Why we won't see a remake Sorry guys, it's not going to happen.

[Sephitachi7]

FFVII was my first FF game.
My first RPG as well.

Though unlike the uninformed fanboy masses, I saw how limited it was and as I played further on in the FF series I saw much betterplots, much better characters. Then i went further and played Xenogears and Xenosaga and well, FFVII was nothing more than a hair on the ass of RPGs in terms of plot and development after those games.

If it is remade, I would buy it simply to see if they decided on whether Cloud threw Seph into the pit or if Seph jumped.

Then again, they'll probably get horrible voice-actors which will detract from my enjoying the game so I guess I'll stick with the original game; which, out of the FFVII franchise, is the only thing worth a dime.

If only there were more of you. Xenogears was awesome. If you want something a little different check out Parasite Eve I &II. Sort of like Resident Evil meets Final Fantasy.

This is just one person's opinion. In my opinion FF7 was the best and VI was a close second. As for Xenogears I will have to check out. Many people criticize the voice acting but I really don't think it's bad at all. If you look at Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II I believe they did a very decent job with voice acting. When I first heard Sephiroth on KH I was freaking amazed and it did not ruin the experience for me at all.

That is MY opinion. You guys have different opinions. In reality, even after reading this, do you think people are going to base whether a remake will be done based on what you 'think' will happen or your faulty predictions? No. The fact still stands that it is still a possibility. No conclusions can be made based on your incomplete analysis. Therefore everyone who reads this knows that there is still a possibility that it will be remade in the future (for the PS3 or maybe future systems).

The fact still stands that Nomura has stated before that if he finds the time, a remake would be interesting, and also Kitase has said that hope fora remake is not dead because many of the staff working on XIII, including themselves, are FFVII fans and many would love to work on a remake. According to their statements back in 2007, they were not currently working on a remake but there is always a possibility.

Everyone has their own opinions. I just decide to look at the facts and base my thinking on just that.

[blackmage_nuke]

I think the "All the older FF's recieved remakes so FFVII is due for one soon" reason is a very invalid reason. Firstly not all of them had remakes, there were ports with added features eg:FFVI advance, but these can hardly be considered remakes. If you go by this reason then FFVII is due to have a new release for the PS3 where the graphics are exactly the same with a retranslation and some extra dungeons with the sex references taken out.
Secondly remaking a 2d game where expectations are limited is considerably easier and cheaper, than remaking a 3d game where everyone expects to be able to see the mole on Tifa's left elbow and cry with complaints of "substandard graphics" if they cant see the movement of Barrets nose hair when hes breathing

[toad626]

This is just one person's opinion. In my opinion FF7 was the best and VI was a close second. As for Xenogears I will have to check out. Many people criticize the voice acting but I really don't think it's bad at all. If you look at Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II I believe they did a very decent job with voice acting. When I first heard Sephiroth on KH I was freaking amazed and it did not ruin the experience for me at all.

You can thank Disney for the voice acting. Not SE. But it turned out to SE's benefit in the long run as they also were able to use a few celeb voices for AC. Though AC was kind of a weird movie. I wouldn't say it sucked, but it wasn't good either. Just entertaining and the fighting was kind of cool.

That is MY opinion. You guys have different opinions. In reality, even after reading this, do you think people are going to base whether a remake will be done based on what you 'think' will happen or your faulty predictions? No. The fact still stands that it is still a possibility. No conclusions can be made based on your incomplete analysis. Therefore everyone who reads this knows that there is still a possibility that it will be remade in the future (for the PS3 or maybe future systems).

No. Not all of my thoughts are opinions. Some are some aren't. The PS3 not doing well is a fact. Nomura and Kitase (currently) not having time for this project is a fact. PS3 projects need teams of over 100 people is a fact. Opinions are our Anti innovation people like our friend serapy who seem to think they should abandon all ideas for new games to make a FF7 remake. Because no new game could hope to be as good as FF7 and SE hit their peak and will never be able to top it no matter how good a new game is (rolls eyes). That's opinion. And my opinion is I don't think they should put the time into a remake if it means taking away/or delaying production of new games. Why, because I'm not set on one title. FF6 was always my fav until I decided one day to pick up X and X-2. I loved them! So SE is fully capable of beating out their own games. Too many that's not the case as they are set on FF7 (some FF6) will always be the best and there's nothing SE can do about it. WRONG! And I believe they will prove it to you fan boys. It's the difference between SE fans and FF7 fans. They are 2 different kind of people.


Any way, PS3 sales need to go up. Also a fact. Will it happen, who knows? Will the new Gran Turismo/MGS/FF13 be enough to save the PS3. (Blue ray isn't a factor yet. That's got another year until that factors in, until the Wal-Mart poor-middle class type crowd that makes up most consumer spending gets heavily into Blu-Ray.) Or is Microsoft already too far ahead in the world in sales and later to come, what will be the effect of their exclusive content for GTA 4 (MS is getting the better game than Sony) and continued dominance of online gaming. Plus the new Halo RTS that's supposedly being made. RTS is huge and doing it with HALO? Hmmmmm..... Could have a big effect as people love RTS, I know plenty of people that are aching for Starcraft 2 (looks good btw). The question is will Sony recover. Without a sold install base no game will succeed. As it's virtually impossible. Can't sell a game if no one owns the system. SE knows this so they wouldn't even think about a remake until this turns around. Business standpoint. FF13 sales will reflect their position, expect a remake decision to come after the release of FF13 is done and the sales have been analyzed. FACT! And my opinion is as I've said, they are probably a little nervous about FF13. They too, I'm sure are praying that Gran Turismo/MGS will drive some sales of the PS3. And no don't say the bs that a FF game (new or remake) could drive sales for the PS3. B.S. Not for 500 dollars it won't. You need more games than that at that price.

[toad626]

Hate to say I told you so over 2 years ago.

Final Fantasy XIII 's Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase - Interview : Tech Digest

[P4ine]

Either way, IF, by any chance, a remake will be released, I will be pushing this thread. And I'll laugh. Straight in your face.

But as it isn't going to happen anyways -so yeah, I agree with your points-, I think your chances are good for not getting laughed at.

[Suikojowy]

I really don't want a remake and seeing little things like this don't help

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

A delayed "I told you so" isn't worth dredging up an ancient thread.