Tech

Final Fantasy VII Remake: release date, price, console, all you need to know

Final Fantasy VII Remake brilliantly revisits the original game. Although it was released in 2020, it doesn’t stop spoiling gamers with new releases and additional content. In this file, we are going to take a tour of everything there is to know before embarking on the adventure.

Final Fantasy VII remake

Final Fantasy 7 changed a lot of things in the video game world when it was released in 1997. In 2020, Square Enix gave it a second life with an excellent Remake. More than a year and a half after its release, this Remake continues to draw crowds and comes in several versions.

In this file, we will take stock of the game, but also of the different iterations to help you see more clearly. Release date, variations, DLC … here’s everything there is to know about Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

đź“… What is the game’s release date?

Final Fantasy 7 Remake released on PS4 on April 10, 2020, either in full confinement. A title which sold very well and which occupied many players then stuck at home.

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE

An improved version, called Intergrade, was released on June 10, 2021 on PS5. It brings many new features, such as a framerate at 60 images per second, refined textures, 4K, annihilated loading times… A DLC, called Intermission and featuring the character of Yuffie, is also available with the Intergrade version.

Note that anyone who has FF7 Remake on PS4 can upgrade to PS5 for free. However, this upgrade does not include the DLC.

Finally, FF7 Remake (in its Intergrade version) has arrived on PC December 16, 2021 on the Epic Games Store.

đź’¶ What is the price of the game?

FF VII Remake is sold at the standard price of an AAA game. Count then 69.99 euros for the standard version on PS4. There is also a collector’s edition at the price of … 299.99 euros ! For collectors and license enthusiasts only. Players who invest this amount receive two miniatures. One of Cloud with the dimensions 9.6 cm x 4.8 cm x 26.7 cm and weight 400 g, the other much larger from Hardy-Daytona with the dimensions 15.6 cm x 42.7 cm x 17, 5 cm and weight 1500 g.

The PS5 version of the game, called FF7 Remake Intergrade, is released in two versions. The standard version, with the original game improved and the exclusive DLC. It is offered at 79.99 euros. And the deluxe version, which includes the original improved game, the exclusive DLC, a digital artbook and a mini soundtrack. It is sold 99.99 euros.

Finally, the PC version is available on the Epic Games Store at a price of 79.99 euros. An unusually high price for a computer title. There is no physical version here.

🎮 Is a demo of the game available?

A playable demo of Final Fantay VII Remake is available for download from PlayStation Store Weighing in at around 7.5 GB, it focuses on the mako reactor # 1 sabotage operation, which is the very beginning of the game. It is quite long (a thirty minutes) and allows you to get a good idea of ​​the gameplay.

đź•ą What are the differences between the Original and the Remake?

Note first that this is a remake and not a remaster. That is to say that the player finds many more changes than if Square Enix had started on the second case. The developers take the original story, but have remade the title from A to Z. It is not a simple graphic upgrade, far from it. It is an outright reinterpretation of the cult game.

We therefore have a more detailed scenario than before composed of 18 chapters, unpublished characters (or of increased importance, such as Jessie, the member of Avalanche who accompanies Cloud and Barret during their first mission), new adventures, a new soundtrack (still by the master Nobuo Uematsu), a new game engine (the Unreal Engine)… The idea is really to recreate a new title from a scenario base set by FF VII.

On the gameplay side, we are also making a clean sweep of the past. No more turn-based battles, we move on to dynamic battles in real time. What upset the habits of players and give a facelift to the adventure. Likewise, the progression from frozen screens to frozen screens is over, since everything is in 3D here.

Note that this Remake re-adapts only the first part of the original FF7. To have the sequel, we will therefore have to wait for the second episode of this Remake, currently in development.

🕹 What are the differences between the PS4 version and the PS5 “Intergrade” version

final fantasy vii remake intergrade cover

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on PS5 includes all the contents of the PS4 version. However, it is enriched in terms of content, gameplay and graphics.

Content level, the PS5 version includes an exclusive DLC where players take part in an unprecedented adventure featuring Yuffie, a treasure hunter and shinobi from Wutai that Cloud normally encounters after his escape from Midgard. In this episode that connects the first episode of FF7 Remake and the following ones, Yuffie infiltrates the Shinra with his sidekick Sonon kusakabe, to steal a materia, these spherical stones that allow you to cast spells. The two characters are, for the first time, playable in the Midgard environment.

Graphically, the PS5 version of FF7 Remake takes advantage of new textures and new light effects. In addition, the maximum display definition is changed to 4K and the refresh rate is increased to 60 frames per second. However, it is not possible to activate the two new parameters at the same time.

Handling side, the PS5 version of FF7 Remake takes advantage of the Dualsense controller from the Sony console. The haptic feedback is more precise, for a more intense immersion. And adaptive triggers are used to step up combat and motorcycle racing.

final fantasy vii remake intergrade 1

The price of the PS5 version is higher than 10 euros compared to the PS4 version. But it does include the new DLC and improvements. Standard version is sold 80 euros and the deluxe version (with an artbook and an original soundtrack) is sold 100 euros. If you pre-order the game before its release on June 10, 2021, you can acquire an exclusive weapon for Yuffie.

If you are already the proud owner of the PS4 version, Square-Enix offers you the upgrade to the PS5 version. However, this update does not include the DLC dedicated to Yuffie. The publisher offers the latter for sale. Note that if you have a physical version of FF7 Remake on PS4, you need a PS5 with an optical drive to validate the upgrade.

The PC version on the Epic Games Store brings the same new features as the PS5 version.

final fantasy vii remake intergrade 3

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *