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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII

and...

Final Fantasy VII

HiResDes

So, out of those three choices, which do you think would be the best remake?

I'll probably have to go with Final Fantasy VII. If not that one...then either Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VII.

Fathoms they remade FFVII, its called Lost Odyssey :lol:

haha...not funny. I just picked up Lost Odyssey today, actually...I'm relatively certain it's nothing like FFVII.

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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII

and...

Final Fantasy VII

nVidiaGaMer

So, out of those three choices, which do you think would be the best remake?

I'll probably have to go with Final Fantasy VII. If not that one...then either Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VII.

No I think no game on the PS1 deserves a remake (on a PS3) more then Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid, or Metal Gear Solid

Already been done on the GC. MGS can't be allowed to have two remakes when FFVII doesn't even have one. Fair's fair.

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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII

and...

Final Fantasy VII

JerseyJ2007

So, out of those three choices, which do you think would be the best remake?

I'll probably have to go with Final Fantasy VII. If not that one...then either Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VII.

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... There's no way on earth even the worst video game is as potentially damaging as an 8-year-old watching Hostel 2. So I really don't even care about these reports, anymore, as the arguments are cemented in archaic stereotypes that simply aren't true.

Solori

Do you want to know what I think is worst. Commercials for Hostel 2 etc being plastered all over the TV. You can stop a kid from going to see Hostel 2, but how do you stop all the freaking commercials for torture porn movies and horror movies which come on at all times of the day during perfectly innocent shows.

BTW I am fairly permissive in what I let the kids watch/play but there are certain lines which I personally do not believe should be crossed. Torture porn is one of them. And it has nothing to do with a fear that it will turn kids violent or even desensitize them to violence. It has more to do with the fact that the torture porn IMO has no entertainment value and it presents images that are confusing and upsetting to the kids and require me to explain things to them which I would rather shelter them from for awhile longer. That's my choice. Your choice may vary. The fact that I do not like torture porn does not mean that I fall in line with people who want to censor video games. I wish people would choose for themselves not to produce or watch it. But IMO it is more important to live in a free society than it is to try to force everyone to think the same way.

Right. Those movie commercials are a hundred times more offensive and loaded with more upsetting images than any video game ad you'll ever see. And there really is no way to keep children from seeing them.

I agree that it's important to live in a free society, but it's also very important that parents act like PARENTS and recognize that children are like sponges; they soak up everything they see and process it. This can be difficult with violence and sexual themes, because they can easily become confused, and that confusion can translate to bad behavior as an adult. As far as I'm concerned, something like Hostel 2 or other torture porn films are both pointless and extremely hazardous to the mental health of young individuals. Far more so than something like GTA.

Worst-case scenario- games really do normalize killing (and basically, they do).

...at the same time, movies glorify it. What's worse? And why aren't we ever focusing on the latter? Oh wait, I KNOW! It's because the mainstream media geniuses STILL think ALL VIDEO GAMES ARE FOR KIDS. There's no way on earth even the worst video game is as potentially damaging as an 8-year-old watching Hostel 2. So I really don't even care about these reports, anymore, as the arguments are cemented in archaic stereotypes that simply aren't true.

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII

and...

Final Fantasy VII

At this point, I wouldn't trust a GameSpot review. I haven't for years, anyway, but now I really won't even read them.

Anyway, I'm very excited for Lost Odyssey. It seems like eons since I've played a traditional JRPG; even the FF series can no longer be considered "traditional" after FFXII (which I loved). I guess the last two I played were probably DQVIII and Suikoden V, so I've been looking for a new RPG that's "old-fashioned" for quite a while. I tried desperately to get into Mass Effect, but it just bored me to tears. I know, I'm weird.

But after reading up on the Lost Odyssey reviews, I'm positive I want it. I'm a little disappointed about the apparent level cap - I LIKE to grind, sometimes, especially if the combat system is fun as hell - but I'll get over it.

I own one, and I think the essentials probably are-

Super Mario All-Stars (or any of the separate Marios)
Super Mario Kart
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Metroid
Secret of Mana
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

There are plenty of other great games for the system, though.

If you don't like it, that's your opinion.

But to say the game is "utterly flawed" is completely incorrect. This implies the game is of a bad quality, which has nothing to do with subjectivity and also isn't true. Just wanted to clear that up.