Could A FFVII Remake Be Kickstarted?
See Full ImageYes, I'm aware that it sounds absurd. But is it possible?
Most Kickstarter projects only ask for a few thousand or maybe a few hundred thousand dollars. It has proven to be a highly successful endeavor and it has resulted in a great many promising projects. So if Square Enix remains illogically and irrationally resistant to the idea of a Final Fantasy VII remake, what if some ambitious developers and fans got together to see if they could make it happen?
Obviously, Square Enix would have to be involved in some capacity, right? You need the Final Fantasy licensing for the project, I'm sure. But if you got some old S-E developers, perhaps even a few who worked on FFVII and have expressed interest in returning to the game, what if they tried to Kickstart it? What do you think the response would be like? There's typically a set amount of time to gather the start-up money necessary; it's often a month or something like that. But you'd need several million for this project, wouldn't you? Is that impossible...? Maybe not.
It'd be very interesting to see how much a project like this could bring in from volunteer donations. Enough petitions have circulated over the past decade to indicate a gigantic amount of money coming into a Kickstarter campaign for a true FFVII remake. Of course, you need at least a few donors who have big-time resources and means, but who's to say those people won't show up to contribute? I'm sure it probably can't be done, but I see no harm in wishing. ;)
Related Game(s): Final Fantasy VII
Tags: final fantasy vii, ffvii remake, final fantasy vii remake, kickstarter
3/10/2013 9:49:28 PM Ben Dutka
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, March 10, 2013 @ 10:21:44 PM
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Maybe there can be a kickstarter for "Final Phantasy VII Remake" and someone else can retell the stories of "Claude Styfe," "Tiffany Locket" and "Erin Gaines". :)
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gumbi
Sunday, March 10, 2013 @ 10:36:19 PM
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Vitron
Sunday, March 10, 2013 @ 11:47:20 PM
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LOL, but jokes aside I'd support it in any possible way if that happened.
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Coffeya
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 1:27:59 AM
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dmiitrie
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 3:07:13 AM
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First, people are not making next gen console games with it. The most ambitious projects to date have mainly been isometric rpgs remeniscent of pc classics like Baldur's Gate or Planescape: Torment. On top of that, no project (that I'm aware of) is on any console. To date, they're all pc and/or mobile. I don't know exactly what hoops Sony or Microsoft make devs jump through to put a game on their systems. And while I"m sure SE would have no problem there, it'll be just one more thing.
Next, although some games have done very well for themselves, getting 2 or 3 times what they asked for, the most successful game to date (excluding the Ouya, as it's not a game) is just shy of 4 mil.
So, even if FFVII doubled that, we're still talking about less than 10 mil. I'm sure you make an FFVII that is greatly improved from what it was originally, but considering that FFXII (from last gen) cost nearly 5 times that, I'm not sure how big of a difference it actually would be.
So yeah, it may be theoretically possible for SE to Kickstart FFVII, but based on what other games have done up to this point, even assuming that it's more than twice as succesful as the most successful game to date, we'd probably be looking at a PC game with early to mid PS2 graphics. Something tells me that that's not what most people have in mind when they dream about this game.
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ChadWSmith
Thursday, March 14, 2013 @ 3:49:48 PM
The whole reason developers (like Obsidian, DoubleFine, and inXile) turn to Kickstarter is because they know there are fans out there who want the game, but they can't convince the publishers of that.
For a FF 7 remake to work, SquareEnix - or one of the developers they work with/own - would have to want to do it. No fan-started / grass-roots kickstarter would do. The group would have to have legal rights to the content.
After that - bringing it to consoles would not be a problem at all. S-E has the connections to do that. The reason most, if not all, Kickstarter games are not on consoles has nothing to do with Microsoft or Sony blocking them - but just that publishing to a console is expensive. The developers either don't have the money to do that - or they'd rather spend the Kickstarter money on making the game better - not just throwing it into Sony's or Microsoft's pockets.
I do not think a Final Fantasy 7 remake will ever happen - and personally, I don't care. I liked FF 6 better anyway. But the fact is, they promised a FF X remake, and we have seen nothing about that since. And it was just one generation back.
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Douchebaguette
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 3:45:18 AM
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Then you have SE's tendency to actually ruin gameplay all together and make possibly the worst decisions known in gaming history. They would f**K up FFVII to high seventh heaven and turn it into the 8th Circle of Hell; you'll get to feel their inevitable treachery at that point.
Stop wondering if it'll ever happen, and begin worrying instead. Square will need to completely be leashed again and focus revamped into something less self-destructive before they could ever dream of a remake.
Speaking of remake, rumours go round of how Versus XIII battle gameplay has been changed to be more traditional (ATB) with a few elements of FFXII. So like Ni No Kuni? Not bad.
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DeathOfChaos
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 4:15:38 AM
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DeathOfChaos
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 2:54:03 AM
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___________
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 5:03:06 AM
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why?
because $E is far too arrogant and stuck up to ever turn to something such as crowd funding.
i refer you to cervats comments on why they wont put up a kickstarter for timesplitters 4.
were too big a company to be looking to crowd funding, something along the lines of that his comments were.
$E would say the same thing.
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squibbfire
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 7:55:08 AM
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I say someone should start a kickstarter ASAP!
Get the word out!
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gumbi
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 10:01:01 AM
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If SE said "We need a commitment of $60 million to make this game happen." and then put it to us to put our money where our mouth is... would we do it? At the very least, it would settle the argument. If the goal wasn't achieved SE could say with confidence "We tried, but the fans don't want it bad enough for us to do it."
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Ultimadream
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 10:36:58 AM
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The project is doomed from the start as they wold never live up to audience expectations not ever. It would create such arguments between everyone. If they add a new battle system or a new score, the voice acting being off or the World map looking childish... There is just no way they can pull it off. It was a product of its time and one that excelled for its time but a remake simply would not capture the magic - If anything just look at the Gamecube remake of Metal Gear Solid 1, the gameplay is good but it completely lacks the atmosphere of the original game.
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Temjin001
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 11:12:17 AM
I think the problem isn't JUST getting it green lighted to happen. But for S-E to get it done the right way so fans don't moan and groan like brats.
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Underdog15
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 8:12:49 PM
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SmokeyPSD
Friday, March 15, 2013 @ 5:08:09 AM
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Temjin001
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 11:08:54 AM
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Rumor has it Yu Suzuki is contemplating doing this to get Shenmue 3 done. Now that would get a nice grip of cash from me. Only on one condition, though. Shenmue 1 & 2 needs a re-release. Preferebly with modern dual analog controls, not the tank-style ones from DC's days ;)
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Ultimadream
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 11:22:47 AM
But yes, I would also love Shenmue 1 & 2 on the PS Store, it really is the only reason I keep my Dreamcast now - they done it with Sonic Adventure's, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and more how can they miss out the games that define the doomed console.
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xenris
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 4:15:06 PM
I seriously love those games, they were so ahead of their time.
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LowKey
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 12:32:18 PM
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Kryten1029a
Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 11:15:30 PM
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With S-E, it's less a matter of money than follow through. They love revealing games and doing a flashy intro more than actually making games. Their big contribution to the Playstation meeting was a tech demo that we'd already seen and an announcement of an announcement at E3!
They know how beloved FF7 is and if they wanted to make it, then they would just do so. External money wouldn't make a difference.
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DeathOfChaos
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 2:59:16 AM
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DIsmael85
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Sunday, March 10, 2013 @ 10:11:53 PM