Reminder: Final Fantasy VII Finally Launches On A Nintendo System Today

I still remember the fanboy outrage when FF went sony.

This is legendary.

Oh, I did not need a reminder. I’ve had this game sitting on my Switch for almost a month! 15-year-old is FREAKING OUT right about now.

@jobvd Yeah, I was one of those fanboys! I swore I would never play Final Fantasy again! That lasted...until the game came out.

Do I really want to pay for this again? Am I likely to play all the way through it? No on both counts, yet somehow my hand is reaching for my wallet regardless.

Will buy and play for the first time. The graphics make me not want to tho.

Now I’d like VIII.

Just give me everything, Square.

If you're still in doubt, don't. I started my first playthrough on steam half a year ago. And if you can look past the graphics there's a brilliant exciting and funny story there that'll keep you playing.

I have played it back then on PC with higher graphics than ps1 and it is my favourite RPG of all time! After this, the second place belongs to Xenoblade Chronicles 1 on Wii.

Now give us final fantasy 6 and the real 15, dragon quest 6,7,8 and 9

And we'll be good square

ive got it on my PSOne, i have it twice on the PC, Square Enix Store and Steam and I am going to buy it on the Switch too! ☺️

I prefer Final Fantasy VIII instead.

Given my PS1 disk 1 is uh, in two pieces, I might triple-dip. The PC version’s good but I’d quite like to play it on a TV.

If I was be able to go back in time, I would go to 1995 to give Nintendo a today's cartridge. They would be able to offer vastly larger storage capacity, leading them to total domination in the gaming industry!

I would do other stuff too, but that's for another forum!

@What_Sthat I love VIII, just sold my PS2 so I just sold my copy of VIII as well . I never beat it .

Come on Square!

I played through this game first on my PS3 then again on my PS4, and now I'm so excited to play it on my Switch!

Let's wait for the review. I never played it, I had the Saturn and by the time I was given a PlayStation, a few years ago, FF games were already too expensive.

But being digital only I'll buy it when it gets on sale, and on other eShops, of course. That's my way to mildly complain.

Played it at the time it came out on my PS1, still.my favourite RPG.... Maybe due to my good memories. Won't regret to buy it again, waited tol damn long for it!

@KingdomHeartsFan it's not even greater than ffvi.

I am so glad I never played this game, it looks like poop.

Nice, already got it pre-ordered. I'm still a bit Final Fantasyed-out after playing through 9 but I will play it at one point for sure. It is a game that's up there for me definitely.

really stuck into ff9 at the moment but cannot wait to play this again think this might be the 3rd or 4th time of playing it.

I’ve never played a Final Fantasy game

VII has a bit of a rep for being overrated and not the best out of the series, but the game holds a lot of nostalgic value

Nintendo you’re killing me man!!! I need to complete FF9 lol. I’ll get this on Friday and play through it for the 10 millionth time 😄. You’re going down Sephiroth!!

@mist Don't play them. Square's games are all similar: it's like 'The world ends with you' and 'Kingdom hearts', filled with emo kids and girly men. Convoluted stories that makes you cringe at every cutscene.

@nintendolie FF didn't use to be like that. It started when they went sony.

I started playing it 00:02 last night... (My favourite game of all time...). And I am now going for a flight

Unfortunately it comes in a digital age. Is Japan getting a physical version with English text?

@Moroboshi876 I’m with you. If it was on cart I’d drop $30 on it no question. Digital only, I’ll wait till it’s less then $10

@KingdomHeartsFan
FF 8 has the Best music scores, character design and i like the Junction System & Draw magic despite its controversy.
FF 8 is not kiddie looking but still looks great. 😉
I like FF 12 too, even with scary looking Esper Zalhera. 😅

Admittedly I’ve played this 1 time, like most ff games, and it set the bar in every way for a turned based rpg that the only thing dated about this is the graphics. Everything else was amazing and it will be the 1st ff game I replay. Getting started as soon as I get home.

@aznable You sold your copy so it's up to Square to port it for you. LOL.

You can play FF8 on the PS1, PS2, PS3, PC, Vita and PSP. Get a grip.

Ah, this was back when 2D games almost always looked better than the 3D garbage released on Sony Potato.

I bought FF7 on PC and played it for a few hours but couldn't get into it. FF games have the most yawn-worthy storylines. The early Final Fantasy games had a few good tunes - that was the only reason I played them as long as I did.

And I never played it because it went to sony and I didnt have a sony back in the day.

So now its finally released on its true platform, I will finally play it!

This makes me so happy.
Final Fantasy 9 was a dream to revisit on the Switch and I'm so glad I can do the same with this masterpiece now.

I want to hold out for a physical release or a sale. I want the switch release for the portability.

@KingdomHeartsFan on of my three top fave flagships in the series, too. And I suspect the one thing that really got in the way of Draw system was Square's newfound penchant for extensive flashy cinematics which made the naturally frequent task that much longer to sit through. XD Even Steam version should already have this cured with the speedup function.

@KingdomHeartsFan

LOL!

@nintendolie

Doesn’t sound too appealing lol

I pre-purchased this and stayed up until midnight to play, but it still wasn’t available for some reason. Very disappointed.

I was more happy that Final Fantasy IX finally came to the Switch but I'm still very pleased about VII as well, I got it downloaded too! I hope to finally be able to beat it this time. I started it a couple times on Playstation but never got too far into it.

Still one of my favourite games of all time and I'm very tempted to get it again. Thge only thing stopping me is knowing I can play with upscaled backgrounds on the PC version.

The only Final Fantasy that I 100% completed; I doubt I'll play through it 100% again, but I am happy that Sony's premiere FF has FINALLY been ported to a Nintendo system after years of Nintendo's FF games being ported to every electronic device under the sun.
This is gonna be in the top three best sellers for weeks, if not number one, I guarantee it.

Too bad they didn’t update the graphics. I would buy it if they did. I don’t wanna play a game with this blurry look.

(Typical old man comment)
Anyone know if this will be physical ever?

@geox30 you're talking about sex, right

@Valdney
You can wait a couple of months and play the Remake of FFVII - on a PS4 of course.

Part of me think these FF rereleases on Switch are cool, but the other part of me wished for something better than bare-bone ports. You know, added widescreen support, re-rendered background graphics (instead of simply blurry upscaled ones), slightly improved models and textures.... especially given the asking price ($22) for an old game I've played many times on both PS1 and PC... I would've paid the $22 if this version was actually featuring these improvements... but otherwise... hmmm... no.

Will go into my wishlist, but will wait for an eventual sale.

I can play old pixel games just fine, but no, not early 3D crap like this....

I’ve got FF1-6 on GBA/DS (plus 4: After Years on WiiWare) all sitting unplayed in the backlog.

Should I work through those first or jump straight in with 7?

@KingdomHeartsFan
Reading the comments about the graphics being “ugly” and several mentioning they are gonna give it a try....I think I agree with you on this. I’ve played this version of FFVII on iPad/ iPhone and for me the game doesn’t actually start until you make it to the over world and start the grind. Many gamers today haven’t experienced these old school mechanics and may not understand the love the game garnered. We will see, since it takes a few hours to step out into the over world from Midgard I’ve held off purchasing this, I’m playing IX (I’ve never played it before) at the moment and with XII incoming I don’t think I’ll have time for this on the switch.

Best game of all time. My 15 yr old nephew who is really into games, just spent the time to play this one. It became his favorite game of all time too. When I started telling him about Chocobo farming to get the gold chocobo and mime/knights of the round, it blew his mind. I've beaten it about 8 times, but starting to get the itch again. For all my Nintendo friends that have never played it, buy it, play it, use a guide for all the secrets, and absolutely have a blast.

With the Switch's track record of "[x] sold more copies on Switch than [y] and [z] combined", I guess any possible success of the game's Nintendo debut could make Square facepalm so hard, their skulls would end up being like Anais Watterson's.

I wish Yamauchi and Iwata had been here to witness this.

@gaga64
No real need to play this series in chronological order. Every game is a self contained story with its own cast of characters and often on its own world.
FF7 was the 1st Final Fantasy I had ever sat and played all the way through when I was a kid, I played that game I believe my JR year of high school. It’s a great game but make sure you are in the mood for a classic RPG w classic mechanics like random battles (you can turn off), old school over world, party management ect.

Aaaaand after playing the game for a bit, the game froze on me during battle after getting off the train after blowing up that first reactor. Thanks Square!!

@Aneira
I’ve been patiently waiting for the FF7 remake ever since they teased it (technically) showing off the capabilities of the PlayStation 3 console over 10 years ago. I think you might be hopeful if you think that game will see the light of day so soon. My gut tells me that we won’t see FF7 remaster release on PS4 and will instead be on PS5 and not at launch but somewhere in the 2 year window after PS5 launches.

@Crono1973

Did you read my comment as some form of entitlement or something? "Come on square" was a cheer, not a command. Geez man, calm down. Get a grip.

@aznable No, quit the port begging. There are plenty of ways to play FF8.

@Realnoize They’re not perfect ports, some have lazy implementations (or lack of features) but the core games remain untouched. You’ll be getting the same experience from 20 years ago, for good or bad. And if you consider the quality of FF games dropped significantly over time... I don’t see many downsides on having all those classics in one place.

Good to see Final Fantasy finally coming home again.

I had a friend who loved this game. He passed away exactly a week ago. I’d be talking to him right now, saying I’m finally having the chance to play this classic on a Nintendo system.

Good to see square enix not greedy about their franchise. Now how about more soundtracks and spirits in smash, eh?

Now if only this game had a physical release on Switch, that would be nice. It would be the first time ever that a proper Final Fantasy VII game came to cartridge form and also so I can laugh at Square's face when they once stupidly made this quote that cartridge is not the future and may cost as much as a Steam Machine.

Still playing through FF8 on the PS Vita. (I started about 3 weeks ago but my save file got corrupted before entering Lunatic Pandora on “Disc 3.”)

But I’m getting FF7 for sure. I haven’t played it since high school (mid-2000s), so I forgot most of what happened in the game.

And so, the schism is healed. Hands are shaken, and the Gaming world is a better place.

@Dilated cheers. I know they’re no connected story wise, I was mainly wondering if it’s the best place to start gameplay wise, or if it’s better to work up through the older titles (though mine are all remakes released after FF7, so presumably have QOL improvements)

We've come full circle!

@PBandSmelly Have a look at the prices for FF X and XII

@SamuraiPanda Yeah, well that's only like, your opinion, man

Finally, the most overrated rpg of all time!

@SetupDisk Finally, an opinion I don't have to agree with!
@Crono1973 Who died and made you mod?

I have so many copies of ff7 at this point that it is hard to be excited for this. The novelty of playing it on the go is lost since I've been doing it since the psp. I literally had just finished a play through on vita when this was announced. I already platinumed it on PS4. I think I'm good for ff7 till the remake releases. So unless there is a sale, I don't see myself getting this again.

22 years later, the mistake has been corrected.

Although, this is one of the worst aged games out there, visually, and is very overrated in terms of how the game itself aged. The story is a horrible mess. But playing WoFF recently reminded me there's an inexplicable charm for some reason to the environments of VII.

@retro_player_22 Oh that's beautiful. NOW we know why there's no physical release!

@Crono1973 Dude calm down, you're upsetting my dinner guests.

I was excited when this was announced but then FFIX was released with no fixes from previous ports and horrendous graphics. I didn't buy it. I have little trust in Square Enix anymore and FFIX confirmed it.

Now I'm looking at FFVII and it looks worse than the original. Ugh, come on, Square.

I started this morning! It is already really really good!!

I waited on 9 to play through this first. I think these versions will be easier to finish since I can turn random encounters off, so I'm excited to finish both of them between rounds of Warframe.

Thanks for the reminder I forgot! Well didn't forget but didn't know it was already coming.

Does anyone know if the Switch/X1 versions of 7, 9, and 10 are the same or different than the versions that were already on PS4? Either visually or features?

When I was first asked to choose between getting a PS1 or N64, I went with the N64 because duh, SM64. But when this was released the following year, I had to get the other one too after seeing the ads. In a way, this game was the ultimate emblem of Nintendo's hubris, with Sony and Square joining forces after difficulties with them and essentially breaking JRPGs in the West after they'd been Nintendo territory through and through when it was considered to just be a small niche, while the N64 was barren of the genre. Seeing Cloud in SSB was so strange to me initially, but I still love this game and am glad to see it be presented to new audiences through the Switch.

I'm curious as to whether they'll try to bring the next mainline Final Fantasy to Switch. By the time Square and Nintendo patched things up, there were technical difficulties in making that happen. XII could have come to the GCN, but it would have taken like 6 discs, and by the time that game came out, momentum had long stalled, the install base was the smallest of any Nintendo console, and the Wii was on the horizon. There was no way XIII could run on the Wii, and as XV went along, Nintendo once again had a console with a disappointing performance, and it was known that what eventually became the Switch was being worked on. With the major momentum of the Switch now though, it would be worth looking into it during early development stages, unless it's just not possible technologically.

Had this preloaded and waited till midnight so I could play the bombing mission.

Still have IX to finish, not too far to go now as on disc 3. Then April is surely FF month of all months on the switch.

@Savino I’d argue VI is overhyped. Very much so, actually. It only got interesting during the later half, and I thought the pacing was pretty poor. It’s all opinions anyway though, man.

@jobvd it really signified the beginning of the end for Nintendo, in terms of being the industry leader. It kicked off what eventually would become Nintendo's transition into the "niche" crowd, looking to move into a different lane from its competitors (especially after the GCN failed) with the likes of Wii and Switch.

Sophomore year in highschool I remember havinng to decide just before Christmas 1996 if I wanted to play Final Fantasy 7 or Earthbound 64 whenever they came out. Needless to say I went with Final Fantasy 7 and Santa brought me a Playstation. I feel I made the right choice....

@hihelloitsme Yeah? I don't recall the ps having games of the level of quality of oot and sm64. And for your statements to be true, you must dismiss handheld gaming altogether.

I think this game looks good. The low poly characters are very memorable. The scenery is in my opinion the best in any game. The best about it though, is the musiv. Like with all my favourite games, it fits really well with the gameplay/story, but is also really enjoyable on it's own I think I will quadruple-dip in this one. But unlike the second and third dips, I think I might actually play through it again on the switch. It will probably look better on the smaller screen, hopefully a bit more like my small CRT PC screen used to look. And, the killer feature of the switch, instant sleep and wake up, will make me more likely to find time to play.

@Mortenb What I really love about this game, is how the music fits so well with your surroundings, or with what’s going on at that moment. The theme from Cosmo Canyon has that tribalistic sound to it, which just encapsulates the overall feeling of that place in awesome way. Heck, I could even listen to the theme for Wutai all day. When it comes to the ost, FFVII is definitely up there as one of my favorites regarding FF games. Followed by 8, 10, and 13

I find the old graphics charming.

I was solely Nintendo back when this game came out, so I never got to experience it. I knew of Final Fantasy, but not really much about it. I'm debating giving it a try, because I know it was such a big deal, and it would be nice to have some context behind Cloud, Sephiroth, Aerith, etc. beyond Kingdom Hearts (which is all I have lol). In fact, not being into the FF series has always made me feel like an odd one out when in KH communities.

On holiday to Spain, and don’t trust myself with my switch , so it’s sitting at home with the preorder. Can’t wait to get back to play it as it’s one of my favorite games of all time, just hope it’s not too badly ported

Just watched GameXplain’s «Game & Watch» video of this, and the updated graphics makes this a big no for me. It’s as if the high res game characters are floating atop of the game world. I guess I’ll have to wait for a true port to be released (or buy the heavily-discounted PSOne Classic).

Shame it's an awful port.

Personally I miss Final Fantasy VIII.

Though I am looking forward to the full Final Fantasy VII remake, if they ever finish it.

@Sinton FFIX is also kind of ruined with new character models superimposed over blurry, pixelated backgrounds. I don't know why Square Enix messes up its games like this. I think I prefer the PS1 version running on a PS3 connected to a CRT monitor (it's also OK on the PSP/Vita though the tiny screen probably helps.)

@jobvd So do I! This was major back in the day. Could you imagine if social media was a thing back then? I remember this started something that would be asked throughout a huge part of the N64, PS one, era. Will _____ be coming to the 64? Could the 64 handle ______? Games like Tekken 3 and Resident Evil 2 (which eventually did make its way on to the system).