Square Enix announced FFVII remake… kinda.

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Thursday, July 5th, 2012 by Fade to Slack

Ask and you shall receive… an update to a shoddy PC port.

Square Enix is re-releasing Final Fantasy VII for PC gamers with a number of updates that, really, I don’t think anyone who played the game will care about.

Achievements? Oh, finally I have a reason to run 500 Chocobo Races and flaunt how I beat the Emerald and Ruby Weapons.

Character Booster? Oh, you mean cheats? Awesome, because I love losing that feeling of accomplishment.

Cloud saves? Unless you’re talking about Aeris, then I don’t really care.

Square Enix has went on record and said this is not a remake. I had Final Fantasy VII on PC. It was actually my first PC game. Let’s compare the system requirements, shall we?

	1998 Port	2012 Port
Processor	133 MHz with 3D card or 166 MHz	2 GHz or more
RAM	32 MB	1 GB
Direct X	Direct X 5.0	Direct X 9.0
CD Drive	4x	Haha… that’s like a rotary phone!

Sidenote that may only interest me. The publisher of Final Fantasy VII on PC? Eidos Interactive, now a label owned by Square Enix.

As you can see in the video above, the graphics appear to be stuck in 1998. So, while the system requirements are still pretty low, they’re awfully bloated for the same game I bought over 14 years ago. Thanks for the “enhancements,” Square Enix. You clearly understand what gamers want. Finger on the pulse and all that.

Head on over the Final Fantasy VII hype page for more information.

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Markham Asylum

Fucking tools.
- Fade to Slack
  
  You know, I’m not sure I’d even buy a Final Fantasy VII remake. I liked the game, but once it was done, it was done. I’ve never gone back and played it again.
  - Markham Asylum
    
    I have it on my PSP as a PS1 Classic, and I’ve done both a normal playthrough and a single-character challenge. Though I like Final Fantasy 4, 5, and 6 better, 7 does follow pretty closely to 5 for me. I wouldn’t pay a ton for a remake, but if they wise up and -do- do a remake on the Vita, I’d probably get one down the road for ~$125 so that I could grab FF7 and the few other random exclusives that I knew I’d get my money out of.
    - Fade to Slack
      
      They’re on record as “not interested.”
      
      Reggie Fils-Aime’s “Gamers are insatiable” quote has really been in my head a lot. No matter what Square Enix does, there’s going to be a portion of gamers out there that are disappointed.
      
      Many who have placed FFVII on this pedestal may realize the game isn’t as good without the rose-colored glasses. Younger gamers may not see what the big deal is because, you know, games have changed over the years. “Where’s my gambits, bro?”
      
      Of course, it’d instantly sell millions regardless. But does Square Enix really want to remind gamers how good they used to be at this stuff? Otherwise, we’d have a re-make of Final Fantasy V and VI by now, as well.
      - Markham Asylum
        
        I hear you, man, on all points.
        
        Dude, remakes of FF5 and 6… I know we’ve discussed that several times before, but if they could get the same treatment that FF4 got on the PSP, it would be awesome. Oh well, we both know it probably won’t happen.
Kefka

FUCK FFVII. Remake FFVI! KEFKA>>>> lame arse sephiroth

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