After years of asking, your Final Fantasy VII full remake dreams are coming true. It’s happening. And you can bet the internet has something to say about that.
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So did Square Enix’s stock prices shortly after the announcement was made.
The game is heading to the PlayStation 4 first, but from the sound of it, this Final Fantasy VII remake won’t be out for a while. The game’s official release says that Square Enix has “begun production” on the title.
Now, we have time to kill, comments to write, and reactions to make.
Here are Kotaku commenters:
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Here’s NicoNico Douga:
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The reaction on the Japanese video platform was basically variations of “whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” and “woooooooooooooooooooah.”
Over on NeoGAF:
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And on Reddit/r/Games:
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And, of course, Twitter:
omg the new ff7 trailer looks HOTT pic.twitter.com/xrKrxNjNTD
— fan fic⚡️ (@fanxfic) June 16, 2015
Okay but really. Look at that muted and realistic FF7 trailer. Now try to imagine any of your favourite scenes in that style. Yeah.
— Faulerro (@Faulerro) June 16, 2015
Final Fantasy 7 remake directed by Tetsuya Nomura. Don’t forget, last time he directed something FF7 related we got Advent Children.
— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) June 16, 2015
FF7リメイクするんだ。すげー！絶対買う。期待してる！青春！
— だらんエイチ (@daran_h) June 16, 2015
“They’re remaking FF7. Awesome! Definitely buying. I’m looking forward to it! My youth!”
“Just imagine this scene in the FF7 remake.” pic.twitter.com/HfIM41N6ew
— Queen Luigi (@Rowemanticize) June 16, 2015
まずい！スクエニが終わる！（FFVIIリメイクが出るとスクエニが潰れるジンクス）
— 陸波求めて千里眼 (@rikunami13) June 16, 2015
“This is awful! Square Enix is finished! (It’s the jinx that if Square Enix releases a FFVII remake, they will go bankrupt)”
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED FF7 DONT REALIZE THAT CLOUD ACTUALLY RIDES A DOLPHIN. SOON TO BE IN HD
— ✨Stay Gold Yugi Boy✨ (@Gainstrive) June 16, 2015
Oh hey, here come the too-cool-for-FF7-and-Shenmue crowd.
— Justin Cheng (@thejustincheng) June 16, 2015
ついでにFF5と6もリメイクしてくんないかな
— buzzG (@buzz_g) June 16, 2015
“While you’re at it, could you maybe do FF 5 and 6 remakes, too?”
FF7 REMAKE I DONT CARE IF 6 IS BETTER SHUT UP #SonyE3
— Fauxtaku (@Fauxtaku) June 16, 2015
FF7よりもボクの学生時代をリメイクしたい
— たなけん＠砲雷撃17 D-31ab売り子 (@tatatanakaka) June 16, 2015
“Rather than FF7, I want to remake my student days.”
oh! ff7 is the one with cloud from kingdom hearts 2 right
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) June 16, 2015
Finally, some YouTube reactions:
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Comments
15 responses to “The Internet Reacts To The Final Fantasy VII Remake”
Yes, I was a bit moist, I must admit. If they remake the entire thing with FFXIII or FFXV quality graphics I will be amazed. What an undertaking!
Honest question. Would people want a straight forward remake or would you want the battle system to be overhauled similar to say ffX-2 or ffXiii-2?
I want new gameplay. Something to spice it up.
I want to be able to control all the characters the way I want to. Not let them automatically make certain moves, not limit them to certain sets of moves etc.
Just revamp the graphics and sound and I’ll be happy. They can even keep the dodgy translations.
PLEASE keep the dodgy translations. Whether they let me spell it “Aeris” or not is literally a selling point here.
turn based or go home! maybe they could give you the option between classic or FF13 options
You can’t change a classic like FF7, it need to stay exactly how it is otherwise it just won’t be FF7
I would consider updated gameplay but certainly not the atrocious gameplay from XIII-2.
I hope they still jump the same way.
I wonder if they will recapture the wackyness/lightheartedness FFVII has in the remake. The trailer looks like its going with the standard serious/cool approach. It’s really going to be interesting to see the end result.
i am looking forward to the slap fight, and hearing people complain about it demeaning women.
Then there’s the cross-dressing cloud getting hit on by Don.
but that part is optional, you have to try and make a good drag queen
Don’t forget the Cloud cross-dressing scene, or the Barret in the Ferris Wheel scene 🙂
Hope people arent mistaking ‘remake’ for ‘remaster’ cause they could remake it for the worse/not what people wanted