Originally Posted by
Emerald Lance
Hermm... Square has said on numerous occasions that they have absolutely no plans to remake FF7. And for good reason, as it would suck up all of their resources on a game that only a handfull of people are interested in anymore (older RPG nuts that view the good ol' days through rose-tinted glasses), and all the while they'll be slowly losing money because they won't be making anything else, and the cost of simply existing as a company will cause them to implode before even completing FF7. If it were as simple to make as the modern titles it would be different, but the sheer amount of content in the original FF7 (ever wonder why there are no JRPGs with realistic HD graphics -AND- an overworld map?) would make it nigh impossible to remake without either cutting content or graphics by the pound, which wouldn't win Square any points in this day and age. Everybody wants FF7 with PS3 graphics, and that simply won't be possible until the PS4 is released, and then everybody will want it to have PS4 graphics. Unless the game is represented in absolutely the most perfect way possible (as one would expect from an Ocarina of Time or Super Metroid remake) then it won't fit the fans' memories as the best game ever, and it will be shunned (hard) as a lazy cop out to keep fans quiet. Square's made it pretty obvious: a full-on FF7 remake is just not going to happen. It simply can't.
That said, there is already a PC version (there has been for quite some time now). However, the PC version of FF7 has so many glitches that it could give both Ocarina of Time and Sonic Adventure 1 (combined) a run for their money; where the PS1 version is considered by many to be the greatest video game of all time, the PC version is alternatively considered broken and completely unplayable.
However, one thing that can be said for it is that it is moddable. Oh boy, is it moddable. It has mods galore, just floating around the web, waiting to be found; mods of similar nature to those one might expect to find on Oblivion. That's great and all, but what does it mean for Square and their "update" plans? Well, for starters, unless they're updating the horrible quality of the PC version, then they shouldn't even bother: among those many mods that I mentioned are plenty of graphics mods that hike up the textures and polygon count, as well as many that add new features. I mean, unless Square is REALLY working their collective ass off on this project (which I don't see happening for a version that nobody owns anyway), then this is just a waste of their time and money. Also (going back to my point in parentheses), nobody really owns the PC version anyway. I mean, sure, they could release it as its own game, but the small amount of news I've found on the subject seem to point to them actually releasing an official patch to the already-existing PC version (which would explain the low price). And again, even if they do release it as its own game, unless they fix the huge glitches and bugs that cripple it, then it's not going to be any good.
Sorry guys. I'm not saying this is fake, but if this is real, then it certainly isn't what you're getting your hopes up for. I hate to be "that guy" but it really looks like Square is just making their own PC mod and making people pay for it.