FFVII REMAKE CONFIRMED

Jairus

Author of FFVII: Lifestream & FFVII: Reflections
Well, we did get new glimpses of parts of the game we've already seen some of, including scenes from the earliest trailers redone, so that was nice. Barret ranting on the elevator was classic, and the look Cloud and Jessie exchanged was funny, too. Cloud must've been thinking like, "Seriously?" And she's going, "I know... he does this all the time..." Aerith tucking the flower on his shirt was a nice touch, though I wonder what happens if you don't buy one - or if you're even given the option. Tifa is lovely as always, and I liked Cloud's dialogue about him sticking around to help her since she's in a tight spot. It shows he does care despite the way he tries to come across.

And rag on me if you want, but I love the fact that the first time we get to see Cloud give even a hint of a smile, it's at Jessie. :D
 
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Jairus

Author of FFVII: Lifestream & FFVII: Reflections
I mean the trailer was announced to be about Cloud. I wouldn't have expected such a trailer to involve any reveals of new characters

True, but doesn't it bother you that one of the main playable characters from this part of the game - Red XIII - hasn't even been mentioned in all this time, let alone shown? And the release date is less than 3 months away now.
 

Cannon_Fodder

Pro Adventurer
True, but doesn't it bother you that one of the main playable characters from this part of the game - Red XIII - hasn't even been mentioned in all this time, let alone shown? And the release date is less than 3 months away now.
Not really. The goal of marketing isn't to reveal main elements from a game, it's to make people buy it. Death Stranding hid the entire gameplay loop until two months before launch and that did all right.

I really enjoyed this trailer, and that was just 90 seconds of Cloud being a cocky asshole. I can't wait for him to be a cocky asshole for tens of hours!
 

Jairus

Author of FFVII: Lifestream & FFVII: Reflections
Not really. The goal of marketing isn't to reveal main elements from a game, it's to make people buy it. Death Stranding hid the entire gameplay loop until two months before launch and that did all right.

I really enjoyed this trailer, and that was just 90 seconds of Cloud being a cocky asshole. I can't wait for him to be a cocky asshole for tens of hours!

Except that one of the main playable characters of the game hasn't even been officially mentioned yet, not a hint said or shown of him. They haven't confirmed that he'll even be in this part, and I should think they would show all the playable characters by the time of the game's launch. Considering how they treated Red in the Compilation, I'd have thought you'd want a bit more reassurance that the same thing isn't being done to him here.
 

Cannon_Fodder

Pro Adventurer
Except that one of the main playable characters of the game hasn't even been officially mentioned yet, not a hint said or shown of him. They haven't confirmed that he'll even be in this part, and I should think they would show all the playable characters by the time of the game's launch. Considering how they treated Red in the Compilation, I'd have thought you'd want a bit more reassurance that the same thing isn't being done to him here.
A trailer isn't any reassurance that he'll be more prominent in the Remake, and even if it was, there's still tons of time to release a trailer before launch.

I think the venue plays an important role too. The Game Awards has a really broad reach--it's not just for FF nerds online--so a trailer with your badass sword swinging protagonist fits. Something like Jump Festa later in the month seems like a much better time to release a Red XIII trailer.
 

Roger

He/him
AKA
Minato
True, but doesn't it bother you that one of the main playable characters from this part of the game - Red XIII - hasn't even been mentioned in all this time, let alone shown? And the release date is less than 3 months away now.
Given that this game ends like an hour after when he is meant to canonically become playable, I'd struggle to call him a main playable character. Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and Barret's time in the party were always gonna dwarf his.
 
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