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Final Fantasy 7 Remake is still a multi-part release
- Thread starter Rodjer
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I feel like they're gonna add the crisis core stuff and so new side missions to flesh it out.
Yes it is. And no not like the Telltale games. They will be much longer, but the release between episodes will more than likely be longer as well.
I wonder if the dev team are okay with working on this project for almost over ten years if the time between each release is 3-4 years...
I'm not buying any of this until it's all out but that's been the same for me since its reveal. Kinda wish square enix had more for me to look forward to at the least but, even if they did, THAT would in turn be years off too...
At this point, I think i've lost faith in square entirely.
At this point, I think i've lost faith in square entirely.
These arguements dont even make sense. If anything a remake should take less time. You already have the story, characters and everything else. Youre just redoing and reimagining the combat system and visuals. Its hilarious how people are acting like this is the biggest undertaking ever in video games. Sure ff7 is a big game. But so are many other games. Its episodic for one reason, cause square cant put out a large game in any sort of reasonable timeframe.
I still detest this decision so much but hey as always I'm open to be proven wrong. I was wrong about being done with Kratos and the series needing a new more interesting character. But really in concept this just seems like "the hobbit" of games splitting a complete story and padding it out as design direction in addition to the last decade of square being out of touch with story telling just has me incredibly skeptical.
Also no matter what def won't be a day 1 buy for me so fingers crossed more ardent fans will fund the sequels.
Also no matter what def won't be a day 1 buy for me so fingers crossed more ardent fans will fund the sequels.
All of those things are actually huge, I don't understand why you think it isn't.
There seems to be some kind of disconnect where everytime "episodic" is repeated people think 3 hour Telltale episodes and not full length games like they said from the beginning.
Nah, I'm sure episode 1 will do good numbers but once episode 2 misses the sales mark square will put ep3 on hold and try to rush out FF16 fast
If they're adding as much stuff as this thread seems to think, it's going to be a wild ride reading the threads when this game comes out...
Remaking a beloved classic is an extremely tough thing to do, and tougher when you try to add a ton of stuff to it...
Hope they pull it off. As I finish up the original right now, it's an amazing game. Really would be a shame for them to remake it, worse, for a whole new generation.
Remaking a beloved classic is an extremely tough thing to do, and tougher when you try to add a ton of stuff to it...
Hope they pull it off. As I finish up the original right now, it's an amazing game. Really would be a shame for them to remake it, worse, for a whole new generation.
SE NEVER said episodes... it's the stupid internet.
They said parts as FFXIII trilogy each in size.
SO because they didn't show anything outside Midgar it means it will take place only in Midgar?
What a logic...
Again never said Episodes.. always said parts like a trilogy, but hey it's always nice to exaggerate the nativity when it comes to FFVIIR news.
And again people are forgetting how small % of the story and events takes place in Midgar.
More like Part 1 ends on the ship leaving first continent.
If they're making a trilogy, the first episode will at least cover up until the cargo ship/first encounter with Jenova. It's not just gonna be forty hours of Midgar.
There seems to be some kind of disconnect where everytime "episodic" is repeated people think 3 hour Telltale episodes and not full length games like they said from the beginning.
My point is it isnt anymore than any other game. Ita actually less when you consider they have the entire story done before the game even needs to start being made. Unlike most other games that need to be written from scratch. The fact that people think it needs to be episodic to release is dumb. Like i said square is doing this cause they cant release games in a decent timeframe, not because this is some abnornally large game thats some huge undertaking.
There seems to be some kind of disconnect where everytime "episodic" is repeated people think 3 hour Telltale episodes and not full length games like they said from the beginning.
I couldn't care less if each "episode" is 3 hours or 300 hours. I'm not playing a chunk of a game and then waiting around for the next one to drop.
It's carving up the original game regardless. And guaranteed they'll sell each part for $60 individually. There's also a good chance that the bulk of the "content" they add is just traversing scaled up environments.
Of course it will. Why would they sell 1 game for $60 when they can sell 3 games for $180 to everyone, and that's not including collectors editions, etc. Then, they can finally hit the market one last time with a FFVIIR Trilogy release for another $60 years down the line.
Watch them end a part while Sephiroth is coming down with his sword for you-know-what!
My issue is that Square is changing more things than they need to and making this project far larger than it needs to be. For instance, they're completely revamping the battle system, which adds an insane amount of additional work for no good reason (the game could be made in far less time e if they re-used the old battle system, which would cut development costs dramatically, and people are going to buy this no matter what its battle system is, so this revamping is an incredible waste of money). I've played HD games that have a similar scale to Final Fantasy VII (a game like Tales of Vesperia has more areas, for instance, albeit its areas are nowhere near as realistic as those in FFVII Remake. Does Square expect me to believe that a remade FFVII needs larger areas than FFXII?), so I don't believe their claims that FFVII needs to be expanded in order to do it justice. Instead, I'm terrified of how Square will expand on the original story to pad the game into two or three games, since I have zero faith in the current Square's abilities to tell compelling stories (outside of Yoko Taro, who isn't working on this game, as far as I know).
Yeah I added in a comment about the witcher before you replied because I figured it was only fair.
I'm not defending square, but I am looking at it logically. Theres a lot of game to remake. I'm tired of their development bullshit as much as anyone. Considering the reboot in development it's going to take time.
Episodes, parts, whatever you want to call it. This is modern SE we're talking about here so people are priming themselves for disappointment. The way this game is looking now, comparisons to the original aren't going to hold much merit. Depending on your imagination, Midgar could be a massive open world city.... or some FF13 style hallways with pretty backgrounds. We just don't know. If they are going to put a lot of effort into the city then it makes sense to add content to flesh it out. Ending at Midgar also just seems a logical ending point. Prior to this remake people would always comment it felt like a new game after leaving Midgar.
My point is that it wouldn't surprise me given SE development incompetence, and the realities of reimagining the FFVII content in modern terms, that the first part/episode ends at Midgar. Ending at leaving the first continent would be a really, really huge game.
All I know is that if they do break it up like that, I want the next title in 2 years ala the FFXIII trilogy. None of this 5-7 year development time nonsense.
I just really hope this game is made right. cause there is no point in doing a remake unless they can give it the love and the attention it needs. It has to be massive and modern for us to like it.
1. using the original story with some minor improvements if needed. add story content to fill out stuff.
2. build the open world and fill it with ALL content from original game and add to it. Bounties system from FFXV, more hidden side quests and other secrets, like op weapons, bosses, secret caves etc. Make the open world living and free roaming.
3. Chocobo riding needs to be in it like in FFXV.
4. Towns, all towns that was in FF7 need to be in the game obviously. this game will offer a different gameplay style than the original game. so the towns will have to be larger than they where in FF7. Make them living.
5. this game needs to be taken on like a brand new modern FF game, budget and all. not half assing it.
If they make it right this could become a masterpiece.
I am slightly worried about the periodic releases though. Should have just been a stand alone game. how many years could it have taken to have done that.
I know SE is the slowest game company ever, but still most of the idea behind FF7 is already done.so there is no need to sit and think about how shit should look. we already know what it looks like. they just had to recreate the world in todays graphics and add the stuff to it and create new content for it to tie it all together.
1. using the original story with some minor improvements if needed. add story content to fill out stuff.
2. build the open world and fill it with ALL content from original game and add to it. Bounties system from FFXV, more hidden side quests and other secrets, like op weapons, bosses, secret caves etc. Make the open world living and free roaming.
3. Chocobo riding needs to be in it like in FFXV.
4. Towns, all towns that was in FF7 need to be in the game obviously. this game will offer a different gameplay style than the original game. so the towns will have to be larger than they where in FF7. Make them living.
5. this game needs to be taken on like a brand new modern FF game, budget and all. not half assing it.
If they make it right this could become a masterpiece.
I am slightly worried about the periodic releases though. Should have just been a stand alone game. how many years could it have taken to have done that.
I know SE is the slowest game company ever, but still most of the idea behind FF7 is already done.so there is no need to sit and think about how shit should look. we already know what it looks like. they just had to recreate the world in todays graphics and add the stuff to it and create new content for it to tie it all together.
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Don't do this to you, you already know they are going to charge 60$ for every episode.
That's the main thing.
FF7 isn't as big as some people are letting on, i think i clocked in at under 40 hours on my last playthrough with doing a lot of the side stuff. Plus ya know, witcher 3 was fine as one, huge game.
Only having first disc as a whole seems like it will lead to an extremly badly pased game. I imagine it taking a lot more time getting through first episode of the remake than the first disc of the original.
Honestly this was the strength of the PSX era JRPG's (and especially with the FF's) you went on an epic complete adventure in 40 hours.
Honestly this was the strength of the PSX era JRPG's (and especially with the FF's) you went on an epic complete adventure in 40 hours.
Episode 1 will be Midgar only. It's so clear in the trailers.
The Episode = PSX Disc theory is nonsense for a remake like this.
I learned my lesson with XV.. that said they did Jessie real good.
I'll definitely give it a go once the entire PS5 collection comes out. Did the same with Mass Effect 1-3 and it was a great experience (more polished too).
