-Pyromaniac-
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Subtle way of admitting the remake is never coming out.
Wada: No Final Fantasy VII Remake Until Original Has Been Topped
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Sapphire Dreams
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While I do love FFVII, I don't want them to remake it at all so I am good with this, plus IX was better anyway.
DR2K
Banned
Versus 13 could be that game.
Wait the original cost 40mil in 1997 money to develop? Holy crap! That must have been the most expensive game ever made during that time!
Yeah we're definitely not gonna see a remake anytime soon. Oh well...
AwakenedCloud
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I have to agree, the only one that comes close to VII is X for me.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
There goes any hopes of a remake. Ever.
25. It was topped by VIII and then IX. Love em all. XII was great, but doesn't quite top VII for me.
I still say you need to go full on next gen expensive take on VII or go with the straight up remake with pre-rendered backgrounds for Vita (or whatever I don't know). Kind of like Mega Man 9, but with PSone era RPG's.
FlutterPuffs
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27. FFXII rode it cowgirl style.
Agreed. I still don't think a VII remake would even come close to the expectations people have of it. Adding voice acting can be very polarizing.
Also, HD towns are hard
edit: to the age thing, 23
kunonabi
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29. Been topped by IX and X
Not to mention other SE RPGS as well titles made by other developers.
FFVII just wasn't that good to begin with.
Basically he's saying that remaking FF7 now would be a clear admission that the glories of the franchise are in its past.
Of course that's what happens when you dilute the shit out of your brand and make it so that the people that gave the most shit about your franchise have long since moved on (i.e. you continue to market to the teenage crowd when the original teenagers that made the franchise as successful as it was have all grown up).
But that's a problem that exists not in a vacuum - but because western and eastern gaming culture varies; people don't stop gaming in the west, but they do in the east - and is naturally seen as a pursuit for the young there.
Of course that's what happens when you dilute the shit out of your brand and make it so that the people that gave the most shit about your franchise have long since moved on (i.e. you continue to market to the teenage crowd when the original teenagers that made the franchise as successful as it was have all grown up).
But that's a problem that exists not in a vacuum - but because western and eastern gaming culture varies; people don't stop gaming in the west, but they do in the east - and is naturally seen as a pursuit for the young there.
This is absolutely fine by me. Honestly, even if they actually went ahead and made a remake with all the shiny bells and whistles I still wouldn't rush out and buy it, let alone play it.
In fact, I believe I never really got the urge to revisit the original back in the day. It was an enjoyable experience for its time, which I do not regret, but I've basically moved on and so has the Final Fantasy series, for better and for worse.
In fact, I believe I never really got the urge to revisit the original back in the day. It was an enjoyable experience for its time, which I do not regret, but I've basically moved on and so has the Final Fantasy series, for better and for worse.
AwakenedCloud
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I thought 9's battle system was very slow and the materia system is still my favorite of the series. 9 was good, but I still prefer 7's gameplay.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I'm 24, and I think FF7 was topped by VIII, X, and XII.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I usually make the joke "Logic? In my Final Fantasy? Get outta here." when talking about anything that happens in an FF game. I think I can use this joke for some stuff Wada does or says now. :lol (Edit: I realize that this can be taken both ways--I mean that he's being surprisingly logical about this.)
However, that doesn't stop FFVII from being fun at all.
And FFI was my first FF. I can't remember what my first RPG was, though. I want to say Dragon Quest I, but I don't think that's right at all...
24. I think Final Fantasy IX epitomizes exactly what Final Fantasy is to me. Plus I think FFVII has been topped by other RPGs from other developers in general (and apparently also by XII and X-2 if I reference that old post I linked).GregLombardi said:
However, that doesn't stop FFVII from being fun at all.
And FFI was my first FF. I can't remember what my first RPG was, though. I want to say Dragon Quest I, but I don't think that's right at all...
Maybe he's thinking a universal acclaim or even based on fan reactions? Final Fantasy VII is probably one of the more recognizable in the series and has a huge fan following.
I'm not saying it's the best, nor the worst. Those terms are all relative to whomever is judging. I personally think they all have their own special places. Except XIII, which should have not been made, but I guess it's place is last then. Hrm, there goes my argument.
I'm not saying it's the best, nor the worst. Those terms are all relative to whomever is judging. I personally think they all have their own special places. Except XIII, which should have not been made, but I guess it's place is last then. Hrm, there goes my argument.
Prophane33
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29. Final Fantasy VII was surpassed by VIII and then that was surpassed by XII. V is my overall favorite. Still have my boxed sufami copy and the OST. X is the lowpoint, imo.
Dirge of Cerberus was awesome...
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Between the clunky script and the poor graphics, I do think VII is the one FF game that could really benefit from a remake. Instead, they keep tiptoeing around it with spin offs and animated films :l
The Grim Heaper
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Does he mean sales or gameplay...? IX and X were great gameplay wise and they just said XI was the most profitable.
The story was a little weird in VII, too.
The story was a little weird in VII, too.
Boss Man
Member
Oh yeah, XI was also better (regardless of sales).
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
If they ever got around to fixing up VII, that would lead me to next wish for a IX that doesn't have a broken ass wait battle system that detracts from the rest of the greatness of the game.
At least my expectations for an FFVII remake actually happening are much more reasonable.
At least my expectations for an FFVII remake actually happening are much more reasonable.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Dirge of Cerberus suffered from an identity crisis.
kunonabi
Member
I loved the materia system too but it was completely pointless outside of the weapons.
He said making. That's the keyword.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Gackt :3
25. They've never been able to top FF7. I've played them all except 14.
They have to hit VI first and then go through the lesser games that followed.
FFVII wasn't even that great...
Ghost_Protocol
Member
Ok, i'll be that guy:
So how is FFIX better than FFVII exactly? It doesn't have a better battle system or growth system, it doesn't have better side quests, it doesn't have better villains or a better story, the cast is largely boring/forgettable except for ViVi/Zidane, and it doesn't have a better soundtrack. FFIX has a more beautiful world perhaps( it definitely has some excellent locales) but I feel lke FFVII's is more atmospheric and absorbing. Also, FF7 has some of the most memorable moments in the entire series, not to mention outstanding summon sequences. FFIX has none of that.
Come at me
So how is FFIX better than FFVII exactly? It doesn't have a better battle system or growth system, it doesn't have better side quests, it doesn't have better villains or a better story, the cast is largely boring/forgettable except for ViVi/Zidane, and it doesn't have a better soundtrack. FFIX has a more beautiful world perhaps( it definitely has some excellent locales) but I feel lke FFVII's is more atmospheric and absorbing. Also, FF7 has some of the most memorable moments in the entire series, not to mention outstanding summon sequences. FFIX has none of that.
Come at me
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Ok.
Replaying it right now so I'll have to disagree. So many epic moments...
Crash Station
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FF6 was my first FF, yet 7 is still my favorite in the series by a good country mile.
Augemitbutter
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X was already better. XII was the beginning of the end.
VIIR would end up very different anyway. i rather have something new.
VIIR would end up very different anyway. i rather have something new.