Final Fantasy VII Remake Sales Outpacing FFXV’s Sales After Three Weeks in Japan

Over in Japan, Final Fantasy VII Remake is selling exceptionally well. So well, in fact, that it's outpacing sales of Final Fantasy XV across both game's first three weeks on sale.

[Knightofelemia]

Don't blame it FF7 changed the face of jrpgs and there are a shit load of fans out there who have been wanting a FF7 remake since there was a tech demo of it on PS3. FF7 Advent Children is a great movie that still looks great for the cgi at the time. Crisis Core still looks great on PSP and is a great prequel wish it was ported to console. I still gotta start Dirge of Cerberus but FF7 is still a great game and is getting even more fans since the remaster has been ported to other consoles. I hope FF7 does so well that Square will be down to remake other games like Chrono Trigger Xenogears, Vagrant Story or even pop out FFX-3.

[bouzebbal]

it's a far better game than the dull FF15.
the first FF with 13 i never finished..

[SyntheticForm]

They're both very, very dull.

[bouzebbal]

Agreed. Noctis is the worst FF character ever after Tidus. One talks way too much and the other one is soulless and so boring

[Shiken]

FFVIIR is indeed a far better game. It feels like a true step forward for the franchise, despite still lacking in a few areas. Overall I love the game however. My discord servers have had a very mixed reception of it though. It will be telling how many people liked it vs not when we see the sales for part 2.

[SyntheticForm]

I literally forced myself to see the "Remake" through to the end.

"Just finish it, just finish it", I told myself as I chugged along boring corridors and trails, squeezing through cracks, climbing up and down countless ladders, and wading through the molasses of cheap filler injected all throughout the bloated disaster that is "FFVII Remake."

Every stupid mundane game cliche that could possibly be adopted and thrown in was adopted and thrown in. Endless triangle holding, draining water to access an area, that insipid water pump "mini game", chasing down an NPC and interacting with it (kids and cats) just to fulfill the unrewarding objective, picking flowers... -forehead palm-.

Padding and filler comprise the bulk of this game, with some cool cutscenes, but the dialogue (oh god the dialogue) forced me to turn my brain off throughout the game, and just hack my way through often big, yet sparsely peppered areas where enemies 'dwelled' (they look dumb in their static positions not taking opportunities to ambush).

If this were a new IP and didn't have the iconic names and title attached, you'd be getting a F of a lot more honesty from reviewers.

Sterling really surprised me with his omission of nail and cross he would typically gift to games guilty of much less.

[olorin818]

Game has incredible polish and quality of finish, however I fully share your sentiment.

[SyntheticForm]

I agree that it's solid as far as execution is concerned. I didn't witness any bugs or glitches personally during my playthrough, but textures are part of polish for me, and it felt a little incomplete in regards to those.

I 'am' glad that they stayed faithful with the music, and hearing some of those tracks again for the first time since 1997 made me perk up and nod my head in approval.

But yeah, it's refreshing to see a human reply to my sentiments rather than someone who will just flatly deny any shortcomings. You liked the game but also agree with my grievances, and I very much respect that. Not that I wouldn't respect someone who 'didn't' see it my way, but I've seen so much glossing over of these shortcomings, so yeah, very refreshing.

[rainslacker]

I'll agree with you on the graphics. It doesnt look bad, and some areas are truly inspired and detailed to the hilt. But overall, the game lacks the kind of visual wow factor that exist in every mainline ff game since ff7 came out...relative to the time it released. No matter what you though of any individual title, you couldn't help but say it set graphical standards.

[MrChow666]

I somewhat enjoyed the Game but I agree with everything you said, It has a lot of irritating elements, however somehow I liked It in the end, I guess it's because of the characters and story, combat is pretty good too

[SyntheticForm]

What I feared would happen is happening. Passion is giving way to monetization through piecemeal, and the impact of the name Final Fantasy is decreasing, and now, when I hear it spoken, it reminds me of something cheap instead of something sterling and grand.

The games are getting worse and worse, and the remake of one of my favorite games of all time is a dark, empty husk with only a few bright spots.

I can appreciate the character renditions; I think many of them are great too. I also loved some of the sequences like the Shinra Presentation and the falling of the plate. Some cool stuff, but just too much cheapness.

[Nyxus]

I disagree 100%. But whatever, I'm probably dumb enough to have fun with such a horrible game. For me it was the best game of the year so far, and I play many games.

Just so tired of all the negativity all the time.

[SyntheticForm]

That's fine, I can respect that, but it's not as if I'm devoid of reason and just trashing it flatly and thoughtlessly, nor am I attacking those who disagree. I didn't come to the comments and say "Game sucks" and leave.

I explained why I feel as I do.

You're not dumb to enjoy what you enjoy and I don't believe that even though you 100% disagree with me.

[Suzyp]

I'm sorry for your terrible taste in video games

[SyntheticForm]

You don't even know what my taste in video games is.

All you know is that I'm not fond of this one.

[Nebaku]

"Padding and filler comprise the bulk of this game". That statement may be technically true, but it really undervalues the work put into each added area that wasn't present in the original.

Each new area still has it's own set of enemies with their own mechanics to learn, their own character development sections/cutscenes, a great boss fight 9 times out of 10, etc.

And really, I'm hard pressed to think of any criticism you lobbied that wasn't even more present in the original. The original FF7 was FILLED with "press button at this moment" times, filled with linear corridors, and filled with decision making like the picking flowers, which seemingly contributed nothing to the game until you knew it affected the way certain events play out.

Your final point is just outright a lie. You can see new players who never played the original falling in the love with the cast of characters and the story more than any of the last 5 or so FF's. Seems to me your definition of "honesty" is simply "my opinion". Regardless of you personal bar for the quality of padding, it's still a super finished gameplay experience with a great battle battle system, and top notch level graphics and music.

[Godmars290]

The point is that none of the extras adds to the direct story. As result adversely effect it. Such as a certain character appearing in the flesh way too early.

[SyntheticForm]

"Each new area still has it's own set of enemies with their own mechanics to learn, their own character development sections/cutscenes, a great boss fight 9 times out of 10, etc."

I think you're attempting to give more weight to things than they actually carry. Okay, you have to learn enemy patterns and behaviors, each with their unique skill sets, but how potent and effectual are those things, really? Enough for you, perhaps, but not me. I didn't think the enemy variation was a particular highlight, as I would approach the enemies and dispatch most of them in an equal manner for the most part. Use one spell in one fight, and use a different in the other, sometimes changing characters when the situation called for Tifa or Barret or whoever.

As far as character development goes, again, I wasn't all that impressed. I thought the voice actors did a fine job for the most part, though I found some of them to be a little too cheerful and upbeat, and that was off-putting. Aerith was particularly grating due to her tone - as if the audience and her in-game peers were children or pets, but I digress. I just don't think the translation went well with this modernization.

"And really, I'm hard pressed to think of any criticism you lobbied that wasn't even more present in the original. The original FF7 was FILLED with "press button at this moment" times, filled with linear corridors, and filled with decision making like the picking flowers, which seemingly contributed nothing to the game until you knew it affected the way certain events play out."

You're comparing a PSX game to a contemporary modernization; of course the original was archaic and antiquated and basic because it was 1997. The picking of the flowers in this version was time-wasting filler, and the sentiment would have been better conveyed through a nice cutscene rather than approaching flowers in a specific order and pressing triangle. It was pure filler, nothing more. It's the method I take issue with, not that aspect of the story.

"Your final point is just outright a lie. You can see new players who never played the original falling in the love with the cast of characters and the story more than any of the last 5 or so FF's. Seems to me your definition of "honesty" is simply "my opinion". Regardless of you personal bar for the quality of padding, it's still a super finished gameplay experience with a great battle battle system, and top notch level graphics and music."

It's not an "outright lie" but yes, it is an opinion, that many reviewers and gamers big and small looked at this product through rose-tinted nostalgia glasses. It's honestly my opinion. Super finished? I thought it was pretty generic and ordinary, with a battle system that had the appearance of depth, but actually had very little. Thought the presentation was nice, but the textures on most objects were pretty ugly and borderline insulting. The music I'll give you; they stayed true to the original and it was pretty great.

The modernization made the game feel off to me, in many regards. That's my opinion, and I hoped for much better than what was thrown out by SE here.

[VileAndVicious]

The last 10 hours or so with the game were like this for me. I pushed myself to complete it mainly because I knew the ending was divisive (I never would have guessed how though beforehand) and I wanted to experience it for myself. I guess if I had to describe my experience with FF7R in one word it would be... 'inconsistent'? FF7R is 'solid', there are definitely some moments where it really shines and there are others where the pacing comes to a crawl and you begin to notice that some of the things around you aren't so well designed.

[SyntheticForm]

I can dig that, but I didn't think it was solid enough.

There were a few (too few but a few nonetheless) moments that I loved. I actually enjoyed the Shinra Building (mostly) and the propaganda hologram film thing they showed to the crew. I thought that was extremely well told and presented, and I think the game could have used more of that.

I agree about the pacing and inconsistency. I could go on and on but it's getting late and I'm getting tired, but I generally agree with you.

[Hotabang]

Agreed

[Godmars290]

FF15, upon release, was not a complete product. While FF7r is only the - supposed - first installment of a multi-part series, it is still complete.

Know the difference!

[Matrix6]

I find it amazing that there has been no patch updates released for FF7r still. No Day 1 patch, it still sits at Version 1.0.
Pretty much unheard of for AAA games this Gen.

[Godmars290]

It was a long held, since FF8, hope that Square would get actual writers. Not have to compromise plot for gameplay.

I've recently given that up.

[rainslacker]

The only patch it needs is to allow items in hard mode....even if only outside of battles. I'd settle for it restoring mana at rest points in hard mode. That decision just made the hard mode more annoying than fun

[InKnight7s]

Add to that, a lot of what had be shown in Trailers since Versus XIII to XV are not part of the game, not even with half dozen of story DLCs and festivals and upgrades. XV 2013 trailer is far superior to the final Alpha product. Nothing in XV is complete except models and textures.

[Atomicjuicer]

Such a great game! I even bought FFXV to help fund 7 because I strongly suspected they finally had the tech necessary to make 7 from the work they did on XV.

When Hashimoto flew to L.A. in 2014 just to announce the FF7 port I knew he was fucking with everyone.

E3 2015 was the pinnacle man.

[DOMination-]

Pretty impressive. Now imagine the sales once this hits Switch and Xbox. Then x3.

Square knew all along what they were doing with this. It's a money maker, not for the fans.

[rainslacker]

I imagine the sales of ff7r in japan arent going to be all that impressive

[TricksterArrow]

Switch? Never gonna happen. Maybe a demake, like the XV one. (they kinda already have that though, it's the original FF7)
Xbox we will see in a year, but I doubt it'll achieve expressive numbers in Japan.
I'm more inclined to see how well it'll sell on PC. Modders will go deep in this game.

[goldwyncq]

It’s FFVII after all — the king of JRPG.

[Mr_Luke]

Well, FFVIIR >>>>>>>&g t;>>>>> FF (*cough...*) XV. I couldn't play more than 6 hours FFXV. And FFVII is the best game i played this year, for now. Sadly i finished it after 98 hours, i wanted more :( i guess i'm going to wait 4-5 years for part 2 :P

[Kaedro]

Good