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[Sblargh]

But is it actually action based or just really flashy ATB system (like FFXIII)?

What is that gauge?

And why would there be a DEFEND command instead of a button, if it was completely action?

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I give up. Have you actually seen Advent Children? In what way do they look alike?

Well, I think Cloud looks perfect.

That's not even remotely close to "AC Cloud"

I don't mean the looks.

 

[ghostjoke]

Balls. It was my fault for hoping I guess. I'll wait until some more info comes out about the battle system but it looks like another borderline-automated system.

 

[Gaffi]

The first gif u can see the command bar greying out on each swing. Considering defend is a command that means you lose the ability to defend during attack, so no cancelling attacks into anything. The second gif they have a full bar and use a super, but it doesnt consume the bar, not once did I see the bar being consumed once a super was used. Now it could be a timing thing with the video cutting off before then, but its odd.

based on these gifs, this actually seems somewhat plausible

Yeah I just noticed the last menu item is 'defend'. Doesn't that seem to imply a slightly slower more ATB system? I mean if it was full on KH action style would defend just be it's own button?

 

[Evolved1]

Uh... is it even FFVII if you throw out the combat for whatever the fuck action-rpg replacement?

People want VII precisely because it's not the new crap.

I don't even care about this now.

 

[Rajang]

Where are people seeing "AC Cloud"?

I know right, it's like they haven't seen AC at all.

 

[Twookie]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

have you played kingdom hearts

 

[dc89]

So... Action RPG?...

If I wanted to play ARPG I would play KH3 or FF15...

-you guys will hype for the game
-the reviews will give great scores
-game will be released first in Japan,
-japanese player will say how this games sucks
-non-japanese players will not believe and say how japanese playes have a bad taste
-game will be released worldwide
-first 3 hours is amazing and people will spread the love through internet boards
-people will finish the game and realize how shit this is


Oh... FF13 memories...

 

[DualEdge]

Now that we've seen combat gameplay, I think the thing I'm most curious about is how the world map will be handled considering how much time you spend on it later in the game.

 

[Jarmel]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

Nomura's last project, FF Versus looked almost identical to this. It had menus too.

 

[Coffee Dog]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

Kingdom Hearts, lol

Though the sequels basically turned menu navigation into MASH DESIGNATED QTE BUTTON

 

[Thorzilla]

Innovate or die. I had high expectations and still managed to meet them. Good job SE. You're getting back in shape after all these years =']

Guys, is 2015 all a dream? If so, please don't wake me, lol.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

kingdom hearts does menus, as versus 13 was going to. They are terrible in motion but the combat type does exist. I agree that the defend button being a command is what throws it off, as well as the command list greying on each action choice

 

[Trago]

So the gameplay is Kingdom Hearts....ok? Still looks great.

 

[Omnistalgic]

In the reveal trailer, SE said embrace what comes.

You guys embracing??

Looks amazing IMO. FF7 is such a strong focus on story, I've never found it's gameplay to really be the highlight. The pacing, storytelling, graphics seem to be focused on with the highest attention to detail. I think they will nail it, and re-tell this story amazingly well.

 

[Karsticles]

What was the date when FF7's combat became terrible?

The FF series has always had awful combat. Some of the worst RPG combat out there. I don't know if I like the new direction it is going in, but let's not pretend it was interesting in the original. RPGs with great combat systems:

Grandia
Chrono Trigger
Shadow Hearts
Final Fantasy Tactics

That is all that comes to my mind.

 

[Yoshichan]

IT FINALLY

FUCKING HAPPENED

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWR

 

[Meccanical]

Where are people seeing "AC Cloud"?

No one actually remembers what AC Cloud looks like.

He looks totally different in the remake, he actually looks incredibly similar to his original design.

Though his lanky arms do look freaky, I don't mind because

Spoiler

considering the genetic experimentation done to him, it makes him look more unnatural and I think it fits

 

[Landford]

Simultaneous release

Spoiler

With FFXV

 

[GSG Flash]

If you told me a decade ago that I would be one of the few people defending Final Fantasy 7 as a good game, I straight up would not have believed you, lol.

Yup, I don't get it. I thought people liked FF7, yet all I'm seeing is people celebrating SE changing one of things that made FF7 great. Now I'm not so sure anymore that people actually liked FF7.

I understand bringing the game up to date with modern game mechanics but this just looks like they flipped the entire original battle system on its head and then threw it in the garbage. This is not FF7 at all to me.

After that trailer, I still want to play the game because I love the FF7 universe, but I'm more excited for FF15, and I know I will be disappointed by FF7R regardless of how low I set my expectations.

 

[Thoraxes]

I don't think I would be surprised if Aerith lives and they change the story at this point.

Now that we've seen combat gameplay, I think the thing I'm most curious about is how the world map will be handled considering how much time you spend on it later in the game.

lol

I'd be surprised if they kept something like a world-map in.

 

[Plywood]

I don't mean the looks.

So in what way do they share similarities?

 

[duckroll]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

Kingdom Hearts? Crisis Core? Final Fantasy Type-0? Final Fantasy XV?

Lol.

 

[Kagari]

Cloud's VA sounds like Yuichi Nakamura.

No no n o no nooooooooooooooooooooo

It's Takahiro Sakurai.

 

[Moobabe]

Now that we've seen combat gameplay, I think the thing I'm most curious about is how the world map will be handled considering how much time you spend on it later in the game.

Or if there will even be one.

 

[Elios83]

There is a product for those not wanting to have innovations and changes..... and it's out today apparently

 

[Jarmel]

Though his lanky arms do look freaky, I don't mind because

Spoiler

considering the genetic experimentation done to him, it makes him look more unnatural and I think it fits

Arms look flabby.

 

[johancruijff]

uhm after this video i'm a little skeptical...

 

[Soulflarz]

Kingdom Hearts? Crisis Core? Final Fantasy Type-0? Final Fantasy XV?

Lol.

nonsense!


(game is gonna be hype as hell)

 

[eyeball_kid]

People were expecting 20-year old turn based combat? It's a remake for a reason, and not using advancements in gameplay and technology would be missing the point entirely.

It's turn-based combat. How old it is doesn't make it worse. The Persona and SMT games are doing just fine with turn-based combat.

On a positive note, I will say that they really nailed the characters and tone. It really looks great. It just makes the combat change even more painful.

 

[Yoshichan]

THOSE MAKO EYES :_______:

 

[Crash Station]

People were expecting 20-year old turn based combat? It's a remake for a reason, and not using advancements in gameplay and technology would be missing the point entirely.

I think it looks fantastic so far.

Advancements are not shifting the genre. X-2 is an advancement from standard ATB. This is not, it's a sidestep.

 

[Trickster]

I rarely become overhyped to the point of irrationality, but I will fight anyone who doesn't view this objectively as the best game of all time. Come at me, bros!

Sup.

Voice acting is garbage and combat looks like nomura copy pasted the combat from that other FF game that he couldn't get done.

 

[Deadly]

Cloud's VA sounds like Yuichi Nakamura.

More likely they re-use the Advent Children cast. Should be Takahiro Sakurai

 

[Golnei]

Arms look flabby.

It looks like he has cellulite. Maybe that's another side-effect.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I really hope they come up with a different transparency solution for hair, it sticks out soooo much. Really looking forward to this though!

It looks like he has cellulite. Maybe that's another side-effect.

A new level of realism.

 

[SoraNoKuni]

People were expecting 20-year old turn based combat? It's a remake for a reason, and not using advancements in gameplay and technology would be missing the point entirely.

I think it looks fantastic so far.

Exactly my thoughts, the game looks great.

 

[Weltall Zero]

This got this old man's heart racing and squealing like a little girl. The nostalgia is real. Hopefully we can explore most of the environments shown, because roaming around such a realized Midgar is like a dream come true. I wonder how they'll do the rest of the world, I don't know if they announced anything regarding the overworld?

Would have preferred turn-based combat but that's probably not an option for the Square of today, hopefully the action combat is deep enough.

 

[shingi70]

What does console debut or exclusive even mean?

 

[Astral Dog]

what date did we advance past turn based combat

A long time ago.

 

[Meccanical]

I don't think I would be surprised if Aerith lives and they change the story at this point.

Why do you say this when everything we have seen up to this point has been faithful to the original, (besides the battle system of course)

The damn dialogue is practically 1:1 from the first game.

 

[Aceshighhhh]

Now that we've seen combat gameplay, I think the thing I'm most curious about is how the world map will be handled considering how much time you spend on it later in the game.

I'd like to think that they would go with a modern open-world approach, but who knows if they have the resources for something like that

 

[Jarekx]

I don't mean the looks.

Yea, Cloud was a dick this early on. So how about reserve judgement til they show some footage from elsewhere in the game?

 

[Japanmanx3]

Uh... is it even FFVII if you throw out the combat for whatever the fuck action-rpg replacement?

People want VII precisely because it's not the new crap.

I don't even care about this now.

Wrong. Sorry.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Uh... is it even FFVII if you throw out the combat for whatever the fuck action-rpg replacement?

People want VII precisely because it's not the new crap.

I don't even care about this now.

Who is "people"?

Seriously guys, there's the door. We expected it to be different.

 

[Green Mamba]

There is a product for those not wanting to have innovations and changes..... and it's out today apparently

I wanted a remake that fixed what was actually inherently broken with FFVII (the graphics) and didn't replace the battle system with Nomura's brand of trash, but apparently that's too much to ask for?

 

[Rosur]

"Flashy ATB" is what it looked like to me. It has menus and stuff, who has time for menus if it was really an action RPG?

Yea re-watching it I do think its gonna be a more flashy FFXIII combat system as has those menus.

 

[Omnistalgic]

is this PS4/PC or timed?

 

[Axass]

I'm trying to hate it but it looks exceptionally majestic.

Let's hope the whole game keeps up with the trailer.

 

[DeSolos]

Square's A-Team is working on this, and Xenoblade X I think proves that a massive, beautiful open world is possible, and they had far less resources than Squeenix.

I think this could be something seriously amazing.

That's not confirmed.