The Official FFVII Remake (That Is Not Likely To Happen Anytime Soon) Thread

[Roogle]

It sounds like a lot of that would be seen in an actual remake than a high definition remaster like what Square Enix is doing with Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.

Updating the character models, particularly, is a tricky notion because it becomes a question of when to stop updating as there are monster models that look just as outdated as the character models.

[Jinx]

This may be stupid, but can someone explain to me how an HD remaster is even possible on a game like FFVII without completely overhauling it, and thus, remaking it?

[kotora]

This may be stupid, but can someone explain to me how an HD remaster is even possible on a game like FFVII without completely overhauling it, and thus, remaking it?

Take the old blocky dudes and make new textures so they're blocky dudes with extremely detailed blocky arms. And then hire some voice actors to do all the minimal dialogue which would make the conversations seem like something out of an experimental art movie. In short, it would be a pretty surreal experience.

[Elly]

that's a good question TBoo (you got quoted, lol), i actually agree with you... unless of course they were to do it for a handheld, but at this rate even handheld quality is surpassing as good as a true Enhanced Port of VII would look... sad fact is it would have to be redone from the ground up (starting at the Original Script) at this point...

[Jinx]

I assume with the graphics of FFVII, there's no way to really make it look GOOD unless you remake it. I would assume an HD remaster would be sort of lame. And definitely not want the fans want.

[VeloZer0]

I think the PC version looks a lot better that the PS version, and even better when viewed on the PSP. So having a higher resolution does appeal to me. Definitely not for full game price, but I would be interested.

[Rostum]

They'd have to re-render every background at a higher resolution, and then get artists to digitally paint all the extra detail and lighting (that was the process in the PSX-era FF backgrounds). That could take quite awhile, and would probably be better to just re-create the backgrounds in a real-time environment.

[Bolivar]

I'm not really sure what the process is. For Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection they took over 40 16-bit (and some 8-bit) games and made them in an HD, widescreen format. It obviously wasn't a decades-long project, so I'm not sure how long it would really take for FFVII. I would much rather prefer a remaster than a remake.

But as Velo pointed out, FFVII's graphics look awesome on the psp.

[Elly]

VII, VIII, & IX all look wonderful on the PSP screen but thats the problem, they only look good on tiny screens... the pixel stretching on anything larger than a 10" screen is crazy... i look at FF VII on my PSP and compare it to on my 40" Bravia, and the full sized TV looks aweful, i would personally like to see a version that looks nice on the TV...
old TVs didn't have a problem with the pixel stretching as much because they could only get so sharp and the natural blurring helped hide it... but, now with modern HDTVs there is no natural blur to hide the fact the pixels are being stretched beyond recognition, as the screen gets larger the worse the image becomes...

[Gzussaves]

I liked the PC HD remaster that square did last year.. while it isn't a remake it was still nice to see the game i love so much in a higher resolution

[Mercen-X]

A complete list of in-game flaws including many that make it impossible to finish without restarting from the beginning.

BATTLE and SYSTEM

I'd like to fight Black Cloaks. And Sapphire.
Mirror's Edge action: 1st-person (3rd-person? 1st/3rd-person?) interface.
Crisis Core's materia merge should be in VII. DoC's accesory and weapon parts system too.
You should be able to forge the First Tsurugi after collecting the Hardedge, Ragnarok, Force Stealer, Murakumo, and Apocalypse (maybe at the Weapon Seller outside Gongaga). The First Tsurugi could have three slots (two linked) worth triple AP growth and be second in strength only to Ultima and obtaining it could unlock a scene on ground approach to Midgar in which Cloud places the Buster Sword in dedication to Zack.

GRAFIX

Opening Screen
In Battle
Cloud in Action
Super-realistically deformed
Sephy in Action
Sephy-deformed
Super-FMV-Deformed

STORY-DRIVEN SIDEQUESTS
Quest to cure Seto. Bugenhagen's past. Vincent's story for those who refuse to pick up DoC. Yuffie's for those who refuse to pick up Crisis Core.

LIMIT BREAKS
More enemies (particularly SOLDIER 3rd-1st) should have LIMIT breaks.

Level 4 process should be deeper if slightly.
Omnislash as a prize. Why? What does that mean?
Tifa gets hers from Zangan's letter... should be a flashback of Zangan trying to teach her the technique only to find she was not yet ready.
Barret's is acquired from N.Corel but there's no way that can be "learned". Maybe it's some kind of rocket fuel attachment. To be perfectly honest, though I'd like an explanation as to how the hell Barret uses Satellite Beam.
Aerith's makes no sense at all in that it can be acquired multiple times from the "weapon seller" outside Gongaga (a glitch which should be repaired)...
Yuffie earns hers from her father via combat: makes perfect sense.
Vincent gets his from Lucrecia in that hidden cave: also easily explained.
Cid's is found in the crashed Gelnika: could just say it's a manual for attaching armaments to ships.
Nanaki: it's pretty weird that he obtains his from the optional battle with Lost Number preceding one's potentially recruiting Vincent.

EXTRAS

Defeating Zolom before entering the Mythril Cave for the first time should warrant a slightly different dialogue.
Cloud should have at least a high enough defense in the flashbacks to not die after one hit from anything (even that damned dragon). Although it's neat to see Sephiroth randomly decide to revive Cloud, most of the time, Cloud just stays dead.
SOLDIER 3rd-1st Class's swords should be changed to the ones in Crisis Core, 'cause using cones is just weird.
I want Cloud to be able to obtain and wield a copy of Genesis' Rapier and a SOLDIER sword (the cone-looking things) as easter eggs.

ALTFITS

Cloud: MP (complete with "joke weapon" Rifle which he'd use like a sword), SOLDIER 1st-Class (only real difference being helmet and extra shoulderpad; requires SOLDIER sword to complete illusion), Ms. Cloud, Kingdom Hearts, Advent Children, Fighter (FFI), Warrior (FFI), Dark Knight
Barret: Sailor Suit, Advent Children, Heart of Monk (shirtless with long ponytail)
Tifa: Cowboy Getup, Advent Children, MP, Floozy, Rosa (FFIV)
Aerits: Before Crisis, Kingdom Hearts, MP, Pretty Woman, White Mage
Red XIII: Django (Ehrgeiz), MP (only visible in and out of battle during ShinRa boat event)
Yuffie: Sailor, Reporter, Thief (FFI), Ninja (FFI)
Cait Sith: MiniMog, ChocoJock (changes giant mog into a Chocobo), Reporter
Vincent: Turk, No Cape, DoC Beast (only affects Galean Beast LIMIT), DoC Chaos (only affects Chaos LIMIT), Red Mage (basically just Vincent with white hair), Raziel (Soul Reaver)
Cid: Advent Children, Cid Prime (FFII), Kain's Armor (FFIV), Solid Snake (lol)
Sephiroth: Kingdom Hearts (comes paired with Kingdom Hearts Cloud... non-playable)

Altfit that could potentially fit EITHER Cloud or Tifa: Aya Brea, lol

[Synoptikal]

My opinion is that if they were to remake FFVII, they should just make it into a movie.

[Spooniest]

The way they're procrastinating about it, they're likely to go belly-up before they ever get around to doing it.

[Shauna]

The way they're procrastinating about it, they're likely to go belly-up before they ever get around to doing it.

Nah, they'll do it when they really really need the money. It's pretty much a guaranteed money printer. xD

[Spooniest]

I have to admit, it would really surprise me if they made a remake of FFVII, and then the millions of obsessed fans who've been endlessly touting it for all these years didn't immediately sell their kidneys to buy multiple copies.