See I remember reading an article stating that things like the quirky minigames were among things that would prevent a remake because they would just be weird and out of place now. Shame really; FF7's simple but genuinely enjoyable minigames were what set it apart from the other games.

The idea of a terrorism subplot in the first two hours of the game is a ridiculous reason not to remake it though; you're clearly shown to be rather antagonistic and Barret does get called out on the decision later on in the game... he slumps, makes a lame excuse and gets verbally owned by Cait Sith of all people.