The rumors of a (perhaps inevitable) Final Fantasy VII remake hitting the PlayStation 3 refuse to die, being given even more life thanks to Square-Enix's promise of a "major FFVII announcement" at its upcoming DKΣ3713 shindig. Further to this is a new rumor surfacing about the original version of VII being ported to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.
This rumored port will be the original game, and is supposedly arriving under the PSN's "PS1 downloadable classics" banner, along with the XBLA version. The mysterious insider source (aren't they so convenient?) suggests that FFVII could arrive in downloadable form by the end of the year.
True? Who knows. Plausible? I wouldn't shoot it out of the sky on first sight. It certainly makes sense for FFVII to hit the PSN, but I must say that the idea of it visiting XBLA, perhaps with achievements, is interesting. Can we get a "Human Kebab -- Aeris Gets Skewered" for five points, please?
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9:08 AM on 07.23.2008
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Kinda confused on the XBLA version of FFVII since SCEA and SCEE own the publishing rights for pretty much anything FFVII related in the US and EU territories, but I could be a bit misinformed on that one.
Sev also mentioned a FFVII remake/add-on in the post too, but we'll just have to wait and see during their august event. Sev has been right on pretty much everything so far so I doubt he'd stick his neck out this far and it turn out to be a dud.
But then again, Shane was convinced that Microsoft was going to debut a motion controller so you never know with his credibility.
Not even sure I'd want to play a remake...I don't know, maybe because it wouldn't have the impact it did when I first played it? I've played the first one multiple times, but the 7th garnered only one play-through. I even took a year-long break before finishing it...just saved right before the final battle and went off to play something else.
But that game needs a true remake. Fix all the graphical inconsistencies of the original, fine tune the battle system, voice acting, orchestral soundtrack, it'd all be good. Of all the FF's, 7 has aged the worst (aside from the original NES FF2; that game's just crap).
Which won't stop me from playing it again...
Kinda like seeing what the market is like at the moment.
And for all you ps3 fanboys, don't hate, appreciate. This is coming from a PS and Xbox advocate.
Regardless, sounds neat a lot of people will be happy but will most likely still want an updated version with new graphics.
FFIX? Yes please!
Anyhow. I would certainly add it to my collection!!
Knights of the Round FTW!!!
Well, Nintendo published Banjo Kazooie and look what happened to that (aka XBLA.) I think with old games its a matter of who owns the IP.
Nothing more to say.
And Nintendo is just shaking its head, telling Sony and now Microsoft to check their willies for little red bumps.
I ain't sayin' she's a gold digger...
Heck, I'd be fine with the same static backgrounds and CG sequences if Square improves the polygon count and textures on the 3D models. A widescreen, high def overhaul couldn't hurt either.
and hope it looks a little better.
You can already play FF7 on your psp, as long as you own the PS1 discs you can play them over remote play.
On the 1up yours podcast they talked about their interview with some of the Squeenix guys in which they hinted out a big announcement to coincide with the Advent Children Blu-ray release in the next couple months.
Shane asked them about it another day because rumors swirled that it was an FF7 remake and Shane said something to the effect that "With the FFXIII announcement the pendulum of favor swung toward Microsoft, but with this announcement they pendulum swings back toward Sony."
I'm guessing PS3 gets FFVII announced exclusive, and if that's the case having the original come to the 360 seems like scraps.
@nilcam: They aren't even bothering updating the graphics on Chrono Trigger and people are still scooping that garbage up. They added a weak-ass multiplayer and touch screen functionality. It's a pathetic attempt (albeit successful) at making money off of a minimal amount of work. I'm not buyin that shit, I still have my original copy and a ROM on my PSP.
And if a remake is in the works, it better be JUST a remake. I can't say I care for anything original SE has been doing recently. Hell, the DS remakes aren't even coming off very favorably... Personally I'd opt for a text-only option. The charm of the original was due in part to the text dialogue. Has the world gotten too lazy to read?
fuck that give me a ps3 remake
x2!