Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. meloli
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My gut was telling me that SE will do something horribly wrong with this remake. But everyone around told me to stop been so negative about it. Well guess what? They did. They actually fooled all of us by calling this game a faithful remake with new elements and extended story by simply throwing it all away in the last hours of the game! Time travel? Defying fate? AC/C is now a bad ending to the story? Well done SE. I've lost my last hope for you, as a company. As a game it's a great game, absolutely! But, as a story, as a remake... It's just insulting.… Expand
  2. fgjhytfjtyjyjyj
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    Its more of a reimagination than a remake, the new battle system suck. this review has to be 75 characters long, but really there isnt much to say i guess the graphics are okay, the dialogue are nice at first but gets long. The ending doesnt make any sense but as said before its a reimagination more than a remake
  3. coffee13bean
    Apr 11, 2020
    3
    I cannot express to you how disappointed I am with this game. It was announced in 2015 and then we had to wait until 2020 and THIS is what we get? A broken, unfinished game with a mangled story line. It is NOTHING like the original. It is not honest to the source, it is nothing like FF7 except the character skins and locations. This is a terrible testament to FF7's legacy. I can't believeI cannot express to you how disappointed I am with this game. It was announced in 2015 and then we had to wait until 2020 and THIS is what we get? A broken, unfinished game with a mangled story line. It is NOTHING like the original. It is not honest to the source, it is nothing like FF7 except the character skins and locations. This is a terrible testament to FF7's legacy. I can't believe they would even label it as FF7. There is none of that magic that the original had.

    This first part stand -alone game because it doesn't deserve to be a part of the FF7 franchise. It isn't a full game, it's 40 hours of running around doing side-quests and then you get to the last hour and it just take a big crap in your mouth.
    The voice acting is terrible, all the newbies are not believable. Can't stand Aerith, she's incredibly inconsistent through the game, Tifa is too deep, and Cloud is bored out of his mind. I don't even want to talk about Sephiroth and Zack.

    Overall, this is a huge waste of my time. Visuals are stunning, but it's like a hot girl with no personality.    … Expand
  4. Funkycolmadena
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This is very clearly a cash grab. Even after being stretched out by running through endless hallways in the end its only half the length of a regular game and maybe a quarter length of a proper rpg.

    If you can rent this, do it and have it beat in under a weekend.
  5. DangitArc
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of people said it better than I could.

    The game starts beautifully. They changed some small elements, fleshed out others and it was all well done. Everything felt like FF7, but more of it to enjoy. The music was excellent, the combat was fun and most of the changes were ones that I could understand the need for or just get over and accept.

    Then I entered the Shin-Ra building.

    **Spoilers below this point**

    Things went off the rails hard and several changes are the kinds that have huge implications on later parts of the story. Some points are even directed jabs at the people who loved the original game.
    Showing bits and pieces from the OG storyline as "What happens if we fail here," Throwing in some Kingdom hearts big bad that hilariously clashes with the entire aesthetic of the game up to that point. Then having a great big Sephiroth showdown? I get that they feel like then need a climax to the first chapter, but that could have very easily been done by playing up the three big boss battles that you get on your way out of the building and adding more to the motor cycle chase after.

    Instead they decided to frame the whole thing as "The original was bad and we're going to show you something good." Would we have been asking for this remake for fifteen years if we wanted a completely new direction? We asked for the remake because we loved the game. We wanted that game. Not a reboot, not some kind of alternate reality. Just the game we grew up loving, updated and expanded upon (You know, like everything up to the last two or so hours of the game).    … Expand
  6. Capablanca
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Unbelievable how boring and bad the game is.
    1) "Exploration" by Square is running on corridor-like locations with no good loot as a reward. Galactic brain.
    2) Battle system is **** like of ff13 15 for degenerates. You dont have ATB points? Congrats - you cant even use items. Monster is flying? - you get reduced hit combos on him in air, you can only rely on long-range chars or magic.    Unbelievable how boring and bad the game is.
    1) "Exploration" by Square is running on corridor-like locations with no good loot as a reward. Galactic brain.
    2) Battle system is **** like of ff13 15 for degenerates. You dont have ATB points? Congrats - you cant even use items. Monster is flying? - you get reduced hit combos on him in air, you can only rely on long-range chars or magic. Dodges work bad against certain moves, you can get interrupted on startup or mid-way ability/magic animation, your limit break can miss because of mid-fight cut-scene or because monster suddenly ran away some distance from you. Moreover, i am playing RPG as you stated! Not **** action DMC or smth.
    3) Endless **** additions to original 1997 game plot. Things that have no interest to be told about (+ very strange new replics char feelings and motivations), but added by square + additional corridor locations to slice enemies. The most stupid sidequests - go there, kill all, bring that.

    Moreover - u suggest that im gonna be enjoing 'hard'-mode post game? Doing all the **** i`ve already beaten but more hard. Jeeez.
    Square should have just remade whole original game in one release, but instead they gonna sell us 4-5 parts of it reinvented as complete garbage? Thanks God i didnt ever buy ff13 or 15 cause i knew that was ****, but here with the demo-version Squre bamboozled me, bravo! But i aint paying you a dollar more ever. Get bunkrupt already or learn to make good games.

    Verdict: game for 12 years old players that are new to FF series or fans of ff13, 15. If you enjoyed original FF7 and or turn-based combat - dont spoil your expirience and good memories with garbage remake. You will not get nostalgy fleshbacks.    … Expand
  7. CoreenNoe
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    to everybody rating this game 10, please stop insulting yourselves, you know that the real score it deserves is 4 or 5. You know S.E insulted all of you by advertising this game as "remake". Accept the reality and rate this game accordingly. (rating it 0 to annul the fake 10s)
  8. rdipizza
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    This is a shame! Everything was great, the graphics, the sounds and music compositions, even the added content... but they ruined it all with this **** ending which is an absolute massive giant titan planet-size middle finger to the original game story and the entire fanbase the original game had built during 23 years old.
    All because of Nojima/Nomura/Noskills ideas forced into the game    This is a shame! Everything was great, the graphics, the sounds and music compositions, even the added content... but they ruined it all with this **** ending which is an absolute massive giant titan planet-size middle finger to the original game story and the entire fanbase the original game had built during 23 years old.
    All because of Nojima/Nomura/Noskills ideas forced into the game in the most absurd, ridiculous and cringe way possible.
    A disaster...    … Expand
  9. easterfields
    Apr 13, 2020
    3
    I'm 15 hours into FF7R and I actually hate this game. This is sad. The original Final Fantasy 7 was a HUGE part of my childhood. It was magical, immersive, engaging and fun. All the things this abomination is NOT. FF7R is frustrating, nonsensical, repetitive and anger inducing. There's some good aspects such as the voice acting and storytelling, but a bulk of the rest such as the subparI'm 15 hours into FF7R and I actually hate this game. This is sad. The original Final Fantasy 7 was a HUGE part of my childhood. It was magical, immersive, engaging and fun. All the things this abomination is NOT. FF7R is frustrating, nonsensical, repetitive and anger inducing. There's some good aspects such as the voice acting and storytelling, but a bulk of the rest such as the subpar graphics (the textures are Xbox era quality no joke), ridiculous level design, tasks that make hemorrhoid removal seem appealing, and a soundtrack that was so overbearing, loud, obnoxious and repetitive that I actually muted the the game, tank this modern retelling of a classic. It also makes it painfully obvious, that this story just does not hold up well in today's day and age. Even as a remake released in 2020, it feels dated. And for my final beef with FF7R, since when does a beloved classic RPG deserve to get re-envisioned as a button masher???… Expand
  10. Veiled
    Apr 10, 2020
    6
    Deberia llamarse FF VII Downgrade. Es lo mas bestial que he visto en engaño al jugador en toda mi vida, 900p en ps4, 1200p en la Pro, apenas mantiene los 30 fps, framepacing irregular... Un desastre técnico. Sobre el juego en si... Ni es FF, es un Kingdom Hearts con skins de FF, diseños horteras de Jpop y toneladas de relleno. Le doy un 2, mas no merece.
  11. ixion46
    Apr 10, 2020
    2
    If Kingdom Hearts 3 was the straw to break the camel's back for Square, then this game is the one to put the camel out of it's misery with a bullet of mediocrity.

    The problem with overhyping a game leads to exactly this problem: the ability to critique every nook and cranny of it's features, good and bad. Unfortunately, this one has mostly bland to downright poor qualities. Unlike    If Kingdom Hearts 3 was the straw to break the camel's back for Square, then this game is the one to put the camel out of it's misery with a bullet of mediocrity.

    The problem with overhyping a game leads to exactly this problem: the ability to critique every nook and cranny of it's features, good and bad. Unfortunately, this one has mostly bland to downright poor qualities.

    Unlike the original game, the remake has been artificially extended cinematically and gameplay wise, mostly repeating the same points over and over in game. Some new story elements have been added, but they don't appear to impact the game in a positive way at all, and frankly; weigh the story down more than it should.

    Yes, Midgar looks pretty, sure. But the world feels empty, just like in some of other Square's latest games. The NPCs have little to no purpose, they don't feel like people and they do not contribute much to the world at all, they are little more than rocks for the protagonist to either step on or around. Serious missed opportunities to expand the lore and mystique of the game more than just some fetch quests and extermination missions, or being stuck with a bore-fest of walking around and listening to everyone talking about what to do, instead of actually doing it.

    The voice acting, at least in English, is downright dreadful and cringe. Gone are the great VAs that made Advent Children a joy to watch and characters we enjoyed as kids in Kingdom Hearts. Instead, we have contradicting characters that regularly make asses out of themselves repeatedly in the majority of scenes, especially Barret and Jessie, all complete with horrible voice acting.

    The combat is passable, though more often than not it's just a series of button mashing, though strategy itself doesn't really have much use in the game. It's mostly just half-baked, and personally, feels even more so than it did in FFXV.

    This game feels very unfinished, and just a fragment of an original game that's being charged for $60 on top of preorders and other editions, this needs to stop.

    I highly doubt Square thought this through when they announced the game -five- years ago, and I doubt even more so that they have a detailed plan going forward, but I will remain highly skeptical of the company that I was once enraptured by.    … Expand
  12. Everest4
    May 1, 2020
    0
    How can someone be a fan of the original FF7 and put a 10/10 for FF7R ?
    FF7 was ugly even in 1997, the combat system was rudimentary. But the soundtrack, the story, and the charisma of the characters was monumental. FF7R is the exact opposite of that, really beautiful but soulless,
    I can't believe there are so players who enjoy this game. I think a lot of people here are just fake    How can someone be a fan of the original FF7 and put a 10/10 for FF7R ?
    FF7 was ugly even in 1997, the combat system was rudimentary. But the soundtrack, the story, and the charisma of the characters was monumental. FF7R is the exact opposite of that, really beautiful but soulless,

    I can't believe there are so players who enjoy this game. I think a lot of people here are just fake people paid to keep the score above a certain level. If you agree, dont hesitate to create your own review !    … Expand
  13. SpiritOfTheLaw
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Unnecessarily episodic, completely different combat system, questionable Nomura story changes. Comparing this to the original Midgar section in FF7, it might be alright, but comparing it to all of FF7, like you should, this is an embarrassment. Show them this is not okay and we have higher standards than this. Don't buy it.
  14. Mauge
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished it yesterday.
    All i can say is play it to the end before giving rates.
    For me FFVII Remake was a mixed bag, overlong dungeons which became very frustrating towards the end, felt like artificial ways to just get longer running time for the game.
    Characters were great and made me smile continuously, nostalgy was present many times but not as often i would have hoped.
    By the 26h mark i was getting bored. felt like nothing was happening in the game.
    When i got to shinra building my nostalgy were thrown out the window after i met hojo, he was fine but the dungeon of hojo was just too long and boring and added nothing to the story.
    When i got to see what happened to president Shinra, the changes we're just unnecessary and lacked punch compared to the mystery of sephiroth and the "horror" part of the original.
    So then i got to the end and had to step into some kind of portal... I knew it would go off the rails.
    I never personally liked Advent children's Cloud who is more like a superhero than traumatized ex-soldier. So the end ruined all hopes of me liking the next installment of remake series of final fantasy VII. If i want to experience superhero-story i will watch marvel movies instead.
    In my opinion Final Fantasy VII Original wasn't like this at all.
    I despise Square Enix for turning this into bland and hollow superhero fantasy in spirit of dragonball z.    … Expand
  15. Ploppy0
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    PROS :
    -The music is good, most remix respect the source material and feels even better.
    -Some epic moment are taken to another level with the new engine. -The mains characters are nailed, their design and psychology. CONS: -The pacing and the narration rhythm is shallow and boring. -Every single new character is awful and cringe, Nomura just can't help it.(omg Shadley..) -The    PROS :
    -The music is good, most remix respect the source material and feels even better.
    -Some epic moment are taken to another level with the new engine.
    -The mains characters are nailed, their design and psychology.

    CONS:
    -The pacing and the narration rhythm is shallow and boring.
    -Every single new character is awful and cringe, Nomura just can't help it.(omg Shadley..)
    -The cinematic dialogue never stop and are everywhere.
    -The combat are frustrating, they fail at providing strategy or proper action, the camera is anoying.
    -The graphics are unbalanced with some beautiful place and some other directly from an old PS3 build
    -The large majority of side quest are chinese MMO level with dull NPC who can't help to talk for long minutes about things you don't give a damn, to just kill 3 monsters in the end.
    -The UI/menu are very cheap.
    -The 'new' story change are dumb and mostly here to extend the game for no other purpose.
    -The level design is insulting and remind the worst "maps" of FF13
    -All the NPC looks like hipsters lost in a FF7 theme park.

    The game is clearly rushed, what you saw in the trailer and the demo is THE BEST PART, everything else is average at best, This REmake is after ~10 hours a REBOOT filled with bad idea.
    DO NOT BUY, wait for the full release and eventually an enhanced version in few years.    … Expand
  16. Sparklingb33s08
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    SquareEnix didn't respected their words...
    It's not a remake it's a reboot.
    Be aware if you haven't bought it and played it yet to the end : Nomura changed the last chapters of the original story to insert Kingdom Heart storylines.
    This game is not only the biggest lie of the decade but an insult to all FF7's fans and to their hopes.
  17. MrMead
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving this a 0 to off set the score it doesn't deserve. Would be a 4/10 otherwise. Its genuinely terrible. They RAPED the story. I feel dirty and gross playing it. Nomura molested this story. Sepiroth is a time traveler being pursued by ghosts that are trying to keep the plot the same. You see sepiroth about 30 minutes into the game, and somehow Cloud already knows who he is and that hes dangerous (draws his sword when he sees visions of sepiroth). This is just one early game example of how much they changed about the plot. You see the time ghosts about 40 minutes in. It completely ruins it. It feels like a kingdom hearts game and definitely not in a good way. Nomura genuinely feels like he IMPROVED the game writing it this way. How arrogant do you have to be to actually think that? This is just a watered down sequel to FF7 with some good ol kingdom hearts cringe twists. AVOID.… Expand
  18. ShonHoyte
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    It seems that this remake was about to be cancelled by Square Enix and the developers insisted that it should be released, so they rushed up everything and included the ghosts and the boss from Kingdom Hears and the ending from the original game just to make it longer and release the game in scheduled time.

    Oh Square Enix, do you really think your fans are that stupid to be insulted    It seems that this remake was about to be cancelled by Square Enix and the developers insisted that it should be released, so they rushed up everything and included the ghosts and the boss from Kingdom Hears and the ending from the original game just to make it longer and release the game in scheduled time.

    Oh Square Enix, do you really think your fans are that stupid to be insulted like that with this so called "Remake"?    … Expand
  19. tifani
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    I'd love to give this game 10/10 if only it actually was a REMAKE, as marketed! I've paid money for a REMAKE and got a reboot or something and it makes me absolutely disappointed. Hope more people will start to think critically towards this game.
  20. Vallartaz
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This game is not a remake, I repeat, it's not a remake. It's literally Final Fantasy VII-II, the next part will be Final Fantasy VII-III. If you want to play the remake of the original game so don't buy this game.
  21. DenzHasan
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In normal circumstances i would have given this game about 8,5 - 9. This game is according to me a top tier game for most parts of the journey.

    Visuals; They are great when taking in the optimatization into consideration. Some part were worse but the overall presentation was stunning. 9 i would say.

    Combat: I myself lothe action-combat and want mostly to relax and/or be tactical when i play game. But despite this fact i still managed to enjoy the combat well enough. About a 7,5.

    Characters; Loved (or atleast enjoyed) every character. And when i say all, i mean all. Some were less enjoyable (Roch was tropy and the AC bike flinging was straight out of a Shounen manga it seems) but most were exactly what i imagined (Jesse, Cloud, Aertih etc). A good 8-5-9 score.

    Music; It was good overall, personally i would like an option to have the old ones but these were good enough for me to enjoy them. 7 as a score.

    Now the reason am giving this a 0/10....
    Story

    The story for all the part that were as SE told us, straight up expanding on what we know, pretty good. I even enjoyed the "most" of the downtime padding sidequest since it kinda fits that our heroes are not just doing big mission and sleeping.

    The story part that totally killed it for me was the ghosts of fate (which i think is a methafor for the old fans of FF OG...you will understand when you beat this game ;D ) and ofcourse the ending. I can totally understand moving someparts of the puzzle to change the story, but then you take away pieces or change them so that they nolonger fit the groundwork, it just kills the immersion and hope of a more indepth FF7.

    As it stands they can now do whatever with the story (and i mean Sora from KH comming into this game) and somehow make it work, since they have establised a ridiculous story thread with this first game.

    This whole experiance spawned a question in my mind, which follow "Who is this game for?"

    New players that dont know OG FF7 will not get the refrences needed to understand the ending and "most" old fans will not get what was marketed, a expanded FF7. So who is it for? People who want change for changes sake and for the developers to stroke they writers ego.    … Expand
  22. Couriersixx
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Good:
    Game looks fantastic at times. Combat is quite good for modern final fantasy.
    Iconic characters are interesting and fun to interact with.

    The Neutral:
    Side quests can be generic Game world is made up of linear hallways and passageways, though midgar in the original was like this as well.
    Some of the extra content to flesh out the story doesn’t add much but extra padding to game length.

    The Bad:
    The game is too short, we’ve known for a while the game would only cover midgar, but with the way the story is paced I can’t see the game being fit into 3 parts unless they severely compress the story.

    The story itself goes off the deep end in the last hour to the point that calling it a remake is borderline false advertisement as the story devolves and takes a complete 180. It turns into a story about multiple universes where major character deaths are averted and the game turns into a giant anime battle in the sky’s of midgar with sephiroth and what looks like the heartless from KH. This game went from a flawed but serviceable remake of a classic game, to advent children fanfiction for seemingly no reason other than to pull a gotcha. Honestly never had a game depress me before, but anyone hoping for a remake of 7, you will be disappointed. The hopes of a true remake are gone, we can only hope this alternate universe game they are creating is successful in its own right.

    If you have never played ff7 and only know cloud and sephiroth from shirts at hot topics and vague memory’s I’d advent children none of this stuff will bother you so it may very will be an 8.5    … Expand
  23. Lowflunky
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    The initial playthrough was enjoyable but a subsequent one has removed the rose tinted nostalgia goggles and the rough edges stand out strong. Where there is beauty in the cutscenes and majesty in the new soundtrack, there is a far more worrying trend of anime style over acting, poorly textured environments and side characters, unnecessary side quests that provide no long term benefit and,The initial playthrough was enjoyable but a subsequent one has removed the rose tinted nostalgia goggles and the rough edges stand out strong. Where there is beauty in the cutscenes and majesty in the new soundtrack, there is a far more worrying trend of anime style over acting, poorly textured environments and side characters, unnecessary side quests that provide no long term benefit and, most importantly, story additions and amendments that break this away from a remake down a path of potential retcon. Fun can be had but this feels like multiple teams and directors fighting each other to tell their own version of the story whilst cashing in on the obvious fanbase love that will have driven many to pre-order. I suspect the second game will make or break not only the trust original fans will have lost since this first part, but also the final hopes for many that have been met with disappointing modern Square Enix games. I want them to do well, I want to fall in love with a modern JRPG, I want to feel lost in their world's. Only time will tell.… Expand
  24. mediarama
    Apr 11, 2020
    2
    So incredibly disappointing. It's pretty sad how people are defending this game. Imagine being okay with just 40 hours of content in a triple-A release?! This game is way too short and an incomplete experience. And the problem isn't that it deviates from the original story, its HOW it deviates. Such lazy storytelling. Without spoiling it here, the writers are basically making it up as theySo incredibly disappointing. It's pretty sad how people are defending this game. Imagine being okay with just 40 hours of content in a triple-A release?! This game is way too short and an incomplete experience. And the problem isn't that it deviates from the original story, its HOW it deviates. Such lazy storytelling. Without spoiling it here, the writers are basically making it up as they go and have no regard for arguably the greatest jrpg of all time. It's just a cash grab. Watch out for fanboys over-selling this one - they will do anything to justify their purchase to others, just so they can save face. Wait for the full version to come out, or wait for a sale at least.… Expand
  25. marylain
    Apr 13, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I must admit, I registered Metacritic just to review this game. Also, English is not my native language so please, bear with me if something is not written correctly.

    Oh man... I don't even know where to begin.
    Let's start by saying that I have played the original when I was 15 years old or so, completed every sub-mission and beaten all optional bosses. I loved that game, but not to the point to be considered a purist fangamer; in fact, I was totally opened to some changes and/or insights.
    That being said, what I had got is a beautiful empty box.

    Let's begin with the battle system. As someone else here has already written, this system is plagued with an incredibily bad AI. The other two party members, except auto-atttacking enemies, do absolutely NOTHING during the fight so you have to manually switch on them each time just to fill ATB gauge. This would be rather fine in a turn-based game, but this is not the case since this game "should" be an action RPG. The result is an extremely boring mode in which the system itself actively plays against you instead of relying on game mechanics. Not only that: the CS is also based on staggering enemies... too bad the staggering gauge resets every time a boss changes phase - and this happens multiple times during a fight!

    Pacing is also atrociously bad. The game even mocks you when Aerith forces Cloud to pick a route saying that this was a shortcut when, in reality, it was the exact opposite! The game is about 50 hours long and it covers about 5 hours of the original game, but instead of filling those extra 45 hours with more in-depth analysis of the characters and the lore in general, they force the player to undergo some soporific sub quests which seem to take forever to accomplish as they are basically fetch quests that don't add absolutely anything new to the plot.
    Dungeons, while might be visually astonishing, are just a bunch of hallways very reminiscent of the ones I had already experienced in FF13. They are also long and totally uninspired.

    In other words, the game does literally in its power to stretch the playtime as much as possible with gimmicks and useless content.

    Soundtrack had all the premises to be great and memorable: unfortunately most of the best tracks can be heard just a bunch of times during the whole gameplay, while the others are inappropriately placed (like the original World Map theme played in the first slum...). This without ever mentioning all the new pieces which are absolutely nothing compared to the greatness of Uematsu's.

    This "rape-the-original" attitude has its peak in the storyline.
    I don't want to sound a purist here, but when you are working on someone else's plot (especially in a remake project as this is supposed to be) you should take into consideration what was the aim of the author and what s/he wanted to convey. Of course, Nomura didn't do any of this. Instead, he deliberately lied to the public, by stating it was a remake, while, in reality, this is not even a reboot.
    Not only Nomura is bad writer, in the sense he cannot write anything good on his own, but he is not even able to copy other people's ideas. For example, the entire plot twist of this game is based on Anno's concept of treating a reboot as an alternate universe chronologically placed after the events of the original work (see Neon Genesis Evangelion). And remember that, unlike Nomura, Anno was basically "rebooting" and handling his own source material which is something that, unlike Nomura, had the right to do, being Neon Genesis Evangelion his own project.
    Nomura, on the other hand, had this arrogant attitude of picking a story that doesn't belong to him, taking advantage of its fandom and its foundations just to completely overturning its original meaning, probably believing that he was a much better writer; skilled and superior enough not to waste his time to read and understand the original script.

    I'm so sad to write this review.
    I'm so sad to have played a game so poorly executed.
    I'm also so sad that players nowdays are happy with nothing.
    Let me say this: you deserve better than a mediocre Final Fantasy 7 fanfic, although beautifully packed.
    You deserve better: and certainly not this game.    … Expand
  26. Fenderson78
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Looks like they'll use Kingdom Hearts Story system. Nothing can die except the bad guy, happy happy face all day, and of course hell of confusing story plot. A meh game.
  27. Pale_Theme
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its clear that SE made this game for the fans of the original as I dont see any newcomers understanding the game or getting as much enjoyment from the fanservice and content as original fans. With this in mind, it baffles me that they put an ending that insults the legacy of the original and its fans.
    Imagine eating a cornetto, and then at the end of it, instead of the chocolate bit, its dog poo. People saying the ending doesnt ruin the game are unfortunately too into the hype and the beautifully rendered anime waifus to notice the many flaws this game has from a game play and story telling perspective.    … Expand
  28. Daikyosenshi
    Apr 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just horrible. I mean I had to stop playing, because I just couldn't bare another mini attraction with that handcrane thing. This is just too much. The dull and repetetive corridor **** broke me. And I know there's much more of the same in the chapters to come. So I'll watch the rest on youtube.

    While the main scenario cutscenes are great and frankly speaking all a fan could dream of and more, the gameplay is just horendous pile of garbage. But this is a GAME for **** sake. It is supposed to be played. Not watched. So what do we have beside the amazingness that is FF7R the movie?

    Repetetive gameplay, boring bloated mazes with ve-e-e-ry informative chit chat from your companions. Locked doors to open, keycards to find, switches to push, and levers to pull. All that is sprinkled with Cloud constantly shimmying in narrow spaces to allow for the game to load more of the same **** and the WARNING icon for when you try to have fun. Who's idea of entertainment is this? Even the characters themselves comment on that from time to time. They're like..."Cloud we know this is fecal, but we have to press on". How could you **** it up so badly. Man. This game is a drag. And the quests? Lol. Find some **** find some kids, bring this here, take that there. Mob hunts. Done. Yeah right, it's the FF7 glory as we remember it. And while're doing these meaningful quests you learn about the characters you love. You'll learn that Tifa is a waifu. Aerith is very nice. Jessie wants to **** but maybe not, because syke. God.

    The combat is all over the place. You've used the assess materia - you know the combination. You're good. You don't. Well tough luck. Reload. Sit through the loading screen. Try again. FUN! Hope you like hearing the same lines from your team over and over again. Activating combat mode combat resolved ptsd to the max.

    And the story....Oh lord have mercy. Nomura san, you just had to do it, didn't you. You just needed to inject some of your destiny ass keyhole aids into a perfectly fine story. But wait. If the story was left as it was this game would be BORING. Right? Sure. Yeah. Thanks squeenix. And thanks Nomura, for ****ting all over what could have been something really amazing. **** you too by the way.

    Don't believe those nostalgia induced 10 outta 10s. I've watched lots of reviews for this game. They ususally go as follows: Well um the quests are lame, but the game is amazing. Well the corridor stuff kinda sucks, but I'm so thrilled for what's to come. Well I was sitting there pressing X screaming OH MY GOD I DON'T **** CARE!!!! But i like what they did with the characters. Graphics looks really really bad, but the game is an eye-candy. What?!

    I don't really get where this is coming from, and i don't really care. Crazy people be crazy i suppose. Again. Cutscenes are great. Rest is cancer.

    On a more positive note...I like that I've lost any faith in SE capability to produce anything fun. I mean they did prepare me for this for quite some time now. It started with FFXIII. And after FFXV, i'd say this game is a tremendous success. So honestly i'm not dissapointed in the slightest. Too late for a refund though, so that's a shame. But oh well.

    P.S. Check out the four identical copies of and old man in an apron in the area by the orphanage. It is sublime.    … Expand
  29. wintermute420
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    Terrible action game in the guise of ff7. They dropped the ball. Very sad that they have done this. This is not a worthy successor to ff7
  30. daicon
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Final Fantasy VII is NOT Kingdom HEARTS
    Don't NOMURA, this is not kingom heart.

    We don't want alternative realities, we don't want time travel, we don't want WHAT IF.

    I ACCEPT plot extensions and improvements. DO NOT invent in this way. Please.
  31. peejoh
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Time jannies. (Mulitple) Sephiroth's during the first half hour. Yeah, no thanks.… Expand
  32. MilenaDiaza
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Why is Square Enix even selling this game as a remake? This is not a remake, this is Final Fantasy VII-2 with a lot of Kingdom Hearts elements added into the mix. Here is my real score, -10.
  33. Vitoner
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    If Square Enix were honest about what this was, I would have been fine with its existence. I would not have bought it though. Overall, this game was a scam, simple and clean (wink wink). It's not a remake at all as it was marketed, but a sequel/soft reboot in disguise. "Faithful to the original" MY A$$. And no, I'm not talking about small changes, expanded backstories or the bullsh1t likeIf Square Enix were honest about what this was, I would have been fine with its existence. I would not have bought it though. Overall, this game was a scam, simple and clean (wink wink). It's not a remake at all as it was marketed, but a sequel/soft reboot in disguise. "Faithful to the original" MY A$$. And no, I'm not talking about small changes, expanded backstories or the bullsh1t like "tH3 gAMe iS OnLY MIdGaR sO It'S UnFiNISheD HURR DHURR". I'm talking about MAJOR alterations that inevitably change the plot for the absolute worst, lowest common denominator anime nonsense. I will NEVER EVER trust Square Enix again, this was the straw that broke the camel's back. And most of all, I'll steer clear of anything that has the names Nojima, Toriyama and Nomura on it.
    The vote assigned is because, again, we've been scammed, otherwise the game is dumb in the plot department, but otherwise pretty solid.

    PROS
    + The combat system is the best one since FFX, imho. I still prefer turn-based combat, but this one is actually very good, allowing to strategize and being pretty deep.
    + The graphics are mostly amazing.
    + I still prefer the original OST, but the new soundtrack is excellent too, especially factoring the fact it adapts to the action on screen.
    + I have (almost) no problems with the plot of the game up until the ending.

    CONS
    - Padding.
    - Some really bad textures and NPC models.
    - Sidequests are BAAAAAAAD, mostly consisting of go from A to B, then from B to C, then from C to A.
    - The whole ending. I feel like all the OG FF7 needed was a new coat of paint to make it more palatable to newer generations of players: its story could have been fleshed out more and it looks like it would have worked judging by how they handled the OG story bits in this remake up until the ending. This is just a bait and switch BETRAYAL. Last time an ending made me hate a whole game was Mass Effect 3. This is worse than that.

    That said, imma go play the OG FF7 again with retranslation and remako mods: the only way to experience the original masterpiece of a story in a fresh and new way.    … Expand
  34. yubery
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game, boring side quests. The story of the Original has build up moments and incredible mind games with cloud. Its almost perfect. But FF7R choose on a modern blockbuster movie story approach which i fancy less. We have enough of "avengers" stories in cinemas.

    It's still a pretty good game on its own.    … Expand
  35. yersinia
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    The camera is terrible, it's hard to target anything correctly.
    The padding and fluff is very tedious: kill x rats, find 5 kids, find 3 chocobos, find 5 kids again, etc...
    The sidequests are meaningless and bring nothing to the game of value. The battles are painful and unpleasant. If you don't know the enemy weaknesses or gimmick before the battle, then good luck. Very little    The camera is terrible, it's hard to target anything correctly.
    The padding and fluff is very tedious: kill x rats, find 5 kids, find 3 chocobos, find 5 kids again, etc...
    The sidequests are meaningless and bring nothing to the game of value.
    The battles are painful and unpleasant. If you don't know the enemy weaknesses or gimmick before the battle, then good luck.
    Very little exploration possible. All areas are simply empty corridors.
    This feels like a demo or tech demo at most.    … Expand
  36. CrabCult
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    The game was marketed as a remake of FF7 but it's in fact a reimagining. The story has been altered and it's implied the sequels will deviate even further. This would be fine by me if this was what they marketed the game as from the start. I can't help but succumb to cynicism as well over the filler content, endless hallways and the implications of the episodic format. I'm expecting themThe game was marketed as a remake of FF7 but it's in fact a reimagining. The story has been altered and it's implied the sequels will deviate even further. This would be fine by me if this was what they marketed the game as from the start. I can't help but succumb to cynicism as well over the filler content, endless hallways and the implications of the episodic format. I'm expecting them to drag the story out and needlessly desecrate the franchise to try and milk it for the sweet dollars.… Expand
  37. Tibeto
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    Linear RPG. Split the original game in N parts to earn more money...this is so ridiculous
  38. B3457
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    absolute disaster, why did they change the story...all we wanted was FF7 with updates graphics and voices, instead we get this garbage ...
  39. diegomc97
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incomplete game sold at full price that eventually will be sold again and in the end we will have paid around 200 dollars… Expand
  40. Badalight
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    You might be thinking "0/10? That's quite harsh isn't it? How can it be possibly be a 0? I mean, the game is playable. It's even kinda fun to play, and the graphics are good!" and you'd be right. However, this is a score indicative of over a decade of pent up frustration with this company and specifically the director in question - Nomura.

    Bottom line, a company should not be rewarded    You might be thinking "0/10? That's quite harsh isn't it? How can it be possibly be a 0? I mean, the game is playable. It's even kinda fun to play, and the graphics are good!" and you'd be right. However, this is a score indicative of over a decade of pent up frustration with this company and specifically the director in question - Nomura.

    Bottom line, a company should not be rewarded for lying. This game is not a remake - it is a sequel. SE lied to its fanbase. Not only that, they royally **** up a perfectly good story by turning it into Kingdom Hearts. Nomura just can't help himself. He thinks he is a great writer and has to insert these convoluted meta-narratives into his game. However, his writing is horrible. He's a concept artist that lucked his way into a directorial position, and it shows in every piece of work he produces.

    I don't know who this game is for. Newcomers will be confused at the ending. Fans of the original will be upset at the ending. How can anyone be happy with this as the final product? They destroy the story of the original and still somehow don't cater to new fans. Sure, some of the expanded lore is interesting. Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge are all fully fleshed out characters now. But in expanding Midgar, there is also much bloat introduced. A switch puzzle that was originally 5 minutes is now an hour long. A streamlined story now has detours and lame sidequests that involve killing 10 rats.

    I could go on and on. Sephiroth's introduction is handled worse in this remake and is just hamfisted in for marketing purposes. The game lacks any subtlety as it overly foreshadows major plot points (sometimes outright showing them to the player, including the **** ENDING of the original game). While your party feels more alive than ever, the npcs around town are lifeless and feel out of place.

    **** this game. **** Nomura. **** Square Enix. This was your last chance, and you blew it. Never buying anything game from them again.

    Signed,

    Fan of nearly 30 years.    … Expand
  41. Vicente04
    Apr 10, 2020
    9
    Un gran remake fiel original y que lo mejora en jugabilidad, gráficos y sonido. Unos de los mejores juegos del año
  42. SpewPuke
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    A "what if" sequel advertised as a remake. Also, it is not the full thing...
  43. BigLogDog
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SE hasn't made a good FF game since X. This series is completely ruined. This will be the last Square product I purchase.… Expand
  44. Anjanette3467
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    As @Godhand1982 metacritic user already said, "if Atlus can give us Persona 5 royal and CD projekt red can deliver the witcher 3 then why can't square make a decent game anymore?"

    I would have add "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" from Nintendo as well. Why Square Enix? Why? Is it because you are not competent anymore to deliver good game or is it because you guys have become lazy and    As @Godhand1982 metacritic user already said, "if Atlus can give us Persona 5 royal and CD projekt red can deliver the witcher 3 then why can't square make a decent game anymore?"

    I would have add "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" from Nintendo as well.

    Why Square Enix? Why? Is it because you are not competent anymore to deliver good game or is it because you guys have become lazy and money is all that matter for you now?    … Expand
  45. HugoGander
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Pessoal, se vocês acham que vão jogar o remake do Final Fantasy VII, vocês estão enganados. Este jogo é lixo, parece com aqueles jogos do Kingdom Hearts, a jogabilidade é diferente, a estória nada haver, tudo mentira. Não compra esse lixo não.
  46. Illix
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This falsely advertised "remake" butchers and absolutely does not respect the source material nor the fans who've been hoping for an *actual* remake for over *two decades* who have been repeatedly teased and lied to time and again. -10 If it were even possible. Selling at full price only a small part of the game (and simply labeling it "Remake" instead of numbering it) then claiming thisThis falsely advertised "remake" butchers and absolutely does not respect the source material nor the fans who've been hoping for an *actual* remake for over *two decades* who have been repeatedly teased and lied to time and again. -10 If it were even possible. Selling at full price only a small part of the game (and simply labeling it "Remake" instead of numbering it) then claiming this will all be in service to it is an outright lie. "Classic Mode"? Please. This is a straight-up Kingdom Hearts reskin and blatant cash grab. **** Nomura.

    If you enjoyed this game, great, but scummy practices like this should not be tolerated, let alone praised.    … Expand
  47. losille88
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    The game fails to be a remake or retelling of the original, it's not what it was advertised to be.

    It would be a decent game but the fact that it's not what i paid for is enough to win a 0 in my book.
  48. LaunaCuevas
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    Would you like to buy a Kingdom Hearts game and then while playing it to find out that it's actually a Final Fantasy game with a Final Fantasy story? Of course you wouldn't. How would you rate that game? 0, I suppose. (Definitely not Final Fantasy VII Remake, more like a sequel or simply a brand new game.)
  49. eclairjones
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last chapters ruined entirely and conscientiously the game's story, pure and simple.
    To sum up: the original Final Fantasy 7's timeline does not exist, it's in a parallel universe, meaning that what you are playing isn't Final Fantasy 7, remade, by Final Fantasy 7 reboot by Nomura and his Kingdom heart ideas forced into the mix.
    The characters are genuinely and LITERALLY fighting the original game's story.

    I'm not joking, it's the plot of the last chapters ! : "goddamn beat the fate so that we don't have final fantasy 7 normal storyline guys!" and so you have Cloud, Barret, Tifa and the gang beating the crap out of some... 10km tall's bizarre giant "deStiNy" demon **** out of some Kingdom heart crap so that the storyline of FF7 doesn't happen.

    Wtf ?... The game ask you to fight for not having FF7's game and the characters are all happy with that.

    Oh! By the way !... Sephiroth kills Barret.... Also, Wedge and Biggs are alive because **** you", and you fight Sephiroth right here at Midgard...

    Do you remember when SquareEnix were telling us "don't worry, it'll be faithful to the original Final Fantasy 7's game story" ? Do you remember that ?
    Yeah ? Well, it was a huge lie... They bull****ed us...    … Expand
  50. yudothis
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    These changes are insulting. I have no faith that Square would go back on what has been done but a shorter, patched OG mode would at least go some way to putting things right. I turned off my PS4 several times during the last portions. The additions would be acceptable as post-game or side material... but as things are, no. Just no. Despite how it sounds I'm not terribly attached to FF7 -These changes are insulting. I have no faith that Square would go back on what has been done but a shorter, patched OG mode would at least go some way to putting things right. I turned off my PS4 several times during the last portions. The additions would be acceptable as post-game or side material... but as things are, no. Just no. Despite how it sounds I'm not terribly attached to FF7 - I just found this remake THAT bad by the end. I would have preferred they just called this Kingdom Fart Fantasy 7 and made a satire reboot. It would have been miles better. From my perspective I can't fathom how the remake's reputation is in tact. Why on earth do people think this is a good game!?… Expand
  51. ManuelPauls
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    May God forgive Square Enix, because we, the fans of the original Final Fantasy VII game, will certainly not.
  52. Jodie223
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    I will continue to love the classic game and pretend that this garbage never existed.
  53. NolaHapp
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Waited so long for this remake only for it to be a REBOOT with multiple timelines being used as an excuse to completely change the game. They made one of the best games of all time into a multiple timeline mess
  54. JuliannBanister
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    The more you play the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the more you start to think, "This doesn't feel like FF7", and by the time you reach the end, you're positive it's not.
  55. Poopoobutter
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    If you are going to remake the best game of all time then don't change everything about it that made it great.
  56. yamoop
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    It's sad how low our expectations of square enix has gotten where this hot garbage gets such high reviews. We deserve better, our money and most importantly our time is worth much more.
  57. Rpgfan85
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    I never thought someone could completely ruin an almost perfect game in the very final chapter. Congratulations to SE and Tesuya Nomura you guys have really done it now
  58. Fremen
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I played FF7 2 years ago to learn why FF7 fan fangasm over this game and like an emo like Cloud. I expected it to be nothing more than an overrated game for an overrated franchise.
    Final Fantasy 7 not only meet my high expectations but it excels it. FF7 Cloud is also not emo.
    FF7 is right now my favorite game and Cloud became my favorite character in fiction. His It compelled me to    I played FF7 2 years ago to learn why FF7 fan fangasm over this game and like an emo like Cloud. I expected it to be nothing more than an overrated game for an overrated franchise.
    Final Fantasy 7 not only meet my high expectations but it excels it. FF7 Cloud is also not emo.
    FF7 is right now my favorite game and Cloud became my favorite character in fiction. His It compelled me to play the rest of the FF franchise.

    I came to the remake hoping to re experience FF7 with improve graphics and gameplay. Nomura promised it will be a faithful remake that will give us the real Cloud Strife not the emo the compilation gave us. All of the trailers and ad point to this. The japanese trailers that homages the game's influence tell us it will be faithful. That is what Square promised us.

    This is not Final Fantasy VII.

    This is another one of Nomura's asspulls. If you like it, fine. But Nomura told us it was going to be a faithful remake and so did the ads. Square Enix lied to the FF7 community.
    Defending this is absolutely unacceptable. Exploiting and deceiving your loyal fanbase is unacceptable.
    … Expand
  59. Rokero
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Corridor simulator , bad textures and the complete bastardization of a good story that's Final Fantasy 7 Remake, please square don't let nomura close to another game ever again he should stick to drawing
  60. yeflynne
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Umm wtf lore breaking. Sephiroth is being hunted by shinra cuz theyre trying to kill the super soldiers cuz they got too strong, thas why they kill zack. Originally there are no sephiroth clones in midgar becuz it makes sense shinra would be trying to hide their experiments and killing anything sephiroth related. In this game there are sephiroth clones everywhere in midgar like they werentUmm wtf lore breaking. Sephiroth is being hunted by shinra cuz theyre trying to kill the super soldiers cuz they got too strong, thas why they kill zack. Originally there are no sephiroth clones in midgar becuz it makes sense shinra would be trying to hide their experiments and killing anything sephiroth related. In this game there are sephiroth clones everywhere in midgar like they werent trying to hide the experiments. W.T.F.

    Then even worse, the beautiful main theme of ff7 that plays when you first leave midgar and see the sun, now plays first in the bathroom at seventh heaven literally by the toilet i couldnt believe it... literally wtf are these 2 choices..    … Expand
  61. AnonymousPower
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This is FF7-2, not a remake.

    The remade story scenes are quite faithful. The new additions in between are shallow and vapid, which is par for the course with modern Square. They love to write based on what they think looks or sounds cool in this weird anime style, rather than what is actually good for a mature narrative. This is in contrast to the classic games, meaning often plot    This is FF7-2, not a remake.

    The remade story scenes are quite faithful. The new additions in between are shallow and vapid, which is par for the course with modern Square. They love to write based on what they think looks or sounds cool in this weird anime style, rather than what is actually good for a mature narrative. This is in contrast to the classic games, meaning often plot points come across awkwardly, or miss the mark as far as the tone of the original portrayal is concerned. The biggest problem with the remade scenes is that they are turned into a chase and dangled in front of you like a carrot on a stick.

    In the original game, one major plot point to another took less than an hour. In the remake, I measured 5 hours between those same plot points, with nothing relevant to the story happening at all. Just diversions of filler crap, and this is while avoiding optional content. The game deliberately delays you to expand your playtime, makes sure animations take as long as possible, and everything just generally takes longer than it should. Areas overstay their welcome.

    The remade music is often faithful. The battle and boss themes, for example, are stellar. But they are only heard once or twice throughout the entire game. Enjoy the Airbuster fight while it lasts, because you won't hear the boss theme in its faithfully remade form again.

    For a lot of scenes, Square didn't even bother to remake the classic music, and instead replaced it with completely new music. And where the classic music was always catchy, anthemic, melodic, and memorable, the new music is the equivalent of musical rambling. Strings that go nowhere and say nothing. Sound that exists purely to fill the space. I was amazed in several areas by how boring, even annoying the music was to listen to. It was very reminiscent of FF13 in style, and sometimes it completely defied the tone of the scene it was accompanying. This is tone deaf treatment of a game that is famous for having one of the greatest soundtracks of all time.

    The battle system is mostly okay. It's an evolution of FF15, which wasn't good to begin with, but there are several boss battles that are genuinely challenging and fun to play, and those are the times when it shines. Airbuster and Abzu are notable. Unfortunately, the rest of the time, it amounts to spamming square to cut through the trash so you can move on. Dodge roll feels awful and rarely seems to do what it's supposed to do. A monster will wind up for an attack, you'll roll to the side thinking you can evade it, and then it will snap towards you and strike you anyway, making the roll useless.

    Sometimes it feels like Sweeper is the only monster in the game. You're watching a long cutscene, things are getting a bit intense, you can tell there's going to be a battle. I wonder what it will be? It's another Sweeper! Yay! It's almost comical how many times this happens. Square apparently are really proud of this monster and want you to never stop fighting it. You will get sick of it.

    But the worst thing about the battle system is the camera. It truly is terrible, and you will find yourself inputting commands while looking at nothing as the battle rages on somewhere behind you. You'll get frustrated as you fight the game just to get the camera looking at what it should be looking at, and then when you finally do, the characters will roll around each other, causing the camera to do weird things. Strangely, the camera in FF15 was equally as terrible, and Square has evidently learned nothing from it.

    If you appreciate narrative in games, you will hate the closing scenes. Period. Convoluted and very reminiscent of Kingdom Hearts, Square has arrogantly retconned the original story in favor of a load of nonsense, because they are desperate to do better than the greatest game they've ever made, without an understanding for why the original was so beloved my many. I feel that Square were only concerned with pumping out another dose of Cloud and Sephy with flashy Advent Children style battles, thinking the story around them is irrelevant. They are right, unfortunately, that this is all some people want. But to me, the story is inseparable from the characters. And certainly, if this version of FF7 is what was released back in the 90s, it would never have become the cultural phenomenon that it did.

    As a standalone game, it's just not good. Where old players will be upset at the story changes, new players will not have a clue what's going on at any time, because despite the playtime of Midgar being padded out to ~30 hours, nothing is actually given time to be explained. Who is this guy with long white hair who keeps appearing, why should we care, and now why all of a sudden are we fighting him? In a nutshell, the game is all style with very little substance.

    I'm left feeling that this game only exists as a set up for the next, where Square now has a free pass to go REALLY off the rails.    … Expand
  62. greedyflygon1
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    Linear, incomplete, bad ff xv-like combat, weak music, and an altered story. The only thing this game has going for it is the graphics quality.
  63. sobble
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    A tedious linear corridor simulator that ruins the original FF7. It has worse quests and combat to ff15 and has ff13 level design which is bad. it ruins the story in the end and is false advertising itself as a remake. graphics are very bad like they look worse than ff12 in all the locations.
    only some of the story scenes look good because that's where all the budget went so i give it a    A tedious linear corridor simulator that ruins the original FF7. It has worse quests and combat to ff15 and has ff13 level design which is bad. it ruins the story in the end and is false advertising itself as a remake. graphics are very bad like they look worse than ff12 in all the locations.
    only some of the story scenes look good because that's where all the budget went so i give it a 1/10 for that at least.    … Expand
  64. KillerAhab
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    This game is so lazy i can not understand how it takes over 6 years to build this game. graphics are not good at all , when you play the demo the graphics were good but in the actual game after the prologue the graphics downgrade a lot!!!. lip sink are terrible and annoying. gameplay is look like FFXV which was not a good game either. and of course this game is not a full game and squareThis game is so lazy i can not understand how it takes over 6 years to build this game. graphics are not good at all , when you play the demo the graphics were good but in the actual game after the prologue the graphics downgrade a lot!!!. lip sink are terrible and annoying. gameplay is look like FFXV which was not a good game either. and of course this game is not a full game and square want to pick pocket us for another 60$ for this game.… Expand
  65. Sembritch
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    I've played almost all of the final fantasy games and FFVII is my favorite game this is sickening to a fan, the game was purely made for easy cash anyone rating this as good either has clearly never played the original or any game of the series even FFXV which is pretty much the same thing is somewhat superior this game only has poorly implemented features meant to drag on the gameI've played almost all of the final fantasy games and FFVII is my favorite game this is sickening to a fan, the game was purely made for easy cash anyone rating this as good either has clearly never played the original or any game of the series even FFXV which is pretty much the same thing is somewhat superior this game only has poorly implemented features meant to drag on the game fetch/slay quests, mini-games and pointless story alterations which in the end result in nothing but wasted time, even if the graphics are good and the expanded story on the Avalanche team is beautiful this game is nothing but a waste of time and money if they keep on with their plan of releasing it in episodes its dead as my dreams of a remake because this is not one.… Expand
  66. fringames
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Square enix, this isn't a **** remake but Nomura has just dumped his KH fantasies all over a classic and changed the key moments in the original. Biggs and wedge, and Zack's death are all important to the story. Why call it a remake when it's a reimagining and far from a true remake. Not happy. How very dissapointing.… Expand
  67. yuihorie
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This is easily the worst video game ever created. This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

    They took 5-minute "dungeons" from the original Midgar and turned them each into hour-long FF13 hallways. Even worse, they inserted all new "dungeons" (hour-long FF13 hallways) in between story beats where the original FF7 would have just moved on to the next story beat. It    This is easily the worst video game ever created. This "game" can basically be summed up as padding and filler.

    They took 5-minute "dungeons" from the original Midgar and turned them each into hour-long FF13 hallways. Even worse, they inserted all new "dungeons" (hour-long FF13 hallways) in between story beats where the original FF7 would have just moved on to the next story beat. It doesn't add anything to the story or game world. It doesn't flesh out the original Midgar. It's not even fun. You just go down some glorified decorated hallways and fight three guys at a time for 30+ hours. This is not fun. This is not a game. This is a mindless, joyless, and a chore. You actually had to force myself to finish this awful slog.

    The sidequests do little to break up the monotony–in fact, they amplify it. They are the most soulless, uninteresting MMO quests you can imagine. At some point I just stopped bothering with them because they add noting of value to this game. They are not fun or interesting.

    This isn't Final Fantasy 7. This is Final Fantasy 13 loosely based on Final Fantasy 7. This game does not respect your time. Square Enix claimed that this remake was going to be episodic because the game world was going to be "greatly expanded" and "vast." Midgar is not expanded. It is padded. What happened here is that they decided from day one that they wanted to sell multiple games as "episodes," and then struggled to come up with filler content to stretch Midgar out to 30+ hours. And they couldn't even come up with anything fun. As I said, this is easily the worst video game I ever played in my life.

    This is the most soulless, joyless corporate cash-grab ever created, it is a personal attack against video games as a medium, and it is a crime against humanity.    … Expand
  68. Chappytappy
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I think they accidentally put KH4 instead of chapters 17/18 on my FF7 Remake disc. Feeling a little disappointed but have emailed SE, hopefully they can rectify this for me. Graphics for KH4 look awesome though!
  69. cormacmcs
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    An, at times decent and endearing, although unnecessarily padded, reimagining of a classic, marred by convoluted and ridiculous story changes, which are equal parts baffling and amateurish. The last section of the game takes what should of been an easy win for Square-Enix and drives it headfirst into a wall of disappoint, so foul, it almost strips away all positive feelings garnered by theAn, at times decent and endearing, although unnecessarily padded, reimagining of a classic, marred by convoluted and ridiculous story changes, which are equal parts baffling and amateurish. The last section of the game takes what should of been an easy win for Square-Enix and drives it headfirst into a wall of disappoint, so foul, it almost strips away all positive feelings garnered by the fluid combat and enjoyable character interactions.… Expand
  70. Lv99_PLD
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    This is a Sequel, relying on nostalgia and the title of a remake, to rake in cash.
    Story: 40% is meh, 40% is worse, 20% is better
    Combat: Concept is great. But functionally repetitive, and never does anything interesting. ATB is stuck on easy mode, and isnt tuned to be more fun (such as increased fill rate, and increased enemy damage to actually need heals) Normal mode lets you spam    This is a Sequel, relying on nostalgia and the title of a remake, to rake in cash.
    Story: 40% is meh, 40% is worse, 20% is better
    Combat: Concept is great. But functionally repetitive, and never does anything interesting. ATB is stuck on easy mode, and isnt tuned to be more fun (such as increased fill rate, and increased enemy damage to actually need heals) Normal mode lets you spam potions to get through all fights by mashing square.
    Bosses only have the mechanic of: Has an elemental weakness you can ignore or Ignores most physical attacks you do. Nothing else. Anything else they do is secondary and can be missed/ignored.
    Music: 40% sound terrible, 40% are just meh, and 19% are good, and 1% is actually an improvement.
    Graphics: 2 areas look AMAZING, 2 areas look good enough, and the rest look pixelated, and terrible designs.
    Art Direction: Improper use of music in improper situations. Improper visual representation for mood or tone.

    They should have made FF16, or a non disingenuous sequel if they wanted to make something different. Otherwise remakes should remain as improved remasters. This abomination hybrid sequel reimagining is absolutely awful.    … Expand
  71. Netsah
    Apr 11, 2020
    5
    What made FFVII a success? What made it a legendary game (and saved Squaresoft from the bankrupt back then)?
    Midgar? The 6 first hours of the game, the intro, the tutorial, of a 80-100h game? Clearly not.
    I don't know one player from that time who said "Yeah FFVII was nice but I wish we could play 30 more hours in Midgar". The game starts after! FFVII was the first 3D JRPG that was    What made FFVII a success? What made it a legendary game (and saved Squaresoft from the bankrupt back then)?
    Midgar? The 6 first hours of the game, the intro, the tutorial, of a 80-100h game? Clearly not.
    I don't know one player from that time who said "Yeah FFVII was nice but I wish we could play 30 more hours in Midgar". The game starts after!

    FFVII was the first 3D JRPG that was keeping all the good things of the most popular 2D RPGs:
    - a real RPG (not an action RPG) where we were taking the time to explore and to fight
    - a big World Map
    - lots of places, cities, environments
    - a team of varied characters
    - hidden treasures
    - tons of sidequests
    - powerful and great summonings
    - great end-game bosses

    What is left in FFVII remake?
    Nothing. Just one city, nothing is hidden, useless side quests, no end-game, limited team, summonings are... what a shame.
    Even half of the musics disappeard.

    FFVII remake is a not great action game, with a lot of corridors, camera problems.
    They made Cloud a seducer (???) Sephiroth is just a light version of the real one. And the end... err...
    And of course the fact that they make us buy the high price 10% of the full game...
    When I see that guy of Square Enix saying "We did exactly what gamers expected" They didn't understand anything...

    Good point? it looks nice.    … Expand
  72. tridas
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    if they had advertised the game as something else other than "Remake" I wouldn't even buy it. But they deceived me and now I will have to ask for refund and in the meantime I give this scam game 0.
  73. Marman0024
    Apr 18, 2020
    0
    Square Enix completely dropped the ball on this classic from 1997. This was nothing more than a shameless cash grab. If you enjoyed ff15, this is the same game with ff7 skins.
  74. Arck
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    GRAN juego para los nostálgicos que amamos el clásico y un acierto en su diseño de combates. MALISIMO en su diseño de niveles, relleno de forma forzada y artificial y cambios graves alejados en su narrativa muy mal encajados. Nomura a querido dejar su huella y a manchada el alma de esta obra. Ha cambiado el destino de FF7R y ahora se llama "Final Hearts - Los tres jinetes y el sin corazónGRAN juego para los nostálgicos que amamos el clásico y un acierto en su diseño de combates. MALISIMO en su diseño de niveles, relleno de forma forzada y artificial y cambios graves alejados en su narrativa muy mal encajados. Nomura a querido dejar su huella y a manchada el alma de esta obra. Ha cambiado el destino de FF7R y ahora se llama "Final Hearts - Los tres jinetes y el sin corazón del destino". Enhorabuena Nomura por semejante infortunio.… Expand
  75. tinafloq
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    changed way too much, is a reboot/re imagining of the original Final Fantasy VII.
  76. Drujno
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    PS4
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    Final Fantasy 7-2: Nibelheim Journey
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    PC/XboxDelta/PS5
    Final Fantasy ALL in ONE pack
    >story so far

    NetFlix Ainme
    FInal Fantasy 7-3-5: What really happened
    >When Timelines colude

    PC Exclusive
    FInal Fantasy 7 356/7 Gold
    >Ultimate Story #PlayThemAll

    PS5 Exclusive
    FInal Fantasy 7-4: Go Home
    >Back to Midgar 2.0

    OS/Android
    Final Fantasy Gold soucer
    >mini game editon

    On all Platforms
    Final Fantasy 7-BB2 Edtion 367 second key
    >The Story so far + new cut scenes and remasterd edition of all games

    Big bundle with PS6
    FInal Fantasy 7-4.5: Timeline 3
    >Cloud vs Cloud

    PS6/Xboxfourty/PC
    Final Fantasy 7-5: Remasterd
    >Cloudia final form vs ZombieTifa

    OS5/Android+
    Final Fantasy 7 - 5.5: The Chaida onbre Card game
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    On All platforms
    Final Fantasy 7 Master ReMake Dia Univers
    >All Games and Stories told so far PS6.5(pre beta) Final Fantasy 7 Redone >the Story begins again PS6.5(late beta)//Xbox-sandbox(early alpha) Final Fantasy 7 vs 7 >The story of Final Fantasy 6 told in the univers of Redone OSnextgen5G/AndroidAndorid++ Final Fantasy 7 vs 7.1 >online comic with extra story cuts PS6.5(alpha)/XboxANDroid Final Fantasy 7 - 7.2: Back to the future >Destiny 2.09 after 356 days of second key on all platforms Final Fantasy 7 double 7 sescond key edition redoneMastered remake sun edition >All Games in on mega pack for DL PS6.6version2 (beta 0.2345) Final Fantasy 7 - 8: worlds >Cloudia turns into a male and becomes Cloud 3.0 NetflixTV3.0 Final Fantasy 7 - 8.1/3: The Angle within >Sephiriotis gets pregnant >real life action short tv show OSSs//+androidANDOID++ Final Fantasy 7 - the story so far >short comic about the whole story told so far PS6.9version3( beta 0.234525) Final Fantasy 7 - 8.2: Remake 2 first key >Cloud travels back in time to warn Cloudia    … Expand
  77. jimfoes
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It seems that they failed to contain Nomura's insanity under control, really disappointing ending.

    Time travel, non-specific dialogue, "defy destiny" no-sense, empty fan-service, alternate timelines.

    What a joke.    … Expand
  78. xikipeke
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    The game has no textures. They're all low. That's impossible. They said the day one we'd have patches to fix. Nothing. All lies. It is a shame that a game of this importance emerges without textures.
  79. PaBost
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I can't believe how they arrogantly lied and changed the story in this remake. I will ask for a refund because this game is not a remake of Final Fantasy VII as they advertised it to be.
  80. Janedoe1
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This is The Last Jedi - Final Fantasy Edition. It doesn’t add to FF7’s legacy. It cannibalizes it, wallows in its entrails, and infects it with coronavirus.

    Square Enix outright LIED about this being a remake. This is a sequel, like Dirge of Cerberus. And don’t fall for Square Enix’s paid reviewers here trying to handwave this dishonesty with a pseudointellectual raven-argument about    This is The Last Jedi - Final Fantasy Edition. It doesn’t add to FF7’s legacy. It cannibalizes it, wallows in its entrails, and infects it with coronavirus.

    Square Enix outright LIED about this being a remake. This is a sequel, like Dirge of Cerberus. And don’t fall for Square Enix’s paid reviewers here trying to handwave this dishonesty with a pseudointellectual raven-argument about what a ‘remake’ is. They deliberately kept all the idiotic time-travel ghost janitors out of the hype. They knew DAMN well that they were lying through their teeth.

    The “““““plot””””” loosely apes the original, but strips it of everything meaningful. Its length is artificially padded AS HELL with Korean-MMO-tier busywork quests which COMPLETELY kill what little sense of pacing was left from Square Enix’s butchery of the original plot. And that’s not much. Every noble sacrifice is either completely stripped of meaning or just retconned entirely. Everything, however integral to the original storyline, is retconned. Every plot point is gutted to accommodate the unwanted changes. And the new retconned ending just outright veers into pure fanfiction territory in a way that only a paid shill could defend. There's a reason why most of the '10' reviews here are mispuctuated stock one-line phrases.

    This is an utter mockery of everything you liked about the original and I URGE you to watch it on youtube before you even consider buying it. You shouldn’t buy it, though. No one deserves to watch their beloved 90s-game desecrated like this.    … Expand
  81. kobe_gosu
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    I'm going to make an account just to rate this game. I mean, you really start the game after midgar in the OG FF7. Other than graphics, this game is a huge let down. And that Ending, wtf were they thinking. Just a money grab project meant for hard core fans unlike the OG that impressed the entire video game community.
  82. TheVJ
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    This could have been a good remake if it wasn't for Nomura's obsession with story changes that are on the level of bad Kingdom Hearts fanfiction. People mainly wanted to see FF7 with modern graphics and a freshened up combat system. No one asked for them to completely mess up the story, but that's what they did.

    The gist: If you're a fan of FF7 who loved that game, then you should find    This could have been a good remake if it wasn't for Nomura's obsession with story changes that are on the level of bad Kingdom Hearts fanfiction. People mainly wanted to see FF7 with modern graphics and a freshened up combat system. No one asked for them to completely mess up the story, but that's what they did.

    The gist: If you're a fan of FF7 who loved that game, then you should find this remake to be an insult that ruins its story.    … Expand
  83. kLRc4GE
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    Sadly after 23 years SE fails to deliver a proper REMAKE.
    Project was too ambitious - from hardware perspective and new story & content approach.
    It's not a game for younger audience (story too complicated) and not for fans (too many boring filler quests and unnecessary changes).
    Funny - almost 70% of "new and great" content is lame and boring.
    Nomura - whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????????
  84. DutchDread
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I just finished the final battle of the FFVII remake, I know it's the final battle because I am never touching this game again in my life.

    You had one job square-enix, ONE FREAKING JOB! I had to take a pause because over the past few hours I've gone through the five **** stages of GRIEF. It started with Denial, then tears of pain as I watched something I loved get pissed on, and now    I just finished the final battle of the FFVII remake, I know it's the final battle because I am never touching this game again in my life.

    You had one job square-enix, ONE FREAKING JOB!

    I had to take a pause because over the past few hours I've gone through the five **** stages of GRIEF.
    It started with Denial, then tears of pain as I watched something I loved get pissed on, and now I am at anger. Trying and failing to bring up the motivation to finish the game when I just want to stop fighting and lets my characters die along with my love of square enix.
    ALL YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS MAKE A FREAKING REMAKE!

    The game started out well enough, plenty faithful, and even adding in some nice small additions, I was loving the ride. Honestly, the biggest problem I had was that there weren't a lot of choices when there easily could have been. The only thing that I felt did not need to be added were the guardians of fate, however, as long as their part was small, I could let it go.

    Then the end of the game drew nearer and it was like I was in a fever dream, a sense of dread fell on me "oh no, they are not doing this to my boy?". There were several times where I genuinely was wondering whether or not I was hallucinating, this could not be happening.

    This game is an abomination, it's an insult to everyone who wanted to relive FFVII again. I wasted 300 euros on this joke, money I will never get back, I wondered why they were so specific about return policies being invalidated once I input the activation key for my DLC.

    In all my life I have never been more angry than I am at this very moment, I am at a loss for words.    … Expand
  85. Bolgie
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    First of all, this is not a remake, or at least not what an average person expects of one, and certainly not the type of remake fans of the original had been asking for years. It's a pseudo sequel that assumes you already know the plot of the original.

    With that out of the way here are some faults that hopefully will convince you not to give Square-Enix your money for this subpar    First of all, this is not a remake, or at least not what an average person expects of one, and certainly not the type of remake fans of the original had been asking for years. It's a pseudo sequel that assumes you already know the plot of the original.

    With that out of the way here are some faults that hopefully will convince you not to give Square-Enix your money for this subpar product:

    -Final Fantasy XIII levels of hallway design, the game is extremely monotonous and linear, it even goes as far as blocking you with a WRONG WAY message like it's a racing game.

    -"We expanded Midgar into a whole game" actually means they added a ton of padding (it takes over an hour of walking simulator section just to get from the church to Aeris' house) and lazy sidequests (for example, kill 10 types of this enemy); you don't actually get to explore other sections of Midgar that were not in the original game.

    -Graphics take a huge nosedive after the demo section of the game, certain environments and textures look like something out of the Playstation 2 era, this is not an exaggeration.

    -New characters/entities start showing up early (also right after the demo section, conveniently enough) and often, and they pretty much ruin every scene they appear in by depriving the original characters of their agency. Not much more can be said without getting into spoiler territory, but it cannot be understated just how much these new entities clash with the atmosphere of the game and the story.

    -Action battle system doesn't actually offer any more depth, every single enemy you encounter just happens to be an annoying damage sponge, further contributing to the padding.

    -Despite all the padding, it's just a 20-30 hour game unless you are really dragging your feet or get stuck somewhere somehow.

    -Already known for years but always worth repeating, this "remake" only covers around 10% of the original game, but you still have to pay full price for it.

    -English voice acting is very mediocre for modern standards. Some characters, a lot of NPCs in particular, seem to just be monotonously reading the script while putting no actual effort.

    The music is good but thankfully you don't have to pay $60 to listen to it.    … Expand
  86. Shasserix
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They sell me REMAKE for 5 years, they showing trailers with oryginal content, playing with nostalgia, nad in the end they give me game that isnt remake, but sequel, or reboot? With **** time travel ending, super linear locations and boring sidequests? **** you SE, I should know it will be dissapointing after FF15 disaster.… Expand
  87. GSLGaming
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    A bastardization of final fantasy series and a disgusting disservice to any fan of the original. The plot is thrown out the window, it is not a remake, it is a sequel that is horrendous on all fronts.

    Story sucks, characters suck, everything is horrible. If you want to play this, wait till they make all 7 parts + DLC's and other nonsense and buy it in one package for half price. This is    A bastardization of final fantasy series and a disgusting disservice to any fan of the original. The plot is thrown out the window, it is not a remake, it is a sequel that is horrendous on all fronts.

    Story sucks, characters suck, everything is horrible. If you want to play this, wait till they make all 7 parts + DLC's and other nonsense and buy it in one package for half price. This is worse than FFXV and that game is trash. Don't waste your money, don't waste your time. The game is filled with horrible fetch quests, linear hallway game play, and literally filler time wasting nonsense that adds nothing but time to the overall experience.

    Atrocious game, absolute disgust at this bad company.    … Expand
  88. denushigh
    Apr 12, 2020
    0
    They straight lied to fan saying this was going to be a remake. Probably didn't want to risk losing the old fan purchased. I think fans would be more forgiving if they would had mentioned this was going to be a reboot.
  89. H3ct0r_jr123
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Bro low-key this game ass it's over rated it's a trash Wana be link from legends of zelda
  90. Laschoni
    Apr 15, 2020
    4
    I didn't wait all of this time for a sequel. I have to say it was a masterful troll job to bait me with a remake - I honestly can't believe the ending. Nomura shows no restraint, makes Star Wars sequels look well written.
  91. Zadkiel
    Apr 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel as though DarkChaplain has already made a much better review than mine but I did want to expand on a few points.

    The game was amazing up until the last chapter and a half. It felt like the game was going to be a remake that was fairly faithful to the original. at the last moment it takes a very drastic turn into a realm that the series has yet to taken to at this point. The game felt like it was being paraded as a faithful modern adaptation of the game with the addition of the traditional mode, using old soundtracks etc. However the final hour of the game was a total disappointment and is on par with with total train wreck of a story that is FFXIII/FFXV. The awful final act made me want to create an account and to post this review. It's such a shame when they had such an amazing thing working just to throw it away in the last hour. I also just wish it wasn't being paraded as a faithful remake, when it was not.    … Expand
  92. Climhazzard101
    Apr 26, 2020
    4
    Dont believe the critics, they are written by fanboys blinded by what hides under the surface.

    As someone who worshipped the original and wrote essays about it in high school, i looked forward to to FF7R for years. I thought, what could possibly go wrong? Considering the impeccable source material, crisp graphics and action packed battle system. It would turn out to be the greatest    Dont believe the critics, they are written by fanboys blinded by what hides under the surface.

    As someone who worshipped the original and wrote essays about it in high school, i looked forward to to FF7R for years. I thought, what could possibly go wrong? Considering the impeccable source material, crisp graphics and action packed battle system.

    It would turn out to be the greatest disappointment in video game history.

    FF7R is lazy game design at its finest. It may appear as grandeur and ambitious, but i assure you its not. Almost every map of the game is a thin corridor with only two directions: backward and forward. Actually, strike that. Most of the time you are not allowed to go back to visit previous areas in FF7R. Not that you wanted to anyways because all the environments are unappealing and there is little incentive to explore, unless you want to commit to stereotypical JRPG quests (rescue kittens, kill some rats yay!) but more on that later.

    You may think I'm nit picking, but really the core of an RPG is exploration and to be able to walk around freely. Unfortunately, FF7R holds your hand so tight its not much different than playing a FPS like say Modern Warfare. You may also say, "well the original game's Midgar section was fairly linear." Yes, but at least you could walk in more than 2 directions! Often times, the game forces you to walk in slow motion, or slowly crouch under an object or along a tight space, which is to mask the loading times. This completely ruins the games pace, something that Square Enix started doing since Tomb Raider 2012. Thus, traversing the corridors of ugly rubble is not only boring but extremely tedious.

    Keep in mind that FF7R is about 100gb, the same size as Red Dead Redemption 2. However, the latter is a sprawling open world with endless opportunities and freedom. My question is, where did all the FF7R data go?

    The best parts of the game, is when they stick to source material. The Sector 1 bombing mission, the church meeting with Aerith or the Sector 7 plate collapse are all well done pieces. As soon as the game deviates from the original's path it gets bad quickly. One of the worst sections is the chapter with Roche. He is a repulsive annoying prick that served no purpose. Classic ridiculously directed action from Nomura side. There is a lot of needless filler that was obviously put in to make the longer and less enjoyable, such as Hojo's lab or the Leslie mission. The NPCs are stereotypical, out of place and you can only overhear their conversations. Many times through the game, the party says "you wont be able to go back, are you sure you want to continue?" Seriously, when did this happen in the original? Why does the game decide what you can do and where you can go? Furthermore, the great majority of the sidequests are petty and outright stupid. It was fully possible for the developers to go further in the story than Midgar and have a more well balanced and focused experience. Regretfully, Nomura and his team chose to make this project a cash grab and have it in installments.

    The music and the battle system are the brightest part of the remake, but it can also be a hit and miss. Wall market replaced the funky tune of "The Oppressed" with some generic jazz music. Fighting is fun, but the environments were so dull that it took out all the enjoyment.

    The nail in the coffin was the ending. Just wow, talk about going off the rails. Without going into detail, I can just say that it was utterly abysmal and didnt feel like Final Fantasy, it felt more Kingdom Hearts-esque. I cringed through the whole part and lamented the fact that Square Enix had defiled one of the most beloved RPGs of all time. The implications of the ending quickly eradicated all the excitement about the potential of any sequels. Certainly, the argument could be made that a remake must be different, but this is out of proportion. A good remake (i.e RE2) sticks to the original and builds upon what made it so great. Playing FF7R is like watching a bad filler arc in an anime waiting for it to get back to the main storyline.

    This game could have been a masterpiece but in my opinion it was developed by a mediocre team marred by mediocre results (FF13 + spinoffs, FF15, KH3). The failure is a testament of the downward spiral of the company. There hasnt really been a good Final Fantasy since XII and I sadly dont see it getting any better. Playing FF7R felt like playing the second half of FF15 with FF7 characters. Critics are mesmerized by the surface without looking underneath and they are too obscured by the love of the original. Also, theres the fact for many that bad game design is not an issue as long as it is wrapped in a neat package with impressive graphics and a cinematic story, as we have seen with Uncharted and the Last of Us. But I decided to be honest and see it for what it is.

    The greatest disappointment in video game history.    … Expand
  93. Mkk2010
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    I have played 4 hours so far and it's good. I will come back to change my review once I have finished the game. One thing that's bugging me is that after each fight the messages disappear too quickly and I keep missing what items and experience I receive. 8

    Now I have played 12 hours, I am starting to like it even more. I am finding it hard to put it down. Though it's been 12 hours I am    I have played 4 hours so far and it's good. I will come back to change my review once I have finished the game. One thing that's bugging me is that after each fight the messages disappear too quickly and I keep missing what items and experience I receive. 8

    Now I have played 12 hours, I am starting to like it even more. I am finding it hard to put it down. Though it's been 12 hours I am the type to look for every corner for items. It has the elements of ff15 and ff13 put together, but for a long time, this has the ff feel of old. All credit to the team to take on such a brave project, that is dear to alot of people, so everything they do will be very critically analysed. For me I have no complaints. Great idea for the battle system, seems a mess at first but once you wrap your head around it, it's becomes clear and great fun. The story to me they can take to any direction, they have stayed true to the main story line but with added depth, I am just excited to find out more about these characters, after all no one knows the story more than they do. Graphics was a big thing for me in the old ff games, it's one reason why I use to play these games. This game apart from the opening bomb mission, the graphics slope slightly downhill. The main characters are brilliantly detailed but the extra characters and some background seem rushed. 8

    Wrote one for 50-60 hours game play. But stupid metacritic made me refresh page. So cant be asses now. Maybe be back at the end of the game. 7    … Expand
  94. Net__
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    On nous avait promis un remake , et nous voilà finalement avec un jeu découpé en morceaux qui tient plus du reboot qu'autre chose . L'histoire n'est pas respectée , et pire encore l'intrigue est complétement décousue avec un Sephiroth qui apparaît toutes les dix secondes et ce délire de vouloir expliquer chaque scène , comme si le public visé était dépourvu de cervelle . Je ne parleraiOn nous avait promis un remake , et nous voilà finalement avec un jeu découpé en morceaux qui tient plus du reboot qu'autre chose . L'histoire n'est pas respectée , et pire encore l'intrigue est complétement décousue avec un Sephiroth qui apparaît toutes les dix secondes et ce délire de vouloir expliquer chaque scène , comme si le public visé était dépourvu de cervelle . Je ne parlerai même pas des fameuses serpillères volantes sans intérêt qui viennent massacrer le scénario , on devine déjà ce qu'ils ont derrière la tête pour la suite et ça augure la pire chose qu'on pourrait faire à ce jeu .
    La scène finale totalement ratée confirme qu'on a plus affaire à FF7 premier du nom , mais à un espèce de pâté de crisis core , advent children et ff15 ... , c'est à vomir .
    En parlant de ff15 on retrouve le même gameplay , et s'il diffère dans les commandes il n'en est pas moins rebutant , et encore plus dans le visuel . Là aussi on nous avait promis qu'on allait retrouver les sensations d'origine , bin ... c'est raté ! Les combats se résument à du bourrinage 80% du temps , et quelques passages en ralentit pour faire semblant de faire des choix stratégiques avec 3 ou 4 magies ... Absolument aucun intérêt si ce n'est de faire durer les combats pour palier à une durée de vie de jeu risible .
    SE a voulu faire du grandiose , c'est bien , mais c'est fait au rabais et c'est surtout trop visible . Je ne vais pas me plaindre des textures ni des graphismes parce que ce n'est pas essentiel à mes yeux , par contre les clones pnj tous les 2 mètres ... voilà quoi . Tout le budget a dû passer dans les feux d'artifices des combats et la fanfare .
    Je dis fanfare parce que certaines musiques sont réussies , mais alors d'autres ... à faire saigner les oreilles . Et le pire c'est qu'elles ne correspondent presque jamais avec le contexte du jeu , pour le joueur habitué à retrouver tel morceau à tel endroit ou moment du jeu , c'est presque un viol auditif . Quand en plus ça se mélange à des sonneries d'alarme , des bruitages de combats et des "hi han" que couinent les persos ... Une horreur .
    On se serait largement passé de cette réorchestration , surtout pour le thème d'Aerith ...
    La musique me dérange plus que les voix , les doublages je m'en fiche un peu , je fais avec . Les dialogues me dérangent un peu plus , avec des "fils de p.." et autres grossièretés qu'on entend et qui n'existaient pas dans l'original , qui d'ailleurs n'existaient pas dans ce genre de jeu à l'époque . Le style est complétement dénaturé .
    Je parlais de la durée de vie précédemment , je voulais mettre une mention spéciale pour les quêtes bidons au passage , SE veut faire du death stranding avec le scénario et nous sert des quêtes 3-7 ans à côté ..
    Je crois qu'ils se sont un peu perdus dans leur trip.

    Malgré la nostalgie qui parfois l'emporte sur tout ces défauts , il faut rester lucide . Ce remake n'est pas un bon remake , et ce n'est pas plus un bon jeu . Se avait la pression et peur de se lourder , et bien c'est fait .
    Je m'imagine même pas faire une suite dans 2 ans , c'est du n'importe quoi .
    Ma note sera au niveau de ma déception , un petit 11/20 .    … Expand
  95. enansein
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    This game is not a Final Fantasy VII remake. The idea of splitting it and make just the first Midgar part is a very bad idea to begin. This make the game a very slow paced experience that makes you not even want to finish it. The great plot of the original is ruined by Nomura's fan fiction with ghosts and Sephiroth popping out as much as he can. Combat System is a mess. I mean how couldThis game is not a Final Fantasy VII remake. The idea of splitting it and make just the first Midgar part is a very bad idea to begin. This make the game a very slow paced experience that makes you not even want to finish it. The great plot of the original is ruined by Nomura's fan fiction with ghosts and Sephiroth popping out as much as he can. Combat System is a mess. I mean how could anyone think that combat system makes sense? If you don't hit, you don't get ATB, so if enemy is out of range you basically can't do anything, no use items no use of magics. Lot of damages taken without even noticing, ATB ruined if you get hit while doing an ability.
    What was SE thinking?    … Expand
  96. leonsnow
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, the story is different from original, lets wait for part 2 s2

    try for yourself, you wont regret!!
  97. 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
  98. Kein
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A promise has been made and then it was betrayed.

    I don't really have issues with the *changes* that expand on the FF7 OG stuff. The nonsensical, new **** (literally quoting IGN here) *additions* is what ruins everything, just like a spoon of tar ruins a whole barrel of sweet honey.

    Jessie getting more backstory and actual parents and expanded background? Absolutely great.
    Biggs or Wedge or both survive? Fine too, it was done more or less naturally. Jessie is still dead, as far as we know for now, and Barret's character development was more influenced by the whole plate-crash event overall and him realizing he almost lost Marlene.
    Wall-market gameplay and plot segment changed to play out a bit differently? Three mafia heads were added to the area to expand on it? Great, more to the story.
    Wall-climbing changed? No problem, it makes more sense now actually.
    Shinra Tower events altered? It's alright, nothing sacred was massacred. They also added a bunch of great stuff like history, research divisions expanded, etc.
    Roche? Whatever, he does not mean much and kinda a fun, goofy thing for a comic relief (and a least-intrusive cameo from KH).

    None of these changes are bad or something even old fans would strongly oppose. May be they'd argue about some small details and the way they were implemented, but it would be nowhere as bad as:

    > Sephiroth appearing, like, 3485345 times in the first few hours of the game with **** nonsense. Literally almost the whole backstory from Kalm spilled out (which has important and pivotal aspects for Cloud's character development, like him learning he did in fact kill Sephiroth) and others also meet him despite the fact this does not happen until Disc 2 in OG.
    > "CHANGEBAD GHOSTS" as an insult at the OG fans (“You are bad and should feel bad for clinging to old stuff! Change good!”)
    > State-of-the-art dumb alternate universe/timelines (or even KH-like multiversetimelines) nonsense as an excuse to completely rewrite the story after Midgar because "well, son, you've defeated the ghosts now, we can be free, aren't you happy ^)"

    From the moment Nomura was brought back I knew things will go sideways for the remake.    … Expand
  99. CyberX
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is far from being perfect! It’s quite the contrary. Let me explain!

    The battle system is extremely positive, in the sense that it rivals action games. For a JRPG this is the most impressive fragment of the game. I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH SQUARE ENIX IS STORYTELLING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT – They just don’t know how to tell a good story. All the Final    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is far from being perfect! It’s quite the contrary. Let me explain!

    The battle system is extremely positive, in the sense that it rivals action games. For a JRPG this is the most impressive fragment of the game.

    I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH SQUARE ENIX IS STORYTELLING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT – They just don’t know how to tell a good story. All the Final Fantasy up to FFX had good stories and good character development. Since FFX and onward, every FF game was a disaster in terms of story.

    My Final Fantasy 7 Remake Ratings
    Story 0
    Character development 1
    Game play 10
    Graphics 5
    Overall rating 4

    FF7 ORIG already had a complicated story and now Square Enix made even worse. To come back from this will be difficult. All I see is another FF13 on the rise.    … Expand
  100. someguinea
    Apr 11, 2020
    3
    All you had to do was follow the script, Nomura, but no, you had to put your weird destiny-fate lame KH spin on this.

    Besides the AWFUL rape of the original plot, this game is basically a series of corridors that you press square to win battles in. Enemies scale with you, materia system has zero imagination, everything is bad.
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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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