Get Ready To Pay $180 To Play The Remake Of Final Fantasy VII

Get ready to experience the RPG classic like you never imagined before...with your wallet.

[Kamikaze135]

I'm fully expecting this. While I'm against it, I want to see what SE does with it before I judge it. If they're really making each part feel like a full game with enough new story to make up for the cut story and enough (good) content to make the game last for at least 40 or so hours (side content included), then I'd gladly pay full price. On top of that, each part really needs to feel like its own game.

However, on the other hand, if each part of the game literally feels like a fragment of a full game and they charge $60, then I'll wait for a price drop.

[RpgSama]

I still remember playing for the first time FFVII, one of the biggest moments of awe in gaming for me was just after completing Midgar and realizing I had an entire game world to still see and adventure.

Midgar felt like a complete game at the time, clocking a lot of hours compared to the length of games in lots of other genres, so in this sense I kind of concur with you, I want to see more of Midgar, and at the same time I want to see more of every other part of FFVII.

If FFVII: PART I feels and has the duration of a complete game while still being really good, I would gladly pay $60, if it feels like a drag and an overextended piece of money grab, the no, the can shove it up theirs.

[Kamikaze135]

Like I said though: it really depends on how SE goes about it. If Midgar is indeed the first part, and SE adds more story to it, more cut-scenes, a handful of fun side quests, fun new areas to explore, maybe some mini game, I'd be fine with it. But if it's mostly what we played with just a bit of content, then yeah, it would be a total rip off.

[LordMaim]

Nothing like throwing up a reactionary article when there is still nothing to react to. The author should get their facts straight, by waiting until there are some facts available. Until then, this is fear mongering of the most clickbaity kind.

[kitsune451]

For a gaming publication to immediately assume they know exactly how SE is planning on monetizing this when no such details have been disclosed is extremely irresponsible.

[crxss]

I'm still going to buy it. As will most people who love final fantasy 7. And square knows it. I'm hoping it costs only max $100 total. $60 would be nice but I doubt that's happening.

[bf000777966]

yet so many pay happily to Activision 100 bucks per year for playing a trash game

[xHeavYx]

Destiny fans be like "I'd never pay that much"

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I really really really hate that this is being split into multiple parts. I will most definitely wait until ALL parts are released before I buy it.

But seeing how the remake will release in parts regardless of how much I hate it being so, there's only one way that SE can do it for me to be at least just plainly "upset" that they did it this way instead of angry.

SE's excuse for this is that there is too much content for them to put into one game with the level of detail everyone has come to expect. Fine, I'll give them that.

The thing that I do not want SE to do is do something like make the first game only in Midgar. That is a huge no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no!!!

I should be able to explore the entire world on all discs, but only as it relates to the story.

For example there are certain places in FF7 that you can't access unless you have a submarine, airship, chocobo, etc. And there are certain places that become inaccessible due either destruction or events/circumstances going on the story.

Those certain points is where they should split the game up in my opinion. That way SE doesn't have to waste resources/space on rendering those inaccessible places and we as players won't really mind as those places aren't accessible within the context of the story anyway.

In the first part of the remake SE wouldn't have to waste space on rendering the contents of things under water as players wouldn't be able to go there anyways due to no not having the submarine. And if I recall correctly there's time within the story where Midgar becomes inaccessible due to mako energy content being too high. So in the 2nd part of the remake SE wouldn't have to waste time rendering Midgar.

If Square splits it up like that I'd be fine with that.

[indysurfn]

The thing is they didn't qualify what they meant by a full game. Example, many games are only 10 hours long. But a Square AAA III through IX JRPG game is usually at least 80 hours long, Minimum. So if they mean a 80 hour long game then I could see people being happy with that. But if they mean 20 hours for an JRPG just because it is twice as long as many 10 hour games. Good luck with satisfying people with that length.

Good luck to them to charge that much with a game that has changed it's game play to an action game. And upset the loyal fans. But not the action rpg fans which have never bought the action game like the turn based players have bought the turn based games.

Square has not been able make a 50% penetration game that is action an rpg in Japan or the west. And looks like they may ruin their last chance to get the high percent turn based sales back.

If people are not buying your action games like you want, good luck making them buy one, three or more times.

[VenomUK]

So many so-called gaming websites make it their job to hate because hate equals clicks? Look at the negative campaigns against Shenmue. But I think I can form my own opinion thank you very much!

If each part of the Final Fantasy VII remake delivers a high quality full game experience that adds more depth to each area then I am happy to pay.

[donthate]

I still don't understand why this isn't a $60 remake?

I mean there are other remakes sold for $40. What about it is so large? I mean Halo: MCC had 4 full fledge game with multiplayer for $60, and Uncharted Collection had 3 games, albeit without the multiplayer part for $60.

The game is already made, you just have to port it and add new assets in, maybe redo the voice work. Sounds like a money grab to me!!!

[UltraNova]

When I was an 11 year old boy I spent months on this game, actually this is the very game that made me the loot whore I am today. I had to have every summon, every weapon and every potion. I remember my 2 best friends making fun of me that I spent 300hrs+ (1/3 was disc swapping hehe) on this game when games like Metal Gear Solid were the s*** at the time, but I refused to stop playing FF7, I was completely captivated and devastated when Aeris died :p

I'm fairly certain I had some of the most magical and memory imprinting moments with FF7 as a young lad and, as evident by now, this game holds a very warm part in my heart as a gamer for the last 25 years.

With all that said (forget the unfounded click-bait article) I will not allow SE and their recent misguided trajectory milk me just because they know that many of us feel the way we feel about this game.

I spent more than enough time with FF7 to have completely memorized every nook and cranny so I will not let nostalgia get the better of me. I will wait to see how all three chapters turn out and for the inevitable, yet discounted 'FF7 Complete edition'.

If this is the last time SE decides to revive FF7, I owe to my self to sit down with my children one day when the're old enough and show them what pure magic gaming is all about.

Square Enix, please dont fuck this up.

[bouzebbal]

i'm ready to pay more if it is! I am so happy for the episodic FF7 remake, especially if they add Crisis Core and Before Crisis into the story. There is a possibility to make something completely insane and at the same time very deep and detailed.
I was afraid they will only scratch the surface of the original with the remake, now i'm really excited.
Some games are just eternal.

[Number-Nine]

You are what's wrong with the industry. You would pay 60$ for a portion of a game? Does it matter if part 1 "feels" like a complete game because you can't progress further until part 2 comes. Ridiculous.

[UnwanteDreamz]

@number nine

And you're what is wrong with people. You think you should get a say in how people spend their hard earned money? You want to go as far as attempting to shame a person for how they spend their money?

You sound like an entitled child.

[XisThatKid]

Geez it really seems some people are REALLY trying to make it a popular opinion to make this remake a bad thing. " Come join me in my hate of this much wanted fanservice, lets try and point out everything wrong with it that might be bad for any other game or franchise and see if it applies "

[Captain_TomAN94]

Nuff' said!

[hkgamer]

What? we are allowed to wait for a price drop? Thought we had to pre-order or buy day 1.

100% agree with you.

I expect atleast something similar to crisis core with its side mission. or atleast length of an uncharted game on main story.

[Name Last Name]

Even the Midgar story is longer than any Uncharted...

[Apollosupreme]

Name Last Name, that's irrelevant even if it were true.

[kayoss]

Take my money now!

[Letthewookiewin]

Ya I'm not worried. It really sounds like this will be ok if not, they don't get my money. No sweat.

[Anarki]

You make a very valid point. Before jumping on the Square Enix hate bandwagon, we should see what they offer us in each installation. If each part is the same size as a full game then I would more than happily pay the extra for the other parts of the story. Hopefully Square deliver with this, haven't played a long FF in a while.

[showtimefolks]

can we please wait to see how square enix will do it before jumping to an conclusion? EA charged $110 for star wars battlefront full experience and that's just one game

not defending square or saying they will do it right but as of now we know very little

[donthate]

I don't justify one company's action by another crap one by another. However, I let people decide for themselves if they want it ie I'm not coming in and berate them for it.

[showtimefolks]

Like I said I am not defending square at all. I also have very little doubt about square eating to charge as much as possible

All I was trying to say is let's wait to see how they are gonna Handel this

If ff7 remake us gonna turn into a trilogy and we will have to pay 180 than I don't want it neither will I support it

But gamers don't speak with their wallets

[garrettbobbyferguson]

By default it's going to be an incomplete experience per title because you know that they are cutting it into multiple pieces. You can't just claim each slice of pie feels like a full one suddenly because they have some special filling inside.

[miyamoto]

Wow! These bloggers are really giving the great public exposure to FFVII R.

If Dragon's Crown are very, very niche JRPG that got blasted in public with all the controversy and negativity from these same bloggers manage to sell 1.2 million copies on PS3 and PS Vita just imagine what this publicity do to FFVII R.

I am calling it right now:
FFVII Remake will go down in history as "The Gaming event of the 8th Generation of Video Games."

Whether we get this game in installments or the Definitive Complete Edition it does not matter. Millions of gamers are gonna play this game.

[shadowknight203]

I swear on my life years ago I read the same thing here on n4g, only it was users saying they'd gladly pay 100$+ for a remake of this game. This was back when but still, its just funny how it may actually now be a reality..to play the game. Guess publishers do listen to their fans lol

[solar]

ONLY, if the return on investment is great. $180?! Get the eff bent. You ain't getting my money.

[Me-Time]

If it ends up being fragments, I'm not paying a nickel for that kind of practice. @Kamikaze135 I agree completely with the first part of your comment about each part feeling like they worked hard on the story and everything else that makes a FF game amazing. I wonder how similar or not it'll be to Final Fantasy XV.

[Kamikaze135]

You know, that's a pretty good question. SE didn't get to finish on XV and content is being cut out for DLC because of it as mentioned in some interview. From the start, they knew they could not finish VII in a timely manner, so they are just spiting it up into parts and announcing it from the start. With this in mind, I just hope each part feels like its own game via Mass Effect and the Lightning Trilogy, rather than feel like they split VII into several parts and each game feels incomplete.

[solar]

But Sony would never, ever, never ever, in a million years do this to their fan base! They love us because they know we love them!

Jokes on you.

[Me-Time]

Why do this? Why do some people think it's accepted and necessary to act like you are?

[ZombieGamerMan]

Didn't know Sony was directly making this game, weird, they have a weird way of spelling it, Squere Enix is not how you spell it

[rooie1991]

its sqaure-enix that is devoloping the game not sony

[guyman]

That's the dumbest comment I've read today. The game is being developed and published by square, pathetic troll.

[solar]

It's ok children. you will educate yourselves one day to look past your own nose.

[3-4-5]

* The one way I could see this working is if they turn FF7 into 3 stories.

* The Main FF7 story people know would have to be most of one of the games, with the other two being almost completely new stuff that adds to the story.

* Each game would have to be it's own 40-50 hour RPG.

^ Like that, it could work, but if they just split up the story everybody knows into 3 sections, that is a rip off.

[die_fiend]

If they made this into just one game we'd be waiting so so long for this game to come out! People here just don't seem to get this, which is incredible given FFXV was announced about 10 years ago and we still don't have a release date.

Putting it into parts means we get to play it in this generation. If you don't like it, don't buy it. For the rest of us non-haters, I'll be lapping this up for nostalgia rather than making up a conspiracy from nothing...

[pumpactionpimp]

Ff7 fans have been waiting almost 20 years for a chance to relive ff7. Maybe you don't understand, but after asking, and waiting for that long, I believe people would be happy to wait a few more years for a complete experience. Rather than having to pay for each individual bite of what's already a whole meal.

Granted some will buy out of impatience, but I think most will be happy to wait for a complete $60 experience.

[pcz]

why didnt they just develop the damn thing in secret about 3 years ago, and then announce it when they have finished it, and then release it all together, in one package.

instead of announcing it when the game is seemingly not even 20percent complete, and then saying they will drip feed it to the market.

wtf is up with the industry?

[SarcasticDuck]

40 hours counting with side content? Are you serious?

[Apollosupreme]

Ok, so I'm a huge FF7 fan. I first bought a PS1 solely to play this game after experiencing it at a friends house. It sucked me back into gaming as a early teen and introduced me to a turn based JRPG genre that I grew to love. It truly was a game changer for me and probably stands still as my favourite game all time.

I've been waiting for this ever since Square started remaking the oldies for DS. Along the way there were so many false rumours and stupid rereleases, it was truly a piss off. Then finally the trailer and then finally game play and my heart begins to pound, almost like the feeling you get in meeting someone you care about and haven't seen in years.

Unfortunately this is not the Square I was introduced to back in '97. They do things differently and they do not listen to the fans. So now of course they decide to take this in a direction that no fan envisioned or wanted. Breaking the game up has its merits and it's downsides.

There is a lot of meat left on the bone when you look at FF7. Think back to all that you wished you could do, like explore ALL of Midgar in an open world experience? If that's where they take it then I'm interested but they need to ADD to the story, ADD side quests.

At first I hated the fact that there is no turn based battle system but I've softened on that stance. I've finished FF7 probably a half dozen times and so I don't need to revisit the old again. Not to mention that young gamers might not be into the old systems and so it's understandable that they'd try something out.

This all CAN world. There is a real climax when leaving Midgar with huge "final boss" level elements. In episodic format that could work. In fact the other two discs are the same. Something major occurs on each disc, storylines are closed and others are introduce or expended. This CAN work.

They need to make sure it hits key things though:
1. JRPG'ers appreciate value above all else. The main quest needs to run 30-40 at a stop to smell the roses pace. It needs to have side quests the stretch this out another 30-40 hours in an "end game" stage. This could be achieved by adding in side games such as a Midgar battle arena or motorcycle races, etc.
2. They need to stay true to the characters but developed them more. We're expecting full AAA games in each instalment after all.
3. This battle system better be so good, robust and smooth that we enjoy it to the point where we could spend endless hours just messing around without getting bored. Why? Because we're 'all' pissed they're taking our bread and butter old system away and that's how we felt about the old system back in the day.
4. This game must support current day staples such as coop and multiplayer. If they're talking up how things have changed they better damn well walk the walk.

I am staying hopeful that they don't f'this up but I am not preordering.

[sk8ofmnd]

Square needs to troll us all and say for $$180 well give you... Ff7 remastered, dirge of cerberus, and crisis core 🙊🙉🙈 watch every man woman and child be like ohhhh take my monies!!!! 😹😹😹...

[indysurfn]

PS4 has way too many games for me to pay 3 plus times for one game that broke the promise to return to their roots.

I can get three full JRPG's from the people that is taking Squares lunch money :))

[DarkOcelet]

I don't think Square would be that stupid to include Microtransactions in the Remake. If they do they can go fluck themselves and shove it in their ducks.

[Kalebninja]

What if the micro transactions are like costumes? Theyve done that before plus it would be something not in the original game so there wouldn't be anything to complain about.

[Kurisu]

Purchase Gold Saucer credits for only...

No. They wouldn't.

WOULD THEY? o.O

[nitus10]

If you have ever played the game "Resonance of Fate"? There is a part of the game where you can put different clothing on your characters and the new cloths actually appear in cut scenes.

The selection of clothing (includes shoes, boots, belts, gasses) in this game is massive and there is no real world monetary cost to the player since you pay in game ruby's which you have to earn by doing missions or in the arena.

Even weapons in the game are customisable and like clothing there are no micro-transactions.

Playing a game like this, whether you like it or not really wakes you to blatant money grabs for charging for trivial things like clothing and weapons as part of micro-transactions since this game does not have any of that.

Note. I have no issues with DLC if they add-on to the game in the form of extra quests such as what you have with games like Skyrim or The Witcher.

Please don't get me started on what I think of "Pay to Win" games.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Quack!

[DarkOcelet]

http://www.reactiongifs.com...

[Name Last Name]

^^ Well, that escalated quickly

[Number-Nine]

They are that stupid....

[DarkOcelet]

I like to give them the benefit of the doubt on this game because this is one of their most important games in the history and they don't want to screw up that.

[Apollosupreme]

If they do that then I agree. They can get the puck out of here because they're not scoring my money top shelf on the breakaway.

[Cyb3r]

Sorry if this is a really dumb question but because FF7 Remake is going to be cut into separate parts will it still be a disc based game or digital only?

[Kalebninja]

It'll be one disk in think and the other parts will be downloadable like expansions.

[stuna1]

I'm taking the whole game will be on 1 disc, but will require multiple unlock codes. Kind of like DLC included on disc in certain games.

As for charging $60 per part, not going to happen! The most I see them getting out of gamers $80 or, $90 max especially when it comes to PS4 players specifically after the TR debacle and all. Square can't afford to lose more trust with their fans. This would be the proverbial "Straw that breaks the Camels back!" I don't think Square is even that stupid to risk it!

The price of admission could in fact be speculation! Considering what some could call a full game, and that being said even now full game prices vary.

[MasterCornholio]

They said there would be multiple releases and each one would contain a unique story and the content of an entire game.

Sounds like they are going to remake multiple FinalFantasy 7 games to me or that the remake, of the first one, will be so massive that it will span multiple disks.

It won't be episodic like a Tell Tales game.

[ninsigma]

Definitely won't be like tell tales but I'm still on the fence about what kind of content will go into each release. Some of what they say makes me agree with you and that they are remaking the other ff7 games as well. But other statements just sounds like it really is the first one split up. Either way, if the content is there, then so am I.

[Kalebninja]

They didn't say multiple releases they said multiple parts

[MasterCornholio]

@Kale

But they said each part will contain as much content as a full game.

You really expect them to have one physical release and then obligate the consumer to buy the other parts in digital form?

That's just crazy. Each part will be released on a disk.

[Kalebninja]

you're only assuming this but you're stating it as a fact. Plenty of games have the base and expansions that add onto the base game. Destiny and FFXIV for example, you can buy the expansions on disk but they will only add content to the original game and not be counted as a separate title.

[Griever]

The short answer is that there are no concrete details as of right now. SE have not even cleared up what they mean by "multipart." Multiple episodes? Trilogy ala Mass Effect? Quadrology? Length of each part? Price of each part? Nothing is known. Maybe they dont know it themselves yet and are still deciding based on fanbase reaction and feedback. They will surely want to squeeze as much money as possible but they will try not cause any major backlash or outrage.

[stuna1]

That is what I think. People are not using their heads! The last thing Square needs or, wants is a backlash over price. People have been waiting decades for this release! Do they really believe Square is willing to price themselves out of actually being able to gain maximum sales on a hunch that the timeless nature of the game in question will overcome that obstacle!? Of course not! This is not even factoring in the cost of such a huge undertaking in developing it. They've already taken a huge hit with Tomb Raider, they are not prepared to take an even bigger one with FFVII.

[NovaCorps]

they cant make this juggernaut digital only
it will be disc for sure

[Quickstrike]

My prediction is digital only at first then release it all parts on disk (however many disk it will take) then when it's released on disk, release it for the other systems it was set to release for.

[Joe913]

Is it confirmed that it will be 3 games at $60 bucks a pop? If not lets see what SE do before getting pitch forks.

[ninsigma]

Nope. No confirmation at all. Getting tired of these ridiculous pieces that do nothing but promote negativity about something we don't know enough about yet.

[stuna1]

Bingo! Nothing but the fact that the game will be in parts is verifiable, but even though a remake, there's nothing that's concretely saying Square will charge each part of FFVII as a full priced game by today's standards. It's just speculation.

[HammadTheBeast]

We know SE's background. They've done this with FF 13, they told us they want to make it episodic, and they know it will make them a lot of money. The same people who would buy for $60 will buy for $180.

[DLConspiracy]

That's true but we also didn't expect to get multiple parts. Part of the reason 7 is so good is the shear scale of it. For all we know he could be referring to size? I'm just spit balling here but it's surprising that a full remake of an entire full game will be split into parts.

[jstark]

well square did say "each entry will have the volume of content equal to a full-sized game.” so i can see it being $60 for each part

[Joe913]

If that is the case I don't see why people are crying best thing to do is wait and see then vote with wallet.

[MasterCornholio]

We don't know.

That's the truth.

Its fine to speculate but its just wrong to claim that we know about the pricing model.

[Antifan]

If they're dodging questions on whether each piece will be $60 or not, it most likely will cost $60 each. Most companies do this because they know it's bad, so they announce pricing methods a few weeks before release, less damage control and people have already preordered their copy by then.

[nommers]

@HammadTheBeast

Regardless of one's feelings towards FF13 it was definitely a full story. In fact, XIII-2 and Lightning Returns seemed like some random add ons....this is the bigger problem to take into consideration regarding FF7R. They say each part will be a unique experience but what good is that if it's too different? The battle system shouldn't change that much at all throughout each part and it makes no sense for it to. They should consider less being more in this situation. Will the content they add be just a bunch of filler and maybe even hurt the original story? XIII-2 and LR's stories are a big mess compared to XIII's...yeah, yeah blah blah blah we all hate FF13 etc. No, XIII was still a pretty coherent story, just with some lore that could have been better told. It's the characters that most people dislike anyway, not the narrative.

[Summons75]

Get ready for another unintelligent blogger to get butthurt and spread misinformation...

[Last_Boss]

Exactly!! They will most definitely have a disk version when it's complete.

[TheGreenMan]

@Summons75

Thank you!! I can't believe I had to read 12 other earlier posts before someone said this. How in the hell would this guy know what Square is planning on charging? Instead he just assumes things and starts shouting so his blog will get hits.

[FullmetalRoyale]

Please be excited. ;)

[mark_parch]

i can honestly say as a huge xbox one fan this is the one game i can't live without i hope it comes to xbox one

[sonerone]

Give me the collectors edition already!

[Christopher]

Nope. I'll be paying $30 to 40 when I buy the full thing in 2020.

[Uglyday]

Doubt part 3 will be done by then if FFXV and KH3 say anything about their work speed, they as much as admitted it was part of the reason for going multiple parts. Even 2 years each part is just half the development time of VersusXV which makes it 2021. Maybe we will be paying on Kickstarter for part 3 by then.

[madcowzz]

Sooo...it went from a 3-disc ps1 game, to a 3-disc ps4 game? What a time to be alive

[hamzilla]

Well same reason why it was a 3 disc PS1 game is why its gonna be a 3 disc PS4 game.... TONS OF CONTENT AND also the graphics alone will take up ALOT OF SPACE... over 100GB this will be

[hamzilla]

shhhhhhhh dont say another word

[Ninja_G_Aidan]

Ironic joke haha good one!

[Suzyp]

What happened to all the ppl that said "take all my money"? jeeez now you guys are backing out.

[sonerone]

That's it, now square wants them money but nobody wants to give it :) they can still take mine

[rooie1991]

that were the turn-based fans these action fans are poor :)

[Tzuno]

Yeah... i have my ways.

[Omar91]

Having never played the original game, this doesnt bother me as much. I can see how it can make many fans upset but we havent even heard the actual details so its hard to tell. Im still optimistic and hoping this turns out to be a great game, however I'm more excited for 15

[ninsigma]

I'm an original fan of the game but I'm not too fussed about it right now considering we don't know much and that they've said they are expanding on the original content. Gotta wait and see what content they're providing. Either way ima be playing this game because it's my favourite game and so far the remake looks damn cool!
Hopefully 15 releases next year!

[Omar91]

I cannot imagine 15 not releasing next year. The games done and playable. It has to come out next year lol

[ninsigma]

Yeah it has to but you just never know with square, especially with this game. Wish I could have played the beta but I wasn't buying type 0 just for that.

[Unlimax]

Will it be like the old school style ( Please Insert Disc 2 ) , like are they going to pack 2~3 blu-ray discs in one cover or just release episodes separately and digitally or each episode with each disc ?

i'm kinda lost with their business decision here !

[ninsigma]

They're gonna release each part separately. Or they could release one disk then have the other parts as downloads. I'd say multiple disks though. One thing is for sure, it is multiple releases.

[LordMaim]

Probably because they haven't released information on how many parts it will be released in, the amount of content in each one, or the price. Which is also what makes premature articles like this so ridiculous.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

FF9 is arguably the best FF in the entire series and needs a remake including a better final boss. ***** was just okay. I love FF7 but it is severely overrated.

[BitbyDeath]

I'm ok with this.
People pay for Assassins Creed every year and same with Call of Duty.
Getting a yearly FF game is fine by me as long as the quality is there.

[kizzle32]

One the most intelligent posts on this article ^^^

[emad-E-three]

YEEEES!! Devs PLEASE listen we want you to milk them games yay!

/s

[Cid33]

if anyone had asked me if would pay 180$ to play a proper remake i would have said yes. i have bought 60$ games that lasted 6hrs paying 180 for a game that is up to 100+ hrs gameplay is fine by me as long as the dont mess it up.

[brave27heart]

And you're basing this figure on what?

Utter amateurish gibberish. Show us the proof or blow it up your arse

[ninsigma]

Enough with the fear mongering God damn it. Damn sensationalism everywhere. We literally know nothing about what's being released or what it's going to cost. If you're going to write about FF7R (even if you want to shed light on possible negatives), at least write something that objectively analyses what we know while throwing points for everyone to consider and discuss.

[NovaCorps]

i dont mind if its a 40+h game each "episode"

[Mrveryodd]

didnt like it the first time , so its a no from me.

[Artemidorus]

I just had a horrible thought, real money for credits to play at the arcade machine, paying for extra summons etc.

Realistically just give us the main plot on one disc anything before and after the story I accept is more.

[soul-assassin-]

Ok...how long will we be waiting for the multi-parts to drop?! I can't be dipping in and out of an RPG for 2 years. Seems to be restricted remake of the game (linear) if you hit a wall waiting for the rest of the game .

[chaos999]

There are people who buy (insert random shooter) and (insert sport game) every year over and over.

I can buy 2-3 FF7-R every 20 years :)

[Lng101010]

I'm totally okay with this as long as the game is great. Publishers are charging $60 for shitty games and people still buy them. I'm hoping it won't be that much with expansion packs vs. full retail releases though.

[VerdicLinwe]

lol This is such a ridiculous article. No basis in facts, no first party source, nothing. Just someone blowing an opinion of negativity into a what is already a whole wind of farts. Insanity. And even if it becomes a trilogy - I will buy it. I really don't give a flying rats butt if its 180$ in total. It won't be the sticker price on one entry.

[ShadowWolf712]

Friggin' ridiculous.

[DivineAssault]

Season passes total up to that much.. Im 100% against them splitting the game up but if they do it right by added content, adding crisis core, & advent children it might work out well.. We also get the game faster.. Its a double edged sword because we used to get games full of content spanning 3-4 discs long but dev costs are also higher now too... Only time will tell but i hope this doesnt start a trend for publishers to start milking out customers... When games cost $100/ea, i will be very picky with what i buy & i might have to find a new hobby all together.. Inflation is upon us and theres theres nothing we can do except stop buying them or another game crash.. Neo Geo games were $100 in the 90s & some N64 games were $80

[rocketpanda]

Neo Geo and N64 games were more expensive because they used cartridges which cost much more than discs. Noting to do with Inflation. It's a company milking a series for all it is worth. People lost their minds when they announced FF7 remake, which is fair enough but throwing $180 at a single game is silly. No matter how much of a boner for he game people have. Sure have always charge over the odds for their FF games, just look at their pricing on the App Store.

[DivineAssault]

Your right, they did use cartridges that cost more in the 90s.. But dev teams these days are WAY bigger so it costs more to make games.. I do think $180 is crazy but look at all those collector's editions and even the elite controller.. They're about the same price.. Also, if we wait all the way until its completion, next gen will be upon us..

They already announced what theyre going to do so either take it or leave it..

[Gardenia]

FFXV will be a very important turning point. If this game will be huge in size then there is no reason for Square-Enix to release FFVII in episodes

For now it feels like they are using the FFVII name to get as much money out of the remake as possible. Hopefully I'm wrong

[hkgamer]

partly because of milking as much cash from FFVII. But S-E knows how much they fked up in the past.

S-E has so many workers yet they are so rubbish at getting a game to come out at a reasonable time after announcement.

FFXV development was a disaster and not something they should ever repeat.

I am expecting FFVII parts to be big in terms of details for each location. I don't care as much in size of the whole world since you probably won't be able to traverse through places seen in Part 1 when you are playing part 2.

[Gardenia]

We better be able to move freely in FFVII or else I'm gonna sh*t on the disc and send it back, excuse my language

[trywizardo]

if they made it trilogy like 13 then im down , but if its really episodic then i will just get XV ...

[Lionsguard]

Like I care. I've been throwing money at my screen for one over a decade. $180 is nothing.

[The_Truth_24_7]

It'll be worth every penny.

[NovaCorps]

just show me sephiroth on dat ps4 son

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

And these sort of stories are why I have nothing against publishers blacklisting media sites.

I don't recall SE putting out a price, amount of parts or anything else.

[timmyp53]

In the words of Colin M. : Whenever you don't like what a company is doing, vote with your wallet. Let's be realistic though.

Almost none of us have the fortitude; neither does the vocal minority who have expressed concerns.

[Roccetarius]

I'm pretty sure most of the ''vocal minority'' isn't weak, like most of the comments on these articles throwing money at the screen. This is just another reason why the industry needs a reset.

I see a lot of ''but if..'' in these comments as well, which means either way, they'll be suckered into paying the price. It's a sad age we live in.

[timmyp53]

Dat testicular fortitude will be tested and conquered. Just watch.

[MetroidFREAK21]

I'll wait until the "complete version" of this game releases before I pick this up...

[ashcroft]

if the first part releases in 2016-2017 and it turns out to be a 2 year release cycle with 3 parts (it might be more or less) you're looking at a 2024-2025 complete edition, which will likely appear on the next playstation. Now obviously, it could be much sooner if they are releasing the games 6-12 months apart.

Until we get some clarity from Square, Everyone will be validated as it's nothing more than speculation.

[hkgamer]

how many movies did they split the hobbit?

as long as each game feels like a complete game then its ok.

Shenmue was a 12 chapter game that was supposed to be split into 3-5 different games.

We also don't really know how these 3 games will be split up. Will they only be splitting up the original game or the expanded stuff as well?

If its good then play, rent or buy. if it isn't good then ignore it. This was always going to be a project where not evevryone would have been happy about.

[Gaglaush]

Oh look another article that doesn't know all the facts. Just another writer praying on what a lot of people are upset, and fearing. I'm going to wait for the facts before I start making things up to just to keep the hate train going.

[Killz4Twinkies]

lol was just writing the exact same thing...

Well said sir, well said

[Gaglaush]

Thanks :) just getting tired of people making shit up without knowing all the facts. I mean nobody complied with .Hack was four games, or Xenosaga for that matter. But Final Fantasy VII OH NO lets go on a riot. Most of these people also forget the fact that they wanted a REMAKE, if you wanted things to stay the same you should have asked for a REMASTER. Two completely different things.

[Elda]

Absolutely!..these fools keep b*tching about getting a remake,now that they are they're still b*tching about how it's being handled & released.Either people can buy it or move on.

[Killz4Twinkies]

I am not a fan of the whole episode thing for FF VII... I will try to stay away from some randoms opinion based on zero facts

[Elda]

Until Square give full factual details on how they're releasing this game including pricing it's best to not take heed to this article.

[jmc8888]

$180 for a remake, even with some additions, is highway robbery.

But if you wait for everything to get to $20 or less, like in a steam sale or some sony/ms flash sale, you can just end up paying $60.

They've really been milking the remakes. Yeah people want them, but they've been just pumping them out. It's like every six months the past few years they are coming out with another one.

For that sort of coin, on the PC it better support 4k/60 and actually be able to utilize the power of the machines, rather then having framerate dips in ways that shouldn't be happening.

[Killz4Twinkies]

No one has stated that it will be $180

[gamer7804]

maybe they can make the golden saucer section on its own disc with nothing else, that way i can skip it altogether...

[sk8ofmnd]

Its really useless to even speculate till square themselves come out with more info. All were doing is fanning this writters flames. All this is meant to do is get the ff fanboys all riled up. Lets think about this for a second. Square are smarter than the retard that wrote this. They know most of us (myself included) that are fond of the original have been asking for this since the tech demo on the ps4, but if this is not priced right, most will wait for a pricedrop. I hope this is disc based if episodic, ill just rent it over gamefly like i do most my games.

[whitesoxfalife1976]

i know im getting this game........ final fantasy 7 is what brung me to the rpg world back then.

[ashcroft]

If each part has as much content as a full game 40 hours each, then I'd be okay with it.

If it takes a year or two years apart from each release, then there's a problem. If I was square, I'd only release the first part, after The third part is nearing completion. (assuming there are 3 parts)

This way, there's not much wait time in between parts and people will still be interested in completing the game. If they do it in a similar fashion as FFXIII, then they might as well cancel the project. People won't wait 6 years to finish a game, while games like Kingdom hearts, FFXV and ni no kuni are on the way.

Gamers these days, don't have a big attention span and having them that far apart would kill them.

[toad404]

this all started in the ps2 days and original xbox days with "special editions" and pre order bonuses this shoulkd be no surprise to any gamer in their 30's

[lunatic0001]

So its going to be ffVII and then FFVII-2 and FF VII-3 just like the ff13 trilogy I'm guessing???if each one has that much content then its cool its like buying the first part like ff13 then waiting for the sequel like Ff13-2 and then waiting for the final entry...I just hope each one feels like its own game that has a beginning ,middle and an ending that gets you hyped for the next part... I guess we'll just have to wait and see

[WizzroSupreme]

I'm just wondering just how long we're gonna have to wait for FF VII's "episodes" to be released. If they're 20 hr.+ long, then great – I'd buy 'em for $60. If they're under 10 hrs. for that much and released annually, then I'd dump this idea entirely. There's no way I'm waiting three years to play a complete game while playing bites at a time.

[N4Geeing]

Gonna flop!, mark my words.

[Kal-V3]

"Get Ready To Pay $180 To Play The Remake Of Final Fantasy VII"

So!.... people pay $100+ annually to play COD not to mention if they play Battlefront or Battlefield games as well.

Not a problem if they are all complete games in and of themselves.

Stop stirring up crap for clickbait!

[NeoGamer232]

Each part had better be the size and scope of Witcher III and Fallout 4 if they are going to divide into multiple parts and charge for each like it is a full game.

[DivineAssault]

supposedly its 3 parts long but who knows for sure? We could get nothing instead

[iliimaster]

parts of this game...? what makes this game is the whole thing not broken up to collect money... hell id take a ps3 version of this game but not like this...this was my last straw i held out hope for decade + for this game but never thought it could be layed out this way

[SynestheticRoar]

Mother said F-that.

[About30Ninjas]

Square must be smoking some good shit if they think I'm gonna pay $180 for ff7

[MasterofMagnetism]

No way I'm paying that much but it's still way too early to speculate the price.

[kupomogli]

Sorry, but if you're one of the fanboys buying into this then you're part of the problem gaming has went to sh*t.

Splitting Final Fantasy 7 into multiple parts is nothing short of greed. I didn't like Ni No Kuni, but the game had a large world, multiple towns(more than in Final Fantasy 7,) many dungeons, etc, and it was a game that last around 30 hours without doing all the end game side content. For Square Enix to say that it's not possible to create the remake of Final Fantasy 7 and still turn a profit because of development costs, they're full of sh*t.

Did Rockstar have any trouble making a profit from GTA5? Did Konami have any trouble, even with how wasteful Kojima was with development costs, turning a profit with Metal Gear Solid 5? Yes, these were multiconsole titles, but Ni No Kuni was exclusive and still turned a profit. That was a new IP. This is Final Fantasy 7.

[kupomogli]

Additionally(off topic,) if you're interested in new JRPGs you haven't played, just pay the money for any of the couple hundred or so PSX, PS2, SNES, NDS, and PSP RPGs. You're going to be paying less than $60 a game unless it's something like Suikoden 2, Earthbound, etc, and it's more than likely better in quality than what's soon to come out, if going by the last decade.

[Eiyuuou]

Put the pitchfork and torch away for now mate, we know nothing about the price yet.

Feel free to use them afterwards if it's still not to your liking.

[slappy508]

More like 'get read for 100s of hate articles telling us how FF7 should be' for the next 2 years

[Gatsu]

It won't be so expensive...jesus christ people are overreacting to the remake way too much. This is like the 100th article bashing it, how about just wait to see it complete first.

[FN4GM]

I found a simple work around for this......dont buy it.

[WelkinCole]

Well with how slow they make their games. I think its best they go this route. Otherwise we will not see the complete remake unit the PS6 lol!

[kupomogli]

I'd say PS7. Final Fantasy Versus 13 was announced in 2006 and almost 10 years later Final Fantasy 15 still isn't out.

If I was Square Enix, I would release a version called the 10 Year Anniversary Edition of Final Fantasy 15 in 2016 as a funny joke.

[Mr_Luke]

Square-Crapenix wants the people to buy the game just for the name. And the name, Final Fantasy VII, it's the only thing left.
It's a completely new game.

I'm a huge fan of the original one and i preferred a remaster, full HD, more details and 60fps everywhere. Not... this thing... mark my words: it won't never get the votes and reviews of the original, it will be worse, 30fps with drop of framerates and all of the crap that SE is putting in their games lately.

Meanwhile i bought the original one and i'll play it on my PS4. It's the old, good FFVII that made me love the JRPG genre. With trophies ;)

[deadwiseman85]

Next we will find out that shenmue will split into episodes!

[Mike04]

I will punch SE president if he will still charge a season pass BS on top of that price lmao

[kupomogli]

Square doesn't usually release season passes. You have to buy it all piece by piece.

What they will have though is preorder DLC and Emerald and Ruby Weapon might only be able to be fought through paid DLC like the bosses on FF13-2.

[ibrake4naps]

oh wow, no thanks then...

[Relientk77]

I'll wait for the complete collection then and buy it on sale or on Black Friday

[emad-E-three]

Well i'm 60$ richer thanks to you SE.

[jeenyus]

LOL, what an imbecile. How can anyone write such nonsense?
It's so hard these days to distinguish betweeen a genuine article and clickbait.

[VJGenova]

I already spent $100 on it ...

1. PC version 1998 - $50
2. Psx greatest hits - $20
3. Psx greatest hits again (i misplaced both games above) - $20
4. Pc version 2014 - $10

So ... $180 should be fine, considering time/value of money, and given it will be a lot bigger.

[theshredded]

people buy season passes or expansions which are equivalent to full games if it deserves the price tag then why not?!

[zodiac909]

Screw that if that's what it ends up being, I would rather pay $10 and experience pretty much the same thing playing the original.

[MilkMan]

This is no surprise, but not for the reasons most a quoting here.
Square-Enix has not made a decent Final Fantasy game since Final Fantasy 7. This game is their crowning achievement. They know that once they give the fans what they want there is literally nowhere else to go. They have nothing else that the fans truly, unanimously. want.

Makes absolutely, perfect sense to milk this title, change it and make as much money as possible. Will this be the Final Fantasy we all grew up with? Probably not, but its the one we are going to get.

[rataranian]

Why spend the equivalent of 3 new games for ff7 when I could just buy COD and Madden every year? I mean come on people.

[MRJefferson]

Ah, but Square enix is do listening to the fans! fans wanted, asked, and hell they demanded ff7 remake, now they get it but of course with some real profit for square enix.

[Wallstreet37]

Imaginary Mikey says "I wont pay that exorbitant amount for what it offers" then keeps playing his 140 dollar CE of Star Wars Battlefront lol

Nah seriously we have to play this by ear and see how much love they put into it. They are actually changing alot. Regardless it will give hundreds of hours of playtime bcus the original did, so i dont think play time should be a factor on whether they should charge us for three episodic games and divide them.

Im not digging the episodic route but ill keep an open mind and follow it closely. And of course the episodic nature was a business decision to milk more money out of it, thats a given. The same DLC is, micro transactions are, etc...... Its how gaming is now.

[g4n]

A "full" final fantasy game is ~70+ hours. ~40 hr just to beat it, and the rest for the endgame/maxing stats. Each installment must have the post 40hr main game... This tells me each installment you'd start at a predefined level.

[sadsatan]

i'll wait for the ultimate edition at a sensible price

[PurpHerbison]

While my hype for this game is almost completely dead, it puts me at a crossroad. I can go against myself and purchase them as they release or I can wait for the Game of the year trilogy edition a few years down the road. By waiting for the COMPLETE package I also give myself time to completely get over it and not purchase it at all.

[fitfox]

episodic content no less

[upallnightgamer]

Clickbait speculation, and nothing more.

[Claudinho69]

make it good and its worth $1000

[sk8ofmnd]

Square needs to troll us all and say for $$180 well give you... Ff7 remastered, dirge of cerberus, and crisis core 🙊🙉🙈 watch every man woman and child be like ohhhh take my monies!!!! 😹😹😹

[Kalebninja]

So many morons taking what this speculation article is saying as fact. People are either reading the title and thinking its the truth or are just on the bandwagon to sh*t on the game because its not exactly as they want it.

[rigo8582]

I'm ok with $180 if its 3 games worth of content.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

What's all the up roar? $60 for a game anymore than another $50 for the season pass to get a full game? What a rip but people are already damn near paying these prices anyways... So who really can be mad?