Well, the only Square Enix original and remake I've played is Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.
It may or may not be a valid comparison, but the game was largely the same except the graphical updates were totally awesome. This was released a year ago.
I don't get why SE would go in a wildly different direction with the FFVII remake and change a lot of aspects of the game.
Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita
Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte
Sugu yoko de waratteita
Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo
I will never leave you