411mania: Cue a ton of internet hatred coming… Something that many of us that write about video games knew was coming, is already getting a ton of nasty verbiage on the internet. The people in charge of developing the Final Fantasy VII Remake have come out and stated that “Dramatic changes” will be made to the combat system. Tetsuya Nomura says that the game will still be recognizable though.
Do you think the game could still work today with the Active Time Battle system? What are some of the changes you think could happen? Is there anything about the game that could use changing (it doesn’t just have to be about the battle system.)
Final Fantasy VII 1997 exceeds 15.5 million units sold worldwide as of February 2026, reinforcing its legacy as the series best selling title.
I’d love to know how many units have been sold of all the Final Fantasy VII franchise games, including the original, the remakes, spin offs such as Crisis Core, and mobile games Ever Crisis. I bet a fair few copies.
Modern day publisher be like: "Failed to meet sales expectations. Pivoting to live service."
It's an absolute legend of a game. And I honestly really love how the remake trilogy is shaping up so far.
Final Fantasy 7 is one of the most iconic video games of all time, with it helping to changed the RPG landscape when it was released in 1997.
If you already own it... There, I saved you the click on a deliberately misleading article.
I bought the game yesterday on steam for $4 because Square Enix is trying to replace it with a version that has no mod support.
Prior to yesterday, I had no idea the game had so many great mods until people started making a fuss out of it.
u get the switch 1 version of the og ff7 for free if you own 7 remake for the switch 2.
lol.
But BG2 didn't emerge in a vacuum, and in a recent chat with Slandered Gaming it emerged that—while we can thank BG2 for a lot of our favourite RPGs since—we have a whole other game to thank for BG2. That'd be Final Fantasy 7, which lit a fire under BG2 director James Ohlen to go all out with the game's structure and companions, per Trent Oster—who worked on the original Baldur's Gate and has since become CEO of Beamdog, the studio behind the BG1 and BG2 Enhanced Editions.
Baldurs Gate 1&2 were my games back in the day on PC. Icewindale and Neverwinter Nights as well
Yes.
Now, more importantly, should the n4g community continue to keep passing these redundant should-they /shouldn't-they opinion blogs for the next 3 years until the game releases?
Depends on what those changes are.
No, it should still be turn-based combat. Nothing new should be added besides better cut-scenes and graphics.. Maybe a couple of tweaks and improvements, but nothing that changes the game.
This is a remake, not a remaster. If they wish things to change then so be it. I'm interested in how it will be different more than anything. The original is there for the nostalgia trip but the remake will be an interesting and bold new step into a familiar world. I'm excited :)