Hot on the heels of yesterday's Final Fantasy IV release for the DS comes a rumor that we may be seeing yet another classic from the series on the PS3: FF VII. PlayStation Lifestyle is reporting an insider rumor that Final Fantasy VII is being revamped and will come exclusively for the PS3. The new version is said to include updated graphics and possibly new content. Looks like we will have to keep our ears open for an announcement at the TGS.
Apparently the creators of Crisis Core planned to make a joke about this at the end of that game ("To be continued in Final Fantasy VII... only for PS3!") I'm not sure if that's where the rumor is coming from or if they actually up and decided to do it.
As fun as a revamped FFVII would be, though, it wouldn't make me shell out cash for PS3. Unless they did it in the Crisis Core >
Oh dizzamn the word filtering got me. The Crisis Core s-t-y-l-e, I mean.
hehe Yeah the comment system doesnt like that word, it is a bit paranoid and thinks that your are trying to go ninja with the CSS. Something I plan to fix when we get around to rewriting the engine, whenever that will be.
Regarding the topic, I sure as hell would love a remake of FFVII. I loved the original, loved Advent Children, and would probably have loved Crisis Core if I had a PSP. Perhaps I'll have the money to snag one by the time the rumored 3000 series comes out.
Zexion makes a good point. Square Enix is putting everything they have behind Fabula Nova Crystallis, and even with Agito losing love, it makes good business sense to keep a Seven title under wraps while trying to build buzz about Thirteen.
Hasn't this rumor pretty much existed since the PS3 was announced? I mean with all the FF7 love there seems to be this seems like a no brainer but this has been ballyhoo'd and danced around for as long as I can remember.
The ending of Crisis Core features the original PS3 tech demo scene that caused all that hype, followed by a shot of Cloud sitting on top of the train and imitating Zack. It's followed shortly by "To be continued in: Final Fantasy VII." No actual mention of a system, sadly.
With that said, even if it isn't in production yet, I'm fairly sure we'll see a FFVII remake eventually. They've done enough with the sequels and prequels, and FFVII 360 or PS3 or whatnot is basically a license to print money.
I've seen some news that suggests Agito isn't dead, so that's a good sign for Fabula Nova Crystalis.
Anyway, man, this rumor is back again? I've seen this thing reported with terrifying regularity basically ever since we knew Sony was working on a PS3, probably due to the tech demo.
(Nevermind that a similar FFVI tech demo for the N64 lead exactly nowhere...)
At this point, I'd really have to see some kind of new assets or Japanese press coverage before I could really believe it was happening. The info PlayStation Life has is no different than the info you could find about three or four years ago.
Oh, and Crisis Core is really rad. If they remade FFVII in the Crisis Core I might actually be able to finish it this time. FFVII has the distinction of being the only game I got so upset with halfway through that I ended up putting it down and never finishing it.
What was it about FF VII that so repulsed you? I hear no end of ravings about how it is the best game Square has made to date, and so put it on my list of games to head back to when I get the chance (My Final Fantasy experience began with VIII). I'm curious why you had such a strong reaction to VII.
On the topic of this not being newsworthy, PSLife is referring to an inside source, and that coupled with the 1Up Hashimoto interview talking about the "major announcement" intended to shock all invited speaks to something more than a simple rehash of old rumors. Once Aug 2nd rolls around, we'll have a clear indication if this was indeed what was shown behind closed doors at E3 or not.
There's a massive setting/tone shift that occurs after the first disc of FFVII that a lot of people hated, basically when you leave the central city, open up the world map, and the weird mindfucky Sephiroth stuff replaces the science-and-oppression-based Shinra Corp as the main villain. Now for me, my 14 year-old brain was suitably impressed enough by THREE-DEE FINAL FANTASY SO AWESOME at the time that I didn't particularly care, and my own opinion of the game is influenced by that nostalgia. But this is the complaint that most people who don't like the series have, and it's a reasonable one IMO.
As far as the ravings go, I'd be leery to trust them. FF7 was utterly groundbreaking at the time and a lot of opinion is fueled by people's opinions from having played it ten years ago. I can't imagine it's aged well.
