FF7 Remake general thread

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They probably could but they wouldn't be that stupi- never mind, they would.
 
I don't think they will release anything in 2016 since FFXV is coming in 2016. I am guessing the two year intervals because each game is supposedly the content of a "full release". To me, that means each entry needs to have the content of FFXIII: LR and FFXIII-2, which I don't think they can release any faster. I am guessing each "game" is a 25-30 hour story (padded out in a way similar to the Hobbit Trilogy, with side stories and crap added in), released every two years.
 
I don't think they will release anything in 2016 since FFXV is coming in 2016. I am guessing the two year intervals because each game is supposedly the content of a "full release". To me, that means each entry needs to have the content of FFXIII: LR and FFXIII-2, which I don't think they can release any faster. I am guessing each "game" is a 25-30 hour story (padded out in a way similar to the Hobbit Trilogy, with side stories and crap added in), released every two years.
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I would guess faster than that. Characters and animations would already be mostly done. I think the time would come from recording voices and designing maps since very few if any of them are palette swaps
 
I'd be willing to give them longer if I thought real effort was being placed in or some - you know - leadership and order.  I don't get that vibe at all.   I also think it's telling that some English voice acting has already been recorded.  That's very telling.
 
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"there will be three-member parties in Final Fantasy VII Remake and free switching between them, and while the ATB gauge will be present, it won't be the type that fills up while you wait to attack but instead its own system that "lends to the action of this game".

Wait what.... only three members or do they just mean for the first episode...I hope?

EDIT: Nm I misread that, so three member parties like how it originally was as opposed to the four member parties in some of the other ones, but with the ffx  system where you can swap out mid battle? Kind of a confusing sentence.
 
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The switching means you'll be able to change over and control Barret or Tifa instead of Cloud.
 
I also think it's telling that some English voice acting has already been recorded.  That's very telling.
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It's possible they've recorded both VO sets from the get go instead of the JP dub first and then the Eng one later on nearer the western release as is often the case, you can see the JP lip synch not matching the Eng voices, it's also possible they've simply pulled the cast in for just that trailer which would also explain the non-matching lips.


EDIT: Oops didn't realise I wasn't modifying my previous post.
 
They don't generally pull in a VA session for a trailer.
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To me, Cloud's "not interested" sounds like I've heard it before.   Maybe in Kingdom Hearts or Advent Children, but it's definitely very familiar.
 
To me, Cloud's "not interested" sounds like I've heard it before.   Maybe in Kingdom Hearts or Advent Children, but it's definitely very familiar.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they re-used the same VAs for the main characters, but may or may not have used placeholder ones for Avalanche & co.
 
To me, Cloud's "not interested" sounds like I've heard it before.   Maybe in Kingdom Hearts or Advent Children, but it's definitely very familiar.
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It's a signature Cloud line - he says it in probably all media (the line is spoken by Cloud in original FF7 at least ten times. Edit.. far more than that).  But there's also the jessie, Barrett and Wedge dialogue in that trailer. There's no way they've just plucked some dudes off a street for a trailer.  It's highly likely these are the final VA.

Edit/.  There is also "I don't care about your politics".
 
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Actually, as sad as it is, I can tell you exactly where you recognize that line. The only time I know of that the line is actually spoken by a voice over is a cringe-worthy scene in Advent Children where Rufus makes a half-assed attempt at teaming up with Cloud. That exchange irritated me so much, mostly because of the weird dialogue attempting to match lip-syncing, that I can't seem to forget about it.

You can hear it at 3:20 here:

Edit: He actually says it twice, both in that same scene, the earlier one is just hard to hear because of the weird, aforementioned terrible dialogue exchange that has Rufus talking over him.
 
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Their voice acting really is crappy compared to other media at that budget. I can't watch advent children in English. Too much cringe. Here's to hoping the remake will be better.
 
It sounds like Steve Burton is back for Cloud's voice, which to be honest is the only thing I really liked about the trailer. I don't know, I prefer the original dub to the English, but they could have done far worse for Cloud. That said, I'm still incredibly disappointed. Oh god, what if they get Lance Bass back for Sephiroth... I mean if anything I would assume they hire George Newbern again. On that note, how much do you think they will mess with Sephiroth's appearance?
 
They'll surely use their most recent voices for all characters, where possible. That means Steve Burton, George Newbern...

AND QUINTON FLYNN! YEAH!

Seriously, if they don't bring back Quinton I'll be annoyed; his Reno was one of my favorite parts of the compilation.
 
I don't really want a 1:1 remake, honestly. If we'll get a trilogy encompassing (or reimagining) FFVII with lots more content, I'm more than happy. The trailer would get me hyped, but I generally tend to not care about games until they're a week or two from release.

Yay!  I get to say something positive:  I think this is actually a good thing.  The renewed interest in Final Fantasy VII will be win-win for Qhimm's, modders, and projects already released. It's true that a lot of the people introduced to Final Fantasy through this won't want to play an "old" game.  But a lot of people - especially those alienated by this "remake" - will.
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I'd say the FFVII modding community would grow rapidly if tools and mods were all readily available in one place such as the Nexus. Having lurked for years, I can say that it can be a tremendous pain to find anything here. Many links are dead, and the person whom the site is named after has seemingly been AWOL for years (little to no relevance). Nexus Mods has literally millions upon millions of members, and a page dedicated to FFVII already exists (courtesy of Kaldarasha, I believe). Moving projects and tools over there is the only way I can see modding for these games having any real future at this rate. Not only is it a consistent and reliable place to host your files, but it will also welcome new blood into the FFVII modding community.
 
Personally I have no problems with the gameplay changes. FF7 is iconic for it's story line, not necessarily it's battles (other than the ridiculously long animation that plays in the final Sephiroth battle lol). The more active battles will probably be more engaging this way. I also love that they're using the Unreal Engine 4. After seeing what Rocksteady was able to do with the UE3 (though heavily modded) in the Arkham Knight it really makes you wonder about it's potential. And it could have great potential for modding. Plus although incredible looking their new Luminous engine sounds like a pain in the ass and would probably much up development.

I do agree, I'm iffy about the episodic releases. I personally hate Tell Tale Games in this regard, and always wait to buy the whole package when it's completed. The tidbit about each release being the size of an entire game sounds interesting though. I just hope though as we progress through the story we can revist and explore different locations as we please, instead of having to load a particular episode. On a side note I'm not sure how it'll work, as in needing to play episode 1 before 2, as the game does include character development and customization. I'm hoping they'll release bits of the game as it's ready and just have each new part downloaded as dlc for the core game.
 
Unless they release tools and they won't, best we could do would be textures.
 
UE4 is definitely a win-win. Could allow for some tremendous modding.
 
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