Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

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  1. AnsemTheWise
    May 23, 2020
    10
    That was one of the greatest gaming experience I had in last few years. I love the battle system and the characters of the story are much better than in FF XV. I can't wait for the sequel
  2. takimotokakarot
    May 23, 2020
    10
    This game was all i expected. Amazing remake with such a new elements, blowing my mind. Im waiting for the second part right now.
  3. SiewJim
    May 23, 2020
    10
    Best game since ff9, never played the other modern ff since ff10. Love the combat, loved the fillers, padding, additional story plus its relevant deviation, has made ff7 into a big universe.
  4. lordoftheducks
    May 26, 2020
    10
    It really was one of he best recent experiences with video games I've had. Final Fantasy VII Remake, even though it's not complete considering that its original version, works fine and very well as an complete game on its own. New players could easily wait for a FF VIII Remake as a continuation if FF VII Remake is their first experience with this amazing franchise.

    Graphics, story,    It really was one of he best recent experiences with video games I've had. Final Fantasy VII Remake, even though it's not complete considering that its original version, works fine and very well as an complete game on its own. New players could easily wait for a FF VIII Remake as a continuation if FF VII Remake is their first experience with this amazing franchise.

    Graphics, story, voice acting, combat system, cast of characters. All that is just amazing and I think this game is a must-play for every player that enjoys a good RPG and everyone should recomend it to their friends.    … Expand
  5. eswizz444
    May 27, 2020
    10
    Id compair this game to part one of the lord of the rings in video game formate.
    Great game. Great characters. Great story. Great gameplay. Best played in 2-4 hour sittings. Great graphics. Outstanding lighting. Platforming lacking however only very very small part of game. Epic boss fights. Good after content. Good mystery elements. Good forshadowing. Open ended ending that rounds out    Id compair this game to part one of the lord of the rings in video game formate.
    Great game. Great characters. Great story. Great gameplay. Best played in 2-4 hour sittings. Great graphics. Outstanding lighting. Platforming lacking however only very very small part of game. Epic boss fights. Good after content. Good mystery elements. Good forshadowing. Open ended ending that rounds out game well and leads intoexcitement for next installment. Characters look outstanding in cut scenes. Pa    … Expand
  6. Morrison928
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Prefect game that i have been played before.First of all, the story will not make you feel boring. Furthermore, the new battle system combine the rpg and action system is revolutionary. Last but the least. Cloud is handsome and cool. Aerith and Tifa are cute.
  7. ablazemalchior
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    I really couldn't praise this game enough! To say it's just beautifully remade doesn't even come close. The visuals of this game are mind blowing, you really get a sense of the environment you never could before. The music is absolutely amazing, they have managed to re-imagine every score MULTIPLE times giving really fresh takes on them they even have different boss battle music forI really couldn't praise this game enough! To say it's just beautifully remade doesn't even come close. The visuals of this game are mind blowing, you really get a sense of the environment you never could before. The music is absolutely amazing, they have managed to re-imagine every score MULTIPLE times giving really fresh takes on them they even have different boss battle music for eachstage of each boss. The voice acting was one thing I was actually worried about but turned out perfect, the cast was all spot on! The story that they have expanded on was really great, I will be honest though I am not sure I like the direction they are taking or the whispers of fate but the rest of the game completely overshadows this. The combat system is a bit to get used to but I can whole heartedly say that it is one of my favorite battle systems of all time. The Hard mode after defeating the game is really hard and I NEARLY didn't bother but I am so glad I did, this really made you think about what you are doing in combat and I genuinely felt a sense of achievement when finishing a chapter! I would HIGHLY recommend this game!!!… Expand
  8. smkrainbow
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    재미 있음. 원작7은 해보지 못했지만 JRPG가 취향에 맞는 사람으로써 대환영함. 다만, 너무 만족했지만 뭔가 파판명성에 맞지 못한 그래픽은 만점을 주기에는 조금 부족함. 중간 중간 보이는 그래픽은.. 이거 언제적 겜이지? 싶기도 하고..
  9. ff9alex
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Really good game brought nostalgia back, the only reason its not a 10 for me is the whisper involvement and how the spamed Sephirot so early in the game i understand why but it was innecesary fan service, the textyres looks bad in some parts.

    The gameplay is awesome, the music remasterization is really good, also the new theme, the voice actors are on point, the story has been improveed,    Really good game brought nostalgia back, the only reason its not a 10 for me is the whisper involvement and how the spamed Sephirot so early in the game i understand why but it was innecesary fan service, the textyres looks bad in some parts.

    The gameplay is awesome, the music remasterization is really good, also the new theme, the voice actors are on point, the story has been improveed, hard mode its gets interesting as its actually hard

    So much amazing scenes, this game is must have for any ff fans out there    … Expand
  10. nafiz
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This game is the best game of the history of gaming. There is nothing missing in this game. This game has great action, a masterpiece story, the characters are awesome and super cool. This game has defined the rpg game's history.
  11. Wors
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Es un excelente juego, a nivel gráfico esta bien, la jugabilidad es una pasada, es muy buena la combinación que lograron crear, es super divertido jugarlo, la historia me gusta pero tampoco la encuentro perfecta, lo que si, nos lleva a pensar que ocurrirá más adelante, cosa que tampoco me molesta. en fin valió cada $ pagado
  12. Thebigbumaloo
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    I got half way through the game before I sold it. The graphics are pretty great, the music is great, but the gameplay is average at best during combat. That’s not the real issue though, it’s the voice acting. The voice acting, on paper, is solid, but the inclusion of anime noises is SO prevalent that it’s impossible to listen to a single conversation without cringing or rolling your eyes.I got half way through the game before I sold it. The graphics are pretty great, the music is great, but the gameplay is average at best during combat. That’s not the real issue though, it’s the voice acting. The voice acting, on paper, is solid, but the inclusion of anime noises is SO prevalent that it’s impossible to listen to a single conversation without cringing or rolling your eyes. Hard pass.… Expand
  13. meop
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy 7 remake is a visually beautiful game. It has excellent voice acting and the combat isn't a complete disaster... those are the only reasons this review isn't a zero.

    Understand, I am reviewing this game as a fan of the original Ginal Fantasy 7. These tpes of games are important because of their story. Lots of games have flashy combat or beautiful graphics... this type of game must get the story right.

    Final Fantasy 7 remake fails at this most critical of priorities.    … Expand
  14. Asisclo
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    This game is just amazing, I love the new battle mode and the fresh face of the game now.
  15. riotgerms
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    I was having a decent time until i got to the Honey Bee Inn part of the game. They make you dress up like a woman and dance with a gay guy and the whole thing just made me ill. I don't want to play a game crammed to the gils with homosexual and transsexual **** The graphics are great, really shows off what a PS4 Pro can do, but I really wish the devs would not have **** on one of my allI was having a decent time until i got to the Honey Bee Inn part of the game. They make you dress up like a woman and dance with a gay guy and the whole thing just made me ill. I don't want to play a game crammed to the gils with homosexual and transsexual **** The graphics are great, really shows off what a PS4 Pro can do, but I really wish the devs would not have **** on one of my all time favorite media properties. I couldn't even play that Honey Bee part in front of my wife and kids, it was just sick. I'm so disappointed this SJW **** has infected Japan too.… Expand
  16. 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
  17. Archangel98
    Apr 2, 2021
    9
    I don't play at original game but i have loved this game, It's not perfect but it is awesome
  18. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    This game is, basically, scam.
    Since it isn't a true "Remake", but a soft reboot/sequel.
    Nobody asked for this, but Nomura wished to rebuild his Compilation of FF7 mess....
    Ended up to create an incomplete cinematic game, with a bad gameplay, and a corridor simulator game.
    Don't waste your money on this.
  19. makojuice420
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Quite possibly the worst game ever made. What starts as something that looks promising quickly turns into a bigger let down than C19 in 2020! You are better off just watching someone stream this game and save your money. Soulless cash grab with paid positive ratings / paid censorship of negative review's
  20. Nythya
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    A boring piece of crap. Don't waste your money.

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

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

    The gameplay is a mess, the plot is a cringe show of stereotype characters, and a nonsensical trash.
    A cutscenes every 20 minutes and a totally linear maps don't incentive the 0 exploration of the game, with also atrocious side quest.
    And this mess is only a portion of the original game, rewritten for create a new FF7 Compilation (again), and continuing to milk the same story for the next 2 generations...
    (without counting the ff7 Intergrade exclusive DLC.......)    … Expand
  21. Celcees
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Holy hell is this better than I expected. Game adds a lot of depth to the characters, and adds some twists... The new characters are all rather interesting and have some foreshadowing that a few of them will show up again in later installments. Ive seen some complain mildly about side quests but i found them to be nearly all fun and engaging with maybe 1 or 2 being a bit bland. There is quite a bit of content here. Id say most players will get 35-50 hours. A competionist can easily get 50-70 hours out of this game. Id say this is good for first timers, but you will miss the differences and references to the original. The Acting from the VA's is awesome.… Expand
  22. Bazza
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    The game is quite simply a masterpiece.
    GRAPHICS - FFVII Remke has pushed the PS4 to its limits here, visually stunning, the lighting and character models and the backdrops, structures of all the sectors are gorgeous to look at.
    COMBAT - Ridiculously fun and engaging, doing a combo with Cloud, firing a few shots with Barret and then finishing an enemy off with an uppercut or divekick    The game is quite simply a masterpiece.
    GRAPHICS - FFVII Remke has pushed the PS4 to its limits here, visually stunning, the lighting and character models and the backdrops, structures of all the sectors are gorgeous to look at.
    COMBAT - Ridiculously fun and engaging, doing a combo with Cloud, firing a few shots with Barret and then finishing an enemy off with an uppercut or divekick with Tifa is very satisfying.
    WEAPON UPGRADE SYSTEM - This is a nice little addition from SE for the end user to put more time into the game, and being able to revisit old, iconic weapons like the Gatling gun, Buster Sword, Leather Glove because of their own perks and customisation is a very smart move and gives more depth and choices when preparing yourself for different fights.
    QUESTS - I'm on chapter 16/18 and looking at the quest screen I have apparently completed them all. In my honest opinion a lot of them did feel very underwhelming and almost like 'filler' but hey, it's something to do and you do get some nice rewards for finishing them all. For me this is probably the weakest part of the game but still good fun.
    SOUNDTRACK - They've executed this very well, renditions of the original hold up good and there are some truly epic new soundtracks. My favourite being the Rude/Reno fight on top of the tower, man that track gets the blood pumping (sorry, hope this isn't considered a spoiler).
    MIDGAR - A lot of people will complain that the game ends after Midgar... well let me say this, I'm on Chapter 16 and I'm almost 40 hours in, so it's not like it's a shortened experience by any stretch - the city is absolutely huge and there are so many corners to explore in the game. If you take your time with the game, you should at least be enjoying 30-50 hours of gameplay which is good value.
    CHARACTER DIALOGUE - This is one of the highlights of the game - the interaction between characters like Cloud, Barret and Tifa is outrageously good and you can see a lot of work has been done, there's banter and they all have digs at one another, plus even the non playable characters have great dialogue. Great voice acting and the whole experience touches the heart. If you're a big FF7 fan like myself, you will not be disappointed by this; it'll touch your heart!

    Overall, the game does not disappoint. A beautiful start to something much bigger!    … Expand
  23. Angelux
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    Fastastic game. Good history and lovely characters . Need to fix textures and some bugs but is an entertaining game for everyone .
  24. Kitika
    Apr 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I've finished the game, so I'm going to talk about the entire content and not just the demo. (No spoilers though).
    Indeed, the demo was really in the spirit of the original is this and that explains most of the sales. But how many people actually played the game with it?
    Indeed the game is quite beautiful, even very beautiful at times. However, there is a huge problem with the physics of the engine. A lot of objects on the ground are moved when you crash into them. I can understand this when you crash into a small plastic stud, but a 200 kg steel beam? this is quite ridiculous. Then, the majority of dialogue scenes in the form of cinematic are plan-plane, no real gestures, in short, this is the level of animation of the years 2010... in the end, it hasn't evolved since FFX. Most of the dialogues are very badly written, unlikely. Since The last of Us I haven't seen another game being able to tell me "it's credible!", the only interaction I found credible was Cloud and Jessie, the rest was forced, badly played or pure filling. A lot of filling for not much in this remake. Moreover the game is enormously sanitized, never the slightest drop of blood or evidence of physical violence makes the whole thing very unbelievable...
    As for the main story of the FF7 Midgar game, it's basically correct but nothing more (the ending is just absolutely rubbish). For the rest, I'll go to the Spoiler zone.
    Otherwise, the music is either nice (well, only in the playable part of the demo, which takes the theme of the game) and then, in everything else, or it's massacres of the original themes (the TURKs theme for example, what a horror). Either from the insipid nightclub sound... but hey, since de Nobuo Uematsu doesn't deal with FF musics anymore, they are only interchangeable background musics and not musics designed to express an emotion or an atmosphere.
    Then, the fighting system... I didn't know that the future of jrpg was dark drunk and even slower and more boring... it goes at the beginning, but becomes very quickly heavy, repetitive and slow. Maybe the solution found to increase the playing time .
    Anyway, my ideas are in a mess, but clearly, this game doesn't deserve the notes (probably made only on the demo) of the game. It's a game that relies only on nostalgia to ensure its sales, but taken as a standalone on a new license would have been an average PS4 game and not a "best-seller".

    POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT

    But for me this game is to FF7 what Star Wars 7 and Star Wars 4 are to FF7, that is to say an identical narrative, but without impact because it's very badly brought. For example, Sephiroth is shown as the big bad guy at the end in a completely stupid fight just to make fan service advent children. There is absolutely nothing that says Sephiroth is the bad guy before the last 10 minutes. Moreover, the previous comparison remains valid, I felt like I was playing a design game by Disney. No one dies, no more stakes, everyone comes back to life.
    And as for the ghosts, which is a deus ex machina bad, but so bad... Those ghosts are only there for people who finished the game in 1997 saying, well, you wanted the game from then? well, we don't want to do it again. I see the ghosts as being the players wanting to force the story to be the same as it was back then, and the developers saying to force fate and tell people who want to play a remake **** you, we're changing the story". In that case, don't do a remake, release FF16... But hey, considering the quality of 15 and 13-213-213-3, Square clearly has no more aura. This is the last Final Fantasy I buy. In my mind the license is definitely dead.    … Expand
  25. mfmaxpower
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    As someone who hasn't played the original, it's a 7 for me - a very mixed bag. The biggest negative for me is the combat. It's a messy system that poses little real challenge at all for the majority of encounters, making much of it feel more like filler for an interactive movie. The visuals can be stunning, but the texture issues are jarring. The characters and their interactions with eachAs someone who hasn't played the original, it's a 7 for me - a very mixed bag. The biggest negative for me is the combat. It's a messy system that poses little real challenge at all for the majority of encounters, making much of it feel more like filler for an interactive movie. The visuals can be stunning, but the texture issues are jarring. The characters and their interactions with each other are fantastic, but there's a massive drop-off in quality with NPCs. The main missions are well done but the side quests are often awful.

    Overall, very mixed in quality but I'd recommend for any sci-fi/fantasy fans who like narrative based games with (mostly) great visuals.    … Expand
  26. samwise_kh
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    It is not flawless, but it is definitely worth a 10/10.
    The pros:
    1) The new battle system 2) The graphics is marvelous 3) The music is outstanding 4) The changing to the story that made me get excited for the sequel. The little cons: 1) Very rarely the camera can get annoying 2) Either some bad texture or some problem with rendering, and the still image background (why Square    It is not flawless, but it is definitely worth a 10/10.
    The pros:
    1) The new battle system
    2) The graphics is marvelous
    3) The music is outstanding
    4) The changing to the story that made me get excited for the sequel.

    The little cons:
    1) Very rarely the camera can get annoying
    2) Either some bad texture or some problem with rendering, and the still image background (why Square Enix why?)
    3) Red XIII not playable    … Expand
  27. Orangefizz
    Apr 10, 2020
    6
    Is this FF7 or world of warcraft?

    I love the story telling, character building, world development, combat, etc.

    But why am I rescuing cats? This is so dumb.
  28. Rippy3
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    There are a few unfair reviews here, alot of them moaning about the episodic nature of the game. I for one am pleased they took this approach it means that they can cram more into the story. This game offers a massive expansion on the original story.
  29. dlvroo08
    Apr 17, 2020
    2
    [quoting] New York Daily News critic reviews : "The greatest disservice of Final Fantasy VII Remake is the last word of its title. Understand this: Final Fantasy VII Remake is no ordinary remake. To call it a remake suggests it’s faithful and loyal [...] But this Remake is complete reinvention"

    Yep, exactly this... SquareEnix played on purpose on ambiguity to foul ALL THE FANS that,    [quoting] New York Daily News critic reviews : "The greatest disservice of Final Fantasy VII Remake is the last word of its title. Understand this: Final Fantasy VII Remake is no ordinary remake. To call it a remake suggests it’s faithful and loyal [...] But this Remake is complete reinvention"

    Yep, exactly this... SquareEnix played on purpose on ambiguity to foul ALL THE FANS that, more than anything, didn't want that : a complete reinvention. They lied by omission to lure all the fans that didn't want a complete mess up of the story hidden behind the "remake" name, abused their trust just to get all that shiny pre-order money, then asked them to play a game that ask you to actively fight the normal course of the original game. Basically, the game is about buttf-ing the original game in some weird parallel universe delirium that isn't even put into the scenario in a decent and proper manner...
    And now, they are wondering why all the negative reviews ?... Oh yes, such mystery... Go figure why so many people are pissed, uh ?    … Expand
  30. spal-777
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible remake. It starts very well retelling the original story with better graphics, voice acting and a serviceable (not amazing, but ok) battle system but then:
    - New plot devices (ghosts) ruining meaningful original scenes - Ridiculous ending which is a direct insult to old fans and a deceit to grab endless cash. - Most of the tone and themes of the original are lost and relegated to an afterthought, focusing on KH-like plot and interactions
    - Bad new NPCs
    - Sidequest are mmo tier - find 3 cats, kill 10 rats
    - Most gameplay involves running through empty linear corridors pushing switches to open more corridors. All feels like meaningless filler.
    - Butchered the OST
    - Only the main character models look good. Rest of the game feels like PS2 at times

    It's not completely awful, the beginning is very solid and it's still neat to see things like limit breaks in full 3D but overall it's mediocre and falls apart pretty soon.    … 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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