Final Fantasy tech demo for PlayStation 3

**SomethingBig** · 06-01-2005, 01:13 AM

Exactly, Square has better things to do than make a game that still exists and that can still be played. You have to realize that, even though this is very hard to believe, Square has a very successful series on their hands. If FFVII were to be remade, almost no changes would be done to it, save for graphics and voice acting; they'd be wasting millions on just this project, when they could be creating something fresh.

Tell me this, if you had bought a new car a year before and at this present date, it works perfectly and looks good as new, would you buy yet another new car, just for the heck of it? No, because there's no point. The old car works fine. It still does its job. It still looks nice. This is the same mentality Square has. FFVII is still playable and people still enjoy it. I have a friend who makes it a tradition to play it every summer.

**Croyles** · 06-01-2005, 01:15 AM

yeah i do see your point on that. i myself wasnt necessarily hoping for it to be released on the ps3, but released nonetheless in the future, like you said they will probably do, but i was just wondering what your reason was behind as you didnt mention it the first time.

as for proof that people from SE DO want to make the game (whether on the ps3 or later not know), here it is:

IGN Reporter: "Are the rumors true about FFVII-2?"
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/617/617474p1.html

Yoshinori Kitase: "A sequel to FFVII?" -laughs-
"In truth, there are many who'd like to make such a game, Nomura, who's working on Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, included. Many of the Square staff participated in the development of FFVII, and the memories are strong. Additionally, expressing the world of FFVII using today's technology would certainly be interesting -laughs-." "However, FFVII still has many fans, We couldn't make a bad product. -laughs-"

**TheAbominatrix** · 06-01-2005, 01:17 AM

That's a sequel, not a remake. And they did so.

**Croyles** · 06-01-2005, 01:19 AM

unless im mistaken, i thougth that interview was from this years E3, so they couldnt be talking about anything thats already being created.

**TheAbominatrix** · 06-01-2005, 01:23 AM

Why would they be asking if the rumors were true when Square has confirmed it with Advent Children? That doesnt make sense to me. Regardless, notice they're talking specifically about sequels.

I also cannot find the text you quoted in that link.

**Croyles** · 06-01-2005, 01:30 AM

yes sorry i was looking for the link from another forum, but i cant find the text either. ill look for it nonetheless somewhere else.

confirmed it with advent children? advent children is not exactly a ffvii-2, its a movie, not a game and is there not a remake NOR really a ff7 sequel (yes ac does take place later on and is a continuation of the ff7 story, but its still not a game). however, as it turns out, E3 2005 and this link have been mistakingly intertwined in several hundred (exaggerating, if you must know) websites, so yes, you are right. *goes off in a grump and has a ciggarette*

**TheAbominatrix** · 06-01-2005, 01:36 AM

It is, however, the equivilant. That quote was most likely taken from after X-2 was released, when everyone was wondering if any other games would recieve the same treatment. VII was the most likely candidate because it actually had an open ending, other games were all wrapped up quite neatly. AC is indeed not neccesarily an X-2 equivilant, but it is a sequel, and I dont see why people would be asking, currently, "will there be a VII-2?", when we have AC, DoC, BC, and CC.

Yeah, websites get kooky. I'll see if I can find the quote myself, in context, and we'll see what they mean and when it's from.

**Croyles** · 06-01-2005, 01:42 AM

ok cool thanks. yeah also, what could have been an idea for FFVII-2 back then could have LEAD to AC very easily.

**Squall of SeeD** · 06-01-2005, 06:58 AM

Here's the link:

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/376/376879p1.html

I bookmarked that ages ago.

Anyway, it's from November of 2002. While Kitase did say that there were some folks interested in the idea, including Nomura, it should be noted that Nomura himself expressed the difficulty of such a project, as it would require remaking the thing from the ground up, and he said this in May of 2003:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps/rpg/final...s_6026421.html

Anyway, it should also be noted that it was nearly a full year after the interview with Kitase that Square-Enix announced Advent Children's existance. Game or not, Final Fantasy VII has its sequel with Advent Children.

**Weimar Pluto Knight VII** · 06-01-2005, 02:42 PM

AHEM AHEM AHEM

I found the tech demo on gamefaqs, and I thought it was really cool. Wow, so those graphics utulise the game engine, huh? Wow. *Decides to get the PS3* btw, whoever complained about Aeris's face, hey, I thought they made her look sexy.

(About the remake, they should only remake it if the PS3 has even poorer backward compatibility than the PS2 did. Oh, btw, they did remake FFVI after the tech demo (FFA), but I don't think that's evidence to support that they will rerelease FFVII anytime soon. I think as soon as the backward compatibility goes away, they'll release another anthology FFVII, VIII, IX.

(Actually, I would like it if they rereleased their PSX games and have a deal where you replace your old ones that you may have scratched and miss playing them b/c you can't find the games anymore at stores. I want them to do that with Xenogears and FFVIII at least. I can't finish disc1

. Also, there are probably a bunch of people who want another FFVII.)

**Squall of SeeD** · 06-01-2005, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Weimar Pluto Knight VII

Oh, btw, they did remake FFVI after the tech demo (FFA), but I don't think that's evidence to support that they will rerelease FFVII anytime soon.

That's not a remake. That's a port. All they did was make the game playable on the PlayStation and added in a couple of FMVs, one before the game started, and one after it was beaten.

**Destai** · 06-01-2005, 08:01 PM

Considering the ammount of sequels and prequels and a compliation dedicated to it I dont think a VII remake is unlikely or at least a re release.

**Lord Magician** · 06-01-2005, 09:29 PM

Sony is acting like childs. If they wont make a remake, then microsoft XBOX 360 will work with square enix and make one. Then PS3 is screwed.

lol.

**Croyles** · 06-01-2005, 09:40 PM

yeah i would so try and buy an xbox 360 if that was true. that would be the second console company they betrayed ^^ i remember being so annoyed when capcom decided to ditch sony and release two resident evil titles exclusive to the gamecube.

**TheAbominatrix** · 06-01-2005, 10:47 PM

It's not Sony. It's Square. Its their decision, and their deal.

And yes, FFVI was ported, not remade. A remake is a full graphical deal, like the remake of Wild ARMs that will be released soon. A port is the game with the same graphics (and usually a few extras) made playable on current systems. IV and Chrono Trigger were ports.

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