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Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one

Posted Jan 23, 2010 at 3:53AM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: final fantasy vii, Tetsuya Nomura

cloud Hoping for a Final Fantasy VII remake, aren't you? Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's not gonna happen. You don't have to take my word for it, though. You can take Tetsuya Nomura's instead.

The Square Enix big man crushed every FF fans' dream when he stressed to Japanese magazine Famitsu that there won't be a revival of the said classic anytime soon, so it'd be best for them not to expect.

News too depressing for you? To balance things out though, the magazine feature isn't all grey skies. It does talk about Cloud Strife's humble beginnings, even providing information on the exact year he was born, as well as the rest of the cast's. That'll have to do for now.

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Apparently you don't know much about business. FF7 remake would obviously be a huge cash cow, why use it now when you've already got a flood of money flowing in from FF13 & everything else coming out that doesn't have Crystal Chronicles in its name?

Don't expect it "anytime soon" doesn't mean it's not possible, it's that it's not worth it now. And any "fans won't want it as much anymore" talk is bull, nostalgia is a very effective & often used money-making device.

+1 # Weak excuse — Nineball 2010-01-25 06:04

If they started making a remake now, it wouldn't even touch FFXIII's grossing timeframe.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — rpgpro001 2010-01-23 06:44

Quoting Techni:

Apparently he doesn't like money...

It's not about money, i think the reputation, and his personal feelings on the work is the issue about not making it, and i actually agree with him to a degree.

Many FF fans consider VII as the best of the series, maybe the best RPG ever. As of now, it stands as an icon, and Cloud is looked at as the 'star' of the series. If a remake was made, that changed the story everyone loved, or gameplay elements were switched that people did not like, the original would lose it's reputation. No matter how good it was, it would never compare to the original, because it is with most of our childhoods/teenage years.

i would love to see a remake, but if it was made differently, and I didn't like it, i would probably be turned off of the series (12 wasn't my fav, and 13 has some issues i don't agree with)

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 08:01

If this is the case, Nomura. I doubt I'll be funelling money into any more of your final fantasy games any time soon.

I'm not prepared to fund a jerk that knows what people want, yet screws with them at every turn. Heck it's probably for the best. I bet VII was a fluke, considering every FF after it was terrible.

# RE: RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — jjcobra 2010-01-23 12:58

No it's a perfectly good decision because he knows damn well that the remake wouldn't be nearly as good as the orriginal. Why would he want to make people think less of a quality game by putting out something that's not going to be as good?

He does know what people want, and that's a good game. He just also happens to know a remake of FF7 wouldn't make a very good game. Since well, we already have FF7 on PS1 or from the PSN. Honestly what more do we need?

-1 # RE: RE: RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Jack450 2010-01-23 17:34

Quoting jjcobra:

No it's a perfectly good decision because he knows damn well that the remake wouldn't be nearly as good as the orriginal. Why would he want to make people think less of a quality game by putting out something that's not going to be as good?

He does know what people want, and that's a good game. He just also happens to know a remake of FF7 wouldn't make a very good game. Since well, we already have FF7 on PS1 or from the PSN. Honestly what more do we need?

That's kind of dumb to say, just keep the game simple I don't see how someone can fail at reproducing a remake if you just don't add any changes to the game element. You make it sound like if he makes it he some how has to make it better then the original but that's the point we don't want anything "new" or "improved" we just want the original story, quest, enemies, everything FFVII offered with new graphics and sound. If I was leading the project I would copy everything I did back in 97 and just mixed it with the new graphics it used in FFVII:AC that's all nothing new. I mean I want to go back to Cosmo Canyon and see the same characters in the same place but with PS3 hardware, again I don't see how someone can fail at doing this the story is already finished that's like half of the job done there. I feel that he's holding out cause no matter what if he creates a remake of 7 everyone and their grandmothers will buy this game no doubt about it.

# RE: RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 23:04

Too bad FFVII wasn't all that great eh?

# hey — Guest 2010-01-23 10:29

tell them they suck

# aaaww — usjbroly 2010-01-23 10:34

I'm sad now.

How about a VI revival? That was classic...

# RE: aaaww — jjcobra 2010-01-23 12:59

No. It was definitly a classic but what would they do? The story is finished. Make a prequel? That worked out well for FF7 (Sarcasm).

# RE: aaaww — Guest 2010-01-23 23:05

At least a remake, its pretty high ranked game for a lot of people.

# Yeah... — Guest 2010-01-25 15:24

It would be kinda nice if they jusst ported the game to any console and jusst updated the sound quality and made some graphics improvment. Like hq3x on the snes9x emulator. And still have it running in like 60fps.

# Good relief — Guest 2010-01-23 10:59

Move on people. Stop living in the past. This is for the best of FFVII. I agree with rpgpro001. Many elements from the original title will be lost through the transition.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 11:28

You all claim to be all mighty fan boys and NEED the remake. I for one think the game was the most fantastic pieces of it's generation and it's best left at that. Personally all this advent children and crisis core nonsense just extended it's lifespan to beyond stretching point, I personally feel it was not necessary. It wouldn't make the same impact if it were remade. Simple as that, no matter how well it's made. Expectations are already too high if any remake was to be made.

# Its about Time! — Guest 2010-01-23 11:38

I'm so sick of Hearing About FFVII. I hope People will finally start shutting up about it. FFVI Is Better anyway.

# Yeeessss!!!! — papajag 2010-01-23 12:07

This guy knows classic. He must have realized that the sequels sucked and decided it will kill the original. If they ever remake this though at least make it still %100 to the original story.

# RE: Yeeessss!!!! — jjcobra 2010-01-23 13:01

They knew a sequel would suck for years and that's why they've never tried to make one. The only reason he needs to keep saying this same thing year after year is because of fanboys not letting it die.

Screw a remake of 7, I'd rather have Square do a remake of Rad Racer.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 12:39

The reality of it is that he knows the first rule of entertainment. Always leave the crowd asking for more. This is basically his rain jar just in case the company pulls a FF the movie stunt again.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 13:21

Well there are other Final Fantasy's more deserving of a remake, Final Fantasy 6 for instance. I'd say its the 2D FF games that generally should be remade first into 3D

-1 # RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-23 14:31

too bad for them, it would be a instant hit and it would sell more then the crappy final fantasy xiii...

# who cares!!!!!!!!! — Guest 2010-01-23 15:16

I rather see a real chrono trigger sequel than another FF game

+1 # The community has wanted this for atleast 5 years — Guest 2010-01-23 16:13

i would sell my 360 and all its games just to buy a ps3 if they made a remake. FF7 was most epic of all epic games to be epic

# Meh.... — Guest 2010-01-23 17:37

I wouldn't care one way or another.

But Advent Children DID destroy my preconception of Cloud being a tough, distant person, and made him the poster boy for what is apparently an emo pop band.

From what I gather, there is still one last sequel to the FFVII series. Taking into account the events from Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core, respectively.

Because let's face it. As much as I don't want an unnecessary remake. I still won't stop me from buying it.

The most deserving remake, IMOP. Is still FFVI. There were plans for a 3D remake since the N64. Let's just do it, already!.

Of course, I wouldn't mind Chrono Trigger, either.

# I FUCKIN AGREE Nomura !!! — T-Max Blaze 2010-01-23 20:15

A game as damn good as it was back then would never hold up the same as a remake. The gaming community has had a massive uprise in growth and nowadays, MOST western gamers are new era gamers who only like the shooter genre. it easilly beats out the number of classic gamers who still love the game today such as me.

I have seen many remakes change just to bring in the new era gamers and still keep the classic gamers happy and comfortable. some succeed, some don't. If Noruma really cares about the FF Franchise more than the money, Then compromising a remake of a holy grail would break his heart just as much as it would me and alot of classic gamers out there.

This era of gaming is too critical. It would be better to keep the magic that FFVII has in it's snug PS1 discs. It's just better that way.

# but at the same time — Guest 2010-01-23 22:08

Have none of us ever enjoyed a remake? I personally loved the resident evil 1 remake on GC, along with the MGS1 remake also on GC (yeah, the mgs1 remake got a bit contrived, but it looked and played incredibly)

Nobody else liked these?

Play the re1 on ps1, then play the gamecube one, yes they did change some of the story, but they added so much more, new spins on old puzzles along with entire new areas of the map. And parts of the story genuinely gave you that butt cheek clinching fear, that we so nostalgically remembered from the first one (remember before you passed it for the 19th time, and you didn't know what was around that corner?)

I F#@%ing hated those crimson head zombies.... >_<

# Happiness — Guest 2010-01-24 02:46

Dont play with my hopes, my little imaginary friends are beding for a FF VII remake. Dont disapoint me, or teach me to write , theres only one logical choice. Be more happy.

# Happiness — Guest 2010-01-24 02:51

Dont play with my monkeys hopes. He wants FFVII remake.
Monkeys can be very convincent
( thats english ).Smile please.We dont like drunk people.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-24 04:35

They will release a remake in the year 2066. On my deathbed.

-1 # RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — kobayashi_reiko 2010-01-24 10:26

...square-enix stinks anyway.

+1 # hmm — nehebkau 2010-01-24 10:37

I just want a "normal" FF again. Much like FF9. After that game pretty much all FFs sucked (10 was meh). And FF13 will suck too :(
Innovation is great, but if you make such big changes then change the name too! It's not FF anymore... it's just wierd action-jrpg-things. They just keep dumbing the franchise down so even the most retarded people can play them easily!
What's wrong with controlling 4 party members and a round-based battle system?! If I want to play an action game, I play an action game, not a rpg!

# . — NarooN 2010-01-24 13:38

Looks like I was right all along. Ever since that old E3 2005 TECH DEMO, I told everyone a remake would be outlandish. Naturally, all the FFVII fanboys had to give me their two cents that since they worshiped Cloud, the remake would happen no matter what.

It was nothing more than a tech demo, and no one even cared about a remake until they saw the demo. All the FFVII side-stories and prequels were just SE's way of saying "Shut the hell up already!" because people wouldn't stop sending death threats and personal requests for new FFVII material. Just leave the damn game alone already and move on.

# RE: . — Guest 2010-01-24 20:20

I remember before PS2 released I seen a cool FF VIII techdemo. We have FF VIII remake? NO! I dont want FF VII reamake because FF VI much better than FF VII. FF VI remake on DS just like FF IV. Yes This is I want.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-24 14:59

they'll do a remake of every final fantasy, but, when is the question. How long did it take for them to remake FF3?

# good — Guest 2010-01-24 16:47

I hope VII never gets a remake. the game was honestly not that great as everyone freaks out about. And if a remake was made it would be dull...very.I don't see why anyone would want a remake to a game that sold so many copies, cause you know it wont make as much as the original
it would waste money i think

+1 # interesting. — ElfyEikkal 2010-01-24 17:47

Final Fantasy VII is huge. i don't think they have the proper means to remake a game that big. i mean seriously. the worlds after FF9 became tiny. and overworld traveling become teleportation. turn based battles became one man army battles. i think Square-Enix just throw out what Final Fantasy is and make an action game out of it. i've imported FFXIII. but somehow. i just wish it doesn't have Final Fantasy in its name. unless they actually care about what EVERYBODY says. then a remake now would just destroy the whole franchise. money yes. but heart. i don't think so. and Hironobu Sakaguchi has heart. Tetsuya Nomura. i don't think so.

# No point — DJ PON-3 2010-01-24 18:49

Most of us know the story. Awesome render cut-scenes? Use your imagination.

+1 # good — Guest 2010-01-25 16:33

FFVII sucked anyway. A bunch of teenage angsty winers.
they should re-do VI if any of them. Now that game was pure badass.

# RE: Nomura: Don't expect a Final Fantasy VII remake, there won't be one — Guest 2010-01-25 20:18

Honestly? Look at what Square Enix has done recently. Would you really want FF7 re-imagined in that style? I personally think it would be horrible. It's bad enough they completely changed the image of the original characters in Advent Children and the spin-off games - from normal-ish yet gritty-looking to post-noir-emo-hair-look-ugh.

It's amazing that FF7 has maintained the kind of following it has for so long and I don't necessarily think it should be put to rest, but a lot of the charm of the original game (or playing it as a teenager, as I and many others here did) cannot be reproduced.

If anything, all it needs is a couple of bugfixes and maybe analogue support - something they probably could have done when re-releasing it on PSN, but hey - and it'd pretty much be perfect.

# i want — your_fire 2010-01-25 23:26

FFVIII

# ... — meh 2010-06-27 08:38

i kinda... hate square enix or squaresoft or whatever they're called now not because they're not doing the remake (FF7 is overrated) but because... well, they're not churning out anything worth playing anymore. it's as if they're just living off of the popularity they accumulated in the earlier releases. FF13 was such a lame game. if it didn't have the "final fantasy" tag to it it wouldn't have done so well in the market.

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