Square Enix Considering FF VII Remake ?

It seems that Square Enix can't get away from this rumor, and now it's being fueled again.

On PS3Center.net :

Yoshinori Kitase has mentioned several times that a Final Fantasy 7 remake is not happening, or that it's budget would be too high, yet people keep asking for it.

It seems though that Square Enix may be considering a Final Fantasy 7 remake, as they asked their followers on their official twitter account ( Unfortunately it's on Japanese Language ), what they thought about the idea of a Final Fantasy VII remake, suggesting that they may now be considering making the game.

They then had to post a tweet telling users to stop giving feedback a couple of hours later, as they had received an incredible amount of interest. They also mentioned that work on Versus was taking up a lot of time right now, so it is unlikely that we'll see an FF7 Remake soon.

So why aren't Square jumping on this chance to make a potentially ( most likely ) 4 or 5 million-selling game? Or are they just denying as long as they possibly can to surprise us later?

Source :http://www.ps3center.net//news/4377/square-enix-considering-ffvii-remake/

i think that square knows they could do the remake and depending on how they did it, they could either make or break it so to speak. my take on it would be to have the original game, updated artwork and graphics and add more stuff (i dunno, morehidden stuff ormore weapons/ruby/diamond/emerald) but i know some people are saying"make itlook/play like this other ff" and i think that would take away from it. maybedo something with atb bar to speed up battles a little initially but i don't think it really needs much of a tweaking.

as for the point of the thread, i think we'll actually see the remake around the time the next gen releases. it sucks and i don'twant it to be that way but skweeniks has a big fan base who keep demanding more great sequels (dragonquest, kingdom hearts, ff) so theyonly have so much time to work on everything.

off topic, i hope to see a high end console dragonquest sometime in the near future.

i think that square knows they could do the remake and depending on how they did it, they could either make or break it so to speak. my take on it would be to have the original game, updated artwork and graphics and add more stuff (i dunno, morehidden stuff ormore weapons/ruby/diamond/emerald) but i know some people are saying"make itlook/play like this other ff" and i think that would take away from it. maybedo something with atb bar to speed up battles a little initially but i don't think it really needs much of a tweaking.

as for the point of the thread, i think we'll actually see the remake around the time the next gen releases. it sucks and i don'twant it to be that way but skweeniks has a big fan base who keep demanding more great sequels (dragonquest, kingdom hearts, ff) so theyonly have so much time to work on everything.

off topic, i hope to see a high end console dragonquest sometime in the near future.

z4twenny

A remake. Not sure how that would work. Would they keep the story or change stuff around? Then gaming; turn it into Crisis Core or Kingdom Hearts..or FF XIII?

Or are they gonna go with MMORP- I mean, FFXII gameplay. They could just stick with the FF7 battle system.

Good luck with that.

[QUOTE="z4twenny"]

i think that square knows they could do the remake and depending on how they did it, they could either make or break it so to speak. my take on it would be to have the original game, updated artwork and graphics and add more stuff (i dunno, morehidden stuff ormore weapons/ruby/diamond/emerald) but i know some people are saying"make itlook/play like this other ff" and i think that would take away from it. maybedo something with atb bar to speed up battles a little initially but i don't think it really needs much of a tweaking.

as for the point of the thread, i think we'll actually see the remake around the time the next gen releases. it sucks and i don'twant it to be that way but skweeniks has a big fan base who keep demanding more great sequels (dragonquest, kingdom hearts, ff) so theyonly have so much time to work on everything.

off topic, i hope to see a high end console dragonquest sometime in the near future.

NoctisCaelum52

to do this right, keep the original frame of the game, but make it look good. You don't need to change a thing in that great game, the only problem is the blockyness for everything. I tried playing it completely through, but got tired at looking at the graphics. I had fun and it is still one of the best RPGs ever made. A remake would be awesome, considering Dirge of Cereberus was kind of a joke. All hidden stuff in the game should still remain, like the super bosses. Imagine if this game had even PS2 graphics... thats decent, but now PS3 graphics..... thats a whole new trip. They should do this For FFVIII and FFIX. If they add new content, make another town or another dungeon, I don't want the whole game to be stripped down to the core or anything removed.

IMO there are just two ways to get this right, either just update the graphics, music and add voice acting, but leave the gameplay the same as the original, or do all that but make the gameplay like Kingdom Hearts, either way the day they confirm this game to be true is the day I buy myself a PS3.

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[QUOTE="z4twenny"]

i think that square knows they could do the remake and depending on how they did it, they could either make or break it so to speak. my take on it would be to have the original game, updated artwork and graphics and add more stuff (i dunno, morehidden stuff ormore weapons/ruby/diamond/emerald) but i know some people are saying"make itlook/play like this other ff" and i think that would take away from it. maybedo something with atb bar to speed up battles a little initially but i don't think it really needs much of a tweaking.

as for the point of the thread, i think we'll actually see the remake around the time the next gen releases. it sucks and i don'twant it to be that way but skweeniks has a big fan base who keep demanding more great sequels (dragonquest, kingdom hearts, ff) so theyonly have so much time to work on everything.

off topic, i hope to see a high end console dragonquest sometime in the near future.

nocoolnamejim

My concern is that a FFVII remake would take as long as XIII to make, since I have a feeling that they'd start from scratch for some reason rather than use an existing game engine, etc. They should remake it for PSP if anything, if only so it wouldn't take so flippin' long. Besides, Nomura's team is already taking forever to make Versus XIII & have Crisis Core and Birth By Sleep under their belts for PSP (which didn't need to take so long to make anyway, but I digress).

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"][QUOTE="NoctisCaelum52"] I completely agree. They really don't need to change the story. Just updated graphics and stuff. About your off topic, Dragon Quest IX for PS3 would be great. Really loved DQ VIII. :)

MAILER_DAEMON

My concern is that a FFVII remake would take as long as XIII to make, since I have a feeling that they'd start from scratch for some reason rather than use an existing game engine, etc. They should remake it for PSP if anything, if only so it wouldn't take so flippin' long. Besides, Nomura's team is already taking forever to make Versus XIII & have Crisis Core and Birth By Sleep under their belts for PSP (which didn't need to take so long to make anyway, but I digress).

I definitely think we will see a remake here. THEY keep bringing it up over and over and over.

Should be quicker and easier than other Final Fantasy's as they already have a huge baseline to follow. They just need new graphics, get rid of the damage cap which crippled most characters late game (I mean after all, what the point of having any character with a single hit limit break in the end when it pretty much just does the same damage as your normal attack?) and of course throw in some nice new content.

I think they announced recently that DQX was coming out for Wii, actually. I still haven't finish VIII... need to pick up V and VI when it comes out though. My concern is that a FFVII remake would take as long as XIII to make, since I have a feeling that they'd start from scratch for some reason rather than use an existing game engine, etc. They should remake it for PSP if anything, if only so it wouldn't take so flippin' long. Besides, Nomura's team is already taking forever to make Versus XIII & have Crisis Core and Birth By Sleep under their belts for PSP (which didn't need to take so long to make anyway, but I digress).MAILER_DAEMON

I definitely think we will see a remake here. THEY keep bringing it up over and over and over.

Should be quicker and easier than other Final Fantasy's as they already have a huge baseline to follow. They just need new graphics, get rid of the damage cap which crippled most characters late game (I mean after all, what the point of having any character with a single hit limit break in the end when it pretty much just does the same damage as your normal attack?) and of course throw in some nice new content.

LostProphetFLCL

With stuff like Final Summon-Phoenix, Quadra-Magic-Bahamut Zero and Mimic, I wanted to go easy on my opponents after a while.

Don't get me wrong. If the game is played without mastering everything in mind, it's a decent challenge. I liked how different areas had different levels for opponents, but I also liked FF8's -everything levels up.

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[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"] Yes. YES. Yes. YES! A thousand times YES. I can't remember ever being as mad at Square Enix as I was when I found out DQ IX wasn't coming to the PS3. DQVIII is my favorite JRPG of all time.Metamania

My concern is that a FFVII remake would take as long as XIII to make, since I have a feeling that they'd start from scratch for some reason rather than use an existing game engine, etc. They should remake it for PSP if anything, if only so it wouldn't take so flippin' long. Besides, Nomura's team is already taking forever to make Versus XIII & have Crisis Core and Birth By Sleep under their belts for PSP (which didn't need to take so long to make anyway, but I digress).

My favorite remake is still Resident Evil. The GC version not only gave it a graphical overhaul, but also changed the layout of the game (with a few tips of the hat to the original), re-did the voice acting, added new bosses and story details, and even upgraded the gameplay. More importantly, it didn't take that long to make, and it served to get Mikami's team used to the GC hardware before making Resident Evil 4.

They said that it'd take something like 9 years if they tried to remake it now. They also said they'd do it if it didn't take them that long.

Now we just wait for technology to get better.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

I definitely think we will see a remake here. THEY keep bringing it up over and over and over.

Should be quicker and easier than other Final Fantasy's as they already have a huge baseline to follow. They just need new graphics, get rid of the damage cap which crippled most characters late game (I mean after all, what the point of having any character with a single hit limit break in the end when it pretty much just does the same damage as your normal attack?) and of course throw in some nice new content.

BranKetra

Knights of the Round was still awesome in the end.

However, there was a HUGE issue when it came to limit breaks. I mean, if I remember correctly there was a specific team of 3 you were to use (Cloud, Tifa, and someone else) simply because their limits hit the most....

Vincent became downright useless as you couldn't control him during his limit and yet he is only hitting like once and for normal attack damage...

Even if it did take them as long to remake FFVII as a new FF, it wouldn't matter since an FFVII remake would be received with just as much, if not more, fanfare than a new entry into the series. Not only that but it would probably have the best launch of any Square-Enix title.

As much as I loved the original FFVII, I don't really care to have a remake of it myself. I think they should just leave VII alone already!

But if I was working for Square-Enix, I'd definitely keep the idea in mind for the future, considering it seems millions of people always say they want one. If they remade it, I'd imagine the sales would be quite immense, assuming Square-Enix doesn't royally screw up the remake.

[QUOTE="Metamania"][QUOTE="ASK_Story"]I wouldn't be surprised if a FFVII remake happens. I think since FFXIII is getting some negative reactions, it may be the fuel that's feeding the fire of the FFXIII's creators to redeem themselves. You know a FFVII remake, if done right like the original, will be more well-received and be a huge hit among fans.nocoolnamejim

Only FF1, FFIV, and FFVI made it out there. FFII and III did not come out here on the SNES and neither did V. So no, not that many people did not hear much of those titles, only those two. While FFIV and VI were indeed successful, that still didn't mean the series or even RPGs in general were popular until FFVII came out. Sorry, but it's the truth.

Why oh why won't this game just go away? FFVII doesn't need a remake, nor does it deserve one.

Square are going to prolong a remake for so long that everyone will go crazy for one and it will sell around the 15 million mark.

Hard to say, FF7 was amazing, but, we have new standard now. It would just ruin our sweet memory. magicalclick

Maybe they should make it just to kill the rumor.

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"][QUOTE="Metamania"] That's only because of how unfortunately popular FFVII turned out to be, which in itself is a tragedy, since no one really cared about FF before until FFVII came. Metamania

Only FF1, FFIV, and FFVI made it out there. FFII and III did not come out here on the SNES and neither did V. So no, not that many people did not hear much of those titles, only those two. While FFIV and VI were indeed successful, that still didn't mean the series or even RPGs in general were popular until FFVII came out. Sorry, but it's the truth.

Nothing like mocking good grammat with bad grammar :? Anyways Final Fantasy was popular after the first two were released in the states. There were many people who were so disappointed that III did not release in the states that they imported famicoms from Japan to be able to play the game (I was one of them).

There was an immense fan base way before Final Fantasy 7 was even thought of.

SquareEnix did an amazing job remaking Final Fantasy IV. I would surely be up for a remake of lucky number seven, however I think it would be even more awesome if they continued recreating until 9 (in numerical order).

Or, even better, make a new game with the old-fashioned ATB meter...

It would be very nice if they did make a remake and I would definitely buy it, but I wish Square Enix would focus more on getting Kingdom Hearts 3 released or made lol.