Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. Earldunk
    Sep 28, 2020
    9
    Wow finished the game a a while ago, went in without watching any game play vids or reviews, was very impressed I liked the combat system it just worked very well. Graphics were well presented I played on a base ps4, one thing I did though was switch off the HDR it looked a bit off on some textures like the hair making it look a bit fluffy.
    The game play was also good from weapon upgrades    Wow finished the game a a while ago, went in without watching any game play vids or reviews, was very impressed I liked the combat system it just worked very well. Graphics were well presented I played on a base ps4, one thing I did though was switch off the HDR it looked a bit off on some textures like the hair making it look a bit fluffy.
    The game play was also good from weapon upgrades to the combat. The story was different from the orignal in some aspects but I'm glad they changed it up. Not gonna spoil any thing but the last few levels were kind of epic and is what I have been missing from a few games this generation. Definitely worth your attention so all I can say is go and buy it now.    … Expand
  2. BigkingD
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    One of the best games I played for long time, the story telling, the graphics, character design and development, the only downside is it's not complete yet and I have to wait for each part 2 or 3 years to come.
  3. ARTHASLACRIMOSA
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    It's exciting to see the rebirth of an old game that has been loved for many years. The new FF7 is really great! Unparalleled picture quality and exquisite motion capture.
    More importantly, Square's battle system has accumulated many years of experience. ATB's combat system has evolved with multiple generations of Final Fantasy series, and it shines in FF7REMAKE. It's so cool to play Hard Mode!
  4. MGS_WayOfHonour
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    About bloody time :)
    Genuinely epic, awesome gameplay (which wasn't why I even bought this game), and a brilliant story.
  5. Ryosuke
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Like many this game represent a large sum of my childhood, my expectation for this game was insurmountable but was met in surprise different ways the combat system was like a resharpen model of FF15 much more rewarding and clean, combat doesn't feel dull the story follows the over the premise of the originals with a deeper focus on character building and twist. This game feels bothLike many this game represent a large sum of my childhood, my expectation for this game was insurmountable but was met in surprise different ways the combat system was like a resharpen model of FF15 much more rewarding and clean, combat doesn't feel dull the story follows the over the premise of the originals with a deeper focus on character building and twist. This game feels both extremely near and familiar while still feeling completely new and unexpected the music score is on point and makes the player feel so engage with the world. With that, the negative was the pacing toward the later half of the game felt like the build-up it was winding up was leading toward the end in a lot of scenarios so made the game hard to grasp when it was going to wrap up but I guess might not be a con for some to keep that element a surprise. The game great attention to detail and placement incited my curiosity to explore and actually want to do side quest and tedious errands.… Expand
  6. ryunmi
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    Never played the original game, but this remake absolutely awesome. The combat system is perfect, animations are great, but I feel like the story was a bit complicated and gave me a kingdom hearts vibe. Overall, I enjoy the game, on my way of second playthrough for platinum. TEAM TIFA YEAAHHH!!
  7. Alextri19999
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    The best game that I play in my entire life is a master piece of the PS4 exclusives
  8. Strawberryma
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    This game brought me back into gaming after a 10 years break, previously, other games just did not grab me and I couldn’t get past the first few hrs . Battle system is a treat and only gets better on hard mode and it’s great to see FF7 characters in HD, looking forward to future releases.
  9. VirginBoi
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    Really great game! Both nice story, awesome boss battles and all characters with their own personality. You can tell they put a lot of work into this and I cant wait for part two! And the animation! Soo cool and Beautiful, the skin has structure during cut scenes!! Defenetly worth the money. I bought it in the Playstation Store but I Kinda want to buy it again just to have the game in irl.
  10. GVB
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    This is like that meme: "I've only had Tifa, Aerith and Cloud for a day and a half. But if anything happened to them, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.". Way better than the original FFVII, one of my favourite games of all time, and that's a LOT.
  11. Beko16
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    Great game and remake

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  12. bartiken
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    This is one of best game what I ever played super combat system graet story awesome charakters
  13. Rafis
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    The story is beautiful, and it was treated with great care in this remake, the characters are impeccable, the soundtrack is surgical in all parts of the game and very well transitioned from one scenario to another, the graphic is to fill your eyes with water and the battle system is impossible to get sick. Platinumed in 4 days.
  14. djdizzy
    Apr 16, 2021
    10
    I’m not a RPG fan but I might be after FF7 Remake. I played FF1 (NES) as a kid but grew bored of RPG’s and haven’t played one in 30 years.

    I didn’t know what to expect from FF7R and was overwhelmed at first. The fights were fast and seemingly complex - having to fight and watch the life gauge, ATB gauge and the boss’s animations to know when to block and attack. But it only took me    I’m not a RPG fan but I might be after FF7 Remake. I played FF1 (NES) as a kid but grew bored of RPG’s and haven’t played one in 30 years.

    I didn’t know what to expect from FF7R and was overwhelmed at first. The fights were fast and seemingly complex - having to fight and watch the life gauge, ATB gauge and the boss’s animations to know when to block and attack.

    But it only took me about an hour or so to start feeling comfortable with the combat. After the first couple chapters it became like 2nd nature. I’m no longer overwhelmed and I love it more than the hack & slashes I’m more used to.

    I’m at the final chapter of the game and I’m beyond impressed. I started playing this game for my wife’s enjoyment, I was admittedly curious myself but felt it would be too cheesy for my liking. Now I’m very much attached to the characters and this game has been quite a journey. It’s constantly left me wowed with its visuals. The gameplay is fantastic and I can’t recommend this game enough. I haven’t seen the ending yet but I’m sure I’ll be patiently waiting for Part 2 once it’s all over. This game is quite an experience. Solid 10 out of 10.    … Expand
  15. Bloodborne233
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    To me this is game of the year of 2020 and i can't wait for PC version, so i could play it again with even better graphics.
  16. glauberpio
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Vai levar o goty. Jogo excelente e supernostalgico. Muita novidade e sistema de batalha fenomenal
  17. stilldreaming
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Extremely fun game that has possibly one of the coolest cover art pictures. Can't wait for PC version!
  18. 86-Ronin
    Nov 25, 2020
    9
    I've already finished the game and still couldn't stop. now it's been 60 hours. What can I say? ... The game is just great. You can tell in every moment that Square Enix have worked with a lot of love and understanding on this remake. The team captured the atmosphere and magic perfectly. The whole game is like a piece!

    Per: - Art Design is very, very well done. The world and setting.    I've already finished the game and still couldn't stop. now it's been 60 hours. What can I say? ... The game is just great. You can tell in every moment that Square Enix have worked with a lot of love and understanding on this remake. The team captured the atmosphere and magic perfectly. The whole game is like a piece!

    Per:
    - Art Design is very, very well done. The world and setting. The protagonists too. No matter if main or next to character.

    - The combat system has been adapted very well in this day and age. You are often forced to control all characters in battle, which the game does very well! For old fans there is still the classic mode. Nice encore!

    - Midgar was shown much more interesting, bigger and more intense in Remake. You learn a lot more about the people and the city itself. In my opinion, it's very important because the city is a very important part of the entire story of FF VII.

    -The soundtrack is fabulous. Nobuo Uematsu and his team did a great job. I could list tons of songs ...

    - The story itself is one of the best in video game history and is more relevant than ever!

    - On the subject of the opening scene, for me the best thing I've ever seen. The developers have outdone themselves! The tracking shot, the background music. The transition from CGI to in-game! This is how you start a game! Bravo Square Enix!

    - The sound itself is of the finest quality! High quality, whether in the fights or in quiet scenes.

    -Graphically very successful. Thanks to the Unreal 4 engine, the game looks very good as an overall package.
    Light effects, great resolution. buttery smooth performance ... there are small negative points that didn't bother me that much.

    Cons:
    - In some places the backgrounds are a bit vague.

    - Textures sometimes load a little late.

    - I played the story in English with German subtitles. In my opinion, the content comes across much better in English. The German texts are of course based on the German synchronization. But why isn't the German synchronization aligned with the English one? The content comes across much better in Japanese and English.    … Expand
  19. Tidus320
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    I never played the ps1 version of this game, and didn’t know Nothing about the story, Final Fantasy X was one of my favourite games I loved the story and i was started to think that no other game can make me fall in love like it.
    I was wrong, the story, the character is one of the best you can find in RPG. No game is perfect but in this case I have to do an exception.
    I also like a lot the    I never played the ps1 version of this game, and didn’t know Nothing about the story, Final Fantasy X was one of my favourite games I loved the story and i was started to think that no other game can make me fall in love like it.
    I was wrong, the story, the character is one of the best you can find in RPG. No game is perfect but in this case I have to do an exception.
    I also like a lot the gameplay that I find really fluid and well made and I platinum the game on my PS4.
    Played it, you will never forget it!    … Expand
  20. kirinomywaifu
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Great JRPG, took me back to the old times!
    The characters and music were hands down the best aspect of this game, made it feel so much alive and soulful. Love it!
  21. Bxboy33
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanto mucho la temática, historis renovada y jugabilidad y gráficos muy buenos, sin embargo las misiones secundarias son muy aburridas y forzadas.… Expand
  22. rvp
    Nov 30, 2020
    9
    Loved the game. The story is great and interesting. The characters are lovable. The soundtrack is amazing. Length of the game is good. I was not the biggest fan of the fighting system but that's subjective. Overall, a great game!
  23. TruthHurtsHuh
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    One of the best remakes ever (along with resident evil 2 (2019), but also one of the best games of 2020. So well done.
  24. LeoMux2004
    Jun 18, 2021
    9
    Final Fantasy VII Remake é o exemplo de como se deve fazer um remake, pois ele pega a primeira parte do jogo original (mais adiante eu falo sobre isso) e aprofunda ainda mais o desenvolvimento da história e dos personagens. Os gráficos em geral são bonitos, porém o jogo infelizmente tem um problema na hora de carregar as texturas, pois em cenários mais abertos as texturas ficam borradas,Final Fantasy VII Remake é o exemplo de como se deve fazer um remake, pois ele pega a primeira parte do jogo original (mais adiante eu falo sobre isso) e aprofunda ainda mais o desenvolvimento da história e dos personagens. Os gráficos em geral são bonitos, porém o jogo infelizmente tem um problema na hora de carregar as texturas, pois em cenários mais abertos as texturas ficam borradas, porém nada que atrapalhe a experiência; a jogabilidade é fenomenal, pois ela consegue agradar tanto os que jogaram o jogo original quanto os que estão jogando pela primeira vez; e a trilha sonora é impecável, pois são as músicas do jogo original remasterizadas em um tom orquestrado, criando uma ambientação para o jogo. Agora sobre a polêmica dele ser dividido em três partes, eu entendo a indignação do pessoal em ter que pagar o preço cheio nas três partes (eu também achei isso meio zoado), porém se eles tivessem feito o jogo inteiro em apenas um disco, ele iria ocupar metade do espaço do HD do PS4, e também não seria possível eles aprofundarem a história e os personagens como eles fizeram nessa primeira parte, então vejo isso como um mal necessário. A primeira parte desse remake foi sensacional, e mal posso esperar pelas próximas partes que serão lançadas nos próximos anos!… Expand
  25. Owen20
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game and amazing remake. This was an absolute joy to play and I can’t wait for part 2.
  26. Kojiro94
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    what an great remake! Although I believe the original was better, I acknowledge that they did a great job at trying to bring this legendary game back!
  27. Bioreactor1987
    Jul 17, 2021
    10
    Это 1000000 из 10!
    60 часов чистейшего наслаждения! Кайф от начала и до самого конца!
    Эта игра прекрасна... Она просто чудо... Визуал, музыка, история, геймплей... Всё на высоте... Всю концовку я сидел в диком изумлении от происходящего... Подобные игры возвращают желание играть, которое частенько отбивают дефолтные ААА "хиты" какой-нибудь убисовт. Она закончилась, а я до сих под под    Это 1000000 из 10!
    60 часов чистейшего наслаждения! Кайф от начала и до самого конца!
    Эта игра прекрасна... Она просто чудо...
    Визуал, музыка, история, геймплей... Всё на высоте...
    Всю концовку я сидел в диком изумлении от происходящего...
    Подобные игры возвращают желание играть, которое частенько отбивают дефолтные ААА "хиты" какой-нибудь убисовт.
    Она закончилась, а я до сих под под дичайшим впечатлением.

    + Шикарный сюжет с катсценами!
    + Персонажи прекрасны!
    + Тифа...
    + Простая, но очень приятная боевка с паузой, ощущается боевка очень хорошо.
    + Прокачка в целом адекватная и нет дегенеративного гринда ради гринда, побочки адекватные, есть разнообразные мини игры.
    + Крутые боссы, иногда могут даже лицо сломать.
    + Нужно продумывать тактику и менять шмотки для боя с боссами.
    + На пс4 слим отличная картинка без лагов.
    + Приятная музыка и английская озвучка.
    + Концовка просто нереальная.

    - Нет локализации.
    - Стандартной сложности мне не хватало, но я по хардкору обычно. Хард открывается после первого прохождения,
    - Нет фотомода, а очень хотелось бы...
    - Эксклюзивные длц для пс5... Ну, это уже край идиотии...    … Expand
  28. claevimanus
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    This is one of my favorite games ever. Looks great and design and art is really great
  29. TheGuilox
    May 19, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego decepcionante, ese seria el mejor resumen que puedo hacer del mismo.
    - Los gráficos son excelentes, la ambientación de migdar es increíble, pero todo palideces con un diseño de niveles desastroso (de los peores de la generación).
    - El sistema de combate es divertido y profundo, pero se vuelve muy tedioso con la pésima inteligencia artificial que tienen los compañeros y eso sin mencionar que los enemigos son esponjas de daño, si no tienes equipada la magia a la que es débil, las batallas se vuelven excesivamente largas. Literalmente te vez obligado a llevar la materia que evaluá a los enemigos, lo cual se vuelve coñazo.
    - El juego es demasiado pasillero, lo cual no debería ser un problema, me gustan los jugos lineales; pero se vuelve un coñazo cuando no te dejan explorar a libertad y todo el tiempo te obliga a seguir la misión de turno.
    - La música del juego original es casi perfecta, solo necesitaba una materización, pero en lugar de ello decidieron crear remix extraños que suenan muy inferiores a las canciones originales. Solo basta con escuchar lo que hicieron con la canción "mako reactor" o "the oppressed".
    - Por ultimo quiero nombrar los cambios en la historia, si un juego lleva el nombre "remake" significa que su historia será 1 a 1. Si pretendían crear una "re imaginación" le hubieran colocado otro nombre y los que amamos el juego de 1997 nos evitábamos tener que jugar esté bodrio. El añadido de los "ecos del destino" no suma nada, al contrario resta y la sobre explotación de la figura de sephiroth lo convirtió en un villano plano y sin justificación alguna. Los que jugamos el original entendemos su motivación, pero un jugador nuevo no, el haber perdido ese aire de respeto y misticismo que invocaba su figura es desacierto. Lo peor de todo es que la historia original era más adulta, no tenía reparo en matar a todas las personas del sector 7, cuando jenova escapaba no tenía timidez en mostrar sangre, el edificio destruido y al presidente asesinado... Podría escribir paginas de los cambios que arruinaron parte de la historia, pero mejor ejemplifico todo con mi nota.
    En fin... un juego que esperé por años, pero por desgracia me dejo un gusto amargo.    … Expand
  30. EVOLUTION8
    Dec 23, 2020
    8
    Good job giving life to some old characters and I love how the world looks.
    Problems:
    Story is all over the place. Future changing, parallel universes, destiny. I don't like how everything is changing. People who supposed to die are not dead. Boring side missions instead of knowing some other characters better. Combat can sometimes be very annoying. It's like you can dodge and do    Good job giving life to some old characters and I love how the world looks.
    Problems:
    Story is all over the place. Future changing, parallel universes, destiny. I don't like how everything is changing.
    People who supposed to die are not dead.
    Boring side missions instead of knowing some other characters better.
    Combat can sometimes be very annoying. It's like you can dodge and do normal stuff but you also have some kind of turn base. I would've prefer turn base with awesome animations and strategic play but I kind of enjoyed the gameplay.
    I hated the mini games.
    I was okay with cutting the fillers and focus more on the main missions.
    This part had too many blanks, to many bad changes to the story.
    Nobody liked the stupid ghosts or whatever they're called (that's how much I care about them).
    I feel like the next parts will disappoint me and Square Enix will not have the balls to make the same story, with the important death and complex story for Cloud.
    I see the hard work but can't give it more than 8.
    Used time and money to implement this new battle system when a turn base was okay, make useless side missions, trying to change a good story into something we already is boring and we see everywhere: more parallel universes that can change your destiny and future...
    We have no idea how much we will wait and if it deserves the wait.
    I'm okay focusing more on what important instead of making too many things that will only make you more bored and care less for the good parts.
    I love to see a remake of the game but I'm also disappointing.
    I had fun with the game so it deserves an 8 but if the story is not better in Part 2 I don't think I will play it or I will play it after 1 year and maybe give it a 6 (if it's as bad as I expect it to be).
    It's like Square Enix forget what made Final Fantasy 7 famous. They attack the good parts and try to change it.    … Expand
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#8 Best PS4 Game of 2020
5
#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
4
#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 126
  3. Negative: 0 out of 126
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game we've been waiting for from Square Enix for so long. Atmospheric, interesting and exciting all your attention modern jRPG with an interesting story and spectacular battles. To achieve the ideal, the project only needs more even graphics and all the content from the original release. If you were waiting for a turn-based classic with new graphics you will most likely be disappointed, since the game has changed a lot. Everyone else is happy with the release of the first really powerful single-player release from the internal Square Enix studio for many years. Especially after the failure of Final Fantasy XV.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    A good remake of the introductory part of the cult-favorite Final Fantasy VII. It improves on the original game in almost all aspects, yet lacks in scale and drops the ball at the very end.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Aug 10, 2020
    90
    What matters is still intact, and that’s the heart and soul of one of the greatest stories in video game history. It’s a return to form that has felt a long time in coming, and what’s even better is that there’s still at least two more games of this quality to come...They can’t mess this up, can they?
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