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CDG: Final Fantasy VII Retro Review

"Out of the deep depths of misfortune comes bliss." What's up with reviewers today, huh? Sometimes they review half a game, sometimes they have selective reading, or sometimes they review OLD GAMES -- "OLD GAMES," you say? Yes, games so aged, the baby-boomers have to eyeball it a second time before the motors in their brains clicked, and they started  constructing the connections in their heads. Reviewers have a job to tackle, folks. That occupation consists of appealing to their audience. Critics will critique, and readers will naturally formulate opinions -- it's the natural scheme of things. It doesn't matter the material.

They refer to such reviews as RETRO reviews. Reviewers have made these old games sound, and appear refreshingly new. At least on a word processor. Final Fantasy VII is a game that I played as a wee lad; and now I'm sounding older than I actually am. You see what tangents will do to ya? But do these RETRO games really hold a candle to the imagination of a gro...

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jjb19814378d ago

10/10 for its time in gaming history!

NukaCola4378d ago

Game visually hasn't aged as well as it should. Id really like to see a polish coat keeping everything from camera angles and game play unaltered.

10/10

Xof4378d ago

Very true. 3D simply does not age well at all. I've long thought a potential FFVII remake would be best-served by re-drawing all of the art at super-high resolution and replacing the 3D models with either cel-shaded models (that could scale better at future resolutions) or hi-res sprites.

And at jjb1981, I would argue that it's a 10/10 for all time, as the gameplay and narrative have aged -quite- well. (and to pre-empt the idiotic "you only like it so much because of nostalgia" argument, let me note that I cam into the series late, and played FFVII -after- playing games like FFX, FFXI, etc.).

insomnium24378d ago (Edited 4378d ago )

@xof

Agreed! I'm playing FF7 through on mu Vita right now and the game sure is a blast. This time I'll finish it too dang it. I've started over douzens of times but only finished it once or twice. *possible spoiler ahead* This time I'll get my enemy skills and slaughter Sepiroth to the very end!

@rpg below

LOL true! In most cases the most beatifull girls are the most annoying ones to live with. It might pay off in the bedroom with lights on but my god other than that life can be frustrating (and expensive). Might want to be sure before knocking her up. No misfires please cause it's the child who suffers for that mistake if it indeed becomes a mistake.

Apollosupreme4377d ago

What do you mean aged as well as it should? When it came out it had some of the best graphics on PS1. It was designed for PS1 and a SD TV. It's held up fine if you play it on what it was designed for. On my Vita I think it looks pretty good though by the way... I think its due to the small screen helping to hide the blemishes created by improvement in media.

Apollosupreme4377d ago (Edited 4377d ago )

I do agree that it would be nice to see a higher resolution version come out though. If you've ever watch emulations with filters on a PC of the PS1 version you'll see that it would be very easy to give the game a facelift.

Apparently Square Enix is allergic to money though...

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RPG12014378d ago

This game has aged, but it's still 10/10 in my book; guess i'm not vain when it comes to graphics. It's like some people only like the girl cause she's cute, when there's so much more to look at.

HarryMasonHerpderp4377d ago

A story I will never forget.
Even the music has stuck with me after all of these years.
I can't picture a scene in FFVII without hearing the soundtrack in my head. One of the best games I have ever played and ever will play.

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Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

Many games have come and gone as gaming began its illustrious history in this world. So let's talk about the top 100 video games of all time!

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Babadook769d ago (Edited 69d ago )

Yeah. That’s the first I’ve seen it anywhere near #1.

Mario 64 is great but I wouldn’t put it over Mario World.

CUnit12312369d ago

Appreciate you checking out the article

CUnit12312369d ago

Thanks for checking out the article

slate9169d ago

Top 10 were bangers till they threw the #1 spot away lol

CUnit12312369d ago (Edited 69d ago )

Thanks for checking out the article

Zeldafan6469d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list is a crime.

CUnit12312368d ago

Sorry lol. I wrote the article but 5 of us voted for many different games and majority went on the list then we worked on the list. If it were just my personal top favorite we'd seen some xenoblade and star ocean as well as some others. Thanks for checking out it!

RavenWolfx67d ago

Chrono Trigger at 31 makes my heart hurt.

Zeldafan6467d ago

Not having any Xenoblade Chronicles games on the list at all is a crime.

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CGMagazine’s Game of the Year 2024

CGMagazine narrowed down some of the best reviews of the year to name our top 10 games, and ultimately CGMs Game of the Year 2024!

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This Guy Rebuilt The Original Final Fantasy 7 In LittleBigPlanet 2, And It's Awesome

Nearly 27 years after the original game's release, Final Fantasy 7 superfan Jamie Colliver has finished his magnum opus: A shot-for-shot remake of the original PlayStation 1 game, created entirely via LittleBigPlanet 2. Colliver's remake reimagines the original game as a platformer, with every scene, every location, every line of dialogue, and every song from the game's OST painstakingly implemented .

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Babadook7278d ago

The effort here is impressive. Hope it doesn’t get taken down.

fr0sty278d ago

He should have done it in Dreams though, the limitations of having done it in LBP are obvious.

solideagle278d ago

ah Dreams had so much potential, I think they should have released it on PC. one can only dream about dreams sale and popularity on PC. PC has modding/creative crowd and I think it would have been a hit

gleepot278d ago

I love seeing projects like this. So much passion and time.