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NEWS: Final Fantasy VII Director: I'd Love to Do a Remake


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Animeking1108



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:14 am Reply with quote
Remaking I-IX for the PS3/4 would be time consuming because they would have to do it from the ground up. It isn't like X where the graphics can easily be given an HD facelift.

If a remake gets done, they should add some details to make the Compilation fit in better with the continuity.
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Spotlesseden



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:26 am Reply with quote
talk to Sony or Microsoft to see if anyone of them wants to sponsor for executive title
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:30 am Reply with quote
Sony's already put the "soft" version of the PSX FFVII on PS3 Network, and it's a popular title.
(They've also got V and VI for PS3, but those were 2D SNES titles, and we're not even talking in the same ballpark as VII onwards...I-IV/Tactics have already been "exiled" to the Vita handheld.)

If it weren't for those danged boxy characters, I'd say a hi-def upgrade was a no-brainer for Sony. As it is, if they want it to look like FFVIII or X/X2 before HD upgrading, it'd take a LOT of work from scratch.

(But FFVII will always be there to remind us what's wrong with XII.)
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:55 am Reply with quote
AnimeKing: BS. If they can remake FF IV from the ground up, they can do the same with VII. There's something else holding them back.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:10 am Reply with quote
Staff availability? Budget? That hasn't stopped you guys from making a couple of games that have been getting decent to meh reviews.

XII? That's a funny way to spell VI or IX.
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Usagi-kun



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:17 am Reply with quote
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...well, I just don't think they have the market numbers they want. There are also a ton of other Square titles collecting dust as well. But no. We westies want to shoot things. I like dreaming about the nineties for nostalgia, but I'm not holding my breath on this one. Improvements and growing trends have emerged in both markets, but I think the real deciding factor is money. Both investment and expected return.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:39 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
BS. If they can remake FF IV from the ground up, they can do the same with VII. There's something else holding them back.
That dosen't make much sense.

There's kind of a big difference there. Kitase it talking as if they remade FFVII as a modern level production. 4 DS is a DS 3d level game. Not really comparable to a FFXIII level production that Kitase is talking about.

Animeking is a 100% correct. Whats holding them back is time, labor, and money.



DTJB wrote:
Staff availability? Budget? That hasn't stopped you guys from making a couple of games that have been getting decent to meh reviews.

But it has. None of the XIII sequels are anywhere near as polished as the main XIII. Plus they have had help from Tri Ace.
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MagusGuardian



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:43 am Reply with quote
time and labor are reasonable reasons why it would be a hell of a task but I will say this the minute they put a trailer up I'd be shouting "Take My [expletive] Money Damn IT!!!!!!!!"
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:45 am Reply with quote
exactly, 13 is still the most polished and best looking of the 3 games. That's not to say the other 2 weren't as good its just that they clearly didn't have the same budget and time that went into 13.

When it comes to a 7 remake i imagine people would prefer they go all out as opposed to half-assing it. Which makes it very unlikely to happen.
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Danette-Anime-Otaku



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:49 am Reply with quote
Personally I think it would have been better for Square to remake FFVII for the PS3 instead of making a FFXIII trilogy. I can see why they would want to make at least one new main title like XIII, but I never understood making two more games. Not sure if that was the plan from the beginning or they decided to make that sequels later.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:06 am Reply with quote
Danette-Anime-Otaku wrote:
Personally I think it would have been better for Square to remake FFVII for the PS3 instead of making a FFXIII trilogy. I can see why they would want to make at least one new main title like XIII, but I never understood making two more games. Not sure if that was the plan from the beginning or they decided to make that sequels later.


Anything would be better than XII-XIII, but I think we're just not appreciating the problem with upgrading VII:

Here is how we imagine Cloud, in the creator's concepts today:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cloud_Strife?file=FF7AC_Cloud_Strife_SR%252B_L_Artniks.png
Here is how he appears in the original, un-upgraded form of the game:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Final_Fantasy_VII_Screenshots?file=AerithDeath1.jpg

...It would be easier to make Lego Star Wars look like FFXIII!!!!

(And even the look of the VII characters were just trying to HD upgrade the V-VI characters into a solid 3D environment:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI?file=FFVI_Celes_stabs_Kefka.png )
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WitchWatcher



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:20 am Reply with quote
7 remake not going to happen unless SE finds itself in the same situation that made FF 1 possible.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:41 am Reply with quote
The problem is, everyone wants this remake to happen, but if it actually did, it would probably be a flop as fond memories are best left in the past.
SE should just focus on trying to recreate the success of FF7 with new installments, not remakes.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:02 am Reply with quote
Rahxephon:
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4 DS is a DS 3d level game. Not really comparable to a FFXIII level production that Kitase is talking about.


It's still as good or better, in terms of presentation, than the original FF7.

Danette:
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I can see why they would want to make at least one new main title like XIII, but I never understood making two more games.


They needed something to keep people busy until FF XV.

Seriously, Square was willing to bankrupt its company for a shitty bomb of a film, but it doesn't want to invest in a game which would make money? What's wrong with that picture?

Eric: It doesn't have to look exactly like Advent Children. It just has to be at least on par with the last few Nintendo Wii Zeldas, in terms of visuals.

vulcan:
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it would probably be a flop as fond memories are best left in the past.


Well, if Eva is still selling 20 years later, I don't see why FF7 2.0 would fail.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:56 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:

Danette:
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I can see why they would want to make at least one new main title like XIII, but I never understood making two more games.

They needed something to keep people busy until FF XV.


They had to justify all the R&D years and expense that went into the Crystal Tools engine, to more than just one game but to as many games as they can before it's retired.
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