I know it's it's old news by now but what are your thoughts? I used to really long after a remake of one of my all time favorites and naturally the trailer looks amazing. But I don't know what to think about the "drastic combat changes" that apparently will happen in the remake. Of course the combat system of the original appears terribly dated and slow now (sans the materia/slot system, I still think it's really fun), so it's no surprise they are working on that. I'm just afraid they will mess it up, like into some sort of action/round-based hybrid which I hate with a passion.
That game is probably the only reason I'm considering the PS4 but I guess I'll hold off until I've seen some legit game footage.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on August 04, 2015, 09:17:21 am
I'm all for it. Square is never going to make everyone happy with the remake. As soon as they change the battle system, an animation, a dialog box or just about anything...some whiny twit will blow up the interwebz whining about it.
For me, the story can diverge and change as needed as long as it stays true to the original. That is, Cloud and company save the planet from Sephiroth. It's the characters that I love about the original the most.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: soera on August 04, 2015, 09:25:15 am
Im all for it too. I didnt mind the original battle system personally but I dont care how it changes either unless it takes on a more SRPG chess battle system. They better not remove the battle music though! That was super awesome.
And a side note. gf78, you are missing Dragon Quest Heroes in your PS4 pre-order list. :( :( :(
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on August 04, 2015, 11:27:23 am
Im all for it too. I didnt mind the original battle system personally but I dont care how it changes either unless it takes on a more SRPG chess battle system. They better not remove the battle music though! That was super awesome.
And a side note. gf78, you are missing Dragon Quest Heroes in your PS4 pre-order list. :( :( :(
LOL...the battle music. That music still runs through my head till this day. It's like the Mario or Zelda themes. You never forget them. I was actually listening to this a month or so ago on YouTube. My daughter was looking at me like I was nuts.
Yeah, I realize I was missing Dragon Quest Heroes. My wife just had surgery and she's out of work. Her doctor is filling out her disability paperwork. We are going to be short "fun money" for a bit. That's why I've been paying off bills like crazy and getting some of my gaming purchases out of the way before the shortfall. I'm hoping that if I can't preorder it, somebody will get it for me as a gift for my birthday or Christmas. I hope. :-\
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 04, 2015, 11:33:36 am
While I am not a FF fan, I am happy my fellow gamers are happy they are getting something.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on August 04, 2015, 11:37:16 am
Oh...while I'm at it, they better not remove the end music either when you battle Sephiroth! That was awesome! And they need to keep the Knights of the Round summon. That was friggin' awesome!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: turom on August 04, 2015, 12:27:06 pm
A FFVII game with Advent Children aesthetics and a battle system similar to FFXII or to what I've tested on the FFXV demo would be nice indeed.
If they really want to make a full 3D remake with the technical level expected from a PS4 game - ala FFXV - I'm really wondering how the hell they will handle this without cutting huge chunks from the game. It's still a mystery to me, I'm not sure they're wiling tol spend 300M$ in this so I'm really curious of what SE will show in 2 years.
Now to see if they will keep the atmosphere and the detail level that made the game, I don't want it to become a brainless action-RPG or a linear scripted QTE-fest with rockn roll music. They need to keep the contemplative moments and the tone of the dialogues, even if the dialogues could be much improved I think they need a lighter tone that what was presented in the FFVII:AC OAV.
I have no problem with them changing much stuff but i'd like at least to find the same kind of atmosphere and the depth of the original game.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: dondetti on August 04, 2015, 12:38:50 pm
I'm all for it. Square is never going to make everyone happy with the remake. As soon as they change the battle system, an animation, a dialog box or just about anything...some whiny twit will blow up the interwebz whining about it.
For me, the story can diverge and change as needed as long as it stays true to the original. That is, Cloud and company save the planet from Sephiroth. It's the characters that I love about the original the most.
I guess? It's silly to think that the remake won't differ much from the original that is nearing its 20th anniversary. It is a remake after all, if some folks can't handle major differences they should rather just go grab the HD retouch or revisit the original again.
It is one game I'm a bit emotional about and rightfully declared as a milestone for its time in my book. So naturally for me the bar is set pretty high. My hope is that it will turn out sort of like the transition from Super Metroid to Metroid Prime, a game that is vastly different from the original but the core feeling/atmosphere/ideas are still intact or at least comparable in quality while the gameplay as a whole got a clever major update that is still fun and immersive.
tbh I wouldn't actually describe me as a huge fan of the series as a whole. I have little to no interest after VII. So I actually don't really know what to expect. I'm sure the characters and story will stay mostly intact to cater to the canon aware fanbase but everything else is anyone's guess. I'm mostly afraid about the combat system, I'm sort of expecting something like Crisis Core which I played a little and could not get into at all.
I'm looking forward to this, but I'm still a bit in doubt if it will work out for me.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on August 04, 2015, 02:44:13 pm
I'm all for it. Square is never going to make everyone happy with the remake. As soon as they change the battle system, an animation, a dialog box or just about anything...some whiny twit will blow up the interwebz whining about it.
For me, the story can diverge and change as needed as long as it stays true to the original. That is, Cloud and company save the planet from Sephiroth. It's the characters that I love about the original the most.
I guess? It's silly to think that the remake won't differ much from the original that is nearing its 20th anniversary. It is a remake after all, if some folks can't handle major differences they should rather just go grab the HD retouch or revisit the original again.
It is one game I'm a bit emotional about and rightfully declared as a milestone for its time in my book. So naturally for me the bar is set pretty high. My hope is that it will turn out sort of like the transition from Super Metroid to Metroid Prime, a game that is vastly different from the original but the core feeling/atmosphere/ideas are still intact or at least comparable in quality while the gameplay as a whole got a clever major update that is still fun and immersive.
tbh I wouldn't actually describe me as a huge fan of the series as a whole. I have little to no interest after VII. So I actually don't really know what to expect. I'm sure the characters and story will stay mostly intact to cater to the canon aware fanbase but everything else is anyone's guess. I'm mostly afraid about the combat system, I'm sort of expecting something like Crisis Core which I played a little and could not get into at all.
I'm looking forward to this, but I'm still a bit in doubt if it will work out for me.
I wasn't the biggest fan in the early days. I played through the first a couple of times and really loved it. Never played the second on the SNES, but I played III (in reality, FFVI) and thought it was good. It wasn't until Final Fantasy VII that I fell in love with the series. The story, the setting, the characters, the...*sniff*sniff*...death of Aeris, the final battle with Sephiroth and to see Red XIII at the end with his cubs. Nature taking over and reclaiming the land...it left a lasting impression to say the least.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 04, 2015, 02:59:18 pm
As long as the story isn't altered, the music is the same just remade with newer versions, and it's still a turn based RPG, I'll be happy. Heard they might alter the gameplay which would be a pretty bad idea. The combat shift in the FF series since 12 & 13 have been awful and it would really be a disservice to the game to awkwardly shove in that kind of combat over the classic style. I prefer action combat like in FFXV, but FF7 is a turn based combat game and should stay as such.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: dondetti on August 04, 2015, 06:00:09 pm
I'm all for it. Square is never going to make everyone happy with the remake. As soon as they change the battle system, an animation, a dialog box or just about anything...some whiny twit will blow up the interwebz whining about it.
For me, the story can diverge and change as needed as long as it stays true to the original. That is, Cloud and company save the planet from Sephiroth. It's the characters that I love about the original the most.
I guess? It's silly to think that the remake won't differ much from the original that is nearing its 20th anniversary. It is a remake after all, if some folks can't handle major differences they should rather just go grab the HD retouch or revisit the original again.
It is one game I'm a bit emotional about and rightfully declared as a milestone for its time in my book. So naturally for me the bar is set pretty high. My hope is that it will turn out sort of like the transition from Super Metroid to Metroid Prime, a game that is vastly different from the original but the core feeling/atmosphere/ideas are still intact or at least comparable in quality while the gameplay as a whole got a clever major update that is still fun and immersive.
tbh I wouldn't actually describe me as a huge fan of the series as a whole. I have little to no interest after VII. So I actually don't really know what to expect. I'm sure the characters and story will stay mostly intact to cater to the canon aware fanbase but everything else is anyone's guess. I'm mostly afraid about the combat system, I'm sort of expecting something like Crisis Core which I played a little and could not get into at all.
I'm looking forward to this, but I'm still a bit in doubt if it will work out for me.
I wasn't the biggest fan in the early days. I played through the first a couple of times and really loved it. Never played the second on the SNES, but I played III (in reality, FFVI) and thought it was good. It wasn't until Final Fantasy VII that I fell in love with the series. The story, the setting, the characters, the...*sniff*sniff*...death of Aeris, the final battle with Sephiroth and to see Red XIII at the end with his cubs. Nature taking over and reclaiming the land...it left a lasting impression to say the least.
As a German I never got a good chance to play III/VI when it came out as I was too young/too broke to import the US one and understand how to get them to work on a PAL system. I dabbled a bit with Mystic Quest and Final Fantasy Legend on the Game Boy (which don't belong to the main series anyway) but VII was the one that seriously got me at a young age.
Later in the 90ies I found III/VI in a second hand store for like 5 bucks and it sat around a couple years until I finally found an adapter for this one to check out, so I had a different experience because I was much older and SNES was already long out of style, it wasn't "new" anymore so to say. But I can definately see why a lot of people think it's the best one as it also has some surprisingly intense scenes, especially for a 16 bit game, and the apocalyptic feel of the wastelands and the constant dread of Kefka in the latter half for example is conveyed really well.
I just feel that VII took it even further, because with the system and the then huge amount of available space on the CDs compared to cardridges, they were able to do that. I love all the gorgeous and otherworldly background art as well as the unique soundtrack - stuff like ascending Corel Mt. kind of made you feel like it is a world worth fighting for which was hardly there in the titles before. And say what you want about the popeye arms, stereotypes and horrible typos, they still managed to include some emotionally appealing, almost naturally sounding dialogue in there, like how the characters emphasize their feelings with little gestures, stuff like that...I think because of this, the death of Aeris managed to leave an such an impact to the gamers, because it was easy to bond with the likeable characters, their backstories and "personalities".
To give another much earlier example is Nei from Phantasy Star II, but everyone in this game felt flat as a white wall (which was admittedly typical for a late 80ies game), so her death was pretty much whatever to me since every playable character just sort of randomly dropped by at the hero's home, no reasons given, so why should I feel sad about a character that I never "got to know"?
FFVII didn't have first major character death in a video game but I think one of the first ones that actually was somewhat shocking for the viewer.
PS. I played VIII for some hours and absolutely hated the shit out of it. That's probably why I never invested myself in the series much after that anymore.
As long as the story isn't altered, the music is the same just remade with newer versions, and it's still a turn based RPG, I'll be happy. Heard they might alter the gameplay which would be a pretty bad idea. The combat shift in the FF series since 12 & 13 have been awful and it would really be a disservice to the game to awkwardly shove in that kind of combat over the classic style. I prefer action combat like in FFXV, but FF7 is a turn based combat game and should stay as such.
I don't think so because keeping really dated core game mechanics in a major title for the PS4 might be a bit too risky or questionable, especially if everything else is changed into state of the art stuff. The story and music I can see both remaining mostly close to the original as both are highly revered and still hold well up to this day. Obviously they'd at least orchestrate the MIDI based original music though. Personally I'd be just as happy if they would just tweak the original combat system a bit and leave it at that. On the other hand, what's the use of a remake if it didn't have a different gaming experience after all? I think it's fair to assume it basically is going to be a different game and to hope they make the best of it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 04, 2015, 09:47:26 pm
I don't think so because keeping really dated core game mechanics in a major title for the PS4 might be a bit too risky or questionable, especially if everything else is changed into state of the art stuff. The story and music I can see both remaining mostly close to the original as both are highly revered and still hold well up to this day. Obviously they'd at least orchestrate the MIDI based original music though. Personally I'd be just as happy if they would just tweak the original combat system a bit and leave it at that. On the other hand, what's the use of a remake if it didn't have a different gaming experience after all? I think it's fair to assume it basically is going to be a different game and to hope they make the best of it.
I don't think turn based is really that dated, it's still used today in games. There are ways they could update it for sure as enemies being on screen rather than random encounters, making the combat more action packed with camera angles and such, but I really hated FF13's change in combat. It almost became automated and was pretty uninteresting. I'd like for them to do turn based with action prompts like Super Mario RPG. Get more damage by pressing an attack button at a specific point, or other interactive means depending on the attack.
The majority of people don't want a new gaming experience, the point of wanting and getting this was to see the classic game revisited with a modern graphics overhaul and enhancements, maybe even extra new content that works alongside the old stuff, not to get a different game out of it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: maximo310 on August 05, 2015, 01:31:30 am
I don't think so because keeping really dated core game mechanics in a major title for the PS4 might be a bit too risky or questionable, especially if everything else is changed into state of the art stuff. The story and music I can see both remaining mostly close to the original as both are highly revered and still hold well up to this day. Obviously they'd at least orchestrate the MIDI based original music though. Personally I'd be just as happy if they would just tweak the original combat system a bit and leave it at that. On the other hand, what's the use of a remake if it didn't have a different gaming experience after all? I think it's fair to assume it basically is going to be a different game and to hope they make the best of it.
I don't think turn based is really that dated, it's still used today in games. There are ways they could update it for sure as enemies being on screen rather than random encounters, making the combat more action packed with camera angles and such, but I really hated FF13's change in combat. It almost became automated and was pretty uninteresting. I'd like for them to do turn based with action prompts like Super Mario RPG. Get more damage by pressing an attack button at a specific point, or other interactive means depending on the attack.
The majority of people don't want a new gaming experience, the point of wanting and getting this was to see the classic game revisited with a modern graphics overhaul and enhancements, maybe even extra new content that works alongside the old stuff, not to get a different game out of it.
Yeah I'd have to agree with this statement. Turn-based vs action based is more of a preference I think than anything else, especially since action rpg's have been around for at least 25 years now. As for the remake, it seems that remakes that change a bunch of things from the original game get more mixed reception and less sales than remakes that play it safe. Even new and innovated games have been turned away in the last several years, because many people don't want to try new things. They like familiarity more and stick with series/genres that they are comfortable with.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: haloofthesun on December 06, 2015, 10:36:47 pm
I'm sure everyone has seen that new trailer that was released which actually looks pretty awesome. Still not sure exactly what the battle system is, but it at least seems interesting and better than 13's.
However, word has broke today that this is going to be released in multiple parts as episodic content, with each part having a "unique experience", which completely ruins any excitement I had for this game. 1. Buying physical as a complete package means waiting most likely at least a year longer. 2. The game will likely be much, much more linear than anticipated. 3. Square has no idea what they're doing anymore, it's official.
1997: The game is too big for one disc, so let's make it 3! 2015: The game is too big for one disc, so let's chop it into pieces so it's not a cohesive experience anymore and then sell those pieces to people! They'll love it!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 06, 2015, 10:56:43 pm
I don't see it as being a problem. There's likely going to be a full version released later that'll be the complete package, but this will be a way to release it quicker. Could probably treat the discs of before as an episode and look at it that way. I've not seen or or heard anything to be disappointed in the remake so far. It's far too early to be all doom and gloom about it.
As for the combat, I think it could be interesting as a mix between action and turn based as long as it's handle well. It seemed like it might be more of just allowing you to move and position yourself, while striking out when your turn happens perhaps. So far I'm really liking what i'm seeing.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: haloofthesun on December 06, 2015, 11:14:32 pm
If they break it up where the original disc swap points were, or similar, then yeah it might be okay. Except that this would likely mean any backtracking and world exploration is gone. "You can't go to Junon, you're in part 3 now!" Of course nothing is definite yet, we barely know anything. Being as vague as possible doesn't really instill a lot of faith though. It's as if they know it's bad news and are trying to beat around the bush. People want to know, is this going to be Final Hallway VII: Remake, or will we actually be able explore and travel a world? Do we have any freedom at all like the original, or is there no gettin' off'a this train we're on? For me, dividing it up like The Walking Dead is a dealbreaker, and I know for many others that's true, too. It could be like that, it could be just like disc swaps from the original, it could be anything. We don't know yet. Not jumping ship at this point, but I am nervous.
Releasing it quicker doesn't matter if you still have to wait exactly as long to get the end of the game. I and many other will not buy each part digitally and then buy the full game physically. This is not a problem for everyone, but for me personally it is. Not that that should matter to anyone not in the same position, of course.
For combat, I'm still not sure there are turns. People keep pointing out what they're calling an ATB bar, but you can see Cloud and Barrett attacking before the bar even fills up, which seems more actiony. Which I didn't think I'd be okay with, but from what we've seen briefly I do like. It seems we can possibly switch between characters, too, instead of just controlling one like in 13, which is a huge relief if that's true.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 07, 2015, 12:00:51 am
We mostly just need to wait for the full information as I read that someone was talking about Avalanche, the creators of the Just Cause series, and having the most perfect name for this, might be helping out with the world aspect of it. With how big their games are, this is a good sign if they are going utilizing that world tech.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kashell on December 07, 2015, 10:15:35 am
I'm trying to hold back my apprehension. I don't like the idea of such a treasured game getting released in episodes, nor do I like the idea of its battle system getting turned into something similar to Crisis Core. It just wouldn't feel right that way.
But, like I said, I'm going to wait until I see the full scoop before I decide whether or not to get this.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on December 07, 2015, 10:24:17 am
As I said before, there is no way that Squeenix could please everyone. There will be people pissing & moaning if they simply did an HD game with new assets that followed all of the original releases menus, combat, etc. There will be people pissing & moaning if they make an entirely new game with a new active combat method. People just like to piss & moan I suspect.
I don't know enough about the "episodic" release thing. If it's a download only game, they can piss off. If the plan is to really expand the story where it's so freakin' huge it takes up multiple games released at retail, I would be just fine with that. I'm not gonna start pissing & moaning, I'm gonna wait and see what happens. ;D
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kashell on December 07, 2015, 10:52:52 am
Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do. P&M-ing at this point isn't going to change Square's minds from creating their product.
And if worse comes to worse, I have no problems replaying the original FFVII.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: argyle on December 07, 2015, 12:16:17 pm
Two snippets from the interview posted on Gematsu have me very optimistic:
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You’ll be able to explore various locations in Midgar that you couldn’t explore in the original game.
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Kitase: “The idea that a remake of Final Fantasy VII would not fit into a single release was there from the very beginning. We still can’t share more information about its multiple parts, but please look forward to future announcements.”
Nomura: “If we dedicated our time to a single release, parts of it would become summarized. We’d have to cut some parts, and additional parts would come in few, so rather than remake the game as a full volume, we decided to do multiple parts.”
Kitase: “As you can see in the trailer, we showed Sector 1 and Sector 8, but in those areas alone, I think you can see a lot of density. When you’re remaking the entirety of the original version in that quality, it’s not possible to fit it all in one release.”
This doesn't sound to me like they're shrinking the game down into episodic chapters like a TellTale game - this sounds like they're expanding it to cover 2 or 3 full-length games. And I'm all for that. Heck, they could easily make a first game solely set in Midgar that would be amazing.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on December 07, 2015, 12:44:49 pm
This doesn't sound to me like their shrinking the game down into episodic chapters like a TellTale game - this sounds like they're expanding it to cover 2 or 3 full-length games. And I'm all for that. Heck, they could easily make a first game solely set in Midgar that would be amazing.
That's what I'm hoping for. Three full length games...take my money.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: soera on December 07, 2015, 12:56:39 pm
Man, that actually sounds impressive. I hope I can drop as much time into this one as the first run and maybe even more.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 07, 2015, 02:23:07 pm
I don't mind the multi-game thing since they want to not only include all the original content beefed up with high end graphics and full exploration, but add even more to the game. We'll see, it really depends on how they handle everything price wise and as a full experience.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: tuet0ne on December 09, 2015, 12:29:37 pm
Only main concern is this news about it being episodic... I don't see how it is going to work.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: mason33g on December 21, 2015, 03:53:49 am
I know it's it's old news by now but what are your thoughts? I used to really long after a remake of one of my all time favorites and naturally the trailer looks amazing. But I don't know what to think about the "drastic combat changes" that apparently will happen in the remake. Of course the combat system of the original appears terribly dated and slow now (sans the materia/slot system, I still think it's really fun), so it's no surprise they are working on that. I'm just afraid they will mess it up, like into some sort of action/round-based hybrid which I hate with a passion.
That game is probably the only reason I'm considering the PS4 but I guess I'll hold off until I've seen some legit game footage.
I dont know how they would be able to screw up a simple remake of an old classic, but I stil fear that Square will somehow manage. :o
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on December 21, 2015, 09:16:38 am
If they decide to release it in "downloadable chunks" they can shove it. I'll wait for the full retail release. I've waited 18 years now, what's one more?
If they go the route of expanding the scope of what Final Fantasy VII is and make multiple games out of it, not only encompassing what happened in the original but also expanding on it then I will be in line to buy it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: soera on December 21, 2015, 09:20:05 am
I really hope its not DLC stuff either. Eventually DLC is unusable. That is my only fear in it. Breaking up the game doesnt bother me (other than Im going to be blasting through the game and will be waiting on next round to continue). But it must be done on disks.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: gf78 on December 21, 2015, 11:51:08 am
I really hope its not DLC stuff either. Eventually DLC is unusable. That is my only fear in it. Breaking up the game doesnt bother me (other than Im going to be blasting through the game and will be waiting on next round to continue). But it must be done on disks.
Yup. ^^^This so much. I like Telltale games, but I refuse to buy downloads. I wait for the full release on disc. On PC, I don't mind DLC as much because there are archives of old files just about everywhere. I can take any PC game that I own and go out and find update files and mods for them regardless of their age.
On Console? DLC has an expiration date. Whenever the provider decides they no longer want to host that content, it's gone never to be seen again. :'(
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: dashv on January 02, 2016, 07:12:11 pm
That game is probably the only reason I'm considering the PS4 but I guess I'll hold off until I've seen some legit game footage.
Legit game footage has arrived and I want to have it's digital babies.
Looks like they've decided to go the Kingdom Hearts route with the combat system and I'm perfectly okay with that.
Really liking the way Barret looks.
Episodic I'm torn about. One the one hand we'll get it in our hands sooner. On the other hand I hope licensing doesn't doom it to never getting a complete and proper physical release.
Licensing of some of the music is why we've never seen a PSN digital release (or any kind of re-release at all) of Crisis Core.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kmacdw on January 03, 2016, 04:23:19 am
Hoping the backlash over the episodic format makes them think twice; hoping they just go and hide and ignore all questions about the game and then when it's ready for a full disk launch in say 2019, they just stealthily announce it at an event to release 3 months later. ;D
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: dashv on January 03, 2016, 04:08:22 pm
Hoping the backlash over the episodic format makes them think twice; hoping they just go and hide and ignore all questions about the game and then when it's ready for a full disk launch in say 2019, they just stealthily announce it at an event to release 3 months later. ;D
I don't mind it if they do it like tell tale did Back to the Future for PS3.
It came out episodically in digital. Then when the last episode was released and the main bugs were squashed they did a true physical release.
I own the digital version on PS3 (for the time being) and have the physical version for PS4.
If all they ever do is a season pass disc I'll be disappointed.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kmacdw on January 03, 2016, 04:22:58 pm
Hoping the backlash over the episodic format makes them think twice; hoping they just go and hide and ignore all questions about the game and then when it's ready for a full disk launch in say 2019, they just stealthily announce it at an event to release 3 months later. ;D
I don't mind it if they do it like tell tale did Back to the Future for PS3.
It came out episodically in digital. Then when the last episode was released and the main bugs were squashed they did a true physical release.
I own the digital version on PS3 (for the time being) and have the physical version for PS4.
If all they ever do is a season pass disc I'll be disappointed.
Adventure games like that work really well for episodic games, however an RPG doesn't work in my mind.
I don't buy their bullshit about scale. If FFXV can fit on a bluray so can a remake of FFVII
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: soera on January 03, 2016, 05:21:51 pm
Ive said it before ... if it doesnt fit on one disk, use 2. The original FF VII was 4 disks. I dont mind if the new one is 4 disks either. I just want the thing 100% playable the day I get it and 50 years from the day I get it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kmacdw on January 03, 2016, 06:09:57 pm
Ive said it before ... if it doesnt fit on one disk, use 2. The original FF VII was 4 disks. I dont mind if the new one is 4 disks either. I just want the thing 100% playable the day I get it and 50 years from the day I get it.
There'd be no need for two disks though, Blu-rays are massive, and even if and I mean if it was too big for a regular Blu-ray, they could opt for a double-sided disk.
If they'd been honest and said it's about getting it out quicker and allowing each episode's sales to fund the following episode. Then maybe I could at least respect them. However for them to make the most ridiculous excuse ever..... It's so annoying, how stupid do they think we are?
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: dashv on January 03, 2016, 06:27:49 pm
Ive said it before ... if it doesnt fit on one disk, use 2. The original FF VII was 4 disks. I dont mind if the new one is 4 disks either. I just want the thing 100% playable the day I get it and 50 years from the day I get it.
There'd be no need for two disks though, Blu-rays are massive, and even if and I mean if it was too big for a regular Blu-ray, they could opt for a double-sided disk.
If they'd been honest and said it's about getting it out quicker and allowing each episode's sales to fund the following episode. Then maybe I could at least respect them. However for them to make the most ridiculous excuse ever..... It's so annoying, how stupid do they think we are?
Maybe they are doing the cutscenes in 4K 3D. ;)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy 7 remake
Post by: kmacdw on January 04, 2016, 03:22:38 am
Ive said it before ... if it doesnt fit on one disk, use 2. The original FF VII was 4 disks. I dont mind if the new one is 4 disks either. I just want the thing 100% playable the day I get it and 50 years from the day I get it.
There'd be no need for two disks though, Blu-rays are massive, and even if and I mean if it was too big for a regular Blu-ray, they could opt for a double-sided disk.
If they'd been honest and said it's about getting it out quicker and allowing each episode's sales to fund the following episode. Then maybe I could at least respect them. However for them to make the most ridiculous excuse ever..... It's so annoying, how stupid do they think we are?
Maybe they are doing the cutscenes in 4K 3D. ;)
Ha that's about the only way they'd have a chance of clogging up a Blu-ray