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7 reasons why Final Fantasy VII should be remade

Megas

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blog-0102315001418010307.jpgTitle is pretty self explanatory. After Square-Enix's troll-tastic reveal yesterday about Final Fantasy VII is returning to the PS4(only for it to be a port of the more inferior PC version in HD...which won't do anything). Ever since their little PS4 tech demo back in 2005, people have been clamoring for a FFVII remake for ages now, and for good reason, as there are plenty of things that could do good for the game, the Final Fantasy franchise, and Square Enix themselve, if they ever decide to remake it

 

1) The game's visuals have aged horribly

 

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I'm not gonna mince words here, while the CGI cutscenes still look alright, the in-game visuals look fugly. The blocky style of the characters just look weird and jaggy, and it doesn't help with the story, which itself is pretty serious. The

shown in 2005 obviously shows that the game could use the visual upgrade, especially, again, with the more serious tone of the story.

 

2) The Game could use a new translation

 

Early games never really had the best translations, especially in regards to Final Fantasy game, like FFIV or FFTactics, and VII is no exception. Translation errors galore, like "I see. So that'll how you'll fool them" or "Bizzarro Enegy" and who can forget "This guy are sick"?

 

3) It would make Squeenix tons of money

 

Obvious reason is obvious. Final Fantasy VII is insanely popular, often credited for the JRPG boom around the PS1/PS2 era. Sure it'll cost a lot to make(the original game is the 4th most expensive game made, behind GTAV, CoDMW2, and Destiny), but everyone can guarantee that it'll make it's money's worth and then some. If they never make the game, that'll just prove that Squeenix hates money.

 

4) It could help the Final Fantasy franchise recover

 

Lets be honest here, this generation hasn't been kind to Final Fantasy. Between the divisive reception of Final Fantasy XIII(along with two unwanted sequels), the poor launch of FFXIV, the negative reaction to the FFVI port on the iOS, no localization for Type-0(thankfully that's actually being released this gen)and the disaster that was All The Bravest, Final Fantasy has seen better days. I mean it's sad when the best received Final Fantasy games this generation were spin-offs, granted they were awesome like Dissidia and Theatrhythm, but the main series sure did take the beating. While FFXV and the HD update of Type-0 look promising, seeing Squeenix fully remake VII with the quality we expect would definitely help reinvigorate faith in the franchises

 

5) Would be a good appitizer before FFXV

 

Of course, assuming FFXV DOESN'T take for ever to come out, a remake of FFVII would definitely keep people occupied before the game ever comes out

 

6) They could tie in Crisis Core and Advent Children

 

This is probably just another way of me saying that I want Crisis core, but I would love it if they remade the game, that they could also tie in Crisis Core and/or Advent Children in some way(even if AC wasn't the best movie out there). Hell, maybe they could include Dirge of Cerberus too, even if that game could use some fixing

 

7) It can use a few touch ups to the story

 

And what I mean by that is that they could do some changes to the story that would otherwise be beneficial to the game's overall story. A good example of what I mean

 

 

Yuffie and Vincent are both actually secret characters and are otherwise unneeded for the actual story, and a remake could remedy that by making them important to the story, especially when they make appearances in Advent Children and Crisis Core(one of them even gets their own game!)

 

 

 

While some people often decry FFVII of being an overrated title(personally I think it's a great title, even though it's my least favorite of the PSX trilogy), it's hard to deny the impact the game's had on the industry. It's still a legendary title, but unfortunately it hasn't stood well against the test of time. And ultimately I feel a remake would be a great thing to happen, Square Enix would get some profit from the game, and the game itself would be completely revamped into something both older fans and newcomers can enjoy

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Shanks

They have made many successful remakes of other Final Fantasy games so one of VII which is the most popular title of the series does make sense and it is something that a lot of fans clearly want.  It wasn't too long ago that they did a Final Fantasy X remake.

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KiteDarkness

It'd probably take a good deal of effort to produce such a sequel. People give a lot of flak to SE for "not giving them what they want," but it'd most likely require a LOT of time and money to faithfully reproduce FFVII with modern sensibilities and graphical fidelities. What could have been easily done back then is a whole other ball game now, and it'd be horrible if they were forced to sacrifice so much to make such a project more feasible(it'd probably turn into another Hallway XIII). 

 

Also, even if they could pull it off, what makes me a bit pessimistic is how SE has time and time again proven themselves to be incapable of portraying these characters and its world properly anymore.

 

These days whenever we see them(be it in that awful Advent Children/AC Complete film, the rest of the FFVII compilation, or cameos in other titles), the characters are rendered into one-dimensional, anime stereotypes. Cloud, who was once a significantly more compelling and complex individual in the game he originated from, is now usually portrayed as some robotic, brooding stiff devoid of any real personality just to cater to the teenage fanbase that think those type of characters are "cool" and "badass." While one could argue that SE would be forced to stay a bit more true to their original personalities due to working on remake, you can bet that they'd still probably warp the characters in some form to act more like their modern counterparts.

 

As for the world, it's not a gigantic issue, but I get the feeling it definitely wouldn't look as a vivid and colorful as in the original. In all this modern FFVII-related media, they often like to make the world look a bit more drab and gritty now. It's not completely devoid of color, but it definitely lacks the charm that the original game presented. SE seems to prefer to go in more serious directions concerning FFVII material these days, ignoring the fact that the original game was actually pretty goofy and cartoony at its core. If they went ahead with a remake, you can bet all that hilarious stuff and the distinct art direction that managed to bring some light to a grim and dark adventure would be utterly sucked out.

 

As for things tying in more with the compilation, I'd rather they not do that. It'd leave a bitter taste in my mouth if I saw any Advent Children foreshadowing in there. That's the last thing I'd wanna see get referenced in a re-imagining of the original game. Crisis Core doesn't really need much tying in as it's already based on information and flashbacks from FFVII anyway. I suppose they could redo

Zack's death

to fit in with how that scenario went down in CC, but I feel that'd just spit on Sakaguchi's intentions with that scene in the flashback it originated from, as it wasn't meant to be an over the top, heroic battle like in CC.

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