Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura has told fans not to look forward to a Final Fantasy VII remake any time in the near future, but stated instead that main character Cloud Strife has plenty of cameos and whoring left in him.
"Fans are looking forward to an oft-rumored remake of FFVII, but I don't believe this will happen for the time being," admits Nomura. "However, it's possible that he will appear in other titles as a guest character."
His comments came as part of Famitsu's serial look at popular videogame characters, which this week focuses on the spiky-haired star of Final Fantasy VII. If you want more of Cloud, then it seems you won't get him in an HD remake of his very own game. Some of you will be disappointed by this, some of you relieved.
Which are you? Do you want a remake of VII, or do you believe the original has stood the test of time long enough to be left alone as a classic?
Nomura: No on Final Fantasy VII Remake, yes on Cloud cameos [Andria Sang]
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7:00 AM on 01.23.2010
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But if they were to remake FF7, I'd like to see the other FFs being remade too >_>
they have plans to make one, theyre just waiting until a big enough shit hits the fan, then theyll push the money button that is FF7 remake.
Now if only they would get Matrix to tackle Final Fantasy V after all this time, that was a fun game.
Not that they have to go in order, but they've fucked with FFVII so much they need a good bit of time to connect the all the quirks Before Crisis and Crisis Core added to the story. Not to mention connect FFVII to Advent Children a bit better.
Well, at least we now know the big 2010 announcement isn't a FFVII remake.
I want what Super Drybones wants.
In order to make it a game worth buying, they'd have to invest quite a bit into it. It's not as easy or risk free as it sounds. If they don't get it JUUUUUUST right, it can tarnish the company and the FF series. If they leave it as it is, newer gamers who have never played FFVII won't be interested in it. If they change it too much it will be decried from the rooftops by the old fans.
They know the world and their dog want it, the tech demo they made was just an audience test to gauge interest in it and they saw it's damn viable but they won't do it unless they REALLY need it. I thought that perhaps if FF13 with all the linearity criticism failed hard it might happen but they still managed to sell 2 million copies before sales plummeted, so i guess well have to wait a bit more.
then again.. i think they would screw it :p
I would, seriously.
they should have made it a PS3 launch title. not only would i now own a PS3, but it might have ended up being a decent game too.
As for personal opinion, it makes great finacial sense to remake the game all that would need promoting is the release date. Would it be as successful most likely because there are a generation of kids alive today that werent when it 1st cameout. Sony just needs to put its foot down on either side of the fence rather than hanging there teasing those poor expectant fans.
The pacing at the beginning is dreadfully slow as well. Back when it came out it was brilliant looked great. We didn't care because it was magnificent in its day. I played through it a ton of times, but honestly, it just doesn't hold up well. Put this on a 50" TV and it's a disaster.
I guess if she's ever gonna play it she'll have to do it on PSP where these things are toned down. We've seriously been waiting for a remake for a while and they've hinted at it and then hinted away from it. *shrug*
...not interested. :3
Two, yes. Final Fantasy VII could use an update. Either that, or just rename it LEGO Final Fantasy. The NES & SNES Final Fantasy games aged much better than 7, simply because nothing looks worse than early 3D. (See "Money For Nothing" Music Video.)
1-6 still look great because sprites hold up well.
8-13 look great because the textures on the 3D models are detailed enough.
7 was the awkward phase of 3D where everything was made up of 4 polygons and single-color textures. If not for the pre-rendered backgrounds and classic JRPG gameplay, it would be almost unplayable today.
god i hope this ins't true,i can see the story-rape than this will cause, i just want a remake, and i'll still waiting for it, no matter the time, i got plenty of it, and i kwen since that PS3 tech demo than it won't come anytime soon, but it's definetly inevitable, SE will remake it sooner or later
...and not have it take five years and get delayed a bunch.
The more they keep messing with 7, the more it's legacy it's lessened because of all the rehash/sequel/prequels. Leave it alone.