200°

Why Final Fantasy 7 Remake Will Be Announced This Year

8bitfix: Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary for the popular video game, Final Fantasy 7. Final Fantasy 7 was a title that was released in 1997 and was a popular RPG during its run. From spin-offs, action figures, and even a movie, it seems that Square Enix has tried everything it possibly can to milk every penny from the franchise. It only seems plausable for the company to announce a remake during the year of its 15th anniversary, especially during the series' 25th anniversary. Clues have even lead up to a reveal of a secret game to be announced later this year.

knifefight4469d ago

It not existing has been way better for the game industry.
What will websites write about to score 25,000 easy hits once the remake is actually out? Think about it. Websites need this game to stay non-existant!

K26sephiroth4469d ago

True, it does kill the suspense of waiting till the day the game actually comes out, but I wanna live in a world when my dream comes true. That dream is a FF7 remake.

ReservoirDog3164469d ago

Haha, there's only two reasons why they can't figure out how to make a FFVII remake and it has nothing to do with towns or budget or anything silly like that. No, it's cause the cross dressing scene and the honeybee inn.

Till they figure that out, no FFVII remake.

RedDead4469d ago

Haha, yeah they'll either have to ditch them...or embrace them

DidYouRikeIt4469d ago

Why remake this game? The story is terrible, the characters unlikable, and the graphics...well can you call them graphics if they look like a PS1 game? I think not. Would rather see CoD 4 remade!

Vynzent4468d ago

CoD4 remake over FF7 remake?

You, sir, are pathetic.

jc485734469d ago (Edited 4469d ago )

well, if FFXIII-2 does not reach their expectations, then they most likely need to make it up with some kind of fan service.

K26sephiroth4469d ago

Its true there needs to be some fan service soon!

iamtehpwn4469d ago (Edited 4469d ago )

While I'd love to see this, Square needs to release Versus XIII, Type-0 in the west, FFXHD and announced a KH3. As much as I'd love this, It'd also indefinitely push back an inevitable Final Fantasy XV. I don't think they will do it. I want them to do it, but not right now. Perhaps wait until Ps4 if that's whats needed, but right now, they're swamped in projects they need to finish.

But when you consider Nomura has a secret project he's been working on, it might explain why Versus XIII has been held up for so long. If this is whats slowing down Versus XIII's development, I think we can all find it in ourselves to be even more patient.

GraveLord4469d ago

Don't get your hopes up.

Anyway I'd rather them release Versus than announce a remake of VII. IF they release for Vita though that'd be better since it wouldn't take as much time as a PS3 game....

Or better yet release it on ALL platfroms. PS3 + Vita + 360 + Wii U + PC. Get everything to experience this amazing game again in glorious HD. This would take a lot of time though. So unless this has been worked on for years, its unlikely!

K26sephiroth4469d ago

Well if you take in to consideration what Tetsuya stated that a team has been working on a secret game yet to be announced then it is possible that they have been working on this game for some time now.

iamtehpwn4469d ago

The XIII/XIII-2 team is now unoccupied, meaning they have the choices between Final Fantasy XV and FF7 remake. It'll be interesting to see which one they choose.

dubt724469d ago

Can you imagine the outcry if FF7 released on an xbox? There would be such weeping and gnashing of teeth, hahaha!

Shang-Long4469d ago

this may be the one ff that would do better as an exclusive. they've tested the water, it didnt go the way they expected.'

develop it 4 the ps3, and then just do a port when they want too

so much can be done in the game if done right.

DualityBear4469d ago

Would rather have Final Fantasy 6 but whatever.

Snookies124469d ago

While I kind of agree, FF 7 needs a remake more than 6... FF6 works really well with the sprites, it looks good for back then, it really does. Look at FF7 these days, the character models are atrocious. I think 7 would benefit more from a remake than 6, despite the fact I would die for a chance to see Kefka in his final fight in HD... o_o

maniacmayhem4469d ago

Wasn't that part 3 in the U.S.? If so then yes I'd rather have FFIII. That to me was the best FF game.

I could only imagine playing the one guy who could use street fighter moves.

Snookies124469d ago

Yeah FF6 was FF3 over here. Until the actual FF3 came out for DS lol. ^^

Fullmetalevolust4469d ago

AYA! Yet another article about this, let it breathe for a second. lol

Show all comments (35)
80°

I’m Glad Atlus & SE Changed Dates To Avoid Competing With Shadow Of The Erdtree

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."

H92d ago

More intelligent than guerilla games

raWfodog1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

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.

VincentVanBro13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

What a word vomit, rambling, turd of an article that simply states the obvious. Classic exputer.

130°

Yuji Naka guilty of insider trading breaks silence to accuse Square Enix producer of lies

Yuji Naka was fined $1.2 million and given a suspended jail sentence for the crime.

Profchaos16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

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

solideagle15d ago

can you please give some of us who don't know anything about this, a summary of what happened?

Chocoburger15d ago

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.

carrotcakeag14d ago

@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.

200°

Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

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?

ravens5217d ago

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.

MrNinosan17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5216d ago

... 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.

VIK212116d ago (Edited 16d ago )

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

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan16d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5216d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5216d ago

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.

+ Show (3) more repliesLast reply 16d ago
Barlos17d ago

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.

Barlos17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

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.

Tapani16d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum17d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman17d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim17d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

I disagree Batman

Show all comments (42)