With a fantastic 92 Metacritic rating, it looks like Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the 2nd installment of the Final Fantasy VII “Remake” sequel project, has broken the Final Fantasy curse in terms of critical reception for the series. A 92 rating (and not a big Sony, or Nintendo title on the 2024 horizon) also means…
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A Final Fantasy VI Remake Would Take 20 Years to Make…According to the Game’s Director
A few days ago, news broke out that Yoshinori Kitasse (Final Fantasy VI-VII Director) said on a French YouTube interview that a Remake of the venerable Final Fantasy VI would take 20 years to make. Yes, you didn’t read that wrong, he said 20 years! Kitase based his speculative time frame – for a FFVI…
PS4/5 and PC FFVII: Remake Hits 7 Million Units Shipped-Can Rebirth Right The Ship?
Square Enix announced this week (after terrible market value news last week) that it has shipped 7 million Final Fantasy VII: Remake/Intergrade copies for PS4, PS5 and PC. The number also includes digital sales. This are hopeful news for a company that lost close to $2 billion in market value over the last few months….
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Further Embraces its Sequel Role in New Trailer
I had to two main gripes with Final Fantasy VII: Remake. The first one was the it wasn’t a remake of the original, but a sequel, marketed as a ‘remake’ of the legendary title. The second, that Nomura’s nonsensical approach to story telling had turned Final Fantasy VII’s original Sci-Fi/Fantasy tour de force into a…
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Fully Embracing its Sequel Role to the Original Game?
As part of the celebration for Final Fantasy VII’s 25th anniversary, Square Enix finally unveiled details of Final Fantasy VII Remake “Part 2” which will be called “Rebirth”. The game’s title and trailer seem to “officially” confirm what was obvious to those of us who had played the original game before the “Remake”, which…