Final Fantasy 7 Remake's "Dramatic Changes" to Combat Discussed

They now need to take away the word REMAKE and put IMPROVED (to him)

To me FF7 is the best RPG I've played downside to it when you've played it once you can't get that experience back because you know whats coming, all they need to do is put it in HD remake the towns, world maps and all the bells and whistles to make it like it does in the trailer or Advent Children and keep the ATB system and all the stuff we loved but add the missing stuff like Vincents story and Yuffies

I cant wait! this is the reason i got a PS4. i loved the original game and have had different copies of it. i'm glad that they have also remade FF10 and 10.2. AWESOME :-)

I hope they don't mess up the best battle system in Square-Enix history.

None of that Action RPG crap please!, ATB or Wait was perfect.

i foresee this being released in, say... 2025...

This is no longer a remake. It's a reimagining. Same thing they do with movies these days. The new total recall? Sucked. New robocop? Sucked.

This is the path they are taking with this game.

And to whoever is pleased with this news, id love to see your reaction when this game comes out and it gets a bunch of average review scores. And the only reason they'll be that good, is because of the story and characters that this crap package will be wrapped around.

I can't stand this!!

If you wanna put your creative touch on this, and make it modern or unique or whatever, just make FF16, 17, or 18.. Why do you have to mess with this game!? Give the fans what they've been asking for. Little or no changes aside from graphics

I've been wanting a remake for more than 10 years. But not long after Nomura spoke, I went from gleefully excited to.. Oh god, I hope Square doesn't f--- this up.

I have no faith in Nomura, and if he's going to make 'dramatic changes' because the game isn't modern enough, I wish he'd just make a modern game instead of trying to turn FF7 into a 'modern' game. No matter what they do, they're going to anger some people. If they keep to the original, some new players won't like it, but if they change too much, the fans of the original won't like it. So why piss off half your player base? Just make FF16 instead, then the FF7 vets will have nothing to complain about.

FF7 is definitely one of my favorite games, being 22 I was only about 5 when it was released but it was one of the first games that caught my attention. Even now being very critical of games and nostalgia no longer being a kind veil to let me continue liking old things that turn out to not be so great, FF7 still impresses me as far as RPG's go.

Although i'd really like another game that left a similar feel it's never going to happen. It was when FF7 came out that it had such an impact, the age most of us played it at, the way the world unfolded and the game progressed, the music, the not so obvious side quests and the high number of secrets, even the shitty blocky sprites all came together in this game and felt pulled off so fluidly.

Even with a remake with redone graphics and minor changes I doubt many old fans would feel it to be the remake they wanted, or had been waiting for. I myself lack the impressionable mentality I had not that long ago at all, and I know at least for myself a direct remake wouldn't have much of a different effect than just playing the original game. I'd be like "Oh cool new graphics." and then i'd probably revert back to the original version of the game because that's the version that i'd grown to like so much in the first place.

I think most of you heard "remake" and got really pumped just like I did, the wait finally over, a wait a lot of us thought was pointless. But I think you expect too much.

I think the most you can hope for is that they do change the game in some ways, and make it feel kind of like a new experience but leave an abundance of the original content. Don't assume about the changes they make to the battle system, and don't assume based on your dislike of some of squares decisions. This will not be the game you grew up with, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a chance. I mean it's kind of ridiculous to bitch so much over such scarce information.

Every sequel to FF7 has been mediocre at best and every. single. one of them. represented the very same opportunity to improve upon some aspect of FF7's gameplay, mechanics and storytelling.

The reason FF7 is still the pinnacle of the franchise is because they haven't been able to do better.

Stop it; you fail at "New and Improved". Do something different. If you absolutely need to capitalize on FF7's undying popularity do what Gearbox did with Homeworld: do a faithful cross platform remake of the original with improved graphics and effects so you don't ruin the legacy, then include your new and improved thing separately.

Action game play please!

As long as the summons use MP to bring out I'm good, BRING THE CHANGE!

Been reading past articles about how they want to make ff more like other game Franchises and it's making me rethink buying a ps4, if this is how they want to bring costumers back to Sony...this is not the way to do it. I'm not afraid of some changes but if the core battle system is action then to me, it's NOT FF7. Story is important but if they are changing it to some lame run of the mill system like FF15 will have...I just don't know if I'm interested.

Please change it. If i wanted it untouched i would play the original again. I welcome creative direction.

Can people shut the **** up. I'm a hardcore final fantasy fan and I don't mind change. If he does it then whatever, who cares. Just move on with your life already....****!

How does Noruma not realize fans have a "very big attachment to" the original FF7 combat system? What fans is he talking about? The ones that live in his fucked up mind apparently.