Final Fantasy VII Remake

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  1. remolian
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Just beat the game on easy mode (wanted to see the story more then anything) and as a huge fan of the original i loved almost everything about this game. The original FF7 was released 23 years ago and RPGS have changed a lot so square took elements from all their most popular recent RPGS and put it in this game. It works. They also introduced a neat little story trick that allows themJust beat the game on easy mode (wanted to see the story more then anything) and as a huge fan of the original i loved almost everything about this game. The original FF7 was released 23 years ago and RPGS have changed a lot so square took elements from all their most popular recent RPGS and put it in this game. It works. They also introduced a neat little story trick that allows them to tweak established lore. I know some people are upset by it but it allows them to give the same story as before that everyone loved while also keeping players who know that story on their toes as their is a chance things will be different this time. A lot of work went into the story as well. The writing, voice acting and direction of the games cinematic's are all top notch. Fighting is a mix of Kingdom Hearts big summons and limit breaks and FF15's quick jumping around hack and slash style and is very addictive and allows plenty of room for player skill improvement.

    Most of my gripes are minor and could be fixed with some DLC missions or updates but as of right now thet are:
    - The game is too short.
    - There are not very many side quests or optional bosses
    - One of the major characters aren't playable
    - Tifa's **** look ridiculous. Everyone else looks normal and she looks like a cartoon.
    - My biggest problem is that recently Square focuses more on storytelling then game play and no place do their games suffer more then the world map. Like the latest Kingdom Hearts 3 they did an amazing job with the set pieces to tell the story but it winds up being a lot of you start at point A and need to go to point B. It didn't bother me to much here since we never make it to originals world map in this game but I really hope the next one has a more open world like FF15.

    Overall though it's a great game that finally delivered the start of a new FF7. I just kept finding myself grinning from ear to ear as I just walked around with these characters that I love so much, Listening to them talk. Buy this game.    … Expand
  2. hek0990
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing story, amazing visuals, amazing soundtrack, amazing gameplay. Simply an amazing game 10/10.
  3. Alukun
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Till today i play every few years a run of FF7. It was one of my first games i ever had and my first big love which enlighted my enthusiasm for videogames.
    10/10
  4. derpmacia
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    A well made game faithful to the original and and major upgrade both in character, environment, story, visual and soundtrack. It has it all.
  5. ProfessorNecr0
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This game has improved on many areas of the original and also flushed out characters in more meaning and natural ways. So far this has been a near 9.9 almost a perfect game.

    The things that slow it down are minor and the story changes are minor and very welcomed as it creates a more cohesive world.
  6. Provulies
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I am a newcomer to the series and found this to be one of the best games I've played in recent years. When I started to play this game I was already under the impression that Final Fantasy games had complex and wild stories the player would have to piece together. By the end of the games most of the things I was confused about became answered questions. I found the characters and world toI am a newcomer to the series and found this to be one of the best games I've played in recent years. When I started to play this game I was already under the impression that Final Fantasy games had complex and wild stories the player would have to piece together. By the end of the games most of the things I was confused about became answered questions. I found the characters and world to be enjoyable as well as the ending being pretty fun. I very much look forward to the next addition to this series.… Expand
  7. nzivvo
    Apr 22, 2020
    8
    Positives
    + 80% of the story and recreation was perfect and out of this world.
    + The graphics and visuals on the main story missions were unreal + The new gameplay was a great combo of button bashing, turn based, and strategy. + The weapon upgrade and levelling mechanics + Character design, scripts and voiceovers + Mini games Negatives - The delivery of the 2 most key    Positives
    + 80% of the story and recreation was perfect and out of this world.
    + The graphics and visuals on the main story missions were unreal
    + The new gameplay was a great combo of button bashing, turn based, and strategy.
    + The weapon upgrade and levelling mechanics
    + Character design, scripts and voiceovers
    + Mini games

    Negatives
    - The delivery of the 2 most key scenes/chapters in the story (S7 plate and Shinra HQ) was poor, felt messy and didn't give the emotion the original events did. Cinematics need to be improved going forward.
    - Content - This isn't quite worthy of a 'full RPG' status, especially by Square Enix standards. Revisiting locations, fighting same bosses twice, and a good handful of poor side quests are obvious attempts at 'filling out' the game to sell as a full price title.
    - Summons are now too rare and obtained in battle by pure luck - this has removed their strategic importance as they can't be planned or relied upon.    … Expand
  8. Kraze55
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game expands on the original product and concept of FF7. However it reaches farther and sets the stage for a new creative storyline. If you are still uncertain about the questionable ending I can request watching Easy allies spoiler cast with Maximilian Dood… Expand
  9. 0niXRaven
    Apr 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is just shy of masterpiece, but it's early version still so it will definitely be polished through patches to perfection. The game is scored wonderfully, all being delicately remastered from the original soundtrack. The enemy designs have also been suitably polished, all being just as creepy, intimidating, or adorable as they should be. The game has been reworked to expand the original world to be tenfold the size as it would be, areas like the Sector 5 rooftops, which used to be three backgrounds and two minutes long, being expanded to an hour of traversal, combat, and dialogue. The action RPG battle style of XV and Kingdom Hearts has been brought to the game for a newer audience, seeing how turn-based has become a relic of the past outside of indie games. The ATB system having control over items, spells, and abilities can get a bit tense, especially when in high level encounters. But a bit of tension and challenge never hurt anyone (except your characters.) The only thing I have to say against this game is that some of the texture work needs fixing (the early version need for polish at the beginning.) In Final Fantasy XV, plates of food would show half-loaded textures for a few seconds, before switching to an HD rendering of your meal. Many environmental items look like those half-loaded textures. I do, though, have faith that these will be given a rework in a patch soon enough. Finally, and spoilers here, just play the beginning of Chapter 13. The plate has been dropped on Sector 7, and you find Barrett, looking Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, and Marlene. In this scene in the original, I hardly showed any emotion. It was a unfeeling text box talking about characters I didn't care about. But now, you care about Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie. They feel like characters now. Barrett is in tears, his voice broken, his spirit with it. The biggest, strongest, toughest looking guy on the team, is in tears for your friends, his friends, and his daughter. I cried. For the first time in years I cried with Barrett without an inch of restraint. This game, for it's up's, it downs, and it's Wall Markets, should be held in the highest regard for everything it will do for you, with you, and to you. And with that, I'd say it's but a hair's width from a perfect game.… Expand
  10. Shadow64
    May 4, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its really challenging for me to review this game, ive been anticipating this for so many years. Im a huge ff7 fan all the way back when the original was first released. I preordered the deluxe addition and followed the news on it very closely all the way up to release. Now thats out of the way, lets get to the actual review.

    Graphics: This is a mix bag... i played this on a 4k tv, ps4 pro. half this game is beautiful, especially the main characters. Cloud is probably the best looking character model in existence right now, showing detail all the way down to tiny hairs on his arms and neck. Some of the backdrops are gorgeous. Unfortunately the other 50% has hideous low resolution textures and awful pop in everywhere. It seems like the game only loads textures that are being zoomed in on and anything at a distance wont load the resolution fully. idk if this is a graphics glitch or a compromise they had to make. Some backdrops look like puke smeared all over the screen... With games like red dead redemption 2 and god of war looking near perfect on ps4, im not really sure why the graphics take a quality hit here. Probably a excuse to sell us the "enhanced mercenary edition" on ps5 and PC.

    Gameplay: it took me awhile to get used to this hybrid combat. I had more than a few frustrating boss fights and encounters where i was stun locked, knocked down repeatedly or aggravatingly put to sleep, shocked or froged. When things are going smoothly and you figure out what to do, the combat is amazing. But its not without its flaws and has a learning curve. Half the side quests in this game are bad padding. Some are good. Some are decent... Its the main story quests where this really shines and has the best gameplay, though some areas are dragged on a little longer than id prefer.

    Music and sound: is perfect. They took songs from the original and enhanced all of them in every possible way. Love the sound track for this game, you can really hear the love and passion the composers had. The character voice actors all do a fantastic job.

    Story: this is the hardest thing for me to judge and rate in the game and probably the main reason i cant rate it a 10. This has been advertised as a true remake of the original only with story and graphics improvements. But what was delivered is more like a sequel, which would be fine if it would of been marketed that way... i knew there would be some changes to the game and i was fine with that, fleshing out story points and areas is great and for the most part they do exactly that. But then they add in these stupid plot ghosts that aggressively get in your way, break immersion and story flow. Towards the end squareenix starts taking more and more liberties with the story changing things, keeping characters alive, etc... At the very end things just go flat out bonkers. throwing the party into a alternate dimension fighting some kind of giant kingdom hearts looking fate destiny demon, which leads to a epic advent children style final boss battle with sephiroth. Afterwards they show Zack alive, implying anything gos now in the story and to expect that anything can happen. Basically my understanding is Sephiroth has manages to time travel from advent children into the OG timeline and hes trying to get revenge while also trying to prevent cloud from stopping meteor. I dont hate this idea, im a huge sephiroth fan. But they could of done this without the annoying whispers of fate ghosts and without prematurely blowing their load early with the Sephiroth boss battle that should of been saved for the very very end of the remake games. Sephiroth is never explained or understood for new players, so it makes no sense for this giant fight to happen. Sephiroth is suppose to be a ominous threat that lurks in the shadows, mysterious and feared. Not in your face and beaten in the first story arc... good luck toping that in the next games, are they just going to make us fight sephiroth over and over?? Showing Zack so early is also a plot mistake. New players know nothing about Zack, older fans will be confused hes being introduced early. A big thing that makes the OG game great is learning at THE END who zack is and learning about Clouds personality disorder. Showing Zack early ruins this, because now new players are just going to google who the black haired guy is and spoil a very important plot mystery. Well done squarenix.

    TLDR story summary: Ultimately, adding time travel, alternate dimensions and different time lines is a story and plot nightmare. its very difficult to pull off and do correctly in a coherent way. Leaving me very worried for the next games. I feel they would of been better off taking the safer route and following the resident evil remake examples, not changing core aspects of the story and flow.    … Expand
  11. wise21x
    May 4, 2020
    9
    Never played the original game and I'm usually not too into Jrpgs but this one really grabbed me. Probably the best rpg gameplay outside of Divinity and amazing music, great atmosphere and characters.
  12. virtualvince
    Apr 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally did the Platinum, and ready to give my thoughts on the game. Played and reviewed on a base PS4.

    Definitely a ride of peaks and big dips.

    Music is excellent, cut scenes epic, the bosses mainly amazing, the characters and the combat, in spite of the inflexibility of managing Materia, was the most fun I've played in a long time. Also the story was engaging to me, and found certain scenes even got some emotional response, which rarely happens in films or tv for me, let alone in video games.

    Materia is key in hard mode.and having to switch it around on the fly is a requirement. No presets or load out switching here unfortunately, it's all about swapping around those blobs, and remembering or knowing what you were in case you want things back again. But learning about everything the combat had to offer through the Materia acquired was a real pleasure.

    Side quests? Terrible, absolutely a chore to do. I'm not talking about the VR missions, those were cool. In fact anything involving an arena battle type sim is fine by me too and some damn hard battles to grind toward the end of hard. The terrible stuff are the fetch quests, repeating same areas multiple times back/forth, and talking with cringe or cheesy NPC's, be it a little girl looking for lost cats... or fetching music discs to make other cringe unhappy NPC's get up and be not-unhappy, just happy cringe NPC's.

    There's also a hapless side quest strand individual called 'Johnny' who turns up, and is a super annoying "Bro". Most of the side stuff felt like would appeal to my 13 year old self, whereas the mostly engaging main story is for grown-ups. It's just a strange contrast. I'm not even against side-quests in principle. I've played games with great side-quests. These just aren't it, and totally go against the main story, and highs elsewhere.

    The reason the game isn't getting into the high 8's or 9's is because of its flaws, which are extreme to me. There's also some issues where textures are not the same quality, or not loaded correctly. Contrast the average chapter 15 with its PS1 background with 16 for instance. It's oddly mixed, suggesting they couldn't work something out ahead of launch, and left it as is. Not that it affected gameplay.

    The game is linear. Which is fine for me, but some people seem to dislike linearity in game design these days. For me, coming off the likes of Far Cry 5, some linearity was welcome this time. That said, there are definitely a couple of areas that open out, with a few alleyways and the like, but it's not that open and not that interactive, either.

    Also, the ending is confusing, because the producers have decided to add in some timey wimey space time alt universe nonsense, which will hopefully make sense in 3 or 4 years when they get around to the next game but the story overall was easy to follow until the end part.

    Other things I appreciated: the difficulty spikes, especially in hard with the last few bosses, the bike race segments, the amazing visuals in certain areas, e.g. Shinra. I also personally liked the voiced acting in general, although Barret started to become super annoying "duh duh du du du du duuuur", etc

    Yeah, a 6 is fair. Expectations mostly met, though major lows throughout as well. There's a lot of game here, even if some of the side content is very questionable. Part 2 could be special if they take the best of this game, lose some bad ideas and possibly expand on the world to be a bit more open and interactive.    … Expand
  13. Mercian54
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Outstanding really good suprise!! The graphics ,music and combat are top quality!!
  14. Pumpal
    Apr 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly a great effort by square. Characters are awesome, story is (mostly) faithfull to the original, combat feels (mostly) great, and the pacing is almost perfect barring some the forced walking sections. There are some problems though. Flying enemies are a nightmare to fight and some spells like ice and aero take too long to hit after they are cast, leading to enemies being able to just walk out of them sometimes. The ending also is a bit disappointing since it goes full kingdom hearts with the multiverse thing… Expand
  15. karioth
    May 10, 2020
    9
    With this Remake, Square Enix embarked on a truly impossible task to remake one of the most beloved games in history in a way that pissed off the least number of people. Everything from the original game with simply updated graphics, to a completely new experience and opportunity to change certain story outcomes was hotly demanded by fans. Given this, I think SE did a masterful job tryingWith this Remake, Square Enix embarked on a truly impossible task to remake one of the most beloved games in history in a way that pissed off the least number of people. Everything from the original game with simply updated graphics, to a completely new experience and opportunity to change certain story outcomes was hotly demanded by fans. Given this, I think SE did a masterful job trying to balance all of this out, and the game was very polished and detailed right out of the gate, with no obvious corners cut.

    All that being said, it truly deserves a 9 if not scaring a 10, and anyone rating substantially less is likely someone who wanted a very specific outcome and didn't get it, rather than someone evaluating the game on it's independent merits.    … Expand
  16. Fcubero
    Apr 26, 2020
    9
    Before I say anything, I want to let you know that I have played FF VII a lot. My brothers and I played it on the PS in 1997 multiple times, I bought it on steam and recently the switch. I got all the materias, reached lvl 99, got all weapons, limits and defeated both emerald and ruby weapons. I love this game and it is one of my to 3 games (Zelda OoT and MGS are the other 2)

    Well, I    Before I say anything, I want to let you know that I have played FF VII a lot. My brothers and I played it on the PS in 1997 multiple times, I bought it on steam and recently the switch. I got all the materias, reached lvl 99, got all weapons, limits and defeated both emerald and ruby weapons. I love this game and it is one of my to 3 games (Zelda OoT and MGS are the other 2)

    Well, I finished the remake today and I have to say that I love it. I loved how I recognized a lot of the enemies and places, and how they looked as if I told them how I saw them in my mind. I love how they expanded side characters (Jessie, Biggs and Wedge anyone?), Midgar/Sectors, and more. I can’t describe how amazed I am at this game and it truly is a good start!
    I will say that there were things that I wished they did differently due to how I imagined this game from years of playing this game. But these are few in comparison to the times i was amazed and impressed. Bottom line, if you never played ff vii, you will Love this game. If you did play the original, there will be a few minor thing that will bother you. But you will know that it was worth the wait. Let’s just hope that square can repeat this success again with part two!    … Expand
  17. Opticalenvy
    May 9, 2020
    10
    Waited years for this game and they did not disappoint. They thought about every aspect of the game. And made some welcomed changes
  18. thleonhart
    May 7, 2020
    10
    As a big fan of the original, this game exceeded all my expectations. Story is expanded, character development is 100% better, the combat system is AMAZING, the perfect mix between action and turn based, fun and tactical, voice acting is top level.

    The negative points: sidequests and some texture glitches are insignificant in comparison with this game highlights. About the    As a big fan of the original, this game exceeded all my expectations. Story is expanded, character development is 100% better, the combat system is AMAZING, the perfect mix between action and turn based, fun and tactical, voice acting is top level.

    The negative points: sidequests and some texture glitches are insignificant in comparison with this game highlights.

    About the controversial ending: sometimes I love it, sometimes I dislike it. But I hope Square will surprise us again in the next part.

    I was afraid of what this Remake would turn out to be. Now I´m excited for more!    … Expand
  19. MaydjtHaNoi
    May 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice game, love it. I have nothing to say about the game except for the only words: Perfection. Adkfkalqldkslsldlfkll… Expand
  20. Alajme
    May 8, 2020
    9
    I have just completed the FF7R , and all I have to say is just WOW , it’s incredible faithful Remake with some twists to the story that ended up being Great
  21. NahianProsh
    May 9, 2020
    10
    Loved the game! Every bit of the music and even the combat is fun. The characters were fun to interact with and they feel lively. Characters who did not have screentime like jessie and the others have their own personality now which is really cool. Even though there are some boring side quests and some new addition to the original story, the pros make up for the cons. I wouldnt say its anLoved the game! Every bit of the music and even the combat is fun. The characters were fun to interact with and they feel lively. Characters who did not have screentime like jessie and the others have their own personality now which is really cool. Even though there are some boring side quests and some new addition to the original story, the pros make up for the cons. I wouldnt say its an actual “remake”. The new series is going to have the same storyline like the original with addition to some new things that were not there before.… Expand
  22. GhostGaming400
    May 11, 2020
    10
    That was the MOST COOLEST AND AWESOMEST GAME I EVER PLAYED!!!! I love this game sooo much
  23. Mr_Wednesday
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    The omission of "Part 1" in the title is misleading. I was a fan of the original, and maybe my memory is faulty, but the story is very childish and the characters annoying. But the worst part is the gameplay, sooo sloooow.... you will slowly walk and crawl A LOT. Combat is fun, but most fights you can win just mashing attack.
    DISAPPOINTING.
  24. Subject98
    Jul 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who did not fully play the original, I was expecting this to be a more faithful remake so I could experience the story in a package where the gameplay mechanics are more up my alley. But it's pretty disappointing that they decided to take it in a totally different direction, and not even in a very clever way at all. Basically there's a swarm of ghosts that represent 'fate' and when they're defeated the story is no longer on any preordained course. It seems to me like the whole reason they went with this plot device is to make an excuse for changing the story. It's 4th wall breaking in a way that breaks immersion, and at a point I stopped taking it seriously. I still think FF7 has a really cool underlying plot and setting, I'm just not sure I like how they are manipulating the story and characters going forward. On the bright side it wins some points back for having decent writing and dialogue for the majority of the game.

    There were things I enjoyed, the wide array of well designed and interesting boss battles being chief among the game's strengths for me. But there are definitely some weak areas too. While the graphics and artistry are quite top notch, the level design is ridiculously simplistic, most locations boiling down to a long hallway with tiny 10 second detours. After playing a lot of other similar games to this, it feels like they didn't even try to make exploration interesting, which is disappointing.

    The combat is good and can be really fun at times, but can also devolve into a cluster**** other times since you are trying to manage 3 characters while enemies are flailing all over the place. The party system and the way you have to manage it during combat makes things feel less skill based and more just plain high maintenance. This kind of depth of party control works for a turn based game like the original, but in all my 40 or so hours playing this remake I never felt like it quite clicked for an action RPG with aggressive enemies that don't give you room to breathe. It too often felt wrong. As I said before though, during boss fights is when the gameplay is at it's best in terms of skill and strategy.

    Plus the materia and weapon system underneath it all is pretty meaty and actually matters. You're really shooting yourself in the foot if you don't try to build your party up in a way that the characters compliment each other. That aspect of party management was something I definitely liked. It's when in combat managing control over everybody's actions that I found to be a pain in the ass, since the AIs controlling the characters you're not using are a bit brain dead and rely on you giving them commands to be even remotely useful.    … Expand
  25. Beardman
    Mar 6, 2021
    3
    Through all the amazing trailers, I kept my expectations low for this game cause I just knew in my heart somehow square enix would screw it up. Not surprised. The title of this game isn't even accurate. It's NOT a remake. The story is completely different than the original. Why put remake in the title when it's not? Just straight up lying.

    You can't improve a masterpiece square enix, stop    Through all the amazing trailers, I kept my expectations low for this game cause I just knew in my heart somehow square enix would screw it up. Not surprised. The title of this game isn't even accurate. It's NOT a remake. The story is completely different than the original. Why put remake in the title when it's not? Just straight up lying.

    You can't improve a masterpiece square enix, stop trying. Square soft was much better than you. All you had to do was make the same damn game with improved graphics /sound, and this game would have been 100x better. I'm even fine with some changes here and there, in fact the battle system is pretty good, but when you go and change core elements of the story and put in modern rpg side quest trash like "go collect 5 cats!" you can **** right off. It's also incredibly stupid how certain songs play completely out of place. For example in the original, there would be a dark eerie song playing during clouds flashback of sephiroth or something. That same song will play in FF7 remake with some pointless interaction with cloud and Tifa at the bar. It's just mindless fan service like "oooh look guys member this song!?". Not to mention the collecting of song disks around town... way to ruin immersion. Drop your damn ego square enix. You've literally never made a good final fantasy game and you've ruined a legendary series. You had an easy job with this game to just copy what your superiors did with FF7 but you couldn't even do that. Pathetic. Glad I didn't spend money on this and waited for it to be free with ps+.    … Expand
  26. michaelb1928
    Mar 11, 2021
    7
    Ive never played the original final fantasy 7 so going in blind, So far i think its pretty good.
    Some parts i really dig while others im not a massive fan.
    Firstly the graphics are great for the character models and cutscenes but look a bit ugly when it comes to the world and backdrop. The combat is decent and the materia system is fleshed out. The Story so far is fairly simple but    Ive never played the original final fantasy 7 so going in blind, So far i think its pretty good.
    Some parts i really dig while others im not a massive fan.
    Firstly the graphics are great for the character models and cutscenes but look a bit ugly when it comes to the world and backdrop. The combat is decent and the materia system is fleshed out.
    The Story so far is fairly simple but interesting id like to see where it goes.
    The side quests are meh but overall I had a good time with this game    … Expand
  27. carlosjc_88
    May 10, 2020
    9
    Outstanding remake! As an FF7 fan since 1997, I have to say I'm proud of what SE did with this remake. Great gameplay, great music, great story and unpredictable additions.
  28. Rynek
    May 31, 2020
    10
    I can’t wait to play the rest of the parts to come after this. I think they executed expanding the story very well and if you aren’t a die hard fan of the original it actually makes for an even better experience because instead of comparing it the whole time you are just enjoying the ride.
  29. Sweeb
    Mar 5, 2021
    0
    The whole game is ruined. It's not a remake its more of a different game. No memorable trial of blood scene, story changed, long boring dungeons and padding. If you liked the original avoid. Should not be called a remake.
  30. Robert88
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    If You are a fan of the original you’ll definitely love this remake .. absolutely gorgeous graphics , gameplay fluid and smooth . Story is true to the original .. this game was made with love and definitely a must have for any final fantasy 7 fan
  31. Dade81476
    May 9, 2020
    9
    This is a great remake with lots more character depth,bells and whistles. I enjoyed it a lot and felt nostalgia almost instantly.
  32. Ziverbey
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    the game did everything to prevent her from enjoying the game, you can't do whatever you want the game is an incredibly unattractive game
  33. presto01
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible game
    Pros:
    Incredible hyper-realistic graphics
    Very fun gameplay with combat mechanics that if you bother to dominate gives you some experiences in some incredible bosses
    Simple but fun mechanics of obtaining m * aterias
    Very funny changes and additions to the story that explain many unknowns
    Greater personality, evolution and history to secondary characters like Jessie
    Cons:
    Graphically it is made for pc, ps5 and series x
    Very corridor (but understandable since it is midgar)
    Nomura and Nojima can change history a lot in the next parts    … Expand
  34. Queso_chip
    Mar 5, 2021
    3
    This was the most disappointing game in recent memory. I have no idea how it got nominated for game of the year. The story moves at a meandering pace with constant sections of forced walking (hate these in any game.) The combat on normal difficulty goes from super easy with many enemies, to nearly impossible against others without rhyme or reason. The story is a convoluted mess and superThis was the most disappointing game in recent memory. I have no idea how it got nominated for game of the year. The story moves at a meandering pace with constant sections of forced walking (hate these in any game.) The combat on normal difficulty goes from super easy with many enemies, to nearly impossible against others without rhyme or reason. The story is a convoluted mess and super cheesy. It's free now on Plus so there's no harm in giving it a shot for free I guess. I got it on sale for $25 and do not think it was worth it.… Expand
  35. jinv
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    The story is different in a good way imo, remembered me of Chrono Cross. Graphics are good, enjoyed to discover Midgar a lot, hopefully the next part won't be so linear. The combat system is actually very good, but the balancing of it is a mess. Materia-System works well. Besides the story line not much to do.
  36. Jurax7x
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    Uma jogabilidade de merda, esquiva serve pra nada, toma dano do mesmo jeito, defesa mesmíssima coisa. Você morre por estes fatores não servirem de absolutamente nada.
  37. oldgamesRbest
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of    I wonder who are the "brainiacs" behind this fiasko they call a 'game'? This is not a product of the SquareEnix I know, this here is **** on an epic scale.

    Not giving any spoilers, but, all of you considering to play this game - I highly advise against it unless you want to rip out all of your hair on your scalp out of pure frustration due to the retardo-mechanics* this game is full of (*I will get into that in just a moment)

    Pros:
    NONE - this game doesn't even begin to resemble any FF game I have previously played. It **** sucks. Streamlined, one way, linear piece of ****

    Cons: TOO MANY TO LIST HERE! But I will give you a few:
    - The retarded minigames, 50 million minus points for those - **** you Square for adding that crap into an already shoddy game!
    - bosses are way too OP if you don't grind high enough levels before advancing your game, but oh, what is that you say? No possibility of proper grinding? NO (a basic RPG game would offer some form of grinding, to advance in levels and get somewhat of a fighting chance when facing bosses, but here? Square says "trolololol enjoy this retardo-mechanic we put here, fight 1 maybe 3 enemies that give you next to no XP, and THEN face a retardo-boss with insane HP and strength! HAHAHA" then the cinematic scenes cut you off mid-spell slinging, and you loose all of your ATB charges - FUN AIN'T IT!?
    - Controls are way off too many times
    - Camera functions are OFF - when locking on to enemies, you loose track of whoever it is you're attacking very easily, and during boss fights this is not recommended AT ALL
    - Maps are unclear and soggy foggy and **** compared to even the simplest of FPS games
    - Many of the materia you are allowed to use don't even work, buggy **** retardo-mechanics strike again!
    - Some locations are poorly shown on maps (where to go etc.) you have to run around like a headless chicken for hours on end, to find that **** manifesting AFTER you went from point A to...Z by jumping over all previous steps..:THEN point B is suddenly there for you! What a lovely retardo-mechanic we have here! (*sarcasm*)
    - Battles don't feel fun, they are a massive chore to say the least, especially the retarded OP boss fights, have fun dying 50 trillion times just to smash your last controller to the ground because of the lovely retardo-mechanics that just DON*T WORK IN THIS PIECE OF ****

    Well, I think I have said enough - you get the point, this ...(can't even call it a game, its a BRAIN****) is a cloggy, ****, maggoty, buggy, retardo-mechanic lovefest that'll make you regret even starting the piece of **** software. Play the original, it is a billion lightyears better than this **** since it was made back when Square knew how to make RPG's, shamefully they don't know that anymore...    … Expand
  38. Mousebringer
    Mar 16, 2021
    6
    Puuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’tPuuuh. What was that? Short Version it’s a pretty mediocre game. The pacing, the additional side quests to expand the story. A lot of running (or squeezing) through tubes/roads without anything. The big arsenal of enemies just got wererat‘ed. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the battle system but besides the SCS or the Arena there isn’t much to fight against (especially if you don’t like fighting rats). And I don’t want to talk about Sephiroth. Nostalgia and the hope of good fights keep me going till the end of the game. There was so much potential but instead of a remake we got a reboot with the story.… Expand
  39. WoofAlot
    Mar 31, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Characters are over acting, and corny most of the time. Was expecting an open world like the original ff7 but its just a stretched out game in midgar. It's too biring.The magic is just not there.… Expand
  40. Somebody94
    Sep 21, 2021
    1
    Sooooo boring.... filled with time wasting cringe dialogue most painful game I've ever played
  41. MrGuyDude
    Jun 30, 2021
    4
    Too much fluff, Made Jesse and Aerith super annoying. Even with the padding, The game isn't long enough. Battle system is fun and the character models look really nice. At least till they start talking and the Shenmue level voice acting/ lip synching kills the immersion. The remix of the original soundtrack is amazing. Though when you're walking around the different areas in the WallToo much fluff, Made Jesse and Aerith super annoying. Even with the padding, The game isn't long enough. Battle system is fun and the character models look really nice. At least till they start talking and the Shenmue level voice acting/ lip synching kills the immersion. The remix of the original soundtrack is amazing. Though when you're walking around the different areas in the Wall market, The track will change/reset every 5 seconds. Some of the environments look like they're from the ps2 era. Square wants to milk this bull more than anything. All the best moments in the game were taken from the original and most of what they added detracts from the experience.… Expand
  42. supermanreturn
    Jun 28, 2021
    0
    One word to describe this - Cashgrab.5 hour game stretched to 20 with tons of padding and boring fetch quest. Just milking nostalgia.
  43. Bluefox40k
    Jul 8, 2021
    0
    As far as action adventures games goes there is nothing good here. Pick any other action rpg and it will be better.

    We live in a post dragon age time and square still can't make allied AI useful or helpful in anyway. Music should be good. But after hearing the chocobo theme I knew they **** it up. Pretty graphics don't make a good game and there are lot of issues with the graphics in    As far as action adventures games goes there is nothing good here. Pick any other action rpg and it will be better.

    We live in a post dragon age time and square still can't make allied AI useful or helpful in anyway.

    Music should be good. But after hearing the chocobo theme I knew they **** it up.

    Pretty graphics don't make a good game and there are lot of issues with the graphics in this one.

    Grabage that i didn't have to pay for so don't spend your money on it either.    … Expand
  44. AlphaW0lf
    Aug 19, 2021
    1
    Honestly one of the worst AAA games I’ve ever played in my life. I am quite glad I did not spend money on this and got it through the PS5 premium pass. I have never played a game so slow, monotonous and linear in my life. The story is also just awful with characters saying the most cheesy lines with poor voice acting (or grunting). The combat is the only fun and or interesting part of theHonestly one of the worst AAA games I’ve ever played in my life. I am quite glad I did not spend money on this and got it through the PS5 premium pass. I have never played a game so slow, monotonous and linear in my life. The story is also just awful with characters saying the most cheesy lines with poor voice acting (or grunting). The combat is the only fun and or interesting part of the game and even then, some of the enemies just feel so uninspiring. I actually don’t understand how metacritic has this reviewed as 8.7 - it definitely is not anywhere near that. I’m upset I wasted 30 hours on this however, I hope you read this so you don’t have to.… Expand
  45. finalreviewer
    Sep 9, 2021
    3
    I wished it was.
    But it isn't. It just isn't.
    And it isn't in such an unacceptable way that I felt the to write it down here, as my first review. Let's start with what they haven't botched: the graphics (well, mostly) and some parts of the story. Especially Shinra Tower was nice. I even almost thought about forgiving what the game did to me. But now on to the longer list of    I wished it was.
    But it isn't. It just isn't.
    And it isn't in such an unacceptable way that I felt the to write it down here, as my first review.

    Let's start with what they haven't botched:
    the graphics (well, mostly)
    and some parts of the story.
    Especially Shinra Tower was nice.
    I even almost thought about forgiving what the game did to me.

    But now on to the longer list of things that are absolutely insufferable:

    The battle system is completely borked.
    You are basically just button mashing until you win,
    with little rhyme or reason to it.
    It's no fun.
    No, non at all.

    It isn't really helped by the fact that many enemies are absolute hit sponges.
    It is just an absolute joke.
    Just that no one is laughing.

    The fact that there are *lengthy* enemy-filled and otherwise uneventful corridors *everywhere* doesn't help things.

    On to the story (which was the only reason I kept playing):

    There are stupid ghosts.
    everywhere.
    Which contribute nothing
    nothing to the actual plot.
    They are annoying.
    properly annoying.
    But they serve
    server to foreshadow
    the end of the story

    which is an absolute mess.

    It is on a level of clusterf*** that is hard to describe. - Imagine Game of Thrones last season but with the authors high on something significantly worse than LSD. I have not yet seen such an obscene amount of bullsh*ttery in a single place, in a single 20 minutes.

    Do yourself a favor and do not get to the ending. You do not want so see it. It is just. Urghh.
    Even if you make it through the 30 hours of padding before it: Just quit as long as you can.

    The conclusion: If you want to suffer through 40 hours of mostly hoping the game would end, then this game is for you. And if you like gigantic letdowns.

    And in all honesty I have no idea where all those good reviews on here (or in general) come from. - They have to be majorly blinded by nostalgia, actively trying to get rid of their time or being paid for their opinion.    … Expand
  46. Tidis1991
    Sep 18, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pocos escenarios en todo el juego, sistema de combate sin profundidad, y lo de dividir el juego en varias entregas.... Para mí una estafa. Square Enix debe dar una vuelta a la forma en que desarrolla estos juegos.… Expand
  47. elderingNOTgoty
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    This is how you make likable and FUN game. Not like last of us 2, elden cringe, cybertrash2077 and all these other overhyped garbage games. This remake is phenomenal. If you hate it, go **** yourself!!!
  48. Yoids
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    I did not like Square Enix lately, and then they did this. I am amazed.
    The game's good things are sooo good, that those that are not, do not bother me.
    I did almost everything, clocked 55 hours. Pros: - Combat gameplay. It is super fun, I usually dont enjoy action so much, but this is the perfect spot between action and classic RPG, with many decisions to make on the fly and    I did not like Square Enix lately, and then they did this. I am amazed.
    The game's good things are sooo good, that those that are not, do not bother me.

    I did almost everything, clocked 55 hours.

    Pros:
    - Combat gameplay. It is super fun, I usually dont enjoy action so much, but this is the perfect spot between action and classic RPG, with many decisions to make on the fly and preparation/customization opportunities. Bosses are A BLAST to fight.
    - Story. One of the main reasons I was attracted to Square enix in the first place. It is good, it is presented how it should (forget FF13 or 15, this is like FF7 Midgar section but enlarged).
    - Characters. They have never been so good. All of them are crazy interesting and they grow during the game.
    - Sound and music. Really impressed about this, the music even changes depending on the situation, the mood of the scene, etc. It really helps you feel much more.
    - Graphics
    - Customization. Thanks to the materia system and weapon upgrade system, you can build your characters as you want, and depending what you are fightning. I loved playing Cloud as a mage type, with more magic attack power than physical attack, using area of effect poison attacks, crazy fun.
    - Animations. They managed to make the characters express so much through the animations, I wanted to give them an Oscar for acting.
    - Voice acting. They chose very good professionals to do it. Cloud was soo good.
    - Inmersion. Midgar felt amazing just to walk and listen to NPCs, it felt the city was very lived, and I found myself looking around so many times just listening and enjoying the inmersion.

    Cons:
    - A couple low quality textures, which honestly I did not mind at all. This game really pushed the technology. It is a pity, but for PC I hope this will be changed.
    - Level design is indeed simple, classic RPG, nothing special. Which is not really a problem since the combat is so fun, and everytime the characters talk is a blast.
    - Controversial Ending. Without giving spoilers, the ending is different from the original FF7 and therefor means the next game will not be necessary exactly the same story as the rest of original FF7. This at first I did not like, due to incertainty, but after some thought, I do not care so much, I will trust them. Also, not knowing what will happen is really starting to excite me!
    (This is the reason hardcore fans came here to give low score to this game, which is by far not enough to lower it even a little, since we are talking 1 hour out of 56 in my case)

    But as I said, the good things are sooo good, that it is impossible not to rate this game high.    … Expand
  49. Ditobi
    Apr 12, 2020
    8
    Probablemente el mejor juego para la PS4.

    Planos hermosos en cinemáticas, modo de combate interesante, no sé si será así con los anteriores FF que no he podido jugar, pero al menos este, muy bueno. El juego en si le falta mucho por terminarse por completo, pero es que es imposible meter tanta historia y la duración está más que bien, como un juego completo, pero sin estarlo XD a ver    Probablemente el mejor juego para la PS4.

    Planos hermosos en cinemáticas, modo de combate interesante, no sé si será así con los anteriores FF que no he podido jugar, pero al menos este, muy bueno.

    El juego en si le falta mucho por terminarse por completo, pero es que es imposible meter tanta historia y la duración está más que bien, como un juego completo, pero sin estarlo XD a ver qué sucederá en los otros episodios.    … Expand
  50. Nagatopt
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Very good game, took me to the pasta.
    Awesome Gameplay and very good Quest sides
  51. joeboo4uu
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    the wait for this game was definitely worth it. very true to the ff7 ps1 vibe. cant wait for part 2
  52. Avulpes
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    They did such a good job. I love this game, not just for beeing Final Fantasy or Final Fantasy 7, but because it has such nice Game mechanics and everything looks sooo fantastic! Waiting all this years was totaly worth it! Thank you square enix!
  53. Cloud_to_kozak
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    In all, this game is absolutely amazing. Combat is great, graphics look stunning, music is excellent and the voice acting is perfect. Then the overall gameplay, the fan service, the atmosphere of the game and the nostalgia trip is just a jaw dropping experience for all fans of FFVII.
  54. Mochichi
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing experience. As a newcomer this was a ride and it has me yearning for the next part.
  55. eddieallen84
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    14 hours in and this game has vastly exceeded my expectations. It's been about 20 years since I played the original version and I have to say I'm satisfied with how it stays true to the original as far as my memory serves. I've seen people complain that easy mode is too easy. Well then accept the challenge, use strategy, and enjoy normal difficulty! I'm sooooo thankful that the Fame idea a14 hours in and this game has vastly exceeded my expectations. It's been about 20 years since I played the original version and I have to say I'm satisfied with how it stays true to the original as far as my memory serves. I've seen people complain that easy mode is too easy. Well then accept the challenge, use strategy, and enjoy normal difficulty! I'm sooooo thankful that the Fame idea a little bit if a challenge at times to where I need to exit the battle re-equip different spells and try again. This game is perfectly balanced. I was scared it was gonna be too easy to appeal to the lowered average IQ of modern day gamers so I'm very thankful for the challenging fights. I really hope future installments are exactly the same.
    This is the best game I've played on ps4 as far as fun factor and music and overall addictiveness.
    Some complain about the side quests, but this is what rpg's were always like! And some side quests have great boss battles.
    Even the mini games are fun. 10/10
    Square enix created a masterpiece    … Expand
  56. ynesmabooy
    Apr 29, 2020
    6
    bad things
    1- bad ending
    2- play this if you want to waste 30 hours
    3- this game should be 11 hours.
    good things
    1- I like characters
    2- the story is ok
  57. Koodle0101
    Apr 22, 2020
    9
    A TON of extremely high highs! Some lows. Nearly perfect but not quite there.

    In short, this game is a wild experience and it's extremely fun to play! The game managed to combine great strategic elements with fast-paced, action-packed, elements to deliver something we've never seen before. At the end of the game you'll be left wanting more enemies and bosses to fight, more of the story,    A TON of extremely high highs! Some lows. Nearly perfect but not quite there.

    In short, this game is a wild experience and it's extremely fun to play! The game managed to combine great strategic elements with fast-paced, action-packed, elements to deliver something we've never seen before. At the end of the game you'll be left wanting more enemies and bosses to fight, more of the story, and more of the overall experience. People who gave this game a bad score is being unreasonable. The game does so many things better than all the other games: amazing characterization, fantastic combat, great lore and story.

    Now with the flaws (not major enough to really dock points) buy they are very evident cannot be ignored:

    - Marketing. Apparently many people thought this was a completed original FF7 game from head to toe. Although I knew this, I can admit that it can be slightly misleading since there are not "parts" or "episodes" on the box. Rather, it only says "Remake" with small captions on the back of the box that explained the game being episodic. I don't personally find this worthy of docking a ton of points since I got over 60 hours out of this game so the value is worth it.

    - Bad and/or slow texture bugs on day 1 launch. It's something that is noticeable and does take away immersion a little. Game still plays fine and I haven't experience crashes or anything serious.

    - Aerial combat is a annoying. Luckily you don't fight too many aerial enemies but when you do the battle always feel extremely drawn out because you cannot get to the enemy and when you do the can only hit them a few times before falling. Aerial combat also potentiates the camera issue.

    - Camera issues. It's not horrible per se, rather, it's somewhat inconvenient? Even with the lock-on system I've used skilled in the opposite direction or miss a combo entirely just because of the way the camera is. You sort of have to constantly move it yourself. Many areas are too cramped or small and the camera is literally at your character's head and can barely see anything. Overall this can easily be fixed and i's more of an inconvenience than a deal-breaker.

    - Lastly is the pacing. Trust me, you'll be able to tell which part is pure 100% filler or padding. Some parts feel inorganically drawn out and overly long or no reason.

    Overall these are all technical issues that can be fixed. The core of the game: the story, combat, graphics, and characters are ALL fkin amazing. I'm on to getting Platinum while waiting for the next chapters.    … Expand
  58. 298yen
    Apr 15, 2020
    9
    Great game, some places are a bit too stretched out other than that everything is amazing
  59. Vamper47
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This game it's just incredible! A really rolecoaster of emotions! About the gameplay, it's one of the funniest I ever played. The sideguest are simple, but there design are really good and the battles of this guests have a great challenge. There's a little problem with textures, but this don't harms the experience with the game.
  60. aknafibia
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    This is the best game I've ever played! It really is, it has everything I seek in games/movies/tv shows/anime. Epic story where solemnity is mixed with humor, great characters that you can't not love, music that is so diverse and full of surprises and best gameplay in history which is turn-base mixed with action RPG in the best possible way. This is my everything and I'm so happy that itThis is the best game I've ever played! It really is, it has everything I seek in games/movies/tv shows/anime. Epic story where solemnity is mixed with humor, great characters that you can't not love, music that is so diverse and full of surprises and best gameplay in history which is turn-base mixed with action RPG in the best possible way. This is my everything and I'm so happy that it is just the first part, and this is just the beginning, as HE said: "There's still so much to be done."… Expand
  61. onebie
    Apr 20, 2020
    8
    First of all, most negative Reviews you see are people unhappy with the direction the Story takes in the Remake. They are extremely biased and not very objective.
    Aside some Chapters flashing out some Side Characters the game is faithful until the last 2 Chapters. At that Point you either hate the game with a passion, or you are curious were they will be going with this. I count myself to    First of all, most negative Reviews you see are people unhappy with the direction the Story takes in the Remake. They are extremely biased and not very objective.
    Aside some Chapters flashing out some Side Characters the game is faithful until the last 2 Chapters. At that Point you either hate the game with a passion, or you are curious were they will be going with this. I count myself to the 2nd group, yet i will try not to have too high expectations.

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay has about 4 things
    1.Battle
    2.Walking, Running and a bit of Platforming with Dialogue
    3.Cutscenes
    4.Minigames

    1. Not much to say, i had fun with it. Though there are thing i hope they work on.
    Camera (like in most 3d games, the Camera is your biggest enemie), Air Combat (flying monster were a pain without a ranged weapon), maybe better invincibility frames for the roll.

    2. Without interactions between characters, this would be hard to bear, good thing there are things that make the world feel more alive than the dreaded Tunnels of FF13. And to be fair, the Original FF7 was at least as linear as FF7R.

    3. Square Enix can do cutscenes, enough said.

    4. Wish there were more, or you could do most of them without playing through a bunch of story first, then again i had a blast with them.

    Presentation:
    Game looks gorgeous, just a few places were you just see the limitations of consoles (sometimes the resolution of the background is fuzzy).
    I love game soundtracks, a game with a bad soundtrack can be hard for me to enjoy, no problems here though. This game alone has a big enough Soundtrack that you can fill 7 CDs with it.
    Some are arragenments or remixes of the original FF7 Soundtrack, done by Masashi Hamauzu (hand picked by Uematsu) and Mitsuto Suzuki, both of them know for their Music in the FF 13 Series.
    I really like the cinematic approach they are taking with the music, also the transition from normal to battle. There are a bunch of new tracks, maybe missing the Uematsu charme, yet i could listen to some of them for hours.

    Normal price is okay for this game, if your own pace is about average you will spend about 30 - 40 hours on your first playthrough and about 50 - 60 hours for the platin trophy.

    Things that made me lower the score:
    - Camera and air combat
    - not much exploration, now that you have a map, you see how linear the game really is
    - oh please tell Normua and Toriyama not to make the storyline more complicated    … Expand
  62. Wrofir
    Apr 21, 2020
    8
    FF7 was the first JRPG I ever beat, and was one of the PS1 JRPG's that introduced me to the genre.
    So I have very fond memories of it, and I knew there was no chance Square Enix would remake it as is.
    The Remake is easily one of their best games in recent memory and apart from a very upsetting ending, I really enjoyed most of my time with it. The combat system is a great take on the    FF7 was the first JRPG I ever beat, and was one of the PS1 JRPG's that introduced me to the genre.
    So I have very fond memories of it, and I knew there was no chance Square Enix would remake it as is.

    The Remake is easily one of their best games in recent memory and apart from a very upsetting ending, I really enjoyed most of my time with it.

    The combat system is a great take on the A-RPG genre, with a basic attack button that charges your ATB bar, that you then spend on Spells, Abilities, and Items. This adds a unique challenge and you don't want to be caught with low HP and no ATB. You can block and dodge, but both of those actions are sketchy in their execution. The dodge has no invulnerability frames, and the block only works against some moves... And some moves just seem to eat through either one.

    One issue I haven't seen any review mention so far is how the enemies don't play fair. They seem to have infinite MP (thus the ability to cast spells as many times as they want) and don't even seem to have an ATB bar either, as I've seen them spam moves over and over. I noticed it early on, but later in the game it becomes a blatant crutch that the AI relies on to be challenging. Considering that the original game had fair fights, I can't say I'm too thrilled about it. Barret originally had a move to specifically eat MP, which was a legit strategy against certain bosses and harder enemies, now totally gone as enemies don't even have that stat to worry about.

    The story sometimes follows the original perfectly, word for word even, so it was clear they did their research, and at its best I was happily reliving my childhood seeing these characters interact. Most of the new content and dialogue is good as well, and apart from the ridiculous usage of autistic anime sighs/groans, is fairly natural too.

    The original Midgar section, which acted as the games defacto tutorial, took about 3 hours to beat, and this game extends that to beyond 30, so you'd imagine they added a ton of new content. They did and didn't. You'll find some totally new quests and of course a litany of generic fetch quests as side missions, but the new story beats are usually good. That said though, the developers took several areas from the original and extended them, sometimes to upwards of an hour.
    This isn't always bad, I enjoyed seeing the extended train graveyard, but for the most part the 'extended areas' are a slew of similar encounters, mundane puzzles, and copy-paste level design. While it didn't ruin my experience, some of these areas grew very tiresome.

    The game is excessively linear as well, you never get to travel off the beaten path, and while you do get to see some beautiful sights, most of the game takes place in the least polished area of the game, the slums.
    The slums have issues, from low resolution textures, to NPC's repeating their spoken lines over and over, to meaningless side quests, and so-on. I had no interest in exploring the side content because it felt like they chose the worst area of the game to open up. Meanwhile the upper plate areas are lovingly crafted with insane attention to detail, but are 1-off areas you never visit again.

    My joy for this remake was a rollercoaster ride of positive experiences hampered only a few times by frustrating encounters or padded areas, but the ending was probably my absolute least favorite moment and has me worried about the rest of the series.

    I don't want to spoil major story beats, but I can't really avoid it... You fight literal destiny or literal meta commentary, depending on how you want to look at it. This entire final segment just bombshells the game out of nowhere, makes absolutely no sense, adds nothing of value to the story or lore, and I'm sure stirred up the exact controversy Square Enix wanted. It's important to consider that this is literally the beginning of our heroes journey here, and we've already killed destiny? It's so random and offputting to me. The game was throwing out our antagonist left and right too, ignoring the originals subtlety and slow build of mystery, instead opting for a "HEY THIS IS THE BAD GUY, OKAY?! THIS DUDE YOU KEEP SEEING IS THE BAD GUY, RIGHT HERE, YEAH. HIM. THAT GUY"
    The ending is a slap in the face in contrast to the original subtlety, which if you didn't know, Sephiroth, our antagonist, had only been hinted at and barely seen in passing by the point the remake decides to end at.

    I'm conflicted. It's a good game, no doubt, with a few flaws that did hamper my experience, and an ending that straight triggered me, but if the future of this series is to revive the original, with a few changes, I'm still game. I enjoyed my ride through Midgar, and if they can remake most of the towns and areas to the same level of detail, I'll have a good time.    … Expand
  63. KesslerCOIL
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    I could write something wordy, but I think ill just sum it up with.. wow, they really did that.
  64. Slob
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    The game is just really amazing. I'd love to give it a 10/10 but unfortunately there's some parts I didn't love that felt slow just to drag on the game time. Amazing graphics and gameplay. Love how they put the cast to life!
  65. Frosty1979
    Apr 18, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Always wanted to have the option to save Aerith. So I have no problem with where they are going with the story. I can understand that people, who care less about Aerith, are kinda pissed about the ending though. ;)… Expand
  66. Arka-a
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge fan of the series and specifically VII, I'm not disappointed. My main concern is aerith... it was painfull back then... now... is gonna hurt a lot… Expand
  67. edugiru85
    Apr 21, 2020
    9
    it's not perfect, but it's a very good remake, well at least the Midgar story it tells; let's see how Square evolves the rest of the great FF7 original story
  68. tacobales
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    Wow, I was not expecting this to be as good as it is. This isnt a remake this is a full re design of final fantasy 7 this is how a remake is done. The writing and plot are square enix at their best. Final fantasy seems like its finally recaptured what use to make it great. A well told great story that uses gameplay to help tell the story and causes deep introspection and ultimately aWow, I was not expecting this to be as good as it is. This isnt a remake this is a full re design of final fantasy 7 this is how a remake is done. The writing and plot are square enix at their best. Final fantasy seems like its finally recaptured what use to make it great. A well told great story that uses gameplay to help tell the story and causes deep introspection and ultimately a attachment to the characters. Every detail of this game is so polished and treated with love. If you play any game in your life let it be this.… Expand
  69. Fireburst
    May 6, 2020
    10
    Wow la claque de dingue, je conseille à tout le monde de jouer au moins la première partie de Midgard de FF7 de 1997. UNE TUERIE

    Merci Square Enix
  70. arguyle
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    I've read almost all user reviews. I really wanted to understand the criticism of these negative reviews. Now I get it.

    These so-called "die-hard fans" just wanted to replay that PS1 title with upgraded graphics. They probably made a golden statue of one character in their own bedroom. To the pissed people, the PS1 title is still available, just go play it and deal with your anger    I've read almost all user reviews. I really wanted to understand the criticism of these negative reviews. Now I get it.

    These so-called "die-hard fans" just wanted to replay that PS1 title with upgraded graphics. They probably made a golden statue of one character in their own bedroom. To the pissed people, the PS1 title is still available, just go play it and deal with your anger management issues as visibly FF7R will not do the job! Square-Enix made an excellent decision by giving a very refreshing taste and a breathtaking AAA production. This game will make 95% of the fans extremely happy. There was no way they could make 100% of the fans happy. And some other people well, you know you just need to accept the fact you're not playing this game with your 14 year old high school naive heart. You're seeing this game with grown up adult eyes which are more down-to-earth and reluctant to change.

    FF7 and FF7R will remain iconic forever. Period.

    The city of Midgar went from a few top down screens, a few gimmick quests and a couple of great CGIs to a gigantic metropolis with a very living community. On top of that, each district you visit really has its own vibe. You feel the impact of the main plot on their lives. You feel how Shinra controls and manipulates everything and every soul. That scene on the train after the bombing mission - that was unexpected great moment. On the PS1, that scene is just Barret doing some yelling and bashing.

    Characters are stunning. Voice acting is great in general main and secondary characters. In my view that was the toughest challenge from SE to overcome. Storytelling when you just "read" a text with a low-res polygon you need fill a lot of holes with your imagination (tone, dramatization, face reactions,etc.) With the voice acting and the incredible amount of details nowadays, there are no more room for imagination. Sometimes there are a few "anime-like" lines normally seen in JPRGs from Jessie or Tifa - btw FF always have been JRPGs - but I can easily ignore this as I have so many reasons to keep me into the game.

    I just came back from a Distant World concert. The music in FF7R is just as great. Nostalgic melodies upgraded to the 21st century. Of course there are a lot more audio details than before such as ambiant sounds - on the PS1 it was just dead silent with a few midi sounds effect - so yeah it's possible you don't hear the music as crystal clear as before. Then just play with the audio settings if you care more about the music than the details. Problem solved.

    The battle system is really, really good. The PS1 turn-based system was good back then, but in today's world it would just be plain boring. I remember being annoyed by the necessary grind to level up - you run randomly in circles, then the combat loading was slow, etc. The new systems gives a sense of life or death tension on important battles that keep you on the edge. Also I was impressed at how characters interact with each other during combat, it gives a lot more depth to the connections between them. It's not just a bunch of 3 cheezy quotes repeated a million times that you see in most similar games.

    Ladies & Gents, this is equivalent of the Games of Thrones series back then when it was live over many years (forget the poor writing of S8). A huge plot, released by episodes progressing at a turtle pace, a LOT of captivating yet unnecessary details not related to the main plot to keep you entertained. But when something major happens to in the main plot, it is grandiose.

    I wish for the day where i'll be able to do a whole playthrough and I truly hope that the games are connected to each other (inventory, choices (if any), XP, etc) and that it will be all be released on the same console (PS4). I don't mind if you need to purchase a PS5 to continue for future parts but at the VERY least make sure the PS4 FF7R game is backward compatible on the PS5 and that you don't have to rebuy it.    … Expand
  71. Espe
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplemente epico, han adaptado casi todo a la perfección exepto a los ecos del destino sin embargo la experiencia es unica, añade emoción y más desarrollo de los personajes, es bello visualmente con un final polemico que se puede interpretar de muchas maneras, pero no olvidemos que aún falta una segunda parte. El sistema de juego es divertido y dinamico, es cierto que para los más puristas del original tiene más errores, pero considero que algunos añadidos lo hacen ser mejor que el original. No tiene que ser exactamente igual al de 1997 para ser sobresaliente.… Expand
  72. lokirtmaik
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I spent 40+ hours and still wanting to play more. Really love how they handle the story and characters. The combat is also fun and substantive. Great job Squre Enix!
  73. DreT82
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    I do recall playing bits and pieces of the original back in 1997 and never was fond of the turn-based experience many others found enjoyable, which was a staple of the series. But with this remake, playing it all the way through for the first time, and with a similar combat system equal to Kingdom Hearts; I enjoyed it even more and wanted to do more by the end. So for those newcomersI do recall playing bits and pieces of the original back in 1997 and never was fond of the turn-based experience many others found enjoyable, which was a staple of the series. But with this remake, playing it all the way through for the first time, and with a similar combat system equal to Kingdom Hearts; I enjoyed it even more and wanted to do more by the end. So for those newcomers you'll really enjoy it. The character arcs and dialogue is outstanding. The pacing is great. And the side missions aren't as annoying as some made seem. My only negative comment I have to make is: not enough Sephiroth. I felt his boss battle was epic but short. And even worse -- we have to wait for the second part. I miss the days of many PS disks to take out and insert lol. Great game though. Looking forward to the follow up. Just don't make us wait too long.… Expand
  74. Rithysak
    Apr 19, 2020
    9
    It's a very faithful adaption of the remake except for the last chapter of the game.
  75. Nexor
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    It's a gift for all the true ffvii fans, thanks SE. Please we need asap the next one!
  76. JENOVAisMYmom
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    This is it the wait is over and THE GAME is here, it has everything I wanted and even more. Music, characters, story, visuals, cutscenes everything is pure gold. I can't get enough of this game!
  77. LoomBoom
    Apr 23, 2020
    9
    This game is fantastic. The story is very engaging and the characters are realistic and relatable in a lot of ways. Just hearing their conversations and interactions is truly a pleasure. Midgar feels alive and vibrant, the NPCs are all voiced with multiple lines and sometimes I would just walk around to hear what everyone had to say.

    Combat is very good, but it also can be a bit clunky.    This game is fantastic. The story is very engaging and the characters are realistic and relatable in a lot of ways. Just hearing their conversations and interactions is truly a pleasure. Midgar feels alive and vibrant, the NPCs are all voiced with multiple lines and sometimes I would just walk around to hear what everyone had to say.

    Combat is very good, but it also can be a bit clunky. It’s pretty fun though, it just takes some time getting used too. The defensive options in the game are limited and I hope that is something that they’ll fix in the next game. The graphics and character models are very well done and beautiful. This game has a lot for new and old fans. It carries the heart of the orginal and improves on it in a lot of ways. The ending is very bold in my opinion and I can’t wait to see where the rest of the games will go. This game is a “remake” in every sense of the word.    … Expand
  78. Bobbitthehobbit
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Never played a Final Fantasy game before, and this entry blew my expectations out of the park. I loved this game. The character were amazing and I'm excited to see where the story goes
  79. xXThePhantomXx
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FF7 was the first JRPG that I had played before Harvest Moon and etc. in 1990s. I have to say that I have alot of expectations to this remake version as I spent 100hrs in playing the original and replayed it over and over again. However, with new technology and graphics, this remake blew me away and made me fell in love with FF7 all over again. The transition between animation and action is so fluid and it doesn't feels boring at all.

    The relationship of the characters are so fresh; NPC and non-NPC. The expended stories and side quests that kept me interested and engaged. I remember when Aerith died back in FF7, it was a sad Chapter for Cloud and you could feel the loss. I could bet that the upcoming FF7 remake episodes will make more of an impact in it once she's gone. The roadmap is quite linear and not an open world concept like FF15. The ATB and upgrade battle systems is a joy. Now summons can even join you in fights once you call them out and use some of their powers to aid you. I had spent about 20 hrs in this game and near ending of Chapter 8. Just taking my time to enjoy this game and its world which I had missed as a gamer.

    Overall, I give this remake a 9/10. First of all, the battles are either too easy or hard depending on what character you are using and the enemies that you are facing. I would like to go for hard difficulty but currently there's none at the beginning to start or change ingame. Second would be the story episodes. In my initial expression of the game, I was excited that its going to be FF7 Remake as a whole game like the original. But unfortunately, it is just in Midgard episode nothing more. That disappointed me a little than I expected. Another is the playable characters. It is only few, and doesn't have Vincent which I fully favoured alot in the original game. Lastly, I like to spent hours playing JRPGs and somehow its going to be lesser than that. Other than that, I recommend for both fans and newcomers to get this game and experience a new FF7 remake story.

    Hopefully there are updates for this current remake in the future for additional side quests and events. I look forward to it and the next episode. Let it be soon!    … Expand
  80. Airmaxix
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    Awesome game and characters design. Action fights are flashy and exciting. Tedious side quests and somewhat with backtracking. Overall fun enjoyable game.
  81. Ellgill
    Apr 28, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fun game with great ideas that quickly loses steam. Story is strictly for deep/hardcore fans making it near inaccessible for newcomers to have any real idea of what’s going on.

    Acting and design is strong but the dialogue is woeful and for all the fun the game offers, there’s many a gripe as well.

    Combat seems almost too aware of your actions, landing perfect knockout blows right when you take a potion to heal, even moving very conveniently out of the way of your powerful attacks.... don’t even get me started on tonberry!

    I found the game came to a grinding halt the second I arrived at wall market, I became so disinterested that I quickly skipped cutscenes without any second thought, because it had drifted so far and so comically and stupidly from where we had started with such potential... if I wanted to dress as a woman and have a dance competition, I could have done it in my lounge for free, not spend sixty quid to press four buttons over and over for literally no reason whatsoever beyond, the game being stupidly over padded.

    If your hoping to find out what the fuss is about this sephiroth character? Then tough luck! You’re better saving the money and just finding out on YouTube if your that bothered, the game refuses to do anything captivating with him or deepen his story... he seems to just exist to look cool because, cool sells!

    Truth be told, this game should only take you about 5 hours to complete, that’s the real depth of what’s presented here. The rest is just wasting your time and not even rewarding you for it... go and round up some cats for half an hour just to get some xp and small money reward. And you will! Because you’ve received so little that you think you’ll miss something and ultimately you don’t!... my advice? Don’t even bother with the quests! There’s nothing enjoyable about them and they get lazily repetitive.

    Found the game to be a real shame, I don’t get the hype at all. The original must be completely different to be heralded as one of the greats because this is average at best.    … Expand
  82. nsomaley
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    I was a massive fanboy of FF7. I thought that I would be giving this a 10/10 and that was my destiny. That being said and in true FF7R spirit, my destiny was changed and I gave it an 8/10. Almost everything with this game was so amazing, until the end. The first 90% was nearly flawless, but the end was one of the worst endings I could imagine. Think Game of Thrones or Lost with levelI was a massive fanboy of FF7. I thought that I would be giving this a 10/10 and that was my destiny. That being said and in true FF7R spirit, my destiny was changed and I gave it an 8/10. Almost everything with this game was so amazing, until the end. The first 90% was nearly flawless, but the end was one of the worst endings I could imagine. Think Game of Thrones or Lost with level of bad ending... I hope that there is a way to come back from this but I am not very hopeful anymore...… Expand
  83. Cencorol
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    After FF10 I felt that final fantasy games lost their ability to tell great stories, and FF7R has reassured me that it is still possible. There were moments that genuinely touched my soul. This no means a perfect game but I feel compelled to give it a 10 because I think the amount of love this was given deserves higher appraise. + new battle system makes the game more challenging andAfter FF10 I felt that final fantasy games lost their ability to tell great stories, and FF7R has reassured me that it is still possible. There were moments that genuinely touched my soul. This no means a perfect game but I feel compelled to give it a 10 because I think the amount of love this was given deserves higher appraise. + new battle system makes the game more challenging and engaging. Game encourages you to get better at it rathen than finding ways to overpower yourself.
    + significant character development makes you fall in love with the cast once more.
    + faithfully recaptures the balance between seriousness and lightheartedness of the original game

    - whilst still a full game experience it lacks the over-the-top amount of end game content thats become a staple to the final fantasy franchise. Severely lacking in the variety of material set up options that the original game gave you and woefully poor selection of enemy skills available.
    - graphics actually seem like a downgrade from ff15 with very poor textures noticeable everywhere in the background. Facial animations on npc are quite bad and laughable sometimes.
    - some new added story elements add needless complexities to an already complex plot.    … Expand
  84. Alexmaru
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    Best game for me on the PS4. Thank you Square Enix! It has an awesome story, beautiful design and a great battlesystem. I cant wait for the next chapter!

    I have only played Final Fantasy Crisis Core, that i will recommend to all to play before starting this new FF7R chapter.
  85. Bodi
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    Excelente en todos sus apartados, y el que diga lo contrario es que no se lo a pasado, quitando algunos fondos o texturas bajas(resaltan dado la alta calidad del resto peor ay pocas), lo demás de 10
  86. Femto90
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    What a fantastic experience. I had the time of my life.
    I literally just finished the game and it was so good, i am eager to start my Hard playthrough.
    The story, the writing, the characters, the combat, the music everything was top notch.
    Final Fantasy is back.
  87. FinalFantasyVII
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Better than what I expected, it is pretty funny, and I am glad that they kept the classic scenes.
  88. Snutze
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    For those who say this is not for the fan .. speak for yourself. For those who complain about it being Midgard only and thrash the score, learn to read it's been known for 5 years.. don't destroy a game score cause you've been living under a rock. For those who seem clueless about the direction of the game and the meaning of remake, again we have known for years...

    This game is a    For those who say this is not for the fan .. speak for yourself. For those who complain about it being Midgard only and thrash the score, learn to read it's been known for 5 years.. don't destroy a game score cause you've been living under a rock. For those who seem clueless about the direction of the game and the meaning of remake, again we have known for years...

    This game is a masterpiece and you can tell they poured their heart and soul into it... I find some many of these review disrespectful. Only few voiced true game design critic but they give it like 0 or 3.... This game is nothing under 6 in any world or paradigm possible


    I want to be sure if Dev are reading these board the know there is a LOT of people out there who see this game for that it is ... Simply amazing. Thanks for this and I can't wait for the followup    … Expand
  89. Hypes81
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    After 23 years the game delivers again. Graphicly amazing and great story fun combat what else do you need.
  90. zellyboy
    Apr 25, 2020
    9
    The best Final Fantasy game in a long time. A 40-hour story experience that expands on the Midgar saga of the original and proposes new story elements to keep this re-imagining fresh.

    The game's latter half may not be for everyone, but those open-minded enough to look further into the game's newly implied story elements will have a lot to look forward to in the coming years. Simply    The best Final Fantasy game in a long time. A 40-hour story experience that expands on the Midgar saga of the original and proposes new story elements to keep this re-imagining fresh.

    The game's latter half may not be for everyone, but those open-minded enough to look further into the game's newly implied story elements will have a lot to look forward to in the coming years. Simply fantastic for action-based JRPG fans.    … Expand
  91. Vanta77
    May 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game that was 10/10 for me until the ending that brought it down quite a bit.
    Its still a fantastic experience, i absolutely loved it but i dont like that newcomers feel like they have to play Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus and watch Advent Children to understand that Nomura wants Sephiroth to be a time traveler because thats his idea that ruined Kingdom Hearts which assumed people needed to play the 3DS game called Dream Drop Distance along with bunch of story added via phone app *breathes*

    That being said, excluding the ridiculous fate whispers and the minor problem yet new questionable additions like the japanese marketing booster Leslie and the "funny" obnoxious soldier Roche, FFVII Re-Imagined is ridiculously good. The music is good, although i wish we could switch to a different more similar original music though. I loved the Coliseum, even the sidequests because i loved having more to do, spending time with my favorite characters and not just rushing through the short part of Midgar. So i loved many of the new "filler additions" personally.

    The battle mode and graphics (excluding the background at times) is fantastic, the cinematics (when no whispers are around) is 10/10 and depth of the characters is 12/10, Aerith and Tifa are by far the coolest characters and i had to pinch myself a few times while playing, i'm really playing this timeless classic re-imagined, very similarily when i experienced as a 11 years old when it came out. The ending was the only boring part to me and i miss Sephiroth's depth, main good guys got some great depth but he really seemed to lose his mysterious presence in the game, where he killed President Shinra, while dragging the bloody body of Jenova out of the Shinra HQ while the gang was imprisoned (Which didnt happen in this game, minor bummer). We probably wont be astonished at him hanging the snake on a pole either. I just wish this was really a remake since the writers are expecting everyone to know Sephiroth so thats definetly less special for newcomers and to sum it up by time traveling and alternate timelines is just poor writing, one Nomura excels at unfortunately.

    Also the fact that the game isnt allowed to be more brutal is kinda annoying, you just dont see blood which is ridiculous.
    Original game was way more eery and dark, which was kinda one of its main atmospheric strengths.
    I also sincerely hope (which is my main concern) that we wont see more time travel/alternate timelines like Nomura did in Kingdom Hearts, i hope the Avalanche gang wont ALL survive and i really hope the heroic sacrifices that really made the story great, will not be touched, especially not through Cloud going through time to save certain someone. i sincerely hope FFVII will get to stay faithful to its roots while of course trying lots of new things that dont ruin the greatest moments. Making Zack and Aerith stay alive would probably be the worst decision they could ever make.

    My favorite moments were way too many, i loved the Honey Bee inn, Aerith smacking gangsters with chairs and Tifa being able to train in the gym as well. Sooo many fun details that were added, the materia system is fantastic, leveling up weapons was a good idea while not having too many of them. Also great that the game has New game plus and japanese voice acting. So if i wanna redo chapters i can have different language and play the game at my pace, Hard mode is really well done and the gameplay value is alot. I feel like those that love the game can easily end up playing 150 hours in 2-3 playthroughs. Incredible ride overall and i really hope Nomura wont screw this up, FFVII might become 4-5 parts even, who knows.
    I dont mind it as long as there are no more Whispers and time travel. Thats my only concern and what brought my rating down to 8/10.    … Expand
  92. Tilaff88
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Incredibly fun and a great expansion of the original. Fans have known for years it would only take place in Midgar and I was admittedly a little worried but Square pulled it off. This game has aspects that remind me of FF15 but its much more panned out. I cant wait for part 2 this Remake Trilogy will be amazing.
  93. Yhdhdd
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
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  94. PhantomPlayin
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    A solid take on the best game ever made and you know what I enjoyed It from start to finish, Capcom and Square Enix you guys know how to do remakes.
  95. aotero4512
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By far the best video game I’ve played on the PS4 and might be the best game I’ve played ever… Expand
  96. Almightystokes
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    The remake made me remember everything I loved about FF7. When playing it I felt like they perfectly captured what my young mind envisioned when I looked at the older graphics in the original. It was like watching a movie that was a perfect adaptation of my favourite book. 10/10 in my eyes

    I have enjoyed myself!
  97. IJL711
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Having just completed the game, I... ... ....... huh.

    It was a good game. You should play it.
  98. microdoted
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    i have loved the original game for 23 years now. it is still one of the few games i will dust off and play through start to finish every year or so. ive been looking forward to a redo of the original in a more 3d interface... but this is something different. its more of a 'inspired by' game, than a true remake. so i was nervous going in.

    1 day into the first release, and i am shocked    i have loved the original game for 23 years now. it is still one of the few games i will dust off and play through start to finish every year or so. ive been looking forward to a redo of the original in a more 3d interface... but this is something different. its more of a 'inspired by' game, than a true remake. so i was nervous going in.

    1 day into the first release, and i am shocked that it is quickly becoming one of my favorite games. i love the battle mechanics, and the story is the same - while still being unique and more in depth. there is actual character development happening.    … Expand
  99. Jor72
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graficos muy buenos, historia ampliada, profunda e increible quizas le pondria un pero al final del juego y algunas texturas que son muy malas.… Expand
  100. Djcs4560
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    The game will sell and this "Remake" project will continue. This the reason why i am so pissed, because we were lied to... Not to spoil anything but the ending becomes metaphysical and becomes everything that OG FF7 wasn`t, when this was supposed to be a "Faithful Remake". The game for some reason also spoils like 90% of what happens after Midgar and ruins the main villain by introducingThe game will sell and this "Remake" project will continue. This the reason why i am so pissed, because we were lied to... Not to spoil anything but the ending becomes metaphysical and becomes everything that OG FF7 wasn`t, when this was supposed to be a "Faithful Remake". The game for some reason also spoils like 90% of what happens after Midgar and ruins the main villain by introducing him way early and making him super cool without caring about his development as character, style over substance basically. Remember the theme of death in the OG, and how it was permanent and you had to deal with it, not anymore in Remake and probably, most likely, the iconic death we all know won´t happen. This game is 90 Gbs, kind of the same as RDR 2, and look at the open world they made... are you telling me they could not expand the map a bit more so we could see more of the top plate? And not just that, sometimes you get a literal image as a background, why? The changes that expanded on what was there, i mean the OG themes and overall story, were AMAZING and i cannot express that more... now the new stuff, well just AWFULL... Graphics and music overall were very good and character interaction and development, except for one ( main villain ), were also very good. Why a 5? If i give it a 0 i would just be unreasonable, but if i gave it more than a 5 i would express that i was okay with what devs are trying to pull with that ending... So a 5 it is...… Expand
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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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