Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

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  1. crichards88
    Apr 15, 2020
    9
    I would love to give this game a 10 but maybe that is for another timeline with a better version of this game. They did everything "alright" up till the Shinra building but more was needed and then it just went down a little for me.

    on a side note where was the bloody horror of Jenova's rampage through the halls (claw marks, blood,mutated monsters)? purple ooze what is this Nickelodeon.    I would love to give this game a 10 but maybe that is for another timeline with a better version of this game. They did everything "alright" up till the Shinra building but more was needed and then it just went down a little for me.

    on a side note where was the bloody horror of Jenova's rampage through the halls (claw marks, blood,mutated monsters)? purple ooze what is this Nickelodeon.

    I finished the game over a weekend, that sure was the length of a mainline final fantasy game let me tell ya.

    Overall after play it multiple times I have hope that they can do something interesting with the plot but this isn’t a remake. The way things play out it feel like a sequel sort of. Very cool idea!

    More content, open world, have us fight summons to get them like FFviii I hate chad robot guy (super dumb).    … Expand
  2. bowserStain
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    No... The 0 are not because we're angry because of false reason.
    SquareEnix told us for 10 YEARS that this remake will dutifully respect the Final Fantasy 7's storyline.
    Because, it was supposed to be a remake of Final Fantasy 7, remember ? That's why it was so hyped and that's why it sold so dreamfully well in pre-order. They said they won't touch the story, just add content...    No... The 0 are not because we're angry because of false reason.
    SquareEnix told us for 10 YEARS that this remake will dutifully respect the Final Fantasy 7's storyline.
    Because, it was supposed to be a remake of Final Fantasy 7, remember ?
    That's why it was so hyped and that's why it sold so dreamfully well in pre-order.

    They said they won't touch the story, just add content...
    They added content : good. Very good.
    But they completely messed up and changed totally the story by the end of the game.
    Numerous people who are supposed to be dead are magically alive, demon and monster for parallel universe pop, backed-up by Sephiroth so that the timeline of OG's story are preserved, and YOU, the player and the characters are fighting so that Final Fantasy 7's story don't happen...

    Can you imagine that ??... The game... is telling you... to **** off and destroy the game's normal story so that Nomura can force his own story down your throat and into the game.
    Next step : we will learn Marlene is an ancent too, Aerith will not die because now every characters know what the "normal" future is made of and they will fight against it.

    Also, **** you everyone who believed SE's sweet lies that they would respect the original game's story.

    THIS ! ... is way we all put 0 to this game...
    The rage is legit and as big as the crush of all our hopes for these remake...
    They destroyed our hope, they lied in the most crual manner by the last hour of the game's story. They deserve the anger.
    They deserve to KNOW that we're pissed, that we KNOW THEY LIED and we're really, really, REALLY not okay with this destruction of the otherwise very good game by killing the story for some Nomura's stupidity.    … Expand
  3. zycore718
    Apr 16, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Square advertised this game series as the remake that fans had hoped and wished for, and for the most part the first game absolutely delivered on that. Midgar is faithfully reproduced and feels more alive than it’s ever been. The graphics are beautiful and perfectly match the character of the city and the slums. The characters are multi-dimensional, even the background Avalanche trio of Biggs, Wedge and Jessie get more to do and say. The combat is fun and challenging once you get used to the fundamentals and how each character handles. Aside from a few slow bits, too linear places and the admittedly boring sidequests, I had a blast with the first 17 chapters and it was getting me stoked for the future games. I wanted to see Nibelheim, Rocket Town, Wutai, Cosmo Canyon and the rest of the characters experience the same loving treatment given to Midgar in this game. I started to think to myself ‘this is too good to be true’, it was damn-near perfect.

    Well, turns out it was too good to be true. Having finished the game, I now find myself absolutely shellshocked that Square could take such an easy slam-dunk and fumble it at the literal final hurdle. Chapter 18 – the ending chapter - single-handedly brings the entire game down crashing and burning. It’s a baffling, disappointing trainwreck that rips apart the spirit of not only the ORIGINAL game but the first 17 chapters of ITS OWN GAME on top of that. I had several theories about what the floating things that kept popping up during the game were, but I honestly believed all that they were was something to do with the Reunion that is prominent in the story of FFVII. Nope, surprise! They’re mystical time ghosts who preserve ‘destiny’, because we clearly needed that crap from Kingdom Hearts in here – complete with a huge black blob boss. And double surprise! Sephiroth can now travel in space and parallel dimensions like **** Dr Strange. And Zack is somehow also still alive. Meaning that the emotional weight of his death is completely invalidated. I’M NOT EVEN LYING about any of this.

    The whole chapter and ending made me bash my head against the wall, and I still lost less braincells than watching it all unfold. I’m struggling to understand what the **** happened. And if your plot is unintelligible to a lot of your audience then I’m sorry, but it’s not a good plot. What was so wrong with the original story that warranted this absurd deviation? Did Nomura and Nojima decide that it wasn’t “”cool”” or “”meta”” enough for the Gen-Zers who’ve never played the 1997 original? We’ll probably never know. But nevertheless, it took my enjoyment of the game and excitement of the future and threw it in the trash. All my hype destroyed in one short hour. I can’t for the life of me understand how the hell they thought that this was the direction those like me who loved Final Fantasy VII wanted to go in. I can’t understand that the same people who gave us the original story that was almost perfect could turn it into such moronic drivel.

    The game was easily a 9/10 before Chapter 18, but that ridiculous ending seriously deserves a 0/10. So I averaged the score to 4/10. It’s frankly saddening. Square shouldn’t have advertised this as a ‘remake’. It’s clearly not. It’s clearly aiming to be a reboot. A reboot that, from the ending of the first part, will end up trumping Advent Children in the stakes of gaudy nonsense. It’s ‘Rebuild of Evangelion’ levels of reboot. I feel cheated, and I was one of the people who DIDN’T want just the original game with HD graphics, and expected there to be some story changes. But I expected those changes to actually ADD to the original story, not take away practically everything it had in favour of lazy, brainless tropes. I’m not gonna stick around for the next games in the series now. I don’t want the rest of Final Fantasy VII Remake if it’s based on the rubbish in Chapter 18. Sorry, Square, but you blew it. I’ll just play the original from now on.    … Expand
  4. DSouls_guy
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This is one of the Best remakes I've played!!! First of square enix once again dazzled us with Beautiful graphics, the voice acting is fantastic and the soundtrack is AWESOME. I played ff7 way back in 1997 when I was a teenager. This game is a Masterpiece and I'm excited to see what happens next.
  5. Animegroove
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    Este juego es una falta de respeto al original No tiene el contenido completo y viene en formato episódico Gracias Square Enix por joder el juego
  6. Zer0TheHer0
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This is not Final Fantasy VII
    This is not a remake
    this is a piece of **** pathetic reboot/reimagining made by incompetent game directors (nomura and nojima) that felt the need to ruin the real Final Fantasy VII story and design. Everything is wrong and stupid. From Tifa design to all the story, the use of Sephiroth and those moronic "time ghosts". It's embarassing, feels like bad    This is not Final Fantasy VII
    This is not a remake
    this is a piece of **** pathetic reboot/reimagining made by incompetent game directors (nomura and nojima) that felt the need to ruin the real Final Fantasy VII story and design. Everything is wrong and stupid. From Tifa design to all the story, the use of Sephiroth and those moronic "time ghosts". It's embarassing, feels like bad fanfiction written by a 12 years old

    nomura keeps ruining the Final Fantasy name over and over

    It's pathetic, it's juvenile, it's **** writing and the only good thing about it it's that it will never end since it's episodic and this is just a small part (but full price!) of the whole game

    nomura shouldn't have a job in the industry

    do not buy this ****    … Expand
  7. the-down-of-man
    Apr 15, 2020
    2
    SE and Nomura killed my childhood and my favorite game. I don't wanna play a Kingdom Hearts like, I just want Final Fantasy VII Remake. The game is great 'till the last section, but then... VOMIT.
  8. Vile-Okami
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    I hate this game more the longer I play it. Combat is a chaotic, terrible mess. Graphics have a severe downgrade after the demo, and it's frankly just boring to play knowing it's only 1/8 of the actual game.
  9. AngelusNovus07
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    A lot of graphic engine and a lot of paraphernalia but quite inferior to the original in several aspects. The change of style of game seems to me a mistake because the sensations that it transmits while you play it are not in line with the story that is being told. The subject system of the original game was incredibly good even compared to current games, a revision and extension of thisA lot of graphic engine and a lot of paraphernalia but quite inferior to the original in several aspects. The change of style of game seems to me a mistake because the sensations that it transmits while you play it are not in line with the story that is being told. The subject system of the original game was incredibly good even compared to current games, a revision and extension of this would have been much more enjoyable to play. The characters look good but there's always something creaking about them as if something isn't quite right. In short, as a game it is entertaining and nice to watch but it doesn't go any further, it stays at the level of any RPG action of the last generations except for the technical improvement of the consoles and engines themselves. If we add to all the above that it is a game that in its original version came complete in several CDs and in this case is sold as several episodes that are worth the same as a complete game each we can reach the conclusion that the idea is to get the maximum benefit at the expense of mistreating a classic title in an unnecessary way.

    I don't recommend its purchase since the original game is a much better way to live the FF IIV experience and in case you are not looking for that experience but for a game of this style I think there are similar options in the market that for the price of a single episode of this title include the complete game.    … Expand
  10. imc_manu
    Apr 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just can't believe the amount of perfect score reviews that I am seeing on this website. They always talk about review bombing because of the negative ones, but on metacritic is happening something very suspicious in the other direction. It doesn't seem normal to me that many of these 10 score reviews are three or four lines long and many of them say that the game is very faithful to the original and totally respects the characters. Seriously? Have these people actually play the game and finish the game?

    The ending of the game is a real disappointment and I even signed in on Metacritic just to write a review. This is not a FF VII remake, this is something else. You can call it a sequel, an alternate reality or whatever you want to call it but it is not a remake. During my playthrough I was enjoying and reminiscing my childhood in spite of the damn ghosts that kept showing up and ruining almost every important scene of the game. I thought: "well, Nomura is behind this project, I could expect something like this after the disasters of KH3 and FFXV" but how could I imagine what they had in store for us waiting at the end of the game.

    I feel betrayed, I feel scammed, I feel like I want my money back. They told us that this would be a remake of the original game and I could accept changes such as certain scenes played differently or even characters that were supposed to be dead to be alive on this one, but was it necessary to add different realities and all that bull**** at the end? I think that Nomura and the guys in charge of this think they are smarter than they really are and what they have added to the game is complete nonsense.

    They only had to follow the script. I hope there is a great negative response to what SE has done to this beloved masterpiece and they reconsider their plans for it.    … Expand
  11. ninso
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Time travel and alternate universes set this up to be another Kingdom Hearts fever dream. Not what we were promised.… Expand
  12. Glauz
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Han destrozado una de las mejores historias de los videojuegos, empezó muy bien pero luego decepcion absoluta… Expand
  13. stgreylv
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This game is the gamd from my dreams. Thd only thing i'm not totally enjoying - kinda cheap side quests. But in every other aspect it is a state of the art.
  14. Chewieflakes
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an absolute mess... Why would they dirty the legacy of FF7 with this abomination? Zack's death at the end of crisis core was a dramatic and impactful scene. Now in this "remake" he survives in the goofiest way possible, demeaning his memorable departure. Oh but it's okay, because time ghosts make sure he dies like he's suppose to by having him get hit by some train. You remember that when you played through FF7 right? That's good writing, yeah?… Expand
  15. DrgnMasterKota
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    We’ve waited 23yrs to get this “Remake” that actually turns out to be some Kingdom Hearts type alternate dimension time travel spinoff of the original game.. the game is Gorgeous minus some prominent background textures issues and the first 15hrs of gameplay minus the new ghost that ruin the iconic OG cutscenes are perfect. From there this game really nose bombs HARD and it’s true colorsWe’ve waited 23yrs to get this “Remake” that actually turns out to be some Kingdom Hearts type alternate dimension time travel spinoff of the original game.. the game is Gorgeous minus some prominent background textures issues and the first 15hrs of gameplay minus the new ghost that ruin the iconic OG cutscenes are perfect. From there this game really nose bombs HARD and it’s true colors start to come out to show the real sh#! show that it is. They managed to fool us with the “Remake” nostalgia for part 1 but I can promise it won’t be the same with part 2.… Expand
  16. morningland
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Im about 10 hours in and I just can’t play it anymore. I was really trying to tough it out and make to to the church with Aerith but I just can’t do it. The game, in typical loser square fashion, is a boring painful chore to play. They took what was an epic game and remade at as a mediocre one. It’s boring and stretched out just for the sake of creating a franchise instead of justIm about 10 hours in and I just can’t play it anymore. I was really trying to tough it out and make to to the church with Aerith but I just can’t do it. The game, in typical loser square fashion, is a boring painful chore to play. They took what was an epic game and remade at as a mediocre one. It’s boring and stretched out just for the sake of creating a franchise instead of just faithfully recreating the game for the next generation. Just a really stupid idea. Please don’t give them your money and I’m saying that as FINAL FANTASY 7 1997 being my favorite game. Who ever thought it was a good idea to release these games in episodes when the first only covers the first 10% of the game is, simply put, an idiot. Or he’s just greedy, one or the other. At the pace square finishes these games we will all be dead by the time this series is finished and it probably won’t even be worth the wait. And the combat system just sucks. Turn based combat is still fun and was great in recent games like dragon quest 11. Here square is trying to use a blend of action and turn based combat but both end up being mediocre. Combat is just frustrating, confusing button mashing mess. I understand it’s probably my problem and I’m not understanding how to play but it all seems way too chaotic and quickly gets tiresome. Seriously. Why couldn’t they just recreate the 1997 because in the small moments where they did that this game really shines. The opening reactors scene and the streets or Midgard after were truly awesome and I was truly struggling to slog through the game to get to more moments like that. I just could t take it after a while. Also. The some of the textures in the game are just shockingly bad. It’s pretty amazing for a game that took five years to make. Also, the lip syncing must be glitched because it is beyond atrociously bad. Also, they ruined the story. Wait until the end of the game. They completely change the story and turn it into confusing kingdom hearts crap

    Honestly. If people like this game more power to them but for me it’s just painful. I’m going back to the original and after the disappointments of final fantasy 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 I’ve finally learned my lesson that this series is finished. I’m not spending anymore money on these games. Please only buy this game when it’s half price. Don’t support this.    … Expand
  17. NestorKilduff
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Square Enix developers are so incompetent that they can't even remake the whole original game, then they decide to insult their fans with this "reimagining" trash game and advertise it as being a remake.
  18. zemp
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Guys, we need to create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the title of this game because this game is definitely not the remake of the original Final Fantasy VII game, it's just a new game with a new story that occurs after the events of the original game.

    Now I'm really glad by the fact that I never tattooed "Final Fantasy VII" in my body, because if I had did it, Oh God, I    Guys, we need to create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the title of this game because this game is definitely not the remake of the original Final Fantasy VII game, it's just a new game with a new story that occurs after the events of the original game.

    Now I'm really glad by the fact that I never tattooed "Final Fantasy VII" in my body, because if I had did it, Oh God, I would have really regret it these days.    … Expand
  19. Melfes
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Warning: Spoilers for the future of this series
    The game itself is decent. If you list the events in the Midgar section from the original, the scenes you remember, they're all there, the gameplay is fun but it gets tedious because the enemies tend to be damage sponges, the design is barely a bit less linear than FFXIII, there's quite a bit of padding (walking sections and hunting quests) and way less exploration you would assume from what the developers promised. Graphically the party models look great, as some of the cutscenes, but the npc and some of the environment take a massive dive in quality to PS2 levels. Could be a bug.

    The real problem comes with the plot itself: the events are there, but a certain bad guy is everywhere, and not only he's aware of the events of FFVII 97, so are certain creatures that make sure nobody messes with the events of the original game.
    These creatures will inject themselves in a lot of story events and ruin them, you will understand as you play.
    Also, it's heavily implied this is a Sequel that's taking place in a reality where the original game already happened.
    The final arc is probably the biggest mistake Square ever made: while it's not confirmed, the battle and the events at the end are very, very different from the original and make it obvious the rest of the remake is never going to happen as FFVII 1997 is now the scrapped past, and they're going to do their own thing moving forward.

    As a game it's a 8.5. Story-wise, for what they added and what they plan to do, a 2 is courtesy.

    My recommendation: play it, get to the final dungeon (Shinra building), stop, sell the game, pretend you never saw anything.    … Expand
  20. Crazyhydra89
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Nomura turned Final Fantasy into Kingdom Hearts. Salty metacritic mods keep deleting my reviews, but it's still going to be a zero.
  21. KojimbooSucks11
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Cool """remake""" you've got there bro. What's even the point of pretending to remake a game if it's a fanfic? Nomura and Nojima has no shame.
  22. sabaothkelly
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Most people that are hyped because of this Reboot or Reimagination, obviously haven't even played its original version, which is still one of the greatest and most fun games ever. But now Square Enix is ​​just milking it's success, because they have nothing going for them anymore. Final Fantasy 15 was pure garbage, and Square Enix is ​​obviously desperate after that failure of a game.Most people that are hyped because of this Reboot or Reimagination, obviously haven't even played its original version, which is still one of the greatest and most fun games ever. But now Square Enix is ​​just milking it's success, because they have nothing going for them anymore. Final Fantasy 15 was pure garbage, and Square Enix is ​​obviously desperate after that failure of a game.

    So now they make a ridiculous hack and slash simulator, just for a quick cash grab, with a combat system so dull and flat that makes it nothing more than smash those buttons kind of game. What happened to the turn based combat system, in which one even had to use tactics to survive in it? The players can even literary destroy the first duo of Shinra Security Guards with a single slash of the Buster Sword, and yes, I know there is a Hard difficulty which has to be unlocked, but that should be selectable from the start, since that the fact that you have to unlockit is a very CHEAP idea, and without forgetting the fact that there have been mods for years, which increase the difficulty of the original game too!

    What a **** show Final Fantasy has become. I still love going back and playing FF 01-10, but now they just dumped everything down and ruined their own franchise, and of its bests and more successful titles ever. THIS IS SO SAD...........    … Expand
  23. thetokinone
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    If you want an example of every possible way gaming has gotten worse in the last 20 years, this game exemplifies nearly all of them. My expectations were low, and I expected to be angry, offended even. I am neither, just... kind of depressed.
  24. Zuest
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy 7 remake? more like Final Fantasy 7 Joking Edition.
    Nobody ask for a fking alternative timeline where almost all event in the Midgar arc of the original game is changed into a KH clone.
    Also, what is this era? when a serious vibe game turn into a fkin "high school adventure with pink tone kiaa kiaa"    … Expand
  25. Bill_Whithers
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    This is my first, and most likely, my last review. I have never felt the need to ever review any game (largely because I think most reviews are either paid, ridiculously biased, or bare-bone garbage pushed out for money). Yet due to the circumstance of this game, I felt like I needed to. Please ignore my lack of articulation.

    I remember playing FF7 for the first time. It wasn't    This is my first, and most likely, my last review. I have never felt the need to ever review any game (largely because I think most reviews are either paid, ridiculously biased, or bare-bone garbage pushed out for money). Yet due to the circumstance of this game, I felt like I needed to. Please ignore my lack of articulation.

    I remember playing FF7 for the first time. It wasn't actually my first Final Fantasy. That honor (or dishonor, depending on who you are) goes to FFX. Seeing how much I enjoyed that game, I decided to backtrack through the catalog. Thus, a couple of games later, I stumbled on the majesty that is FF7. The moment I booted up that game, I knew I was in for something special.

    Despite the limitations of technology, the somewhat unreliable translation, and missteps here and there, FF7 has stood the test of time as one of, if not, the greatest JRPG of all time. The atmosphere, plot, characters, and battle mechanics are truly a wonderful experience and something every JRPG fan should enjoy. Whether or not you believe FF7 is overrated, most will agree that it's place in gaming history is an important and significant one.

    That's why, despite the recent SE track record, I, along with many others, were very excited when they announced the FF7 remake. For decades we discussed, with childish gleefulness, what a FF7 remake would look like. The idea of the world of FF7 being expanded upon with modern technology and a vast amount of resources made most of us extremely excited with high hopes of seeing our beloved game in a new light. And then, reality hit with the release of FF7R.

    It's not good. I knew there was going to be many changes to the game. How could there not be? Most remakes of any medium suffer through such changes. What I didn't expect was a complete butchering of the original plot and characters. The amount of nonsense added into the plot and character changes basically makes this game not a FF7 remake, but more of a Kingdom Hearts reboot, masquerading in a FF7 suit.

    Before I complain, let's start off with the good. The combat, atmosphere, and certain expansions of side characters are all great; especially the character development of the rest of the cast of AVALANCHE and I personally think they did a good job with the design of Midgar. They truly bring the mechanical city to life. I also found the combat to be enjoyable; Nomura seems to have managed to take the best parts of FFXV and KH, and combine it into something that is highly enjoyable and very intuitive to play. The boss characters aren't just "mash A to win"; despite being an ARPG, there is still a bit of strategy and thinking involved. This is all good.

    Here's the bad: They have completely massacred FF7. The plot has been convoluted with what I can only describe as "Kingdom Hearts BS" (That's a quote from IGN, not me). I don't want to spoil anything but if you are going into this game expecting a "faithful remake" or maybe even just "a complete overhaul that hits all the major beats of the original", you will be disappointed. So many things have been changed that this feels like a deluded fans weird interpretation of what they think it SHOULD have been instead of what it was. Decisions made completely change character's motivations, flaws, and the weight of their choices. No longer are you hit with wonderful story telling, character development, and themes of loss, accepting who you are, and guilt like in the original. No, this "remake" feels like a cash grab that found all the superficial aspects of the original and jacked it up to 11. It honestly is a travesty and a complete betrayal to any of the OG fans and/or purists.

    If you can ignore all that (which how could you? It's an JRPG; like most, it's entire spirit revolves around it's plot) There are still major issues. The side quests are nothing but glorified fetch quests, characters both new and old, feel like flat, hollow characters. While Midgar does have amazing atmosphere, the actual textures themselves are horrible. The pacing of the game is also off; menial tasks seem to take unnecessarily forever, most likely in an attempt to pad out the game. This game either should have been 30% shorter with a smaller price tag or they shouldn't have padded out so much of Midgar and ended the journey farther along in the plot. It honestly is a mess.

    This is why I'm giving the game a 5. I just can not forgive what they did to the plot of this game. It's borderline treason to those who have waited and begged for decades. We did not want some form of re-imagination or "pseudo-sequel"; what we wanted was a faithful remake with QoL changes and expansion of what was there (like how it was advertised). While ridiculous, all the people who are giving 0s are just fans who feel betrayed like I do. There is a lot of good here, specifically the combat. But the bread and butter of what makes a good JRPG has been tainted.    … Expand
  26. hanspeterjantje
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All most fans ever wanted was a remake of the original with generally better graphics and some of the more wonky parts improved (chocobo races , the rts level etc) . Instead we get a reskin of the last final fantasy game as far as combat and depth goes.

    Time travel ruins most of the emotional drama of the original. Image a Romeo and juliet where in the remake they both survive.    … Expand
  27. nexus4p
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Remake that ruined the original. Full of childish scenes. Graphics are bad.
  28. thandalNexus
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    He did it... He dare doing it...
    Nomura murdered Final Fantasy 7... The end of this game is a clear "F- you" to everybody who believed this remake (and the following that may, or may not, come after) will respect the original game.
    Plot twist (pun not intended) : it doesn't ! The game story has been diverted massively from the OG and considering the butchering of the story they did in    He did it... He dare doing it...
    Nomura murdered Final Fantasy 7... The end of this game is a clear "F- you" to everybody who believed this remake (and the following that may, or may not, come after) will respect the original game.
    Plot twist (pun not intended) : it doesn't ! The game story has been diverted massively from the OG and considering the butchering of the story they did in the last hours of the game, there is NO chance the next games (if there is any) will be Final Fantasy 7 anymore...

    It's not the remake we wanted for decades, it's a Nomura's reboot : timeline-traveller edition...
    … Expand
  29. mishayangg
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    If you love FF7, this game is not for you. It is a worse version of FF15 with some of the FF7 story slapped on top. The combat is hectic and confusing, most of the time you do not understand why you died or what you even were targeting. Camera goes haywire and you often end up targeting a enemy that is out of range. You do your special and, you are out of range. Now you are in range, ohIf you love FF7, this game is not for you. It is a worse version of FF15 with some of the FF7 story slapped on top. The combat is hectic and confusing, most of the time you do not understand why you died or what you even were targeting. Camera goes haywire and you often end up targeting a enemy that is out of range. You do your special and, you are out of range. Now you are in range, oh wait, enemy interrupted you or dodged and your camera didn't follow. Combat just feels very unfulfilling 10 hours in. Level design feels boring and a chore to get through. The new parts of the story feels forced and out of place. --- This is not JRPG, this is a under cooked and rushed action game. Your head will spin from all the character changing during combat, camera going wild and targeting being bad.… Expand
  30. super_dude_m
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How dare you do this to ff7. Unforgivable. You destroyed a gem and stole my money.… 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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