There's Something More to the Final Fantasy VII PS4 Port

CheatCC says - "It feels like Square Enix performed the ultimate troll. The company finds out via a Japanese survey that Final Fantasy VII is one of the most beloved PSOne games and people want a remake of it more than anything else. Hell, people have been begging for its comeback since the PS3 days.

This makes the Final Fantasy VII PC port a dagger to the heart of anyone who loved the original game. Sure, you'll get your game on the PS4, but guess what? It's pretty much the exact same game, with only a few minor adjustments. You can practically hear the trombone in the background and Nelson's "Ha ha!"

[GokuSolosAll]

We'll see.

[PizzaSteve]

lol

[sonypsnow]

Real Fans Final Fantasy 7 fans should support Square Enix effort to spread the Greatness of Final Fantasy 7 to new audience!

Instead they are embarrass ashamed about the 17 year old graphics be made available on PlayStation 4, As if Final Fantasy 7 was bad 17 years ago!

They are not true Fans. Real Fans accept that Square Enix still loves Final Fantasy 7 and want it to be share to today's Generation and People who never played it before.

Real Final Fantasy 7 fan, would even share the experience of playing Final Fantasy 7 on PlayStation 1 today!

Playstation Experience announcement could a be a Message that Square Enix is bringing back more Original JRPGs Experience like Final Fantasy 7 that people have highly acclaimed all these years!

[Thantalas]

You know - I did wonder (hope) if there is something more to the announcement...

[DVAcme]

@sonypsnow Really? How am I supposed to be excited about a 17 year-old game being re-released in the exact same shape it was before? I can already get the game from the PS1 classics. Whoever wanted to play the game CAN play the game, they don't have to wait for the PS4 version. Not only that, the fact it's a straight port means the game's old-timey flaws and antiquated mechanics are gonna stick out kike a sore thumb.

Square Enix keeps showing a contempt for their diehard fans that is appalling, to say the least. I hope the FF7 port bombs hard. We live in an era when our money speaks like never before, with things like Kickstarter and digital distribution. We should semnd a message that Squeenix actually has to WORK for our money.

[strauser360]

There is a delusion in video games where we as customers think that the developers genuinely care and consider their jobs to be art, but unfortunately its only a delusion and calling yourself a "real" fan because your a SE apologizer as opposed to a "fake" fan like me or other people who clearly see that square enix is full of shit. I'd rather just buy a PS1 and play the game the way it was meant to be played, maybe I'll be a true fan if I do that.

[justinprince]

Being a Square Enix fan is like being in a loveless marriage where the magic has worn out. Instead of doing something new they continue to just rehash happy memories like it's something to be proud about.

"Remember that time I put rose petals on the bed and first said how madly in love with you I was? Sure that was 20 years ago but I bet if I do it again you won't be so mad I forgot your birthday dear..."

[RyanShutup]

"Please be excited."

[Christopher]

If you've at all been paying attention to how Square manages ports, you know the only thing Square wants here is easy money on a port. That is where they get a ton of their money now, not on actually making new content. Just suckering people into buying the same game they have on an older platform on a newer one.

[GamerGT]

I have thought of this a strong alternative to a remake as much as that would be nice. I believe square is capable of continuing the story. Further more, a lot of the Final Fantasy games have been remade for Nintendo's handhelds. And then you have your remastered HDs. But they have skipped around 7-9 which were the most memorable games I played during my childhood. Who knows if square has thought of the potential the games could be rebuilt/remastered or continued to current generation.

[thehobbyist]

I personally feel Squeenix isn't making a FFVII remake because they fear it won't live up to the original.

[Canary]

No, they're not making it because they're a terrible developer. Squaresoft and Enix were great, but Square-Enix is mainly just a publisher. Sure, they'll finance the occassional new game (like Bravely Default), but they spend most of their money producing sequels to established brands and financing remakes of older games. That's their business model.

[MRMagoo123]

How can it not live up to the original , all they have to do is make the game graphics up to this gens standards the rest like gameplay story and what not are there already.

[ThatEnglishDude]

If you think Square are unaware of how many people want this game remade - then you're simply being naive.

[I_am_Batman]

Of course they are aware of it. The question is will they dare to make it happen? I think a FFVII remake is actually quite a risky project for them to start.

If they start with the concept of leaving the game untouched besides the graphics they'll probably realise that it won't appeal to people that haven't played the original game before. If they change too much (gameplay,music or even visuals) the fans of the original game will start to rage. People adore that game so they'll put it under a microscope when they get it. They'll definately nitpick about every little thing that doesn't fit their nostalgic memories.

They can't get it right for everyone and considering the amount of money and time such a project would consume I don't think they'll do it unless Final Fantasy XV sells bad.

[Cuzzo63]

Well I say if Sony wants it, they will help fund it. Square said a remake would take alot of time a resources, hell the game was 3 discs of 650mb per long. But seeing now that we seen 2 elder scrolls games on ps3 and a new Fallout coming... keep in mind those games are huge especially Dragonborn. If Beltestha can do it, a remake wouldn't be too hard considering It's gonna be a rpg. FfVII had alot of cut scenes too tho. So I say if Sony loves It's fans enough they will give us FFVII. Fund the damn thing and release in Japan for a year atleast and see what happens

[kayoss]

You know what is risky? Making 2 sequels to Final fantasy 13.

[SpadeX]

Sly Copper 4 was made by another developer and it received good feedback from fans.

[Yaay4me]

One of the most intelligent comments ive read recently.

[rainslacker]

They're aware, and even commented on the possibility of it. I think a lot of it comes down to money though. FFVII was a massive game, bigger than any game made today. To make FFVII to SE graphical standards, and record all that text into voice, would make the game incredibly expensive to make. It would probably end up being the most expensive single game made.

They could revamp it some, but there is just way too much content there compared to more recent RPG's.

[Knightofelemia]

That's where the game basically prints the money for itself. To save some cash just rehire the voice actors who did Advent Children their voices were great in the movie I thought The game does have a cult fallowing and the fan base is there for it. If SquareEnix sunk cash into making a dream for the fans they will see the game is going to make the cash back. Sepecialy with the power of the PS4 that system has hardy been tapped to its full potential.

[Canary]

But what do people want? A remake that is faithful to the original, or (as is the impression I get) a remake that adopts the same aesthetic and tone of Advent Children and the other melodromatic, even-less-coherent spinoffs?

I don't think we should be making any noise for a remake until Square-Enix can demonstrate that they're capable of making a game equally as good as it, or better; otherwise, they're more likely to destroy the legacy of FF7 than improve upon it.

[GokuSolosAll]

Imagine a remade trifecta; FF 7-9. I'd pay any amount.

[Relientk77]

I would buy that hands down

[CorndogBurglar]

FF 7-10 for me, please :)

Would that be called a quadfecta?

[Magicite]

I would trade my soul!!!

[averagejoe26]

FFVII is my favorite game of all time and I seem to be the only one not bothered by this.

I mean, if you expected an HD remake at the PlayStation experience, you must be on drugs.

They've repeatedly said they can't and won't remake the game right now. So why would anybody actually expect that to be the announcement?

I can't wait to play VII on my ps4 exactly how it is. Exactly how it was when it became my favorite game (well now in 1080p so not EXACTLY the same).

[rainslacker]

I'm not bothered by it either, although I preferred FF8.:)

I would have loved a remake as well, and I can understand how people could expect a remake when the logo came up on screen, but to be upset about it because it wasn't what they expected is just rather silly.

Remasters are a thing now, so it's also a reasonable expectation to the logo. People are upset because it isn't what they expected. before this weekend, there was no reason to expect any kind of FF7 on PS4, so now people are upset that there is FF7 on PS4?

Admittedly though, SE could have handled this better. But I think a lot of the hate they're getting now is because people got their hopes up in the first 5 seconds, and it just wasn't what their own mind expected because they couldn't be patient for 10 seconds.

[souga_houjou_jin]

I hear "we cant and we wont RIGHT NOW"
since the ps3 start era

Cut this bullscrap plz

[CorndogBurglar]

I remember when this was such a big deal when the PS3 came out.

This is obviously something that gamers would give their third nut for, so I don't understand why Square Enix won't consider it.

Instead they would rather make new FF games that most people wish were more like FF7, 8 and 9.

[Cuzzo63]

X was pretty epic too tho. One of my all time favorites.

[theFAYEsorceress]

square enix needs to remake ff7 and xenogears. not "-2" versions or off-shoots. the original games. remade.

[Cuzzo63]

Star ocean and Chronic Trigger

[Lucreto]

They might talk about it when they show FF XV stuff later this month.

[DOMination-]

Will this port have the crap midi music that the original pc game? Or does the Steam version have the ps1 audio?

[TheOneWhoIsTornApart]

I honestly think the FFVII remake is in development already. Its 20th anniversary is in 2017 which sounds like a reasonable year to release it if it's been in developement for a while. They will probably wait until FF XV is close to releasing to announce it though.

[chikane]

about to start my first playthough of ff7 on the vita wish me luck guys ^-^

[vikingland1]

^^^^^^^^^
Good luck.

[remixx116]

Bro don't rack it up

[Kumomeme]

right..this announcement kind of fishy here...like a sign or clue
from square...maybe sign for another 'move' in future...square know it as how fans know it about the game
demand,with their staff also fans of it with recently the remake rumors
swimming around the net,even kitase had talk it few times if the remake going to happens...
the
reveal on 20 years anniversary of playstation,and it obviously everyone
know the risk of this move and they announce this on big stage while
before ps3 psn version otherwise

well , 'HOPEFULLY' not just simple mindless trolls
hopefully,...

[TenkoTAiLS]

No, there really isn't anything more to it. It is just wishful thinking and making something out of literally nothing. Square isn't the big and well respected/trusted developer it used to be, hell a lot of the old big wigs are now scrambling to keep up with western developers.

I miss the glory days too, and FFVII is one of my favourite RPG's along with Chrono Trigger and many of the earlier SNES FF games. But we have to face facts here, they are porting FFVII to PS4 as a quick cash grab, that is it.

Might be personal opinion only here and I may not have too many that agree with me, but I don't even know if I would trust Square to make a decent quality HD version let alone a remake or sequel. Especially after the whole FF13..umm..thing. As much as I would love to see one..maybe they are right, maybe it would be impossible to please the fans if they did decide to touch it.

[wheatley]

I doubt it's really "if fans want FF7 remake they can put their money where their mouth is...". That's wishful thinking, and if they actually turned around and stated there wasn't any audience for the game since no one buys the PS4 port then they obviously don't care about the years of campaign before that.

Basically they have done this before with the FF7 PS3 demo, they are enjoying the trolling. Look how long FF XIII-Versus (FFXV) has taken to come to fruition.

[pelida]

I don't want a VII remake, I rather have a complete FF collection

[meganick]

A modest HD remake would be nice. It wouldn't have to be anything too complex and time consuming for the devs. Clearly the demand is there and it would turn a big profit. A retranslation would also be greatly appreciated. The original English translation is loaded with spelling and grammar errors and also odd and confusing sentence structure.

[vikingland1]

Can someone explain to me what's so bad about the PC version? I mean I've never played it or seen it on PC. Are the graphics cleaned up? Or are they terrible or what? Someone tell me.

[Meryl]

Nothing is wrong with it and the graphics are better, but fans are just mad that basically they are getting a port of a port (Im calling it a re-port lol), when what they really wanted was the remake.

[vikingland1]

Thanks for the response,I agree a remake would be great. Oh well, it is what it is.

[Meryl]

Well we shall see in due time of course, personally I would have loved to see Crisis Core remaster coming to PS4 :-) I think we all need to let our dream of FF7 remake rest for now, let's not get our hopes up, after this happened...

[Bigkurz85]

If it were a company with a better recent track record, I'd say "Sure, there's a chance this is just whetting our appetite for the ultimate remake reveal."

But for years now, Square-Enix has shown itself to be quite of touch, and they do not deserve the benefit of the doubt at this time.

[Sakkaku]

I will say i once I will say it again. Square-enix is going to keep this as an ace up their sleeve. Stringing along the fans with false hope so they can keep people interested in their other products (like the lastest FF in the series!).

They aren't going to remake it until they are seriously in trouble with their sales because of the risk of losing the majority of their fans after the remake.

Till then they are going to be milking their other products in hopes of getting the same fans waiting for the 7-9 remake to be buying everything else in their "collection" of re-released crap.

They got a team of business analyst for this purpose.

Plus I am sure they don't want to f'ck the story line up anymore just yet. Edit: Referring to 7 because it is the only one left open ended due to Dirge of Cerberus. So in addition to a remake, a smart business plan will include a remake of Dirge and following, within a year or two afterwards, a sequel to Dirge/FF7 universe (which is a lot of work, so they have to make sure to get it right).

[thornh]

If any game deserves to be made again, with current technology, it is certainly Final Fantasy VII. It was truly a masterpiece.

Here is what Sony should do to make this a win-win for a great deal of people. Sony, listen to me on this one.

Step A. Sell back the rights to Spiderman back to Disney. You can ask an enormous amount for those rights. Disney has the money and we want Spiderman back at Marvel.

Step B. Sign an exclusive deal with Square-Enix for the rights to FFVII (maybe VIII and IX too).

Step C. Re-make FFVII for the PS4. Utilize assets from your entire network of developers to work on the game. It would take Square-Enix too much time to do this, correctly, alone. Use Santa Monica, Ready at Dawn, San Diego, London, Japan, Naughty Dog, etc. to collaborate and get this done.

Step D. Release the game. It would be an historic event. Charge us $99.99. Guess what? We'll all buy it.

[Zero-One]

A sequel? Really?

[jmidd00]

yeah i have to agree. i dont think the story was in any way left open for a sequel. we can always build on Red XIII and his pups that ran through the canyons after the credits! lol!!

[Apocalypze]

How bout make a new dissidia final fantasy for the vita!!!!

[hkgamer]

in respone to this article.
ffvii-2 would be strange. i mean if you count the collection, them ffvii is the 3rd part. where would the sequel fit in?

cloud and co is also at max level, so how would the game play out?

i think square should just remake before crisis for everyone outside japan to be able to play it. wouldnt even mind if it wasnt a remake, just port it.

[slappy508]

I haven't played FF7 but I absolutely do no want to spend money on a half arsed port.

[Cid33]

there are modders out there that have done a decent texture job, and upgraded the models for the pc version, and square enix cant even do that? and yet they get payed
also do they really delete all the rendering files after a game is done and trow away the source materials so they cant render all those pre-rendered backgrounds again

[jmidd00]

i think square is waiting for the day when its not a project they want to work on but rather a project that they have to work on. ff7 actually pulled Sony from the ashes back in 97 so if business ever gets really bad for square they can still pull this rabbit(ff7 remake) out of their hat and expect a massive profit. the only problem is that it needs to get created before those gamers that cherised that game are too old to give a damn.

[Apocalypze]

Anybody remembers brave fencer musashi from square enix ? Or Xenogears ? I would love a Remaster HD from these two.

[iliimaster]

man i dont know what to think... square enix despises turn based combat and for them now to get their hands on this would be a nightmare they would mess this up so bad

[Heavenly King]

considering how Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core end; I have to admit it is possible.