Why the Final Fantasy VII Obsession Needs to End...Now.

It is not that it is an impossible bar, but it is a bar that Square is setting for themselves and will fail to meet time after time because they won't get those who would sit in front of the game for hours on end.

Take for example, Final Fantasy XIII. One of the weakest reviewed games in Western media history involving any Final Fantasy title. Now if 10 million people bought the game, and this is for the sake of argument, at $60, then Square would earn $60 million on Final Fantasy XIII sales. Even if half of those who bought the game returned or sold the game for $40 wouldn't matter to Square's bottom line. They already have your gaming $$ for the month, and wouldn't care what you think if you bought a bad game from them from the IGNs of the world.

The whole point is that if Square themselves are using Final Fantasy VII as a bench mark for how their Final Fantasies should be before they consider a true remake, then they will never meet the standard both internally and in the fans eyes.

I honestly domt think that will be an isssue. If a game provides a vast world and freedom with various monigames. It maybe good. I dont see how modeling after ff7 would turn out bad. Of course it would have to be original.~~~~
 
The wide variety of character is what I think FFVII made so popular. Whether its Sephiroth, the Turks, Cloud, Tifa etc people have their favorite character. If a game wanted to be like FFVII they need the ammount of intresting characters 7 provided. Hojo the most evil one is the one no one talks about so that proves how many characters their are. FFIX surpassed it in many ways except one important thing that brings fans. Intresting side characters!!!! FFX and FF6 two other games also didn't do what FFVII did with the side characters. FFVII is my 3rd favorite because I think FF9 surpassed it and I think FF10 had an engaging story too. The thing though both FF9 and 10 didn't have side characters that fanboys could latch on to and say I love this character. Think about how many Reno fans there are he isn't even in the game all that much that is what the other games lacked. Its funny how the people who make Final Fantasy haven't figured it out yet and I'm just typing about it.
 
The wide variety of character is what I think FFVII made so popular. Whether its Sephiroth, the Turks, Cloud, Tifa etc people have their favorite character. If a game wanted to be like FFVII they need the ammount of intresting characters 7 provided. Hojo the most evil one is the one no one talks about so that proves how many characters their are. FFIX surpassed it in many ways except one important thing that brings fans. Intresting side characters!!!! FFX and FF6 two other games also didn't do what FFVII did with the side characters. FFVII is my 3rd favorite because I think FF9 surpassed it and I think FF10 had an engaging story too. The thing though both FF9 and 10 didn't have side characters that fanboys could latch on to and say I love this character. Think about how many Reno fans there are he isn't even in the game all that much that is what the other games lacked. Its funny how the people who make Final Fantasy haven't figured it out yet and I'm just typing about it.

I agree with the part of better side chars but the gameplay of the lasts games that are the most bad thing thar i heard. some said that its like a movie and dont have "play" enough. I honestly thing that Final fantasy VII its this Huge sucess because its a good game, have a good gameplay, a cativant story and its new to the age. I bet that the new generation play ffXIII and think its a wonderfull game, because they dont have the good ones to compare. The crictic of anything comes with the differency,
i dont know you anyone get it but its some like this hehehehe
 
I agree with the part of better side chars but the gameplay of the lasts games that are the most bad thing thar i heard. some said that its like a movie and dont have "play" enough. I honestly thing that Final fantasy VII its this Huge sucess because its a good game, have a good gameplay, a cativant story and its new to the age. I bet that the new generation play ffXIII and think its a wonderfull game, because they dont have the good ones to compare. The crictic of anything comes with the differency,
i dont know you anyone get it but its some like this hehehehe

So that's a bad thing? I like 13 and I've played at least half the series. Seriously this is another reason I hate the FF fanbase.
 
I agree with the part of better side chars but the gameplay of the lasts games that are the most bad thing thar i heard. some said that its like a movie and dont have "play" enough. I honestly thing that Final fantasy VII its this Huge sucess because its a good game, have a good gameplay, a cativant story and its new to the age. I bet that the new generation play ffXIII and think its a wonderfull game, because they dont have the good ones to compare. The crictic of anything comes with the differency,
i dont know you anyone get it but its some like this hehehehe

ok if your talking why the last two games were so bad I think they tried to go in two completely extreme direction. FFXII was all game play and no story (I play Final fantasy for mostly the story so I didn't like it) FFXIII tried too much story and too linear. I like stories but I like to be able to wander around and chill in towns have character interaction and devolpment in towns. FFXIII was drama from start to finish. I know some might like that but I like to be able to take a breather and have some softer moments. Like the town of Deli in FFIX or the Luca blitzball thing in FFX.
 
ok if your talking why the last two games were so bad I think they tried to go in two completely extreme direction. FFXII was all game play and no story (I play Final fantasy for mostly the story so I didn't like it) FFXIII tried too much story and too linear. I like stories but I like to be able to wander around and chill in towns have character interaction and devolpment in towns. FFXIII was drama from start to finish. I know some might like that but I like to be able to take a breather and have some softer moments. Like the town of Deli in FFIX or the Luca blitzball thing in FFX.

Its exactly what i think, you took the words of my mouth. a good game need to hava a good story and a good gameplay, not only graphics
 
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So that's a bad thing? I like 13 and I've played at least half the series. Seriously this is another reason I hate the FF fanbase.

Thats like playing a hypothetical new legend of zelda for being turn based, not using rupees, not having the triforce, and not playing as link but instead a new character called "chain" and hating their fanbase for preferring the older games just because you played that version for the first time.


If anyone here hates the series its for a reason. And trust me when i say they have good points. I like ff12. Not everyone does. And i just prefer not arguing about ff12 because i know they make valid points.
 
I would regard VII as the most popular, but not the best. And SE should stop milking VII already. There are other series to promote not just VII.
 
Seriously this is another reason I hate the FF fanbase.

Then why are you here ? Sorry if this sounds rude but. Why chat and debate with us if you hate the fanbase so ? Why not just ignore the fanbase and just do your own thing ??
 
I agree with kuja on the intial reply. Why generalize. Why categorize an entire game with such an mentality, that the only people who enjoyed xiii are ones that have not played any other good Final Fantasy titles. so they have no comparison to compare to. Like his overcentralized opinion supersedes mine. Or kujas. New generation my ass. I see where he coming from though. XIii was very different.
 
All I can say is there is no reason NOT to do an HD remake of VII... Keep everything the same but just vamp it up!
Even though I heard that they weren't going to do it until they had everyone on board who worked on the original... All I can say is that it would be nice if they had something ready between the 20th or 25th anniversary... It would be quite foolish not to make an HD remake to be quite honest...
I say the FF VII hype can stop after we have played the remake... Other than that :whogives: if it's over hyped...
 
I hear that they wold make a remake if they make a game that surpass the FFVII
and i dont think that will be happen so soon
 
I'd rather have a VI remake instead.

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