Final Fantasy VII Remake

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8148 Ratings

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  1. Alexandr2001
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    Magnificent game,best Final Fantasy since FF12!
    Graphics,music,gameplay are insane!
    And the story is still funny,epic and emotional ... don't miss this game,guys!
  2. Gokublack87
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    Like many of you I've been anticipating this game for years. Had it pre-ordered since 2015 I'm lucky enough to get it a week early. Initially disappointed with the game being broken down into multiple parts. And there is definitely a large amount of filler. Extended corridors and pointless side quests. But I still absolutely enjoyed this game and it was fun. The music is absolutelyLike many of you I've been anticipating this game for years. Had it pre-ordered since 2015 I'm lucky enough to get it a week early. Initially disappointed with the game being broken down into multiple parts. And there is definitely a large amount of filler. Extended corridors and pointless side quests. But I still absolutely enjoyed this game and it was fun. The music is absolutely fantastic the composers to a amazing job. The combat system is much improved and enjoyable to play. That my favourite thing was the characters in this game are done perfectly. I find with jrpgs the dialogue normally is horrendous and takes you right out the game. But there's some genuine great voice acting and dialogue making you feel attached to the characters. In a strange way I feel a lot of throwbacks to Final Fantasy XIII game play. But in a good way. I'm still disappointed at that I think they could have fits all into one game without the pointless filler and extended corridors. With games as large as the Witcher can do it I'm sure this could have done. I've not been a fan of the recent Final Fantasy stuff. Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV were mediocre games in my opinion but this is so much improvement let's hope we're not waiting years for the next parts.… Expand
  3. Scottynunn
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    If you wanted a faithful adaptation this is it. First off the orginal staff is back and you can tell they put there heart and soul in this game. The graphics are amazing, the voice actors are phenomenal and walking around midgar and seeing the whole city come to life was just fantastic.

    And the battling system was surprisingly easy to get into... this is definitely not the same as FFXV,    If you wanted a faithful adaptation this is it. First off the orginal staff is back and you can tell they put there heart and soul in this game. The graphics are amazing, the voice actors are phenomenal and walking around midgar and seeing the whole city come to life was just fantastic.

    And the battling system was surprisingly easy to get into... this is definitely not the same as FFXV, not even close

    My only real complaint I had was that there wasn't much of a dialogue decision making that I was told would be apart of the game, but still I give it a 10.    … Expand
  4. DARKCRAID
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Game is new re imaginación title original is very good since for fans y new users good buy.
  5. Gattsu88
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece... FF7 is the greatest game of all time, whuch I first time played 22 years ago and the way they managed to recreate everything is perfection. I loved the voice actors, gameplay and those beautiful graphics. Ohh and the music is incredible, they even surpassed some of the songs!

    The ending was quite different from the original, but damn epic one and I thought it was great.    A masterpiece... FF7 is the greatest game of all time, whuch I first time played 22 years ago and the way they managed to recreate everything is perfection. I loved the voice actors, gameplay and those beautiful graphics. Ohh and the music is incredible, they even surpassed some of the songs!

    The ending was quite different from the original, but damn epic one and I thought it was great. It changes things, so some will dislike it. I dont and but I hope that the future parts remain mostly familiar to longtime fans.    … Expand
  6. MadMax09392
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    16 hours in and all I can say is that it was worth waiting so many years for this they actually pulled it off. I laughed I cried and felt every emotion in between playing this and it took me back all those years playing this on my PS One in 1998.
  7. supman
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is really bad. ending bad. texture is bad. really not good game..
  8. MrButt0ns
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    One of the best looking games ive played this generation with a very engaging campaign the only little gripe i have are the side stuff that its not that excellent other then that i can highly recommend this.
  9. JustSandy
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    People without a soul and nostalgia can complain of some linearity and some silly side quests, but what makes FFVII Remake an epic game is its respect for the source material and the story of the characters. Also, the gameplay is almost perfect in every aspect. This is the best JRPG in years, speacilly in Final Fantasy universe.
  10. Kaymanillo
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo necesitabamos crear la misma historia con la tecnologia actual, FF7 Remake es un gran juego que durante 35 horas te hace sentirte igual que hace 23 años, plasmando la misma magia a cada paso que damos. Hasta que lo terminas y ves que toda esa magia acumulada se desvanece en la ultima hora de juego, rompiendo completamente la historia que todos recordamos y creando algo nuevo que para lo unico que sirve es para insultar nuestros recuerdos. gracias Nomura… Expand
  11. molox
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Es ist ein klasse Spiel!. Natürlich hat es paar schwächen, aber ich hatte etwa 33 Stunden sehr viel Spaß mit dem Spiel
  12. DarkChaplain
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    All Square Enix needed to do was follow the script's core beats, and flesh it out, while fully realizing the setting's world, ambiance and characters. For about half the game, they actually achieve this. It's a joyful, nostalgic trip to Midgar, with Avalanche growing dear to your heart all over again. Tifa and Aerith are stunning in their added depth and interactions with the rest of theAll Square Enix needed to do was follow the script's core beats, and flesh it out, while fully realizing the setting's world, ambiance and characters. For about half the game, they actually achieve this. It's a joyful, nostalgic trip to Midgar, with Avalanche growing dear to your heart all over again. Tifa and Aerith are stunning in their added depth and interactions with the rest of the cast. Infiltrating Don Corneo's abode had me laughing at just how good it was.

    But the further the story progressed, the harder did Nojima and Toriyama deviate from the original's story and developments. From introducing core villains, whose presence was supposed to be felt as a looming dread, without fully unveiling them yet, far too early over additions of fate ghosts to a completely absurd, rewritten ending that pulls everything into question while making it clear that no, this is not a Remake, but a reimagining, a reboot, with the publisher opening the next part up to being whatever they wish it to be (or is easier to produce than a faithful sequel), the so-called Remake is a massive letdown.

    I was ready to adore this game. Cautiously optimistic ever since they announced it, being of the old guard that had been wishing for a faithful remake for a decade before the announcement dropped, I wanted to love it. For a good amount of hours, I actually did. It is a great shame that they decided to abandon the script in favor of Nojima's prime storytelling device (not to spoil things directly, but if you look at a list of games he's written for on Wikipedia, you'll be able to tell what most of them have in common...).

    The real tragedy of this first part of the "remake" really is that they did nearly everything right for so much of the game. From adding sidequests to flesh out the Sector 7 slums and their inhabitants, adding dialogue, making a real show out of the Honey Bee manor, speeding up some tedious parts while allowing further exploration in others. Graphically, the game looks absolutely stunning and I am ready to consider the main cast here to be the definitive versions, the best overall designed and authentic renditions. The music is for the most part incredibly well arranged from the original Uematsu tracks, although the new tracks fall short on a stylistic level. Added characters and comedic relief work in the game's favor at the point they occur, before everything comes tumbling down to crash and burn.

    It left me asking myself whether these changes were intended from the start, or were taken as a get out of jail free option when Square Enix's executives realized just how expensive the full game would turn out being, if they kept the same level of detail and interaction throughout all we remember from the original. It's almost like they put so much of their budget into the first half, they couldn't possibly maintain this scope for future zones, cities, dungeons and the like. Abandoning the original makes sense on some level, considering that, especially when it comes with a sort of justification to do things differently with part 2. The problem is, that none of these full rewrites are good. They're fanfic-level absurdities that fail to grasp what made the original beloved in the first place. It's as if they didn't truly understand why fans wanted a remake, or what they expected of it. Maybe they figured that sales of Kingdom Hearts 3 indicated that people wanted more of that absurd type of modern Square Enix storytelling? I'm grasping at straws here, trying to somehow understand what made this company throw one of their most highly valued and cherished title into the river to drown any future expectations.

    If I had Nojima's timey wimey powers vested within me, I would like to turn back time to the moment that the relevant staff at Square Enix decided to make these fatal decisions, and force them to defy fate. I wished this game nothing but success, but this company has once again managed to disappoint and, in a sense, infuriate. My biggest fear is that the rewrites will tarnish the original's legacy, especially for the newcomer audience that expected to hop into it with no prior experience. To them, it'll feel very disjointed, but probably cool due to the way it looks and plays. They won't be able to grasp what made the original a classic for the ages, however.
    That's a shame.    … Collapse
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 126 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game we've been waiting for from Square Enix for so long. Atmospheric, interesting and exciting all your attention modern jRPG with an interesting story and spectacular battles. To achieve the ideal, the project only needs more even graphics and all the content from the original release. If you were waiting for a turn-based classic with new graphics you will most likely be disappointed, since the game has changed a lot. Everyone else is happy with the release of the first really powerful single-player release from the internal Square Enix studio for many years. Especially after the failure of Final Fantasy XV.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Aug 20, 2020
    80
    A good remake of the introductory part of the cult-favorite Final Fantasy VII. It improves on the original game in almost all aspects, yet lacks in scale and drops the ball at the very end.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Aug 10, 2020
    90
    What matters is still intact, and that’s the heart and soul of one of the greatest stories in video game history. It’s a return to form that has felt a long time in coming, and what’s even better is that there’s still at least two more games of this quality to come...They can’t mess this up, can they?
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