[05/06] Final Fantasy 7 HD Remake To Get E3 Reveal

[Setzer Gabbiani]

Your lust for more Final Fantasy 7 could be satisfied if rumors surrounding the epic RPG hold up. Apparently there’s a release schedule for SquareEnix’s E3 announcements that shows FF7 as one of their shock & awe reveals. If the news is true, Final Fantasty 7 HD just might be releasing this holiday season. The remake of the game is rumored to be more than a visual upgrade or additional polished added to some old animations, according to one of SquareEnix's PR personnel. Final Fantasy 7 HD Remastered is reportedly a new version of FF7 built from the ground up, featuring a completely new engine to accompany the newly animated cut scenes.
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According to the source, even the story has been adjusted, though most of it remains the same, some changes have been made to parts of the story. Better cut scenes, and an upgraded combat engine seems to be the most important changes according to what was explained to us. No word however, on if the new version is set to use the white engine featured in FF13; let’s hope not. According to the news we received, FF7 remastered’s cut scenes are going to look as good, if not better than, Final Fantasy Advent Children- The CG movie.(Yeah, we thought those were big claims as well.)

“The game will feel like a completely new game in a familiar settings” we were told. When we referenced the current onslaught of remastering going on, they responded with this.

“Final Fantasy 7 is more than ReMastered in HD, it’s almost a new IP because of what’s been done to the game, It’s the Final Fantasy every wants”.

The game is said to be coming as a PS3 exclusive, something to do with the licensing from the PS1. The tech demo released a few years back was apparently a prelude to what was planned for the game. The source claims since the release of the tech demo the graphics have vastly increased. He also stated that Square has had plans to release the FF7 remake for quite some time now, but the PS3’s past struggles to game market share prevented them from doing so. Now that the install base has increased, Square Enix feels it's the perfect time to reintroduce the series, the source says. A E3 announcement is expected, however, no official announcement has been made by SquareEnix on the topic.

The info does hold some weight given SquareEnix’s recent financial woes. This would be a perfect time to release a game that’s pretty much a guaranteed hit, and could generate a large amount of reveune. for now, we will see what the future holds, either way we will be at E3 2011 to find out the full details, so stay tuned. here’s the only teaser of FF7 remastered, lets hope it comes true.

http://www.thegameheadz.com/games/playstation3/playstation3/finalfantasyxiiitypeoagito/tabid/629/vw/1/itemid/1291/final-fantasy-7-hd-remake-.aspx

 

[Raiiyokuu]

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

NO WAY...

Spoiler

Not that excited. Actually is, but doesn't want to Fanboy.

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So..... Uhmmm yeah... FFVII,

Sucks.

 

[Martel]

Make up your fucking minds, Square Enix. Is this going to happen or not? I seem to recall reading something from someone last year that such a project would take about five years to do, or something like that. Was that bullshit, or were they just trying to throw us off the scent? With Square Enix its impossible to tell - they're so full of shit these days nobody knows what to expect. I mean, you can say "don't take it seriously, its just a rumour" but this is Square Enix we're dealing with here, the monsters behind Final Fantasy XIII. After that horrifying creation, I'm not discounting anything, no matter how ridiculous, until I see something tangible that says otherwise.

Just before the book gets closed on this, some bastard goes and sticks their hand in it again, and more rumours pop up. Its getting old. FFVII is overrated enough as it is, the waters don't need stirring with MORE rumours about it.

Every single piece of FFVII-remake related news always has "rumour" attached to it, and I'm getting sick of it. Do it or don't it. I don't care which, I expect I'll end up buying it, playing it and then criticising it to hell and back regardless. Just stop with the maybes, its driving me insane

 

[C i d]

I can't honestly believe this... a hoax?

assuming it's true...

OH YEAH! FINALLY THEY DID IT! (after like years of waiting)

That will be so cool!!! I can't wait to play the game in HD. But hopefully the 'story changes' are minor and they should add more sidequests and areas. Just don't delete anything significant, and probably add Genesis, more on Zack's story, etc.

I think I will buy a new PS3 or try to fix my broken PS3, just for this game.

Nothing much to say. It may be too early for speculations... Just wait patiently...

Now I really can't wait for E3. FFXIII-2 and apparently FFVII HD!!!!

But I still doubt whether this is really true.

 

[Starships]

Sounds cool. Though it sucks that if the rumor is the truth, that it's going to be PS3 only, poor X- Box users, and the changes to the game doesn't sound appealing either, considering there's been so much change to the original FFVII storyline already, Nibelhiem in Crisis Core strikes as a good example, and the feeling that it's going to feel like a new game, sounds bad too. It sounds more like disappointing news than something to celebrate victory over. It sounds like what made the original game special is going to be twisted and thrown around a bit. Though it should be fine, if they keep in moments that that made the game so fun in the first place, like dressing up Cloud in drag, keeping the LTD the same, so no Clerith's or Cloti's get disappointed, and important moments like Nibelhiem stays the same. Though I'm on the side of not having a remake, espically before FF5 and FF6 get any updates, so hopefully this is another false rumor, and the original can be left alone, and be in peace. We don't need a remake, just because of graphics. Graphics don't make the game. Also speaking of graphics....

Another bad sign is that SE is saying that the graphics are going to be better than AC, meaning SE is seeing graphics as the most important, they did that for FF13, and it didn't turn out very well, it would be cool to have a remake, and not another FF VII movie.

Please be another false rumor.

That will be so cool!!! I can't wait to play the game in HD. But hopefully the 'story changes' are minor and they should add more sidequests and areas. Just don't delete anything significant, and probably add Genesis, more on Zack's story, etc.

Sigh, this is a prefect example of why I'm against the FF VII remake. Genesis is a horrible character, and adding him in Crisis Core and making him appear during the Niblehiem incident was the most. annoying. thing. ever. Also making him partly responsible for Sephiroth's madness was annoying too. Genesis shouldn't have a important part in the main FF7 storyline, because he wasn't in the original FF7 storyline ! Also more Zack would be annoying too. Zack is already the reason for Seventh heaven, the reason why Aeris wears pink, and so much more. Zack is already some kind of '' FF7 God " It was extremely annoying in Crisis Core, and it would be even more annoying if they do it again in the FF7 remake. No Zack, no Genesis, argh. Please.

 

[Sultan]

Oh how wonderful it would be
For it to become a reality
When gamers and makers play the game of games
I had to listen to their tune, time and time again
They wail, as they stall
It is time for a combo breaker, this Winter or Fall
For I long crave the blissful silence
Only then, will there be true triumph.

i.e. I hope this piece of shit finally comes out so people would stop talking about it ever coming out. Besides, knowing SE this announcement would probably be for a game that won't be released till 2-4 years after.

 

[C i d]

Sigh, this is a prefect example of why I'm against the FF VII remake. Genesis is a horrible character, and adding him in Crisis Core and making him appear during the Niblehiem incident was the most. annoying. thing. ever. Also making him partly responsible for Sephiroth's madness was annoying too. Genesis shouldn't have a important part in the main FF7 storyline, because he wasn't in the original FF7 storyline ! Also more Zack would be annoying too. Zack is already the reason for Seventh heaven, the reason why Aeris wears pink, and so much more. Zack is already some kind of '' FF7 God " It was extremely annoying in Crisis Core, and it would be even more annoying if they do it again in the FF7 remake. No Zack, no Genesis, argh. Please. [/COLOR]

I haven't played Crisis Core. But addition of Genesis seems to be unavoidable in the end because he's already part of the compilation, despite of how his character is badly received.

Come to think of it, there are countless potential mistakes they can make by remaking this game. It's impossible to make everyone happy... Knowing this fact, we should just cherish the fact that they are making one. I mean I am sure more fans will be happy with an FF7 remake rather than none, regardless of how bad it will be. That's my opinion anyways.

EDIT: I hope Nobuo Uematsu returns to re-master the soundtrack.

 

[Linnaete]

Your lust for more Final Fantasy 7 could be satisfied if rumors surrounding the epic RPG hold up. Apparently there’s a release schedule for SquareEnix’s E3 announcements that shows FF7 as one of their shock & awe reveals.

What release schedule? Source of this schedule, or was it plucked from thin air?

According to the source

What source?

Final Fantasy 7 HD Remastered is reportedly a new version of FF7 built from the ground up, featuring a completely new engine to accompany the newly animated cut scenes.

The only engine they built themselves to use for HD development that I know of is the Crystal Tools - the same engine used for FFXIII. Of course, they could have created a whole new one without a peep, but I find it unlikely nonetheless.

No word however, on if the new version is set to use the white engine featured in FF13; let’s hope not.

You mean Crystal Tools? So after what you said above, you're now unsure what engine it will be using, whether Crystal Tools, a new one, or both?

According to the news we received, FF7 remastered’s cut scenes are going to look as good, if not better than, Final Fantasy Advent Children- The CG movie.(Yeah, we thought those were big claims as well.)

Too big. Surely they must have been working on this for years if this was the case, though the SE staff seems totally confused about the existence of this project. I highly doubt it.

“Final Fantasy 7 is more than ReMastered in HD, it’s almost a new IP because of what’s been done to the game, It’s the Final Fantasy every wants”.

Oh dear me. And "every wants"? A bit of a grammatical fuck up there. Who wrote this? And what do you mean everyone wants a remake that's been totally revamped like this when most people only want a simple graphical update?

The tech demo released a few years back was apparently a prelude to what was planned for the game.

I thought it was just a tech demo of what the PS3 can do, but okay, if you say so, fair enough...

He also stated that Square has had plans to release the FF7 remake for quite some time now, but the PS3’s past struggles to game market share prevented them from doing so.

The staff seems totally unsure about whether they are remaking it or not. And to be frank, it will allegedly take ages to remake this, so they would have decided this quite a while ago, when the PS3 was struggling a bit.

A E3 announcement is expected, however, no official announcement has been made by SquareEnix on the topic.

And funnily enough, neither has any of the other news outlets yet. And it's been a few days now since this article in question popped up.


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[Abstract Debauchery]

Final Fantasy 7 HD Remastered is reportedly a new version of FF7 built from the ground up, featuring a completely new engine to accompany the newly animated cut scenes.
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According to the source, even the story has been adjusted, though most of it remains the same, some changes have been made to parts of the story.


“The game will feel like a completely new game in a familiar settings” we were told. When we referenced the current onslaught of remastering going on, they responded with this.

“Final Fantasy 7 is more than ReMastered in HD, it’s almost a new IP because of what’s been done to the game, It’s the Final Fantasy that no one wants”.

Soo... if the rumor is true, they're about to shit all over what their fanboys love so much?

i.e. I hope this piece of shit finally comes out so people would stop talking about it ever coming out. Besides, knowing SE this announcement would probably be for a game that won't be released till 2-4 years after.

They'll only bitch about a new remake ten years later. You know this to be true.

 

[Shaissa]

Yeah... Don't believe it, another false remake rumor I bet...
I hope no one is really holding their breath on this being true...
Square said time and time again, they are making other things right now.
And They still got all the FFXIII stuff to make (XIII-2 Versus XIII and Phase-0 or whatever that is)
On top of that they got KH3DS and Dragon Quest X.

And thats just for the "main" projects we know about, let see what else they announce at E3.. bet you it wont be another FF game. Maybe a Dissidia game, but who knows. All I can say is that it WONT be FFVII.

 

[Steve-O]

I believe it when i see it

 

[Eight]

I did laugh when I saw this. If this is true, and as someone who remains neutral on the matter, I know two things for certain. One, no more obsessive fans on forums dancing around the thoughts of a remake, meaning no more rumours coming out of thin air, and two, folk that hate it will be thinking up more stuff to explain as to why the game would be shit.

Tbh though, the only possible addition I would like is a sidequest or something that explains what Cissnei is up too nowadays. Adding her as a new optional character would be pushing it, mind. Other than that, just fix the field controls, cause even way back when, they were quite awkward, and perk up the graphics, which comes under the package anywhore.

 

[Gabe]

I'm glad it's remaining a PS3 exclusive. It would give many people reason to buy a PS3.

I'd love to see the game in HD, I just hope they don't revise it like a sonofabitch and take out like half the extra content, ruin the battle system, or rename things.

Oh, and how about voice acting?

 

[bearsfwd]

Though it sucks that if the rumor is the truth, that it's going to be PS3 only, poor X- Box users

What's wrong with this? Did X-box get ANY other Final Fantasy games other than XIII? You can't buy older games on there like you can on Wii or PS3, can you? If not, then this really isn't much of a shocker.

I for one hope this is true. Now, 7 isn't my favorite game of the series (my favorite just got it's PSP remake), but since that tech demo (and even Advent Children), I've wanted to see the game updated using the updated character models. If this does happen, I would have figured that it would have been more than simply a visual upgrade anyway. Some story would have probably needed tweaked a bit since the prequels and sequels.

Imagine...chocobo racing in HD glory...trying to beat Joe/Teioh

 

[Baseballbat Boy]

A pretty obvious hoax.

1. Square never reveals anything of a big significance on E3. In Japan it holds no authority to keep such a thing in 100% secrecy for all this time.

2. The idea of a new engine is just ridiculous. Development of Crystal Tools gave them nightmares, possibility of them developing another engine simultaneously and never leaking any info about it is pretty much ground level low.

3. Tech Demo is just that, a tech demo for system's capabilities. There was a tech demo of FFVIII on PS2 - I don't recall any remakes of it. Plus by modern standards that demo is heavily outdated, for a game to look better than AC it would have to be entirely remade. So it's already have nothing to do with that demo to begin with.

4. Even if FFVII remake project could be in works, it would never be released before Versus, XIII-2 etc. They literally got no hands to make it now.

 

[DarkShadow]

Your not convincing anyone......This is false.

If there were even the slightest chance FFVII was to be revealed at E3 there wouldve been much more hype than this. This just seems like a fans prediction, a very absurd prediction that is........

 

[Valkyrur]

Hm. Sounds cool. I might - fingers crossed - be getting a PS3 some time this year or the next, so if they do release a Final Fantasy VII Remake, it'll be damn cool! I would have played the entire Final Fantasy series on the PS1.

 

[Tom Badguy]

I'm praying that this is some BS hoax. I was somewhat interested in this article until I got to the point where it said that some story points would get changed or altered. I immediately became turned off after that. VII doesn't need to be remade but if your going to, then leave the story and dialog alone.

Also, if they remake VII in some "HD masterpiece," then they better remake ever single fuckin FF that was released before the PS2.

 

[Stoic Hero]

Why even report shit like this?

Unless the remake is CONFIRMED then don't post this shit. seriously.

SHIT.

 

[Naoto Shirogane]

^Angry much?

I hope this Isnt true. Fanboys Will start Screaming and Going wild. Trying to spread the news..

AND Emoness in HD? HELL NO.(hates Cloud with a passion)

If this is true Ill cry. I just wonder what Aeriths Death would look like.