Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. TorVizla
    Apr 25, 2020
    10
    Simply the best Final Fantasy game in history! Can’t wait for the next chapter in this historic game
  2. Lionheart_2411
    Apr 26, 2020
    8
    Awesome game but not a perfect one. I'll keep it simple you need to buy it worth every penny yes its linear but open world games are overrated most feel empty and you end up fast traveling after a while. though it would have been better with a little more free roam space this is a very straight forward story driven game with decent side quests that keeps you wishing there was more each theAwesome game but not a perfect one. I'll keep it simple you need to buy it worth every penny yes its linear but open world games are overrated most feel empty and you end up fast traveling after a while. though it would have been better with a little more free roam space this is a very straight forward story driven game with decent side quests that keeps you wishing there was more each the chapters are amazing very easy story to follow a great story at that. Overall this game is a must play this is the future of final fantasy the battle system is on point camera needs a little work I'm very excited to see the what comes in the next part I hope it only improves the experience seeing as this was the most linear part of the original game , the original ff7 only got better lets see if the remake does the same… Expand
  3. neoproxima425
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    Final Fantasy game at its best, this is pure entertainment. Plot, characters, music are just perfect and battle system might be... not it actually is the best battle system I've ever experienced. Moreover, this comes from someone who didn't play original VII, but even though I've cried, laughed through this game. Now Final Fantasy VII Remake is in my top games of all time.
  4. DanaLamps
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Minor spoilers. Best gaming experience in a long time. Many of the elements from the original game were drawn out for one reason or another. What I loved was getting to know members of Avalanche better and seeing more of the behind the scenes at Shinra. You could tell that SquareEnix had been laying the groundwork for Remake for more than 15 years, and I feel it's payed off.
    This is definitely a part one. My first time through took me about 40 hours to complete on the easier setting. Going to try the other difficulties and keep working on new strategies and work on completion to get all of the materia and gear I missed the first time around.
    If you liked the original, you should definitely try this game. I bought a digital copy because I could find a physical copy that wasn't being sold way above market value (Which is sad because this game is so good.) Because of this I'm going to be buying more digital copies for my library.    … Expand
  5. Dabaru
    May 2, 2020
    10
    Obra maestra que hace tocar techo a la potencia de la consola. Increíbles recuerdos y sensaciones mejoradas
  6. edtks
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    The most overhyped/overrated game of the year. Makes me laugh when some people saying something like "it's my GOTY easily" kind of stuff. It's nowhere near that position. Since this is "part 1" of the remake project and only served as prologue in the original FFVII, the dev team said it served as a standalone game because they expanded Midgar like never before and the game are over 40-50The most overhyped/overrated game of the year. Makes me laugh when some people saying something like "it's my GOTY easily" kind of stuff. It's nowhere near that position. Since this is "part 1" of the remake project and only served as prologue in the original FFVII, the dev team said it served as a standalone game because they expanded Midgar like never before and the game are over 40-50 hours. In actual case, it's the filler and unnecessary long dungeon with copy and paste environment successfully extended the gameplay hours to make it seems like a standalone game, and Midgar doesn't seem as big as promised to worth becoming a standalone game of it's own. Let's try compare this game to previous GOTY winner like The Witcher 3, God of War and Sekiro. Oh my god it's entirely on a different tier. It doesn't even WORTH as a nominee of GOTY else it's an insult to nominee of previous GOTY.

    Those fanboi who defend the game saying "this is a Remake not Remastered" and "go play the original" kind of stuff, let me tell you this game is supposed to be a remake as advertised, not end up begin a sequel nor a reboot. I am not going to convince myself to like this game just because I can play as pretty boy Cloud or big boobs waifu Tifa which fanboi can be easily satisfied with whatever the dev feeds as long you can play as your beloved characters.

    Come to think of it, does Square Enix has no capabilities to develop a full game now? 5 years to make the prologue of the original game with tons of fillers and copy and paste dungeon? How many more years they want to take to finish the whole project? Or they just want to milk the fan based with their nice excuses of the game is so big? Even the director and producer said they have no idea how many parts they wanted to make, and they hope to release it ASAP but with smaller portion of the original game. Compare it with other games and other game developers, does it really make sense to remake an all time classic in episodic style? Considering the script already existed, the world building and visual of FFVII already established. What about other game development that need to start from scratch and how much time they used to ship their title?

    When we think of Final Fanatsy VII Remake we certainly not expecting content from prequel or sequel like Crisis Core and Advent Children. Sephiroth shouldn't be in this game so early, neither his One-winged Angel Form. Flashback and Cloud's hallucinations of Sephiroth is an OK idea but they put too much Sephiroth in this game which made him lost his mystery and menacing identity in future story. And the dev team reason for that is because Sephiroth is a popular character already and they dont seem to have the point to slowly build up his character anymore. Sounds like a very bad reason to me, the dev team just assume everyone knows about Sephiroth and therefore cut the good character development which make the villain so popular and so threatening, one of the reason that FFVII successfully became a classic.

    Pre-FFVII or Post-FFVII content aren't supposed to be in this game, at least not this early in the part 1 of the remake project. It just confused me while playing it and I asked myself am I playing FFVII Remake or FFVII REMIX. The dev team just assume everyone playing this game knows what happened throughout compilation of FFVII. These pre/post-FFVII content that include in this part 1 of the remake project just broke the immersive storytelling experience that the original PS1 classic delivered, making the remake lose focus on its narratives. For ch.17 and ch.18, it's merely fans service because the dev team wants to include the compilation inside this remake so desperately which resulted this game almost lost its position of a remake title.

    And the Nomur'ed ghost, which literally killed the core of FFVII. If the dev team want to change the future story so desperately then just make announcement and change it. Adding plot device with alternate universe related stuff and fate/destiny theme into the story just make the game even more confusing and distract from the main course. Seems like Nomura has watched Avengers Endgame and wanted to mindf*** people with altetnate universe so badly that I doubt even he know what he is trying to do.

    Is it a good game? Barely
    Is it a good remake? F*** off

    Since this game is marketed and sold as a REMAKE title, then my score is based on how well they remake the original game and most importantly the direction they took. The only reason I didn't rate it 0 is because I want to give credit to everything that is faithful to the original. However, the direction of this remake is a huge dissapointment, they remake this game to do a sequel different than the original and obviously, milk their fan based with multiple release in future. And congratzzz on becoming the first game that make me feel disappointed in my gaming history.    … Expand
  7. Manziflex
    Mar 15, 2021
    9
    PlayStation is Final Fantasy VII. The video game that can only be compared to Super Mario. I can't give it less than 10. The revamped gameplay is great.

    Final Fantasy VII is like ****
    The Onlus problema, Is not the complete remake
  8. Crimson9
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    Since the release of Final Fantasy XII, Square Enix has been in terminal decline in terms of quality. However, it has managed to sustain the Final Fantasy brand through trading all that the series used to be about for state of the art graphics and flashy, style-over-substance gameplay.

    FF7 should have been a return to form. The combat is certainly flashy, but it is not lacking in    Since the release of Final Fantasy XII, Square Enix has been in terminal decline in terms of quality. However, it has managed to sustain the Final Fantasy brand through trading all that the series used to be about for state of the art graphics and flashy, style-over-substance gameplay.

    FF7 should have been a return to form. The combat is certainly flashy, but it is not lacking in substance. Thanks to the fact this is a remake, the characters and humor from the old game are present here, too. And the soundtrack is still largely made up of the same tracks, and the new additions are brilliant as well.

    However, despite all that, the rot and utter degeneration of this once-great video game developer is blatantly evident.

    For one, their decision to split the game into 3 parts for monetary reasons means the pacing here is utterly atrocious. It shows in the combat, which ends up being marathon tussles with bosses who have an obnoxious amount of HP. But pacing is most detrimental to the story...

    ...And God, how badly has the story been butchered? This has to go down as one of the worst stories ever told in the gaming medium. And considering that FF7 had one of the best opening acts of any video game, this has to be in the running for the worst remake ever, purely as a result of this fact.

    Tetsuya Nomura does not understand ANYTHING about what makes a plot good. The changes in the plot would have been bad enough on their own (since the plot now literally makes no sense), but he had to add in the time traveling ghosts that appear whenever a major story point is changed, to further slow the pacing. To make matters worse, the whole thing seems to be some metanarrative about the fans and other square enix employees who dared to want Nomura to make this remake be a... remake, and not a new story.

    Talk about narcissism.

    But apparently Square Enix's fanboys are swallowing this trash right up. So I guess good graphics and stylish gameplay is all you really need. Who needs a story to make common sense?

    4/10    … Expand
  9. Zealow
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Best thing ever made. No doubt! Its impressive how its faithfull to the original while fleshing out backstory and characters. If they can keep this quality through the rest of the parts were in for an amazing ride.
  10. Kodrix
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Este juego no es lo que nos han vendido, durante años hemos pensado que ibamos a jugar a un remake del ffvii, pero no. SE ha abusado de publicidad engañosa esto se acerca mas a un spin off. Durante el primer 99% del juego estas viendo lo que siempre hemos querido todos los fans: unos graficos alucinantes, un sistema de batalla majestuoso, expanden la historia de forma muy coherente y unEste juego no es lo que nos han vendido, durante años hemos pensado que ibamos a jugar a un remake del ffvii, pero no. SE ha abusado de publicidad engañosa esto se acerca mas a un spin off. Durante el primer 99% del juego estas viendo lo que siempre hemos querido todos los fans: unos graficos alucinantes, un sistema de batalla majestuoso, expanden la historia de forma muy coherente y un desarrollo dd personajes que te hace amarlos mas de lo que ya lo haciamos... Sin embargo, en la parte final del juego empiezan a suceder cosas muy muy extrañas mas propias del kindom hearta que de una final fantasy, y nada que ver con final fantasy 7 original. El principio de la decepcion empieza poco antes de salir del edificio shinra cuando en una escena con barret y los ecos del destino empiezas a entender que algo ya no funciona como en el original. Aun asi, lo dejas pasar porque es un detalle que podria pasar sin importsncia una vez completado el juego y habiendose mantenido fiel comobel 99% de esta primera parte. El mayor problema viene sobre todo en el ultimo capitulo, y es aqui cuando todos loa sueños de los fana se desvanecen por completo, dialogos extraidoa de kh, 0 sentido, noa enfrentamos incluso al lado oscuro de kh y a las sombras de cloud, barret y tifa... Segun avanzamos en la parte final del juego noa vamos topando con combates espectaculares pero con poco sentido narrativo... Hasta llegar a hacernos spoilers de algo que probablemente no volvamos a ver (por lo que no se llamarian spoilers propiamente dicho, pero bueno). El colmo es cuando ves las ultimas escenas del juego, que ademas de confundir mucho mas a low jugadores, terminan con la linea temporal del original dando a entender de forma directa que las siguientes partes va a ser algo completamente nuevo. Y cuando digo directa quiero decir DIRECTA, es decir, el propio juego termina con la frase: THE UNKNOWN JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE (Basicamente: el viaje desconocido continuara) por lo que aqui muere el remake! Y entramos en terrenos desconocidos, donde square puede hacer lo que le plazca.
    Nos lo han vendido como remake, le han dado mucho cariño al juego para contentsr a los fans, pero para que? Me pregunto; si luego vais a hacer lo que os de la gana en el final y en las proximas partes. Me siento completamente decepcionado y engañado y con mucha impotencia de no poder cambiar el destino (nunca mejor dicho) de este juego.

    Si me vendes naranjas, no me des platanos, aunque el platano tenga un sabor de primera.

    Y es precisamente eso lo que ha hecho SE. Nos han vendido esto como remake cuando en realidad es un spin off. Y de ahi la GRAN decepcion.
    Haberle puesto de titulo FFVII Another Story / 0.5 y hubiera sido mucho mejor, pero con remake se siente como un cebo para quebla gente lo compre, quiera mas y aseguraros compras de las siguientes partes

    Por otra parte, quiero dejar claro que estamos ante un juegazo y el mejor final fantasy desde el X pero todavia es un juego incompleto y como ya he dicho ew muy probable que vaya a menos en las siguientes partes, cosa que ojala pse para que SE rectifique y noa de lo que ha estado predicando durante 5 años.

    Mi unico sueño es creer en que sacaran un parche para solucionar ese desastroso final y vea la decepcion de los fans. Porque si, el juego tiene miy buenas notas y criticas, pero todos se wuejan del final. Es el punto comun en todo. Y si lo unico que no ha gustado de este juego ha sido el cambio de narrativo, esperaos a ver cuando las 40h de la parte 2 no tenga nada que ver con el original... No se en que estaba pensando square o en que momento deciden en que ese final es una buena idea.
    De hecho, mi nota y mi comentario es una queja para mostrar mi descontento mas wue por sea un mal juego, que NO lo es en ningun caso. Pero invito a todos que hagan lo mismo porwue los fans unidos tenemos mucha fuerza. Cambiaron el modelado de sonic, y otros finales de videojuegos han sido tsmbien cambiado. Solo espero qie ffvii remake sea el REMAKE que noa dijeron y no un spinoff con saltos temporales, cambioa de destino y mierdas que no pintan nada en ffvii    … Expand
  11. Magno--Barros
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    a dream realized the only caveat and the game being divided into parts the wait was worth it for the next episodes to reach the qubato before.
  12. Juho333
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Thai IS not a remake ,They had one job...They took ffvii and wiped ASS with The story,
  13. ufs34
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Que decepção. Jogo toscu, curto, estória muito fraquinha e pior de tudo, o jogo só cobre a parte do Midgar. Não gasta o seu dinheiro com este jogo.
  14. guilhermes
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hoje em dia poucos jogos conseguem causar a sensação que cada minuto de FFVII remake causou em mim, tudo se encaixa tão bem como se fosse uma sinfonia em que que você se deleita em cada nota, os gráficos como a narrativa avança os gráficos tudo se junta em uma das melhores experiências que eu já tive como jogos… Expand
  15. BT_Chamby
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Not perfect, but it exceeded my expectations on a remake of my favorite game of all time!
  16. Flamesof24
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    Best PS4 game I ever played, the twists to the original make it even better and the best game of the FFVII series.
  17. DennisBalmung
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    What a great first act i love it !!! Great story
    Good graphic
    Great pacing
    I cant wait to play the second act
  18. Vissermatt
    Apr 24, 2020
    6
    There was a press release like 10+ years ago when square-enix admitted they didn't want to remake FF7 cause they knew nostalgia goggles would HURT the new release. After several years and many new titles added to their repertoire, we can see the company has more and more focused on graphics over good story. Don't forget the original FF14 release was a sin against mmoprgs. They were notThere was a press release like 10+ years ago when square-enix admitted they didn't want to remake FF7 cause they knew nostalgia goggles would HURT the new release. After several years and many new titles added to their repertoire, we can see the company has more and more focused on graphics over good story. Don't forget the original FF14 release was a sin against mmoprgs. They were not confident they could live up to their past accolades. And here we are; proven they were right.

    As far as pure graphics go, the game is beautiful - which is what we expect from square-enix now.
    The new battle system is very interesting and should be applauded.
    Just about everything else is substandard. The voice sync is the worst I've seen seen voice sync has been attempted..... The music scores are good, but very rarely are implemented well. More than a few times our eco-terrorist group are talking or planning something and you have a some melodic romance movie type song going on.... and you can only wonder **** WHY.
    There are few times when your team are performing one of their missions and the script and story writing feel like its a couple of middle schoolers going to the convenience store where they will battle a few pokemon trainers.... but in reality they are raiding a military base and murdering guards by the dozens.......
    Also its outright insane in some of the cinematics and scenario battles how Cloud is either recognized as a scary **** or he's a random nobody, and for either route enemies will always just aim their guns at him and tell him to stop! They are theoretically standing in the corpses of DOZENS of their fellow coworkers...... like wtf.
    This entire game took up around 11% of the original plot of FF7 and padded it full of insane child like garbage. I do NOT recommend buying this game as a stand alone. Wait for the rest of the game. You are missing nothing.    … Expand
  19. Haruo27
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    It is immensely disappointing what Square Enix had done with this installment. As a huge fan of the franchise, I've always liked their games, even the least appreciated games like Dirge of Cerberus. But this is simply unacceptable as it shows how greedy the company had become.
  20. SeloJRPG
    May 16, 2020
    1
    Square Enix has lost what once made them great for a long time now.
    All they had to do to reclaim the throne was to do what Persona 5 did.
    Instead, they are now only doing boring hack and slash games.

    Ontop of that they are milking the original game to the extreme with ALOT of filler content that are just boring.
    So many things that made the original game epic, are now gone.
  21. LurkingToaster6
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Combat is really fun and graphics are really good. Also, liked the flush out of Midgar - always felt that part was too short in the original. Music is great. The twist I thought was great and look forward to see how it goes moving forward.
  22. SethpCecil
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    I was very excited about this game and there is a lot here to like, but poor combat mechanics (Limit and summon nerfs are a huge disappointment) bizarre changes to the story and an increase in the silliness of an already silly game drag it way down. as someone who has played the original more than any other game this is a really good Final Fantasy game, but a poor imitation of a FinalI was very excited about this game and there is a lot here to like, but poor combat mechanics (Limit and summon nerfs are a huge disappointment) bizarre changes to the story and an increase in the silliness of an already silly game drag it way down. as someone who has played the original more than any other game this is a really good Final Fantasy game, but a poor imitation of a Final Fantasy 7 game.… Expand
  23. lpiau
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Thanks Square! The game is amazing! Battles, music, effects, story, characters... I hope the sequel won't be long in coming.
  24. Terron29
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    Pros:

    Fantastic graphics for the most part bar some areas with poor textures. Played very smoothly on my base ps4, impressive stuff Music is mostly great, original had fantastic music and this had remixes of those same tunes and some new ones to boot, 2 stood out to me as bad but the rest was mostly great stuff. Characters look and sound great, they did an amazing job bringing    Pros:

    Fantastic graphics for the most part bar some areas with poor textures.

    Played very smoothly on my base ps4, impressive stuff

    Music is mostly great, original had fantastic music and this had remixes of those same tunes and some new ones to boot, 2 stood out to me as bad but the rest was mostly great stuff.

    Characters look and sound great, they did an amazing job bringing the old ff7 characters into the modern age and the game expands further on their backgrounds especially jesse which was welcome.

    Some of the areas from the original were clearly shown so much love and care and it shows , Aeris house/church, Seventh Heaven, The shinra building, Some areas in this game really look jaw dropping and have such attention to detail.

    Mixed:

    Combat is a mixed bag, sometimes its great when it all comes together and it is more enjoyable the further you get into the game as more materia and abilities unlock for you but the camera can be a real pain sometimes and it can get very messy, An example is when a boss is lining up an attack and I run to get away sometimes a team mate will run into his line of fire, if i quickly switch over to avoid this then my original character runs back out into line of fire, hard to explain, its a decent battle system but needs some more tuning, looks fantastic when issuing commands though, love that slow mo effect.

    Story I wont get into here but it changes a whole lot especially toward the end, this is gonna be subjective but personally considering they changed so much anyway in terms of expanding the world, changing the combat etc I am kind of ok with them changing the story up, at least I wont know whats coming despite playing the original and loving it. (Mind you I am a turn based lover so my expectations for this game went down when the combat was revealed and thus I feel I care a little less than most what way the story goes) Ill always have my original ff7 so I am not too concerned, thus I feel meh about the story changes and it goes into the mixed feelings pile.

    Cut-scenes, Many of the cut-scenes in this game are great and look fantastic but there is too bloody many of them, it has gone for that cinematic approach that every big game these days has to do for some reason, so expect to play 10 mins, watch for 5, play for 10 more mins, watch for 3, play for 15 mins watch for 2 etc, a very 'stop and go' gameplay that I always hate, It is worth noting that there are a few chapters where this eases up thank god.

    Hated:

    Linear corridors, so much linearity in the game, Nearly felt claustrophobic at times, I am aware Midgar was linear in the original but the original was not broken up into parts and expanding Midgar into 30 plus hours! open it up a bit if your gonna expand it this much like. Also while on the topic of Midgar, it was not nearly as large as I was expecting given how expanded square enix claimed this game was as well as promising it was the length of a full fledged final fantasy. they obviously didnt mean any of the recent ones.

    Padding. The game has no shortage of it, the sidequests are mostly fetch or kill quests that do little to add to the game but I could have put up with them if not for the god awful slow walk speed in this game constantly, the game never makes up its mind, sometimes you can run, other times you can jog, other times you can only walk slowly, sometimes you can swing your sword to break boxes, other times the game wont let you swing the sword, it all happens nearly at random. This is one of the most annoying things about the game, its so restrictive, like as if i am playing an interactive walking simulator sometimes, This is needless slowing of the pace and dragging out the game. There are 2 exceptions where I felt the forced walking was justified but I wont spoil. I wont even get started on all the damn ladders and shimmying across between ledges and squeezing through tight spaces really slowly, that combined with the above really slows the pace and seriously hurts the replayability of the game. I threw my eyes up to heaven every time My character suddenly slows to a crawl because someone is speaking,

    Level design, Level design is very uninspired for the most part, leaving aside the linearity mentioned above, some of the areas that do open up a bit are large square rooms with trash mobs in them followed by a tiny corridor and another large square room. over and over, very very basic level design stuff here. Uninspired but you know what? Ill take it over being forced down another damn corridor and sometimes I got to at least choose the order in which I entered these rooms so thats a start :)

    Blue arrows pulsing on the ground guiding you so you dont get lost......this is bad in ANY game but how in the name of god would you get lost in this, its like getting lost in a 2d mario game, at least give the option to turn off immersion breaking bright blue arrows on the floor. Just the option please.    … Expand
  25. OtakonBRA
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    Ainda estou jogando, mas já estou bem decepcionado. Vamos ver até o final. Tecnicamente o jogo perde muitos pontos, texturas péssimas e npcs com aspecto de PS2 assustam. Todo esse tempo pra entregar um jogo defeituoso desse?
  26. Venn
    Apr 22, 2020
    7
    The game is good, not spectacular, but two weeks after release there's been no patch and the texture issues have forced me to stop until they fix the game as they should have.
  27. Vitoraheringer
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Eu ia colocar um 9 por conta dos problemas de texturas que muitos já sabem, mas os capítulos finais são tão perfeitos que não consegui tirar um ponto, seria muito injusto.
  28. Bringonthejoy
    May 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After a lot of thought, I feel like this is a fair score to give this game. I don't have very high standards for games so stuff like the pacing being ruined by the slow side quests, lack of urgency, cheesiness and scripted walking sequences usually don't bother me too much. I didnt even mind that I had to fork out hundreds of dollars and potentially have to buy a $1000 PS5 to get the full story. I would usually give a game like this an 8 or probably even a 9 even with all of these flaws if it was enjoyable overall. The reason I am giving it a 4 is solely because of that abomination of an ending. That ending just sucks the enjoyment out of you and makes you not care as much for future titles.

    I should say that while I've been a longtime fan of the final fantasy series, I was late in playing FF7 so I dont have the nostalgia goggles that many people have. I am not a purist so its not the direction that bothered me, it was the execution. I don't understand how they could have created such a magical experience for the first 35 hours and then screwed up completely in the last 3 hours, leaving a stain on all of their hard work.

    (minus 1 point) Firstly, the characters start acting oddly, Aerith changing from her cheerful, confident self to a depressed, unsure clone of Tifa. And Red XIII seems to be relegated to a mouthpiece of square, trying to explain the nonsense they are pulling in the last 2 chapters.. They also seemed to have made him older and wiser than his original counterpart who was described as having a juvenile state of mind.

    (minus 1 point) Secondly, the multiple timelines they put in were pointless additions. After you beat the whisper harbinger, you are treated to a scene of Zack in from Crisis core. Except instead of him dying to save cloud, you see him watching as the whispers fade from existence and he carries cloud towards midgar. He then walks past the point where cloud and aerith are leaving the city, showing that they made it to Midgar. What was the point of this change? Is it another reality/dimension? If so, why does it matter? Also, didnt Zack die in the past? How would killing whispers in the present change the past? If they existed across all of time and space why didnt they just remove sephiroth from existence? And above all, why does it matter if he is alive in an alternate dimension if its not the one the story takes place in?

    (minus 1 point) Thirdly, the addition of changing fate itself at the end was just wrong. The rest of the game, although the whispers show up, the main theme was not changing fate. A large part of the enjoyment I got from the first 35 hours of the game was seeing the characters deal with the moral dilemma of their war with Shinra and them seeing the consequences of their actions. It had absolutely nothing to do with fate. Trying to shoehorn this in at the 11th hour was just jarring. Throughout the game the bosses have been machines or people. Then at the end of the game, all of a sudden you fight this gigantic manifestation of fate that looks like the first boss in Kingdom Hearts 1. Its such a huge disconnect from the rest of the game.

    (minus 2 points) And then there is the worst part of all for me: I dont know who was responsible for this. It may not have been Nomura like everyone is crying about but, whoever decided it was a good idea to add in arbiters of fate only to kill them at the end of the game, signaling the death of the fanbase's expectations, should be sacked. Whoever it was, was trying to be a smartass towards the fans. It was the least subtle way of saying "f*** the fans for asking us to make it faithful. We are gonna force you to kill your own expectations in the form of these arbiters of fate so we can do whatever we want now". If they wanted to change the story, they should have just changed it. Sure, it wouldn't have been what they advertised but its better than changing it and then using the whispers as a device to explain and justify their actions. This act alone was so petty and insulting I can understand why a lot of people are fuming and giving this game 0/10.

    Frankly, I dont understand all of the people saying they were fans of the original and like this better. FF7 is a story driven game so you cant call the ending of the story a minor issue and give it a 10/10.

    This almost feels like GOT Season 8 last year. So much effort was wasted making a brilliant game that got ruined by bad writing and terrible execution at the end.

    Edit: Since a bunch of you felt like giving the game a 10/10 while specifically calling people who gave a low score purist fanboys, and not giving any actual reviews I've decided to change my score from 4 to 0. A game with the sheer legacy of FF7 deserves respect towards the original and it's fanbase. This was the game that rocketed square to success. Without it there would be no final fantasy today. Without the original fans, the remake would never have been made.    … Expand
  29. Diolox
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    I got an early copy. I only have to say that og ffvii is my favourite game, it brings me back lot of memoriea. But this game... its a masterpiece. Tha attention to the detail, graphics, story... its wonderful. Thank you square! Thats what I imagined it should be when I player back in 1997.
    People rating 0, I don't know what they want, but doesn't have criteria. No way it's below a 8    I got an early copy. I only have to say that og ffvii is my favourite game, it brings me back lot of memoriea. But this game... its a masterpiece. Tha attention to the detail, graphics, story... its wonderful. Thank you square! Thats what I imagined it should be when I player back in 1997.
    People rating 0, I don't know what they want, but doesn't have criteria. No way it's below a 8 for any opinion. The must be people that beated all of the ff, read all the lore, and obsessed whit that, they wanted a carbon copy of the original.    … Expand
  30. Willynoir
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Great game graphics and soundtrack.. battle system is fun with lots of possibilities!
  31. VigVertis
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    This review is probably best suited to more level headed readers who arent obsessed with the original and throwing out 10s and 0s based on which way this game rubbed them up, I like ff games but never actually played original 7 i started with 8. So my review is just based on how I like this game not to do with anything from the past.

    Honestly for me this game is a mixed bag, I like the    This review is probably best suited to more level headed readers who arent obsessed with the original and throwing out 10s and 0s based on which way this game rubbed them up, I like ff games but never actually played original 7 i started with 8. So my review is just based on how I like this game not to do with anything from the past.

    Honestly for me this game is a mixed bag, I like the characters, the story can be at times very engaging, it can be a little humorous, the combat I think is reasonably good some parts not so great. I have a couple big gripes, first of all Im about half way through chapter 13 so i think thats about 3/4 of the way though and its been nothing but corridors, a couple small towns with a scratch of freedom, but I was really hoping this wasnt going to go down the ff13 route but it did. The problem is with only corridors, so many materia to upgrade, so many levels, weapons, abilities what this game desperately needs is some areas for grinding out some levels somewhere fun and interesting to explore but if you wanna grind in this game youll just find yourself running up and down the same corridors over and over or running round the same few spots in a scrapyard over and over fighting the same tiny handful of monsters over and over, this is not a game for grinders or explorers which is the two things i used to love about ff games the most. credit where credits due the boss fights are pretty fun mostly.

    When it comes to the combat I quite enjoyed it to begin with but as the game progresses I feel it starts to fall off the camera becomes a little wild in tight spaces so trying to look at who you want to attack becomes incredibly annoying at times, you could get around this be using target lock but the problem with that is it locks your camera angle too because the button that would move the angle actually selects another target, so many times ive been reigning down on a pressured enemy but i want to move the camera to see what the other 5 enemies are doing and in trying to move the camera i forget im on target lock my target swings to an enemy half way across the area and my character leaps away from the enemy we were piling on completely interrupting the flow very frustrating at times.

    I wont add much more the side content is ok not massively engaging, the minigames can be fun, i like whack a box. Overall it has good things going for it but other times its quite bland and repetitive, I was really hoping to get a bit more from this game, but it looks like the days where final fantasy games were about exploration and interesting and varied ways to grind out and power up your characters has past, if like me thats what youre looking for you will likely be a bit disappointed, if youre looking for story driven point to point action you might fare a little better.    … Expand
  32. mastertigra
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).    Let's be honest with ourselves. FFVII Remake followed in the footsteps of the FFXV, which did not really please fans of the FF series with its classic JRPG fight and various interesting puzzles in the open world (as it was, say, in the FFVIII).
    Instead of the expected remake of the external components, we got an action movie with a touch of nostalgia (and not yet with a full storyline).
    I sincerely hope that Square Enix will not continue to remake old FF games in this way, and will preserve the spirit of their "classical" creations.    … Expand
  33. Cloudbuster07
    May 9, 2020
    0
    You had one job, Squeenix. Remake a game with modern graphics. Not reimagine the entire story. What else can I say? You should be ashamed. You killed a legend. Along with the hopes and expectations of millions of faithful fans. Not the first time you've let us down. Let's hope you never put out another game.
  34. EdyyM
    Apr 28, 2020
    9
    Sensacional!! Q jogo maravilhoso!! Valeu cada centavo!! Tudo ali se vê um cuidado e um carinho nas coisas. E o sistema de batalha?! Nunca foi tão divertido entrar em batalha em um Final Fantasy. esperando ansioso a próxima parte.
  35. tomasnin
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    I really enjoyed it. One of the memorable game I've played in the last decade. I also dig the new ending, because it provide me with something different and I have a positive feeling toward the changes they've made toward the story. Music is also spectacular. There are so many details and care put into this game.
  36. Gojello
    May 7, 2020
    1
    The ending appears to be an airing of a 23 year-old creative grudge between the old and new guard at Square Enix--and the players (OG fans or not) are the losers.

    I used to think Disney was the biggest offender of profiting from nostalgic remakes targeting Millennials, but when they remake their beloved classics they remake them-- they don't attempt to erase the original. One star    The ending appears to be an airing of a 23 year-old creative grudge between the old and new guard at Square Enix--and the players (OG fans or not) are the losers.

    I used to think Disney was the biggest offender of profiting from nostalgic remakes targeting Millennials, but when they remake their beloved classics they remake them-- they don't attempt to erase the original.

    One star because the first 17 chapters gave me hope.    … Expand
  37. Moh
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Great game that exceeded my expectations! I had a blast playing through it!
  38. Soriku
    Apr 23, 2020
    0
    Annoying af romance options even when you keep turning them down

    NPCs that randomly clip into cutscences and walk through Main characters Clipping textures even on pro Very linear and the entire party tells at you if you are trying to explore (for nearly nothing midgar is empty af) platinumed the game relatively easily but that's because the game is so linear lol You have more freedom in    Annoying af romance options even when you keep turning them down

    NPCs that randomly clip into cutscences and walk through Main characters Clipping textures even on pro
    Very linear and the entire party tells at you if you are trying to explore (for nearly nothing midgar is empty af) platinumed the game relatively easily but that's because the game is so linear lol You have more freedom in the original when it comes to exploring ... fights dont feel rewarding even on harder difficulties..    … Expand
  39. Tahvo
    Apr 17, 2020
    5
    I tried the Demo and i can say that its just a same old button smashing they keep making. There is no need for strategy just keep hitting X. The grapichs are amazing sadly they are killed with the poor gameplay.
  40. Fernafut
    Apr 12, 2020
    7
    Final fantasy was a perfect game but unfortunately ended a long time ago. The combat was perfect now it doesn't even exist, what it does have is a sword and a spark coming out all the time.
  41. claude737
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Beeeeeeeeessssssttttttt gaaaaaaaaaaaame eveeeeeerttrrrtt
    Aaaaaaaawwwwwșssssooome
  42. Qmckinney
    Apr 17, 2020
    2
    Good game but to short and to long a wait to be worth $60. Going to have to wait till the finish the series if they are all going to be this short
  43. Evilswine
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    How could that happen? How could someone stretch a perfectly fine game to a point where all the fun is lost and you struggle with yourself and your childhood memories, just trying to get this chore over with. Bleak future for the next few parts. I myself have decided to not participate in this massacre of the beloved final fantasy game.
  44. Opinionatedhelp
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Played the original a long long time ago. I didn’t realise how much of it I would remember and cherish when remade like this. This is certainly a new game. I can’t wait to play the next instalments. It took me about 50 hours to finish (doing everything I could) the first time. This is not square trying to get money out of people, this is a new and fully realised vision
  45. dsmsolberg
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    The only gripe I have is the sheer amount of slowdown shimmying down a hallway takes, or slowing the game down to balance on a plank.
  46. Shalfei
    May 4, 2020
    5
    This is a total failure. People were waiting for years for this game to come out and what do we get? A mediocre game with hours of boring corridor gameplay with elevators, robo-hands, cat-finding, kid-finding etc. The plot? It is OK, but it gets really absurd when the game is showing up characters that are extremely important to the plot, but which make no sense to the current situationThis is a total failure. People were waiting for years for this game to come out and what do we get? A mediocre game with hours of boring corridor gameplay with elevators, robo-hands, cat-finding, kid-finding etc. The plot? It is OK, but it gets really absurd when the game is showing up characters that are extremely important to the plot, but which make no sense to the current situation and should be shown much much later.
    The battles? They are made with care, quite interesting and dynamic, BUT! About 20% of the battles are extremely long - there is a lot of enemies and bosses that you can only damage in tiny time windows - that is super annoying. Not to mention that any super damage-dealing skill can be easily avoided by the enemy or stoped by hitting the spell caster.
    At the last 3 chapters of the game I was so bored that I have stopped playing it for a few days...    … Expand
  47. EnderSword
    May 5, 2020
    6
    The game is beautiful, it develops characters more and explores the world more...well...not 'the world' but the city.

    The combat can be fun, and the fact there's different combat modes so you can pick the one you like is nice. But there's some big downsides to this game to me that just detract from it. The biggest thing is that the 'game' feels like an interactive novel or movie,    The game is beautiful, it develops characters more and explores the world more...well...not 'the world' but the city.

    The combat can be fun, and the fact there's different combat modes so you can pick the one you like is nice.

    But there's some big downsides to this game to me that just detract from it.

    The biggest thing is that the 'game' feels like an interactive novel or movie, and not really a game. Most certainly not an RPG game.

    The leveling system just kind of happens and is irrelevant. If you just do the story, you get levels and it doesn't feel like it makes any difference. Not once during the game did I look at my stats or how close I was to leveling,
    I never cared about leveling up Materia because it didn't seem to matter much. If you just kind of went through the game, that all took care of itself, at no point did you ever feel compelled to kill something for the purpose of getting XP/AP/SP
    90% of the way through the game I still didn't even understand where SP came from and how weapons leveled up or why new cores were introduced...and it simply did not matter.

    The weapons themselves seemed in my mind to violate the 'RPG' expectations the most... you get new weapons throughout the game... but defying all RPG design, the new weapons aren't usually better. Each character gets 6 weapons, but their best weapon tends to be the 2nd, 3rd or 4th they get. So getting the end game later chapter weapons seem largely useless, its more a matter or style of completion rather than getting stronger.

    It feels like being 10% better at the combat system is probably the equivalent of being 10 'levels' better. I kind of find this generally to be the problem of having a skill based combat system in a game where its traditionally been geared to people's stat improvement and leveling. I felt this for FF15 as well.

    The side quests too, while they exist, exist in a weird form where the sidequests aren't side quests, they're just quests and you're told when its time to do them. You hit points in the game where they just kind of say 'Ok, time to do 6 quests now' I suppose you can skip some, but the game even warns you not to. Similarly with hidden items and materia, if you miss one the game will actually tell you at the end of some sections 'Warning, if you continue you will lose access to items you missed' it's very strange. It kind of takes the approach that nothing is really a secret or actual side-task or goal, its all just the main goal and they expect most people will do all of it.

    Then you get to the part that almost made me simply stop playing. The cutscenes, the cutscenes the cutscenes. The game is a movie. There are several sections where you go well over an hour with no combat, no puzzle to solve, no decision to be made... just 'Go in this building, cutscene, walk over there, cut scene, open the door, cutscene, talk to this guy, cutscene' At one point the game literally tells you to go up 59 flights of stairs.... and you just go up 59 flights of stairs.
    The game even decides as you go higher, you're tired so you slow down.
    I just re-watched a video of someone doing it, and there's a dialogue cutscene, then literally 9:30 to climb the stairs...followed by a cutscene again.

    I found that after being about 70% of the way through, I wanted to finish it, but it really felt like a chore. I spent so much time just putting the controller down and walking away as another cutscene played. Many times I'd start to play, walk away and forget i was even playing.

    The other major thing, and maybe it's my fault, but i went in without many spoilers, other than the fact that I of course played the original FF7... And I did know it wasn't the full game...BUT, I had heard it described as 'only half the game'
    It's no where near half the game, this remake encompasses maybe 15% of the original game. The original had about 30 'parts' and this is parts 1 through 5.

    Overall the thing is still good, i'm kiiiind of glad i played it but it just is not an RPG, there's never an open world, its only a fraction of the story and it's mostly a movie.    … Expand
  48. robisara
    May 17, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Chapters 1-17 are amazing. Chapter 18 really feels like a slap in the face. I'm not a die-hard "purist" oldschool fan and I didn't play the original as a kid, so I have no nostalgia for it and no "mental remake" to be drawing from.

    Most of the changes are stuff I would never have noticed, and I regularly liked characters and plot points that (reportedly) weren't in the original. But the big changes, the bait-and-switch changes, (e.g. retconning out major character deaths, inserting time-traveling-ghosts, turning an otherwise realistic and likable Aerith into an all-knowing prophet in the last 2 hours of the game) are impossible not to notice because of how jarring and out of place they are.

    I couldn't believe how mean-spirited it was for them to basically cast the original creators and the people who loved the original game as the new villains via the "arbiters of fate" nonsense plot. I was really excited to play the remake and get to experience the character-driven story about the inevitability of loss and the permanence of its effect I had heard about, with the benefit of PS4 level graphics and incredible combat that the original just can't deliver in 2020. The remake is not so much about loss and permanence anymore... it cheapens death by retconning formative losses out of the timeline while explicitly rejecting permanence, turning grounded and relatable characters with grounded and comprehensible stakes into a convoluted alternate-timeline nonsense tornado filled with cartoonish superheroics about fighting destiny (AKA fighting the original impactful and well-written story and anyone who liked it apparently) or some nonsense.

    I have lost all interest in playing future installments and feel honestly kinda betrayed and just... empty. 9/10 for the first 17 chapters, and I wrestled with giving the overall game a 6/ or 7/10 because it really is great and worth playing, but it takes such a hard, insulting left turn in the last few hours that all my love for the preceding hours, my excitement for the next installments, and my interest in the game overall just... evaporated. I'm one of the people who actually LIKED FF15 and the new look and feel of FF games. I loved the characters (when they weren't inexplicably becoming all-knowing prophets and opening portals to the end of creation or something), including characters who weren't in the original game (Leslie for example).

    But... that ending was so alienating to me as a newcomer, and mean-spirited and nonsensical, that it put me off so bad that I won't play the rest of the series. I feel wronged somehow, like I was promised a chance to see and understand this thing that so many people loved, and at the last minute got the rug pulled out. No interest in the rest of the series, will just get a console that can play the original or something. Unless the rest of the series straight up pretends chapter 18 didn't happen I guess.    … Expand
  49. El112119
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    After almost a Decade waiting for this Remake, now i have finally played it and finished, i can my wait was worth it

    The Story was change from the original, and some fans may not like it but for me i like it so far the sense of what's gonna happen next was in my head, cause there are so much changes of the story in the original, and the FF7R is the best FF that has more fleshed out    After almost a Decade waiting for this Remake, now i have finally played it and finished, i can my wait was worth it

    The Story was change from the original, and some fans may not like it but for me i like it so far the sense of what's gonna happen next was in my head, cause there are so much changes of the story in the original, and the FF7R is the best FF that has more fleshed out character in this generation, even the side characters like Jessie, Wedge and Biggs were given Character Development that the Original didn't, and the combat my my the Combat is so satisfying to see, performing combos on Tifa, swinging sword with Cloud and doing long range tactic to barret and Aerith, it is a modernized Turn Base system with a Action RPG inserted it makes the battles Intense and griping controlling every character

    my only downside is that the textures in some chapters are low res like reaally low res, example being Chapter 3 and 8, but it didn't bother me having a blast on this game

    Took me 45 hrs to complete the story including the Side Missions and some maxing of Materia leveling, and that is alot for a midgar section only of a game compared to the original where Midgar is only 4-5hrs section.    … Expand
  50. CloudTheWolf
    May 2, 2020
    10
    Honestly a great game, regardless of if you have played the original or not.
    I see a lot of Negative reviews complaining that this is not exactly the same as the original. And to those people, I say that this is a "Remake", not a "Remaster"

    The gameplay is amazing and the music and voice acting make it even better!
  51. MadNewt
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    Good looking graphics. Enjoy the in depth reaction you can have with characters such as Jessie. Biggest complaint is the battle system. IMO it turns a Final fantasy game into a button masher like Dynasty Warriors or along those lines. Completely removes the RPG element and the battles can be absolutely ridiculous even on Normal difficulty.
  52. shez
    May 23, 2020
    9
    Wow, this caught me off guard....One of the most, if not THE most impressive game I've ever played. At this point, the line between game and movies is thin and I feel that this game raise the bar for the industry. The love the developers put into this remake is undeniable...I was skeptical at first...but they really outdid themselves. The only slight negative for me, i'd say is some pacingWow, this caught me off guard....One of the most, if not THE most impressive game I've ever played. At this point, the line between game and movies is thin and I feel that this game raise the bar for the industry. The love the developers put into this remake is undeniable...I was skeptical at first...but they really outdid themselves. The only slight negative for me, i'd say is some pacing issues. Some parts could have made more concise, given the already hefty length of the campaign, but other than that, kudos for creating such a work of art. It's going to be excruciating to wait for the next part.… Expand
  53. PictoPirate
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is something of an enigma. For starters, it's not in any way shape or form a remake. It takes the first maybe five hours of the original and stretches it out to make something that is altogether different.

    This is both a blessing and a curse. It allows for the supporting cast to be fleshed out much more, especially the other members of Avalanche, which really    Final Fantasy VII Remake is something of an enigma. For starters, it's not in any way shape or form a remake. It takes the first maybe five hours of the original and stretches it out to make something that is altogether different.

    This is both a blessing and a curse. It allows for the supporting cast to be fleshed out much more, especially the other members of Avalanche, which really adds something to the story. However, it also, means that there are quite a few filler side quests that probably didn't need to be in there.On the whole though the game benefits from the extra time you get to spend in Midgar.

    The battle system takes some getting used to but on the whole is an improvement on the original, giving it a more immediate actiony feel. I was sceptical at first but doing some stabbing while you wait for your meter to fill up for the big attacks does work well. The only downside is that your AI companions ATB bars go up incredibly slowly when you're not controlling them so you have to switch constantly between characters to be effective.

    It goes without saying that the graphics, music and voice acting is exceptional. There are occasional texture issues but they are far enough apart that it didn't affect the game for me.

    Overall, this is a fantastic reimagining of arguably the best console game of all time. I only hope we don't have to wait twenty odd years for the next instalment.    … Expand
  54. DrewHLMW
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    There is no such thing as a perfect game but since I can't give out a 9.9, it's rounded up to 10.
    At long last they finally found a great combat system for modern Final Fantasy which they need to keep for any future games like an eventual XVI. no more game playing itself stuff like in XIII and XV.
    The story expansion is a little hit or miss, chapter 4 which sees the development of    There is no such thing as a perfect game but since I can't give out a 9.9, it's rounded up to 10.
    At long last they finally found a great combat system for modern Final Fantasy which they need to keep for any future games like an eventual XVI. no more game playing itself stuff like in XIII and XV.
    The story expansion is a little hit or miss, chapter 4 which sees the development of Avalanche is brilliant for fleshing the characters out and making you really care about them and the side quest portions of chapter 3 and 8 with Tifa and Aerith are a lot of fun but chapter 6 which has you turning of giant artificial suns and chapter 17 where you have to go through hojo's lab experiments weren't needed and could have been skipped.
    Chapter 18 is extremely devisive but I absolutely loved the twist and finally udnerstanding everything and why the whispers were doing what they were doinga nd how Sephiroth was actually getting involved. The Final Boss is one of the most fun and best final fights in game history for me.
    This is a classic that keeps the original game just as relvant today as it was 20 years ago, and I will enjoy coming back to play both of them now as a pair, whatever Square has in store for part 2 is something i'm excited about, I hope they can live up to the highe xpectations they've built for themselves now after this amazing game.    … Expand
  55. p1menta
    Apr 4, 2021
    9
    Ok, the game is incredible.
    Considering it was giving "for free" to PSPlus subscribers, on my birthday month, is even better.
    The game is incredibly beautiful, there's a whole lot to do, it can be super complex, but it can me done in a basic fashion too; for example, I finished the game, but I'm pretty sure I don't trully get how the combos work, or at least how to execute them properly.    Ok, the game is incredible.
    Considering it was giving "for free" to PSPlus subscribers, on my birthday month, is even better.
    The game is incredibly beautiful, there's a whole lot to do, it can be super complex, but it can me done in a basic fashion too; for example, I finished the game, but I'm pretty sure I don't trully get how the combos work, or at least how to execute them properly. I spent maybe 42 hours with it, but it really is one of those games that make you wanna come back, I don't do that that often, but I really want too, this time.
    I just couldnt rate it a 10, tho. There were some frustrating bugs here and there, weird textures at some houses and structures, a couple of decisions I couldnt understand why (like, wtf is this side quest map. "track this quest" just tracks where the NPC who gave you the quest is ????)
    I know i may sound mad, but let me be clear that none of that ruined the experience. It barelly made a scratch, the game is awsome and I cant wait for the next part    … Expand
  56. Focs
    May 11, 2020
    8
    Начну с того что я крайне не доволен, что они выпустили только Midgar. Да его сильно растянули, именно что растянули. Но почему же я поставил такую высокую оценку?
    Все просто, в игру довольно приятно играть. Она оставляет приятное послевкусие. В игре довольно хорошо сделаны катстцены, Они информативны, приятны, и рассказывают довольно много по игре. Не создается впечатления, что что бы    Начну с того что я крайне не доволен, что они выпустили только Midgar. Да его сильно растянули, именно что растянули. Но почему же я поставил такую высокую оценку?
    Все просто, в игру довольно приятно играть. Она оставляет приятное послевкусие. В игре довольно хорошо сделаны катстцены, Они информативны, приятны, и рассказывают довольно много по игре. Не создается впечатления, что что бы понять сюжет нужно посмотреть фильм, пять мультфильмов, почитать комиксы. И автобиографию персонажей. В игре "Хорошая" боевая система. И отвратительный искусственный интеллект, не ну серьезно порой они просто стоят и получают по морде. Чем хороша боевая система. Ну тем, что она предусмотрела ошибки 15 части и теперь магия не кладет весь ваш отряд. У вас есть от одного до 3 атб. В большинстве у вас будет 2 атб. Это очки действия. Они набираются во время боя и потом вы можете их использовать на предметы или магию, или призыв эйдолонов. Кроме этого у вас есть оружие и обычные комбинации ударов. У каждого персонажа свое оружие. Меч, миниган, жезл, перчатки. По ходу игры вы найдете их вариации. С уклоном в какую-то сторону, атака, защита, магия, что-то среднее. Комбинируя оружие и материю вы сможете атаковать стихиями, лечить, поднимать павших бойцов и все в таком духе.
    Почему я считаю что игра растянута? Ну это видно по локациям. Есть локации по типу центрального офиса в Midgar где все проработано до мельчайших деталей. В котором просто приятно находится. проходя эту локацию не появляется чувства вторичности. А вот маршрут до второго реактора растянут на 5 часов монотонных, однообразных локаций. Да и множественное число можно к этому не применять по сути там их две и они жутко скучные. Побочные Квесты вызывают зевоту. Они максимально устарели для 2020. И служат еще одним рычагом увеличения время игры. Убей 3 крыс, опять убей 3 крыс, убей 5 роботов, найди 3 котов, найди 5 детей, найди снова 5 детей, убей мутанта пса, убей чудовищный эксперимент, сходи на могилу убей трех мутантов. Как вам такие задания? И ведь если бы эти задания несли бы за собой какую-то историю, последствия. То было бы круто. Но нет. Что вы их выполните, что нет. Изменятся только платья Тифы, Айрис, Клауда. А ну еще при первом прохождении они не плохо вас прокачивают. В общем добавлены для галочки.
    Специально для тех, кто играл в предыдущую часть и хочет знать а изменился ли сюжет ил инет? Да, они его поменяли. В лучшую или худшую сторону решайте сами, желательно после прохождения игры. Если кому интересно мое мнение. То мне кажется, что в худшую сторону. Игра порождает много вопросов. И на них им придется ответить в следующих частях. А вот ответят они или нет не кто не знает. В игре есть некоторые сцены которые имеют разные диалоги в зависимости от ваших действий.    … Expand
  57. Fabian-Gonzalo
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    what a game, I have just finished and I have just nice words to describe, amazing in every aspect, history, music, sounds, characters, well done square, I am loking forward to see next episode, no doubt it will be great like this one.
  58. nbt98001
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Awesome visuals (played on 4k with HDR) and sound. Well produced, good story. I really like action RPGs so this game was really spot on. Haven't played the original, so I can't comment on that. If I must pick on something I'd say some of the side quest feels a lot like grinding fillers - but that goes for any quest-based game including Witcher 3 and RDR2 so... for me this is a solid buyAwesome visuals (played on 4k with HDR) and sound. Well produced, good story. I really like action RPGs so this game was really spot on. Haven't played the original, so I can't comment on that. If I must pick on something I'd say some of the side quest feels a lot like grinding fillers - but that goes for any quest-based game including Witcher 3 and RDR2 so... for me this is a solid buy and I really look forward to the next episode… Expand
  59. neighel1
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    Beautiful, the combat's a lot of fun, surprisingly difficult, but plagued with too much padding in many sections.

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

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

    I love the original, so it's fun to play through an updated and reimagined version like this.    … Expand
  60. monks99
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This is going to be a contender for game of the year. Amazing gameplay.. amazing graphics. The best final fantasy game ever made.
  61. zheledore
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    Perfect. All good memories came back watching my favorites characters, sounds and music, expanded stories, pimped up fighter. Perfect
  62. arostislavna
    Apr 17, 2021
    9
    This game is fantastic, however I am not a fan of it only being part 1 of FF7, so it does not deserve full marks.

    I will commend Square Enix for the realization of Cloud's PTSD/Dissociation/"Soldier programming".
    My partner is diagnosed with both PTSD, and Dissociation disorder and we declare this game has handled the condition well.
  63. nmartins10
    May 24, 2020
    9
    This is my first FF game, so I can't compare it to the original. But for me this is an amazing game. The gameplay is fantastic, the combat is awesome and the story is very engaging. Can't wait to play the next part!
  64. HolyAction
    Apr 17, 2021
    10
    Cudowna historia świetny system walki bohaterów zapamiętam na bardzo długo no i muzyka 11/10
  65. DlorahSarrob
    Sep 7, 2020
    9
    I liked that they fleshed out the characters and expanded the events in midgar. While I enjoy turn based games, I also like the real time combat of this game. I’m not a fan of racing games, so I did not enjoy the motorbike parts of the game but I’m glad it can be skipped if you decide to replay the game. We already know the story of the original game and the remake’s open ended story givesI liked that they fleshed out the characters and expanded the events in midgar. While I enjoy turn based games, I also like the real time combat of this game. I’m not a fan of racing games, so I did not enjoy the motorbike parts of the game but I’m glad it can be skipped if you decide to replay the game. We already know the story of the original game and the remake’s open ended story gives it more potential both bad and good.… Expand
  66. Ernest_Figueroa
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Me lo prestaron, así que no lo pague.
    Es precioso y muy bueno de ver y de jugar, le perdonó algunas texturas en ciertos momentos que son de baja calidad pero en sumatoria el juego es muy bueno y el final me ha encantado. No le puedo pedir más a ps4 en las texturas. lo espero en PC, para meterle mods y las siguientes partes también allí.
  67. Antares_87
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    I love the first game of FFVII but this remake is amazing , great job for all developers
  68. Manchosuarez
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This game made me like the original FFVII a bit more since I have always considered it an overrated game. I loved the combat system, I liked the story and the ending, although controversial, quite shocking in my opinion. For me the game of the year
  69. cruzathor89
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegazo! Arriesgando a cambiar la trama original el equipo de Nomura nos presenta una alternativa dimensional al clásico de 1997

    Con un arreglo sonoro que supera y enriquece a las obras originales, un sistema de juego desafiante y conservador. Y uno de los Remakes más fieles en cuanto a estructura de la historia de los videojuegos. Si bien su final no ha quedado exento de polémica. Era algo necesario y más sabiendo quienes estaban detrás del proyecto.    … Expand
  70. Kimnoa
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece! It went above and beyond my expectation. Hope they continue the great job they did on part 2.
  71. Debarret
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Well, I play it in April but now i wanna write the review :P it's an awesome remake to comeback FF7 in the actual and next gen consoles, a hybrid battle A-RPG with turn-based system really fun and satisfying. The story have a little changes but its really emotive.
    The only problem its the texture issues, i think that square publish so quickly the game, but well... I enjoyed a lot. FF7 its    Well, I play it in April but now i wanna write the review :P it's an awesome remake to comeback FF7 in the actual and next gen consoles, a hybrid battle A-RPG with turn-based system really fun and satisfying. The story have a little changes but its really emotive.
    The only problem its the texture issues, i think that square publish so quickly the game, but well... I enjoyed a lot. FF7 its my favourite all time game!

    PD: Sorry my English jajjaa    … Expand
  72. Perknutz5
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    If anyone gave this game below at the min a 6 they are just straight Purists which they didnt get their shot for shot Remake or there mad its in episode SMH. Get over it Cry Babies. As a die hard fan I cant give this anything but a 10. The feels I felt for this game were like known other. The Graphics, The VAs, The Environment, The gameplay, and The sound and MUSIC are all awesome and topIf anyone gave this game below at the min a 6 they are just straight Purists which they didnt get their shot for shot Remake or there mad its in episode SMH. Get over it Cry Babies. As a die hard fan I cant give this anything but a 10. The feels I felt for this game were like known other. The Graphics, The VAs, The Environment, The gameplay, and The sound and MUSIC are all awesome and top notch. I can't overstate of how good the music is in this. Its incredible. Even if ur not a fan and are even somewhat intrested do yourself a favor and pick it up. To the exception of the one or two small parts u really dont need to know the lore to still Thoroughly enjoy this. Recommend it to all.… Expand
  73. Sonyyy26
    May 18, 2020
    7
    spoiler alert............so it s great to see old titles revived like this but game is short, it feals like runing trough same coridor over and over again. side missions are just bad. battle sistem is nice ,graphics are amaizing and is great to see old heros. i think few biger areas on map would help get better experience.
  74. TomofBodmin
    May 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a game its ok. Very overblown at times. Pointless side quests. Like most corridor games it gets boring very quickly. Barret is a terrible stereotype and Cloud is a complete nonentity. The fight sequences are much too frequent and very quickly become tedious.… Expand
  75. beckar85
    May 12, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Speravo di poter scrivere una recensione positiva, ma sarei falso con me stesso e con chi mi legge.
    Terminato il gioco, il senso di soddisfazione era elevato. Ma, esaurito l'effetto nostalgia, ho ragionato su ciò a cui avevo giocato: un disastro.

    Detto questo, provo ad analizzare il gioco in se:

    - Musica: salvo la colonna sonora. Su questo argomento, nulla quaestio.

    - Grafica: protagonisti bellissimi, ok, ma tutto il resto? Esclusi i capitoli 1 e 16, il resto è scarno. Texture slavate; texture che caricano in ritardissimo, o neppure hanno la forza di caricare; ambientazioni prive della minima interattività; elementi degni di una PS2; sfondi panoramici dalla resa pessima (l'apice dell'orrido nel capitolo 15). Quindi, tutti questi anni di attesa e di promesse, per avere una grafica degna della PS3 (per essere gentili)?

    - Sistema di combattimento: lo salvo, per gusto personale. La deriva action è interessante, ma cozza con la mancanza di realismo tanto nella grafica, quanto nella fisica di gioco. Una mancanza, per esempio, è l'ignoranza dei due membri non comandati direttamente: è impossibile impostare delle strategie. Si è sempre obbligati ad impartire ordini diretti. O svecchi bene, o tanto vale conservare il metodo del 1997, molto più ordinato.

    - Gameplay: Cloud NON SALTA. Siamo nel 2020 e una limitazione simile è inconcepibile. Nel capitolo 2, anzichè saltare oltre l'auto che gli blocca la via, il gioco ti forza a fare il giro di un palazzo, per ritrovarti esattamente oltre l'auto che non hai potuto scavalcare. Ridicolo. E questo genere di situazioni si ripete costantemente. Ma voglio anche ricordare le innumerevoli scale, scalette, strettoie, passaggi in cui ci si abbassa, passaggi su paletti, tutti rigorosamente indicati con freccette luminose (giusto per calarci nell'atmosfera...). Non basta il marcato backtracking tra missioni in cui hai nel gruppo prima un personaggio e poi altri, NO, devono pure farcire il gioco con questi piccoli elementi che nel minutaggio hanno fatto gola agli sviluppatori. E aggiungo anche le svariate "passeggiate obbligatorie", lentissime, dietro al personaggio di turno che deve farti strada verso un determinato punto.

    - E qui ricollego subito il gameplay alla longevità: il gioco si compone di 15 ore di video e circa 25 ore di gameplay (Modalità Normale). Solo che in 25 ore sono comprese tutte le missioni secondarie, tutte le azioni indicate nel punto precedente (come l'assenza del salto), e il tempo che si perderà dentro ai menù di gioco, tra gestione delle materie e sviluppo delle armi. Ho finito la prima run raggiungendo il livello 40 con tutti i personaggi (su un massimo di 50 livelli di esperienza).
    S'era tanto parlato di una Midgar "viva" ed estesa, ma a conti fatti dell'affascinante città che vediamo nell'introduzione di gioco, in game visiteremo quattro zone in croce, lineari e basate su un pesante backtracking.
    Vorrei fare un parallelo col gioco originale, visto che in sostanza sono le stesse zone (se escludiamo l'uscita per andare a trovare la madre di Jessie e il capitolo 15): se vuoi fare un remake esteso, di un prologo che dura 4 ore, devi aggiungere nuove zone visitabili...inventare qualcosa per farmi visitare quella bella cittadina viva vista nell'intro, altrimenti è tutta aria fritta e mi gioco le 4 ore originali.

    - Infine, la trama: hanno preso un gioco del 1997 e, anzichè svecchiarlo e ripulirlo nei punti poco coerenti o poco chiari, hanno demolito tutto in virtù di uno pseudo seguito di Advent Children.
    Nel prologo originale, Sephiroth era un uomo leggendario, circondato da un affascinante alone di mistero e lo avremmo visto solo in seguito. Nel remake, te lo sbattono in faccia dal capitolo 2 fino al 18, senza ritegno, spiegando già tutto.
    I Numen (Whispers) devono vigilare sul corretto prosieguo delle vicende originali, che portano alla salvezza del pianeta, ma lo fanno solo quando fa comodo agli sviluppatori, generando anche situazioni paradossali (e non mi riferisco a Zack).
    Il trio Biggs, Wedge e Jessie era inutile nel 1997 ed è solo stata amplificata la loro inutilità, per non parlare della macchietta Roche che, probabilmente, sfrutteranno nel prossimi episodi per continuare ad allungare il brodo inutilmente.

    Conclusioni: se non avessero speso tempo e denaro dietro ad una grafica pompatissima (che a conti fatti non abbiamo ricevuto), scendendo a compromessi avrebbero potuto benissimo realizzare tutto in un unico gioco. La prova palese della pigrizia di questo team, mista all'incapacità di gestire un progetto, è un gioco realizzato nel 2017 da un altro team della stessa azienda: Dragon Quest XI.
    Se cercate un gioco completo e realmente appassionante, puntate su DQ, perchè FF7R è un'operazione nostalgicamente spillasoldi.
    Hanno preso una briciola dell'originale e l'hanno espansa bagnandola nell'acqua...ma sempre una briciola resta.    … Expand
  76. Arrrang
    May 26, 2020
    6
    It's a good game. I was waiting 23 years to expirence Final Fantasy VII again as a new game. All I can say that the Remake is a new game. Even more than I hoped for. It's "new" so much that for me it's just TO MUCH. My first impression was 'hmm it's not bad!' and I didn't expect that I will change my mind so much. I did so not because of the ending or other changes. I simply stoped beingIt's a good game. I was waiting 23 years to expirence Final Fantasy VII again as a new game. All I can say that the Remake is a new game. Even more than I hoped for. It's "new" so much that for me it's just TO MUCH. My first impression was 'hmm it's not bad!' and I didn't expect that I will change my mind so much. I did so not because of the ending or other changes. I simply stoped being affraid to admit that the game made me feel dissapointed. The original Final Fantasy VII was a real game-changer for videogames industry. It had it all! Amazing graphics, music, story, world and character design, the game was huge. And what I love about it the most is how it made me feel. I felt adventure, mystery and lot od joy. The Remake simply doesn't do any of it for me. I rate the original Final Fantasy VII a 10/10. After the years it's still a solid 9 when try not to add nostalgia to the score. The Remake is a good, solid game on it's own. A 7,5/10 for me. But as I said I feel dissapointed and I don't like many things in this game. The fact that Square managed to take so much magic out od this title ruins the expirience for me. So I decided to take away that extra point. The rating should be 7 but deep inside I know that I hoped for more.… Expand
  77. ZackAbraham
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    This is the greatest game I've played from the past 10 years, and it is only just the beginning. If they can make the rest of the game at this high-level quality, this may as well become the best video game series of all time. This is no simple remake, but a re-imagination. Hope they don't make the main storyline too drastically different, but it is amazing that Square Enix could turn aThis is the greatest game I've played from the past 10 years, and it is only just the beginning. If they can make the rest of the game at this high-level quality, this may as well become the best video game series of all time. This is no simple remake, but a re-imagination. Hope they don't make the main storyline too drastically different, but it is amazing that Square Enix could turn a classic game into a fresh, new experience, making me feel young again.… Expand
  78. toasted_Sopas
    Jun 7, 2020
    5
    This s*** is so padded, the characters have a conversation about everything in every step of the way. If you cut out half the pointless dialogue the usual 30+ hrs to finish this game would probably drop to < 20. Yes Tifa we know we need to hurry so stop having a 2 minute conversation about hurrying up and what could happen if we don't hurry every time we enter a new area.
  79. MatrixRebel
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    A remake of an iconic classic. Updated battle system, sound, and graphics. I would've given it a 10 had it been released as a complete game, but sadly they are releasing it in episodes. So a 8 or 9 is the max I can give this. Overall, a great remake of FF7. I recommend playing using the original Japanese dub with english subtitles since the nuances of emotion are better conveyed byA remake of an iconic classic. Updated battle system, sound, and graphics. I would've given it a 10 had it been released as a complete game, but sadly they are releasing it in episodes. So a 8 or 9 is the max I can give this. Overall, a great remake of FF7. I recommend playing using the original Japanese dub with english subtitles since the nuances of emotion are better conveyed by the original voice actors.… Expand
  80. PowerOfTheCell
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The game is one of a kind and thankfully, in a good way!

    It provides an extremely memorable experience and is a ton of fun.

    It does have flaws but I believe it is a game that outweighs the sum of its parts.

    Flaws are mostly occasional old level design which aren't the most fun and small pacing issues. Pro's are almost everything else. A real gem.
  81. Bungious
    Mar 27, 2021
    10
    Never played the original .. just got a ps5 and it made sense to try this game out .. my jaw was on the floor .. what a great game, great characters and beautiful graphics. Just awesome !
  82. Dwyerr98
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    Huge fan of the FF series. Such an amazing game, didn’t think I would love it so much, such a great experience, from the graphics to the music and it’s story and characters, this retelling of the classic Final Fantasy 7 was done so well, even with the new additions to the game and it’s story, this was a near perfection for me, did have some issues but they were more minor issues such asHuge fan of the FF series. Such an amazing game, didn’t think I would love it so much, such a great experience, from the graphics to the music and it’s story and characters, this retelling of the classic Final Fantasy 7 was done so well, even with the new additions to the game and it’s story, this was a near perfection for me, did have some issues but they were more minor issues such as some objects having a low res texture and air combat was clunky at times, and some of the side quests felt tedious, Even though I did love a lot of the new stuff added in some of it I still feel unsure about including the ending but hopefully some of my questions will be answered in part 2 of the remake that will help me conclude my thoughts and feelings of the new story additions of part 1,… Expand
  83. Goldenboy2412
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    An amazing story, and awesome gameplay, and graphics. All of the boss fights were action packed, and the game has some really difficult challenges that force you to adapt.
  84. HoeyDoey
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Gameplay: Really love how they changed the gameplay from turn-based to action base, make the gameplay more active while maintaining some element of turn-based such as "waiting" time.
    SCORE: 9/10
    Story: My first FF game was FFX and I have no clue or so whatever from FF7 series. The first time I finished the game, I have no idea what on earth is going on, too many unexplained events and    Gameplay: Really love how they changed the gameplay from turn-based to action base, make the gameplay more active while maintaining some element of turn-based such as "waiting" time.
    SCORE: 9/10

    Story: My first FF game was FFX and I have no clue or so whatever from FF7 series. The first time I finished the game, I have no idea what on earth is going on, too many unexplained events and there is PART 2. @.@ After I finished the game, I have to go and google on the plot and only realized how epic the story was in the original series. But I do understand how hard is it for them to design a game in such details.
    SCORE: 6/10

    Graphic & Performance: Really details character and environment design. Smooth gameplay. (Based on PS4 PRO performance, I know games can look way much better in PC)
    SCORE: 5/5

    Value: Slow story pace, basically nothing much to do after completing the game other than playing in HARD mode and fighting the secret boss.
    SCORE: 3/5

    Audio: Well, almost all the FF series come with a good soundtrack!
    SCORE: 5/5    … Expand
  85. Delirious133
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    I might have a little bias from being a fan of the original FFVII. I was beyond excited when I seen this announced. This game has been great and so good to see some of the familiar characters again. As long as Square Enix keeps up this level of polish I will be looking forward to the next chapters.
  86. FarmerG35
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    A fan of the OG and loved every minute of Remake. The soundtrack is beyond incredible and is hands down one of the best OST of any video game. Play with the volume on blast please! A must play if you're new to FF7 or a fan of the OG. By far one of the best games to be released so far this year. Oh and Tifa...
  87. Antonioxx3
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy muy bueno graficante historia momentos buenos impresionante espero con ansias la segunda parte… Expand
  88. Andrehenrique
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Achei que seria uma má ideia dividir um dos melhores games do PS1 em partes. Mas o Jogo ficou incrível! Jogabilidade para mi perfeita, modelagem dos personagens perfeita, história muito boa, efeitos sonoros, e trilha sonora perfeita. Um dos melhores games que já joguei na vida… Expand
  89. Sora447
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Almost perfect

    pro
    - characters remake nails it
    - game play
    - graphics
    - sound
    - story

    If you were fan of original game i recommend you buy this game
  90. mattadugga
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Despite some light retreading (Which isn't that bad by JRPG Standards.) FF7R Provides a fantastic alternate take on a beloved classic.
  91. Metalgearspam
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The game we have been waiting for. This remake honors the original with thoughtful elaboration on the original scenes and it does thoughtfully. I can't wait for the remaining releases.
  92. test1337
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A really nice looking game with an engaging combat system and lovable characters. Did not like the ghost nonsense.… Expand
  93. Soulja1stClass
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, excellent mechanics and the additions to the story are excellent, what’s not to love? This game will be played for years to come
  94. Noora_6699
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    what a beautiful amazing emotional game ! i hope this game won the game of the year
  95. Myronjfs
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    As a big fan of FF7 the Remake was everything I had hoped for and more! Although, it is not without it's issues which I'll start with first as there isn't many and a review is better ended with the positives There is some graphical errors with certain textures not loading or loading slowly sometimes. There is also filler, which people probably find annoying. I personally enjoyed theAs a big fan of FF7 the Remake was everything I had hoped for and more! Although, it is not without it's issues which I'll start with first as there isn't many and a review is better ended with the positives There is some graphical errors with certain textures not loading or loading slowly sometimes. There is also filler, which people probably find annoying. I personally enjoyed the addition of quests and new characters.

    Onto the positive; pretty much everything else about the game. Graphics, music, fully fleshed out story, voice acting - all superb.

    The gameplay - it is the best they have done and my favourite. Each character is unique and fun to play as. Although, the AI does need a bit of tweaking for the future games, particularly with their ATB gauge fill rate. One thing that I think FF15 did well, which would be good to include in future FF7R games, is the sense of commraderie that FF15 instilled in how the characters interacted and fought together (helping each other up, combo attacks, basically just having Aerith hi-fiving everyone please!). There is some significant changes to the story and parts of the game that people may have huffed about, but I can assure you that they were well needed and well-done changes. The Honeybee Inn being the significant one - what they did with it is fabulous    … Expand
  96. zachzeno530
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Been always a fan of the final fantasy franchise, and this game brought nostalgia to me!
    Hands down one of the best game in this year, and probably will be one of the GOTY nominees. Perfectly implemented the word "remake", once more imo the best game in this year.
    This game is definitely worth buying. 23 years of making, the music, the graphics, the story remake, and the actions, all of    Been always a fan of the final fantasy franchise, and this game brought nostalgia to me!
    Hands down one of the best game in this year, and probably will be one of the GOTY nominees. Perfectly implemented the word "remake", once more imo the best game in this year.
    This game is definitely worth buying. 23 years of making, the music, the graphics, the story remake, and the actions, all of these works are prodigious.    … Expand
  97. Moises99
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Great game i love the graphic and the how the stroy was smooth and very fulfilling.
  98. bubbletime
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Stunning visuals and snappy rhythmic combat make even the most run-of-the mill enemy fights a complete treat. If you loved the original game, give this one a look. If you didn't, but enjoyed recent RPGs like Persona 5 and Dragon Quest 11, you'll also find an immersive story to enjoy here.
  99. Shamb1206
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Perfect. But sometimes the textures doesn’t charge. But I think it’s a console problem. The game itself is gorgeous, characters are well made and this game deserves to being called “remake” i hope that Square Enix will continue the project. Waiting for part 2.
  100. cococrispjon
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is just so fun! Its the best battle system for an rpg, great music great story and this part of the story is not even the best part. So looking forward to the next part!
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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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