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Final Fantasy VII Remake General Discussion Thread [Open Spoilers for Original FFVII ONLY please!]
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There will be a stage show at the Playstation booth
It can really be anything from developers just talking to trailers and demos. As the event gets closer there should be a description of what to expect.
I was going to say that I don't expect a repeat of E3/AGC, but I guess they haven't formally introduced the combat to the Japanese audience. In any case, I hope it's more than that.
There's plenty of things we don't know about the combat system (the stances -which seem to be quite different for every character and I don't think are necessarily going to be stances-, the summons, the Materia system, the combos, gear...), not to mention seeing characters other than Cloud extensively shown. Aerith seems interesting combat-wise, for instance (and she seems to now be a long range attacker).
There's plenty of things we don't know about the combat system (the stances -which seem to be quite different for every character and I don't think are necessarily going to be stances-, the summons, the Materia system, the combos, gear...), not to mention seeing characters other than Cloud extensively shown. Aerith seems interesting combat-wise, for instance (and she seems to now be a long range attacker).
Just remember these kind of shows are usually focused on the attendance at the event, and they usually assume these attendance really haven't seen anything floating around on the internet.
Even if we get new stuff, I would still expect a lot of repeats of already known info.
Even if we get new stuff, I would still expect a lot of repeats of already known info.
Yeah, at this point I'm expecting roughly the same we got in English and Chinese but in Japanese.
All I need to see is the menus tbh. I want to see that blue and that white glove. Please be there.
I'm pretty sure we'll also get some new interviews with Nomura/Kitase where we will get some information.
I just need this bad boy:
Yeah, that's the usual with them when their game has a sizable presence, especially during TGS. With Famitsu, particularly (which is why I've been expecting a CG render of Rufus and the rest).
I think it will have something news like KH3 on Sony stage show last year. Tai Yasue appear on Stage, this year will be Kitase
Hopefully Reno is the sociopath he was in the original game instead of the gold-hearted jokester he was in AC.
They've gotten every other personality right so far (that brief "Help me!" moment of Aeris notwithstanding), and gone against post-FFVII (or pre) characterizations that people dislike. Not sure why they'd take a huge departure when it comes to Reno. If he'll do all the stuff he did in the original, I don't really see how an Axel-like personality would work.
Whatever they do, please make me forget about this:
YES. Max said it played during the Heidegger/Shinra conversation (while they're spying on AVALANCHE). I can't wait to listen to it myself, one of my favourites in the original.
You know they are going to base a lot of the characters off their Advent Children personalities?Whatever they do, please make me forget about this:
YES. Max said it played during the Heidegger/Shinra conversation (while they're spying on AVALANCHE). I can't wait to listen to it myself, one of my favourites in the original.
Advent Children is two years later after a bunch of shit happened. The remake characters will be more like their original versions if what we've seen of Cloud and Barret is anything to go by. Remember that Cloud started as an asshole too.
Reno probably softened up after, y'know, Midgar got destroyed and he was no longer an assassin/kidnapper/black ops guy and forced to help rebuild
Reno probably softened up after, y'know, Midgar got destroyed and he was no longer an assassin/kidnapper/black ops guy and forced to help rebuild
I do agree with this. I just think with Reno, considering his immense popularity and how they are expanding Midgar, I expect to see more of him and see a bit of that softer/goofy side more in Midgar compared to original... but obviously not Advent Children level.
I doubt it tbh. Or at least Cloud being a proper asshole that's not constantly mopey in the E3 footage has made think that way.
So far, they've nailed the tone and the mood of the characters, so I hope they keep doing that for everybody else. Or at least I hope they don't take away any creepiness these characters had and turn them into Benny Hill motherfuckers like AC.
How long was the hong kong game festival stage show 🌚?
40 minutes FF7R special stage on Saturday.
So I guess the trailer could release sometime between Tuesday-Friday and then, during Saturday (well, Friday in the US and other places), we'll have the live stage presentation.
Unlike Gamescom and Hong Kong, we're getting new footage for sure (the trailer), so it'd be weird if they do a repeat of E3 but for Japanese people.
Unlike Gamescom and Hong Kong, we're getting new footage for sure (the trailer), so it'd be weird if they do a repeat of E3 but for Japanese people.
Well, unless they have Jump Festa, there's not that many big game shows between TGS and FFVII's release early next year (by next E3, it's already going to be out). So I'm expecting TGS to be a BIG showing and from here on out, steady info release until the game's release.
Huh, I didn't really have a probably w/ Advent's Reno. What didn't you like about him (other than being a bit too j-pop-ish)?Whatever they do, please make me forget about this:
YES. Max said it played during the Heidegger/Shinra conversation (while they're spying on AVALANCHE). I can't wait to listen to it myself, one of my favourites in the original.
Holy hell.... finally we will see new area for the first time since 2015!
40 minutes FF7R special stage on Saturday.
Hopefully also Red XIII :-))))
Yeah, the Turks were definitely more amoral than immoral. Just guns for hire with some slapstick humor thrown in. They were protective of their own, at least, considering they went out of their way to rescue Elena and helped the team get Yuffie back from Don Corneo.
Yeah, in terms of them getting exposure in Japan and outside, this is the last big thing (well, there's The Game Awards, but they don't allow for this kind of format they can get here, it'd just be a trailer there).
Crazy that it's been four months since they rerevealed this whole thing (and three since E3). Hope they deliver.
Yeah, one reason would be his design, as petty as that is tbh. In the original, he looked quite creepy and not conventionally attractive (admittedly, mostly in his battle model; not as much in the concept art). In AC he's really no different than your average shonen MC in terms of attractiveness.
Beyond that, I'm fine with him being a comical kind of character, but the game did take a different approach, whereas his AC demeanour is more of a physical comedy lovable goon thing (like, really over the top physical comedy iirc), which, along with his whole attitude (like making the same shocked expression over and over iirc or his very exaggerated body language), having received the pretty anime boy treatment and J-Pop mannerisms reeked of them wanting him to be a hearthrob kind of character (like Axel later on was).
I don't like acting as such a hater lol, but I just really dislike about every aspect of AC. Now, it's been ages, so maybe I'd appreciate it a tiny bit more now, including stuff like Reno.
Nah, I get what you mean. Reno went from this super mysterious, intimidating, and aloof spy to just aloof by the time AC hit. I felt like by the end of the main game, everyone took him less seriously (especially compared to the bigger bad guy) so they really hammered the cool/lazy version of him in AC. I'm hoping he's as weird and scrawny looking as he is in the official art.
I honestly have high hopes after E3 showed us what tone of the game would have. And now that you mention how his perception changed in VII, seeing the evolution of the characters in a trilogy or so could be very interesting, especially the bad guys like Rufus or the Turks. We've already had glimpses at the AVALANCHE members having a deeper characterization, after all. Like, I expect guys like Dyne and so having a more elaborate presence.Nah, I get what you mean. Reno went from this super mysterious, intimidating, and aloof spy to just aloof by the time AC hit. I felt like by the end of the main game, everyone took him less seriously (especially compared to the bigger bad guy) so they really hammered the cool/lazy version of him in AC. I'm hoping he's as weird and scrawny looking as he is in the official art.
In any case, if we don't get a CG render of Rufus and the rest like in the concept art you posed next week might as well cancel the game though. I want to see that Visual Works magic.
I've only seen two things that seemed out of character compared to the original (North American) release so far: Aerith freaking out from the spirits and asking Cloud for help (not exactly unreasonable even if we think of Aerith as the confident & spunky girl she was, and we don't know the full context), and Heidegger (so far) being pretty serious and low-key.
That's pretty much been it, so I'm not really worried that they'll turn Reno into some kind of AC caricature.
That's pretty much been it, so I'm not really worried that they'll turn Reno into some kind of AC caricature.
They are probably finally allowing to show the public demo online I guess.
Spoke to some friends today who were hyped about this remake even though they never played the original. I talked to them a bit about the Midgar stuff and how people are unsure whether that's enough for a 'Part 1'. That had them concerned but then I talked a bit about the environmental message about the game and they thought that sounded really cool.
But then they were also wary because they were also hyped for KH3 and stopped playing around Frozen world lol. Let's hope this turns out better
But then they were also wary because they were also hyped for KH3 and stopped playing around Frozen world lol. Let's hope this turns out better
I do wonder how the Weapon battles will be handled. I worry they'll just be huge spectacle things with QTEs. I did hear a cool idea that I think could work if it was mixed with lots of action and dodging - using multiple casts of Mini to shrink them down to FFXV Iron Giant size.
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