Cloud will need a keyblade and Sephiroth is probably half Xahanort because that's legitimately where this "Final Kindom Advent Crisis Dirge hearts" game went with it. I love the expanded universe... but they decided to slap a kingdom hearts plot where it doesn't belong. Its jarring, and if you played kingdom hearts you will recognize a section of the final battle scene which is very obnoxious. So much potential wasted... Nomura if you are mad at FF VERSUS debacle don't take out on the fans, we were you then. You petty mf.… Expand
  24. HTGamer
    May 3, 2020
    9
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the 1st part of the biggest and most ambitious videogame remake project ever. This release surely isn't perfect, but sets the stage for something truly memorable down the line.

    Disclaimer: I have played a bit of FF7 in the past but I'm not a FF7 purist, so you won't find here any criticisms like "oh they changed that story bit and it's awful" etc. It's just    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the 1st part of the biggest and most ambitious videogame remake project ever. This release surely isn't perfect, but sets the stage for something truly memorable down the line.

    Disclaimer: I have played a bit of FF7 in the past but I'm not a FF7 purist, so you won't find here any criticisms like "oh they changed that story bit and it's awful" etc. It's just the opinion of a first-timer (kind of).

    This remake focuses on the Midgar portion of the original game, which originally lasted a few hours, thus Square Enix have largely expanded the content, the story, the character arcs, introduced tons of boss fights, etc. in order to make it last 40 hours.

    I warn fans that some story bits of the original have been changed a bit (ignoring the new content, the overall plot is 95% the same as the original up until the end of the Midgar portion) and Square Enix hint that the story will change even more in the sequels, for better or worse. Treat it like a parallel universe relative to the original 1997 game. This remake is not just the same game with modern graphics, and that's what I appreciate most in remakes of this kind. At least Square Enix take creative chances and don't play it safe. Had it been a straight retelling of the original's story, it'd have been boring for everyone who's read about FF7's story, and even hardcore FF7 fans would have yawned at it.

    The story is pretty straight-forward but also heavily cryptic (thanks to it having to be continued in the sequels), so there is no clear resolution, just a cliff-hanger. With the expanded scope, nearly every character is fleshed out and has the chance to shine a bit. Cloud is a seemingly emotionless man of few words with a mysterious past, Tifa is a childhood friend of Cloud's, Aerith is a carefree florist with plenty of mystery surrounding her, the trio of Jessie/Wedge/Biggs make for some nice chat, and Barret is a father genuinely concerned about the planet and his daughter Marlene. Of course there couldn't be a FF7 game without Sephiroth, but he's more of a guest star and isn't fleshed out at all. Red XIII is introduced very late into the game and has no real time to shine, but he should be fleshed out in the sequels.

    Gameplay is the most important feature of any game and I can say Final Fantasy VII Remake has one of the best battle systems I have played on any JRPG. Gone are the battle screen transitions, you simply engage any foe encountered on the environment. Battles flow like a mix of real-time action and turn-based specials. You can move, dodge, execute basic attacks and guard in real time, while items/spells/special moves can be used only after the ATB bar has been filled. Same for limit breaks or summons, whose respective bars are slowly filled during prolongued battles. I just wish the combat was more challenging, Normal Difficulty is just too easy for me. I never had to use de-buffs or status ailment curatives, and I only lost and continued 3 times.

    Graphics are great overall. The use of Unreal Engine 4 brings about weird artefacts in some places later in the game (particularly inside the Shinra building with all their reflective surfaces), but main characters are rendered and animated beautifully. While there are a few CGI videos every now and then, at least 90% of the cinematics are rendered in real-time and are the most impressive of the generation so far. Performance is rock-solid 30 fps both during battle and real-time cinematics, even when the screen is filled with plenty of special effects.

    The soundtrack is mostly the same as the original score (obviously re-recorded) with a few new tracks or songs. The sound effects are great, as is most of the voice acting. Unfortunately Barret's growling voice tone is annoying, while voice actor James Horan (Skull Face in MGSV) is not the right choice for voicing President Shinra.

    But not everything is perfect with Final Fantasy VII Remake. There are some technical issues which detract from the game's overall high quality. As of posting, there is no patch for the game fixing any of the following issues (which are minor complaints, nothing major). 1st, quite often textures either pop-in right in front of the camera, or fail to load the high-res version and remain in a low-res, jagged mess. 2nd, the overabundance of narrow corridors and "hold Triangle button" sections, which are invisible loading screens actually. 3rd, the level design is linear and almost on-rails, reminding me of the dreadful FF13.

    All in all, Final Fantasy VII Remake is a virtually flawless game in what it attempts to do. It's not easy for Square Enix to develop this remake while also meeting and exceeding fans' expectations. I definitely had a good time playing through the game and wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone.    … Expand
  25. Fabiohpm
    May 3, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Os personagens são bem desenvolvidos e carismáticos, a jogabilidade é excelente, os combates são dinâmicos e complexos mas nada impossível de aprender, a história se passa toda em Midgar, os árbitros do destino dão a entender que se passa em universo paralelo ao original, o gráfico do jogo é bom, mas faltou polimento e as vezes incômoda, o problema principal aqui é esperar o próximo capítulo da saga, e se continuarem a esticar assim, teremos muitos capítulos de Final Fantasy VII… Expand
  26. Victor2049
    May 2, 2020
    9
    Really engaging story; starts off shallow but moves on really well. Graphics are top notch, one of the best of this generation. Dialogue and voice acting is great 95% of the time. Combat is so damn fun and addictive. Boss fights are the best in a video game. I had issues with pacing, some filler and useless side quests. I also didn’t like that you have to stand directly in front of aReally engaging story; starts off shallow but moves on really well. Graphics are top notch, one of the best of this generation. Dialogue and voice acting is great 95% of the time. Combat is so damn fun and addictive. Boss fights are the best in a video game. I had issues with pacing, some filler and useless side quests. I also didn’t like that you have to stand directly in front of a terminal to activate it. And i hate the frequent delay between gameplay and cutscene. All in all fantastic game 8.9/10… Expand
  27. RocknRollfella
    May 3, 2020
    8
    ☼ Target Audience :
    ☑ All Gamers especially RPG action players
    ☼ Graphics : ☑ Very good but sometimes bad (clipping, some backgrounds give the impression of a sloppy job) € Price : (69,99) ☑ Expect a price reduction. (Its only midgard, the first chapter of the original game.) ☺ ⇧ Pros : ☺ Jubilant dynamism. ☺ The world of Final Fantasy 7 ( story and background ) ☹ ⇩ Cons :    ☼ Target Audience :
    ☑ All Gamers especially RPG action players

    ☼ Graphics :
    ☑ Very good but sometimes bad (clipping, some backgrounds give the impression of a sloppy job)

    € Price : (69,99)
    ☑ Expect a price reduction. (Its only midgard, the first chapter of the original game.)

    ☺ ⇧ Pros :
    ☺ Jubilant dynamism.
    ☺ The world of Final Fantasy 7 ( story and background )

    ☹ ⇩ Cons :
    ☹ Unfortunately it is a good entertainment but expensive.
    ☹ Only Midgard is playable.    … Expand
  28. Pendar_99
    May 3, 2020
    10
    Great combat and story and gorgeous graphics Really entertaining I'm in my childhood again
  29. tkplay852456
    May 3, 2020
    10
    I love FF7 R this game is absolutely amazing. The characters are so well made and more personal than the originals. A remake done right!
  30. coldnoggin
    May 2, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *Spoilers*

    I wish I stopped playing after I left the Church. The whispers were terrible!!!! The story was murdered...I'm not contributing money to following chapters. An awful awful game    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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Metascore
87

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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