I've waffled on this subject but then again, I'm entitled…it has been a topic of conversation for a long time.
At first, I hated the idea. I stuck to my guns by saying it's sacrilege to go and mess with perfection; to needlessly overhaul what may be the most perfect role-playing game in existence. Then, after being introduced to the wonders of high-definition gaming and seeing "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children," I pulled a complete 180 and suddenly craved the remake. I figured that if they only put a shiny HD coat on the game without touching the actual gameplay, it'd be amazing. Don't add anything; just maintain the greatness of the game at all costs and make it visually stunning. I assumed that was well within Square Enix's capability, and the fans would love it.
But now, I feel the bottom line is this- they've waited too long. FFVII is too old. I'm sorry, but it is. In order for the gameplay to appeal to an acceptable number of younger gamers – acceptable to warrant the project's existence – they would have to do away with the archaic turn-based mechanic. I love it to pieces; the hardcore fans love it to pieces, and there are younger gamers who might also love it to pieces. But look at the direction this industry is going: faster, faster, faster. It's all anyone seems to care about. Square Enix would not be able to help themselves; if they did a FFVII remake, they'd mess with it. I'm convinced of that now.
In which case, just leave well enough alone.
I don't want a MGS Remake or a FF7 Remake.
I believe a MGS remake collection is a fantastic idea, with Kojima behind it's helm. If anything bonuses will be tacked on to an already great masterpiece. He would make it better.
peace walker on ps3 i what i want
That would be pretty sweet. I'm actually looking forward to Rising now.
Hey, any port in a storm.
eh…rising might be upsetting to hardcore mgs fans….content might get cut. cause of a certain console.
I would kill for a MSG Trilogy remake. Not because the graphics are bad (in my opinion), but because the controls suck so much ass. If I could get a MSG trilogy with MGS4 graphics and controls I would buy it in a heartbeat.
Ben (or anyone here), if you were to decide to remake any game which game would it be?
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Thinking about it I would like maybe Jet Force Gemini or Eternal Darkness. I loved both games and could just imagine how crazy ED could be nowadays.
One game series I would like to see finished is Advent Rising. It didn't get great reviews but I thought the story was amazing.
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2+ all the side stuff like birth by sleep
Legend of Dragoon.
OKAMI!!!!!
Legend of Legaia
That would be awesome if they remade jet force gemini! As for eternal darkness and legend of dragoon I'd rather see a sequel.
Castlevania: Simon's Quest
Both Shenmues and the third one to complete the trilogy.
I hadn't really thought about it, but remaking both Legaia and Dragoon would be awesome.
I also like the idea of a FFVI or Star Ocean: The 2nd Story in HD.
I want a Syphon Filter H-D collection.
Ben, haven't we talked about a remake or sequel/prequel to LoD before?
XENOSAGA with the turn based combat *intact*.
I don't remember. Probably. 🙂
This was asked before, but easily Thousand Arms for me. Still the best rpg I've played.
Psi-Ops.
Legend of Legaia and Legend of Dragoon definitely. Legend of Legaia was the first rpg I ever played. Also I'd remake the Double Dragon games. Any of them; I love old school brawler games like that and streets of rage etc. I spent hours with my cousin playing them on the sega genesis. Battletoads and Double dragons still gives me trouble to this day.
I don't need a FFVII remake either. I myself don't think it was the best one anyways. I would rather see a new FF the old school way.
I would LOVE to see a remake of FF8 but i agree with Ben. Its been too long for them to just "remake" any of the FF's for PS because they are going to mess with it.
Here's to dreaming *sips corona*
I think SE needs to be remade.
It's called squaresoft, you hurt it's feelings when you bundle it with SquareEnix
Squaresoft is gone though. I was trying to keep in the realm of possibility. There's still a chance for SE.
Besides of all that, it wouldn't appeal the masses (i.e the west) because of how Cloud looks. Just look at what they did with Nier, Japan got the original design of the main character, a young, typical JRPG boy, but SE said "No, for the west we need a tough-looking guy" and forced Cavia to change the main character, and we got the "other" main character.
Also, look at Capcom, they did it with two of their biggest franchises. As far as I remember, Chris Redfield wasn´t all that big in RE1, but for RE5, he was all muscles, suspiciously really GearsofWar-like. And then they ask Ninja Theory to change the look of Dante, to make the complete opposite of what he used to be. We'd be lucky if SE used the Cloud model of Advent Children.
And after seeing what they did with FFXIII and Front Mission Evolved, it is better to keep FFVII as is… and the whole Squaresoft library too.
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I still think there is a huge market for turn-based rpgs. Just look at how well the final fantasy games sold on psn. The majority who didn't buy probably didnt because they still own the physical copy. In sure that's millions. Shame they don't realize.
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There is a market for turn based games, it's just not the primary demographic that game companies are targeting because it's typically older gamers.
I…
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i don't know what i want anymore… sob…
Yeah. I don't think it would appeal to the next generation now that gameplay mechanics have evolved so much.. but meh…
FF7 remake will still come. I know it..
While you're right Ben, you tend to be psychic.
They'll probably announce the remake at E3 or TGS, push versus back for another 6 years, and disappoint everyone when FF7 doesn't even feel like FF7. "Wtf is materia? We use Crystarium now" Cloud: "….. I don't even WANT to be in this game." Yuffie: "W..What is this?"
haha
S-E not doing the remake would be good for them, as they've announced and currently have more projects in development than actually releasing them.
if they do end up making a and hd version, be sure to see it on the xbox also
I believe that Sony owns the rights to FF VII in America.
still? even for the remake…?
honestly? I have no idea of American copyright and trademark laws. they change so much. lol.
very true
hopefully the Highlander can set us straight.
Sony owned the North American publishing rights on FFVII in the US for the original release, I think they did when the PSN version came out. It's still SEs game, but Sony owns the rights to publish it in the US. I don't know whether that would extend to a remake since that would essentially be a new game. The PSN release of FFVII was just a repackaging of the original game after all, so the rights didn't change.
A newly remade game would re-open negotiations on all of that.
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lol he did set us straight lol
haha, I think the next big poll will be: Does PSX Rely on Highlander Too Much?
Nah, the better question would be does Highlander rely on PSX too much….
Just cause Ben wrote this article, A FF VII Remake will be announced next week.
I know, right? I mentioned that in my comment above.
hahaha, I didn't see that, I usually post my comments right after I read the article but before I read the comments.
I think it COULD be done right, but I agree that SE wouldn't be able to help themselves from ruining it with some kind of actiony battle system that sucks chocolate donkey balls.
It's terrible too, when something so classic and perfect isn't good enough to keep around anymore because of an unfortunate trend in gaming.