FF7 Remake Gameplay Shown

[Faith No More]

I was wondering what everyone thinks of them abandoning the turn-based combat?

What's your overall impression of this?

[bennyboy]

Have they?

I still see menu buttons, so I assume you can still pause to issue commands, no?

[Faith No More]

Well, I thought they did, but now that you mention the buttons, I'm not so sure. I didn't notice that in the corner.

Now I'm curious as to what's going on in that video.

[Homeless Nutter]

I'll be honest - the less quirky and cartoon-ish the character design, the less appealing FF games are to me. I liked the big-headed wobbly puppets in the original, as well as those in the 8-16bit games from the series and FFIX. This new version looks kinda cold and creepy - definitely somewhere on the Uncanny Valley slope.

As for combat system change - I figured they would do that. Few developers have the guts to go back to the times, when games were less mainstream (kudos to Firaxis, for X-Com). Personally - I'd be much happier with the original system, perhaps with some tweaks and upgrades, but then again I'd be happy if Fallout 3 and 4 were still isometric turn-based RPGs, so I guess my preferences are not representative of today's AAA game developers' target market.

I hope they don't make it too "hack'n'slash", or even worse - anything like "FFXIII's" combat system...

[GrandizerII]

I'll be honest - the less quirky and cartoon-ish the character design, the less appealing FF games are to me.

For me, the more cartoonish the characters are in a game, the more likely the gameplay is addictively fun. I detest the adult-oriented feel to many video games today with the dull graphics, lack of enjoyable music, and lack of variety in gameplay per game (especially on Playstation and X-Box consoles). How everyone around me are in love with games like Call of Duty is beyond me.

[Homeless Nutter]

For me, the more cartoonish the characters are in a game, the more likely the gameplay is addictively fun. I detest the adult-oriented feel to many video games today with the dull graphics, lack of enjoyable music, and lack of variety in gameplay per game (especially on Playstation and X-Box consoles). How everyone around me are in love with games like Call of Duty is beyond me.

I stopped caring about the entire FPS genre years ago, some time around Quake 2, I think. And shooters - especially competitive multiplayer ones - on consoles always struck me as a horrible idea, because aiming and turning with a controller is a pain in the ar*e compared to mouse on a PC.

Don't get me wrong - there are plenty new games I enjoy, although I tend to mainly play indie games nowadays, and only occasionally some AAA releases, but remaking old classics is a risky endeavor and dramatically changing them in the process is even a riskier one, since nostalgia factor kinda builds up unrealistic expectations, which for many fans of the original will be impossible to satisfy - regardless of objective quality of the product.

[Faith No More]

I may be in the minority, but for me, it's all about the gameplay. I couldn't care less about story if the game plays well and does a good job of keeping me hooked with things like its leveling or loot systems. I usually find turn-based mechanics to be exhaustively boring and tend to be drawn towards the photo-realistic style of graphics. I'm also a huge fan of PvP and FPS, but I can't understand why CoD is still so popular.

For whatever reason, though, Final Fantasy 7 was one of the few games of that style that drew me in, and I'm not sure how to feel about the direction they've gone with this remake. I'm a bit concerned, however, that they're going to feel the need to redo too much, and the game is going to suffer for it. I guess I'll just have to keep an open mind about it.

[Faith No More]

So, they're going to release FF7 in episodes with each one "providing its own unique experience."  Now I'm really skeptical about this game.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/07/p...=Spotlight

[GrandizerII]

So, they're going to release FF7 in episodes with each one "providing its own unique experience."  Now I'm really skeptical about this game.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/07/p...=Spotlight

Yeah, as soon as you hear a phrase like this, you know it's not going to be that good.

[Faith No More]

Usually when I hear a phrase like that, it's just developer hype. My fear is that it's either that or the game is going to feel disconnected, and each episode is going to feel like an unfinished game itself.

I guess I'll have to just trust that they know what they're doing, but it's very hard to place faith in game developers these days.