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5 Sacred Final Fantasy VII Scenes That The Remake Needs To Get Right

Announced to thunderous applause at last year’s E3, Final Fantasy VII Remake had gamers in tear of joy as they marvelled at the second coming of one of the most popular RPGs ever made, that is until they were hit with the sharp realization that the game would be released as multi-part series. The revelation rather dampened the romance of the announcement and spelt out all too vividly that the financial opportunity is very much at the heart of Square Enix’s motivation to remake Final Fantasy VII, and the publisher is going to do all they can to milk their cash cow.

2) Breaking Out Of Shinra HQ

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This one is quite possibly the coolest CGI cutscene in the entire game; after defeating Rufus, Cloud suddenly appears on that motorbike and proceeds to ride down the stairs of Shinra HQ before busting out the window onto the open road. It’s the first moment in the game where Cloud throws away his typically reserved demeanour and certifies himself as a grade A badass. The gameplay sequence that follows, as you protect Red XIII, Tifa and Barrett from waves of enemy soldiers also mounted on motorbikes, is a truly thrilling climax to the Midgar chapter of the game.

Looking back on both the CGI cutscene and the motorbike gameplay sequence, it’s easy to see why it stood out as such a definitive moment in the original game. For one thing, CGI cutscenes were almost like a special event for games in the early PS One era; a pre-rendered segment that leaped so far forward in graphical fidelity that was exciting just in its aesthetic. Also, the real time combat players got to experience while protecting the bike was a nice change of pace from the turn based battle system.

The motorbike chase sequence is probably the closest thing to a modern day “set piece” that we see in series such as Uncharted and Tomb Raider. In fact, if Final Fantasy VII is going to wow us in the same way the original did back in 1997, Square Enix would certainly do well to study the manner in which those games handle similar scenes. This one simply has to take our breath away though and if handled right, it should get our hearts pumping.