There's been a hefty amount of rumors being passed around regarding remake projects for Square Enix. One of the most popular is that of Final Fantasy VII getting the next-gen treatment on the Sony PlayStation 3. The flames of that buzz were fanned even more with a technical demo at E3 and fans have been talking about it since then.Another white lie that captured our collective imaginations was that of Square Enix itself revamping its business model from being a company that releases mostly original titles to one that is completely devoted to remakes. This story turned out to be absolute bull after website Wired traced the source and blew the cover off a chain of inaccurate reports.
Just when you thought the remake blues were waning down, the Square Enix's Party asked its loyal patrons to air their thoughts as to which of the Final Fantasy games they want to see remade. When the smoke cleared, the inevitable came to pass: Final Fantasy VII was a runaway favorite.
Roughly a decade since it debuted for the first PlayStation, the game that starred Cloud Strife and his friends still has that special spot in the hearts of RPG fans everywhere. Final Fantasy VII was more than just a great game. It It became a defining moment for the genre by setting the bar for every RPG that came after it. Never have storytelling, technological superiority and play mechanics come together the way it did for Final Fantasy VII.
Other players, however, feel that things should stay as they are and that it would be sacrilege to do the same thing all over again. What do you think? Do we need more remakes?
Via Kotaku
There's been a hefty amount of rumors being passed around regarding remake projects for Square Enix. One of the most popular is that of Final Fantasy VII getting the next-gen treatment on the Sony PlayStation 3. The flames of that buzz were fanned even more with a technical demo at E3 and fans have been talking about it since then.Another white lie that captured our collective imaginations was that of Square Enix itself revamping its business model from being a company that releases mostly original titles to one that is completely devoted to remakes. This story turned out to be absolute bull after website Wired traced the source and blew the cover off a chain of inaccurate reports.
Just when you thought the remake blues were waning down, the Square Enix's Party asked its loyal patrons to air their thoughts as to which of the Final Fantasy games they want to see remade. When the smoke cleared, the inevitable came to pass: Final Fantasy VII was a runaway favorite.
Roughly a decade since it debuted for the first PlayStation, the game that starred Cloud Strife and his friends still has that special spot in the hearts of RPG fans everywhere. Final Fantasy VII was more than just a great game. It It became a defining moment for the genre by setting the bar for every RPG that came after it. Never have storytelling, technological superiority and play mechanics come together the way it did for Final Fantasy VII.
Other players, however, feel that things should stay as they are and that it would be sacrilege to do the same thing all over again. What do you think? Do we need more remakes?
Via Kotaku