Tag "Final Fantasy VII"

Where Are You FFVII Remake?

I posit that Square have returned to poor marketing behaviour and a general lack of self-awareness.

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The Potential Of: “Wacky & Whimsical” Vs. “Epic & Dark”

In my previous “The Potential Of:” series, I’ve covered methods of player disorientation, the story’s unexplored Dark Science, and how it will need to vary its utilizations of horror. Now it’s time talk about how the Remake will have to

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Nobuo Uematsu may be Involved in FFVII Remake

Series composer Nobuo Uematsu was previously quoted following the announcement of FFVII Remake in 2015 as “having nothing to do” with the project. A recent interview has emerged which may suggest otherwise: Forum member Hian has provided us with a

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The Potential Of: Jenova & Horror

In the last two “The Potential Of:” editorials, I covered how the use of disorienting techniques could play a role in the tone of certain sections, and dove into details on some of Shinra’s more obscure dark experiments help to show

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Final Fantasy VII inducted into the World VG Hall of Fame

FFVII receives an honor reserved only for the giants of video game history!

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The Potential Of: Shinra’s Non-SOLDIER Experiments

The Art Director of the FFVII Remake, Shintaro Takai, recently talked about what he wanted to change in the Remake in an interview with CGWorld that was translated into English by Dualshockers. One part where he speaks about the changes

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The Potential Of: Disorienting Game Techniques

In Final Fantasy VII, there are a number of times that the player is placed into a position where things are meant to be disorienting – Cloud’s various ongoing hallucinations and flashbacks, the Temple of the Ancients, the Sleeping Forest,

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