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EnricoPallazzo on 08 April 2020
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Vodacixi said:
Immersiveunreality said:

The definition you want us to believe is what you personally think the definition is by cherrypicking examples that do not matter.

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''A reboot is a way to reuse the concept behind a game/movie/etc. (backstory, gameplay mechanics, some characters/locations/plotlines) but otherwise rewrite the entire plot and characters. ... Typically, it means that all existing "canon" for the setting and characters is wiped clean''

''It has been described as a way to "rebrand"[3] or "restart an entertainment universe that has already been established".[1] Another definition of a reboot is a remake which is part of an established film series or other media franchise.[4] The term has been criticised for being a vague and "confusing"[5] " buzzword",[6] and a neologism for remake,[7][8] a concept which has been losing popularity in the 2010s''

''In general, the simplest way to remember the difference between a reboot and a remake is to remember that for a film to be a reboot, it should be resetting a chronology that's been established over multiple films. A remake is concerned with updating a single film, sometimes slavishly''

''With video games there are clear cut reboots with games like 2013's Tomb Raider, 2003's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and 2004's Ninja Gaiden (even though I don't believe it was marketed as a reboot) where both the gameplay and storyline saw revamps.

But then we head a murkier area where gameplay more or less gets rebooted, but there is still storyline continuity.

Take last year's Resident Evil VII where they revamped the gameplay and while it is still within the same storyline continuity, the setting is very much self-contained. Aside from a few nods to show that it takes place within the same universe, it pretty much can stand alone without any knowledge of prior titles (normally the goal of a reboot to attract new audiences).''

Dictonary:

verb (used with object)

to restart (a computer) by loading the operating system; boot again.
to produce a distinctly new version of (an established media franchise, as a film, TV show, video game, or comic book):The studio is rebooting Spider-Man.
to make a change in (something) in order to establish a new beginning:She’s rebooting her career.Lower interest rates are intended to reboot the economy.
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FF7 remake still sticks close enough to the path the original took to be considered a remake and even reboot is kind of a branched off word for remake but by distinction FF7 is STILL a remake.

''In general, the simplest way to remember the difference between a reboot and a remake is to remember that for a film to be a reboot, it should be resetting a chronology that's been established over multiple films. A remake is concerned with updating a single film, sometimes slavishly''

So... just what they did with this game. They reset the original chronology that was stablished in the original game. Also, you have to take into account that this is the first act of this project. They have reset the story in the end of the first arc. Just like many reboots do (Terminator Genysis). The fact that this first part follows for most of its duration its original counterpart doesn't mean shit because this is just the beginning. They have stablished the reset, and that reset is gonna affect absolutely everything that comes before it, completely transforming FF VII story as we know. By your own definition, this is a reboot.

Yep, that's the main thing. It's pretty clear this is just an introduction for a lot of other changes to come. Which to tell you the truth I really don't care, Square is 100% free to do what they want. The original game is still there and since I have a physical copy I can play it whenever I want. But for me that's not what was advertised. A story in another dimension/timeline with very important plot things changed, including characters, is not what was advertised, at least for me. So I'm glad I did not preorder as usual, and now I can set up my expectations correctly about what is the product. Time will tell if people will be happy with the changes.

To be honest, as fan, what I really wanted was an updated version of the original game, like a PC version with a lot of mods. The Ps4 HD version is lazy, they didn't even included hands to the characters.