Why hasn't Square made an FF7 remake?

[Mjolnir07]

How many people here wouldn't buy a modern remake of Final Fantasy 7? How many people here have actually written or signed petitions to Square and Sony, or atleast wouldn't discard the idea should it arise, to remake, redesign or atleast re-release arguably the greatest videogame ever created? I personally don't even own a ps3 and only briefly owned a ps2, but I would buy a PS3 purely if a remake of FF7 were released for it. You'd think that it would be a common sense driven marketing advancement for Square, in light of how many people who clearly would support and purchase a remake, to atleast consider the idea. It would probably make them more money now than it did when it was first released for the original playstation more than a decade ago.

Thoughts?

 

[GodsOneMistake]

I thought they were remaking it??? And didn't they already remake it for the PC like 6 years ago.

 

[Simriel]

Because they don't wanna?

 

[A random person]

I wonder that too. I mean, remaking it would practically be a license to print money.

 

[Senrab]

Because it's a bad idea?

 

[darthzew]

Because gaming is not Hollywood. We should not abide by a world of cash-ins, remakes, and sequels. We already have two of the above in great quantity, but remakes have yet to find us in mass.

 

[A random person]

I thought they were remaking it??? And didn't they already remake it for the PC like 6 years ago.

That was a port, and a rather technically sloppy one at that.

 

[Irridium]

I believe that they enjoy watching FFVII fans cry.

Its like a wimpering dog. Its sad and you want to help it, but its wimpering is just so damn cute.

 

[TxMxRonin]

Why would they remake a game that's on PSN?

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

I could throw in my thoughts that it's a case of development time and money, especially considering they were working on FFXIII and XIV. If it comes, I think it will be at the end of the generation. Chances are, it will.

 

[SamuelT]

They want to strive for something beyond money? Improve and perfect until they have the perfect Final Fantasy rather than remaking an old copy and selling it?

Pff. Yeah, right.

 

[JJDWilson]

Because it would suck.

It would just lose the charm of the original. Plus I don't think half of what happened in Midgar would be allowed past the censors today.

Baths with large muscular men? Girls being kidnapped to be sex slaves? I don't think so!

 

[PhantomCritic]

Because it's a bad idea?

I'm with you there, a old, old game like FFVII is only worthy now of being put on PSN as it was, unless Square Enix plans to milk the FFVII series as much as they can, oh wait they all ready have. I would only be prepared to play the game if they completely remade the battle system and everything.

 

[Lukeje]

Because it won't fit on a DS cart...

 

[Internet Kraken]

Because the more people want it, the more willing they will be to pay for it.

 

[megapenguinx]

I thought they were remaking it??? And didn't they already remake it for the PC like 6 years ago.

Nope, in fact they have no plans to and never will. I'd rather they not remake it and work on new games. There is only so many times you can stop Sephiroth.

 

[molester jester]

I would buy it but i have no confidence in a remake of it being any good

 

[atomictoast]

Maybe because it would NEVER live up to fanboys expectations.

People would want new content, then they would scream that the content breaks the original game.

Oh, also...remakes suck. Can't we try moving forward instead of constantly living in the past?

 

[Jeronus]

Maybe they don't like the idea of having to kneel down every time a fan wants a game remade. They might also realize if they remade FFVII that people would ***** for a remake for every other FF game and Square doesn't want to go down that road.