Gaming Final Fantasy 7-2??

[GinnyLyn]

I still say they should do a prequel either on the time of Sephiroth's growing up and Hojo and --what was the name of Aeris' father? Ergh--experimenting. Sure, we got the general gist of it, but deeper revelation might be fun.

That or a far far earlier prequel, that revolves around the Centra and JENOVA. Though there were also rumors about prequels to FF6 (3) that were supposed to be all about the Magi Wars.

[Guest Zeh]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GinnyLyn [/i]
[B]I still say they should do a prequel either on the time of Sephiroth's growing up and Hojo and --what was the name of Aeris' father? Ergh--experimenting. Sure, we got the general gist of it, but deeper revelation might be fun.

That or a far far earlier prequel, that revolves around the Centra and JENOVA. Though there were also rumors about prequels to FF6 (3) that were supposed to be all about the Magi Wars. [/B][/QUOTE]

I believe thats a fan made game, though.

[eleanor]

[size=1]A FFVII sequel would be great, but I'm wondering where they would take the story. Unless like...Zach appears out of nowhere and Cloud starts to have depression problems again.

Anyways-- I found this article while seraching Google. I can't exactly label it as a reliable source, because the website isn't official or anything.

[i]Months ago few Square's workers hinted that they would be willing to make a sequel for Square's biggest hit till date - FF7. Now it looks like theirs as well as thousands of fans dream is becoming true - development of the game has already begun and this week's Dorigama magazine was lucky to get a teaser story about the upcoming game to their latest issue.

After FF7 was released in 1997 it was an instant hit and it's still Square's most successful game. It has sold the amazing 9 million copies worldwide and is still in sale in many places. How many other games from the year 1997 you see people still wanting to buy? Not too many, I'd assume.

Because FF7 was such a success, some people in Square started thinking that making a sequel might work. It would please the fans, and they'd get a second chance to add all kinds of things that had to be left out from the original game because running out of time and money. But Hironobu Sagacughi, who was then the head of the game development, was strictly against direct sequels, and besides they had a new project in sight - FF8.

So the sequel talking was only left on the stage of an idea, but it never developed anywhere. Then Hironobu stepped down, and the new executives weren't so much against the idea of sequels - if only the quality would remain the same, why not to continue the fantasy?

FF8 and FF9 hadn't been such successes as FF7 had been and Square's financial situation was getting worse. Investing in a sequel, would be a risk, because they had never made a direct one to a Final Fantasy game before. What if fans of the series would be against the whole idea?

However, FFX brought a lot of money to the house and the development of FFX-2 started, which had been the plan ever since they started working on with FFX. FFX would still be a new game, people would remember it, and if the sequel would sell, it might open new possibilities for making of other sequels as well.

Then, few weeks ago FFX-2 was released in Japan and as it was assumed, it became a hit. Square's financial situation is pretty secured, the merger with another RPG giant Enix will take place at the start of the next month. But when mapping out the games this newly formed gaming house has in development - a new game had appeared on their schedule list: Without official name it was simply called "FF7-2".

Square is now ready taking the risks that making a direct sequel to their old game might cause. The fans might hate it, think it will ruin the reputation of their best title. Also, because FF7 was such a fantastic game, the game developers have a tough job trying to top themselves. Having a bad sequel to a good game, might just ruin the reputation of the original as well. And because it's FF7, people will be waiting for something new, something spectacular, a game that is just "alright" won't be enough for the fans. And because FF7 is rather old game (the first one Square made for Sony Playstation), some fans who are playing the games now might have not even played the original. Graphics have also developed in giant leaps in six years, will Square be able to keep the same atmosphere that was present during the first game in the instalment?

The world is still crazy about the FFX-2 hype, and the development of FF7-2 isn't very far yet, but once the FFX-2 boom will die down, we can expect more information of this new FF7 game. A short teaser story with only a few promotional pictures of the characters was seen in this week's Dorigama magazine still gives a good glimpse what the future game will be like.

The game is apparently taking place only two years after the meteor hit. The humanity survived and are now trying to start their lives again. Tifa seems to be the main character, and it was promised that many of the old friends from FF7 will be teaming up when the game develops, as well few new friends too. After the hit, Tifa woke up in Cosmo Canyon without her friends. Everyone thought they were dead and Tifa hasn't heard of them in two long years.

Midgar was ruined completely and without Shinra, it has become a place of crime. Midgar used to be a wealthy area and many thought they could become rich by going there after everyone had died, and those people ganged up forming a new population, and soon no one dared to enter the ghost city anymore. Tifa hears news concerning the new leader of the gangs and he seems strangely familiar¡¦ Tifa plans to start her journey to Midgar to solve the mystery, if the leader of the gangs really is Cloud. Looks like he has once again lost his memory and thinks he is someone else¡¦

Cloud seems to be villain in this game, but it's not carved into the stone that he wouldn't become a playable character at some point. Motorcycles seem to play a big role in the game and there were hints that maybe it would be a whole new minigame that would play a bigger role in the storyline than the motorcycle chase we witnessed in FF7.

Not much else is known, but it's assumed that the game would give answers to the game that were left unanswered in the previous game, and it will probably explain the scene we see after the credits in FF7 that displays a ruined Midgar covered in greens. But who is that guy in the GG picture kissing Tifa? (if that's Tifa at least, but no one else was mentioned in the text)

Square is now working on with numerous titles at the same time and soon they'll merge officially with Enix, this one company has enormous amount of games in process at the same time. FF11 still hasn't been released in North America/Europe, FFX-2's NA copy is suspected to come out next autumn and in Europe maybe for Christmas. FF:CC for GameCube will be released soon and new versions of that for NA and Europe will be coming on their way. No news how far in development FF12 is yet, but we've already seen a teaser picture from that too, so it must be coming out sometime - maybe next year. FFOrigins is also coming¡¦ and there has been rumours of Kingdom Hearts sequel that Square would be developing with Disney. Not that long ago IGN gave hints that FFX-3 might be in plans as well, though nothing has been confirmed yet. Looks like us Final Fantasy gamers will be treated very well in the future, not to mention all the other RPG titles Square Enix will be producing. The personnel has been divided into their own individual groups that will be working on their own titles.

This is a clear sign that Square Enix is ready to challenge the big gaming companies, such as EA and Infogames that are releasing numerous new games every year.

But will people get bored of Final Fantasy if they start releasing more games more often? If the quality stays the good, I doubt it. I'm not too keen on FF7's sequel myself. FF7 was a good game and wouldn't need a sequel, especially when you think that what scene the game ended. But we'll see how it will turn out, it's understandable that the game developers would like to continue their most successful game.

It wasn't said that what platform the game would be for, but PS2 would be the most obvious one. No estimate that when the game will be coming out hasn't been heard yet, but this was only a "teaser" so we can expect that information when the process in the development has reached a bit further. [/i]

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[Semjaza]

The picture is very old. It's not from FF. In fact, from what I remember reading about it, it's not even made by Square. I think the drawing is by Luis Royo, who is a very accomplished fantasy painter who would have nothing to do with this. It was just some thing someone put together to fool people, as usual.

Whoever wrote that article just went off on tangents with very little basis as it is.

All that is known about this game is that people from Square have professed an interest in making it. They know it has a huge fanbase, and so far have said nothing more then something along the lines of "if we do it, we'll have to wait until we can make it the best it can be". Which really means absolutely nothing.

Next thing you know, someone is going to post those fake GBA FF7 port screenshots in here lol.

There's no official anything about this anywhere.

[Dagger]

Much as I would love the mere chance to play a sequel to FF7 (no matter how much it might end up sucking!) it's probably not going to happen.

Rumors have been floating around for years. If this was a perfect world, we'd have our sequel, prequel, remake, whatever--but it's not.

That having been said, I think a sequel to FF7 could have a great plot. After all, it did leave some loose ends hanging.

~Dagger~

[Semjaza]

The current rumor now is that Square/Enix will be showing FF7 at the upcoming Toyko Game Show. The rumor originated from Japan, but it's not clear if it's FF7-2, a remake or what.

[Sandy]

Wasn't it FF12 they meant to introduce at the Tokyo Game Show this fall? You must've got games mixed up, Sem, as I've read from various sources that the head designer of FF-games (forgot the man's name...) says that they AREN'T developing FF7-2 at SquareEnix.

Rumours, dangerous things they are...

[Semjaza]

When do I get stuff liked that mixed up? lol. That is the rumor.

[url]http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~nanko/yu/[/url]

"RUMOR:
It is said that there are some which were written to be Final Fantasy 7 into the title lineup of ENIX, Square, by Tokyo Game Show held from the 26th on the 28th.
Although it does not know whether to be a common name FF 7-2, the software of seven relations may be announced before sale of 12."

12 is also mentioned. No system is named. Could be PS2, PSP, GBA or GCN for all we know... if it's even true.

All the interviews about it say it's been a thought, but they weren't working on it. Things change, so who knows. Also it says, as well as I before, that it doesn't specify a FF7-2. It could be a remake or a spinoff or something else entirely.

I doubt anything will come of it at all though. I personally wouldn't care about a FF7 anything. I'm very much looking forward to FF12 though, which I think will be the best yet considering who is involved this time around.

[Els_chan]

While I think that FFVII-2 would be nice as a PREQUEL, what if they decided to do an AU FFVII? Bear with me on this one, as I'm not entirely sure where I'm going with this myself...

OR, maybe, just maybe, Cloud goes insane (again) and instead of thinking he's Zax, he starts thinking he's Sephiroth! Hilarity ensues...

Or perhaps the sequel will be about Cloud's new job at the Honeybee Inn. You never know.

I need coffee.
:sweat:

[Erika]

PREQUEL, maybe. SEQUEL, no.

FF7 is my game of ALL games. Nothing surpasses FF7 goodness. But it should end there, when Meteor was nuetralized. I see no opening for a sequel.

Or even a prequel. They should make a sequel to FF9. Remember what the last boss said after you beat him? As long as life exists or whatever...i see potential. o_O;

[Semjaza]

Well there's obviously opening for a sequel if they're making a movie that takes place a couple years afte FF7 ends. I guess they can kind of do whatever they want, in that manner lol.

[Dragonstar]

:D One thing I heard was that there was going to be a graphicaly updated version of FFVII, which would be good, because FFVII was ,in my opinion, the best. People who haven't played it tell me that they'd like to get into it, but the jerky animations and blocky graphis atop them from enjoying it, so I think it'd definitly work.

An FFVII-2 would work as a game, it could be great, although I did hear tat there was going to be a movie *remeber sucess of 'The Spirits Within'* :eek: they should definitly make it a game. I've seen a video for FFVII-2 actually. Sephiroth's hair is short, Cloud's hair is vertically challenged, but they still have big swords ^_^ Looks good to me.

One big flaw. It's not manga, FFVII should be mangs-style. :D

[Desbreko]

[color=indigo]It's been confirmed that they're making a movie; trailers have been shown. And we already have a thread about it [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31540]here[/url], meaning this thread is obsolete. Please post in the other thread if you have something to add about FFVII: Advent Children.

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