Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

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  1. Geraldo3Good
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    My personal GOTY, both this one and the original game are some of my all time favorite games.

    The soundtrack (seriously listen to the Airbuster theme), the gameplay, the boss battles, the voice acting, everything is perfect.

    A lot of people may not like the ending but I think it was pretty decent and sets up a lot of potentially interesting plot lines.
  2. Headwound
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    As a fan of the og ff7 I really enjoyed playing this one and like the new twists in the game plus the graphics are amazing looking forward to part 2
  3. RogMicLove
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    As a fan of the OG, I absolutely loved this game. It’s everything I wanted from a remake. The gameplay is fun, characters are as iconic as I remember them, and is the best Final Fantasy we’ve had in more than a decade.

    Some of my problems include some texture issues in the slums areas, it’s episodic structure makes this one feels incomplete, and it’s not as friendly to newcomers as I hope    As a fan of the OG, I absolutely loved this game. It’s everything I wanted from a remake. The gameplay is fun, characters are as iconic as I remember them, and is the best Final Fantasy we’ve had in more than a decade.

    Some of my problems include some texture issues in the slums areas, it’s episodic structure makes this one feels incomplete, and it’s not as friendly to newcomers as I hope it would be. A lot of it’s charm is admittedly due to nostalgia. It worked on me, though.    … Expand
  4. Epione
    Jul 26, 2020
    9
    Fantastic! Paying tribute to the original as well as making it in to a newer version, well done!
    Can't wait for part two!
  5. eggknight
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    The daunting task of remaking a cherished classic was almost an impossible challenge. Square Enix has done a commendable job at recreating the game to look and feel like how my imagination interpreted the original game from the 1990s. The music is simply perfect. The characters are further developed, and the Midgar world feels much more lively. The combat system is a great mix of activeThe daunting task of remaking a cherished classic was almost an impossible challenge. Square Enix has done a commendable job at recreating the game to look and feel like how my imagination interpreted the original game from the 1990s. The music is simply perfect. The characters are further developed, and the Midgar world feels much more lively. The combat system is a great mix of active and turn-based strategy, and especially on hard mode encouraged me to really think about how to approach each battle. The dialogue was unexpectedly cheesy, and the I found the side quests somewhat of a chore. The narrow hallways for travelling the world felt very restrictive, more than some standard linear games. The story was acceptable, but I felt there were too many unexplained references to the original, and newer fans would be completely lost on the important connections. Overall great experience, and I look forward to the sequel.… Expand
  6. Lynchzinho
    Aug 6, 2020
    9
    Pure nostalgia! Takes me back to when I was 12 years old, discussing how to beat Ruby & Emrald weapons with some friends at school. Graphics are great, music is great, the story is great, the combat system is great. Obviously they have expanded on the story and stretched whats took a couple of hours of gameplay in the original and expanded on the details. I actually like that they're doingPure nostalgia! Takes me back to when I was 12 years old, discussing how to beat Ruby & Emrald weapons with some friends at school. Graphics are great, music is great, the story is great, the combat system is great. Obviously they have expanded on the story and stretched whats took a couple of hours of gameplay in the original and expanded on the details. I actually like that they're doing this game over a series to do it justice. My only issue so to speak is that it wasn't open world so to speak. In a couple of places the pacing seemed a bit off. But overall it's great. Usually when I complete a game I am done with it, but I'd reccomend anyone to replay this one again on hard mode, which unlocks after you complete it. This separates the men from the boys, and is the way it's meant to be played! No items can be used, MP doesn't replenish when resting, and the enemies are much tougher. You keep everything you got in your first play through, and it unlocks unique challenges in the combat arena which some get pretty tough. I'm not one for trophy hunting Usually either, but because it was so good on hard mode I made sure I got the platinum trophy. Would highly recommend to anyone who liked the original!… Expand
  7. JoshuaWilsonArt
    Aug 6, 2020
    9
    This may be my favorite FF game. It’s right up there with FFX. I really hope they don’t rush the story. I enjoyed having the time to build a love for the characters. The time spent with them really helped to me to get invested in their struggles. I can see myself really growing attached. I hope they continue this amazing quality and story telling. I can’t wait to play the sequel on the PS5!
  8. Tsunowa
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    I not played the original game, so I can't talk about of how good was the remake and history modifications, but as a person who was introduced to Final Fantasy franchise by this game, I can say that was a wonderful experience, history, characters, such a good soundtrack, and the combat was so fun! A must play for PS4 owners.
  9. vvv123
    Jan 25, 2021
    9
    I never played the original so I'm not judging it based on it being a remake. Spent about 34 hours playing. I enjoyed the gameplay, the story, the visuals/graphics and the cutscenes. The soundtrack was amazing, the best I've heard in a game and I still enjoy listening to it! The world felt very immersive and alive. Having markers for quests, and less filler quests, would have saved someI never played the original so I'm not judging it based on it being a remake. Spent about 34 hours playing. I enjoyed the gameplay, the story, the visuals/graphics and the cutscenes. The soundtrack was amazing, the best I've heard in a game and I still enjoy listening to it! The world felt very immersive and alive. Having markers for quests, and less filler quests, would have saved some time. Chapter 9 was quite boring and sometimes the pacing was slow. The last couple of chapters were quite drawn out with the bosses but was a good challenge! The ending was very confusing for me and it would have been better if it was explained who Sephiroth was earlier. If you are new to FF, as a stand alone game the ending might be underwhelming so this is the main reason I decreased the score. Besides these minor negatives I enjoyed the game, I felt I was on a journey with the characters and wouldn't mind replaying because I loved the story and didn't do everything. Really looking forward to part 2!… Expand
  10. nexus151196
    Mar 29, 2021
    9
    Не знаком с оригиналом, но, ремейк очень понравился. Игра , конечно, не без недостатков( привет скрин верхнего Мидгара на весь экран в шакальном качестве), но, это почти не портит ощущений и не сильно мешает погружению. Персонажи тут очень живые и колоритные, графика - отличная, порой просто любуешься сценами и кадрами. Музыка - в плейлисте , особенно мелодия из ночного рандеву с Айрис( сНе знаком с оригиналом, но, ремейк очень понравился. Игра , конечно, не без недостатков( привет скрин верхнего Мидгара на весь экран в шакальном качестве), но, это почти не портит ощущений и не сильно мешает погружению. Персонажи тут очень живые и колоритные, графика - отличная, порой просто любуешься сценами и кадрами. Музыка - в плейлисте , особенно мелодия из ночного рандеву с Айрис( с одноименным названием). Постановка 10/10 , без комментариев. Сюжет - интересный и захватывающий( параллельно читал фэндом по 7 части). На прохождение со всеми побочными квестами ушло почти 40 часов(без фарма арены, выбил только Шиву)В общем жду продолжения, игра - мастхэв.… Expand
  11. Simpson_761
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    Not a fan of the combat system. It definitely grew on me towards the end of the game. Absolutely HATE the materia system and not having an ability to have a fast way to change just before a fight. Can defijitely feel the slowdown in some sections to drag this out to a full game. Loved the ending. Looking forward to the next obe.
  12. Abc1234
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    Animation sucks.

    Hit box sucks.

    I don't mind if the game is split into 2 parts, but midgar only is pushing it.

    90% of ff7 cut out just to sell it to you as a seperate game.

    To make up for the cut content, they pad it out. Like really pad it out. A 5 to 10 minutes location is now an hour long.

    I do not recommend this if you liked the OG FF7. It is a spit to the face from square enix.
  13. chachinito
    Mar 4, 2021
    10
    nice game nice game nice game nice game nice game nice game nice game nice game
  14. 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
  15. Hazelnut900
    Mar 8, 2021
    10
    This game its my first time playing but my oh my what a masterpiece!!! It is a must play!
  16. regalrealm
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    THE PERFECT REMAKE!!! Sephiroth is here and I'm speechless, the artwork is simply outstanding.
  17. Yogutkaboom_
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    This games is sooooooo gooood comparing to ffxv this games is absolutely lit
  18. 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
  19. 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!
  20. rubensvalentim
    Mar 24, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grande jogo, game play divertido, a história até o fim do game bem fiel, oi seja não tem como ser ruim.

    Só não merece 10 pq no fim do jogo de obrigam a lutar contra o Sephiroth que ao meu ver foi um anti-climax pq ele é o último inimigo do jogo, mas como essa é a parte 1 do game ele teve que estar mega fraco pra vc conseguir lutar, oi seja, suaram esse final.    … Expand
  21. Stratslinger315
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    Only part of the game. The other part will be exclusive for PlayStation 5. I’m not wasting my money on that trash when a gaming pc is simply better. If you release half a game on a console, release the other half. I don’t care about performance, I feel cheated af right now and won’t bother unless I can find a way to scam it on a pc. Not paying a cent more.
  22. terriblejustter
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Its basically a $60 cgi movie. There's about 15 hours of gameplay, most of it is running down hallways.
    RENT DO NOT BUY
  23. arizonagreg
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    It's a great game but for one it's not a real remake. Also the ending speeds things up too fast. The ghosts/fate beings are just annoying. It's like nothing you choose really matters.
  24. GastonBaynes
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Just to say that, we, as fans of the original Final Fantasy VII game, we must create a petition that demands Square Enix to change the "Final Fantasy VII Remake" title to something else because the game is undoubtedly not a remake. 0 goes for the false advertisement.
  25. TheFrostyPen
    May 4, 2020
    5
    I tried to like this game, I really did. As an avid fan of the original, FF7 cemented my love of the genre. But this game has deleted that love.

    I'd summarize this game by say it is an exploitative attempt to turn a fan favorite into a $300 cash cow. They will do that by making 3-5 releases and DLC. The original was great mostly because of the story, gameplay, and for me...the    I tried to like this game, I really did. As an avid fan of the original, FF7 cemented my love of the genre. But this game has deleted that love.

    I'd summarize this game by say it is an exploitative attempt to turn a fan favorite into a $300 cash cow. They will do that by making 3-5 releases and DLC.

    The original was great mostly because of the story, gameplay, and for me...the summoning. This game fails in all departments.

    1) Story: It is so bad I actually invented a new term for it. Non-resonant drama. It means that things happen...but you just don't care. People die...but I didn't feel for them. The characters are all flat. Cloud never changes his expression. Barret is a bad caricature of an 80's black man. Tifa is the default female but can punch. Aerith is the default female but loves flowers.

    By attempting to make a full game from the very first mission of the oringal game, they needed to add 38 hours of filler content. And that's what this game is: Filler. Here is a quest to go back to all the places you already went but this time there will be a boring fight to deal with. Now run back. Not fun.

    2) Gameplay: You attack by holding square. And you block by holding R1. Wow, how original. You can also roll. Cloud has 2 attacks that you switch by pressing triangle and switching stances. It is a chore to do so. You can be interrupting during you spellcasts. You lose the mana AND the energy bars it takes to cast if you get interrupted. I've never seen this in a game before. It's the most frustrating thing I've ever experienced while casting a damn heal spell. Every single action requires a pausing of the game. And your companions AI is terrible. They will only heal you if you fill up a materia slot with a "cure-me" materia...and then only when you are almost dead.

    3) Summoning: I'm 40 hours in an I've used it 3 times. Because that is all that I've been allowed to. You can't summon except in certain boss fights...and even then only after the bar RANDOMLY fills up. You CANNOT choose which monster to summon. And their abilities require you do pause the game and use up an energy bar of your own character. Makes no sense. Then they do this really lame final ability before they leave...and it looks and feels bad. Just a bunch of swirling fire on the screen...sure whatever.

    I've almost uninstalled it 3 times because I guess they consider avoid being chain slept/stunned/knocked down fun. But I've lost the game to being chain stunned. And they are long stuns...talking 5-10 seconds of doing nothing. Usually you can swap characters during this....but only if you have more than 1 in the party.

    Speaking of AI...you only control 33% of the party. The other 2 are controlled by AI. Sure, you can spend their mana...but mostly...the game plays itself. Not what I wanted in an RPG.

    You can't change their appearances at all except their weapons.

    Leveling up weapons is so lame and tedious that they created a way to have the AI do it for you.

    This isn't an RPG...it's a bad commercial for Square. And you can't skip it...

    Do...skip this...please...    … Expand
  26. DonCorneo
    Apr 16, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a sequel... not a remake. False advertising, bull **** ending. They didn't respect the story.
    I'm sad that there might never be a true remake of this Incredible game of 1997. There is no need to change it to a new story. Just slightly improve on some point and bam.

    Yes the graphics are amazing, yes some parts are very very good but it doesn't change the fact that its not the remake as promise.

    Also the gameplay is terrible, a mix of KH, FFXV and FFVII. Just keep the FFVII gameplay or make it FFXV but dont mix all of this...    … Expand
  27. TerraForm66
    Apr 20, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely anxious about where the ending takes things and if the writer(s) have the chops to pull it off over multiple games, but if they do it right it could really elevate the entire story. Beyond that, everything else was a wonderful Remake of what made the original FFVII a masterpiece....ahhh who am I kidding, the ending was brain-dead stupid and they don't know what they're doing with this franchise any longer.… Expand
  28. Flaunt
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    People need to understand that FF7 remake is not intending to replace the OG. Its a reimagining of the story and the characters. Think of it like a new game in an alternate (but similar) universe.
  29. Sakuravaanlonha
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    The game follows perfectly all the story, character evolution, enemies and even conversations from the original.
    I recommend to replay the original before getting into the remake so you can see all the little details and big effort they put into this.


    But hell, haters gonna hate.
  30. DRIKAN
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    My childhood came back to life.
    My childhood came back to life. My childhood came back to life.
  31. Ang3vil
    May 2, 2020
    0
    Got baited by the demo of FF7R. The first part looks like FF7, then the story is distorted. I miss the days when video games weren't democratized. I miss the days when developers were not only driven by financial interests. I'm really disgusted, not because I have lost some money, but because I know now FF7 will never reborn. If I have some advices, play the original version of FF7 andGot baited by the demo of FF7R. The first part looks like FF7, then the story is distorted. I miss the days when video games weren't democratized. I miss the days when developers were not only driven by financial interests. I'm really disgusted, not because I have lost some money, but because I know now FF7 will never reborn. If I have some advices, play the original version of FF7 and wait for games like The Last of Us II or Cyberpunk. The FF series is no longer for the older generation of gamers.

    Note: My review has also been removed but not here (yet). It could be fanaticism from some players but I tend to believe that there is a financial interest behind ... So I totally agree with you @sumbodyshero&billski.    … Expand
  32. Milkthief
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is a real mixed bag. The additions to the story, fleshed out characters and general world building is fantastic. The visuals are (usually) top notch, with some breathtaking scenes and environments. The real issues are #1: HORRIBLE PACING. Like some of the worst pacing I have ever seen in a game, the amount of fluff totally grinds the story to a halt, and sectionsFinal Fantasy VII Remake is a real mixed bag. The additions to the story, fleshed out characters and general world building is fantastic. The visuals are (usually) top notch, with some breathtaking scenes and environments. The real issues are #1: HORRIBLE PACING. Like some of the worst pacing I have ever seen in a game, the amount of fluff totally grinds the story to a halt, and sections that took minutes in the original now take hours? They really tried to drag it out, and that shows.

    Overall I really enjoyed it, aside from silly side quests that didn't do much for me other than make me frustrated and impatient. The combat system is great, if a little flawed (I wish I could dodge or block to cancel my attack combo, am not really into my spells missing or getting cancelled when I get hit.)

    I am looking forward to continuing this series, and hope they don't nomura the story too hard.. and maybe fix some of the rough edges.    … Expand
  33. macnasty11
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Everyone giving this a zero is upset at added content. This game is a SOLID 10, from the ground up. It's incredible and probably the best game to come out in the last ten years. BUY IT!
  34. niknokseyer
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Just finished the game and loved it. I haven't played the original so I'm excited to play this one. Story is awesome. Gameplay is awesome too. There are some levels that you have to be smart as well and not just do a button smash. Can't wait for part 2.
  35. bluedb
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    magnífico! Eu estou com os olhos marejados e surpreso de como esse jogo está Foda! Sem palavras pra descrever.
  36. lokrawr
    Apr 21, 2020
    7
    Overall I enjoyed playing through Final Fantasy VII Remake. Being a fan of SE back in the SquareSoft days, I am trying to isolate my nostalgia with the criteria of what makes up a superb game in this genre.

    Visuals 1.5/2 - The game is gorgeous but with some hiccups. The first 2 chapters are pretty flawless but there there is some drop off in quality with low res textures and pop in but    Overall I enjoyed playing through Final Fantasy VII Remake. Being a fan of SE back in the SquareSoft days, I am trying to isolate my nostalgia with the criteria of what makes up a superb game in this genre.

    Visuals 1.5/2 - The game is gorgeous but with some hiccups. The first 2 chapters are pretty flawless but there there is some drop off in quality with low res textures and pop in but still remains a smooth experience. I would say the low res textures can reduce the impact of certain scenes such as Aerith's garden being filled with low res flowers. Just don't sniff too close.

    Sound 1.5/2 - The music in this game is overall well done with some drawback as the recreations of tunes seemed overly thought/complex which reduced the emotional impact when delivering a scene compared to the classic tune. I think a classic tune mode would of been appreciated by fans. Environmental sounds and battle sound effects all assisted in delivering impact and grounding into the scene.

    Narrative/Pacing/Delivery 2.5/4 - Starting with the strengths, they know how to deliver emotional impact though character building and delivery, and throughout the experience, FF7R does not bog itself down with being too serious as many lighthearted/funny moments are beautifully weaved within. The main narrative is well done with pacing issues. The side quests and much of the content between main narrative points are lacking impact, and become dull. The main character's lip syncing is well done, but the side characters are lacking work. I liked the expanded stories, but didn't like the fate elements as they distracted from many impactful scenes. The trade for creative freedom brought storytelling complexity at the expense of emotional delivery.

    Gameplay 1/2 - SE's strongest showing of its new age combat system. Took a little to get used to, but overall an enjoyable experience. Strategically, I would of preferred more depth with both the battles (Mostly dodge mechanics) and the environments (Reminiscent of FFXIII hallways).

    6.5/10    … Expand
  37. Kinkas5
    May 9, 2020
    2
    If they didn't outright lie about being a remake, i would give a bigger score. Completely disappointed.
  38. Abubakr1
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing. Everything from story expansion to music arrangment, the graphics are top notch.
  39. Dafuzz
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the best games I have ever played.

    Calling it amazing is simply not doing it justice. So much love went into its creation and I enjoyed every second of it, hoping it would never end. I even felt real emotion while playing, I have smiled from ear to ear or even shed tears, because the writing and presentation are just that good. The combat design is    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the best games I have ever played.

    Calling it amazing is simply not doing it justice. So much love went into its creation and I enjoyed every second of it, hoping it would never end. I even felt real emotion while playing, I have smiled from ear to ear or even shed tears, because the writing and presentation are just that good. The combat design is excellent and will certainly become a standard in the years to come.

    My mild expectations were blown straight out the window and I can hardly wait for the next installment. You did it, Square Enix!    … Expand
  40. AX10
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Brillante. De lo mejor de la generación. El mejor sistema de combates que se hizo para un RPG, no como los occidentales. Acá volvió la estrategia. Gráficamente está en lo más alto de la generación, la factura técnica y la historia profundizada me extremesen pensando en lo que hay y se nos viene para seguir rememorando uno de los juegos más importantes de la historia.
  41. Ahmy
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    If you are going to play this game just to compare every hour of play with its original counter part then I am sorry, but you are playing the game to torment yourself and dislike the game.
    To me final fantasy 7 remake or reimagine is a new game and I don't really care if its faithful to the original game or not, I actually liked it for what it offered, a new gameplay characters    If you are going to play this game just to compare every hour of play with its original counter part then I am sorry, but you are playing the game to torment yourself and dislike the game.
    To me final fantasy 7 remake or reimagine is a new game and I don't really care if its faithful to the original game or not, I actually liked it for what it offered, a new gameplay characters character-building plot-building and new contents.
    I find it annoying that some people compare this game a ps1 and ignore the whole thing about the game and pick on the decision to change things from the plot and what is related to that, why don't you compare this game as a new game to other rpg games? final fantasy 7 remake did a lot of good things that none of them were done in other current rpg series, you can clearly see how is the future of action rpg (or even classic if you take the ff classic mode) is so bright.
    If you like final fantasy 7 for its characters and want to dive into a new journey with them, you will love this, and if you are new to the game I can't see a valid reason that you won't enjoy this game.    … Expand
  42. JayCagigas
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    The Very Best Game of the generation! The most artistic, polished and sofististicated game since long long time. Worth the wait. Play it now!!!
  43. originalbars
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    TLDR: As a kid i remember seeing the commercials and magazines praising FF7, sadly i never got around to playing it. Then the FF7 Remake came out and i bought it in a heartbeat. I absolutely loved it, but i do have some small nitpicks. It took me almost exactly 41 hours to beat it + most side quests. I did skip or didn't fully complete most minigames with the exception of Darts.TLDR: As a kid i remember seeing the commercials and magazines praising FF7, sadly i never got around to playing it. Then the FF7 Remake came out and i bought it in a heartbeat. I absolutely loved it, but i do have some small nitpicks. It took me almost exactly 41 hours to beat it + most side quests. I did skip or didn't fully complete most minigames with the exception of Darts.

    Story/Characters:
    The story is great, filled with likeable and deep characters not losing its grip off me for almost the entirety. It can be funny, tense, emotional and romantic without feeling like they are just ticking boxes. Even Stretching the Midgar arc to 30-40 hours does not harm the quality. It gripped me from the first to the final chapters.

    That is right until the end, the conclusion of the story feels rushed, messy, and left me with even more questions - not in a good way as it gets a bit weird / off-tone to the rest of the story.

    Ending with the Midgar arc does mean than a lot of Cloud backstory / world lore is not fully explained. In the original FF7 this happens mostly after the (short) Midgar story arc. Without having played the original it left me quite confused with a lot of the stuff that happened in the last few hours. It also impacts smaller, world lore bits throughout the game, where the game expects you to understand these terms or references when they never get explained.

    Graphics/Audio:
    Graphics are great, solid performance, nothing to complain. Audio is great, however there is one battle theme in the tunnels that is extremely repetitive it feels its a very short loop.

    Gameplay:
    Hands down the best active-combat final fantasy game they created so far, it requires a lot of management to be effective and especially to be successful on hard mode. It is the ultimate fusion of the old turn based and modern active combat style. FFXV pales in comparison to FF7R.

    Upgrading weapons and slotting them with Materia is a very interesting system that provides a lot of freedom in building your characters. Cloud for example can pretty much fill any role you want granted you got the right Materia, Weapons, Armor and Accesories.

    The camera can be a bit of a bother at times with flying enemies.    … Expand
  44. HallbjornHauk
    Apr 29, 2020
    9
    Better than I hoped. Not as good as my dreams. But well nothing Is. It’ss bit odd and I really hope later on we find out why. But pretty true to the original and an amazing game!
  45. denni5m
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    I can't remember much of the story from the original as it's been so long which is probably a good thing anyway from what I hear some people complaining about a twist they don't like. This story is good but very slow to unwind and there are a lot of tedious side quests where it's just a fetch quest basically. The game is good in the combat, but the rpg elements are shallow and not muchI can't remember much of the story from the original as it's been so long which is probably a good thing anyway from what I hear some people complaining about a twist they don't like. This story is good but very slow to unwind and there are a lot of tedious side quests where it's just a fetch quest basically. The game is good in the combat, but the rpg elements are shallow and not much depth in the upgrade tree. Also because it's not a full game you get left with only a fraction of the materia combos it seems. Visually some parts are awesome and others really dull, it's like they ran out of time so just threw stuff in quickly. Also one thing that annoyed me is that we need to wait for the next chapter now, and the last chapter with the back and forth between teams was super annoying because it doesn't give you ease of life stuff like remembering materia equipped or letting you change it during a battle which causes a lot of cheap deaths. Overall it's a average rpg caught up in a very liniair World. If this has another title on the box almost everyone would give it a 7 out of 10 as well.… Expand
  46. NobleDrunkard
    Apr 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rate this game a 7/10.

    For decades fans of the original were clamoring for a "remake" lifted to greater heights by the next generation of consoles. A great story, characters, world building, and all the elements needed were already there. Unfortunately, Tetsuya Nomura at the helm proved all of our worst fears true and his notoriously convoluted story telling was allowed to poison the remake in a fashion reminiscent of Kingdom Hearts - a giant "heartless" type boss, plot device ghosts, and a retcon nobody wanted.

    The remake uses "Whispers" and "Arbiters of Fate" to establish that the events of the previous game are the direction that the remake is supposed to head in. This whisper element presented in the form of ghostlike creatures becomes more and more prominent as you head towards the climax. Up until Shinra tower it is a minor plot device that drives player actions to follow a similar chain of events to the original.

    Upon reaching the top of Shinra tower the entire story takes a massive swing into nonsense. Barret is stabbed through the chest and "saved" by these ghosts because it "wasn't meant to be". Followed shortly after by the worst boss battle of the game on the bridge in a boss battle with barely passible motorcycle combat mechanics. Ending in a boss battle with all aerial opponents which are a massive annoyance to fight throughout game. Whereby the player is seen defeating "fate." An element never present in the original game but all but directly stating that Nomura can now do "whatever they want" with the future installments. Then you fight "Sephiroth" or more accurately along the original story you fight what you think is Sephiroth.

    I am deeply apprehensive of Nomura using these whispers or now lack thereof in lieu of a well thought out and compelling story to give the team carte blanche to do whatever they want to change the remaining installments to an almost entirely different story now that "fate" has been broken. Fleshing out the characters, expanding the world building, and introducing some minor changes wouldn't have required an overt statement of altering fate. This was intentionally done to allow them to make massive changes to the story in the future installments - changes which will certainly be convoluted nonsense if Nomuras history is any indication.

    Minor issues:
    - Healing outside of combat is incredibly tedious. You have to individually cycle through each heal animation from items or spells. You cannot perform this action in the menu. You must watch each individual heal. This takes so much time in a game where you're healing all the time.
    - Player control is yanked away frequently to enforce an incredibly linear gameplay experience. A "cancel" sign will appear to force you to walk in certain directions. There were multiple times where I was watching more than playing - though this is mostly an issue upon reaching Shinra tower.
    - Side quests are a mixed bag. In order to “get you to want to play” the side quests most of the items you’ll actually want are the rewards (gear and materia) for somewhat tedious tasks. Some are quite enjoyable. However this manifests very awkwardly through a character named Chadley that “creates” materia and summons and he does not fit in whatsoever. Chadley is very obviously forced into the game and stands out painfully. Do not put such an awkward and poorly thought character in the future games, please.    … Expand
  47. Graywolfofmibu
    May 5, 2020
    0
    This game is sold on it's nostalgia but changes the story drastically at the end. It's sold as a remake but ends up being a rewrite. I feel like this is some bait switch marketing tactics. Tell them is a remake, sell them a kingdom heart lite sequel.
  48. Blain1989
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    What an absolute mess of a game this is I really don’t get the scores people are giving it, the textures in this game are sub par at best the dialogue is terrible and most of the voice acting is aswell, the battle system can’t decide if it’s turn based or action the action part of the system is mashing the square button and the character AI is just horrendous the characters you aren’tWhat an absolute mess of a game this is I really don’t get the scores people are giving it, the textures in this game are sub par at best the dialogue is terrible and most of the voice acting is aswell, the battle system can’t decide if it’s turn based or action the action part of the system is mashing the square button and the character AI is just horrendous the characters you aren’t controlling just stand there almost it’s pathetic, now in my opinion the game should of covered midgar and beyond easily there is too many areas of just pure filler and enemies that are damage sponges and it’s not like it adds anything too the game because your just sat there waiting for them too die because the game is not difficult by any stretch of the imagination, now the story oh dear lord the story what a mess this is not the story you remember from all those years ago they have changed to many elements especially the ending to this part of the story disgrace they have even changed the most basic parts of the dialogue and why don’t I get to go into avalanches hideout ? And sephiroth is ruined at this point in the game he is meant to be too powerful for anyone to fight so why can you go toe to toe with him he never seen cloud as a threat in this part let alone remember him the game is a joke if it had any other name attached to apart from final fantasy seven it would have been berated it all seems like it was sold on a lie as a cash grab it seems like making games into episodes that aren’t worth the full prices of admission is the new loot boxes.… Expand
  49. Gamingking007
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    I’ve been waiting for this game for so long! I can’t be happier than to play this masterpiece ! Thank you square for making my dreams come true ! Square Enix is one of the best companies on earth! Always brining us straight into a perfect gaming future !
  50. siglerj
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    The game looks great and it has a good combat system. Everything FFXIII wanted to be. But the script is painful and the dialogues are horrendous. Every woman is hypersexualized while holding an average emotional maturity of an 8 year old. The game is full of stereotypes like all fat people are always hungry and the only black guy is basically Mr T. And the wall market section is filledThe game looks great and it has a good combat system. Everything FFXIII wanted to be. But the script is painful and the dialogues are horrendous. Every woman is hypersexualized while holding an average emotional maturity of an 8 year old. The game is full of stereotypes like all fat people are always hungry and the only black guy is basically Mr T. And the wall market section is filled with sexual harrasment and hypersexualization with no need for the plot. This game is the living example of game developers urgently needing to diversify their developing teams. And holy crap that American Idol section was utterly idiotic..… Expand
  51. Eldoreth
    May 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an insult.

    For whatever reason, Sakaguchi's influence and work within squaresoft is today met with such jealousy and vehemence that any chance the current goon squad responsible for Kingdom Heart, FF 13, and FF 15, gets they take a giant dudu on Sakaguchi.

    The tale of FF VII was a story about terrorists. And you are one of them. You blow up the plate. You kill innocents. But this "remake" tells you that now it's only Shinra that killed them. What the ****

    The tale of FF VII is about a head-strong SOLDIER who speaks his mind and doesn't care if it pisses people off. Now it's about a pensive, quiet guy who sounds like every generic hero ever.

    The tale of FF VII doesn't reveal Sephiroth until after the sequences in midgar. This "remake" finds an excuse to ham-fistedly push Sephiroth into every scene they possibly could, up until revealing that he's not quite the Sephiroth we know?

    The tale of FF VII doesn't have meta-calling ghosts of destiny to spit in the faces of real fans who just wanted a remake. Yeah, I know what those ghosts represent, Nomura. You couldn't have been more subtle. Those ghosts are the "evil" spirits of those who don't want YOU to **** with the story. So you just happen to let the party kill those ghosts to represent you kill us fans who did not want you to **** with the story. SO META!

    Stay clear from this garbo. You can thank me for it later.    … Expand
  52. Danilocomin
    May 21, 2020
    1
    pathetic selling a new game with only a small part.
    Square deceived us. We fans were expecting a complete game. They spent hours in Midgard thinking only of money.
    How many years will we have to wait to fight the Weapon? How many more parts will the game have?
    I am extremely disappointed!
  53. Faly23
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    The traducction to spanish is horribles.
    The game only have 1 direction. And square enix make the game for parts... why???? 70€ for parts like life of strange. Horrible this company
  54. hellgater
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Literalmente que las notas de 0 son solo de lloricas que solo querían un revisionado gráfico de exactamente las mismas cosas del jeugo del 97. Como juego solo da la talla mas que de sobra siendo un juegazo, me falla alguna textura sin calidad suficiente que desentona bastante (cosa que pueden arreglar fácil con parche) pero lo demás de 10
  55. Kisaragi
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    Best RPG ever...! Last game you should play on PS4! No need to wait, just enjoy it and wait for the next event after Midgar!!!!
  56. Silver00
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    i finished the game a couple of days ago, Midgar is a masterpiece and Square Enix should be very proud of this game. Not many games can pull off good linear. They do a masterful job at storytelling as well. I felt the exploration around sectors was perfect, the voice acting was amazing, Some reviews are upset that its not a 1:1 copy of the original game with a "fresh coat of paint on it"i finished the game a couple of days ago, Midgar is a masterpiece and Square Enix should be very proud of this game. Not many games can pull off good linear. They do a masterful job at storytelling as well. I felt the exploration around sectors was perfect, the voice acting was amazing, Some reviews are upset that its not a 1:1 copy of the original game with a "fresh coat of paint on it" but it seems like they already made up their mind before even playing the game.… Expand
  57. JroRo
    Apr 22, 2020
    7
    Pros:
    - Graphics: Character models and cut scenes look like a 2020 AAA release should.
    - Gameplay: I experienced only one glitch in my 40 hour playthrough at the time of this review (crawling through the vents in the Shinra Tower, I would get stuck when looking down into the offices). - Combat: Combat was a mixed bag. It was enjoyable but I wish they would adjust how aggro works.    Pros:
    - Graphics: Character models and cut scenes look like a 2020 AAA release should.
    - Gameplay: I experienced only one glitch in my 40 hour playthrough at the time of this review (crawling through the vents in the Shinra Tower, I would get stuck when looking down into the offices).
    - Combat: Combat was a mixed bag. It was enjoyable but I wish they would adjust how aggro works. Enemies will almost immediately switch to target whoever you're controlling. However animations work and look great, and the combat is easy to coordinate and follow.
    - 8/10 parts of the story are amazing. Barret crying after the collapse was incredible - he felt like a real person.

    Cons:
    - Graphics: Super low resolution textures can be seen everywhere. To make matters worse Nomura tried to make light of it while acknowledging it by stating "Sorry everyone. The slums are so poor they couldn't afford better textures. Maybe next time." That's a pretty lousy excuse for a AAA game.
    - In Game Healing: You have to heal out of combat in the most tedious way. Even holding L1 you have to go through each individual animation to heal. You spend quite a bit of time healing in this game. It should've been made somewhat faster outside of combat.
    - The second time you mount your motorcycle while leaving Shinra Tower, the "boss" mechanics are cumbersome. Nomura likes vehicle battles (Kingdom Hearts Gummi Ship)
    - Chadley is incredibly awkward and forced into the game. A child is forging materia while appearing everywhere throughout the game? Ok - it's a FF game. But he doesn't feel fleshed out or like he belongs. It was a character built to support a game mechanic and I wasn't really a fan.
    - The game was incredibly linear. Too Linear. I would be exploring paths and suddenly be unable to turn around or blocked off with immersion breaking cancel signs.
    - 9/10 if you see a bench you're about to have a boss battle. I thought this was too on the nose considering you can save the game - at any time. This con in particular is a nitpick of mine, so it doesn't factor into my score.

    The biggest con:
    I understand the love and hate for this game. It was mostly well executed and well made. However fans had been pushing for 2 decades for essentially a remaster, rather than a retelling by Nomura which is why this happened at all. They feel betrayed because this was marketed it as a remake. Had it been more forthright that this was a retelling with major plot alterations to come I think more people would have been much more accepting and likely waited to purchase. Or just a different title so that people knew they were getting 100% Nomura.

    I am ok with Nomura changing the story to add world building and to flesh out and realize characters more. Making slice of life scenes all of which weren't originally there. What I am not a fan of is taking an established property and claiming that this game that stands on the original story success is good because of the Nomura brand changes in the final 2 chapters. People are applauding those 8/10s of the game. The fans that are upset likely feel upset because every single story Nomura has ever touched coincidentally has the lowest overall metacritic scores in the entire franchise and for good reason. He is a notoriously convoluted story teller made glaringly apparent by the objectively poor story telling over the course of KH1 through KH3 - that isn't even debatable. Newcomers and some old fans are fine with the changes he made at the end because it's so minor in the grand scheme only in the first installment that it seems fresh. It is likely not going to be minor come future installments now that Nomura and the team can point to this ending as rationale for whatever they may have in mind. This is the setup for potentially massive changes so Nomura can tell "his" story. Fans didn't want Nomura's story, they wanted the FF7 story expanded and brought to life on modern consoles.

    I am still excited to see where these installments go. But I will be waiting much longer after release of the future installments to see if this all holds true. Fate ghosts/seeing the future/negating on screen deaths - those are typically hallmarks of poor writing. So I guess we'll see.    … Expand
  58. FIer86
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    If you’re a fan of the original FFVII, you’ll love this game. I stopped playing video games for more than 10 years, when I heard that a remake of one of my favorite games as a kid will released I purchased a PS4 just to try it out.

    Besides the nostalgia factor for us old fans (the reimagining of the music, characters etc.) I especially enjoyed the new battle system in Remake, the boss    If you’re a fan of the original FFVII, you’ll love this game. I stopped playing video games for more than 10 years, when I heard that a remake of one of my favorite games as a kid will released I purchased a PS4 just to try it out.

    Besides the nostalgia factor for us old fans (the reimagining of the music, characters etc.) I especially enjoyed the new battle system in Remake, the boss fights are absurdly fun and addictive. It’s a great mix between command battle and hack & slash.

    Bottom line, if you played FFVII backed in the 90s, you do not want to miss this, with more than 30 hours of gameplay I highly recommend it!    … Expand
  59. Thorongil
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are certainly some good things about Final Fantasy VII Remake like the visuals and some of the mechanics but overall i found it disappointing. First off the claim that this is a full Final Fantasy game is not accurate. If I were to complete most of the original games content it would probably take around 100 hours of game play while the remake, including side quests, took me about 50 hours of gameplay. Secondly the decision to keep the game completely in Midgar is, simply put, baffling. In the original Midgar is basically a tutorial that takes about 7 hours to complete. Some of the scenes in the remake feel unnecessarily drawn out and exhaustive. This would have been fine if they were adding to and enhancing the original story line but most of the time they weren't. Although you see Sephiroth quite a bit in this new game he doesn't add much to the plot. He rarely speaks and when he does it doesn't have much meaning. I don't recall hearing him ever talk about his mission of finding the promised land! The remake seemed even more linear than the original and often forces you to take a certain path and there's no need for that. But one of the most disappointing things about the remake is the ending. It is an attempt to be this epic conclusion but it just ends up being a convoluted mess that doesn't make much sense. It also has nothing to do with the original and almost makes you feel like you have completed the entire story line without any further installments needed. In summary i would call this Final Fantasy 7 reimagined, not a remake. It plays out like someones interpretive blockbuster movie not like the RPG we know and love.… Expand
  60. Wiesior
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    It's absolutely and completely trash. Short piece of game, not a stand alone product. And worse of all is censorship. How they could do that to Tifa? Sport bra? it's a crap!
  61. Spidor
    May 6, 2020
    4
    The Zack Snyder of FFVII - clearly written by someone who doesn't get this game, these characters or this story, and yet insists they can do it better. And, much like Zack Snyder, they fail miserably.

    Combat's better, graphics are good, but this is no remake - it's a pathetic, horny retelling that blows all its story points too early, reduces all its character's relationship into    The Zack Snyder of FFVII - clearly written by someone who doesn't get this game, these characters or this story, and yet insists they can do it better. And, much like Zack Snyder, they fail miserably.

    Combat's better, graphics are good, but this is no remake - it's a pathetic, horny retelling that blows all its story points too early, reduces all its character's relationship into amateur fanfic, and that is closer in storytelling to Kingdom Hearts than the legendary FFVII.

    Do not play this game before the original, no matter how technically superior it may seem.    … Expand
  62. tabivartiga
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. I love that the game really feels like you're in Midgar. Love the music as well. Changing the ending is a risky move, but I'm looking forward to what changes they will make. Judging by the level of care and details SE has put into this project, I have confidence that SE will nail the sequel. Thank you Nomura
  63. Pedman
    May 1, 2020
    9
    Could not be more happier with the game, as hardcore FF fan from the era with FF6 I must say I haven’t played a better RPG for many, many years!

    It would have got a 10 from me if it not was episode based.
  64. Jonesboom1
    May 1, 2020
    10
    FF7R was such a fun game to play, when I was playing it I didn’t want to put it down. When I wasn’t playing it, I was thinking about playing it again.
  65. Mimigame
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy VII Remake is by far the most creative and bold video game remake I ever came across. In fact it is much more than a remake. On top of being a breathtaking recreation of the original classic, it also contains another layer that gives meaning and purpose to this project, making it both a remake and a new game at the same time. An artistic and unique idea that I have never seen before. The creativity and message in this really resonated with me and I am beyond excited and full of hope for what's to come.… Expand
  66. Kenmei
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    With the hype surrounding this game second only to the return of Jesus, FF VII Remake had such lofty expectations that there was no way it was ever going to fulfill them. However the game comes about as close as I could have expected it too. I first want to say that people who expect this to be the whole game remade need to rethink how they view this game. They really should have addedWith the hype surrounding this game second only to the return of Jesus, FF VII Remake had such lofty expectations that there was no way it was ever going to fulfill them. However the game comes about as close as I could have expected it too. I first want to say that people who expect this to be the whole game remade need to rethink how they view this game. They really should have added some sort of Part 1 subtitle to this so people know that this isn't the full game.
    What this game gets right, gets those things extremely right. The level of detail and atmosphere here is astounding. I don't think I've ever seen some of the attention to detail presented here in any other game ever made. The staff treated each character and setting with extreme care. It really shows in how the characters interact with each other and the environment around them. As well as the subtle nods to old fans of the series with the various flash-forward sequences that show what the player knows happens after Midgar ends and the rest of the game begins. The new content is also very well done and, while some of it can feel a bit prolonged at times, it all fits into the story very well as well as gives some of the characters from the original game, who may not have been given the time to develop as a character, their own time to shine here. If this is going to be the level set for all of the following games, then the amount of detail here will be staggering.
    However not everything here works well in the long run. The combat can be hit or miss, especially during the final portions of the game where it expects you to be able to read each enemy like the back of your hand if you want to survive. Especially on the hardest difficulties. The combat in general is a mixed bag. On one hand I like how it all fits together and flows at times, and on the other it can be extremely frustrating when you get 1 shot by an enemy you cant see on screen while at max health. It can feel very cheap at times. Also the voice acting can be a bit wonky at times. 95% of the time, all the VO's are great and each character is very well realized throughout the story. But certain characters, like Tifa and Aerith, will deliver some very deadpan and unenthusiastic lines during high pressure situations. It's a fairly minor thing, and doesn't happen a lot, but happens enough to make it noticeable and can take you out of scene.
    As I said before, this game was never going to live up to the massive amounts of hype that came with it. But it does a very good job at coming close. And out of the about 40 hours it'll take to complete this game, not including going back to do the trophies or side quests you will miss along the way, I never felt like I was just trying to grind through it. This is something I can recommend for new and old players alike as it feels like a brand new experience and one that I'm excited to see what they do with in the future.    … Expand
  67. alexlomba87
    Aug 17, 2020
    4
    [Spoiler free review]

    Without being a fetishistic nostalgic of the original, it's easy to see how the good bits of the game come from the past, while the new additions are cheaply thought, poorly executed, and certainly commercially driven. Newcomers will simply average what they see: a substandard to passable action-RPG with dull moments, good action but absurd plot. Fans of the    [Spoiler free review]

    Without being a fetishistic nostalgic of the original, it's easy to see how the good bits of the game come from the past, while the new additions are cheaply thought, poorly executed, and certainly commercially driven.
    Newcomers will simply average what they see: a substandard to passable action-RPG with dull moments, good action but absurd plot.
    Fans of the original will be fairly to heavily disappointed throughout the game; by the end of it, if they get there, they will be shocked in disbelief.

    First, the story and general writing. Too much *bad* padding immediately ensures that the main events lose strength.
    Some characters – both primary and secondary – are used so badly that plot and characterisations are diminished by them. Some characters exceeding screen time, in particular, extinguishes their charisma and ruins plot suspense. Others are simply annoying.
    With rare exceptions, most of the (new) plot content is so cheap - both in writing and often in execution too - that becomes frankly embarrassing to witness. In many cases, dialogues are cut short in an unnatural manner, clearly only to artificially leave questions open. But the worst is when the plot embarrassingly tries so to trick the player in mistaking cheap content for deep.

    Gameplay. Combat aside, the gameplay is so clunky it feels less advanced than 1997 - something I particularly felt in the motorcycle sections, but exploration comes first. Walking around feels somehow even more linear than in the 1997 original. All areas are minimally modelled, and the general perception is that the whole game is set in a series of long corridors.
    It is during the exploration phases that the padding assumes its worst form. Jumping over fences, activating switches, squeezing across passages... All environmental actions trigger an animation that can last from 2 to 10 seconds, and you will see *a lot* of these.
    Finally, puzzles are always bad, for similar reasons. The whole experience is frustrating at best, and depressing at worst.
    However, I personally enjoyed the combat system, although it poses questions on "sustainability" of the power scaling. By the end of the game here you will be quite powerful by the original game's standards, and it feels like they will need to "downgrade" your skills in the next instalments in order to enable a proper growth.

    Music suffers from wildly alternating quality too, the bad of which comes from some horrifying J-Pop/Techno-Dubstep new additions that simply ruin the atmosphere – to the point I've actually muted the speakers in some occasions. There are some excellent orchestral pieces, often used wisely, sometimes wasted on scenes that scream to be forgotten for their cheap content.

    So what saves this game from total oblivion?

    There is some stellar acting and good plot points in the middle of the cringey J-pop stuff - which sadly is not comparable to the greatness of the original.
    While it has been sometimes criticised, I really enjoyed the fighting system, and I think there is some objectively great work there. Alternating characters is fun, and while when they are left alone their AI does just the bare minimum, this actually drives you to keep alternating between them, rather than lazily stick with one. The fighters are well differentiated.
    Despite little variety on mini-bosses, enemies are well varied, and bosses – with only few very bad exceptions – are simply stunning and fun to play against.    … Expand
  68. cas514
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    I am really disappointed. Are they planning to rewrite what happened in FF7? From what i gathered these Whisper ghosts supposedly keep fate on tracks so since cloud and crew defeated the main whisper controller of time then that means the next part of this game they can pretty much re-write FF7 to whatever they want right? That sucks imo..Especially if Tetsuya Nomura is rewriting FF7.I am really disappointed. Are they planning to rewrite what happened in FF7? From what i gathered these Whisper ghosts supposedly keep fate on tracks so since cloud and crew defeated the main whisper controller of time then that means the next part of this game they can pretty much re-write FF7 to whatever they want right? That sucks imo..Especially if Tetsuya Nomura is rewriting FF7. Other than that there's so much in this game that really pissed me off.

    This game had some real pacing issues. Its obvious they tried to pad out the length to make the game worth the price(which i expected) but when you add pointless uninspired side quests you just end up ruining the pace of the game. Would have been ok with a 20 hour game if they told the story in a satisfying way. A good example of how pad the game with meaningful content is the Mad Rush chapter, that was a great chapter that expanded the story of the Avalanche crew. I had hoped the extra padding on the game would have meaningful content instead of side-quests that have you chasing a stupid thief or finding some stupid kids.

    The ending was bloated and convoluted like a KH game. Like you already had the perfect story why would you choose to make it more complicated?

    It's obvious who the people that worked on the game were fans of Tifa. She got way too many sections dedicated to her which would be fine, but they didnt show that same attention to my favorite character which is Barret. He got one small section in the shira underground lab and thats it. He didnt even participate in the Whipser Bahumut and Jenova fight because they conveniently wrote him out. Like come on man not everyone is a fan of Tifa or Aerith. Barret got the short end of the stick, like make it even or just keep things as they were.

    Tifa was bland.

    The sound mixing is pretty awful in some sections. Like why can't i hear the main character over some random NPC saying the same line on repeat. Why can't i hear Rude over the helicopter?

    Tetsuya Nemura should never direct or write another FF. His style is now obvious to me and after this '"remake" and the terrible KH3 I know that this man is not a good director of games, excellent character artist but should not be in charge of directing a beloved game series.

    The Shira building section which was probably the best part of the original, In the remake tho it was so lame. If they were going to expand on anything in the game, this section was where i wanted to see more interesting interactions with the characters.

    Chapter 10 - 11 are boring, could have been 1 chapter.

    Alot of the new NPC's were so lame, except for maybe the Speed Demon.

    You not only see Sephiroth through out the game but you fight him in the end? They sincerely ruined the best villain in gaming history by blowing their loads too early.

    There's plenty more but im just too heart broken to continue. I dont think i will ever need to replay this game. Im gonna just consider this game a prequel to Advent Children instead of a direct remake to the original FF7. Im going to go back to Persona 5 Royal and forget i ever played the remake.    … Expand
  69. Dimon11081987
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    Игра просто огонь! 10 из 10! Ностальгия бьет по всей крови, музыка, сюжет, все класс! А хейтеры идут лесом
  70. Sinder583
    Apr 16, 2020
    7
    I like the retelling of the story, game felt really short. I did not care for the semi turn based combat system. End game after 30 hours to beat play-threw one. Is just play the game again on hard mode.... with no items allowed...
  71. kitsura
    May 27, 2020
    2
    I would have given this game a 10/10 in 1997. But more than 20 years have passed and while other franchises have invented engaging open world FF7R is still stuck to a super linear gameplay system. Also FF had decades and more than 15 titles to come up with a decent battle system but what is this hybrid monstrosity of a combat system that is tagged on to FF7R? Franchises like Ys have goneI would have given this game a 10/10 in 1997. But more than 20 years have passed and while other franchises have invented engaging open world FF7R is still stuck to a super linear gameplay system. Also FF had decades and more than 15 titles to come up with a decent battle system but what is this hybrid monstrosity of a combat system that is tagged on to FF7R? Franchises like Ys have gone from strength to strength, improving their already awesome OST and combat system with each new title but it seems like FF is still stuck in the 90s.… Expand
  72. CalWon
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    It is the greatest final fantasy series of all! I can’t stop playing it!!! Spectacular job Square Enix!!!
  73. DanielNS87
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    definitely the JRPG its not mine, the music is strident and the same during all game, the play mechanics are awful like all games Japaneses, the graphics are good, but the art like a anime is very repetitive
  74. alanwaketan
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    作为第二个白金的游戏，必须得有十分。先说本作最为突出的部分，那必然是演出。预渲染般的人物建模，出色的场景，外加活灵活现的角色表情和动作让所有实时渲染的过场动画宛如一部精心制作的动画电影。其次是颇具创新的战斗系统。此番战斗系统能看出是脱胎于FF15皇家版的系统，延续了一贯出色的主人物打击手感（虽说没有瞬移剑少了些酷炫），增强了队友指令以及快速切换队友的能力，极大的补完了FF15系统的缺点。这套战斗系统可谓大胆且完美的调和了JRPG着重的多角色养成和传统ARPG单人战斗系统间的矛盾。让我非常看好SE的JRPG动作化之路。这不圣剑传说3重制版立马就用上了。再说一点，本作的节奏控制也非常出色。需要五十小时单周目的流程，其紧张程度居然和一般十几小时的动作游戏有的一拼。其很大程度上也是得益于完美的演出和战斗系统。最后的最后提一嘴希望SE接下来能不畏现实中的菲拉，在后续作品中继续提供十八作为第二个白金的游戏，必须得有十分。先说本作最为突出的部分，那必然是演出。预渲染般的人物建模，出色的场景，外加活灵活现的角色表情和动作让所有实时渲染的过场动画宛如一部精心制作的动画电影。其次是颇具创新的战斗系统。此番战斗系统能看出是脱胎于FF15皇家版的系统，延续了一贯出色的主人物打击手感（虽说没有瞬移剑少了些酷炫），增强了队友指令以及快速切换队友的能力，极大的补完了FF15系统的缺点。这套战斗系统可谓大胆且完美的调和了JRPG着重的多角色养成和传统ARPG单人战斗系统间的矛盾。让我非常看好SE的JRPG动作化之路。这不圣剑传说3重制版立马就用上了。再说一点，本作的节奏控制也非常出色。需要五十小时单周目的流程，其紧张程度居然和一般十几小时的动作游戏有的一拼。其很大程度上也是得益于完美的演出和战斗系统。最后的最后提一嘴希望SE接下来能不畏现实中的菲拉，在后续作品中继续提供十八章般的震撼。… Expand
  75. zmactep
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    A great game that adds a new breath to the story instead of just copying the past. The future is unknown.
  76. Cpaul
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    About 65% true to the original. I love the changes they made. Easily one of the most fun and fulfilling final fantasy’s I have ever played. Updated battle system is a great addition, brings back a “tactics” type feel with the slow down Command and being able to move around. There’s a lot more variables to battle. True FF vets will love this. The entire franchise is moving in the rightAbout 65% true to the original. I love the changes they made. Easily one of the most fun and fulfilling final fantasy’s I have ever played. Updated battle system is a great addition, brings back a “tactics” type feel with the slow down Command and being able to move around. There’s a lot more variables to battle. True FF vets will love this. The entire franchise is moving in the right direction.… Expand
  77. MEACHER1991
    Apr 25, 2020
    10
    Brilliant first part to the FFVII remake. The battle system is easy to get the hang of, and the game isn’t a “button masher”, you have to be tactical within both normal and boss battles, which makes the battle system enjoyable. Also, the soundtrack is incredible. Square Enix have done a great job & I’m excited for part 2.
  78. Tarti
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    A real masterpiece. Finished in 50 hours, that was one of the most beautiful game I've ever played. Can't wait for the next !
  79. wtflolwut
    Jun 1, 2020
    1
    I made an account here just to write this review.

    TL:DR If it hadnt FF7 writtten on it, I cant imagine ppl giving it so high reviews. Nostalgia fueled cashgrab with nice graphic, below average combat, poor design choices, corridor maps, stupid fetch/kill quests and incoherent story. I am really sad how this game turned out. But Square shows they have issues with making a good rpg    I made an account here just to write this review.

    TL:DR
    If it hadnt FF7 writtten on it, I cant imagine ppl giving it so high reviews. Nostalgia fueled cashgrab with nice graphic, below average combat, poor design choices, corridor maps, stupid fetch/kill quests and incoherent story.

    I am really sad how this game turned out. But Square shows they have issues with making a good rpg lately, with only FF XIV as an exception.

    Lets start with positives though.

    The game is gorgeus. It really puts PS4 pro at its limits, some locations are amazing and it doesnt run THAT bad (some places you do notice frame drops, but thats to be expected on a console).

    The rest:

    Combat. It has lot of promise, but Square fails to execute well. Your biggest enemy in the game is... the camera. Either you will randomly switch between targets when trying to move the camera, or the enemy will fly high so you cant see him even tho you are locked onto him...

    You can use magic.... like couple times in a fight. Because you have sooo low mp, that in Boss fights you will spend like half the time renewing your mana. Just so you can then get interrupted by an attack you didnt see coming. Mana cost of more advanced spells is just waaaay to high for magic to be viable in boss fights, even tho in lot of them its the only way to stagger the boss (which is needed to inflict decent dmg). So you will run around, evading attacks or blocking them, praying for the atb gauge to fill so you can use ether to replenish mp, so you can wait another eternity for another atb gauge to fill to use a spell. Amazing gameplay for 2020, again.

    Enemy usually just targets whatever character you are controlling. No logic behind that, seems like a simple IF statement.

    AI is plain retarded. Party members you dont control have no sense of where they are, where you are, they will often come right to you, so you can all get some nice aoe damage, they dont use any skills on their own (unless you slot them with materia to do so). There is no setting anywhere that would let me at least tell the game "I wanna play offensively!" or otherwise.

    Game has no intention of telling you if you are in range or not. So maybe you think your attack is gonna hit the enemy, but you will just plainly miss him, bcs enemy is flying 1m above the ground and the game believes you cant reach him. Some attack skill's animations are so long that the enemy will easily reposition themselves, or they will cast some protection spell before you land the attack.

    The game tries you to use the block system or dodges, but game engine is not made for this and thus you cant cancel your animations/attacks, so if you think your reflexes can help you... they cant. If the game sees you doing something and in the meantime enemy attacks, it doesnt matter how quickly you dodge/block, the game will just wait for you animation to finish and let the attack hit you. Square wants late FF games to be more action packed, when their engine is clearly not made for this.

    Which leads to another point - the minigames. They are so annoying. Those mobile 'olympic games' are 1000 times more fun then FF7R minigames and puzzles. Oh how much fun it is to move containers with super lazy robot hands with wonky controls. Everything takes forever, controls in feel super unresponsive, and all in all its more of an annoyance than fun. Oh and if you think you can solve some puzzles your way - you cant. There is always just one right way to do it.

    Game design overall - you play as an ex-SOLDIER, with superhuman abilities, you fight guys while riding a motorcycle with sword... but you cant climb 150cm obstacle. Bcs the game doesnt want you to, unless you do it exactly specific way (getting the first materia in tunnels on your way to sector 5).

    Quests - stupid, uninteresting. Simple go there, fetch this, kill that. Thats it. Yes, in 2020, this is what Square thinks is fun. The people giving you these quests are without personality, without anything that would make you wanna help them, other than that its a quest. After playing some other games where some side quests are on-par or better with main scenario, are original, have story (yes, looking at you, Witcher 3), Square gives you garbage.

    Story - Im far behind half of the game, and if I didnt know original FF7 story, I would be lost. Villains appear randomly, with no explanation for their motives. They just pop in, at completely random times. You play as a eco terorist responsible for deaths of innocent people, and you are fine with it (sure, not entirely your fault), Jessie says she is sad about it in about two sentences, and thats it. You see the unrest in the streets, ppl talking about losing their loved ones... so what do you do? You blow one more, ofc! Again, game not bothering with things like guilt, the fact you play as a terrorist, killing innocents... no one cares.

    It had so much potential. Square botched it    … Expand
  80. Luciole44
    Aug 3, 2020
    0
    I think it's the most CRINGE game i ever play. The original one was my best game as a kid and still love it, but damn this one is so bad, the gameplay is cringe, the graphics are cringe, the battle mode is the most cringe things i ever see in my life, only pedo manga fan will like this sh!t .
  81. PAULO_84
    May 4, 2020
    2
    THIS IS NOT A REMAKE.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you! All that they needed to do was to follow the original story. We did not want any changes, we did not want anything different. You waited 20 years to rewrite the story? So, you should have CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAME! IT IS NOT FF7 REMAKE, IT´S FF7 SHADOWS or whatever you choose! It is not the same game anymore. It    THIS IS NOT A REMAKE.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you!

    All that they needed to do was to follow the original story.
    We did not want any changes, we did not want anything different.
    You waited 20 years to rewrite the story?
    So, you should have CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GAME! IT IS NOT FF7 REMAKE, IT´S FF7 SHADOWS or whatever you choose!

    It is not the same game anymore.

    It started well, good graphics, interesting gameplay BUT ended up in a very disapointing way.

    Bad Bad chococobo, no greens for you!    … Expand
  82. Avorax
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Nice remake ,It would be better to be a turnos based Game...but is nice hace different aproach.
  83. felipenavarro92
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Simply epic!!!! Don't listen to the haters!! Play this masterpiece for yourself and just enjoy! Beautiful graphics, perfect OST, best combat of RPG and much more.
  84. Dajak
    Apr 10, 2020
    6
    Un juego para los fans, no es un juego complejo es lineal, no esperes un RPG, este juego es fuerte en sus gráficos, y te hace recordar bien la nostalgia del clásico, pero comprarlo en trozos y extensiones para alargar más las ventas, perder la base de un RPG lo mata, te recomiendo mejor verlo con tu stream favorito.
  85. wuzup4jc
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly can't believe anyone has given this less than a 9. If I knew nothing about the previous game and rated it based off a lack of nostalgia is give it a 9. If you are a fantasy nut like me it's an easy 10. Fighting is fun if a little bit of a learning curve. Story is amazing and sooooi fleshed out. I can understand that some people might be upset about where it ends but it's they did such a great job of fleshing out an already amazing storyline… Expand
  86. theonlyisaac
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zack is still alive, they ruined all the other content that made FF7 what we love and enjoy. Advent children is ruined after this game.… Expand
  87. Fuzi0n
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing in every thinkable way. I am completely in awe of this masterpiece!

    Just ignore the 0 ratings from the upset turn-based only zealots and slow combat lovers (= slow thinkers). They are just upset because they don't have the skill to properly play FF7R. :)

    I can hardly wait for the next installments of this magical series! :D
  88. Quitschemucke
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    First of all I want to emphasize that the game is really well staged. Music, atmosphere is just excellent. Also storylines and the whole narrative style, the characters etc. It is just a fan service game.

    At the same time, it is a game for me, which I will only play maybe one or two times and it will lie on the corner and play the original. Why ? If you killed enemies, they will stay    First of all I want to emphasize that the game is really well staged. Music, atmosphere is just excellent. Also storylines and the whole narrative style, the characters etc. It is just a fan service game.

    At the same time, it is a game for me, which I will only play maybe one or two times and it will lie on the corner and play the original. Why ?

    If you killed enemies, they will stay away. So no leveling. You can not move freely in Midgard, there are very small corners here and there where you can level myself in the game. In the game itself you can level weapons, materials, etc., but you need enemies for it, so this falls out completely, except of course in the end game.

    Every JRPG game has respawn enemies but FF7 Remake not. I play Japanese role-playing games because it is part of Japan Style that you grind there and I love to grind very much. That is also part of Final Fantasy the grind, the leveling, getting stronger etc. So after 25 years I will still play the original and for me FF7 Remake is NOT a JRPG anymore, but an action Adventur Game, but NOT an old school JRPG.

    As I said, the game is really good, unfortunately you can not give 7.5 points on Metacritic. 7.5 points because it deserves it in my eyes, even if the game really plays in a very high level atmospherically and musically, I have to say that the game only playable once or twice is not a game where you are busy with weeks like now with the original, its too bad....    … Expand
  89. Fisherman9000
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    If you liked original FF7, this game is worth a play. The expanded areas and characters are awesome and the combat is just fun. The new story stuff is a little weird at times, but overall still pretty good. Can't wait for the next installment
  90. BlackLotus
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everyone knows the positives already since I marked spoiler. So I will list the negative.

    1. Maxed materia does not duplicate like original.
    2. You cannot use summons/Limits when you want, but only when the game let's you.
    3. Of course its only 1/3 of the story is lame.
    4. Characters are weak compared to orginal
    5. Can not farm sources to power up characters
    6. Disappointed in the DLC greed they are going for that affects the game. Example exclusive summons like carbuncle need to be paid cash.

    This game could of been a lot better.    … Expand
  91. darxiv
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    If you are a purist of FFVII you can simply choose not to play this game. If you always wanted more from Final Fantasy VII and to experience more of the world, then your time has come. This is a fantastic remake that adds to the lore, world, and battle system.

    Loving every moment of this game.
  92. asneyd
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    An epic remaining of one of the best games of all time. Its definitely worth a play for both series veterens and new comers
  93. Ashflow
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    We all waited and wanted this game now that its here...
    All I can say is the wait is 100% worth it! This game delivers and exceeded my expectations. 10/10
  94. Suterusu
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    TLDR: The story was retcon-ruined and turned into a very low quality fanfic about time travel and the power of friendship. Save your money and play the original. The combat mechanics are the worst parts of FF15 and FF13. There's needless padding and fetch quests to justify not finishing the whole game in one project so they can charge you $59.99 at least 9 more times. The critic scores areTLDR: The story was retcon-ruined and turned into a very low quality fanfic about time travel and the power of friendship. Save your money and play the original. The combat mechanics are the worst parts of FF15 and FF13. There's needless padding and fetch quests to justify not finishing the whole game in one project so they can charge you $59.99 at least 9 more times. The critic scores are from paid shills and even many of the average youtubers were paid to give good reviews unlike TLOU2.

    The only good thing about the game is that it looks modern. The art direction is almost faithful to the original designs but not quite there.

    The voice actors are fine but the dubbed it like bad anime so fire whoever directed these fine actors to give anime grunts and gasps every 2 minutes. Eh, Guh, Wuh, Tch, Eugh, Heh, Hu! Seriously I'm not making it up. Also stop doing the modern JRPG trap of making too little dialogue and having it play WAY TOO OFTEN IN COMBAT causing the characters to yell over eachother with silly ass lines that overlap and repeat every minute.

    The JRPG formula used to be a goldmine but now there's a modern JRPG formula that forsakes the D&D inspirations and turns it into a **** low tier shonen anime.    … Expand
  95. vora_bat
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    I was pretty hyped for this game. By this I mean i was VERY hyped. But I wasn't expecting anything in particular. I just wanted a new experience. And I had zero of it...
    This game looks fine. It has no next-gen graphics, no super smooth animations and etc. Textures are loading in front of you character, and most of levels are straight-forward corridors with zero backgrounds. Now I get it,    I was pretty hyped for this game. By this I mean i was VERY hyped. But I wasn't expecting anything in particular. I just wanted a new experience. And I had zero of it...
    This game looks fine. It has no next-gen graphics, no super smooth animations and etc. Textures are loading in front of you character, and most of levels are straight-forward corridors with zero backgrounds. Now I get it, this is a remake. But i don't remember tons of stupidly long corridors in original game.
    Gameplay is fine. I did not care about turn-based gameplay at all, and I did enjoy what they did. For some time. In the end I caught myself on wishing they did turn-based combat like in original, because I was really bored.
    Story and cutscenes. Now this is where I have huge problems with this game. Most of cutscenes are fine. But a lot of them make absolutely no sense, and I completely don't understand the person who directed them. There is so much space for a proper cinematic and epic solutions, that would make sense in terms of logic, but in 2020 we get extremely stupid scripts, as if it was PS1, where you could've pulled anything, and your imagination would make the rest. With these graphics and being so close to characters don't make it work that way!
    To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed with what I've got. And I don't think I really want to play next game, since I don't like what they do with it.    … Expand
  96. chrisfrenette
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    The music soundtrack is perhaps the best in any video, ever. over 8 hours. the cutscenes surpass 15 hours total. This story is a masterpiece and the hard mode gameplay is extremely challenging. Game of the year so far for me.
  97. flayn84
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Everything in this game it's PERFECT: music, characters, the story. Have no words for describe how wonderful this game is. 100% recommended for new players and who that played FFVII in psx. I can't wait for chapter 2!!!
  98. SebbyPlaysMusic
    Sep 21, 2020
    7
    As one of the many people who would consider Final Fantasy VII to be the fondest video game of their childhood, I had to sit with this remake for a while to figure out how I really feel about it, as I've had some very strong mixed feelings.

    To stay organized and to-the-point, I'm going to focus on pros and cons, as they are very often closely related. Biggest improvements: - The    As one of the many people who would consider Final Fantasy VII to be the fondest video game of their childhood, I had to sit with this remake for a while to figure out how I really feel about it, as I've had some very strong mixed feelings.

    To stay organized and to-the-point, I'm going to focus on pros and cons, as they are very often closely related.

    Biggest improvements:
    - The battle system is easily an improvement from the original. Individualized abilities gives every character a different advantage (though Aerith's power attack is absolutely pointless). Some materia are much more useful than they originally were. The new leveling system for weapons makes old weapons stay relevant. Overall, the progression of experience / difficulty is totally appropriate, but of course that's easier to do when limiting the experience to just Midgar rather than the whole original game.

    However...
    Pro / Con:
    - Instead of random battles, creatures are given real-world contexts that make them truly inhabit the world. Towns are filled with people, and minor characters are further established in ways they never originally were; I'd complain about Johnny if I didn't have more time with Jesse...
    A couple added characters did throw me off; Chadley seems to fit the aesthetic of a post-FFX character, while eventually adding another story element that you would think would be more central to the plot.
    - Side quests, though necessary, can be a little bit redundant. While that alone isn't a deal-breaker, there're way too many scenarios where you're forced to walk slowly when there isn't really anything happening, which is fine on the first playthrough, but you're going to get really sick of it before finishing hard mode.
    - Though the environments are so much more what they should be, some textures did appear to come from PS3-era development, particularly the slum areas. (we get it! it's supposed to look crummy!)
    - Voice acting is 99% on-point, both overall tone and delivery; However, a good amount of added dialogue scenarios can seem kind of forced. Which leads to what is easily the greatest factor to the quality of this game:

    The Writing.
    (The major con)

    Playing through this, I can't even explain how good most of the chapters were in terms of hitting home with emotionally pertinent moments from the original game. I was actually really feeling the train station flashback with Ifalna in a way I never did.

    If it delivers on the goods, then what's the issue? Am I just being nitpicky because there're additions to the story?
    No. Not even remotely. I'm positive multiple additions to this game will forever remain canonical to the original experience as choices originally intended by the writers.

    But there's one singular element that legitimately ruined the game as a whole, and honestly, it's just not going to come with a spoiler warning because it's completely irrelevant to anything else that's a legitimate story device in the game; They actualized destiny with an entity that solely exists to fill gaps in writing that didn't exist because the original story didn't need holes plugged; They cheapened human motive.

    If you know the original story, you know challenging destiny was never mentioned once in the entire texts, and it should be really obvious as to why if you actually appreciated it, which would be because these people are driven by their own will; The people involved are driven to continue because of complex situations affecting their deepest desires snowballing into a scenario where the fate of all life on the planet is clearly in the hands of the main characters through inevitability. Do you realize how much gets taken away from that when the outcome of these events rests on imposing forces that have no discernable sense of reasoning? When it's stated plainly and given actualization through visual spectacle?

    If there's any phrase that comes to mind when I think about the future of this series, it's "Winter is Coming." Comparing this to what the Game of Thrones show turned into seems inevitable.
    The first season was fairly accurate to the quality of the book, but then writers just kept making decisions like "wouldn't this be cool? and it'd give our special effects people something to work on" when it's really just undoing a wonderfully complex weave of story just to feed someone else's momentary inspiration that belongs on a totally different project.

    Please, Square Enix, please don't mess this up. Considering how minor every other issue is, you could've had an actual perfect remake if you just trusted the source material more.

    Literally the entire last boss fight, I was saying out loud "This doesn't make any sense. Why am I even here?" That's such a jarring difference from literally crying a few chapters earlier.

    Overall... Definitely check this game out. But be ready to have the quality drop significantly by the end if good story-telling is what you care about.    … Expand
  99. Mistoltean
    May 5, 2020
    7
    The game itself is not bad, but it is a failure as a faithful remake leading to borderline false advertisement. Inconsistency of graphic and padding contents are these and there. It is more like Kingdom hearts in disguise to lure FF old fans to buy the game.
    If it were not for a false remake, this game might deserve 8 or 9, but with the issue and questionable market schemes, I rate this game 7.
  100. WartryX
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    The game is awesome! It was worth all the waiting time!
    The game presents us with another side of all the characters we love, it also shows us another side of little explored characters.
    You can say that the battle system is one of the best parts of the game. The plot is perfected, the soundtrack is indescribable. This game was made with a lot of love, being for me one of the best games of    The game is awesome! It was worth all the waiting time!
    The game presents us with another side of all the characters we love, it also shows us another side of little explored characters.
    You can say that the battle system is one of the best parts of the game.
    The plot is perfected, the soundtrack is indescribable.
    This game was made with a lot of love, being for me one of the best games of recent times.    … Expand
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#8 Best 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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