Topic: General Final Fantasy Thread

Well, that wouldn't be a bad deal, @TheFrenchiestFry.... If it's going to cover everything, that's a lot of content

Wait wait wait, so after years of complaints that FFVII remake wasn't going to be a turn based RPG and then proving everyone wrong with the remake...they're remaking it again but turn based?

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They're remaking FFVII twice! I have to admit, I did not see that plot twist coming.

@kkslider5552000 It's not turn based. The overworld stuff is only presented in an overhead view like FFXV Pocket Edition but the battle system seems to be ripped straight from Remake down to having near identical animations

Looks pretty sweet actually

honestly maybe this will be their way to remake the other Final Fantasies (except the SNES ones, which I think we all agree should be done in the Octopath style)

It was obvious they were gonna do something smartphone related for FF7R. I bet it ends up coming to Switch too. Pretty much inevitable given where the Japanese audience actually play things now (definitely not on PS5)

It looks ok, but I wonder how they're gonna sync it up with the main console game. Are they gonna have the story be exactly the same between the 2? In which case, will we find out the story ahead of time if we play the phone game? Cos the console games are take at least another 5 years to actually get through the story. A phone game will surely be quicker than that.

@JustMe

Er yeah but they're pretty much doing that with the main console game too. We already had Crisis Core related stuff in FF7R, and now the Yuffie DLC includes some Dirge of Cerberus stuff, so they're just melding the whole thing together in general.

Seems more likely they're just doing the same new story in both versions. Would be weird to have 2 completely different storylines happening side-by-side on different platforms.

I'm guessing they'll just do the phone game in episodes and they'll delay the later parts of the story so they release alongside the console games. Given that it's not even releasing until 2022, that's probably possible.

Update: Nomura has actually answered these questions in an interview. Covered in the video below. Ever Crisis will be based on the original FF7 compilation games, so it won't include any of the new story stuff from Remake. The battle system is also turn-based ATB. Not action based as it might have looked. That seems like such a weird idea, to have 2 completely different versions of the game being released around the same time, where the visuals for the battle are pulled straight out of Remake, but the story is not. Such a weird setup. I guess this is really made for people who just don't play on consoles at all, so aren't gonna play Remake in the first place.

Oh wow, I didn't think I was right after all, but I was!

@kkslider5552000

Yeah, it wasn't clear from the trailer. I think that was expected though, given how ill-suited cellphones are to action controls.

My next big question is: will there be a world map? Is it really copying the original game completely in that respect. Or will it just jump between the key story scenes?

I've made some progress in FF6 the last couple of days. I took care of business in Zozo (some interesting plot development here), FINALLY entered the opera house (I love how all this played out! VERY well done!), hitchhiked down to the southern continent and explored what I could of it, then made my way to Vector. I'm now working my way through the Magitek Factory and witnessed Kefka mistreat some Espers. I now have both of their essences and last saved in that general area. Curious about what I find next.

So... a Final Fantasy VII remake on Switch, and Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS5? Sweet deal! If they end up remaking the whole thing before Square Remakes (tm) the whole FF7 continuity, which they will... oh man that'll be fun.

@TheJGG
I still like FF VIII and FF IX over FF VII.
7 was too overrated.

Doing well, then, @Tyranexx .... Trust you remembered to give people the espers, so they can learn some magic!

A second remake for FFVII...more fuel on the fire for people upset at all the attention VII gets over other entries o_o

Still, I'm intrigued. I remember there being a sizeable portion of the fanbase disappointed that Remake wasn't truer to the original (first in the gameplay mechanics, second in the story). This is no PS5 game so I wonder how this will be perceived amongst that crowd. If it's at least as good as the original game (i.e. not dumbed down in any way), then I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

I think it's quite ambitious that they're taking on the whole Compilation with this game though. Do we know whether it'll be episodic or released in one go?

So when the heck is FF VII remake part 2 coming out? I'd like to have the full experience sometime before the PS4 starts getting called a retro console or they announce it's not even coming to PS4 because they've discontinued support for it. This episodic thing still urks me.

If it's more than two parts we might as well forget about the PS4 version. Nobody will still be using them by the time the whole game is finished.

Dude, if they're making the Yuffie DLC PS5 exclusive, I think you can pretty much guarantee that Remake Part 2 will be PS5 (or next-gen and PC) exclusive too. It won't come out on PS4.

FF6 definitely needs a good remake or remaster. I don't think FF9 really does though. Play the AI-upscaled mod for the PC version. It still looks brilliant.

@BruceCM Definitely! I've been messing around with the Espers a bit. Locke is currently one of my healers, ironically. Though I've also now been able to make great use of his Capture ability thanks to the Thief Glove.

Cool & remember to swap espers around, too, @Tyranexx .... Not sure about 'capture', do you mean mug? You could have 2 genji gloves by now, so he could have one of those, to let him do that twice!

I finally started really getting into xv... And I'm ashamed to say i actually love it so far. It's not perfect. Having to craft spells and remap weapons mid battle is just stupid. But everything else is truly good. Combat is fun and feels ff despite being action. So many nods in it's design to traditional ff... It really feels like a psx era game made modern in a lot of ways.

After getting into it and then rewatching the xvi trailer I'm having serious doubts about it. It first i was happy to see a medieval ff for a change once again, but the more i watch that, the less i see an ff game at all. The little combat seen looks very very dmc. I like dmc, but it's the wrong gameplay for ff. And i hate the emo dark bloody theme like everything is trying to cash in in game of thrones still. Ff needs the whimsy to offset the heavy. That's the unique feel of ff. I'm afraid it's going to be a cool game but a bad ff. Like a bigger, more story oriented dmc arpg without any of the weirdness that makes ff special.

The last ff that tried to take itself all serious was the fnc trilogy.... That worked out well...