Talk:Final Fantasy VII Remake

Compilation of Final Fantasy VII

So....[this is I guess what you'd call a compilation complication]. According to the man in charge, Remake is officially the fifth installment in the series. Given the ending, it should be obvious but now it's a proper confirmation. Still....I honestly don't know how to go about implementing it, so you folks discuss it! --72.184.60.96 (talk) 16:21, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Speculation about narrative

There seems to be edit wars in regards to the differences of the original FFVII and the remake. I would say that the we should avoid noting this and instead write something neutral unless Nomura or a website discuss it. I think Sephiroth's appearance has already been discussed in the Ultimania so I suggest leaving the differences only for premise and making of the game.Tintor2 (talk) 16:13, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. Anything that isn’t understood by basic observation (“Cloud walked over to his motorcycle”) should not be included unless there is a source verifying it. The “plot sections don’t need sources” rule only applies to very basic, obvious observations, not anything not explicitly stated. So unless the game opens with a header stating “Here we are in an alternate timeline” it’s not appropriate to add without a reliable source. Sergecross73 msg me 16:23, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

GA?

Is someone planning on nominating this article for Good Article status? It looks ready! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:01, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

@Judgesurreal777: There seems to be good enough real world information but it might need some retouches like Final Fantasy XV's reception section. I'm not quite an expert but the easiest thing is dividing the critics in paragraphs that that focus on different aspects of the game. The current one used here is Gameplay (first paragraph) and narrative (second). If critics focus on other aspects like voice acting or overall prensentation then it could be expanded. Probably my biggest attempt to follow these types of reception section is with this but RPG is completely different. Protodrake and PresN might provide some advices considering their contributions to Square Enix articles.Tintor2 (talk) 21:41, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

How do you think it looks now @Tintor2:? @ProtoDrake:? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 15:55, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

@Judgesurreal777: It looks nice to me so feel free to nominate it. Since some parts of the plot are hard to reference due to the amount of dialogue, I would say simply add reference with every chapter rather than quotes.Tintor2 (talk) 16:08, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

I saw a few missing words here and there, so a copyedit or similar is likely required. Otherwise it seems like a good GA candidate, since it's probable that the remake may extend over several articles as well as several games. --ProtoDrake (talk) 16:11, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Sorry Judgesurreal777, the more I futz with this article, the more I think it has some structural and comprehensiveness issues that wouldn't pass at GA. I'm going to boldly un-nominate it and work on it some more over the next few. I think the unorthodox "Premise" section is a good idea but it could go further and I want to run with that. Axem Titanium (talk) 02:34, 6 August 2020 (UTC) Sounds good Axem! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:04, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Asking the guild of copyeditors for help?

Not planning to nominate it, but wouldn't it be nice to have the CE guild copyedit? I mean, this might be one of the most popular game articles from the year so a lot of people visit it. However, I can't ask for a copyedit since I already left two requests there.Tintor2 (talk) 15:23, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Artbook

There is already an English artbook previewed here but I can't read a think other than the character artist is apparently named Yuki or something. Might be also helpful to other characters articles if we can find a bigger preview.Tintor2 (talk) 00:36, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Possible PC release 'leak'

Apparently people have found mentions of Final Fantasy VII Remake on the Epic Games Store backend, as noted here: https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1405803861441347586 Would this be worth noting in the article under 'Release' or is it too speculative? --84.25.114.244 (talk) 08:45, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

If the rumors come from a reliable source then I don't see the problem.Tintor2 (talk) 14:23, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Yes, agreed, it's worth a mention with the proper context, though to expand on what Tintor said, "Wario64" is not what Wikipedia considers to be a reliable source. You'd want to find more of an IGN or Eurogamer type website reporting on it. Sergecross73 msg me 14:46, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

That does make sense as a qualifier. Haven't found any sources outside of the tweet, so I suppose it'll have to wait. Thanks for chiming in! --84.25.114.244 (talk) 21:20, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

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New article for Rebirth?

Should Rebirth have its own article, or should all three Remake instalments be put into one article? I think Xenosaga is a good model to base this on

• Have a Final Fantasy VII Remake article that covers the Remake series
• Also have three articles for each of the titles, Intergrade, Rebirth, and UNTITLED — Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.196.12.156 (talk) 04:14, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Maybe eventually, but there's definitely not enough for all three separate articles yet. There's virtually nothing known about the third title. A second article for Rebirth is possible. Not entirely sure if they revealed enough for a spin out yet or not. Sergecross73 msg me 12:23, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

"Fastest selling FF game surpassing FFXV"

This is factually wrong and the source linked doesn't even say that. XV sold/shipped 5 million in its first day. Remake sold/shipped 3.5 in its first three days, reaching 5 million months later, per Square Enix. The source for that statement does say, from NPD, "set a new launch month Final Fantasy franchise sales record in both unit and dollar sales". This is specifically talking about sales specifically in North America and how much the dollar amount returns from VII remake. This was added by the deluxe edition which sold very well. IGN, incorrectly, conflated this data to mean it had sold/shipped more copies in the same time XV did, which is factually wrong. 2603:8001:8402:3C0:88BA:2CFF:FE84:D483 (talk) 09:21, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Not PS5 exclusive

This game is incorrectly listed on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PlayStation_5-only_games 69.172.151.38 (talk) 15:09, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

The WP:REDIRECT for Rebirth is listed there, not Remake itself. I think you're just confused since Rebirth is a redirect and doesn't have its own article yet. Sergecross73 msg me 15:26, 2 August 2023 (UTC)