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2010-02-18, 02:48 | Link #23 | |
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a) By and large, the industry considers the JRPG to be antiquated, and a faithful remake will do nothing to change that perception. This makes it tough to attract new customers who have little interest in the genre (or old ones who played Final Fantasy VII but have no long term attachment to RPGs). b) 9.8 million copies of FFVII sold doesn't mean you have 9.8 million potential fans to draw from. Some were likely one-time customers who never stuck with the series over the years. Some might be bored of JRPGs or might not play games anymore. Some might be uninterested in experiencing the same story twice. What's important is the number of people who want a traditional Final Fantasy today (and one they may have already played), whether they're old fans or new customers. c) For obvious reasons, we've yet to see worldwide FFXIII sales figures. d) Sales of other RPG remakes haven't come close to the originals. At best, remakes of declining series tend to do only as well as the new installments (which is mighty impressive, but it also means that they're merely pleasing a shrinking fanbase instead of gaining or regaining customers). e) Does a FFVII remake serve any long term purpose? |
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2010-02-18, 07:31 | Link #24 |
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It's gotten a pretty bad backlash. The majority of people who have played the game have said it's similar to FF10 but much more linear with no towns. Squarenix defended their decision in making the game in the way they did is because they wanted to tell a more compelling story... the thing is the story isn't good at all.
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2010-02-18, 08:08 | Link #25 | |
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1. provides a cash infusion to SE which it will need if ffxiii sales are as bad most people are predicting. 2. generate excitement and buzz
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2010-02-18, 14:54 | Link #31 |
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lol thats just lol
Versus was the one I always been looking forward to so can't wait for it. Thing is with PS3 games I won't be buying any new games straight away, they are just to expensive really, so I'll be waiting for the price drops, only a few games I would consider buying when first released would be FFXIII Versus, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce and maybe God Of War 3 but if a FFVII remake swung around I'd def fork out for it. It was the game that got me into the series and at it's time, for me was really something else to play. On that note only other game I'd like a remake for is VIII, really did like that just as much as VII
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Do you know this? Have you played the game?
I still find it hilarious how the gaiden story ends up being a more traditional JRPG than the mainline game. It even has a world map, for godssakes. I remember hearing that "world maps are outdated". Quote:
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2010-02-18, 15:32 | Link #33 |
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back then the game creator assume the players are smart enough to follow the ingame hints without hand holding. How difficult was it to follow the direction of "head west toward the mountain of light" you character head west and if player wants to goof of and explore the world a bit before he heads toward the mountain of light what is wrong with that?
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2010-02-18, 16:14 | Link #34 | |
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Not that excessive hand-holding is good either, of course. And thankfully, FFVII isn't like this. Last edited by Tyabann; 2010-02-18 at 16:26. |
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2010-02-18, 16:35 | Link #35 | |
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Please note that whether one finds an FF compelling, or not is subjective, this been the case since FFIV. You can only determine if like by playing the game yourself. Furthermore there are "towns" just not in the "traditional" sense. |
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2010-02-18, 17:13 | Link #38 |
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i have no clue how they're going to make the towns FF7 had in HD when they said it was hard enough for FF13 that they didn't even bother with it. it just makes my mind boggle. i'm sure they'll have a hard enough time making the "Gold Saucer" itself in HD.
and it took them HOW MANY YEARS to release FF13 for the ps3? yea i've read it was originally planned for the PS2, but count HOW MANY FREAKIN' years they had to work on FF13 for only to end up as a game that most japanese consumers did not like. Last edited by iceyfw; 2010-02-18 at 17:25. |
2010-02-18, 18:02 | Link #40 |
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Meh, too much good looking dudes. Giving me that Jonas brothers, Nsync feeling.
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As for remaking FFVII, I hope S.E doesn't. No point in wasting time remaking an old game. It's not going to be better than the original if it's like any of the other S.E FF remakes. |
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