We Won’t See A Final Fantasy VII HD-Remake This Generation (GameBlurb)

Gameblurb - "There were plenty who rejoiced and then there were plenty who groaned. The fans who have been eagerly awaiting an HD Remake of VII just had another stab at their hearts. But then again, maybe there’s some hope. Maybe the re-release of Final Fantasy X may pave the way for production of Final Fantasy VII. I’m here to tell you not to get your hopes up."

[Gordo789]

good riddance! I think this is by far the most overrated FF game anyway.

[RedDead]

It's my fav FF, I realized why recently, the mood, th music sets the mood of each rea perfectly, while it doesn't have the best music in the series(8 and 10), the music does set the mood flawlessly. Every song suits every area down to a T.

I want them all to get Vita remakes anyway, since they're more likely than the Console versions and will be done quicker

[darthv72]

so the companies see that as a way to keep you hanging on to hope.

Perhaps square will do a remake for the vita. I mean actually if you want to play it on the vita it can be done in its current ps store version.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

Overrated is not, in fact is only second to FFVI as the best FF game ever and that's coming from someone that just played it for the first time last year. Play the game first and don't talk garbage about stuff you don't know anything.

[Gordo789]

I played this game in 1997 when it came out, and honestly it is not even close to the second best FF game. VI is much better, IV is much better, and even Tactics which is sort of not even a FF game is much better.

[Pozzle]

I think a lot of people forget (or simply weren't old enough to know) that for many people, FFVII was their very first RPG. Their very first "big game".

This is a game that came out when developers were still struggling with 3D, especially on the PSone. Game stores were filled with clunky, awkward 3D games with dodgy controls, ugly textures and horrible bloopy soundtracks.

So naturally, people (especially those in the West) were VERY excited for FFVII. I still have my Playstation Magazines from back then, filled with speculation about the game's plot, and "teaser" screenshots that the editors tried to decipher and understand. Meanwhile us readers goggled over the graphics and the characters, wondering how ANY game could possibly be big enough to warrant three whole Playstation discs. Surely it couldn't be real! For months, we read about this ~magical~ game called Final Fantasy VII that was getting rave reviews in Japan for its incredible story, its deep characters, it creepy villain (though everyone got a laugh at Sephiroth's "Out of my way! I'm going to see my mother!" - Out of context, that screenshot was hilarious!), and it's amazing soundtrack. Nobody could believe the rumors or the screenshots. We had to see the game ourselves.

FFVII was to RPGs what Resident Evil was to survival-horror and what Super Mario 64 was to 3D platformers.

Whether FFVII is your favorite RPG is all a matter of taste. But I think it's harsh to say it's overrated or doesn't deserve the hype. It is, after all, the game that brought JRPs into the Western mainstream. It opened up a whole new world of possibility to the RPG genre.

[WhiteLightning]

That means for the ones who are more excited to see a FF8 remake or a FF9 remake.....we have even longer to wait.

That's actually the main reason I'm supporting FF7 to get given a remake. So they can finally realise they're hard work would pay off and they start on a FF8/FF9 remake aswell. We saw a tec demo on the PS2 of the Waltz of the Moon scene in FF8 and then a PS3 tec demo of FF7......yet nothing, just false hope

[Baka-akaB]

I doubt it quite a lot .. they dont have too follow any kind of order ... look already at FFX going hd , even if its only a remaster .

Whatever each one think of the game , FF7 is their golden goose . They'll use it last , or when in deep sh*t , while all the other will probably get a remaster or remake before .

[Michael-Jackson]

I expect Final Fantasy X to be a HD port/remaster but I watched the conference and they clearly used the word "Remake" so this is making people confused like I am.

Need more info!

[Apollyn]

Lol i wouldnt quite say that
A friend of mine said they wont make 7 while so many people want it as to fear of not doing it properly. 10 is also gonna have a couple new features and there redoing the blitzball from scratch.
also apperntly alot of Square dont like 7. Thhe game was a rush job an accidental masterpiece.

[dark-hollow]

I'll take FF9 please.

Seriously, FF9 is the most overshadowed final fantasy sequel ever!
It stick with the true final fantasy roots with it medieval world and no high tech soldiers and sh*t.
The main character was childish and funny but that why I loved him.
Plus, VIVI is awesome :D
Oh and did I talk about the combat? It made it feel like evey character is unique with what moves they learn and stuff.
The materia system made all the characters fight mostly the same way.

Even the music fit the game and overwhelm Me with nostalgia Everytime I hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Baka-akaB]

I agree except with the "true roots" part .Most used high tech , some even more advanced that what shown in the "steampunk ff7" .

Just even look at ff6 .

Ps : I also dont see Zidane as more childish than most others . He's optimistic and happy , but hardly a simpleton . I just see him as true to his swashbuckler style .

And it beats the previous short trend of moody , sulky posers two games earlier .

[WhiteLightning]

"Seriously, FF9 is the most overshadowed final fantasy sequel ever!"

Are you serious....do you see how much hate FF8 gets. It's like the same hate for FF13 yet FF8 was actually an amazing well improved game (better then FF7 in my opinion)

FF8 and FF9 will always be overshadowed and it's a shame since they deserve more attention. Yes Sqaure we would like to see a sequel or prequel for these two games aswell, maybe a film aswell....you guys did do this for FF7.

@Baka-akaB Yeah but as people have said they did FFX because it was easier to give it the HD treatment since it was a PS2 game. Square would have to work their arses off to remake these games.....I don't think they cba to do them in my opinion

[Baka-akaB]

"Are you serious....do you see how much hate FF8 gets"

At least FF8 get polarized feelings (btw i still hate it) . You either love it or hate it .

FF9 was just most of the time ignored , because it confuse that generation that only started final fantasy games with FF7 , with his on purpose retro feel . While many of the die hard old ff gamers found there a good game , but hardly as good as 5-6 .

FF9 is the game stuck between the rock and a hard place
Besides ,betweeen the two , FF8 is easily the top seller .

"Square would have to work their arses off to remake these games"

Not necessarily , they could as well just HD remaster them , those are still extremly done games that stand the test of time pretty well . More so than FF7 . ..

Look at the example per se of tekken tag hd . They could remaster it rater easily because they had already renders for the game that far outpowered the console back them , and scaled back dev accordingly .

Who knows if they can't just do the same for ff8 ? I remember reading they had to lower polygons counts because of the realistic looks of the chars for ff8 , opposed to those sd models from ff7 outside of cgs

[Redempteur]

FF8 improved the graphics , but for pacing ,and world map , or general event or sidequest it's clearly a step backwards..

FF9 improved it ..but FF8 took liberties that are not so well received , especially if you (like ff8 ) recycle dongeons

[Pozzle]

"FF9 was just most of the time ignored , because it confuse that generation that only started final fantasy games with FF7 , with his on purpose retro feel . While many of the die hard old ff gamers found there a good game , but hardly as good as 5-6 ."

That's true about the first part. FFVIII had incredible graphics for its time and everyone was wow-ed by how realistic the characters looked. People wanted to see how far Squaresoft could stretch the boundaries of realism with the next FF game. So many people were disappointed when FF9 came around and wasn't an update on the realistic graphics style.

And if I recall correctly, FF9 made it to the West around the time the PS2 was released. So everybody was talking about the PS2 by then and FF9 didn't get as much coverage as previous FF games.

[kma2k]

Personally my favorite of the series was/is FF III

[Anderson8]

while i would like a remake i'd prefer if they hurried the f' up and released versus

[creatchee]

I think that instead of remakes and remasters, developers should focus on making new, QUALITY titles. FFVII had it's time. Let's get something new and good out there.

[Huntmaster17]

Good!!!!

[Hicken]

DOUBLE GOOD!

[Game4life]

I think people need to realize that its not coming and just get the illusion out of their mind that it will. It will evenutally happen but i don"t think until like 25 anniversary. Personally I"m content with final fantasy X hd being announced as i like 10 far more

[Alos88]

If it doesn't happen this gen it won't happen period, though I personally think that ship has sailed to be honest.

[UltimateIdiot911]

If we are speaking Wada, we'll see this game when many of us stop asking/stop caring.

The games we ask for, SE have yet to deliver but the games we didn't ask for or even want, they get made asap.

Where is FFVs.XIII? where is KH3?
Why are we getting FFXIII-2?

[Pozzle]

I don't care so much about seeing a remake anymore. I can't imagine it would be any good with Square Enix's latest track record.

Seriously, did anyone play Dirge of Cerberus? Square Enix CLEARLY don't remember the FFVII world like we do. Since when was Nibelheim mansion filled with dull grey empty rooms, or the word map an ugly grey empty expanse of nothingness, or Kalm a boring grey town filled with endless linear corridors that all looked the same? I played through the whole game, and nothing really made me smile in nostalgic glee. It was all just so *bleh*

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Ew.

Crisis Core was a bit of an improvement, but even then, so many things were changed from the original plot (don't even get me started on Genesis being the one who ultimately made Sephiroth turn bad! Grrr!)

If Square DO remake FFVII, they should take a page out of Capcom's book and actually play the original game before remaking it. (If there's one thing Capcom have done right recently, it's the RE remake). Because it's becoming more and more obvious with the Compilation that Square don't exactly remember what made FFVII so good in the first place.

[Mario4life]

I beleve it could happen i just think it would be for the cheapest thing to develop for which would be a handheld or wii u because developers are saying it is very easy to make games for

[tiffac008]

As long as FFXIIIVs is still nowhere to be found. I would not give much hope for an FFVII remake or even a KH3 development.

[zackacloud]

When we get 5 (in 2012) and 6 (in 2014) remakes we will get 7 remake (in 2017).

[TheMutator]

thanks God i dont want square enix to ruin it

[Zanarkand]

Yeah i have to agree with your opinion and i wish it happened sooner but next gen will be a blast when this and TimeSplitters 4 wont be a mystery anymore.