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

[Channizard]

However, the ONLY ONE IN THAT GAME worth a damn, even in the slightest, was Aerith. However, I viewed her as a Mary Sue, so fuck it.

Thems fighting words.

It is pretty safe to say that SE will eventually remake the game. When the hype slowly dies down from all the constant rumours and people stop believin (DON'T STOP. BELIEEEVING) they'll spring it on it. But it's 190% more likely to be on the PS4. They would save their biggest gamble, their trusted cash cow who keeps shitting dollar signs, for their next biggest project. And probably a couple years after it'd already been released. They'd want to ensure that they didn't encounter problems like with XIII with the new engine.

As from a business standpoint however, it's highly unlikely they would take that gamble. Squaresoft was about taking chances and making good games. Square Enix however, is about rehashing old characters and making sequels to unnecessary projects. So it could go either way.

However they would HAVE to bring back old staff, Nobou, Sakaguchi, and who's to say that they would come back? Would they be allowed? These people left the company, maybe they'd be shafted from the project. And to see a remake of a beloved game with half its previous staff missing would piss ALOT of people off.

 

[Æon Flux]

Just as I predicted in the past...
Way to go SE fucking up an already good game.....
I knew this would happen.....It still pisses me off

 

[The Witch]

I gotta admit Cali, seeing how set you are on this is making me lean more on go remake it side. It will most likely happen eventually, all FFs will most likely end up getting remade at some point, I mean, all the FFs before VII have been on 3 consoles minimum. So it'll happen for VII too, then VIII and IX eventually.

I guess I can assure you it'll happen before you're 30. (I'll be suprised if it doesn't)

I'm not really "set" on it. I'm hoping against it. I'm more sticking around to find out whether or not my favorite game is about to be fecked up. :/ Don't get me wrong I'd love a good remake, if it was done right. But if it changes the storyline in anyway, I won't want it.

It is pretty safe to say that SE will eventually remake the game. When the hype slowly dies down from all the constant rumours and people stop believin (DON'T STOP. BELIEEEVING) they'll spring it on it. But it's 190% more likely to be on the PS4. They would save their biggest gamble, their trusted cash cow who keeps shitting dollar signs, for their next biggest project. And probably a couple years after it'd already been released. They'd want to ensure that they didn't encounter problems like with XIII with the new engine.

Good point. But honestly... I don't t think a PS4 is coming around too soon. I mean, people are still in love with the PS3 why announce a new system when we still love this one? :/

However they would HAVE to bring back old staff, Nobou, Sakaguchi, and who's to say that they would come back? Would they be allowed? These people left the company, maybe they'd be shafted from the project. And to see a remake of a beloved game with half its previous staff missing would piss ALOT of people off.

Yeah... like me. I'd seriously only want a remake if all the old staff came back. Nojima would probably jump on board since he writes for VII still so maybe Sakaguchi and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinori_Kitase Kitase would too?

Kazushige Nojima
Yoshinori Kitase
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Tetsuya Nomura

is really all we need for a remake of the original game to turn out good I'm sure Sakaguchi would come and help if asked. Maybe that's just me, though.

Just as I predicted in the past...
Way to go SE fucking up an already good game.....
I knew this would happen.....It still pisses me off

Chillax, the game isn't being remade. At least... we have no confirmation of it yet.

 

[Fusionist]

Pfft....Sakaguchi is long gone from S-E. He ain't coming back, not even for shits and giggles. If only for the sake of principle he'd stay away. Plus I never quite understood what he actually did in the game. "Producer" is a rather vague term. FFS, WADA was a producer for FFXIII

Nomura and Kitase will be there since they're still S-E employees, but I don't know what the status is on the other staff. I think Nobuo won't be in either, but he'll still get credited for the music, even if the arrangements are different.

Honestly, I don't think they should attempt a FFVII remake until the create one more installment to the game to take place after Dirge of Cerberus and finish the story. I bet that will be the major FFVII related announcement in the near future, and maybe in 2017 when FFVII 20th anniversary comes around, then they could remake it, adding in potential foreshadowing for whatever they make up for the final game along with the other additions.

If FFVII is a graphic only remake, I'd be fine with that, but if I could choose, I'd want a remake that connects to all the other games. Loved Crisis Core especially, so I'd want some homage to that at least :3

I just wonder how they're gonna approach the Honey Bee Inn scenario. A brothel with random sex behind the doors, poor Tifa and Aerith dress up as skanks and get attacked by Don, and of course that little thing where Cloud CROSS DRESSES, and potentially got gang-banged by some guys. All that in high-rez

 

[Æon Flux]

I just wonder how they're gonna approach the Honey Bee Inn scenario. A brothel with random sex behind the doors, poor Tifa and Aerith dress up as skanks and get attacked by Don, and of course that little thing where Cloud CROSS DRESSES, and potentially got gang-banged by some guys. All that in high-rez

For that alone id buy the game...That would be awesome.....

 

[Howl]

I can't see them keeping the events at Wall Market the same...

For example...I felt like with AC, even though it was a sequel, any remnants of the light, humorous tones were gone. The entire atmosphere was over-serious. Even when things became complete and utter shite in FFVII, Cloud still had some really good one liners, like "Let's Mosey".
Not in AC...

And the black leather outfits...? What happened to Cloud's AWESOME purple jumpsuit!? They even changed the 1st class colors in CC to black as well.

I can't help but feel like if FFVII was remade, all of the the 'funny' events and colorful tones would be swept under the mat in order to make the game more serious. They'd surely be toned down, nonetheless. And the not-so-great character makeovers in AC makes me worry about any other cosmetic modifications that might take place.

That being said...
I'd still buy it.

 

[hidachi4]

I can't see them keeping the events at Wall Market the same...

For example...I felt like with AC, even though it was a sequel, any remnants of the light, humorous tones were gone. The entire atmosphere was over-serious. Even when things became complete and utter shite in FFVII, Cloud still had some really good one liners, like "Let's Mosey".
Not in AC...

And the black leather outfits...? What happened to Cloud's AWESOME purple jumpsuit!? They even changed the 1st class colors in CC to black as well.

I can't help but feel like if FFVII was remade, all of the the 'funny' events and colorful tones would be swept under the mat in order to make the game more serious. They'd surely be toned down, nonetheless. And the not-so-great character makeovers in AC makes me worry about any other cosmetic modifications that might take place.

That being said...
I'd still buy it.

Wow, this is an interesting point. They could do what MGS4 did with the "flashback" MGS1 graphics, meaning use the old graphics for the honeybee inn part. It would make it twice as hilarious. Because otherwise, they couldn't have that with more realistic characters, and even the dressing up as a girl part would be difficult. That's not to say they couldn't be funny in other ways though.

 

[Terra Branford]

There was a rumor (to this troll) that Caith Sith wouldn't be in the game?

All they would have to do to earn massive amounts of money, is just make the CGI movies updated. That alone would get so many fans and others buying the game. And with that, they could then decide if a full remake should be done.

 

[Æon Flux]

After AC and the current disatisfaction ive had with SE's lates FF's I realy would hate for a good game to be made in to poop.
Litterally in AC they made it more misery in attitude,hell they even tried to hide the fact Tiffa had breasts,and while I know it was a movie I would hate to see a genuine good game be turned in to ....whatever the hell it is they are doing to games recently.
I honestly cant say weather id buy it or not either...would it be cool to see everything updated? yeah but would the potential changes to the gameplay be worth it?....
Updated Graphically fine I probably wouldnt oppose it but to change any of the gameplay would be a huge mistake.....and they wouldnt be able to contain themselves I just know it....
Hell they would probably throw in an Aerith lives scenario....ugh

 

[Howl]

Oh, you mean the secret cheat to revive Aerith by giving your characters strange names and completing hidden sidequests which involve a return to the forgotten capitol on disc 3?

I'd be a total liar if I said I wouldn't buy a remake despite any changes that might occur. But after all is said and done, the original will always be the epic awesomness that molded my childhood.

IMO, fanwork is as good as it gets. Fans make the best fanfics, concept art, music (OC Remix, Woowoo), and fake start menus for a would-be PS3 release. It's a really cool start menu; youtube it.

 

[Terra Branford]

Changing story would be godawful. I'm not even a fan of FF7, but even I know that a story "update" would completely destroy what was good about the game. It would be wrong to change something good just so their later, non-sensible games would fit with the "original". How would that even make sense? Change the original source to fit its broken-spinoffs?

It could be remade, it couldn't be remade. I wouldn't mind either, but if it was remade and its story wasn't turn to poo (as another worded it) I think I would buy it and even play it. I'm more of the "play the first release girl" because its so much better (back when games were nearly all the time, great) than a remake. But I have a feeling a remake won't even be considered until at least 2012 or 2013...they still have other FF titles to remake, FFXIII-III & FFXIII-IV, before they ever get time to think about the cash cow.

 

[AddleBoy]

I would like an FFVII in PS3 graphics if only for the funny parts of the game. (They should also give Tifa her tits back.)

However, there is a BIG difference between a remake of FFVII with HD graphics and an FFVII remade with current gen graphics. As you might know, there are several different games that have been re-released for the 360 or the PS3 with "High Definition graphics". Examples include: The PS2 Prince of Persia games, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, the PS2 God of War games, Halo, etc. The graphics in these games are not current, but improved in only a minor way.

If an "HD remake" of FFVII does come out, I wouldn't be surprised if the character sprites were just as blocky and deformed as in the original. Or, at the very least, the sprites used in battle to replace them. It might not even be a big announcement even if they do do it.

EDIT: E3's been going for two days and no official word on this yet.

 

[nomad]

Doesn't one of these threads get made every year by some overzealous fanboy?

 

[Tom Badguy]

Doesn't one of these threads get made every year by some overzealous fanboy?

Yes, and if you are reading this and you don't know which overzealous fanboy nomad is talking about, then that fanboy is you.

So did we get any news about this at E3 today or was it all just a wet dream? I would research it but then I wouldn't have a post for the thread.

 

[Shaissa]

Nomad put a little more than one line in your posts please

And as far as Adding content goes, They do that to every remake or port they do, so I think they would change something to FFVII if they remade, whether thats graphics and music or adding Genesis crap into it, im not sure, but you know it would be more than just a graphics thing.

Tom it's a wet dream Square announced everything already go look at the E3 thread

 

[nomad]

I'll put more than one line in my posts when the nature of the post requires it.

IN A STATION OF THE METRO
The apparition of these faces in the crowd ;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

Ezra put a little more than one sentence in your poem please.

 

[10th Doctor]

BAIAENRHAIERN WHHHHHAAAAT? IT WAS ALL FAKE?

I totally knew it. Lol, I kinda feel bad for the fanboys though. I wish squeenix would toss 'em a bone, and make a spin-off for them. Seriously, though. The rumors need to die, they are quite annoying.

 

[Howl]

I agree. If you even entered this thread to begin with, there's a little fanboy in you that you might not have ever known about.

I'm anxiously awaiting for SE to let me down so that I can yearn for yet another year. It's the hoping that keeps me going each day.

 

[nomad]

I agree. If you even entered this thread to begin with, there's a little fanboy in you that you might not have ever known about.

Someone misread Tom's post.

I would buy an HD release of FF7, though. Any excuse to play through it again, I suppose.

 

[CassinoChips]

I'll put more than one line in my posts when the nature of the post requires it.

nomad

Actually, JR is correct. This is a post count section, and as such one-liners such as this can and will be treated as spam and deleted. People who have been around a while tend to know the rules. Might be in your best interest to give them a listen.