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[FLD]

Hahahahahaha of course it is. Because why wouldn't it be.

I guess that explains how they were able to show gameplay so quickly. I fully expected the game to go dark for a long time after the initial announcement.

 

[Gunslinger]

Yo people seriously need to not support this BS. THey should just cancel this remake. Episodic you kidding me? GTFO SE

 

[Soulflarz]

Motherf

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I thought that meant FF7 remake will be one game but there will be more prequel stuff and post-ff7 stuff that will come out as well. It's not just a one-off. But that's maybe just me.

This is how I read it, but I'm worried we're wrong.

 

[Maniel]

A bit disappointed but I think Nomura can make it work.

 

[Curufinwe]

Why is everyone freaking out? What does it matter if it's split into parts? It just means we will get to play some earlier.

You can still wait for the full thing if you want.

I agree. I'm sure they want to have the first release ready for the 20 year anniversary. If the price to content ratio is too high I will wait till the price goes down.

 

[ElFly]

I'd advise against buying until they are released as a package.

 

[Chamber]

I don't know, I can see positives to this given how long it takes Square to put out anything.

 

[fester]

Looks like worrying about the butchering of the original combat was pointless, this game is going to be gutted in ways I couldn't even imagine.

 

[GAMERG0D]

Well hopefully when PS4 gets part 2, then PC will have part 1. That said I'll get it on both either way, unless they release on both at the same time.

 

[jett]

Before you guys go crazy, it's so they can release parts of it quicker.

Are you assuming here? I'll be really surprised if each installment isn't full-priced.

 

[MrDaravon]

I actually laughed out loud for like 20+ seconds when I saw this pop up on Twitter.

The footage they showed yesterday actually had me fairly interested, I fucking knew it was somehow too good to be true.

 

[Cardon]

Talk about a buzzkill of a reveal. Don't even know how this will end up working without being ridiculous through a 10 part episode with a $100 season pass sort of thing.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

I really hope Square-Enix do not attempt to charge $60 per episode. They may just try it though, seeing as how much pent up demand for a FF7 Remake there is.

 

[Seven Force]

Oh boy, this is going to be one hell of a thread.

Guessing this is to a) circumvent having to spend resources working on some of the more lavish (and thereby expensive & time consuming) environments and b) get it out to people quicker.

Makes sense, financially. It did seem a little weird that Square would be pouring money into FFXV, KHIII and a full scale remake of FFVII all at the same time.

 

[BitStyle]

It better not be $60 episodes, or else they just lost a customer

 

[illmatic22]

Oh.


Welp.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

It's not particularly a bad idea but I really wouldn't choose this game to do it with.

 

[Falchion]

This sure is going to be something........

 

[cloudzack117]

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where the fuck is that thread about modern square fucking up FF7?

square had the easiest job in the world...

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Yo people seriously need to not support this BS. THey should just cancel this remake. Episodic you kidding me? GTFO SE

lmao calm down

 

[Stealthcobra]

where does it say episodes other than the thread title?

 

[johancruijff]

this thread is going places

 

[Entropia]

Puts a bit of a damper on things.

Considering most people know the story and what happens doing this episodic ruins the suspense and tension an episodic game can create.

 

[ngFROMAN]

If I play it, I might actually finish it as an episodic game; have enough space between episodes and avoid the burnout/real life interruptions, doesn't seem too bad

Never played the original myself, so most of the story would be fresh to me too sooooo I'll keep an open mind, all dependant on price though.

 

[The Silver]

Guess I'll play it in 2030 when all the episodes are out.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Ep 1 is Midgar.

Ep 2 is the Flashback.

Ep 3 ends in Junon

 

[byropoint]

Lol, incoming 5 episodes of FFVII $25 each, get the season pass right now for only $99 and relive the classic!

 

[Crash Station]

Can't wait to spend $60 for The Midgar Saga in 2017.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I swear all these companies, and I mean ALL these companies go out of their way to piss of their customers. It's astonishing to watch.

 

[- J - D -]

No thanks. I already know what happens in the end. The whole crux of episodic content is to satisfy narrative curiosity/intrigue for me. Having to wait months (or years) to scratch a gameplay itch ain't gonna work for me, I'm just going to end up playing the hell out of the first episode and be done with the whole thing outright.

 

[wonzo]

heres hoping they cram in all the dumb spinoff stuff too

 

[Snacks the sober sea lion]

That really depends on if it's released in parts or if each episode tries to be something different. Don't really like the way it sounds.

 

[Red UFO]

So I'm guessing no world map, each episode will be a bunch of set pieces and corridors.

 

[Phediuk]

sigh

 

[GreatMightySymp]

If they did it where you could pre-purchase the entire thing for the $60 or whatever, I'd be alright with that.

But knowing SE, they'd probably make each episode a really high amount since they know they could get away with it.

 

[PR_rambo]

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[E-Cat]

Before you guys go crazy, it's so they can release parts of it quicker.

It probably also means that the games will be disjointed and compartmentalized, with no cohesive open world.

Fuck.

 

[TheGamingBox]

where does it say episodes other than the thread title?

no where, ign just assumed episodic

 

[Warxard]

Huh.

 

[slightconfuse]

Wait

How??

 

[Sami+]

... But why.

 

[Kyari]

I assume that its going to be vignettes of famous scenes then, rather than a full remake episodic.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Well, shit.

At least it isn't made by TellTale?

 

[hamchan]

WHAT

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Wait before i jump the gun more...are we maybe talking like a 13,13-2,13-3 situation or just straight up only ffvii story buy split up?

 

[Moosehole]

Its pretty obvious this is the reason, considering they must be trying to avoid another Versus/XV situation. Obviously people will quickly jump into the "fuck Square and its greedy decisions!" boat.

Or, you know, they could just develop and release a game in a timely fashion but why hold them to pesky standards?

 

[Gvitor]

Come on

There isn't a single person in the world who looked at that trailer and said "oh, I wish this was made in episodic format". Seriously, Square.

 

[udivision]

Can't wait for part 3 to never come out, and eventually turn into a meme.

 

[Justinh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g545LhuEnI&#t=171

Oh man, hopefully they're reasonable with this, but I doubt it.

I hate when you finish an episode and have to wait months, years for the next part.