"July 4th was a day of celebration for many, between the numerous cookouts, the Firework displays and the get-togethers with family and friends to celebrate our independence. But it was also a great day for Square Enix fans, as the company confirmed that its long-standing role-playing classic Final Fantasy VII was being re-released for PC…news that fans felt was worth celebrating.
"So, with that, we have to ask the question…are there any more Square Enix games that deserve a re-release? Absolutely. With role-playing games doing big business these days – and less money going into a reissue than an all-new multi-million dollar project – it just makes sense, right? And seeing as how Kingdom Hearts is getting a possible second chance in HD format soon (we’re still waiting for confirmation), this could just be the beginning.
"Here now is a list of titles we’d love to see re-released, either for PC or console. C’mon, Square…don’t leave us hanging," writes GameZone.
Saad from eXputer: "I'm glad I don't have to choose between Square Enix, Atlus, and FromSoftware due to bad release windows and Shadow of the Erdtree."
Atlus is releasing their game one week before Erdtree, SE is releasing theirs one week after.
HZD released four days before Zelda, HFW released one week before Elden Ring.
It seems to me like they are still releasing their games too close to Erdtree.
Yuji Naka was fined $1.2 million and given a suspended jail sentence for the crime.
I find his comments around how Balan turned out to be very insightful as to why the game is trash. He basically apologises for its existence
can you please give some of us who don't know anything about this, a summary of what happened?
Balan was knowingly rushed out by S-E, it had an extremely short dev cycle and was fairly low budget.
Naka was the game's director until near the end when he was fired or perhaps he quit, I forgot.
@Chocoburger Yeah they did fire and replace him which caused him to unload a bunch of rants about the company. The project only existed because of Naka in the first place, he convinced Square to give him one shot at making a platformer. They gave him an opportunity but pulled the rug out before he was done for reasons not explained.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
Brave Fencer Musashi definitely, happy to see that on the list. Also Secret of Mana another great choice.
An HD Einhander would be so very awesome!!!!! That game is one of the best space shooters ever made. The gameplay was fun, frantic, and the music was kick ass. This game is on the PS store in i think Japan....why is it not here yet!!
Bushido Blade is another game i would like to see a reboot.
BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI is a good choice.
For me i'll add an HD remaster of Parasite Eve 2, one of the best Squaresoft games ever made!
Oh yeah, and Dragon Quest VIII HD!!!
What about act raiser and Illusion of gaia/time.
VI on the 3DS and Vita would be awesome.