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Square Enix’s CEO has claimed that a remake of Final Fantasy VII would be a difficult proposition indeed, which by his estimation could take 10 times the development time Final Fantasy XIII took.

Square Enix CEO Wada tweeted thus:

Regarding an FF7 remake:

We get this question all the time from lots of countries. At this level of quality it took us 3-4 years to finish FF13, but if we were to finish a FF7 remake at the same level of quality it would take 10 times as long, so it’s a difficult issue and not just something we could start at any time.

However, with the request being so frequent it’s something we keep to heart.
Naturally there are those who are quick to begin making disparaging comments about the relationship between Final Fantasy XIII’s notorious linearity and the likely development time (“It’s because there are towns!”), as well as those who are left wondering about Square Enix’s constant vacillations over the feasibility of such a remake in the face of what must already be the most anticipated remake of videogame history.
I take it that since most a gamer nowadays is a graphics whore, they'll spend the most time on graphics, obviously.

I'd like to read your opinion on this.
I can't believe i missed this

Newsflash: People were graphics whores in the 90s too.
Newsflash: People were graphics whores in the 80s too.

VeloZer0 is making good sense on the pre-rendered backgrounds-tip; especially considering downloadable games like that rendered in 1080p, I think there would be a really interesting way to remake this game that most people aren't seeing. It would also answer the problem of how do you get the same sense from the Honey Bee Inn in HD. It simply wouldn't work in hyper-realistic graphics without coming off as a freaky-deaky German hardcore film.

Which is why I'm feeling Wolf Kanno's idea as well. They might as well just remake this game for the PSP, or as one of those Playstation Store jawns that you can download and play on PS3 and PSP. Good framerate, stay true to the anime-feel, it wouldn't really get much better than that.

But at this point I really don't care about a remake anymore. After playing through the game again a few months back - I still love the visuals, the music is still slamming, the combat is still fun, and the story is still good. What do I need a remake for now that I can play it at home and on the go? (legally)

Really, the only thing that needs addressing are smoothing out the polygons (jagged as hell on my Bravia TV!!!), update the resolution, fixing the battles' framerate, and possibly remastering the soundtrack. Which, again, probably reinforces a remake somewhere in between what VeloZer0 and Kanno are talking about (or maybe it's just something that I'm talking about!)