Ways the game could be improved

[wayfarer]

What major storyline or battle system elements do you think the original FFVII was missing? This is not a what-background-color-do-you-want-the-menu-of-the-remake-to-be thread. It's major elements you thought were missing from the original title.

Major one, I think Cloud should have actually had a relationship with Aerith, making her death more tragic. I was also never quite sure of how big Gaia actually was, and how much space there was between each city-state.

 

[Makoeyes987]

...Are you fucking serious?

And yeah, World Maps are never to scale.

 

[Max Payne]

FF7 was too fucking easy.

That's it. And facepalm at your suggestion.

 

[Munatik]

Getting this out of the way:

Needs more cowbell.

 

[Makoeyes987]

It really did. There was a significant lack of Cow Bell throughout FFVII. In fact, I sensed a rather anti-Cow Bell bias throughout the narrative since there was an expressed effort to NOT include any Cow Bell scenes through the movie.

I dunno, just seems rather offensive and closd minded to me. Statistics show that More Cow Bell increases the entertainment and diversity of any work of media significantly. I know it sounds like the ravings of a conspiracy theorist, but I think there's a very strong, anti-Cow Bell agenda at work here.

 

[Channy]

The whole game was epic failure. It should have gone like THIS.

Or even like this

 

[Munatik]

Yes, I daresay it was downright scandalous of them not to feature more cowbell. Don't you find it suspicious, too, that we haven't seen any official press about this shocking truth? My reliable sources--who prefer to remain anonymous--say that the most credible explanation for such a travesty is that there was also a startling lack of Walken involved during the game's production. If he could have been arsed to swing by Squaresoft HQ back in the day, then I'm sure wouldn't be here bitching about it.

Now we're left with the only solution--to get our own cowbell and add it ourselves, ideally during important scenes in the game. Or rename Cloud to Cowbell.

 

[Makoeyes987]

There's clearly an anti-Walken cabal at work in Japan sadly. It's such a shame that such an elite, closed minded and privileged minority is influencing what goes in our games and thus, stifling the creative viewpoints and interpretations of Cow Bell and the need for more of it.

And those are really good idea! I like them!

 

[Isabella]

This whole thread is LULZ.

 

[Munatik]

It's unbelievable that there still exists such powerful anti-cowbell sentiment in this day and age. Oh, the Japanity!

So now what will I do when Aeris gets pwned? Whack the cowbell as I cry.

 

[Tetsujin]

The sound of the game was always something I wasn't satisfied with. I think the quality of the MIDI and the sound effects had always been rather subpar.

 

[Cthulhu]

That's cause it was Playstation and they couldn't figure out how to do it Right yet, having just come from the SNES. The vocals in OWA was a technical feat worthy of note at that time though.

 

[megas_sephiroth]

Other than improved graphics and sound, I think the game should stay as is is. Why risk messing up something good?

 

[Cat Rage Room]

For one, it's way too fucking easy, and I say this as objectively as I can.

 

[Max Payne]

Other than improved graphics and sound, I think the game should stay as is is. Why risk messing up something good?

Because the gameplay was never that good.

 

[Shademp]

I only have things to say about the Gold Saucer.

1) Make the chocobo races, that you don't control, skippable.
2) Add a pause function to the G Bike minigame. Why can't you pause?!
3) Remove that bloody Mog House.
4) Let your records on the submarine minigame be saved. This wonderful minigame is destroyed by having no sense of progression, unlike with the Snowboarding game.
5) Add challenges to the Battle Square which demand you to use other characters than Cloud. Normally, you will NEVER use any other character than Cloud. You have no reason to choose a different character.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Fuck you, the Mog House is full of awesome cuteness. Fuck you for saying that.

 

[Shademp]

Fuck you, the Mog House is full of awesome cuteness. Fuck you for saying that.

Fuck you for saying fuck you for saying that.

But really, I think you agree. You only play the mog house game to get some cheap GP points ONCE, then it's over.

 

[Max Payne]

Golden Saucer needs more fun minigames.

I liked the boxing one, but it could be much better.

 

[Tetsujin]

Mog House was lame. They should have made it....more mini-game like. I mean it's just...I don't now. It's pure boredom.

 

[Makoeyes987]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE MOG HOUSE. IT WAS CUTE, FUZZY, INTERACTIVE GOODNESS.

FUCKERS HAVE NO TASTE. EVERYONE KNOWS FEEDING KUPO NUTS TO A DIGITAL MOGGLE IS AWESOME.

 

[Max Payne]

Mog house was about as interactive as a petting zoo.

Which is entertaining for about the first three years of your childhood.

 

[Shademp]

The squatting minigame should be added in one form or another to the Gold(en) Saucer; either original, Crisis Core, or new version.

Also the Wrestler game should be something more than just button-mashing.

Geez, how could we forget to mention this flaw...
Make the bloody summon animations skippable. Bahamut Zero, KOTR... Why do you have to be so friggin' long?

Make Hades say something audible, although not quite like in the original japanese version. (Actually I just wanted a reason to share this video )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b45NmTRtsYk&feature=PlayList&p=05177041D0BEB9EA&index=62

 

[Max Payne]

Wow, I didn't know Hades did that in the japanese version.

That adds a lot of character to the summon.

 

[Munatik]

I would play Mog House if it were a RL arcade game.

But only after they nerfed its difficulty. I mean jesus, how hard is it to get a moogle laid?