Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. Baristashin
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Final Fantasy 7 wasn't my best FF series I have ever played, but it is one of memoriable FF series that in my childhood memory.
    I always thought when Square Enix makes remake of FF7 or 6 it would mean they are desperate.
    Well, as soon as they have announced remake of 7, I thought this better be great not just good. Graphically I have no complain. I love to see Tifa and Aerith in    Final Fantasy 7 wasn't my best FF series I have ever played, but it is one of memoriable FF series that in my childhood memory.
    I always thought when Square Enix makes remake of FF7 or 6 it would mean they are desperate.
    Well, as soon as they have announced remake of 7, I thought this better be great not just good.

    Graphically I have no complain. I love to see Tifa and Aerith in flawless motion and Cloud actually speaks. They showed how big Midgar is and what kind of city it is, they have succeeded. At some point I was bit disappoint how meaningless NPCs felt.

    Battle system is fun, but I wish summon and limit break bar carries over to next battle. It's only available in one long battle. This is such a disappointment for me. You have to be in control of each character to build ATB or otherwise they sometime just stand there wasting time. I think they could've done better at this.

    One huge disappointment was quests. There are lot of sidequest you either skip or do, but some I had to search around not knowing where to go due to lack of information and guidance.
    I don't feel like I'm achieving by doing quests. I felt Square was trying to extend play time by adding numerous and meaningless side quests.

    Gamers waited 7 years for this such short game(I think about 10~20% of original?).
    I don't know what's Square's plan by making this game in numerous series, maybe 3~5?
    Maybe take 20 years to complete?
    I feel like they made a huge mistake releasing this unfinished game now and make gamers to wait 2~5 years for next one and another for next which I find stupid.    … Expand
  2. SAJILI1212
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    Trash trash trash
    Fight System is trash Dont have blocking System for enemy stroke
    Gameplay is deformed
    terrible bad game
  3. Zzz71
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2021 на дворе, где русские субтитры??? Хотя бы… Expand
  4. super_absorber
    Nov 11, 2020
    10
    I didn't play the original FF7 and I really love this game (38 hours on normal mode). The graphics and soundtracks and top-notch. Battles are very very good and engaging. I love the mini games too. Towards the ending, the gaming experience is very worth the price of the game! You wouldn't go wrong with this game!
  5. Alden14
    Oct 15, 2020
    3
    This is honestly the worst final fantasy game I've ever played. It is so bad that I felt the need to make a metacritic account. I'm on chapter 15 out of 18, cursing myself for being too stubborn to just get rid of the game.
    Its possible that all the hype made me view it in too favorable a light before going in and I'll give that it was a decent nostalgia trip given that I played the    This is honestly the worst final fantasy game I've ever played. It is so bad that I felt the need to make a metacritic account. I'm on chapter 15 out of 18, cursing myself for being too stubborn to just get rid of the game.
    Its possible that all the hype made me view it in too favorable a light before going in and I'll give that it was a decent nostalgia trip given that I played the original when I was 8.
    Problems:
    For a game that requires so much jumping, just add a jump button. Any dexterous action that is required outside of combat is so tedious that I've found myself screaming "WHO WOULD DESIGN THIS!? WHO MOVES LIKE THAT ON MONKEY BARS!? DAMN YOU STAIRS!"
    The combat is alright, but honestly feels like a step back from FFXV. I understand that they were trying to make a combat system that could combine action and jrpg but it honestly feels like they half-assed both and relied on nostalgia for sales. The included "classic" mode is a joke and cant be used in any difficulty above easy, which is laughably simple.
    All of the exploration outside of combat is also made exceedingly tedious by the slow movements that seem oddly placed. "Oh, a 6" wide bar is in the way? Let me just spend the next 10 seconds ducking under it even though I was just sprinting"

    Pros: the soundtrack is fantastic and revisiting old memories with amazing graphics is pretty cool.

    Bottomline: while watching me play, my wife would often say "oh that's so pretty!" well so is a Corpse Flower but that doesnt mean you want to spend 40 hours with one.    … Expand
  6. UT99
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    Didn't quite live up to the hype mainly because you're stuck in Midgar for 35 hours but shows promising signs for Part II. FFVII Remake is visually stunning but lacks any real substance in the game play department as the combat is grinding and gets repetitive very quickly. Some of the characters like Aerith lack any real substance and gets very annoying quickly with her shallow dialogue.Didn't quite live up to the hype mainly because you're stuck in Midgar for 35 hours but shows promising signs for Part II. FFVII Remake is visually stunning but lacks any real substance in the game play department as the combat is grinding and gets repetitive very quickly. Some of the characters like Aerith lack any real substance and gets very annoying quickly with her shallow dialogue. Barrett is a stereo type comic relief character with a lot of obnoxious meat head quotes. Jessie is surprisingly a witty and charming character but her constant affections for Cloud become tiresome. Talking about Cloud he's apparently the biggest chick magnet in Midgar and reeks of being a emotionally broken bad boy.

    All that aside FFVII Remake isn't a bad start but it would be nice if the dialogue and combat had a bit more substance in part II of the remake.    … Expand
  7. FF16isComing
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Let me start by saying that this game is great, it's nothing extremely special, but neither is original FF7. None of these games are god tier. I get that. if it's your favorite gaming series, then sure, but if we look at bigger picture, this game is nothing extraordinary. There are more interesting bosses in games like Resident Evil 4, more interesting characters in other games. But that'sLet me start by saying that this game is great, it's nothing extremely special, but neither is original FF7. None of these games are god tier. I get that. if it's your favorite gaming series, then sure, but if we look at bigger picture, this game is nothing extraordinary. There are more interesting bosses in games like Resident Evil 4, more interesting characters in other games. But that's not me hating this game. Hell no. I actually really like this one, surprisingly i would say. Because i have never really cared for this series, but i have always known that they exist, they just never interested me. But this remake actually made best out of what the original was. Like this is literally best version of that game. This version actually made me care. Characters are not some low-resolution images anymore, but feel like actual characters. Now let's get to the reason why i even made this stupid account to write this actually very important review. There's absolutely nothing i hate more on this planet, than these absolute losers who give this game 0 out of 10 and claim that they have been hardcore fans since 80s and this new one is bad blah blah blah. Just give up. I'm literally telling you, if you are one of these people, just give up gaming, forever. It was same **** with resident evil remake (where's muh fixed camera angles), but it seems to be even worse with FF7 Remake. 8.2? Seriously? It's so obvious some absolute losers have tried to lower this score. But guess what. Nobody cares. Most people seems to like this game and FF16 will be even more action oriented. And no i don't care either. I'm just here telling you that nobody cares about your hate and whining. Because someone needs to say it. If you don't like these new games, that fair. Nobody forces you to play them, but that doesn't mean you just have to leave tons of 0/10 reviews, because it's so obvious that here are many double accounts. You have absolutely no right to ruin other people's fun. Go play your cartoon looking 90s games as much as you want and leave games like FF7Remake and FF16 to people who want actually fleshed out stories, good animations, top level graphics and characters who actually feel alive. Solid game, would recommend.… Expand
  8. fabgo
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece. It's worth buying a PlayStation just to play this game. And this game belongs on your shelf if you already have one.

    This is an exceptionally well-crafted game. Fantastic story, great characters, stunning graphics, amazing score, cool combat system and engaging gameplay. I have played dozens of games now on my PS5, and this is my favorite so far. I was hooked from the    A masterpiece. It's worth buying a PlayStation just to play this game. And this game belongs on your shelf if you already have one.

    This is an exceptionally well-crafted game. Fantastic story, great characters, stunning graphics, amazing score, cool combat system and engaging gameplay.

    I have played dozens of games now on my PS5, and this is my favorite so far. I was hooked from the first minute, and can't wait for the prequel/sequels. And I am not even a big Final Fantasy fan. I played FF XV also and was did not care for it very much.    … Expand
  9. ElSchlumpi
    Apr 24, 2021
    4
    This game fails at the very principle of what a video game should be. It's not fun to play.
    While the character (re)designs are fantastic and Midgar as a whole are exceptional, the gameplay is horribly slow paced. Endless forced slow walk animations and a feeling that the entire game is set on a single railwax is going to accompany you throughout every chapter. This combined with the    This game fails at the very principle of what a video game should be. It's not fun to play.
    While the character (re)designs are fantastic and Midgar as a whole are exceptional, the gameplay is horribly slow paced. Endless forced slow walk animations and a feeling that the entire game is set on a single railwax is going to accompany you throughout every chapter. This combined with the unnecessary dull minigames, which ate also forced takes away every illusion of freedom.
    Pairing this with the ATB Action combat the devs chose to go with makes the game a horrendous mess. Action combat itself was a great choice for the remake, as it's Story is action packed with the main group being literal eco-terrorists. However the decision to, yet again, force the ATB into the game ruins the entire immersion. Combat feels like a weird mix between classic rpg and modern hack and slash. But it does not work. Pairing this with the idea that almost every enemy can either disable or stunlock a character and the messy status ailment system made the combat a chore.

    FF 7 re is a mess that is plagued by weird and to be honest straight up dumb design choices. And is yet another prime example of SquareSofts biggest flaw. All graphics no substance.    … Expand
  10. Arcanaxxiii
    Apr 29, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Coming from a long time FF original series fan, this game doesn’t quite add up to the original FF7. First I couldn’t truly connect to the characters as before, plus the music is more “noisy” bkg filler. The gorgeous FF7 soundtrack is lost or barely heard. It only covers Midgar and introduces new characters too quickly. The mystery of Sephiroth is overplayed and much like the movie instead of the game. The story is jumbled or forced and not laid out smoothly or gradually. It’s replay value is ok. But you have to play by chapter not by free form as the original.

    Jenovah is fought too soon. It was a climax and surprise to learn of her. Plus you had to go to the meteor crash to find her. It’s like they jumbled the whole game into Midgar at once. No free world exploration.

    Oh and Sephiroth was not a one winged angel, he had many wings and was magnificently designed when he transformed. At least that music was close to the original. Oh and I hated that after each battle with main characters none of them actually died. Or most of them.

    The fact of trophies and rewards for perfecting scenes or mini games were a bit annoying but this may be the new thing. I liked the logic puzzles and exploration bits to find powerful items not see how good you are at pushing buttons.

    The dance at honey bee was fun but really wasn’t my thing. I tried a couple of times to perfect it but it was just not my taste of music or flamboyancy. To each there own. Seeing cloud in a dress was funny like the original. I’m glad they kept that.

    I do still like the game but I miss the original feeling of FF7. I cried when “Aeris” died. That’s the emotion I was expecting n this remake. Of course it’s only part of the game but I may not buy the other parts as I assume they’ll only get worse for greed and speed of production through anticipation or lack of funding. That’s only a guess. I’ll wait and see.    … Expand
  11. Rityx
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    Terrible and INCOMPLETE action jrpg.
    Yep. Square Enix menage to ruin FF7 story with this fake Remake. And the most hilarious aspect of this?
    The people buiyed 2 times this incomplete fake Remake.
    And is still unfinished! LOL
    Little advice, avoid this
  12. Gax_nzen88
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    I never played the original game but I absolutely adored this remake. The characters for me are some of the best. The chemistry between Aerith, Tifa and Cloud is like none other and along with Barret's quick wit create one of the best experiences i have had with a game. The story is incredible the game play is fun and I cannot wait for part 2.
  13. Vamiko
    Feb 4, 2023
    1
    Create a boring and totally linear cinematic jrpg, without the original artstyle of the original game, and rewriting the original plot for create a sequel, it was one of the worst moves made by Square Enix.
    One of the most disappointing games ever
  14. DarkRing
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    the best Final Fantasy combat so far by a long shot with an incredible cast that fleshes out those beloved characters more improving my enjoyment and appreciation for them definitely my favorite game of 2020
  15. aaronnmp96
    Jan 30, 2023
    3
    The best thing about the game is its Gameplay, was it so difficult to keep the original story?
  16. JesseDillinger
    Feb 1, 2023
    7
    I've never played the original FF7 so I went into this completely blind. I had a great time playing this game, however, you could easily cut off about 7 hours of filler from it. There's just way too many slow paced walking around sections and the side quests are very dull. The combat is fun af though. Even on normal it was a real challenge. Cloud is a very meh character though and JessieI've never played the original FF7 so I went into this completely blind. I had a great time playing this game, however, you could easily cut off about 7 hours of filler from it. There's just way too many slow paced walking around sections and the side quests are very dull. The combat is fun af though. Even on normal it was a real challenge. Cloud is a very meh character though and Jessie is way too horny. But great combat, alright story, nice visuals. I'll play the sequel.… Expand
  17. lgndsgn
    Jul 29, 2020
    6
    I'll make this short. The original was FARRRR better.

    SquareEnix is milking the hell out of this game. It doesn't even compare to the original. 1) The music has been butchered ("remixed"). No longer does the music mesh perfectly with the environment and really draw you in like it did in the original. The motifs have been destroyed to make it more "modern" sounding. The jukeboxes mess    I'll make this short. The original was FARRRR better.

    SquareEnix is milking the hell out of this game. It doesn't even compare to the original.

    1) The music has been butchered ("remixed"). No longer does the music mesh perfectly with the environment and really draw you in like it did in the original. The motifs have been destroyed to make it more "modern" sounding. The jukeboxes mess up the atmosphere by introducing music that doesn't fit the scene. 2) graphics are better, of course... but there's a hell of a lot more to a game than graphics. I feel like they dropped the ball. 3) wayyyy too linear. 4) ending was contrived and forced... again, just to say to fans "look this was an exciting ending wasn't it?"... 5) much of the story in this game is straight up FILLER... just for them to says "look, this is worth $60!!!". But it's not QUALITY story like the original. The original was pretty damn close to perfect in terms of story chapter and pacing. 6) 25% of the story seriously just feels like a dating simulator with a love triangle. This was not in the original and its so dumb. 7) way too many cliches.... how many times are they going to show us a character falling off a ledge like they're about to die and then another character swooping in to save them. 1 time is enough (or not at all), but SquareEnix decides to use this cliche probably 10 TIMES!!! Seriously?? 8) they had to add pro-trans "gender is anything you want it to be!!!" propaganda BS that, of course, wasn't in the original.

    Ugh.... anyways, it's not bad. I just don't understand why they have to milk it and destroy the soul of the game. Oh wait, I do. It's called money.

    And SquareEnix, if you read this, you BETTER not take out the overworld airship flying in the next one or you're going to have a lot of pissed fans. Please, please don't get rid of the airship/overworld and make everything menus and linear BS like every FF since FFX.    … Expand
  18. TitaniumDragon
    Feb 14, 2022
    8
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a game of highs and lows. An action RPG which is a “remake” of the original Final Fantasy VII, interestingly, not only is it a genre shift from the first game, but the story itself diverges – and the divergence of the story is a major plot point. It expands on the Midgar section of the original game, a section of the game that took about 8 hours to beat, andFinal Fantasy VII Remake is a game of highs and lows. An action RPG which is a “remake” of the original Final Fantasy VII, interestingly, not only is it a genre shift from the first game, but the story itself diverges – and the divergence of the story is a major plot point. It expands on the Midgar section of the original game, a section of the game that took about 8 hours to beat, and turns it into a 40-60 hour long game, all while engaging in a few meta plot twists to keep players familiar with the game guessing how much things will change.

    Unfortunately, this is the heart of the problem of the game: they didn’t know what to expand on, so they expanded on EVERYTHING, even making up a few new sequences. This makes the good parts even bigger and even better, and results in a few new sequences (like a sequence with the Avalanche sidekicks, who were largely a side note in the original game) which really worked well, and added significant characterization – but the game also expanded on the bad parts, resulting in what were previously brief inter-area travel sequences or mini-dungeons becoming two hours long (or longer!) of endless corridors, and some added dungeons that weren’t even in the original game which added nothing to the game but length.

    At its best, it strikes an excellent balance between characterization and humor that was common in 1990s JRPGs, then sort of faded from view. At its worst, it is hours of slogging down corridors and fighting monsters that aren’t very challenging to fight, over and over again.

    The best part of this game is the improvements in characterization. Every single character is more interesting, including the random background Avalanche characters, the Shinra characters, and even the random side characters in the Wall Market. Barret in particular ends up with a sort of almost preacher-esque character, which is really fun to see – doubly so because for all of his bravado and being so big and bad, he’s clearly got issues underneath and is putting on a bit of a show. Tifa’s insecurity comes through much more strongly than it did in the original game, and Cloud ends up with significantly more characterization, being both uncertain and putting on a show of being a badass SOLDIER. Aerith’s personality, too, shines through, with her playful mischief being a major highlight – at least, until she ends up becoming the Cetra Waif, which makes her much less interesting and more subdued (and generic).

    This goes down to the background Avalanche members, who get a lot more characterization, and thus build more of a connection with the player, as well as the random people in Wall Market, including some new characters, including the sadistic masseuse Madam M, a bit character whose interactions with Cloud are absolutely hilarious.

    The introductory sequence, the added characterization for Avalanche members (including a whole chapter that is totally devoted to them), the Aerith meeting all the way through Wall Market, the battle up the pillar to try and defend Sector 7, going up the Shinra building, and the battles at the top of the tower – all of these sequences are improved over the original, and add new context and characterization.

    Unfortunately, this is a game with 18 chapters, and in the end, chapters 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 17 all contain very significant padding – meaning that over half the chapters in the game contain significant filler content. Worse, chapters 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, and 17 are basically entirely filler, with the only significant events occurring with the boss fights in them (and sometimes, not even then).

    This is a huge black mark on the game; it is the quality new story content that draws us in, but the vast amount of filler means that it ends up spaced out. Worse, it weakens the story very significantly; half of the game (chapters 5-7, 10 – 12, and 15-18) are all done under very significant time pressure, but each of these three sequences includes not one but *two* filler chapters, where you basically go through a “dungeon” that is just a bunch of corridors or pseudo-corridors. None of these are interesting, and they just bog down the progress of the game while robbing it of the sense of urgency that the pacing of these parts so desperately need.

    Perhaps the saving grace is that the combat of the game is pretty reasonable; while the normal encounters are mostly pretty easy, the game has a few sub-boss type enemies that help mix things up. Moreover, the actual bosses are made much more interesting by the new combat mechanics, and the game is significantly more difficult than the original JRPG – it is not an overly difficult game by any means but the combat is at least interesting.

    Overall, I think this game averages out to decent-to-good, but the really good parts are separated by padding.    … Expand
  19. drlowdon
    Sep 9, 2022
    9
    The game opens with former soldier Cloud Strife taking on a mercenary job for Avalanche, an eco-terrorist organization intent on stopping the Shinra Corporation from depleting the planets vital supply of Mako. Events will soon transpire to make him a part of their lives for a good while longer however.

    Other than the fact that there is a little too much ‘padding’ in places, it’s hard to    The game opens with former soldier Cloud Strife taking on a mercenary job for Avalanche, an eco-terrorist organization intent on stopping the Shinra Corporation from depleting the planets vital supply of Mako. Events will soon transpire to make him a part of their lives for a good while longer however.

    Other than the fact that there is a little too much ‘padding’ in places, it’s hard to imagine how Square Enix could have done a better job with this remake. It looks fantastic, the combat is great, the characters are better developed and the plot goes in interesting new directions. Roll on Part 2!    … Expand
  20. OldSchoolGamer1
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    My favorite game of this entire generation and now on my all time list for sure. It captures the nostalgia, gameplay, and spirit of the original and expands upon it in glorious ways. A game with this much hype and expectation behind it is often a near impossible task to achieve, however they have done it here and I am overjoyed to know this game now exists. I will be playing this gameMy favorite game of this entire generation and now on my all time list for sure. It captures the nostalgia, gameplay, and spirit of the original and expands upon it in glorious ways. A game with this much hype and expectation behind it is often a near impossible task to achieve, however they have done it here and I am overjoyed to know this game now exists. I will be playing this game until I have achieved all there is to achieve withim it's rich and intelligently designed world.… Expand
  21. Antek
    Jun 5, 2022
    0
    The game is scripted to death, it should have been a TV series, so at least you could browse a smartphone 50% of time during another "exciting" sequence of walking-talking along a corridor where you can move only in one direction... booooooring
    P.s. Visual quality is ok
  22. WondemanLocke
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Game got released too early, really much bugs, less testing and really annoying minigames that ruined a potentially good game for me. About a half of game time is a pleasant gameplay, then rest is replaying annoying parts of the game over and over.
  23. lukie116
    May 26, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are probably the most beautiful game of all time, I still absolutely love the characters, no idea why they decided to completely butcher the story and combat and add a whole buncha filler bullcrap to the game. If I wanted to play kingdom hearts, i'll go and play kingdom hearts, I wanted to play Final Fantasy VII with modern graphics and that's really not what this is.… Expand
  24. DrSiko
    Oct 26, 2020
    7
    I will focus on the negatives here because I don't want to rehash the same what others mentioned: The visuals are beautiful. The music is outstanding and the dialogue is (in most times) entertaining and fun.

    Overall, the game is entertaining and it's great to see the characters who we loved to show again in today's technology. What made FF7 great is the rich story and characters.    I will focus on the negatives here because I don't want to rehash the same what others mentioned: The visuals are beautiful. The music is outstanding and the dialogue is (in most times) entertaining and fun.

    Overall, the game is entertaining and it's great to see the characters who we loved to show again in today's technology. What made FF7 great is the rich story and characters. Unfortunately, the "remake" did not live up to the same level.

    The remake could have stuck to the original story and be one of the greatest modern hits, but they decided to manipulate the story to be 100+ hours longer in order to create several installments. The story was dumbed down the dark and nihilistic side. The characters are too cheerful considering how their situations are.

    The people in the slums look too "clean" as they are your usual Starbucks customers rather than what supposed to be laborers who are suffering from bad living conditions living under a huge metal plate covering the sky and inside huts with no lights and rats running everywhere.

    Some parts of the cutscenes and dialogs are cringy, like Berret's overreacting over how he cares about Marlene and the anime-like behavior of the girls namely Aerith, Jessie and even Tifa.

    The side quests are **** What made FF7 stands above all the other RPGs is putting the player into the action rather than wasting time on fetch quests and "bring me my cats" **** to fill up playtime. None of the sidequests were interesting. They could have invested richer dialouges and side stories to add more interesting characters but they dropped the ball hard time.

    There are a lot of levels with 1-2 hours of corridors and one-way routes that are too long they become boring and you just want to finish them ASAP to move on.

    The new characters are all cringy and annoying you wish you can hit them hard in the face, especially Johnny who isn't annoying in a funny way.

    Finally, the "ghost" thing was a very bad diversion from the original story. As I said before, because the original story is grim and dark, they want to fix it (it's not broken in the first place) by changing the story to a fairytale. I won't proceed more so my review don't spoil it, but the story is going to be a Disney-like franchise where people are happy thereafter.

    The game is ranked as "T" for teens, a game which 80% of its fans are now in their mid 30s and older.

    The game took too long to be released, and not even the full game too. You can see they used most of FFXV and KH's engine and mechanics so it looks like the game wasn't in production until far later when they reused the existing stack, which is not necessarily a bad thing.    … Expand
  25. Harlock
    Jan 16, 2021
    10
    As much as the game does not have the full story.
    The way the universe is being remade is exemplary, it would be impossible to add the whole journey in a game so big in content.
    Gameplay is wonderful, the characters are more alive than ever, the immersion in Midgar is indescribable.
    I really loved this remake, I'm looking forward to the next parts.
  26. nanabi_ashiro
    Jan 13, 2021
    10
    This game is brilliant, I felt like a kid again, I really didn't think Square would be able to do it, outside of FF XIV, the last FF game to make me feel something was FF X, they had so many expectations on them, so many issues in development with having to scrap everything and start anew

    And yet, they nailed it. I am the biggest FF VII fanboy out there, someone who despises dirge of    This game is brilliant, I felt like a kid again, I really didn't think Square would be able to do it, outside of FF XIV, the last FF game to make me feel something was FF X, they had so many expectations on them, so many issues in development with having to scrap everything and start anew

    And yet, they nailed it. I am the biggest FF VII fanboy out there, someone who despises dirge of cerberus and a lot of Crisis Core/Advent Children for how it goes against the quality writing and characters of the original game.

    But this game somehow managed to meet all of those unrealistic expectations, I was ready to be disappointed, to just be happy I get to explore a 3d Midgar and take in the sights.

    They nailed every single character, Aerith, Barret, Tifa, AVALANCHE, everyone is the best they have been in years, perhaps ever.

    After XV's atrocious combat feel, getting the battle director for Kingdom Hearts 2 definitely helped this game, feedback on movement and attacks is perfect, it's less an action RPG and more a really smart and fun hybrid of action and regular turn based JRPG, managing ATB and constantly swapping between party members for the right strategies in fights for the new game plus hard mode made a second playthrough even more enthralling than the first. The combat system even in this early stage has so much potential and fun in it.

    You'd think with such a controversial ending, and how critical I've been over every compilation of FF VII title that it would bother me a lot, but it really doesn't. Square has earned my trust with this remake, and I stare at the future with a true chidlike wonder at the fact that I don't know what's going to happen next.

    But I am unbelievably excited for it, and it's nice to be hopeful for the future of FF VII storytelling once again, I have complete faith in wherever they take the story, as the love and care they poured into every inch of midgar, and the characters inside it, practically leaps off the screen.

    I'm really grateful I got to live long enough to experience something I as a child always dreamed of happening, and it somehow meeting that child inside me's hype for it.    … Expand
  27. supermalik987
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    I did enjoy my time with the game . But i did felt parts of the game did drag on a bit to long . And the party ai really like Donoad doesn't cast for Sora bad . Maybe its just me . What i liked about the game . Graphics looks nice, Great soundtrack with a return of Nobuo Uematsu . combat was good did remind me of ff xv . good English and Japanese dub . I can understand why some fans didn'tI did enjoy my time with the game . But i did felt parts of the game did drag on a bit to long . And the party ai really like Donoad doesn't cast for Sora bad . Maybe its just me . What i liked about the game . Graphics looks nice, Great soundtrack with a return of Nobuo Uematsu . combat was good did remind me of ff xv . good English and Japanese dub . I can understand why some fans didn't like the game . And im kinda hoping what's going happen in the sequel… Expand
  28. Lucky_Strikez
    May 15, 2022
    1
    I keep trying to like this, I just upgraded to the PS5 version and the whole game is literally just padding and filler. I love the original game so much and they destroyed it here. Tifa was my favorite character but I hate her in this version. They made her look so stupid and her voice doesn't match at all. Wedge is also retarded. There's a lot of awesome things that they did right butI keep trying to like this, I just upgraded to the PS5 version and the whole game is literally just padding and filler. I love the original game so much and they destroyed it here. Tifa was my favorite character but I hate her in this version. They made her look so stupid and her voice doesn't match at all. Wedge is also retarded. There's a lot of awesome things that they did right but overall I just can't deny that I hate it overall. We had a chance to see something awesome here, they could've recreated FF7 1:1 and instead of pre-rendered gfx we could have seen it all in realtime. That would have been glorious. But that's never going to happen now, they done **** up.… Expand
  29. HappySpaceInvad
    Mar 24, 2023
    3
    This appears to have been made for nostalgic fans with rose-tinted spectacles only.

    I bought the original game on release, but quickly tired of it as it seemed really childish. To be fair, I was already 25 in 1997, so possibly not part of the target demographic. I did enjoy the battles though…. So I decided to give this remake a go, thinking it might be made to cater to modern    This appears to have been made for nostalgic fans with rose-tinted spectacles only.

    I bought the original game on release, but quickly tired of it as it seemed really childish. To be fair, I was already 25 in 1997, so possibly not part of the target demographic. I did enjoy the battles though….

    So I decided to give this remake a go, thinking it might be made to cater to modern sensibilities… but no. The dialogue is still horribly corny (and full of bizarre non sequiturs), the voice acting is hammy as heck, the characters are hackneyed and 2-dimensional (protagonist of few words, fawning female, jolly fat man, gruff muscle man who’s always shouting…).

    I don’t even think the graphics are especially good for a PS4 title, with very repetitive NPC models. And the combat is no longer typical JRPG turn-based, but instead a rather vague and sloppy real-time affair with abysmal camera controls.

    I always felt the original was a bit overrated, but I’m stumped as to why this remake got such glowing reviews. Nostalgia is a powerful force, I guess.    … Expand
  30. ichimitch
    Mar 26, 2023
    0
    If you want to see what a remake should be, check out Bluepoint Games work. They Remade Shadow of the Collosus and Demon Souls. Both of which hold very true to the original games. FFVIIR doesn't resemble the original in any regard what so ever: It's a new game entirely. Calling this pretty abomination a remake is an insult. F*** you, Squeenix.
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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 126
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game we've been waiting for from Square Enix for so long. Atmospheric, interesting and exciting all your attention modern jRPG with an interesting story and spectacular battles. To achieve the ideal, the project only needs more even graphics and all the content from the original release. If you were waiting for a turn-based classic with new graphics you will most likely be disappointed, since the game has changed a lot. Everyone else is happy with the release of the first really powerful single-player release from the internal Square Enix studio for many years. Especially after the failure of Final Fantasy XV.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    A good remake of the introductory part of the cult-favorite Final Fantasy VII. It improves on the original game in almost all aspects, yet lacks in scale and drops the ball at the very end.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Aug 10, 2020
    90
    What matters is still intact, and that’s the heart and soul of one of the greatest stories in video game history. It’s a return to form that has felt a long time in coming, and what’s even better is that there’s still at least two more games of this quality to come...They can’t mess this up, can they?
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