Over the years, fans turnedthat loveinto hopes for a remake or some kind of revisitation.
Those hopes seemed to bear fruit in2015, when Square Enix revealed at E3 that a remake was happening!
Ports and remasters have been a part of the medium since forever, and everyone knows what that entails.
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A remake is another matter entirely and varies from game to game.
FinalFantasy VII Remakeboth is and isnt what its title suggests.
Underneath the skin of the originalVIIis the DNA of then-recentFinal Fantasygames Nomura contributed to in some fashion.
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By far,Remakesbiggest changes came to its narrative.
(2024sFinal Fantasy Rebirthis especially guilty of this, given its many minigames and expansive open-world areas.)
Oh right, theres also another big story change:Final Fantasy VIIRemakeis aboutthe legacy ofFinal Fantasy VII.
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What is theFinal Fantasy VIIremake saga?
Well have to wait for whenever Part 3 comes to find out.
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