Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. starkiller87
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    I love this game, it is incredible how they have enriched the story. Definitely. A masterpiece
  2. OGTortoise
    Apr 12, 2020
    8
    This more like a 7.5 but rounded up to an 8. I’m 18 hours in and the game feels so cutscene story heavy. This is fine, but it just feels like story scenes connected by hallways of battles. So many times I’ve felt as though I just want to fight enemies and level up a bit, but it seems after you clear out enemies they don’t respawn? No doubt I’ve spent more time in cutscenes and dialogueThis more like a 7.5 but rounded up to an 8. I’m 18 hours in and the game feels so cutscene story heavy. This is fine, but it just feels like story scenes connected by hallways of battles. So many times I’ve felt as though I just want to fight enemies and level up a bit, but it seems after you clear out enemies they don’t respawn? No doubt I’ve spent more time in cutscenes and dialogue than actually fighting and exploring. The combat system is solid, but I have to say I’m a bit disappointed so far in this first entry.

    It’s nice to have more time with the characters...but I’m getting annoyed by the slow paced walks followed by a cutscene. Just let me run loose. I understand not losing the sense of urgency, but this is a game at the end of the day and not a movie with game like elements. I’ve read the game never really opens up and that’s disappointing. It would have been helpful for that the areas you visit in side quests were larger and fought bigger enemies. That probably would’ve satisfied me.    … Expand
  3. arizonagreg
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    It's a great game but for one it's not a real remake. Also the ending speeds things up too fast. The ghosts/fate beings are just annoying. It's like nothing you choose really matters.
  4. Kapilux
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    TLDR: One of the best games I have ever played!

    The writing is fantastic! The characters are brilliant! The gameplay is top notch! The graphics are amazing! The soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal! The cutscenes are mind-bogginly amazing! The encounter and enemy design are outstanding!

    Don't miss out on this incredible, fascinating and marvelous experience. B U Y I T NOW! :D
  5. Milkthief
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a real mixed bag. The additions to the story, fleshed out characters and general world building is fantastic. The visuals are (usually) top notch, with some breathtaking scenes and environments. The real issues are #1: HORRIBLE PACING. Like some of the worst pacing I have ever seen in a game, the amount of fluff totally grinds the story to a halt, and sectionsFinal Fantasy VII Remake is a real mixed bag. The additions to the story, fleshed out characters and general world building is fantastic. The visuals are (usually) top notch, with some breathtaking scenes and environments. The real issues are #1: HORRIBLE PACING. Like some of the worst pacing I have ever seen in a game, the amount of fluff totally grinds the story to a halt, and sections that took minutes in the original now take hours? They really tried to drag it out, and that shows.

    Overall I really enjoyed it, aside from silly side quests that didn't do much for me other than make me frustrated and impatient. The combat system is great, if a little flawed (I wish I could dodge or block to cancel my attack combo, am not really into my spells missing or getting cancelled when I get hit.)

    I am looking forward to continuing this series, and hope they don't nomura the story too hard.. and maybe fix some of the rough edges.    … Expand
  6. Danni5659
    Apr 13, 2020
    3
    I hope J.K.Rawling sues over copyright infringement. A mild update in graphics doesn't overcome the destruction of a perfect story.
  7. Mack24
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game . The ending fight stumbles a bit because it goes Kingdom Heartsy. If you’re familiar with OG FF7, Midgar section is stretched to 28 hours average by means of character character development via cutscenes or side quests. And more details added to the story that doesn’t change the direction but adds more meaning. *ex. SMALL SPOILER* There’s a sexism reason why sector 7’s plate was dropped .… Expand
  8. FinalFantasykid
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    I have to admit I was worried with the remake, but Square knocked it out of the park on this. All i have to say is when is the next part!!!!
  9. Link86
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Here is a list of why Remake is an excellent game (played for more than 50 hours so far):
    - The battle system, a brilliant mix of strategy and fast-paced action, you CANNOT mash out your way out win, each enemy/boss has a different way to overcome and make you think of different strategies to beat them which is absurdly fun and engaging
    - More than 30 hours of game-play for the main    Here is a list of why Remake is an excellent game (played for more than 50 hours so far):
    - The battle system, a brilliant mix of strategy and fast-paced action, you CANNOT mash out your way out win, each enemy/boss has a different way to overcome and make you think of different strategies to beat them which is absurdly fun and engaging
    - More than 30 hours of game-play for the main story alone, it is not a short game
    - tens of hours more in end-game content, side quests. mini-bosses, tournaments, summons, collectibles etc.
    - the MUSIC, one of the best if not the best OST I have ever heard in a game
    - Excellent characters and story, improved and fleshed out
    - Lots of mini-games, more than the OG

    I cannot recommend this game enough, if you like RPGs, or even hack and slash games you'll most likely enjoy Remake like I did.    … Expand
  10. Stuvok
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    mildly interesting dating simulator. The combat is grossly overrated with dodges and blocks that you can't be sure will actually work. Overall it just feels terrible to fight but it is a big step up from the FF15 combat while still looking flashy and cool. The game has great graphics sometimes but last gen graphics others. So many things are ultra low resolution awkwardly. Poorlymildly interesting dating simulator. The combat is grossly overrated with dodges and blocks that you can't be sure will actually work. Overall it just feels terrible to fight but it is a big step up from the FF15 combat while still looking flashy and cool. The game has great graphics sometimes but last gen graphics others. So many things are ultra low resolution awkwardly. Poorly designed world to wander around in with lots of low quality hallways. Not even a single side quest of quality is present in this game and to top it all off the story is cut short.... stuffed with filler to just be cut short. This painfully average game is largely propped up by fond memories of what was once an amazing game from our childhoods.… Expand
  11. F_Vodevil
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    The best final fantasy game in a very long time. Even though it’s a remake of FFVII it still feels like a different game, and somehow for the better. Amazing!
  12. DReview
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    Game is great and probably best JRPG I’ve played in a while, but it does not deserve to be called a masterpiece or an amazing yet do to some lack of attention it received from square enix. Also this game seems to forget what it was meant to be... a remake of a classic but near the end it felt like a kingdom hearts game totally influenced by Disney tropes. On a technical level it lacksGame is great and probably best JRPG I’ve played in a while, but it does not deserve to be called a masterpiece or an amazing yet do to some lack of attention it received from square enix. Also this game seems to forget what it was meant to be... a remake of a classic but near the end it felt like a kingdom hearts game totally influenced by Disney tropes. On a technical level it lacks polish which is the reason it should get low reviews since this is a triple A game. 1: textures pop in and out all the time. 2: the sound mix is poorly managed, sometimes I couldn’t hear the dialogue because of the music. 3: the music has wayyyyy too much variation. In the second near final boss (yes the random kingdom hearts boss) the music was literally taken from a Disney movie. The director of Ff7 needs to get this kingdom hearts BS out of his system. 4: the interactions with NCPs is very choppy, sometimes you’ll spend seconds after clicking on someone for the dialogue to start.

    I could probably add more to this list. But this game definitely does not deserve appraisal on a technical aspect. I would have rather waited an extra year for them to release a triple A game. I was dumbfounded by the end, but I rolled with the punches. It makes me wonder how much stuff they put into this remake to satisfy themselves as creators, which seemed at times very self indulgent. They should hire someone that helps maintain coherence with the actual story at hand. There are some random moments that are more wtf and are not necessary to tell the big story they want to tell. The original is more grounded to a reality and has different rules in story telling. But honestly I’m hoping they stay away from anything that reminds people of Kingdom Hearts or Disney. if they want to take a risk and piss off the fan base then they should at least make sure the game is fully polished. Only reason I gave it an 8 is because the gameplay is awesome, and I’m hoping they keep the same battle gameplay for the second part and expand on the materia. I mentioned all the stuff I didn’t like but there’s also a lot they did right. But who cares about what they did right. Square Enix needs to read the feedback to make sure they don’t go completely off the rails if they want this 3 part series to succeed. This could very much be a deciding factor in the way their reputation is formed in the future.    … Expand
  13. Ldds
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Le plus beau Remake jamais réalisé!
    Mention spéciale pour la BO et là DA!
    Vivement la suite!
  14. Spand167
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    I must say that Square Enix has done the impossible. Whoever **** on this game is a complete hater it's obviously different because the title says remake. Even though it's very different it's also similar in terms of some story elements and especially the ATB Guage. It's a perfect blend between new school and old school.
  15. esmen
    Apr 13, 2020
    7
    Until the last chapter the game was really amazing but that ending was just not right.
  16. JuliusSkeezer
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    To start with, i'm not a nostalgia junkie for this game. Yes, I've played the original, and no, I wasn't 12 at the time, nor was it my favorite game, or even favorite installment in the series. I also came into the remake with zero expectations, but cautiously optimistic and hoping to enjoy it on its own merits.

    The game certainly looks gorgeous - at least when all the textures actually    To start with, i'm not a nostalgia junkie for this game. Yes, I've played the original, and no, I wasn't 12 at the time, nor was it my favorite game, or even favorite installment in the series. I also came into the remake with zero expectations, but cautiously optimistic and hoping to enjoy it on its own merits.

    The game certainly looks gorgeous - at least when all the textures actually load in, which to be fair, is most of the time. No complaints there. And the remixes of the old soundtrack all sound pretty fantastic (save for the jukebox versions, which may have given me ear cancer).

    The entire cast, including supporting characters have been greatly fleshed out, and for the most part the characterizations are done pretty well. As far as voice acting goes, in English, Cloud really nails it, but the rest of the cast is extremely hit & miss, with the majority being voiced by the same bottom-barrel zero-talent troupe that has been making a laughing stock of dubbed anime and JP games for decades. While they certainly do a better job than they do with most games, putting whipped cream on **** only does so much to make it more appetizing. I'm fairly convinced some of these people have never had a natural conversation in their lives at this point.

    Some new characters make their appearances as well, and they really stand out. Not in a good way. You can really tell the difference between the old cast designs and personalities in comparison to the super ridiculous trash characters added in. They add nothing, and only really serve to make the world less coherent and less... I would say believable, but that's not quite the world. Best I can do though.

    Now gameplay, and hooboy, where to start. SE has never been able to make a decent action-combat system, and it's really showing here. All the problems that combat had in XV show up here with bells on. Some actually worse.

    To start with, the party A.I. is abominable. All they do is auto-attack (with a very, very few exceptions if you give them certain materia) and they do so at a snail's pace, meaning they build ATB for spells and abilities at roughly 1/10 the pace of the character you're controlling, further meaning that if you actually want to use any spells or abilities on your party characters, you are absolutely forced to constantly swap between them - and given the lackluster targeting and lock-on system the game uses, this can quickly become disorienting when you're in a large group battle or boss battle.

    Also, the AI does very little to actually avoid incoming damage, so you constantly need to babysit them as well.

    Gambits, Square-Enix. Give them to us if you're going to insist on inflicting your sub-par action combat on us. For God's sake. I'm not one of those people who whined about the game not being turn-based like the original, but given how this turned out, and how your past endeavors with action combat have failed so miserably, I can very well understand their position.

    Dodging does fundamentally nothing, except against the most rudimentary of foes, and their most basic attacks, as everything from anything more beefy - especially bosses - WILL track you until it lands. Likewise you can guard, but this is mitigated by the fact that many enemies have grab attacks which go straight through your guard, and have tells which are nigh indistinguishable from their other attacks, especially amidst the rain of particle effects showering the screen at all times. Bosses just don't care if you guard or not in most cases.

    Status-attacks are nearly useless to use, and when used by enemies naturally track you until they hit, often leaving huge lingering clouds of effect that WILL give you status ailments 100% of the time unless you expressly put on something to immunize yourself before you encounter them. Usually not too dangerous, but extremely annoying nonetheless, especially given the near zero success rate of your own.

    Like Ice magic? Enjoy the fact that it doesn't damage on contact, but rather you have to wait for an overblown animation where the ice crystal grows and then finally - seconds later - explodes where it initially impacted, giving enemies more than ample time to just casually stroll out of the area of effect before they get hurt.

    Speaking of mobility in combat, enemies have it in spades, and you generally don't. As usually SE is grossly in love with their animations, and you have to sit through the end of every overblown animation before you can do whatever it is you want to do next, be it move, cast, attack or dodge, meaning by the time you actually can, generally you're out of position for it. Some enemies are so mobile that nearly every attack will whiff, no matter how good your stats are, because in the time between your button-press and the attack going off, they're far, far out of range. It's intensely frustrating.

    Well, I'm at the character limit, so there's that. Oh, and every mini-game is absolute cancer. Enjoy.    … Expand
  17. Bonogue
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    The perfect Final fantasy experience!
    The character, the story and the graphics are all amazing
  18. AelBlu
    Apr 13, 2020
    2
    I expected "Remake" to be the title, not a plot point. I went in with an open mind, and gladly accepted the changes that were made to the original story up until chapter 18. This isn't a remake... It's FF7-2, and a reBOOT. You just don't find out until the final hour.
  19. Willfilltho
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    The original was an important part of my childhood and so I looked forward to the remake with careful anticipation. Expecting to be disappointed but still pre-ordered to get back in to the world at the earliest opportunity.

    Wow, my life was not my own as i plunged most of the waking day into exploring this beautifully remade story. Now watching the credits 4 days(30 played hours) later    The original was an important part of my childhood and so I looked forward to the remake with careful anticipation. Expecting to be disappointed but still pre-ordered to get back in to the world at the earliest opportunity.

    Wow, my life was not my own as i plunged most of the waking day into exploring this beautifully remade story. Now watching the credits 4 days(30 played hours) later and not even having explored the post game material which the developers have definitely lovingly crafted, i can honestly say this is the best game ever made.

    You may be a fps master or a strategy nerd or even wander the vast worlds created by other games but you will never feel the things this game makes you feel. Add to that the masterful way the game works. I do not believe anybody would be disappointed in there purchase if they choose to enter this masterpiece either for nostalgic reasons or because you want to learn for yourself what all of the fuss is about, all I will say is have your tissues ready!!!.

    Late addition to this review after reading some of the others and just a few sentences in response to them - The story was always going to be fleshed out, I'm not sure if you are actually disappointed with the changes or you would just like to sound intelligent by suggesting that they don't fit with what is to come(i.e. part 2,3...) The ending wasn't too dissimilar to the OG and I'm not sure how you can decide that it is going to ruin something that doesn't even exist yet, now I command all of you remakeoaners to go and replay this fantastic game for what it is and if it doesn't quite fit in later on, then gripe but don't take the enjoyment away from yourself now because you are assuming the worst!!!!    … Expand
  20. EgillH
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    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, only derailed by small "filler" material and the controversial ending.
    I don't mind any of the minor    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, only derailed by small "filler" material and the controversial ending.
    I don't mind any of the minor changes! I love the depiction of all the characters in the game! The main cast, Avalanche members, Red XIII, the higher ups at Shinra, all of them!    … Expand
  21. Leeroyfan101
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    My main concern is the new combat system.

    Overall its a good game, but it has some design decisions that make it really annoying. Although the combat is a nice change, I can't help but feel like they didn't really know what they were trying to go for. On the one hand, they set up the combat to be fast-paced, where you instinctively button mash to try and pull off the combos, while at    My main concern is the new combat system.

    Overall its a good game, but it has some design decisions that make it really annoying. Although the combat is a nice change, I can't help but feel like they didn't really know what they were trying to go for. On the one hand, they set up the combat to be fast-paced, where you instinctively button mash to try and pull off the combos, while at the same time, they punish you for doing so because you can't block or dodge in the middle of a combat animation. Games with combat systems like these, usually make it possible for you to interrupt your attack animation to block or dodge. There were so many instances where I could see an attack coming and held down the block button. But because the attack animation was still resetting, my character took the full brunt of the blow.

    Critiques & Suggestions:

    Blocking
    An easy fix for the blocking issue, as mentioned earlier, is to simply allow an interrupt for the combat animation. Other games with similar combat systems such as Batman, Spiderman, Witcher 3, and Shadow of Mordor have shown how this system can be put in place to make the combat more seamless.

    Dodging
    Another is that they need to either add I-frames to dodge or make enemy attacks physics-based. It was almost comical seeing enemies who were the size of tanks or small buildings making 90-degree turns while charging at you because you dodged a millisecond too early. If you dodge and don't fully get out of their path, I get it you get hit. But if you clearly are no longer in their way, and this behemoth going about 80 mph suddenly makes a 90-degree turn to still hit you. Then that just raises an eyebrow.

    Interrupts
    Player interrupts need to be massively toned down as well. It's annoyingly easy to disrupt the player and cancel your spell. This is especially made worse by the aggro system the game currently has in place. As it stands, the enemy simply goes pop goes the player, making playing ranged characters a chore more than anything else. It boils down to you, kiting the enemy as they relentlessly hound you and ignore the rest of your party.

    Limit Breaks
    Limit Breaks should have priority over everything so that enemies can't just walk out of it while being hit. The way some enemies can sonic the hedgehog to and fro is also super annoying. Oddly enough, your attacks are physics-based. If you swing and miss, you swing and miss. The enemy, on the other hand, as I mentioned earlier, does not have this limitation.

    ATB meters
    The ATB meters should have been for Abilities, and that's it. You already have MP and the cast time to balance Spells, and you've got money and limited quantity to balance Items.
    All the system really made me do was run in circles through the last fourth of the game, so I could charge my meter at all.

    Items
    This is tied in with the ATB system critique. Towards the middle and end of the game, some items simply become obsolete. There is very little reason to waste an ATB charge and use a Potion that only heals you for 350 hp when you can simply cast a healing spell. A traditional item menu would have made things more seamless, as well allowed you more utility in being able to use the items to heal up party members in between fights.    … Expand
  22. enansein
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    This game is not a Final Fantasy VII remake. The idea of splitting it and make just the first Midgar part is a very bad idea to begin. This make the game a very slow paced experience that makes you not even want to finish it. The great plot of the original is ruined by Nomura's fan fiction with ghosts and Sephiroth popping out as much as he can. Combat System is a mess. I mean how couldThis game is not a Final Fantasy VII remake. The idea of splitting it and make just the first Midgar part is a very bad idea to begin. This make the game a very slow paced experience that makes you not even want to finish it. The great plot of the original is ruined by Nomura's fan fiction with ghosts and Sephiroth popping out as much as he can. Combat System is a mess. I mean how could anyone think that combat system makes sense? If you don't hit, you don't get ATB, so if enemy is out of range you basically can't do anything, no use items no use of magics. Lot of damages taken without even noticing, ATB ruined if you get hit while doing an ability.
    What was SE thinking?    … Expand
  23. jonmax11021981
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Jogo excelente, gráficos lindos, ótima jogabilidade e trilha sonora. Sou novo na série FF e essa versão me agradou bastante.
  24. deriksagetwitch
    Apr 13, 2020
    1
    This is Kingdom Hearts masked as a Final Fantasy game. There's so much padding and purposely slowed portions of the game, it really makes it feel like they watered down a 10 hour portion of the original game into 30 to 40 hours. Make no mistake, the combat feels nice and the graphics are just top notice, unless you're in a section that doesn't load well. Some of the design choices forThis is Kingdom Hearts masked as a Final Fantasy game. There's so much padding and purposely slowed portions of the game, it really makes it feel like they watered down a 10 hour portion of the original game into 30 to 40 hours. Make no mistake, the combat feels nice and the graphics are just top notice, unless you're in a section that doesn't load well. Some of the design choices for enemies are severely questionable and a lot of the content is superfluous.

    All in all, I really didn't like this game. That's my opinion. They've lowered the RPG bar on this one and made it an Action Adventure. A really shallow Action-Adventure 'RPG.' It reminds me a lot of Jedi Fallen order in that regard.

    I don't want to spoil it, but the ending made zero sense to me... that's AFTER playing it and then watching it live-streamed... and here I am, still confused.    … Expand
  25. jamesseda
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    What can I say that hasn’t been said? Amazing. Brings back so many memories. I haven’t finished it yet but so far the gameplay is smooth. I love the fighting mechanics. Music is just incredible. The voice acting is really good as well. I’m having a great time playing. I bought the Deluxe version and I have no regrets. I’m super excited for the next chapter in the series.
  26. Zalbuc
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains Spoilers.

    I wouldn't call myself a hardcore fan of the original FF7 however I had played trough the game as a kid and I really enjoyed the Advent Children film. I also think that FF7 has one of the strongest soundtracks of any game, and the certainly did it justice here. However Final fantasy 7 and the remake is primarily a story game, and that is why I have to give it a 0. The first 18 hours of this game were pretty decent to good. I enjoyed the combat and and the story, and I especially liked the expanded Jessie backstory. However Once I got do the pillar section that's when things fell apart in a major way. Firstly with the gameplay. After 20 hours and having mastered the combat it started to feel a bit shallow but I could put up with that. What really grinded my gears were the helitroopers in the pillar section where you are forced to play as Cloud and later cloud and Tifa. Those bastards would hover outside the bounds of the arena thus giving you no chance to attack them, and once they do come inside the arena and you jump in the air to get a few hits in they do an attack that takes away 500hp so the atb gauge I had build has to be used on healing and not ranged magic. They were a little annoying but i looked passed it and the Biggs and Jessie deaths were a strong point for sure where I got a little misty eyed. However when you got do the top of the pillar everything changed.

    At the top of the pillar you have to fight 2 of the Turks: Reno and Rude. We've met them before where Aerith tells us that they are "good people". Well those "Good people" are trying to commit a genocide by making a midgar plate fall on the slums, the game tells us that 50000 people live in the slums but doesn't tell us how many live on the plate.

    Then income the changes from the original. In the original FF7 Reno sets of a timebomb, you fight him and he runs away. In the Remake Reno is about to set off a time bomb, you stop him beat Reno and Rude and then, somehow Rude gets up dodges every bullet from Barrets arm gun which he is supposed to be a master with, Deus Ex Machina ghosts show up, a wonded Rude beats up Tifa who I mainly used to beat him with, and then comes the most inexcusable thing of all. Rude walks to Reno, picks him up, and a Helicopter comes to pick them up and Barret Cloud and Tifa just let them fly away. That drove me over the edge. The main characters who Just lost their home, friends and hundreds of thousands of people died, just let the people who caused it walk away, AND take the most logical transport to get themselves off the plate away. This is not how rational people act. Imagine this. I kill your best friend, launch a nuke that will kill millions of people, you have me at gunpoint, would you let me just take the only transport to get to safety away? I know I would be seeking major revenge. Put they turned these characters into **** retards who just stand there and do nothing while Jessies murderers fly away. After that I had to quit the game.

    I tried to play the game again later but then the content padding started to really get to me. After coming back from Aeriths house the second time Tifa sais that Don Corleone would know how to get to shinra headquarters. And that is when I finally quit the game for real. Why do we have to do this extra thing again. Tifa has been living in Midgar for 5 years and Barret presumably even more, why would the not know how to get to Shinra?
    We also find out that Wedge survived which is another kick in the balls since he was the least fleshed out character and the most boring out of the 3 avalance members

    tl;dr: They handled the plate falling so bad that after that I just couldn't take the characters seriously. And after 20 hours the padding of content for the game wore me down. And most importantly these stupid inconsistent storywriters self insertion ghost do not belong in a Final fantasy game. They are just a Deus Ex Machina and that is not competent storywriting.    … Expand
  27. Diablosevil2
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Não sei como descrever a nostalgia e a beleza desse jogo, eles pegaram tudo que tinha no FF7 de PSONE, e jogaram tudo para a nova plataforma em uma mecanica incrivel, você passa horas e horas, jogando e não se da conta que esta passando as horas e você ainda esta na mesma missão e não e enjoativo, cutcenes maravilhosas como no longa metragem. fora os momentos hilários, eu ainda estouNão sei como descrever a nostalgia e a beleza desse jogo, eles pegaram tudo que tinha no FF7 de PSONE, e jogaram tudo para a nova plataforma em uma mecanica incrivel, você passa horas e horas, jogando e não se da conta que esta passando as horas e você ainda esta na mesma missão e não e enjoativo, cutcenes maravilhosas como no longa metragem. fora os momentos hilários, eu ainda estou jogando indo para 10 Horas de jogo e nem sei se fiz 20% do jogo ou menos, por que da vontade de explorar cada canto, cada pedacinho do mapa atras de materia e itens, algo que só tive quando joguei FFXV, como fã, da seria não tenho nada a reclamar até agora, o jogo esta simplesmente maravilho.… Expand
  28. Risax
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Story.

    Now, I never finished the original Final Fantasy VII due to losing save data and stuff, so my memory on it is a little hazy. But considering how you could get out of Midgar between 6-8 hours and this whole first part is covering Midgar...well, you can guess that a lot of stuff is expanded upon. Overall, it's well done and the story didn't stretch thin for me. My only complaint    Story.

    Now, I never finished the original Final Fantasy VII due to losing save data and stuff, so my memory on it is a little hazy. But considering how you could get out of Midgar between 6-8 hours and this whole first part is covering Midgar...well, you can guess that a lot of stuff is expanded upon.

    Overall, it's well done and the story didn't stretch thin for me. My only complaint would be the "mysterious figures" showing up to kill the pacing or act as a Dues or Diabolos Ex Machina. Sure, their appearance gets explained later in the game and then you can probably see what they're going for...but it still isn't great and I hope it is done away with in future parts.

    Characters.

    Personally, I enjoyed all of the important characters. Party members, villains and allies. Banter between them is fantastic and I can't recall the last time I laughed out loud because of it in a video game. There were a few characters who I was pretty "meh" about, but they all appeared in side-quests anyway, so that's all optional.

    Combat.

    It might not be for everyone, but back when I played the turn-based Final Fantasy games this was always how I imagined it going. You can also control all characters, instead of only being stuck with one like in FF XV (Unless I'm remembering that wrong).

    Overall, it feels pretty good to run around the battlefield hitting foes or casting magic and having some degree of control over your party members. As far as I know, you can also make some pretty broken Materia combinations. Which is fun.

    Graphics.

    All the important characters look very good and are easily recognizable to those that have played the original, Midgar itself is also highly detailed! Unfortunately, the NPCs vary in appearance. Those that you speak to for side-quests look about the same as the important characters, while there are some background characters that look like they belong in a PS3 game. Midgar itself is also varied, there's a lot of grey and brown, of course. But certain areas also look gorgeous.

    Sound.

    Voice acting was excellent and I loved the music. My only complaint would be all the background characters chattering. It helps in making the game feel like it's alive, but it can get quite annoying to hear three conversations blend together while Cloud and his party members walk and talk.

    Replayability.

    After finishing the game, you unlock a "Chapter Select" screen and replay chapters with your current level, equipment and materia. And you unlock Hard mode as well. Playing in this mode gives you access to things you can find in other difficulties, which is something I still all need to find out myself.

    Final Verdict.

    Although there were *some* bumps in the story I wasn't very pleased about and the game itself *feels* short (which is weird to say for a game that's between 30 and 50 hours long) I'd still say it deserves a 9.

    I would be lying if I said that I wasn't concerned about what Square Enix has planned for the future parts, if we have to pay full price for them, if we can download them for free, buy them like expansions or whatever. But for now, I won't let that colour my review.    … Expand
  29. jezeuskrishna
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    As a fan of the original I was reluctant to try this remake knowing it would be incomplete. I also hate anime and thought it would be too corny and that they wouldn’t be able to capture the feel of the original but I was pleasantly surprised that they pulled it off.

    The combat system not being turn based was off putting and watching play throughs made me think of kingdom hearts which I    As a fan of the original I was reluctant to try this remake knowing it would be incomplete. I also hate anime and thought it would be too corny and that they wouldn’t be able to capture the feel of the original but I was pleasantly surprised that they pulled it off.

    The combat system not being turn based was off putting and watching play throughs made me think of kingdom hearts which I hated but after trying it for myself it is actually much more fun and realistic than the original combat system and it sort of is turn based and tactical.

    The graphics are great even if some of the textures aren’t perfect you’ll be running most of the time anyway.

    The music is actually better than the original too and the voice acting, while animeish, is actually pretty good as much as I miss imagining what the voices were like before. The pronunciation of Mako is different than I thought it was as well.

    I’m hooked, if you liked the original or are a fan of rpgs or good stories I general you should buy this and help support and encourage them to make another sequel, hopefully If this is a big hit they’ll have even more resources to make perfect sequels in years to come.    … Expand
  30. ddy
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Highly addictive gameplay, amazing graphics and presentation. I also loved the direction the ending took. I only decided to get this game at launch after it become clear that the game would have some interesting story changes. Paying £50 for a story that I already knew back to front didn’t really interest me. So I certainly wasn’t dissapointed by this game. The game perfectly balancesHighly addictive gameplay, amazing graphics and presentation. I also loved the direction the ending took. I only decided to get this game at launch after it become clear that the game would have some interesting story changes. Paying £50 for a story that I already knew back to front didn’t really interest me. So I certainly wasn’t dissapointed by this game. The game perfectly balances remaking/calling back to the original and adding new concepts and story beats which keeps it fresh and interesting.

    The ending was really great and unexpected and now has me very excited for the next instalments. People who are upset by this can always go and play the original. unexpected    … Expand
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  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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