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

[DonFerrari]

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Is it weird that I am more open to this game now that I know they "might" take it in a different direction?  I mean, I doubt I will play it until the second installment is released, but I will be more at peace if it goes in a radically new direction.  I probably won't play it if the story stays 95% the same but with extra details and a few tweaks to the main plot.

To me, what infuriated me the most was the thought that a new and inferior "definitive edition" was going to replace the original game.  If they go in a radically new direction, then it won't be seen as a replacement of the original.  I remember when Donkey Kong Country was originally released, I was kind of pissed, but eventually I realized the game in no way replaces the arcade original.  In fact it kind of winks and pays homage to the original Donkey Kong.  On the other hand I really hate it whenever someone says Zero Mission is better than the original Metroid.  I feel the original is better, but the two games are just similar enough that people see Zero Mission as replacing the O.G. Metroid.

Basically, if the story for this FF7 Remake trilogy goes in a radically new direction, then I'll see it as paying homage to the original game.  But if it ends up being fairly similar then this game will be seen as a replacement of the original and that will piss me off.

That is a different but valid way to look at it. For me as long as the content is good I even think changing some points is good. Like Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) For me there is only the original manga and anime adaptation+OVAs, with the new one and that "live action" being alternative realities that I watched purely for the entertainment. If it was the same story, chapter count and graphics I would also really like it, but mostly it would be pointless because even though the animation is simple it is pleasing enough to see. FFVII case though I can't really look and like the original look (FFIX I can though).