Dear SquareEnix: Please Do Not Remake Final Fantasy VII

Epic Slash writes: Final Fantasy VII is quite literally one of the most talked about RPG’s in existence and is known by almost every gamer no matter their genre of preference. It seems to land on every “Top 10″ or “Favorite” list relevant to the RPG genre, sometimes even on lists it doesn’t even belong in. As the trend of HD remakes has become more common the fans have continued to scream out one loud phrase:

Please remake Final Fantasy VII.

But that I say no, just no. Please Square for the love of mana, do not remake Final Fantasy VII no matter what.

[zeal0us]

They need to focus on games/projects that need to be complete.

[saladthieves]

Agreed. And they seem to be having that issue as well - announce games that never see a release daylight; but continue to crunch out other games that no one wants or asked for in the first place.

[crxss]

They'd probably ruin their own game.... How is that possible you might ask? Oh it's SE that's how.

[RedDead]

It's getting remade for Vita. Will be announced at E3.

[ginsunuva]

it better

[INehalemEXI]

sounds like a good way to move vitae :)

[Cyb3r]

Dear SquareEnix Please remake FF7

[NovusTerminus]

Make a sequel, a remake would be awesome and all. But I kinda wanna see where this Genesis storyline is going.

[versusALL]

I'm getting tired of these articles about Final Fantasy VII.

[showtimefolks]

what we don't understand is that a lot of games from past 2 gens will get remakes

konami said after announcing mgs HD collection that they are looking into doing a M GS 1 remake.(konami president said that)

hd remakes/hd collections if done right are easy money so moving forward expect many more whether we like it or not is besides the point. If a publisher knows there is money to be made than they will do that

[SKUD]

Dear SquareEnix Please replace final with forever in the game title. Thank you.

[D3mons0ul]

Not until Versus XIII is out

[MissAubrey]

I would like it to be remade but not on this current gen hardware. its already on its way out.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

Square Enix needs to stop depending on Final Fantasy so much and start making new quality original games to give the development team some breathing room in creating their heavy hitter franchises.

Years ago, it was inevitable for the new Final Fantasy to make an appearance but they had titles such as Vagrant Story, Xenogears and Front Mission 3 to tide me over in the mean time.....

[Hicken]

It isn't like they haven't had their hands in making anything new or unique this generation. But, as a lot of people have said, most of them have been on handhelds, which have sold more units than anything else. The World Ends with You is a perfect example of a stellar game everyone forgets about because it wasn't on a console. To them, then, Square-Enix hasn't made a single good game "since Final Fantasy (insert number here)."

It probably has a lot to do with how much some people won't shut up about it, but I think Square-Enix needs to let FFVII rest. I'm certain they could make a lot of money off the game, but I'm also certain that there'd be something for everyone to complain about. Undoubtedly, some of those very same people who so desperately wanted the remake would then accuse SE of simply making it to cash in(as if they don't say "Square-Enix must not want my money" right now).

In that respect, I'd rather they just avoid it altogether.

[MattS]

"Square Enix needs to stop depending on Final Fantasy so much and start making new quality original games"

So... what they're already doing? Good to know.

Nier
Star Ocean
Dragon Quest series
Eidos Interactive games (Deus Ex, Hitman, Tomb Raider)
The World Ends With You
Taito games (Space Invaders)

Yep. They don't do *anything* else alright.

[tweet75]

please square enix give us a Final fantasy XV that is as good or better than final fantasy VII in every way

[Jourdy288]

Hmmm... I think they should do it (and do it well) to get it out of the way.
Then they should focus on making sure that their new games are up to snuff.

[iamlegend9999]

As long as it has final fantasy in its name, i will get it.

[thebudgetgamer]

I don't like something so all the people that do should lose out.

[godofboobees]

Dear writer of this article, squareenix needs to do something to regain their lost fanbase. sincerely, a fan since the nes days

[TheLyonKing]

If they have time yes remake it.

People who are crying for a remade game are such hipster gamers. I would prefer a company to keep making new games than remake old ones. They have had a couple of misses but vs might be a good sign.

Am not opposed to remasters like a kh one but full blown remakes should be saved as a side project.

However 5 years ago, one of the lead members of the compilation of ff7 said it would be around for another ten years, so I have a feeling they are remaking it and will release it on it's final year. Only 5 years to go ;)

[CLOUD1983]

"Over the years I’ve debated with a number of fans as to why they love the tale of Cloud and co. so much and it always seems to boil down to one thing, it was their first."

That's horse sh1t.. this guy is a completely idiot & retard if he really think that the legendary status FFVII gain over the years was because it was the first FF some ppl play..

FFVII is a MASTERPIECE idiot the "it was the first FF I play.." have nothing to do with it if u cant fathom that with your tiny brain then stop writing bullsh1ts.

[Hicken]

... but he's right. For A LOT of people, VII was their first FF, and their first RPG. When you couple that with all the things VII got right and all the firsts it contained, that makes for a very large impact on people.

I'm one of the (apparently few) people who has never seen VII as a "masterpiece," but instead saw a very good game. I imagine it'll be next to impossible for you to understand, but believe me when I say that part of VII's legend was because it was the first for many people.

[CLOUD1983]

FFVII have perfect 10/10 or near perfect review scores in every major or even not so well known gaming site out there and the same apply for user scores also, it's the highest selling FF in history of the franchise with over 10m sales the No1 in sales also on PSN PS1 classics store, r u saying that all that and many-many more like the countless spin-off games also a movie & 1 OVA & I dont know what else was because it was the first FF some ppl play?

How ridiculous this sound cant u get it? for millions of ppl their first FF was some different one why they didn't make a fuss over it then why we dont see all this positive publicity for other FF's so much as FFVII? why ppl ask for the past 6 years remake of FFVII more than any other FF?

I suggest this guy to stop writing bullsh1ts using FFVII name because he knows is something it sells and guarantee hits and find some other game to throw dirt on it FFVII doesn't deserve that kind of treatment in any way shame on him and u for defending him.

[solkyoshiro]

Thank you for responding to my carefully written opinion piece. I would normally engage in a conversation with you over your disagreement, but due to your inability to form a coherent statement I'm going to assume you are either:

A.) A troll
B.) Did not graduate past the point in school where they teach you how to use a thesaurus.

I bid thee good day.

From,

The apparent "complete idiot & retard" who actually managed to write an articulate statement.

[josephayal]

what about XBOX 360 AND WII U?