Suddenbrain: For me, at the impressionable age of 13, the 1st play through of FFVII forever changed my gaming worldview, and to this day some 15-ish years later I still make a point to play through it at least once every year. I have been a long time proponent of the Final Fantasy VII remake. I’ve signed pointless petitions and combed the deepest darkest places on the web (while listening to the game’s soundtrack) for clues that it might be in production. Recently it seems there have been a rash of new articles on the topic, some suggesting it is being considered and some saying it can never happen. This got me to think more about why I’d wanted to see a remake to begin with, and what I realized is that I don’t. Here’s why:
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
Screw the remake. I want a sequel. And no, Dirge doesn't count.
Squenix?
I think they should do something for the fans. FF VII is a brilliant game. Even a nice polished version with remastered CGI video and trophies for Vita or something would be great. If they remake it, it will sell millions upon millions. SE can do whatever they want though, I just wish theyd make something good. They havent been on their game in ages. I mean 10 spin offs but no Kingdom Hearts III just isnt sat. Plus SE being the publisher for COD in Japan makes me vomit in my mouth.
They need to concentrate on making another good Final Fantasy game. I'm sure Balthier agrees with me.
FF7 Remake is a Real PS4 Exclusive
The current Square Enix can't be trusted with a FFVII remake. They would likely twist it into some horrible abomination with little resemblance to the source material other than the name.