Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

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  1. davygravy93
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    Not bad but not very good either. While I do appreciate seeing midgar in modern graphics theres a bit of a hollow feeling to it since most of the experience happens in linear hallways similar to the 13 series. Theres also some weird retcons to the story, Square in their infinite wisdom decided that what the story of FFVII needed was alternate realities and spooky ghosts which might soundNot bad but not very good either. While I do appreciate seeing midgar in modern graphics theres a bit of a hollow feeling to it since most of the experience happens in linear hallways similar to the 13 series. Theres also some weird retcons to the story, Square in their infinite wisdom decided that what the story of FFVII needed was alternate realities and spooky ghosts which might sound interesting but really only serves as an excuse as to why the remake is split into parts. The combat was the saving grace for me, feels like the combat of 15 but more fluid, summons looked cool. I was hoping with this remake that midgar would be a much bigger place to explore but I guess i was expecting too much.… Expand
  2. macattack11
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Fantastic reimagining of the classic story. Game play is superb. Ending was FAR better than I had heard and leaves you wanting more. It's the perfect start to the episodic remake of a classic.
  3. Naoshi
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    The original was a favourite game of mine, it was my first jrpg growing up and always held a special place in my heart. I was both excited and nervous about the remake but I'm happy to say it's excellent.
    The music gave me goosebumps and it was nice to hear new mixes of the classics we've known for years.
    My only issues were the npc mouth movements on non main line npc's weren't great    The original was a favourite game of mine, it was my first jrpg growing up and always held a special place in my heart. I was both excited and nervous about the remake but I'm happy to say it's excellent.
    The music gave me goosebumps and it was nice to hear new mixes of the classics we've known for years.
    My only issues were the npc mouth movements on non main line npc's weren't great and the texture loadins were distracting at times    … Expand
  4. Drsw36
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    A lot of trolls leaving 0s I see. Judging by what they write they clearly did not played the game. They post a lot of inaccurate informations. Why do people do this? It’s so immature.

    Anyway, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a retelling of the story of Midgar from the original Final Fantasy 7. It’s a FULL game despite what some people says. This is NOT an episodic series. Each games in this    A lot of trolls leaving 0s I see. Judging by what they write they clearly did not played the game. They post a lot of inaccurate informations. Why do people do this? It’s so immature.

    Anyway, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a retelling of the story of Midgar from the original Final Fantasy 7. It’s a FULL game despite what some people says. This is NOT an episodic series. Each games in this series are going to be FULL games. An episodic series is something like Life is Strange. This is not what this is. You get a 40h+ experience. It took me 42h to beat the game and I did not do all the side quests.

    The battle system is more action oriented than the original but it’s still got a lot of strategy. You can’t just smash the square button and expect to win. It’s still use the ATB system from the original but this time it’s use to perform special attacks, magics and items. Normal attacks can be done without the ATB. You can also block and evade in real time. It’s super fun and battle are never boring. The boss battles are really epic.

    The game has a lot of new side quests and events that really flesh out the characters and Midgar. The city feels alive. Not all of them are great but even the most boring quests will give you some nice development.

    The music and voice acting are pretty good overall. Some NPCs have some ok voices but the main cast is great!

    The story is the most controversial part for some people I guess. They are changes from the original and that is to be expected. I won’t spoil stuff cause this is a spoiler-free review. I’m glad they changed some things cause it will be boring if it was the same has the original. The original still exist and that’s great! I like that there is now two versions of this amazing story.

    I guess that’s it. I’m probably forgetting a lot stuffs right now but I’m just so excited I wanna go back and do a new game+. Lol

    See you guy and have fun!    … Expand
  5. Sooby90
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    Missed opportunity. The combat is sometimes buggy, the camera is hanky and most of the game is linear time padding or back tracking through where you've already been. It looks beautiful and the characters are great (the new ones not so much), but it plays more like a movie than a fun RPG to discover.
  6. cloudstrife12
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Wow this game is beautiful. Honestly people need to remember what this project is all about
  7. Gattsu88
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece... FF7 is the greatest game of all time, whuch I first time played 22 years ago and the way they managed to recreate everything is perfection. I loved the voice actors, gameplay and those beautiful graphics. Ohh and the music is incredible, they even surpassed some of the songs!

    The ending was quite different from the original, but damn epic one and I thought it was great.    A masterpiece... FF7 is the greatest game of all time, whuch I first time played 22 years ago and the way they managed to recreate everything is perfection. I loved the voice actors, gameplay and those beautiful graphics. Ohh and the music is incredible, they even surpassed some of the songs!

    The ending was quite different from the original, but damn epic one and I thought it was great. It changes things, so some will dislike it. I dont and but I hope that the future parts remain mostly familiar to longtime fans.    … Expand
  8. bromotion
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    THIS GAME IS AMAZING! Not perfect, because it does have some minor pop-in issues (sometimes) - but WOW!!! this game and story and gameplay has me smiling from ear to ear and have all kinds of emotions! So far, this is definetly the game of the year 2020 - and has already become one of my favorite games of all time!

    As I write this, I have exactly crossed the 17-hour mark - and probably    THIS GAME IS AMAZING! Not perfect, because it does have some minor pop-in issues (sometimes) - but WOW!!! this game and story and gameplay has me smiling from ear to ear and have all kinds of emotions! So far, this is definetly the game of the year 2020 - and has already become one of my favorite games of all time!

    As I write this, I have exactly crossed the 17-hour mark - and probably and hopefully got lots more to go, because I do NOT want this game to end, I wanna stay with these characters and I wanna stay in this world. This is only my 2nd Final Fantasy game, ever, the other being FFXV.
    I definetly like this one more in every aspect.
    PLEASE buy this game and support the developers, they really do deserve it!    … Expand
  9. camargitron
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    I’d say ignore the 0s people will never be happy especially if you try to do a one to one comparison of the original. This is truly a good fun game and gives you the nostalgia to boot. SE tried to fill in some gaps and add more meat on some bones to a timeless classic. The truth of the matter is, no one will know how good this remake will be till it’s completed. And for now, we are allI’d say ignore the 0s people will never be happy especially if you try to do a one to one comparison of the original. This is truly a good fun game and gives you the nostalgia to boot. SE tried to fill in some gaps and add more meat on some bones to a timeless classic. The truth of the matter is, no one will know how good this remake will be till it’s completed. And for now, we are all getting warmed up! Thank you SE!… Expand
  10. oga2601
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    this is most beautifull jrpg game, with nice soundtrack, nice graphic, FF7 is the greatest game of all time....
  11. ktjayhawk77
    Apr 10, 2020
    8
    Halfway in but absolutely love this game. It would be a straight 10 if it weren’t from some really bad graphical issues I’ve noticed. Still a must own!
  12. JardelX1
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This is not a Remake, even a Reboot, it's like a fan-fiction. It's sad but a true Remake never gonna happen.
  13. Nitja
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece!
  14. FurionPS4
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    I've played and beaten the original 3 times, and this remake is amazing. I really enjoy the characters. The original Midgar section l was more linear than the remake, and I don't mind the side quests as much as people in the negative reviews are complaining about. Remember in the PS1 version you literally had to run around in circles to randomly get into battles to level up. Back then thatI've played and beaten the original 3 times, and this remake is amazing. I really enjoy the characters. The original Midgar section l was more linear than the remake, and I don't mind the side quests as much as people in the negative reviews are complaining about. Remember in the PS1 version you literally had to run around in circles to randomly get into battles to level up. Back then that was our standard.

    It's so much fun going into battles that the side missions give you purppose to level up and find items. Most of the side missions are optional, so if you don't want to do them, then... don't... no one is forcing you.

    All of the characters have stronger personalities and that makes the game so much more enriched in story. I'm looking forwared to the second part since that's when the real game actually starts. There's actual character development now.

    The battle system and materia mechanics are amazing. This is the playstyle I've been waiting for! I love it.

    On the negative: the game isn't polished enough to merit amazing reviews. It lacks attention to detail becacuse throuhgout the game there are textureless doors, texture pop ins and outs, and the sound mix forced me to raise the volume and then lower it. Also some of the music sounded like a disney movie near the end which is weird,

    As the people giving low reviews.... I don't think they have actually played the game, it's an amazing game. And yes the changes in the end are pretty amazing too! Just let it sink it after you finish it and if you know your FF7 lore this goes perfectly.    … Expand
  15. BilliePamplin
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix is so incompetent that they couldn't even make Red XIII a playable character even though this remake covers only the Midgar part of the original game. After 10 years or more of development, what kind of joke is this, SquareEnix? Hah?
  16. andyester
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Я чуть не расплакался, когда ее запустил. Спустя 20 лет я получил те же самые эмоции благодаря этой игре. Она великолепная. Классная графика, просто божественная музыка. Можно просто стоять и слушать и получать удовольствие. Боялся, что разочарует боевая система, но она хороша. Так как можно перемещаться по полю боя, игра заставляет тебя придумывать новые тактические приемы. КонечноЯ чуть не расплакался, когда ее запустил. Спустя 20 лет я получил те же самые эмоции благодаря этой игре. Она великолепная. Классная графика, просто божественная музыка. Можно просто стоять и слушать и получать удовольствие. Боялся, что разочарует боевая система, но она хороша. Так как можно перемещаться по полю боя, игра заставляет тебя придумывать новые тактические приемы. Конечно напарники не блещут умом, но вы же не думали, что игра будет играть за вас. Конечно жалко, что игра завершается на самом интересном(раньше я думал, когда же уже я пройду этот Мидгар и ворвусь в открытый мир). Но нас заставляют подождать ещё пару-тройку лет. И это печально. Надеюсь доживу)… Expand
  17. Lavie
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un mal juego para nuevos y antiguos jugadores. Una revisión que no hace justicia al gran juego del que viene. El juego más lineal que recuerdo en años. Cierto que el original la parte de Midgar es lineal, pero dura 4 horas de las 50 totales. Este juegos es lineal en su máxima expresión. Pasillos de 3 metros de ancho y 50 de largo que conectan con más pasillos. Cero exploración, con ninguna parte nueva, no como prometieron. Mazmorras pasilleras y largas, con batallas excesivamente alargadas. Algunos jefes mueren por desgaste, echando 45 minutos en algunos de ellos. Alargando el juego lo máximo que pueden. En términos de historia es horrendo, es un cúmulo de presentación de personajes que no llevan a ninguna parte. Rompen el ritmo en situaciones clave. "El pilar va a caer, es el momento perfecto de meter tres mazmorras seguidas super largas, total prisa para avisar a nuestros amigos ninguna."
    Y bueno, quitemos hierro al asunto de generar una tensión o que los actos tienen consecuencias. El factor crudeza de tirar todo el sector, sepultado a todos los personajes que allí estaban desaparece. Sobreviven todos, vaya a ser que nos pongamos tristes con la muerte de npcs sin vida. De uno de los juegos más oscuros y tristes de la historia a uno más del montón family friendly. No entro en el final de la historia porque no merece ni la pena. Espero que no entremos en el juego de esta compañía y dejemos de comprar sus juegos.    … Expand
  18. Willsimm1986
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Remember FF13? Yeah, that, but only 1/5 the actual game. It's so up it's own butt about looking pretty and redconning original story that I will be refusing to buy any more of these money grabs. Square is dead in my eyes.
  19. RayfordWidener
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately, I can't recommend this game to anyone because it is a total disrespect to the original game.
  20. Lushen1212
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    El remake que tanto habia soñado, nose que decir midgar pufff increible, la recreacion de su universo y los personajes una obra de arte, llevo 35 horas y de las mejores horas que he jugado en mi vida.
    A dia de hoy goty del año con el permiso del persona 5 royale
  21. DixyNL
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Honestly, it is amazing, i went in this wanting a 1:1 remake. Went out with something extra, i love how the game added on a lot of things, the slums actually feel alive now. The charaters have way more backstory. I always hoped the entire slums wer more in the original, i love how they expanded on that process.
  22. Disque
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Exciting fast paced combat-system with the nostalgic ATB/tactic implemented aswell. A mix with the best from previous final fantasy games to create in my opinion a fun way to fight, not at all a hack and slash and the variation of encounters forces you to use your whole party even though you might have a favorite character you prefer to focus on making strong. The weapon upgrade is aExciting fast paced combat-system with the nostalgic ATB/tactic implemented aswell. A mix with the best from previous final fantasy games to create in my opinion a fun way to fight, not at all a hack and slash and the variation of encounters forces you to use your whole party even though you might have a favorite character you prefer to focus on making strong. The weapon upgrade is a really god addition since you don't just swap for a "better" weapon and forget the previous one. Depending on situation you might wanna swap weapon before a fight to increase magic or raw strength etc. etc. The story grips you with emotional rollercoasters and characters you never even cared to know the background is so much more alive in this remake. Love it.… Expand
  23. DragonMan85
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    I have had well over a week with this game before worldwide release, and I have had a chance to digest everything...
    This game had several difficult tasks ahead of it. People wanted nostalgia, but they also wanted a new game so they didn't feel ripped off. And so Square was tasked with remaking this game, all whilst walking on a tightrope.
    Midgar was quite possible the most difficult    I have had well over a week with this game before worldwide release, and I have had a chance to digest everything...
    This game had several difficult tasks ahead of it. People wanted nostalgia, but they also wanted a new game so they didn't feel ripped off. And so Square was tasked with remaking this game, all whilst walking on a tightrope.
    Midgar was quite possible the most difficult portion of the game to try and remake, as it is fairly linear, and does not change visually much.
    The remake of this game has found a way to walk that tightrope, giving you nostalgia, all whilst presenting something new. There are memorable story moments, all whilst having new plots interwoven into the story. The combat is a blend of both modern realtime, and the turn based throwback to the old FFVII. The environments are the same, but expanded upon in size to turn them into living and breathing spaces.
    I personally spent a good 30mins just marvelling at the sheer size of the Shinra BLDG, as you did not get the scope of this in the original.
    Great first steps, and if Square can deliver on the next few games, we will have a true contender for game of the decade.    … Expand
  24. yida
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Best RPG game in PS4！！ Great game graphics and soundtrack.. battle system is fun with lots of possibilities!
  25. trens45
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I wonder, why didn't Tetsuya Nomura include Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto in this new Kingdom Hearts game? Wouldn't that be an awesome Reinvention? Now if you excuse me, I'm going to play the original Final Fantasy VII game, again.
  26. QueenSith
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    When we were asking for a remake of FF VII we didn't mean what S-E has done. This is not a remake. The game is incomplete, the combat system is very poor. Trying to keep the turn-based system and adding action at the same time doesn't work. All the action part is unnecessary.

    I would undersand the division if they had created a big open world full of interesting content from Midgar    When we were asking for a remake of FF VII we didn't mean what S-E has done. This is not a remake. The game is incomplete, the combat system is very poor. Trying to keep the turn-based system and adding action at the same time doesn't work. All the action part is unnecessary.

    I would undersand the division if they had created a big open world full of interesting content from Midgar (even though it wouldn't be as faithful to the original game), but it's not the case. The city is completely limited and linear, and the added content lacks quality. It was added just to hide that the game is really short, but it's too simple and boring.

    The filler of the story is just a Nomura invention. He should has never laid a hand on this development.    … Expand
  27. rawrbearclaws
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    Update; after completing this I'm knocking my review score lower to 3/10.

    Not terrible but certainly not as impressive as I thought it would be. SE seems to have resurrected a lot of mistakes from previous installments; they seemed really close to getting things right after FFXV. This plays kinda like a VII spin-off rather than a remake. As other reviewers have said; it seems kinda    Update; after completing this I'm knocking my review score lower to 3/10.

    Not terrible but certainly not as impressive as I thought it would be.

    SE seems to have resurrected a lot of mistakes from previous installments; they seemed really close to getting things right after FFXV.

    This plays kinda like a VII spin-off rather than a remake. As other reviewers have said; it seems kinda padded rather than expansive.

    Midgar is not very "open". The environments do well to represent scale in most places and are also often relatively reminiscent of the original PSX BG art. However at the same time they feel quite claustral, meandering, cardboard-like and bland. The familiar XIII corridor syndrome is alive and kicking, just not as horrifically.

    The end-result was a sort of "guided tour" of Midgar, environments that didn't cohesively fit together to make up the city in a physical sense. It seems at odds with the larger Midgar that Square were going for.

    From the get-go the opening cinematics show the hustle and bustle of Midgar's streets. That's just not there; instead it's a hollow shell with limited exploration; it feels like a movie studio back-lot to me at least.

    It does do a fair amount right and there's some fantastic portions of the game; mainly chapter nine - however it's wildly inconsistent. It feels like every other chapter drops the ball. A fair amount of the dialogue sounded like it was written to fill gaps and, to me at least, drama lacked impact more often than not.

    It also seemed to bounce from realising the original game perfectly at some points; other times it felt like a generic RPG with a VII skin - then there was an odd touch of Kingdom Hearts. A few tropes such as ghosts (akin to heartless), melodramatic side-characters and KH-like level design in places made it seem like it was having an identity crisis. Some might enjoy this aspect of KHness but for me, it felt out of place and unwelcome.

    I have enjoyed it insofar it's been satisfying to play most of the time. Though I grew frustrated the more I played and by the end I was angry with the cheap changes they made - it was a bit like the Game of Thrones finale; yet worse in that it screwed up beyond forgiveness in its final moments. Chances are many fans will enjoy this game more than I did and I am a little jelly of that. If you played it and liked it then I'm happy for you.

    I still think Square could have done better though; I'm hoping successive parts are stronger and more consistent. I'd like to see meaningful side-quests that don't feel like an after-thought, story execution that doesn't seem oddly paced or padded with 'much ado about nothing' moments and consistent environments that don't feel like I'm on a movie-studio back-lot tour with "this way" signs. However the main thing is the extent to which the story has been sodomized - it's too late now and all I can do is my best to ignore Nomura's terrible edits.

    One big concern - which I think many are wondering - is that this is a very small portion of the original game and that makes me wonder just how many parts it will be divided in to. As each part will likely be a full-priced game I'm hoping they don't repeat these same mistakes in the next parts and don't give us a good-yet-inconsistent expanded chunk of the original each time, five times over. I'm really hoping part two is twice as big for that reason.

    On a side note, I've seen many comments about the soundtrack... I actually quite liked it myself. It didn't do some tracks justice but for the most part it was fun to listen to.    … Expand
  28. Scottynunn
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    If you wanted a faithful adaptation this is it. First off the orginal staff is back and you can tell they put there heart and soul in this game. The graphics are amazing, the voice actors are phenomenal and walking around midgar and seeing the whole city come to life was just fantastic.

    And the battling system was surprisingly easy to get into... this is definitely not the same as FFXV,    If you wanted a faithful adaptation this is it. First off the orginal staff is back and you can tell they put there heart and soul in this game. The graphics are amazing, the voice actors are phenomenal and walking around midgar and seeing the whole city come to life was just fantastic.

    And the battling system was surprisingly easy to get into... this is definitely not the same as FFXV, not even close

    My only real complaint I had was that there wasn't much of a dialogue decision making that I was told would be apart of the game, but still I give it a 10.    … Expand
  29. Revakun
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It worst than the horrible re3remake, the "classic" mode it's a joke (just watch how the game play itself), the Times travel excuse that ruined the story, and also this game is not complete (please, adding these stupid sidequests to increase artificially the lenght it doesnt do it a good game). Sorry Capcom, but on the worst competition remake, square enix wons you.… Expand
  30. socorobo
    Apr 11, 2020
    3
    FF7 Remake is both good and original. Unfortunately, the parts that are good aren't original and the parts that are original aren't good. When the game does what it was intended to do - remake the original FF7 - it's a great experience. Those parts have clearly been done with a lot of love and attention to detail. However, the Remake is not content to be just a remake. It feels it needs toFF7 Remake is both good and original. Unfortunately, the parts that are good aren't original and the parts that are original aren't good. When the game does what it was intended to do - remake the original FF7 - it's a great experience. Those parts have clearly been done with a lot of love and attention to detail. However, the Remake is not content to be just a remake. It feels it needs to improve upon the original with a completely new spin on the story. So the audience is inflicted with an entirely new plot that grows more and more absurd as the game progresses.

    Classic scenes from the original are ruined, new scenes added are conspicuously terrible - almost every new substantial addition is bad. There are two FF7 Remakes co-existing in this game. FF7 Remake is a straight up remake. It's great, it's nearly perfect. FF7 ReMAKE is an attempt to one-up the original game with new story additions and additional content drawing heavily from the FF7 'Extended Universe'. All of the ReMAKE, without exception, is awful and cheapens the original game. It's all of the worst tendencies of modern Squeenix - nonexistent characterisation, floaty and pointless anime duels, adolescent edginess and a complete lack of humanity.

    Nobody would remember the games in the FF7 Compilation if they weren't associated with the original game. They're terrible. The FF7 Compilation games are tiny parasites feeding on the mighty whale corpse that is the original FF7.

    It's a testament to how good FF7 is that it can inspire this sort of emotion 20 years later, and in the moments where the game hews closely to the original - even enhancing it - it's a fantastic experience. But the new additions are so bad, and so disrespectful to the original to which its indebted, that it hurts all the more because you can see how good the game could have been.    … Expand
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#8 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

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