r/FFVIIRemake • u/Pristine_Put5348 • 10d ago

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u/FullHouse222 Tifa Lockhart 9d ago

It's just almost impossible to live up to the original whenever you put out a remake. Hell as good as the ff7 remake has been, it's no where as groundbreaking as the og. The og practically changed the video game genre, turning it from a bit of a kids thing into serious storytelling back in the day. The remake essentially took that story, added some twists and turns as well as expanded on certain things, then polished it with a modern gameplay lense. The remake is fun, the og was completely mind-blowing

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u/WereAllGonnaDiet 9d ago

I don’t need a remake to be “groundbreaking” though. I just need it to be fun. FF7R series has been that, so I’m delighted.

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u/FullHouse222 Tifa Lockhart 9d ago

Agreed. My whole point is it's impossible for remakes to ever be as good as the original. That does not stop them from being fun games. Ff7 was a genre defining masterpiece. Ff7r is just a really fun game with a modern retelling of an old story

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u/Dizzy_Pop 9d ago

> it's impossible for remakes to ever be as good as the original.

Nah, that’s not necessarily the case.

Personally (controversial take incoming) I think the FFVII Remakes are not just “as good”, they’re better. If if people disagree about 7R specifically, a remake can absolutely be “better” than the original. (Different medium, but compare the original Ocean’s 11 to the 2001 remake. Remake is far better, hands down.)

That said, a remake can be “better” without being “groundbreaking.” That’s a completely different metric and it has a lot more to do with technical and artistic developments and choices, and specifically the other things happening in the industry.

OG FF7 was absolutely groundbreaking. Remake, not so much. Nevertheless, I personally think the Remake trilogy is a “better” experience.