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Final Fantasy spoiler alert: Aeris is still dead, Red XIII still a talking dog
BY Michael Healy Jun. 23rd, 2009 More on:

Disagreements are rife among videogame fans - some of us like the PlayStation 3, some prefer Xbox 360.  Some thought Castle Crashers was the game to download last year, some thought Braid. Some think the Wii is the way of the future, others think it’s a toy for children and old people. But, there’s one thing that almost all of us can agree on: Final Fantasy VII is a great game. Originally released in 1997, the classic role-playing game focused on a band of misfits led by a stereotypical young hero named Cloud and made its mark by providing compelling gameplay and heart-wrenching plot twists during an era when videogame stories were largely ignored.

The game was ported to the PlayStation Network on June 2 and has already reached an impressive 100,000 downloads. That’s not too shabby for a 12-year old game, and the fact that it can generate such high sales speaks to its relevance and quality of gameplay and design, which are still attracting gamers today. Now, if only Final Fantasy developer Square Enix will take a hint and give us a sequel or, at the very least, an updated version of the original for current consoles. We’ve been waiting long enough, Square!

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    1. Nick Coffman
      June 24th, 2009
      at 1:01 am

      I don’t need a sequel and I think Advent Children has taught us that a remake would be the boring at best and a bastardization at worst. The original is still fun and compelling on its own. Let it be Michael.

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      Dexter345
      June 24th, 2009
      at 7:54 am

      “If only they would give us a sequel?” Were Advent Children, Before Crisis, Crisis Core, and Dirge of Cerberus not enough?

      Still, if they came out with a graphically updated remake, they would sell millions. And I would stupidly buy one.

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      SmOkM
      June 24th, 2009
      at 9:25 am

      Dexter all of thoughs are spin offs and ones a movie not a game, none are a sequel to the story in game form or the same game remastered.

      if they did a remastered ff7 id love that.

      if they remade it and changed things , im not sure i would like that.

      but what i would like is…. somthing

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      Michael Healy
      June 25th, 2009
      at 7:58 pm

      Look peeps, maybe I’m old fashioned, but I think any new GAME project that builds on the legacy and mythology of FFVII is a good thing.

      And Sm, your check is in the mail.

      And Coffman, a plague, a plague on both ye houses.

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      Maduinn
      September 14th, 2009
      at 5:16 am

      technically crisis core wouldn’t be a sequel.. more like a prequel. I do agree with SmOkm on the remake, the system in crisis core was pathetic at it’s best the random status effect was really dumb. The best thing they could do is just update the graphics and keep the original story maybe add some more sidemissions would be pretty cool too…

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