Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. neighel1
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    Beautiful, the combat's a lot of fun, surprisingly difficult, but plagued with too much padding in many sections.

    Yes, this game only covers the Midgar section of the original, so it's necessary to extend and pad the run time to justify your purchase, but like pointless meandering in some sections is so boring and uninteresting and holds back such a well-crafted game that really pays    Beautiful, the combat's a lot of fun, surprisingly difficult, but plagued with too much padding in many sections.

    Yes, this game only covers the Midgar section of the original, so it's necessary to extend and pad the run time to justify your purchase, but like pointless meandering in some sections is so boring and uninteresting and holds back such a well-crafted game that really pays respect to the original.

    I love the original, so it's fun to play through an updated and reimagined version like this.    … Expand
  2. Mousebringer
    Mar 16, 2021
    6
    Puuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’tPuuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’t like fighting rats). And I don’t want to talk about Sephiroth. Nostalgia and the hope of good fights keep me going till the end of the game. There was so much potential but instead of a remake we got a reboot with the story.… Expand
  3. aerithfun
    Mar 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game and an improvment from the original the characters aswell as the soundtrack are fleshed out and characters like jessce get some attention to make you attached to them the graphics are incredible especially in cutscenes. the story is supposed to be an alternate universe the ghosts try to do everything to keep the future like the original and our main cast wants to change it… Expand
  4. ElvisHo
    Mar 15, 2021
    10
    This is an excellent game that I think which remind me of FF7 in 1997 when I was a child. The characters are exactly the same I though it would be! The fight mechanism is beautifully done, and the resolutions of the game is just tremendous. The open-cliffed ending is also excellent since we players can talk about it after this game!
  5. FelixS90
    Mar 15, 2021
    2
    My first and last FF game, didn’t know what to expect. But I was let down by both the game mechanics, the story, the dialogue, the cliché characters and the mixed pace of the game, the action scenes are super fast but the cut sequences are super slow (and too many), the movement and transitions between squeezing through a tight alley takes forever, pulling a switch takes a solid three toMy first and last FF game, didn’t know what to expect. But I was let down by both the game mechanics, the story, the dialogue, the cliché characters and the mixed pace of the game, the action scenes are super fast but the cut sequences are super slow (and too many), the movement and transitions between squeezing through a tight alley takes forever, pulling a switch takes a solid three to four seconds and sometimes your movement speed is constricted for no apparent reason. Slow paced games can be great sometimes, but the mix here makes it almost unbearable.… Expand
  6. oldgamesRbest
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of (*I will get into that in just a moment)

    Pros:
    NONE - this game doesn't even begin to resemble any FF game I have previously played. It **** sucks. Streamlined, one way, linear piece of ****

    Cons: TOO MANY TO LIST HERE! But I will give you a few:
    - The retarded minigames, 50 million minus points for those - **** you Square for adding that crap into an already shoddy game!
    - bosses are way too OP if you don't grind high enough levels before advancing your game, but oh, what is that you say? No possibility of proper grinding? NO (a basic RPG game would offer some form of grinding, to advance in levels and get somewhat of a fighting chance when facing bosses, but here? Square says "trolololol enjoy this retardo-mechanic we put here, fight 1 maybe 3 enemies that give you next to no XP, and THEN face a retardo-boss with insane HP and strength! HAHAHA" then the cinematic scenes cut you off mid-spell slinging, and you loose all of your ATB charges - FUN AIN'T IT!?
    - Controls are way off too many times
    - Camera functions are OFF - when locking on to enemies, you loose track of whoever it is you're attacking very easily, and during boss fights this is not recommended AT ALL
    - Maps are unclear and soggy foggy and **** compared to even the simplest of FPS games
    - Many of the materia you are allowed to use don't even work, buggy **** retardo-mechanics strike again!
    - Some locations are poorly shown on maps (where to go etc.) you have to run around like a headless chicken for hours on end, to find that **** manifesting AFTER you went from point A to...Z by jumping over all previous steps..:THEN point B is suddenly there for you! What a lovely retardo-mechanic we have here! (*sarcasm*)
    - Battles don't feel fun, they are a massive chore to say the least, especially the retarded OP boss fights, have fun dying 50 trillion times just to smash your last controller to the ground because of the lovely retardo-mechanics that just DON*T WORK IN THIS PIECE OF ****

    Well, I think I have said enough - you get the point, this ...(can't even call it a game, its a BRAIN****) is a cloggy, ****, maggoty, buggy, retardo-mechanic lovefest that'll make you regret even starting the piece of **** software. Play the original, it is a billion lightyears better than this **** since it was made back when Square knew how to make RPG's, shamefully they don't know that anymore...    … Expand
  7. GoiutsgH
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    Скачал по подписке + до этого ничего не знал про эту игру и оригинальную игру. Терпения хватило на два часа чтения тонны английского текста, из-за чего не испытал никакой вовлеченности в сюжет игры. Удалил, жалко тратить время.Скачал по подписке + до этого ничего не знал про эту игру и оригинальную игру. Терпения хватило на два часа чтения тонны английского текста, из-за чего не испытал никакой вовлеченности в сюжет игры. Удалил, жалко тратить время.
  8. rdx73
    Mar 14, 2021
    2
    What the hell? My first Final Fantasy game, and TBH I have no idea why people obsess over them. This has some serious flaws which are effectively blocking me from continuing. Core is that it doesn't explain some things. Like why, in combat, can I sometimes take a potion and at other times I can't? How do MP regenerate? Can I regenerate them in combat? This all becomes critical when theWhat the hell? My first Final Fantasy game, and TBH I have no idea why people obsess over them. This has some serious flaws which are effectively blocking me from continuing. Core is that it doesn't explain some things. Like why, in combat, can I sometimes take a potion and at other times I can't? How do MP regenerate? Can I regenerate them in combat? This all becomes critical when the battles go from being rather easy with a bit of a challenge when a larger mechanical enemy comes along to a sudden, massive jump not very far into the game. This is basically an impossible battle unless you have the combat system really thoroughly down. That might be fine if you have played other FF games, but that is ridiculous. It is not like the combat in other games I've played.

    Ruins what looked like being a reasonable game.    … Expand
  9. Yogutkaboom_
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    This games is sooooooo gooood comparing to ffxv this games is absolutely lit
  10. Figurehead
    Mar 13, 2021
    9
    I never played the original when I first bought FF7 Remake, so I was very surprised to how good this was after playing the original. The graphics aren't always the best and the some of the side quests are tedious, but it's one of my favorite games of 2020. The game has some of the best combat I have used, great voice acting, a great soundtrack, and many more things to offer. I can see whyI never played the original when I first bought FF7 Remake, so I was very surprised to how good this was after playing the original. The graphics aren't always the best and the some of the side quests are tedious, but it's one of my favorite games of 2020. The game has some of the best combat I have used, great voice acting, a great soundtrack, and many more things to offer. I can see why some people didn't enjoy some of the changes in this game from the original, but that's why it is a remake and not a remaster.… Expand
  11. Zakis1991
    Mar 12, 2021
    0
    Спасибо за отсутствие русского текста. Может игра и хорошая, но когда не знаешь языка, сложно играть
  12. MrPerkos
    Mar 11, 2021
    9
    Amazing game, fantastic plot, music, charakters, and graphic, only 9 because **** you Jules.
  13. regalrealm
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    THE PERFECT REMAKE!!! Sephiroth is here and I'm speechless, the artwork is simply outstanding.
  14. michaelb1928
    Mar 11, 2021
    7
    Ive never played the original final fantasy 7 so going in blind, So far i think its pretty good.
    Some parts i really dig while others im not a massive fan.
    Firstly the graphics are great for the character models and cutscenes but look a bit ugly when it comes to the world and backdrop. The combat is decent and the materia system is fleshed out. The Story so far is fairly simple but    Ive never played the original final fantasy 7 so going in blind, So far i think its pretty good.
    Some parts i really dig while others im not a massive fan.
    Firstly the graphics are great for the character models and cutscenes but look a bit ugly when it comes to the world and backdrop. The combat is decent and the materia system is fleshed out.
    The Story so far is fairly simple but interesting id like to see where it goes.
    The side quests are meh but overall I had a good time with this game    … Expand
  15. ReviewHype
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing, awesome, the artwork is perfect and the soundtrack is simply superb, what a huge triumph by Tetsuya Nomura.
  16. jinv
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    The story is different in a good way imo, remembered me of Chrono Cross. Graphics are good, enjoyed to discover Midgar a lot, hopefully the next part won't be so linear. The combat system is actually very good, but the balancing of it is a mess. Materia-System works well. Besides the story line not much to do.
  17. RedfieldSensei
    Mar 10, 2021
    2
    Весь ремейк напоминает рескин 13-й финалки с ее скучными и унылыми коридорами. Сами локации очень маленькие и что-бы это хоть как-то "прикрыть" разрабы ничего другого не придумали. как наставить коробок или других препятствий дабы замедлить ГГ. Когда подходишь к коробкам персонаж останавливается на секунду, потом он начинает медленно втискиваться между ними, потом медленно, шаг за шагомВесь ремейк напоминает рескин 13-й финалки с ее скучными и унылыми коридорами. Сами локации очень маленькие и что-бы это хоть как-то "прикрыть" разрабы ничего другого не придумали. как наставить коробок или других препятствий дабы замедлить ГГ. Когда подходишь к коробкам персонаж останавливается на секунду, потом он начинает медленно втискиваться между ними, потом медленно, шаг за шагом продвигается и вот, когда уже выбрался, он снова останавливается на секунды 2-3... И таких моментов очень много и главное, что они ничего не несут за собой, просто растягивания времени.
    Сами персонажи тоже постоянно тормозят ГГ, то им надо поговорить, то на что-то посмотреть... И ладно бы просто говорили, но нет! ГГ либо в прямом смысле замедляют и он движется со скоростью 10м в час, либо начинается катсцена.. А чаще всего, и то и другое и вишенкой на торте преграда из коробок и так каждые 5 минут в игре. 2 минуты сражаешься, 15 минут терпишь. Многие кричали, что "игра" проходится за часов 50. Но это не повод для счастья. Из них часов 15 катсцен, 20ч болтовни и преград, еще 10 часов уйдет на сайдквесты, все остальное это геймплей.
    Сами реплики тоже ничего не предстваляют. Обычная затычка для растягивания времени, типа:
    - Клауд?
    - Да?
    - А, ничего.
    ------------------
    - Да сколько тут этих ступенек?
    - Спроси у лестницы!

    Вся игра сделана так, что-бы прикрыть минусы и заявить, типа, якобы о "ААА" статусе и запросить за это 60 евро.
    Играбельных персонажей всего 4. Играть дают только за 2-3х. Поэтому постоянно приходится менять "мету" и подстраивать под себя. В лучшем случае.. А в худшем, может начаться заварушка когда твой хил свалил куда-то и ты остался с 3 ДПСами и во время боя нельзя менять материи..
    Сайд квесты это самое унылое, что есть в этой "игре"... Это просто "принеси-поддай" в течении 5 часов. И в каждом новом "городе" таких заданий по 9 штук.
    Ну и конечно это анонс версии для пс5 с эксклюзивными фичами вроде фото-мода и конечно длс... Учитывая, что даже Сони признают то, что сейчас дефицит самих консолей и до конца 21г. ничего не изменится... они решают вот таким способом продвигать пс5... Которых либо нет, либо стоят под 1000 евро у перекупов... И самое кринжовое это то, что сама игра и не закончена! Это просто первая глава! И вместо того, что-бы делать 2-ю главу, разрабы решили этот "кусочек", поделить на "дольки" и продавать за реальные деньги, эксклюзивно на некст-гене. После всех новостей и прохождения ФФ7 ремейка, было ощущение, что я находился в каком-то Соус парке или Симпсонах на сколько все это нелепо.    … Expand
  18. ShanyLong
    Mar 10, 2021
    10
    I mean truly enjoy the game as fan of ff7 original
    Thank you square Enix for the moments I’ll spend in this world again, Im hope more parts coming in future
  19. Cometer
    Mar 10, 2021
    10
    What an unexpected surprise. Now I understand why so many gamers praised Final Fantasy VII. Back in the day I mainly played on PC. Not only that. I heard a lot about Final Fantasy but the turn based nature wasn’t my thing. Final Fantasy VII Remake is a completely new game that really shows why people loved the original so much. It is just one really good epic story. With great charactersWhat an unexpected surprise. Now I understand why so many gamers praised Final Fantasy VII. Back in the day I mainly played on PC. Not only that. I heard a lot about Final Fantasy but the turn based nature wasn’t my thing. Final Fantasy VII Remake is a completely new game that really shows why people loved the original so much. It is just one really good epic story. With great characters an awesome world to explore. And the visuals. The game really looks good. One thing that stands out for me. Is just the huge amount of detail put into it, I can tell that it’s a PS4 game and I can only image new games will look even better. For instance. Many textures are low quality due to obvious limitations of the PS4. But even so the game clearly shows that other developers could do a lot more to make a world stand out. This was one of the first games I actually felt like the world was alive simply because of all the people talking around any city hub. It is just impossible to hear every single conversation but that’s ok. The fact that those conversations are based on player actions just makes it even more rewarding.It’s a game with all those elements that clearly show that it’s a game, But it’s a movie as well. A really good movie by the way. Awesome storytelling that just makes me want to see what happens next. You must play this. I’m extremely confident that given what I’ve seen in this game, that future sequels on PS5 will be jaw dropping. They really know what makes a world look epic.… Expand
  20. Ahmed_Fahmy96
    Mar 9, 2021
    5
    It’s one of the best games I’ve played on the last 10 years The best ff game that ever been made I mean ever
  21. AllCowsMoo
    Mar 5, 2021
    10
    An absolute Masterpiece of a Game. Best Story telling I ever seen in my Life. Imo, a must play before u die Game Top 3.
  22. Jurax7x
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    Uma jogabilidade de merda, esquiva serve pra nada, toma dano do mesmo jeito, defesa mesmíssima coisa. Você morre por estes fatores não servirem de absolutamente nada.
  23. SonyStudio
    Mar 9, 2021
    10
    After this remake, I immediatly want to play part 2. So blessed to live in this age.
  24. MarleyW
    Mar 8, 2021
    9
    This game is utterly amazing, and one of the best games i have played, however this game cant get a 10/10 with the horrible texture quality in some of the areas, mainly in the slums.
  25. Hazelnut900
    Mar 8, 2021
    10
    This game its my first time playing but my oh my what a masterpiece!!! It is a must play!
  26. Sitheral
    Mar 7, 2021
    8
    Pretty solid effort, for the most part the story is FF7, so you can't go wrong here. Midgar is stunning and the combat feels allright. Materia system is there and works much like you would expect, with the exception of summons as you can't use them anytime now. Shame there is not much to do after you are done with the story.

    Few chapters are basically fillers which is pretty    Pretty solid effort, for the most part the story is FF7, so you can't go wrong here. Midgar is stunning and the combat feels allright. Materia system is there and works much like you would expect, with the exception of summons as you can't use them anytime now. Shame there is not much to do after you are done with the story.

    Few chapters are basically fillers which is pretty dissapointing considering it was a fantastic opportunity to meaningfully expand the universe and characters even more. Since this is only part one, but costs a full price and takes about 40 hours, I don't think its too much to ask.    … Expand
  27. omniface
    Mar 7, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. final fantasy 2020 only

    pros
    good graphics
    good fighting system
    good story mode
    good added plot

    cons
    laggy
    final fantasy games are not perfect    … Expand
  28. SnakeCritic
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    Una rivisitazione pregevole di un capolavoro videoludico datato 1997. Final Fantasy VII Remake ripercorre la cupa avventura di Cloud e compagni e ci accompagna per una parte di storia. Combat System alquanto innovativo, un ibrido tra action e turni con barra ATB che funziona alla perfezione. Grafica spacca mascella e personaggi realizzati in modo spettacolare sia dal punto di vista visivoUna rivisitazione pregevole di un capolavoro videoludico datato 1997. Final Fantasy VII Remake ripercorre la cupa avventura di Cloud e compagni e ci accompagna per una parte di storia. Combat System alquanto innovativo, un ibrido tra action e turni con barra ATB che funziona alla perfezione. Grafica spacca mascella e personaggi realizzati in modo spettacolare sia dal punto di vista visivo che da quello della caratterizzazione... un approfondimento davvero notevole. Atmosfera unica: restituisce incredibilmente le sensazioni di FF7 originale. Colonna sonora divina, bossfight stratosferiche e differenti l'una dall'altra che metteranno a seria prova le vostre capacità di apprendimento.
    Uno dei migliori videogiochi di questa generazione, per quanto mi rguarda.    … Expand
  29. ZombieCo
    Mar 6, 2021
    0
    It is frustratingly bad. Drawn out needlessly. Plays more like a concept game that they were demoing. The ending is ridiculous. The graphics are really great. Sad that they were wasted like this. Most of the original music has been redone and sounds really bad. There is KPop music for a large portion of the area between Aeris home and the drag queen event. They remade the entire storyline.It is frustratingly bad. Drawn out needlessly. Plays more like a concept game that they were demoing. The ending is ridiculous. The graphics are really great. Sad that they were wasted like this. Most of the original music has been redone and sounds really bad. There is KPop music for a large portion of the area between Aeris home and the drag queen event. They remade the entire storyline. Its got too many fetch this and waste your time quests. As a standalone game I might give it a 6 out of 10. As a remake of the greatest game of all time it fails on many levels. They better pull their heads out of their butts if they want people to buy the second game. You can fake critic reviews like they have on every site for this game but you cant fake sales. I rereviewed and lowered to 0 in order to counter all the fake bought 10 star reviews. Game is AWFUL.… Expand
  30. Beardman
    Mar 6, 2021
    3
    Through all the amazing trailers, I kept my expectations low for this game cause I just knew in my heart somehow square enix would screw it up. Not surprised. The title of this game isn't even accurate. It's NOT a remake. The story is completely different than the original. Why put remake in the title when it's not? Just straight up lying.

    You can't improve a masterpiece square enix, stop    Through all the amazing trailers, I kept my expectations low for this game cause I just knew in my heart somehow square enix would screw it up. Not surprised. The title of this game isn't even accurate. It's NOT a remake. The story is completely different than the original. Why put remake in the title when it's not? Just straight up lying.

    You can't improve a masterpiece square enix, stop trying. Square soft was much better than you. All you had to do was make the same damn game with improved graphics /sound, and this game would have been 100x better. I'm even fine with some changes here and there, in fact the battle system is pretty good, but when you go and change core elements of the story and put in modern rpg side quest trash like "go collect 5 cats!" you can **** right off. It's also incredibly stupid how certain songs play completely out of place. For example in the original, there would be a dark eerie song playing during clouds flashback of sephiroth or something. That same song will play in FF7 remake with some pointless interaction with cloud and Tifa at the bar. It's just mindless fan service like "oooh look guys member this song!?". Not to mention the collecting of song disks around town... way to ruin immersion. Drop your damn ego square enix. You've literally never made a good final fantasy game and you've ruined a legendary series. You had an easy job with this game to just copy what your superiors did with FF7 but you couldn't even do that. Pathetic. Glad I didn't spend money on this and waited for it to be free with ps+.    … 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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