Kaz to SQEN: FFVII remake on the way?

To celebrate ten years of Final Fantasy VII and stir longings for a FFVII remake, Square Enix held a Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Gallery in Tokyo.

The exhibition is on display until September 2nd in the Spiral Garden and features original art and illustrations for Final Fantasy VII and its spin-offs.

Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai was also in appearance and wrote an English note on the message board (above), which reads:

"Congratulations on 10 fantastic years! The best is yet to come"

[cloud360]

I had a ps3 but gonna get wan wen either FFXIII or VII cum out

[SuperSaiyan4]

Well I didnt like it on the PC as the graphics were absolutly dreadful - just square polys moving around on the screen however the CGI was fantastic.

BUT I will definently purchase a remake if the visuals are at least updated lol.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

for me to buy a PS3. Let it happen!

[SuperSaiyan4]

Its like me saying I am going to spend £500 upgrading my PC to play Crysis...Sounds a bit daft if you ask me...Same with a console, you dont just buy it to play one game.

You buy it for various games even though I am very much looking forward to FF13 as my primary game there are others that if are very good also I will get them as well.

But what if the 360 gets FF7 remake and PS3 just gets FF13? LOL.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

I'm going to buy either a 360 or a PS3 sometime in the future. This would heavily help out Playstation's cause. But make no mistake, I'm not dumb enough to buy a console for just one game! haha :)

[BloodySinner]

That's a really good question, SuperSayain4. :-P

[power091999]

That would be a HUGE turn of events, but....

Do you really think Sony would let something like that happen?

Something as huge as a FF7 remake would not go over well multi-platform.

[DethWish]

Yeah, I've said that too :P I'd love to see the faces of people signing FF7 remake petitions :D

[Bonsai1214]

sony owns the rights for ffvii, so that won't happen

[synetic]

i already spend like 900 euros upgrading my pc to play crysis so what you have so say now ??? ... just shut up ok

[Shadow Flare]

I would think quite a few million FFVII fans WOULD buy a ps3 JUST for an FFVII remake. This game is simply the best. Yet, the way the game has been designed (world map, landscapes, golden saucer, the Weapons) its begging for a ps3 remake and would be incredible. The expanse, depth, solid story, characters, battle system, vehicles, chocobo farm, fmv's, and the many many cool moments in the game would iterate perfectly on the ps3. It will be awesome

[Foliage]

I agree with you.

[riksweeney]

I don't agree that Final Fantasy VII was the best one, a lot of people think this though because it was the first one that they played (and probably never finished).

Personally I thought Final Fantasy X was better.

[DethWish]

I finished FF7, didn't play it first of them all... and still think it's the best :P

I did finish FF6,8,9,10,X-2 too..

[rev20]

A remake for the best game ever with top quality gfx oh yes,

This game for me had everything the storyline was amazing had the greatest bad guy ever sephiroth and the greatest hero cloud, lasted for hours ton's of side quests and still to this day not a single rpg has come close to final fantasy 7.

I dont see any game coming close in the near future either.

Undoubtedly for me the best game EVER

[Foliage]

The sad part is that FF8 was such an incredible game as well, but it had to follow in the footsteps of FF7. That is my one fear of seeing a remake of FF7 on the PS3. It couldn't possibly live up to the original.

To think that they can better a game like FF7 is a bit overwhelming to anyone who was a fan of it.

[Xwow]

then the ps3 will domnate japan.
i can,t wait for this game :D

[MaximusPrime]

not just Japan but the whole of Europe and America. We are the fan of FF7 too.

[Silvia007]

Sony would be very wise to push a remake. They know the sales of the PS3 will skyrocket. If not SONY, then MSOFT should push it and watch their consoles sales skyrocket. However, I'm sure we'll see a remake because these companys are about one thing, making money and lots of it, if the popularity is there, which it is, they'll make it. They probably just want to take the world by storm.

[Xwow]

when the square-enix employ said thers is no FFVII remake,I think he is was lying maybe they want to suprise us.
PLEASE GOD MAKE MY WISH TO BE TRUE IWILL PLAY THIS GAME FOREVER :D

[immortal_cries]

Haha, buddy, I think any god would not be all to happy with your God plea. Rethink that one, quick.

As far as this topic goes, while the guy said there wont be a remake, hes also said in pretty much the same breath that if enough people want it... lol. I sit here and think... Enough people? Hmmm, that has to be how many exacly? Considering theres too many to count already... I honestly think its in the works. I know I want it pretty damn bad just like any other gamer with any real sense of what makes a long lived game. Damn, i think this came out wrong. Oh well, heres to my first post, haha.

[sumfood4u]

I was a lvl 75 summoner an whm an blm on FF11 an had 3 years on an off of playing this game. SE like to milk people for their money an give there hope up high I mean way high. Since i stopped playing this game the Summoner Job is still weak even when i had Carby Gloves an Ying Yang Robe! that all i'm saying the enjoy milking peoples ideas of false hope. BTW I'm a huge Final Fantasy Fan just sick of my Dreams going high an crashing hard into harsh reality it's never going to happen even tho i wish it would. Same goes for FF7 remake i want to play it but don't get yur hopes to high guys an gals!

[J@D]

Give me, Give me, Give me. Hahahaha I know that could happen anytime soon like example on TGS this year as a special announce ^_^. If happen that totally turn all the table toward Sony side without a doubt thinking the only problem 2 o 3 years of waiting but in the meantime we totally get some FF loves with FFXIII and VersusXIII. Make that 'White Engine' better and better S-E.

[Panthers]

please say they do. Materia was my favorite way to get abilities and the story was the best.

[midgard229]

i dont mind spin offs aslong as they are the calibur of crisis core. a remake on psp would be nice, with crisis core graphics, or atleast a remake on ps2 ;p

[Maldread]

He`s talking about a FF7 remake for PS3, that would be awesome, but i don`t think it will happen unfortunately :(

[Bonsai1214]

square enix has said that if they were to remake ffvii in the detail as they did in that e3 trailer, it would take 4 years and 300 people... (or was it 200 or 400?) that announcement was made at e3 '03 (or was it '04?) so its technically about time its finished or close to finished...

[synetic]

>__> e3 2005

[Baba1906]

love the idea of playing the best game ever on my ps3. =D cant wait. make it happen.

[BlackIceJoe]

If FFVII does get remade I think it will be exclusive because when it came out last time Sony published it so if I am not mistaken that would mean all future games of that would have to come with Sony's approval. Plus I can't wait to see who would voice the different people like Cloud.

[Shadow Flare]

Which i believe nobody has ever noticed. If anyone has the film 'Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' watch the FFVII remeniscence part, where it sums up the whole game in 10 minutes. Towards the end of this, the advent children version of Cloud gets a present from Yuffie (which if i remember is a sign) which reads 'Out for Business' or 'Closed for Business' or something like that. What does that mean? An FFVII remake in my books

[sleekblackroadster]

to those of us who played vii it wouldn't be quite the same because we already know everything that would happen. the great thing about ff games is the first time you play it and it reveals the story and plot twists to you and keeps you wanting to know what happens next.

for new players who never experienced it it would be nice.. but really they should just go play the ps version its still amazing (although most people are so obsessesed with visuals nowadays they would probably not be able to see past the dated polys). i mean to me games back then with that not-so-realistic look were cool because you could have some creativity and imagination of your own going on and it pulled you into that squareish polygonal world. new games give you all the visuals and all the voices and leave little to imagination which makes games a different kind of experience imo. they have to get things onto a more perfect and refined level because of this to get me feeling them.. which is tough because of the time and effort and $$$ that is involved.

anyways i am very optimistic about xiii!!! the recent trend has been for the best ff experiences (imo) to be the first one out for the new ps console (vii and x for ps and ps2 respectively). they have the new system to showcase and awe people with and they put tons of effort into them.. whereas the followups become less and less impressive sometimes as the system ages and gphx aren't as awe inspiring anymore (ix and now xii come to mind) sometimes the effort put into them isn't on the same level (x-2? i think viii was a much better follow-up than x-2 because of the new experience involved.)

i just hope they get it right with xiii.. and leave vii where it was meant to be.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

IF there will be FFVII remake on PS3 i will be jacking on it instead on porn :P