Well... do we really need any games? Does Final Fantasy need to exist? Of course not.

Yes, I am being a smart ass. But basically, Square is doing this to make money. As Mo already said. But if you dont want your thoughts of VII ruined, or you dont like the thought of playing Vincent, then dont buy it. If everyone whose complaining about this game doesnt buy it (which I highly doubt will happen), it may send a message to Square.

But, all things considered, Square is giving fans what they want. They wanted a sequel to VII, they got AC. That wasnt good enough, it wasnt a game, so they got BC. THAT wasnt good enough, it was on a cellphone, so they got DoC. Of course this makes them money-grubbing assholes to half of us. Why? They gave us what we wanted. What we'd been begging for for years.

Do I want this game? Yes, very much. Vincent was very interesting in my opinion, and I want to know more.

But again, the bottom line. If you dont want it, dont buy it. No one's forcing you to buy it.