Final Fantasy VII Remake Reviews

Final Fantasy VII Remake is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Tom Marks
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy 7 Remake's dull filler and convoluted additions can cause it to stumble, but it still breathes exciting new life into a classic while standing as a great RPG all its own.

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Recommended
Apr 6, 2020

An expansive remake that treads carefully upon this most cherished of games, though some blunders will linger long in the memory.

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Apr 6, 2020

A beautifully crafted and entertaining reimagining of a classic that brings renewed life to its story and characters

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Apr 6, 2020

Fans will be arguing about it for decades to come but for now this is a surprisingly daring reinvention of the legendary original, although it's a shame its biggest flaws were largely avoidable.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020
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8.8 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake finds a satisfying balance between innovation and tradition, delivering flashy battles and fun systems mixed with nods for old-school fans

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10 / 10
Apr 6, 2020

Square Enix tells a smaller, more personal Final Fantasy 7 tale and marries it with a smart mashup of action and RPG gameplay to deliver a must-play experience.

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Unscored
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a flawed, but fascinating, reimagining of a classic

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Unscored
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake is not what I expected. It’s a grand, ambitious, beautiful experiment, a bold new take on a game that millions of people remember fondly. It sometimes feels shackled by the weight of two decades worth of expectations, but it handles those restraints with aplomb. I certainly can’t wait to see what’s next.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy 7 Remake sets out to fully re-imagine a classic RPG with improved combat and an expanded story. Unfortunately, it's hurt by weak side quests and a surplus of padding, and its biggest change is bound to be controversial. It's one of the most coherent and enjoyable Final Fantasy releases in years, but it's also likely to be one of the most divisive.

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Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake is a video game experience we only get every once in a while, and it’s one of the best titles I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

I kind of agonized over rating Final Fantasy VII Remake. It's going to garner a lot of discussion from people who are both blown away by the new treatment and disappointed by it, and those feelings are not mutually exclusive. In the end — after thinking on it for some time and removing nostalgia from the equation entirely — I came to the conclusion that this world is full of powerful characters and a setting that's worth remembering: remake or not.

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10 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake follow the masterpiece that was the oldest game. Time passes by the works of art that last.

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TheSixthAxis
Top Critic
10 / 10
Apr 6, 2020

An utter joy to play from start to finish, packed with memorable scenes, moustache-twirling baddies, and epic battles. The first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't just polished, it's opulent.

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88 / 100
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake is a great game, excellent, even, for today's standards. And for the most part, it is exactly what fans have been asking for during the past ten years. But the truth is that this isn't it; this isn't the game that was promised.

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Ollie Barder
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2020

Overall, this is an amazing game that works on its own and fleshes out the story and setting of Final Fantasy VII in a remarkably cogent way.

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Shacknews
Top Critic
9 / 10
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a masterpiece, a love letter to FF7 fans, an homage to one of the greatest games of all time.

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IGN Spain
Top Critic
9.6 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

The only reason we might not consider Final Fantasy VII Remake a masterpiece is because the play is not over. But it is a work of art. A love letter to the original, written directly on your DualShock 4. Square Enix dresses in Squaresoft, fulfills all its promises and recovers the magic. In short, the remake is just what we expected: a dream come true.

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9.5 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2020

Final Fantasy VII Remake is an extraordinary game: not only as a magnificent reinterpretation of a classic, but also because of the courage instilled in its writing and perfect conception. A great title from Square-Enix, you have to give it some respect.

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Kirk McKeand
Top Critic
Apr 6, 2020

The journey is completely worth it.

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