Final Fantasy VII Remake Coming To PS3: When, Not If

Final Fantasy VII is one of the most successful games of all time, and it certainly defined the JRPG; giving it massive exposure in the western market. For many, it was the first JRPG that they'd played and it holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many.

Fans have been caught in mass hysteria numerous times, starting with the Final Fantasy VII Tech Demo, and more recently when the Final Fantasy VII Playstation 3 was announced last month. Square Enix must clearly know the huge potential that this game has.

[meepmoopmeep]

i dunno, it's a little premature to say which platform it will (if released) be on.

but yeah, i'll buy it DAY ONE.

hehe.

[mephman]

I was informed that Sony own the publishing rights to Final Fantasy VII in NA/EU, and based on Final Fantasy XIII, I don't think they'd release it on the Xbox 360 in Japan.

[GWAVE]

FF7 fans have been clamoring for a remake and trying to conjure up "evidence" that a remake has been coming since the early days of the PS2. If Sony happened to lock down the remake (if/when it's coming) as a Sony exclusive...oh, boy. You can bet on a lot of gamers rushing to the store to pick up a PS3.

[meepmoopmeep]

well, Sony didnt' publish the PC port, so who knows.

i don't care, I JUST WANT IT NAO!!!!

FFVII sold 2M in it's first few days in JPN.
i'm pretty sure it will sell the same amount or even more than the PS1 version did.

[Gerry Mark II]

Well considering Sony pretty much saved Squaresoft from going bankrupt back in the day i dont think they will lose the publishing rights.

If it wasnt for Sony, Squaresoft/Enix wouldnt exist today.

Sony however doesnt have the publishing rights to FF8, 9, 10, 11 (obviously), 12 and 13 (obviously)

[iamtehpwn]

"Final Fantasy VII remake coming to Playstation 3" and I had a heart attack.
god dammit.
don't do things like this to me.

[hay]

@iamtehpwn: I almost had one too... But quick logical reaction was on time. It's not time for it yet. Not until FF13 is in development.

[Israfel]

I ALMOST BURNED EVERY GAME I HAD.

[cayal]

FFVII remake will sell millions no doubt about it, and I am quite certain it will be done for PS3 (and perhaps the 360, depends on the publishing issue).

[Jinxstar]

Everyone here says "OMFG I WANT YAY!!!" I bet you 9/10 of these guys who say that they want a remake will moan after the first screens are released because "It doesn't hold true" "The controls changed" "The story isn't perfect" or a million other reasons... We don't need a remake. Just a PSN DL of the original. The Original was great the way it is and any change at all will send gamers crying. i.e. Diablo 3 comes to mind recently... A shoot off of 7. maybe a side story of some kind. good idea. Remake is a bad bad bad idea. Mark my words on that...

Edit; I just wanted to add the game really was great for it's time... For it's time. just like Golden eye and doom and Super mario Bros... Now a days if you try and go back it's hard. It's dated. just like cartoons from when you were a kid. it's not the same. Square will have to change things to bring the game up to date and gamers will hate that. They will petition and moan and cry for weeks and fume and threaten to turn their backs and say "It's not right them changing everything". It's historically the way it is. disagree all you want but it's just not a good idea when there is nothing wrong with the old one... FYI I just recently beat it again for the 4th time.... The first time I played it i was living in Russia and all I could find was a jap version. I played it with my thai friend using a walkthrough and didn't know a single thing that was happening the whole time. I loved it then as I do now. I say again a PSN release is all thats needed anything else will cause way too much drama.

Edit 2: If you disagree please at least say why.

[gamesmaster]

if sony have their balls attached they'd refuse to publish it on the playstion3 unless its an exclusive deal. i think thats the only way they could hold microsoft back from getting their mits on this one. (if it ever comes that is)

[WhiteLight]

I will cry of happiness if they do a FF7 remake.

[The Lazy One]

yea... they'd refuse, and Square would say f you and just not publish it on the PS3. If I were sony, I would pay the entire budget for all of the games I was producing to make 100% sure this game was coming to my system even as a multi-platform game.

If sony didn't get it, it would be absolutely horrible for them (even though I can't really see a situation where they wouldn't get it at least MP).

That said, people have been speculating this since before the PS3's launch, and everyone thinks it would be a great idea, but still here we are FFVII-less.

[Alucard_420]

if i were square enix making a remake of PS3 i would have sony pay for the production of the game but yet the game would sale like crazy on PS3, and would end up costing less to make the game on one Disc, also considering how much extra content would be able to add in it also.i wouldnt place any DLC on the game i find that lame on a rpg, but people would still go crazy tho

[ProperFunked]

i agree, a full revamp of the origianl with new twist and shiz, its really nesseary, it could be along the lines of Bio Commando re arms quality on PSN and ppl will still buy it no doubt because the experince was so great. but on my behalf, i've never actually played anything more then the demo on PC. so i truly feel as though im missing out on something amazing not having fully experienced this game and after playing crisis core, i would go out and buy this title for PS3.

[prowiew]

Ok. Let square release FF13 first, then talk about a FF7 remake. But really I would love some others RPG remakes. Especially the old sega ones!. Panzer Dragoon Saga anyone?

[gamesmaster]

i dont think SE would do that if sony refused to publish it unless its exclusive, SE know japan is where they sell the most games, in terms of next gen japan is ps3 territory so if SE wanted to make some proper money back onit, the playstation brand is essential. you think it being an xbox360 exclusive it will sell more? hello no but as a ps3 exclusive it will sell a hell of alot more.

[xT-Virusx]

I would like to see the remake for the fan service and the new nostalgia. I WOULDN'T however be scared that it would change my impressions of the original. If they screwed it up it would only mar my perception of the remake. The orginal is and always will be awesome. A new game wouldn't change the past.

[Jinxstar]

@ xT and others...

I know what your saying but it has to be profitable to square. Basically a lot of people will see the changes and after them putting 26 million into a remake and everyone saying "They should have left a good thing good" They are out a ton of money... Like the other guy said a Bionic Commando Rearmed style remake might be a good idea. Update some cut scenes ala the DS remakes and your good... However thats not a remake so much as an update... I think most people want an update and not a "Remake" A remake means "Charlies Angels" it means "Dr. Dolittle" it means "Miami Vice" or in games cases "GTA 4" "Diablo 3" "REsident Evil 5" or any number of games that former fans loved in the past but mock the modern iterations because they either don't hold true(GTA4) or keep too much from the past (RE5) or the art is off(Diablo 3). There is a huge gamble of "Screwing it up" ala the movies I mentioned. A update would be ok. A version on PSN with a little more HD in it and a few new cutscenes would be sweet. I'd pay 20$ for it even though I have to original. REally guys and girls a Remake would be a bad thing. not because i wouldn't love to see the only part of the FF series story I really like brought into a new form or something but because It would just not be good. I love the game and would love an updated version but not a remake. If you guys can't see it with the examples I gave then i feel there is no hope... just think about it.

Spin off great. Side story sweet. New perspective with clashing characters awesome. Remake... not good. I guarantee 90% of those saying they would do anything would be let down by changes made to bring it to modern standard like changing controls, character models, cheesy story dialogue, esper(Materia) counts, animations and styles, Combat systems, color palette, set design, musical score, random number generators... I could go on with things they would need to update which some may be good but true fans will not like...

Thats just how it is historically... If they nailed it 100% with every former fan being 100% satisfied it would be a first.

[PirateThom]

Considering Square Enix are slowly making their way through the remakes, it's inevitable it will come.

[meepmoopmeep]

i totally agree, it's WHEN not IF.

i want a FF-IX remake please.

[coolfool]

I am not sure I want it to be made. When I first heard about it I was really keen to have a remake but when I started thinking about it some more I decided that is might change my impression of the game, change my memories and reminiscences. We all look back to this game with fond memories and they will always stay fond if we leave it the way it is. If we play a new version our memories of the game will change and what if the remake is bad? What would would happen to our fond memories? They'd all be ruin.

One thing we know for sure is that the remake won't/can't feel the same; the voice acting, the graphical upgrade will change it all, but what we don't know is if it will be a change for the good. Judging by how good the original was I would say that this would be a tall order.

[TruEve]

I'd like to see a FFIX remake just as much as a FFVII! Hell, give me FFVIII too!

[TheFART at Xbotkings]

Thats right my fellow Xbots, Sony has the publishing rights to Final Fantasy 7.

But Hey, we still got multiplats, DLC, a console with a 33% to 68% failure rate and games in 2009 noone cares about.

[TheMART]

ah Nasim I see I'm still under your skin.

Damn I didn't know I am the rockstar here on N4G, the one you envy, the one you see as your master that you want a name close to mine.

I don't even feel honoured, because you only make shoarma all day.

[TheFART at Xbotkings]

Why the fuk am i talking to myself?

[PoSTedUP]

i was like "o word? for real mart..?" lol until i seen that your an impostor ; )

[NegativeCreep427]

"But Hey, we still got multiplats, DLC, a console with a 33% to 68% failure rate and games in 2009 noone cares about."

Wow! Its about time TheMART finally gave himself a reality check!

[silverchode]

its hard to tell whos who since they're both idiots

[TheRealNasim]

I stopped my trolling a long time ago, you PS3 trolls should do the same.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Mart...you honestly aren't as bad as most of the users on here. At least you have valid arguments sometimes.

[peedie16]

I would rather Square make a remake of FF8

[LinuxGuru]

Same here! Loved that game.

[Chris399]

- Mature, adult-looking characters.
- Well written love-story with a J-pop theme song.
- Tonnes of sidequests.
- Unparalleled last boss fight (FOUR BATTLES, and just when you think Ultimecia is dead, she comes back again!)

I could go on forever. To each their own, but VIII was hands down my favorite.

[mephman]

Yea, the end boss was epic, and so was the ending cutscene. I think it's the best in any Final Fantasy game. I couldn't believe how long it was.

[Selyah]

I'd quite like to see and FF8 remake as well but ff7 is probably one of the most influential games that SE have made.

[blackpanther25]

so that you can spam the summons until the final boss lol. FF8 had excellent story, but dear god the gameplay was so broken. I literatly spam summons from the first time i could get them till i defeated the boss at the end of the game.

Never drawed out magic and never used their limits.

[cayal]

What is spam summons? What do you mean?

[blackpanther25]

In FF8 you use summons as much as you want until they die in battle. I just keep summoning different monsters until i defeat the boss. So using this summoning method i went through the whole game doing the same thing over and over again thus spamming summons.

[INehalemEXI]

I would give squall aura's and he would renzokuken alot. FF8 is a close second to FF7 for me, they should give it some more attention.

[LightofDarkness]

I enjoyed VIII's story a lot, but the game itself wasn't so great. VII had very good gameplay as opposed to VIII. If I wanted to see a remake I'd want VI. IV on the DS was a good choice as well, although the difficulty is more than a little overwhelming at first.

TBH, FFXII is the best one I've played since VI. I think the storyline is far more mature than almost any previous game, the gameplay is far more engaging as well. I know a lot of people don;t like it because it's not like other FF games in many ways, but judged on it's own merits I believe the game is far better than every one besides VI, and is on a par with VII ( based on personal enjoyment). Still, having played through Chrono Trigger once again on the DS recently, it's still by far my favourite JRPG. Just a damn fine game, and one that doesn't rely on fancy graphics or cutscenes.

@Below:

For the record, I think FFX is the worst game in the series. Atrocious voice acting, characters that are nigh on impossible to relate to or care about, uninteresting gameplay, boring character designs in general, the whole problem with story elements being poorly explained (if at all sometimes)...

[TenSteps]

to see other FF8 fans everyone I know always talk about FF10 and FF7 and fail to recognize that FF8 was just as good and had a great story.

[Dirty J]

why can't they just release old final fantasy games as PSONE classic on the PSn......?

[Alex_Mexico]

so they can repackage them as DS or PSP games for $40 instead of $5-10 PSN downloadables.

[spacetoilet]

Lets move forward, I think remakes blow.

[heyheyhey]

they are brilliant fan service

[INehalemEXI]

they are going to remake or re-release every single main FF regardless its part of there buisness plans.

[NickyFinn]

*DROOOOOLS*

[Skyreno]

everyday At night rigt before i go to bed i WISH for more videos of final fantasy 7 Remake ....

[heyheyhey]

ahh misleading

[RPG Guy]

I think for legal reasons this remakes could ONLY be PS3, or w/e PS console (PS2 ain't dead yet) Square puts it out on. Trademark/publishing I think would be the issue for you 360 fans out there.

[heyheyhey]

yeah... Sony would look to put a seismic console-war changing game on their last gen console

they should hire you :)

[cayal]

I think outside of Japan it could be 360 possible.

[RPG Guy]

Cause SONY would decide that and not developer Square...idiot. Publishing or not, who would make it?

[perils]

ive been waiting for this for ages but the more i wait the feeling of anticipaton and excitement about a remake has been overtaken by a single thought "there gonna fuk it up for me arnt they?". Im not saying they will, but thats just the way my life is going at the moment.......

[Kamikaze135]

Square-Enix are remaking every Final Fantasy games so it's only a matter of time. Personally, I'd rather have a PS3 remake of Final Fantasy VI. That, in my opinion, was the BEST RPG game ever made. Actually, I wouldn't even mind an HD remake rather than a full blown 3D remake.

[Foxgod]

This would be one of the biggest multi releases ever.

[Queers of War]

ha! yeah right...multi.

SE remakes are always on the system brand that held the original

chrono trigger SNES ---> DS
ff3 famicom ---> DS
ff4 SNES ---> DS

therefore, ff7 PS1 ---> PS3

[Foxgod]

Um, Final fantasy 1 and 2 nes --- >psp
Star ocean 1 Snes -----> psp

Your logic is flawed..

[heyheyhey]

@Queers

that was horrible logic...

[Queers of War]

well then i guess that leaves microsoft completely out of the picture

everything is sony and nintendo

[Foxgod]

Everything WAS Sony and nintendo.

Star Ocean 4 and Final Fantasy 13 are on the xbox360 now.

[3sq]

FFXIII and SO 4 Look like crap already, you can have them. Crappy games on Crappy hardware does make sense.

[jadenkorri]

Star Ocean 4 will be on the ps3, its just delayed, no way squaresoft is gonna give the big middle finger to its fans in Japan, when that game is most popular over there then here in North America.

[queerbearandchicken]

with a mini game where you get to blow bill gate with the Square-Enix bigshots

[RPG Guy]

Cause you dream-up mini games where you blow guys...yesh... Well, to each their own. Have fun with that. I think I know who your favorite character was in Enchated Arms...

[callahan09]

I see no real reason why the original team that made FFVII needs to be available to make FFVII Remake. I guarantee that the makers of FFIV didn't make the recent 3D remake of that game for the DS. All you have to do is get people to recreate everything that happened in higher resolution graphics with more polygons and better textures. Basically, if you can get talented artists and programmers that can use the original as a framework and a blueprint for the recreation, they could do just as good of a job as the original team, I would think.

[meepmoopmeep]

in the IGN article, a lot of the new talent at Square grew up playing VII
and said they were also up to the task for a remake and would love to be part of it.

having the original team is great but yeah not totally needed.

anyway, Square knows it will sell, so does everyone else.

[mephman]

I think it's because they know how much Final Fantasy VII means to people, and they don't want to mess it up. Having the people on board who came up with the game ensures that the vision remains true and isn't reinterpreted by someone else.

[callahan09]

I agree with both of you, but I personally lean towards the idea that any talented people who are fans of the original could do it justice, it doesn't have to be the original creators.

[NaiNaiNai]

god i would love to see a remake of FF7, i want to see how they would maybe up the magic system which was already insane, IMO FF7 had the best magic system out of all the games.
-nai-

[NMC2007]

what if it goes to 360?

[Natsu89]

That would never happen, because sony has the licence for ff 7 ;)
And iam realy glad about that =)

[NaiNaiNai]

actually sony has the license to make it on the psone. >.> SE could allow mircosoft to publish the game for the 360, and sony publish the game for the ps3. >.> sony has no say in it, only over ps1 matters. SE could even publish it them selfs and sell it on ps3,360,pc if they wanted.
-nai-

[Foxgod]

Final fantasy 7 is from 1997, so whatever rights Sony had with FF7 have expired now.

Contracts arent legit forever you know, so SE would have no probs bringing this to the 360.

[cayal]

NaiNaiNai, that's wrong.

First of all publishing rights are not restrictive to a console. Secondly Sony published the Japanese version but not the rest of the world.
Finally Sony won't publish the PS3 version if they are not guaranteed exclusivity world wide.

[PirateThom]

Actually, Sony published Worldwide, Squaresoft published in Japan.

Because of various deals, I'm fairly certain Sony do have some say over FF7, mostly because they saved Squaresoft after The Spirit's Within bombed.

[Natsu89]

I also think sony would not let this game go multi!

[NaiNaiNai]

if im wrong post links stating sony owns the rights to FF7 publishing, if you can't find the links then it doesn't exist, thus more chance of mutiplat being true, T_T don't back mouth like that if you can't back it up. >.> see i don't have to back mine, because there is no proof against it.
-nai-

@below
"full North American publishing and distribution rights to Square's 1997 PlayStation product line."

im sorry >.> where does it say 2009+ >.> i don't seem to see that. oh thats right because its not there, >.>

also if i recall, thats the right to FF7 on PLAYSTATION 1

not a newer version, if a newer version was made it is a different game, same story, different game, so while Sony may have rights to FF7 on playstation 1, they didn't for PC, so they had the right to ditribute the game on PS1, nothing more, they can't publish it for the 360, or ps3, they have to get a new contract.

see no matter what, it doesn't work out for exlcusive 100%. so still it can still be made on the 360.
-nai-
*try and spin*

*heres a sum up as well*
sony only has right TO MAKE THE GAME ON PLAYSTATION PRODUCTS.
other publishers can still get the game.
-nai-

[PirateThom]

http://findarticles.com/p/a...

"In December 1996, Sony Computer Entertainment America agreed to a multi-title publishing deal with Square Co. Ltd., allowing the company full North American publishing and distribution rights to Square's 1997 PlayStation product line. Along with rights to publish the revolutionary Final Fantasy VII, Sony Computer Entertainment America also has released Bushido Blade, and other upcoming PlayStation exclusive releases, Final Fantasy Tactics and SaGa Frontier."

It's pure speculation to assume the rights to any of these games have expired, because this wasn't like "timed exclusivity", this was Sony actually being given full control of the publishing of the IP.

Edit: Rather than that spin of it, try reading what it actually says: "allowing the company full North American publishing and distribution rights to Square's 1997 PlayStation product line" meaning "full publishing rights to every PlayStation game Square Enix released in 1997"... including, FINAL FANTASY VII. The PC version is irrelevent in this, it's not a console. Sony have never published on PC.

[cayal]

"@below
"full North American publishing and distribution rights to Square's 1997 PlayStation product line."

im sorry >.> where does it say 2009+ >.> i don't seem to see that. oh thats right because its not there, >.>

also if i recall, thats the right to FF7 on PLAYSTATION 1

not a newer version, if a newer version was made it is a different game, same story, different game, so while Sony may have rights to FF7 on playstation 1, they didn't for PC, so they had the right to ditribute the game on PS1, nothing more, they can't publish it for the 360, or ps3, they have to get a new contract."

Wrong again.

The reference to 1997 Playstation product line isn't about exclusively publishing it in 1997, it's just referring to the year they got the rights.

[NaiNaiNai]

you did just spin in it. because now the PC doesnt count as a console, but everytime that a exclusive is on the 360, you guys say no its on PC. see you can't spin to win,
-nai-

@above
"full publishing rights to every PlayStation game Square Enix released in 1997"

really, if they re-made the game, it would no longer be a 1997 game, T_T, see you are just digging a hole.
-nai-

@ below, no im saing it was for 1997s FF7, not 2009+ FF7

in other words, they hold the rights to a PS1 game, not a ps3, 360 game.
-nai-

[PirateThom]

I never said it was exclusive, I said Sony hold the publishing rights. Do keep up.

@above

Seriously, are you intentionally ignoring the fact it's publishing for games released in 1997 and that doesn't mean it just expires in 1997?

[cayal]

They hold publishing rights to the game Final Fantasy VII, regardless of when it is released.

It's really not that hard to comprehend.

[NaiNaiNai]

let me show you something.
Final Fantasy Tactics is on that 1997 list of publishing rights. but its been on the GBA correct, without sonys publishing, see were you fail to see what i mean, sony only has the right to publish it on the ps3. they are the only publisher allowed to put it on a sony product. namely the ps1. so if another publisher wants to put the game out on the 360, or the wii for that matter they can, as long as SE offers, its good.

stop being a fanboy and look at the facts dangled in front of your face.
-nai-

[FF7numbaone]

There is nothing wrong with it going to the 360 but it move more ps3 in all region plus out sell world wide.

[poeo]

remake the game with the engine from FFXIII (White engine, Crystal Tools/whatever).

but DON'T touch the music.

[Natsu89]

nah i don't think they would do that
Just improve the sound for the present soundquality

[ViceKingz]

they should update the music...but dont change the soundtracks if you know what i mean.

[gamesmaster]

crisis core soundtrack says hello.

[Trebius]

And that is, if the PS3 remake were announced for release today, there would be an INSANE amount of pre-orders almost immediately after. This is a game even people that dislike RPGs were attached to.

Square/Sony would be doing themselves an incredible dishonor if they didnt release some sort of remake within the PS3's shelf life.

I would buy more than 1 copy and give them to my cousins and friends with PS3s! Just so ppl can see one of the most amazing RPG games.

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Chrono Trigger remake would be sweet too...
And not that cheapass DS version.

[Gue1]

I just hope god hear my prayers and S-E don't make any remake of FFVII ever. I don't want that game ruined with their new feminine (gay or whatever) art, the action oriented piece of crap battle system. Or their new style of utilizing over-the-top-matrix-action-seq uences that only kids like. Just look at Crisis Core or Advent Children... That's sad. It's like watching a morning cartoon or Power Rangers but without the suits.

Why they don't continue with a more realistic approach like in the intro of FFVIII? That was the coolest intro of any FF ever (in my opinion). *Seifer launches a fire spell to Squall but he deflected it with his gun-sword and so on...

[BigMassacre]

You do realize Nomura designed basically everything in FF7...and he's been designing basically everything since? So that "feminine art" would be right at home. ;)

Also, listen to what you just typed.

"Why they don't continue with a more REALISTIC approach like in the intro of FFVIII? That was the coolest intro of any FF ever (in my opinion). *Seifer LAUNCHES A FIRE SPELL TO SQUALL BUT HE DEFLECTED IT WITH HIS GUN SWORD and so on..."

See what I capitalized there?

[FireJackal]

That would be great.
But in my opinion the best FF was the X.

[Reshun]

They all deserve something

[cayal]

10 was crap but it won't be remade.

[Knightofelemia]

FF 7 would break new ground in the cosole wars wich ever system gets it wins the war. Personally I to want to see a ff8 remake and Xenogears and a sequal to Vagrant story.

[Cyb3r]

Hey mephman you should have thought before you made the title of this news I nearly had a heart attack when I read it the title. But yeah FF7 remake would be a console seller for the PS3

[Skyreno]

sony has publishing rights of FF7 and 8

[ramblingswede]

A FF7 remake would be like the second coming of Christ. That game got me into RPGs, but I am tired of having it teased like a carrot dangling in front of my face.

[Defiantmac]

Seriously, I want FF7 remake ;)

[Nuckles]

Can i get a remake of Xenogears please

[ChickeyCantor]

You guys do realise that if they make a Remake they will make lots of things different.
Because more is possible.

The magic of the original would go away.

[Nitrowolf2]

The only major change i would want is the graphics and restored music.

[Nitrowolf2]

If they do indeed make a remake, it would be crazy in sales. I Just started to play the game, and almost finished it. It a great game, and a remake would be incredible.

[HDgamer]

So we can all say exclusive game that will shatter record sales.

[Flewid638]

If this happens it'll come out for PS3/360.

[infamous_27]

Well too bad it's never going to happen because Sony owns the rights to this game and we all know Microsoft hates Sony... :(

[rockleehong]

SE should remake FF VII so they can make alot of money !

[Jerk120]

Screw FF7.

There are many other FFs that need a remake other than that crappy game.

[Obama]

FF7 may not be the greatest rpg ever made, but is is a great rpg. You don't like it because the remake is not going to be on ur system.

[Jerk120]

Wrong.

If there was an FF7 remake on the 360 I'd NEVER buy it.

NEVER.

Did you get that?

No?

N E V E R.

How about that?

[xTruthx]

Omg i hope this comes real!

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

unless it plays like Zelda or Fable...

turn based style just isn't my thing, but if a FF7 remake is done... I just might give it a shot! cause the picture from long ago with Cloud wielding that giant sword... screamed PLAY ME!!!

But I've never played a FF game anyways... so maybe I shouldn't even dive into 7 without knowing a damn thing about the series!

[TheForgotten0ne]

You don't have to have played any of the other games.

Each game is a new game. Final Fantasy VIII or VI isn't attached to VII at all. It's only the prequels and sequels that are attached to each game, but since VII came out before those, you don't really need to have played them

[You Already Know]

I think a "re-make" would consist of newly rendered cut-scenes and updated graphics that go beyond just "upscaling"...

I wouldn't mind it just upscaled from the original quality....and the new cut-scenes are going to be their point to justify whatever price point they give it..

[CobraKai]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the most milked franchise ever!!!!

[FF7numbaone]

That would mario, you fool.

[fishyjoes]

i have to agree with ff7numbaone since the final fantasy series for the most are different from one another with different characters and plots

[Superduper09]

Oh if only this would be true... lol

[jams_shop]

Final Fantasy VII(remake) + PS3/360(even better if PS3 exclusive) = END of the Universe as we know it j/k

[jaybdemented]

ff7 is one of, if not the greatest game made. and yes, if they remade it it would make a ton of money. but, it is still just a remake and only thing they can improve would be the way it looks and to add vocie acting. that would be great for some one that never played it. as for me, i'll be happy just going old school and play it on my ps1

[ultimolu]

I would so snap up a FFVII remake. :o

[FF7numbaone]

Damn did somebody say ff7. No way i could over look this article.

Oh and FF7 Numba One. Men lie, Women lie but numbers dont.

[FF7numbaone]

check my name!

[yojoe26]

If you look at their development list they have so many freaking games in the making now it isn't even funny. If they would focus more on individual games they might actually get a game out in less than five years. This is the biggest reason I don't think Final Fantasy VII remake will make it in time for this generation. I mean think about it: they are saying now that Final Fantasy 13 isn't coming until 2010 which means Finaly Fantasy 13 Versus is light years away because they put the development of this one on hold until they finish FF13. So to be optimistic (but not realistic) we'll give them the benefit of a doubt and say FF 13 Versus comes out in 2011. Okay, then you have to figure in Kingdom Hearts 3. I know that it hasn't had an announcement yet or even a platform announcement, but still, if this game is coming you have to think it is probably at least three to four years away as well. Not to mention there is the Last Remnant coming soon as well as Star Ocean 4. Don't flame me about this one. I heard from some inside sources that Star Ocean 4 is coming to PS3 after an exclusivity deal runs out. Just watch and listen....You'll see. So you see what I'm getting at? We're going to be in the middle of PS4's lifecycle before they even can cram in the development time that is needed to devote to a FF7 remake.

[zodiac909]

as long as its a sony exclusive, i'll buy it!

[Allowen]

I think that after FF7 all of the other FFs had dumb stories so I guess since SE is lacking of creativity on that they should work in FF7 Remake sice they don't need to worry about inventing a new story line.

BTW I saw that Level 5 is helping SE on making Dragon quest 9, am I wrong about that ??
Level 5 rules and SE should absolutely work to make games indead with then .
Just imagine how uber if this FF13 had a co op mode like a WKC from Lv5 .....
The game would pass 12m copies sold.
I think that besides Secret of Mana SE never added a co op(offline) to any other RPG they make.

[indyman7777]

Sony only owned the right to publish the original game on the PS1 not any remake, or new FFVII in the future for any machine. Square has already said they could make it for any system they want to including the DS. When peope say stupid stuff like" I was informed" please do question them. And don't except what they say as fact just because you wish it to be true. Example "I was informed" your girlfriend was coming over. Don't mean she is does it? Well does it?....silence. IC I'll be back someone is at the door......sorry about that that took a few hours :) anyway. Right after Sony showed that tech demo they said: On PS3, DS, and wii we have games but on xbox360 we have a blank page. Remembering now? So now you have this possible coming out (after FFXIII) it may be 360. People forget there are several games that Square has released on 360 only, final fantasy XI, another Final fantasy XI, exclusive: last rememant (at least for a time), exclusive: infinite undiscovery, exclusive: star ocean (in a few days), and a exclusive none rpg game. Plus two Final fantasy XIII games in NA, (only one of them will release on 360 in Japan). But you have half that on PS3. So to assume it will be exclusive on PS3, or even on PS3 is kinda irrational unless Sony does pay up.

[LethalToxins]

So does that mean that Bungie could remake all of the Halos and put them on the PS3? I doubt that. Somehow I think there'd be a hefty lawsuit in that. I'm not positive, but I'm willing to bet the publisher has all rights to the name/remakes. I think it goes deeper than what you're saying.

With the simplicity you describe, Sony could make a game, Fario, staring a fat plumber and completly copy SMG, only 'remake' it with better graphics and there'd be no problem...

[TheLaughingMan]

FF7 was a bad ass game I shamefully never finished it due to other games that came out at the time but it was still a great game I would love a remake I could finally finish it.
as of FF7 on 360....thats blasphemy.

[BMS84]

It has a special place in my heart .. Final Fantasy 7 , OMG that was the best RPG back than and still is one of the best ever..

[KKanjiAnkh]

I'm gonna have to agree w/you there, honestly some games don't fit the rep on 360, I still ask why did the put Symphony of the Night, on Live. You know why I like Blu-Ray as whole, cause it cancels having to load 4 to 5 discs, and I don't have to worry about me playing then ooops, "my system scratched disc 3, guess i'm screwed." I personally Nomura, just like Kojima dislikes MS, Hey but to each his own.

[cze]

A sequel, NOT a remake would be awesome. By making a remake you'd just tarnish the immortal reputation the original holds :(!

[FF7numbaone]

not true, they can always give my guy cloud some fingers at least. put him in HD.

[FxckOSX]

remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake
crappy remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake remake

No more of shiiiiiit.

[Bengoshi-San]

There have been a million and one articles discussing Final Fantasy VII and how a remake is/will be made. However it is all speculation until S-E says so themselves.

I'm not going to get all excited about the prospect, because in all honesty, these articles are a dime a dozen and don't ever lead to anything concrete. If anything, after an article like this gets some heat around it, S-E is quick to dismiss any rumors about a remake.

Looking at Square-Enix' recent relationship with its customers and fans, I'm going to have to say that they are not concerned with what we really want or need. If they were, we would have another Chrono game and Final Fantasy XIII wouldn't be delayed till the next moon landing.

I may sound like a pessimist but this is reality folks. S-E is NOT Squaresoft. Management has changes, priorities have changes and their care for customers has changed. They know that they are going to make money either way, whether they spend 100 million dollars on a remake of Final Fantasy VII or 5 million on a game like Infinite Undiscovery. There simply is no motivation on S-E's part to push the really classic games that we love to be remade for the current generation of consoles.

It's all for moot folks. We cannot do anything about it. Here is all we can pray for in the near to distant future:

- That Star Ocean The Last Hope doesn't bomb due to framerate slowdown and graphical glitches which are a S-E trademark recently.

- That Final Fantasy XIII doesn't become its own worst enemy by trying to do too much at one time and ruining the reasons why we really play final fantasy games: solid gameplay, fun battles and a great, epic story.

Adios.

[kodiak]

Multiplatform
sony published the first one
but look
this is a new one and microsoft money dont care about it

ah,

btw, KH3 will be 360 exclusive too PS3tards

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Nomura.

[Skyreno]

sure. whatever.. nomura will never put xbox... kingdom heart series will stay on playstation

[kodiak]

yeah
like ffxiii

oh wait!!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Because Nomura's involved with XIII...

Oh, wait...

[2Negativecool]

I'll get disagreed, but FFVII is my favorite game of all time. (Hence the avatar) and I want its remake to be greater than the second coming of Christ.
I'd rather it wait until the PS4 comes out with its multiple Cell processors, and god knows what graphics card to yield the craziest visuals and physics this side of insanity. By then Sony's online capabilities will have matured and the Home experience will be in its second generation so who knows how Square could manipulate the FFVII world given these improvements...

I don't know...It's already been 12 years since I got my hands on FFVII, I don't mind waiting more for (IMO) the best possible interpretation of the best game ever made (again, IMO). Sorry, that's just the way I feel about it.

[Meryl]

pfft we will be waiting another 8 years for ffvii if they make it for ps4 lool, besides the ps3 is more than capable of doing ff7, personally i think they will remake it once they finish with ffxiii.