Final Fantasy VII Remake Review Thread - Current 88 Metacritic / 89 Opencritic

[Runa216]

EnricoPallazzo said:

Runa216 said:

It's almost like...like the concept of remake and remaster and reboot are all on a spectrum and not binary. IT's almost like, as the world turns, things change and new ideas are brought forth and expanded upon. IT's almost like, not everything needs to neatly fit into previously existing definitions. It's almost like...and get this...the world is complicated and nuanced and most everything should be approached in a slightly different way that suits the situation and is thematically appropriate.

Things change, that's a fact of reality. and with Gaming as a medium constantly evolving and updating and trying out new things, the backlash to this is absolutely archaic. Hilariously outdated. Quaintly antiquated. 

My point is, it's actually immature and shortsighted to be tHIS upset about this. Not only is it rather ignorant to assume a REMAKE is going to be the exact same as the original, but everything in this game's built-up history has indicated that it's going to be a retelling of the same basic story. New rules, new format, new combat system, tweaked storey, changed features, etc. Adaptation requires change, that's creative writing 101. The only thing that's left to determine, from the stance of someone not trapped by the tradition of what came before, is whether or not the changes are GOOD! 

All I see is a bunch of people whining about an adaptation making changes, much like when people complained about Ciri maybe not being white or other equally nonsensical public outrages over nothing. Just a bunch of whiny brats who find it personally insulting that a 20+ years later remake of a game they love wasn't exactly the same, or same enough for their personal guidelines. Again, at the very least, wait until the actual damn game is out and you've played through it to determine if these changes work for you or not. Who knows, it might genuinely be a better story, with better character development, and more reasonable explanations. Who knows? you don't. you can't. Not yet. 

Due to your lack of respect for other's people opinions, your lack of understanding about what people are actually complaining, and most of all, and your sense of self entitlement I won't even continue the discussion with you, you have a nice day sir.

IT's probably for the best. I'm right about this, people are being stupid and entitled, and I'm kind of sick of people not understanding the core pillars of how adaptation works or are willfully ignorant of the fact that things are more nuanced than some people like to assume. This doesn't fit into one exclusive category, and even if it did, the category is up for some creative interpretation. 

the fact that some people are genuinely angry that THEIR interpretation of 'remake' doesn't fit with Square-Enix's vision of how they're remaking the game is hilarious to me. 

In most debates, there are right and wrong answers. there are better arguments and worse arguments. This is one of those times. The people being upset about changes to a game they haven't played yet that was always meant to be a reimagining of sorts to a classic game is an example of gamer entitlement and outrage culture. At the very least, none of your complaints hold even the slightest bit of weight until you've played the game. Until then, it's all conjecture and hearsay and extrapolation. Anyone can misinterpret something they don't fully comprehend in order to be upset about it. That's very common (too common), but that doesn't make it right.