Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. Alukun
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Till today i play every few years a run of FF7. It was one of my first games i ever had and my first big love which enlighted my enthusiasm for videogames.
    10/10
  2. NolaHapp
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Waited so long for this remake only for it to be a REBOOT with multiple timelines being used as an excuse to completely change the game. They made one of the best games of all time into a multiple timeline mess
  3. aordozo
    Apr 17, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Until I got to the ending, I was prepared to give this game high praise. After getting a chance to see the ending, it’s clear that square is treating this remake as a game meant to defy the old game and I hate it. It feels like they are giving the finger to the old game’s legacy for the sake of trying something new. That something new is confusing too and leaves serious plot holes. I am sad now that we won’t get a true remake. I wished they just focused on making a new final fantasy instead. I’ll bet money now that we won’t see that key event with aerith down the road.… Expand
  4. Tdg3
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Completely unfaithful to the original game. So much has been changed that this cannot be considered a ff7 remake, and should not have been advertised as one. This game is not what I wanted. I cannot stand the **** final fantasy xv style of combat.
  5. BatLB
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I am now 33 years old - I played FF7 with sweet 11 on the OG PlayStation in my bedroom. I fell in love with the Characters, spent hundreds of hours on the game and a good portion of it on chocobo taming alone.

    I enjoyed the story, I got frustrated by Ruby and Emerald Weapons, I collected the ultimate Weapons and tamed the Golden Chocobo for Knights of the Round. That said, I AM the    I am now 33 years old - I played FF7 with sweet 11 on the OG PlayStation in my bedroom. I fell in love with the Characters, spent hundreds of hours on the game and a good portion of it on chocobo taming alone.

    I enjoyed the story, I got frustrated by Ruby and Emerald Weapons, I collected the ultimate Weapons and tamed the Golden Chocobo for Knights of the Round.

    That said, I AM the target audience for this game. And I can just say... wow! The Remake is brilliant. The Combat is fast, hectic, but still feels very strategic and organized. The Character Controls are, even though with a learning curve, intuitive. The graphics are stunning - besides a few hiccups with textures which the PS4 is to blame alone, mentioning especially doors and walls in some parts of the game - and the characters finally have personality. While my little Aerith legofigurine had some dialogues that gave you an idea about her, this Aerith is alive and feels real - Her emotions, thought processes, dialogues. Cloud, the little annoying S-Head with his emotions and psychological issues is exactly how I imagined him to be. Tifa, the strong and struggled martial arts warrior, simply perfect. Even the side characters we couldn't really get to know well in the original finally got a background story and life.

    To me, this is exactly what I wanted from the game. Even if they never bring a second part, I am happy to be able to see Midgar the way I imagined it as a little boy, when my fantasy was inspired by the beautiful stories and music of Squaresoft.    … Expand
  6. Cloud_to_kozak
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    In all, this game is absolutely amazing. Combat is great, graphics look stunning, music is excellent and the voice acting is perfect. Then the overall gameplay, the fan service, the atmosphere of the game and the nostalgia trip is just a jaw dropping experience for all fans of FFVII.
  7. hhrriisstt
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Wow. I'm so happy with this game. Getting the opportunity to not only revisit these characters and this story, but to have it fleshed out, given more depth, as well as not knowing what's coming in the future? Bravo.

    The gameplay is addicting, the boss and enemy (re)design is a masterclass in unique mechanics, The graphics are the best I've ever seen - it's legitimately difficult to tell    Wow. I'm so happy with this game. Getting the opportunity to not only revisit these characters and this story, but to have it fleshed out, given more depth, as well as not knowing what's coming in the future? Bravo.

    The gameplay is addicting, the boss and enemy (re)design is a masterclass in unique mechanics, The graphics are the best I've ever seen - it's legitimately difficult to tell the difference between a pre-rendered scene and an in-engine scene (with certain exceptions).

    There are changes to the story, purists beware, but I feel they gave the original a lot of respect and love - we'll see how it goes moving forward, but so far I have to say I'm extremely happy and impressed with the amount of love this game seems to ooze from every pore.    … Expand
  8. kLRc4GE
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    Sadly after 23 years SE fails to deliver a proper REMAKE.
    Project was too ambitious - from hardware perspective and new story & content approach.
    It's not a game for younger audience (story too complicated) and not for fans (too many boring filler quests and unnecessary changes).
    Funny - almost 70% of "new and great" content is lame and boring.
    Nomura - whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????????
  9. KRYPTAIYAN
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I loved every bit of this game. If I were to gripe about anything it would be the ending. I felt the fans were led to believe this was a remake of the orginal game with minor changes here and there. However it isn't. I definitely dont mind the changes either. Just didnt expect them. I have faith this team will come through and continue to make this game as great as the remake.
  10. tamarabity
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    One of the most impressive video game graphics I have ever seen. FF 7 remake also has some of the best music arrangements I've seen from a video game. The game really feels immersive because of those aspects

    The combat just feels right and the story is very good. Like it a lot
  11. meterbin
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I never rated a game in my life, but this remake has made me in such a way that I had to come here, create an account and rate it 10.

    I immediately and rate the original Final Fantasy VII game 10 also. (Something that I've done a long time ago.)

    By the way, I used to not to trust metacritic "Critic Reviews", but not anymore. Holy cow they rate this remake 88? Excellent choice
  12. montorot
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Probably one of my favorite RPG games of all time. Really like how the combat feels "heavy" and how the story really fleshed out. There are some minor technical issues, but overall awesome game
  13. LucilleMagar
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I never rated a game in my life, but this remake revolted me in such a way that I had to come here, create an account and rate it 0.

    I will take the time and rate the original Final Fantasy VII game 10. (Something that I should've done a long time ago.) By the way, I used to trust metacritc "Critic Reviews", but not anymore. How dare they rate this remake 88? Who are these    I never rated a game in my life, but this remake revolted me in such a way that I had to come here, create an account and rate it 0.

    I will take the time and rate the original Final Fantasy VII game 10. (Something that I should've done a long time ago.)

    By the way, I used to trust metacritc "Critic Reviews", but not anymore. How dare they rate this remake 88? Who are these metacritic's Critics rating this remake trash 100 anyway?    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. owenw218
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    No spoiler review: TLDR: 10/10 game.
    Story: The story of FF7 is well known at this point, in this iteration, a lot of what happens is consistent with the original, with innumerable nods and winks to the original. However there are deviations, and without delving into spoilers, I will say I found them to be good for the most part. What they did is actually genius, but I can’t say why    No spoiler review: TLDR: 10/10 game.
    Story: The story of FF7 is well known at this point, in this iteration, a lot of what happens is consistent with the original, with innumerable nods and winks to the original. However there are deviations, and without delving into spoilers, I will say I found them to be good for the most part. What they did is actually genius, but I can’t say why without ruining the point of playing the game and experiencing it yourself. Suffice it to say Square Enix is aware of what they’re doing by changing things, and they’re aware of what their audience thinks. Despite what angery fan boyes online are saying, they didn’t kingdom hearts this game. But, what they did do is extremely clever, and I am very much looking forward to the next game, which is coming, it says so in the credits.

    Navigation: Like FF13, this game can be rather linear, but unlike FF13, the combat isn’t “which autopilot will win this fight”, and there are multiple times during the story where it opens up and you can do side quests / grind on monsters to level up material, etc. FF13 didn’t give you this option until the last third of the game which imo was a huge mistake. The paths are less linear, and you are rewarded for taking your time to explore paths to find treasure. Occasionally, areas are clearly structured to pad out the time you play the game, but this only bothered me a handful of times (forcing you to walk for a period of time during a more interactive scene for example) and at it’s worst, wasn’t that bad. I appreciated SE being responsive to the fact that this game being just midgar needed to be expanded on to be worth people’s money.

    Combat: This might be the best part of this game. It’s a mix of action and strategy. You have enough options as each character that each battle feels good and distinct. You have to block, dodge, attack, and monitor your ATB gauge which is what allows you to use items, magic, summons, and your better abilities. Combat gets better as you get better. You can mostly **** your way through the first bombing run, but pretty soon, you need to actually learn how to do it to not get rocked, and it’s impressively fleshed out.
    On normal difficulty, this game isn’t easy, and requires you to use all of the tools it gives you. Beating the game unlocks chapter select and hard mode, allowing you to replay previous sections with your current weapons material and gear.

    Weapons: Each weapon has it’s own special Triangle attack, and if you use it enough you can learn it permanently (think ff9) and then use it with other weapons, expanding your abilities as time goes on. Even cooler, each weapon has it’s own skill tree. You get SP as you level up, and can upgrade the number of material slots, damage you do with physical or magic attacks, defense, as well as other cool effects. You can reset the weapon skill trees to change how you play as you get more SP as much as you want. This gives combat and character development a lot of extra wiggle room. You can test out a build, and if it sucks, go reset it for a trivial amount of gil, and try again.

    Materia: The material options are pretty robust, most of what you expect to be there is there, and there are tons of new material, which you earn by doing intel missions. e.g. use the sense material on X number of enemies, perform Action Y, Z number of times. It rewards you for exploring the battle system to the fullest, which is just good game design.

    Music: The music is incredible, a lot of expansion on the original tracks but most of them are so good. The music is dynamic as **** boss battles will have music amp up or slow down based on the action and as you get closer to killing the boss it gets increasingly amped up. I got goose bumps so much I lost count of how often it happened.
    Final thoughts: I think Square Enix intends for this to be supplemental to, but not replacing the original. It’s clear they plan to make significant changes to the arcs of many characters moving forward, and they reference things that happened in the original to an extent that makes me think we’re in for a similar but different story for this series. TBH, I’m ok with that. Sephiroth is still trying to destroy humanity, Shinra is still Shinra, all the characters are still themselves, it’s still FF7. But it’s not a shot for shot remake, and the next games in this series will likely deviate from the original story and plot in ways that some will take issue with. I’ve beaten FF7 original probably over a dozen times now. It’s my favorite game, I’m as a big a fanboy as they come, and I am onboard the remake train. It’s so good. My final playtime before doing Hard mode / chapter select stuff was 40 hours, I did most of the optional stuff before finishing it, but I think there is more than enough content to warrant getting this game. It really is very good.    … Expand
  16. frienlist
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Really glad what they did with this remake. Instead of just doing the same thing, they tried something different by changing the story a bit while adding more depth to the existing story. Not really perfect, but at least this make the wait for the next part more worth it. Love it
  17. minargit
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Fun and very memorable. A worthy successor of the original FF 7. Really shows how much love were put into this project
  18. SethpCecil
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    I was very excited about this game and there is a lot here to like, but poor combat mechanics (Limit and summon nerfs are a huge disappointment) bizarre changes to the story and an increase in the silliness of an already silly game drag it way down. as someone who has played the original more than any other game this is a really good Final Fantasy game, but a poor imitation of a FinalI was very excited about this game and there is a lot here to like, but poor combat mechanics (Limit and summon nerfs are a huge disappointment) bizarre changes to the story and an increase in the silliness of an already silly game drag it way down. as someone who has played the original more than any other game this is a really good Final Fantasy game, but a poor imitation of a Final Fantasy 7 game.… Expand
  19. Loeroth
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ruined one of the best storyline in gaming. The excellent start and the combat overhaul are not worth it.
    Congratulations to the writing team you just ruined a beloved game. Don’t bother with this one and play the original.    … Expand
  20. OldschoolFFplay
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    I'm an original FFVII player and have followed the series since FFX, working my way backwards whilst I waited for FFXII and FFXIII to release. This is due to having had an N64 and only being able to play the older titles when I got a PS2.

    This is generally a great game if you take out the ending which is a creative addition which Nomura took the liberty of adding for no apparent reason.    I'm an original FFVII player and have followed the series since FFX, working my way backwards whilst I waited for FFXII and FFXIII to release. This is due to having had an N64 and only being able to play the older titles when I got a PS2.

    This is generally a great game if you take out the ending which is a creative addition which Nomura took the liberty of adding for no apparent reason. The original story has been kept with some minor alterations up until the end. Some of these additions are good and add to the story where before there where gaps, and some are disneyfied instantiations of an other wise gritty and dark story as originally conceived by Sakaguchi.

    Graphics and music are a masterpiece in their own rights. Gameplay is fun but can get a bit hack and slash at points, but an improvement over FFXV without question. There are not enough monster killing sidequests except for the arena and the VR, maybe a free DLC could fix this or events like they did in FFXV.

    The story is good, unfortunately a bit diluted with some characters fates changing and making it more normie friendly. Basically deducting a sense of tragedy from the original game, one of the core themes of the original.

    There are parts that have been elongated where it wasn't needed, namely at the pillar where the sense of urgency of the task at hand is slowed by dialogue and cut scenes with overly chirpy characters.

    Overall a good game, would be better if they deleted the last chapter and had the crew walk off into the sunset.    … Expand
  21. Fuksquarenix
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For those saying to give this game a 0/10 is really unfair but are completely fine with the ridiculous amount of perfect 10s need to just shut up. I'm gonna score it a 0 as a protest to all those 10s which this game definitely does NOT deserve!
    Let's just say for example Square left the story alone and Nomura didn't insert his extremely cringey dementors into key moments of the game and ruining it. Let's say they didn't add terrible cringey side characters like Roche and Chadley who don't fit at all. And let's just say they didn't ruin the entire story and characters by constantly showing Sephiroth every hour of the game, killing the subtlety of his approach in the original. Long gone is the mystery and intrigue. And lastly let's say they didn't completely **** up the end by changing everything. Letting Zack live and destroying the core of Clouds character. Ruining any build up to a fantastic journey to fight and defeat Sephiroth. Even if all of the games story stayed true and didn't piss off the loyal fans, my point remains that the game itself is still weak!

    Even staying true to the original it's a 6-7/10 at best.
    Let's name a few things.
    -Repetitive combat. Mostly spamming square and healing on occasion.
    - Hallways everywhere! Flashbacks to forcing my way through FF13. ugh.
    -Cloud constantly moving slow in areas.
    - Cringey dialogue. (Jesse dying was painful to watch and not because it was emotionally painful but because she wouldn't just die already! had so much terrible dialogue to spew out) She's also thirsty as ****.
    -Side quests are terrible and repetitive. mindless padding. Something FF15 does alot of
    -Pacing is destroyed completely. The flow of the story is so off compared to the original. You're not as invested because of it. Ultimately the original was so much better.

    Such a shame.
    This game thanks to Nomura is gonna just go do its own thing and like anything he's involved in will just be a badly written mess and you'll all be wishing it had of just stuck to being a solid remake of the original.    … Expand
  22. rpgconsumer
    Apr 17, 2020
    4
    It's not a remake as they promised us but a reinvention of the title, only for that reason the game has a negative aspect of great importance. After years, waiting for it after the promise of the remake, we find ... this. Playable and graphically it's outstanding (except for the popping in some textures and the camera during fighting in small spaces). But what gives the suspense without aIt's not a remake as they promised us but a reinvention of the title, only for that reason the game has a negative aspect of great importance. After years, waiting for it after the promise of the remake, we find ... this. Playable and graphically it's outstanding (except for the popping in some textures and the camera during fighting in small spaces). But what gives the suspense without a doubt are the plot changes that not only influence this chapter that concerns us but will also affect the following chapters. We all like the story of the original game and absolutely nobody has asked for events to change, I do not consider myself a purist and I would have tolerated certain changes, but this is too much, in an RPG the story is a fundamental pillar and add time travel , premonitions and resurrections makes it a cheap story worthy of a B-movie, in short, the game is overflowing with fanservice from all sides in an uncontrolled way. They had it very easy, they just had to repeat what they did 23 years ago with current technology, that was the only thing we asked for and we found a first part that is only faithful to the original during the first hours of the game and that is going crazy for as the story progresses with an ending taken from the top hat that leaves a very bitter taste and completely eliminates the desire to acquire the next episode of the title. Conclusion: this is not Final Fantasy VII.

    No se trata de un remake como nos prometieron si no de una reinvención del título, solo por eso el juego tiene un aspecto negativo de gran importancia. Después de años esperándolo con ilusión tras la promesa del remake nos encontramos con... esto. Jugable y gráficamente es sobresaliente (salvo el popping en algunas texturas y la cámara durante los combates en espacios estrechos). Pero lo que le otorga el suspenso sin duda son los cambios argumentales que no solo influyen en este capitulo que nos atañe sino que también afectarán a los siguientes capítulos. A todos nos gusta la historia del juego original y absolutamente nadie ha pedido que cambien los acontecimientos, no me considero un purista y abría tolerado ciertos cambios, pero esto es demasiado, en un rpg la historia es un pilar fundamental y añadirle viajes en el tiempo, premoniciones y resurrecciones la convierte en una historia barata digna de una película de serie B, en pocas palabras, el juego rebosa fanservice por todos lados de manera descontrolada con todo lo que ello implica. Lo tenían muy fácil, solo tenían que repetir lo que hicieron hace 23 años con tecnología actual, eso era lo único que pedíamos y nos encontramos con una primera parte que solo es fiel al original durante las primeras horas de juego y que se va desmadrando a medida que se avanza en la historia con un final sacado de la chistera que deja un sabor muy amargo y elimina por completo las ganas de adquirir el siguiente episodio del título. Conclusión: esto no es Final Fantasy VII.    … Expand
  23. Bartoszkrzak
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    There are 18 chapters in this game. I was absolutely hooked for the first 17. This game was like a good book, you just had to find out wgag happens next! The music is unreal. The character development makes you love the gang. The combat is great once you get used to it. Honestly this game is just unreal. However, like with everyone else - I didn't like the ending. I had not played theThere are 18 chapters in this game. I was absolutely hooked for the first 17. This game was like a good book, you just had to find out wgag happens next! The music is unreal. The character development makes you love the gang. The combat is great once you get used to it. Honestly this game is just unreal. However, like with everyone else - I didn't like the ending. I had not played the original game before but this ending just did not suit it for me. I was very disappointed with the ending and it left me very unsatisfied. That being said, this game is worth it for the first 17 chapters.… Expand
  24. mrtheshaggy
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    A absolutely pointless remake. Took the fun parts of the classic, bogged them down with a pointless combat system, and added piles of useless fluff. If all they can think of to do is create crappier remakes of older Final Fantasy games ... we can confirm this franchise is dead.
  25. lerh
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    gorgeous! Life stream reminds me of the end of FF13-3,Something green floats pass universe and finally lands in "a star".Maybe we players can see a surprise in FF7-2.
  26. djaparatic
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Game is a great interpretation of the first couple of hours of the original game. Great storytelling that ends leaving all of us, fans of the original and newcomers, in uncertainty of what 's next.

    Battle system is the best you can experience in series if not RPGs in general. From art direction, graphics, and cut-scenes to voice acting and music, this game is a treat you should not    Game is a great interpretation of the first couple of hours of the original game. Great storytelling that ends leaving all of us, fans of the original and newcomers, in uncertainty of what 's next.

    Battle system is the best you can experience in series if not RPGs in general. From art direction, graphics, and cut-scenes to voice acting and music, this game is a treat you should not miss.

    PERSONAL OPINION:
    I struggled a lot during my first run to nit-pick the game for every little flaw, texture, linear path or story deviation. i.e. everything different from what I imagined this game in my head when I played it for the first time. This anxiety of weather or not it will live to my expectations kind of paralyzed me and affected my game-play, until I reached the controversial ending. It kind of surprised me and reminded me what playing the game should feel like without the fear of expectancy. Ending does not mean second part will have a major plot points changed, or if it will I guess it will be an optional thing because you as a player now could in fact be an arbiter of fate. This uncertainty weather the story will follow the preexisting script from the original game or not is a masterful way of amplifying the major story events when and if they eventually happen. Well convoluted, in a positive way.    … Expand
  27. Jehquis
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Arleady 55 hours in less than a week. Can't put the controller down.
    Not exempt of default but i now consider it a must-buy if you're a FF fan.
  28. rosnk30
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Well, I never wrote another review before end a entire game, so with he i will be different.

    Can I would says that I played he in original FFVII era, release and any kind of impressions I felt in that age and how amazing was but I doesnt this because its desnecessary. Two games that was created in two diferents era .... if I compare, I choose psx version just because's more    Well, I never wrote another review before end a entire game, so with he i will be different.

    Can I would says that I played he in original FFVII era, release and any kind of impressions I felt in that age and how amazing was but I doesnt this because its desnecessary.

    Two games that was created in two diferents era .... if I compare, I choose psx version just because's more nostalgic...

    In fact I doesnt beat FF7 remake yet, but I played enough to say that's masterpiece! This new game try catch more about characters that is secondary of the first one FF7 without looses main story....

    Perhaps my bad impressions's about the game's it is he be sells separated....so I thinks that director (I know that was did for get more bucks) do this trying copying the FF7 original that was with 3 CDs,,,

    Well, its amazing game....    … Expand
  29. Benor
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. game was great then that ending happened and turned a great story it kingdom heart BS… Expand
  30. Kirrison
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    ***Spoiler Free***
    Square-Enix in my opinion has done a remarkable job.
    I think of this project as not necessarily a remake but more of a re imagining of a cult classic. Starting from the beginning as somebody that played the original as an 11 year old kid, I walked into this game with optimism but I was still very cautious. I game regularly but the original ps1 game is one of my    ***Spoiler Free***
    Square-Enix in my opinion has done a remarkable job.
    I think of this project as not necessarily a remake but more of a re imagining of a cult classic.

    Starting from the beginning as somebody that played the original as an 11 year old kid, I walked into this game with optimism but I was still very cautious.
    I game regularly but the original ps1 game is one of my favourite games of all time and nothing really compares story wise to me as i'm a sucker for a good rebellion story so i've always loved the Midgar section.

    When I entered the first mako reactor it was surreal for me, everything that you imagined as a child when you were playing the original has come to life while maintaining the charm of its roots.
    As you are walking through the slums you can look up at the plate above your head that separates the poor people in the slums from the elite living above them ( this was only mentioned briefly in the original), it is details like this that really make the experience.

    The graphics are on another level especially the character models, the environments are great except for the occasional pixelated door ( I hope this gets fixed in future patches).

    The characters that were given only minor lines in the original are fully fleshed out with personality and back story which has given serious weight to some of the events that occur later in the game.

    In regards to the combat system it is simply brilliant.
    I'm not sure if i'm in the minority with this but I found that combat extremely enjoyable.
    I never expected turn based combat in this game as some others have, it was labeled as an action RPG and it works really well.
    In the beginning I was almost exclusively using the protagonist "Cloud Strife" but the game flows in such a natural way that by the end I was rotating between every character and using all the abilities available to my characters.
    My only minor gripe is that the end bosses difficulty spiked very quickly, now i'm not saying that it was too hard because its very manageable but you go from easily handling boss encounters to really having to strategize for your encounters, and as the combat in the game really flowed up until this point that i found this to be quite jarring.

    As I said in the beginning of this review it is more of a re imagining than a remake to me as some story beats are very different to the original and this does definitely change things in regards to the overall story in future parts, whether you can accept this or not is down to personal preference but I loved it and am extremely excited for the next part!

    Hopefully it doesn't take too long.

    This game really is the whole package and I can tell that remarkable amount of care and love has gone into crafting this game,

    10/10    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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