Jason Schreier: "Final Fantasy VII Remake's Box Art Sure Is Misleading"
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The only reason I can come up with is they're avoiding it so they can come back at the "They're milking us for 180 bucks for one game!!!111!" crowd with "Well, does it say Part 1? No? Because it is its own whole game."
When I read "____ Remake" I assume it's a full remake of ____, so yes the title is misleading.
I'm confident this release will deliver a full game's worth of value, and I'll probably love the shit out of it, but I don't see how that relates to whether or not I find the title misleading. Two different topics that people seem to have twisted together.
I'm confident this release will deliver a full game's worth of value, and I'll probably love the shit out of it, but I don't see how that relates to whether or not I find the title misleading. Two different topics that people seem to have twisted together.
Hard to fathom how so many people feel it's OK to release the first third of a game and then falsely advertise that it's the remake of the full game. It doesn't matter how much extra content you add, or how many people should already know this. Add a subtitle at least - 'FF7 Remake: Midgar' or something.
Its simple.
*Back of the box*
"The First of Part of the Epic Story that Change the World"
"Remastered for a new generation..." and so on.
*Back of the box*
"The First of Part of the Epic Story that Change the World"
"Remastered for a new generation..." and so on.
Tbh a lot of books are adapter into movies and receive this exactly treatment. I'm team square should be honest about this being a multi part project
The cover should make it clear that it's not the FF VII full game, but an elaborate remake of a part of the game. The easiest way is too just put Part I on the cover.
Regardless of the controversy that this thread is about, I doubt they'd use "chapter" tbh. They haven't been very good (shocking) at the marketing of it (starting from the initial perception that these games would be episodes like LiS or so, which was out of them using "episodes"), but they'd want to make these feel like they're full games (which, well, they are).
It's probably going to be like TLOU (Final Fantasy VII Remake: Part 2) or straight out Final Fantasy VII Remake 2, so not too different from other series.
I voiced this exact concern in an older thread and everyone jumped on me and said I was talking shit.
I feel like those listing stuff like God of War and The Last of Us are missing the "Remake" part of FF7, that doesn't imply that it's actually just a (fairly small) part of FF7. Square are just setting themselves up for backlash, there's no harm in having part 1 or a subtitle to tell people it's not all of FF7. Only outcome is people being a lot more wary of Part 2, which will have to add something to the title anyway.
Looking at the cover you'd be forgiven for thinking you're getting a remake of Final Fantasy VII, the entire thing, not just the first part. I absolutely agree that SE should clarify.
Its different because you would have had to actually play the game to know it ended on a cliffhanger. We all know how FF7 ends. FF7 remake isn't going to end like that. That's the issue with the name.
Its simple.
*Back of the box*
"The First of Part of the Epic Story that Change the World"
"Remastered for a new generation..." and so on.
I can imagine people playing it and being wowed like "Midgard is a lot longer than I remember it, this game must be huge!". And then as soon as you leave the city the credits roll and the player looks confused and starts searching for a second disc lol.
Nobody is arguing the pricing or amount of work that went into this, or at least most aren't. It's about misleading people who played ff7 over 20 years ago not knowing what they are buying because the cover facing out on store shelves isnt clear at best, purposefully misleading at worst.
What if ND remakes TLOU in 20 years, but it's split up. They just remake and expand the opening section from 20 minutes to 5 hours, and it ends when sarah is killed, bit the title is just The last of us remake.
Pretty much. It's basically the same thing. Inciting action is over, introduce main villain, "here's the credits, pay us more for the rest of the game".
I think if it's someone who loved the original game they're going to be happy that they got $60 worth of content and still have future parts to look forward to. The remake looks excellent by every metric. No fan of FFVII is going to play through it and think "what a waste of time" just because there is more to come.
They've been upfront about this being split into parts for, like, nearly 4 years now. It's in the description of the game on PSN (will probably be mentioned on the back of the physical version's cover) and they've mentioned the multi-part nature of the game at every turn of the way since then. It's really not on them if someone spends 60$ without doing any reading beforehand, not even the description of the game.
They've already said that each release will be like a full game of its own. They aren't doing subsequent releases as DLC.
And while they say they don't know how many parts this will be, I seriously doubt they don't have ANY plans past the first release. They just aren't committing to a specific number because things change during development. Maybe they do have a three-game plan but then Part 2 might take too long for whatever reason if they try to follow that plan (maybe they expand it a bit more than they have currently planned, maybe it's just a lot more work than they anticipated) and they'd rather to one additional release than spend a lot more time developing a single part.
I personally don't care that much if the game is good and all of Midgar's sectors are expandable and visatable... but it is misleading advertising when it's not a remake of FF VII, just a remake of the first act (or half the first act) and criticism of it is fine.
I could see EA getting fairly criticised if they remade Knight of the Old Republic and it released just an expanded Taris at full price. Or a Mass Effect remake with just the Citadel.
I could see EA getting fairly criticised if they remade Knight of the Old Republic and it released just an expanded Taris at full price. Or a Mass Effect remake with just the Citadel.
I guess I forgot to put /s
also its seems like the obvious thing to do in order to avoid getting sued or something XD
They've taken a game, split it in 3(?) to remake it and this is the first part, ergo.... It definately needs to mention 'Part 1' on the cover.
The original is one of my favorite games ever but the rabid fan base surrounding this remake is annoying as hell. Defending every terrible decision thus far.
Yeah, the fact that they used the cover art from the original game makes it even more egregious, that probably should have been saved for an all-in-one package down the line.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII-2 Remake
Cloud Returns: Final Fantasy VII Remake
They'll probably mention it in the third paragraphIts simple.
*Back of the box*
"The First of Part of the Epic Story that Change the World"
"Remastered for a new generation..." and so on.
Yes cause it's an adaptation of the book known as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Hitman and Life is Strange 2 tanked hard due to the Part/Episode/Chapter in the title. I'm not surprised they want to do away with it.
So its the same? If I buy the original FF7 on PS1 and the Remake? I wil get the same game?
Its no way the full remake of the original FF7
To be fair, the PS store does have this in the description:
"The first entry in a multi-part saga, delivering a level of depth inconceivable for the original. Mind-blowing story, unforgettable characters, epic battles and technical excellence collide."
But I am sure people don't read descriptions of games when they go digital either.
"The first entry in a multi-part saga, delivering a level of depth inconceivable for the original. Mind-blowing story, unforgettable characters, epic battles and technical excellence collide."
But I am sure people don't read descriptions of games when they go digital either.
Seems like they're afraid, perhaps rightfully so, that slapping a subtitle like part 1 or Midgar on it might turn some people off. I still think they'd be better off in the long run being more upfront about it. Unless they think there's a chance part 2 will never come out so they want to maximize profits while they can lol. It does feel dangerously close to being false advertising though.
10/10
Plus, two things:
-The cover, at least in North America, is the exact same cover of the original game.
-Not even people that follow gaming news know where this project is going. 3 parts? 5? 2? Are they remaking only the beginning?
Yep, Crash & Spyro current-gen trilogies should be considered as remakes. Remastered software is usually limited to upgraded ports that feature QOL, resolution and sound improvements.
They can't even do that because this remake doesn't even cover all of disk 1.
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