{"id":21244,"date":"2018-02-09T12:07:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T10:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=21244"},"modified":"2018-02-09T12:12:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T10:12:37","slug":"big-news-for-ps4-gamers-final-fanatasy-7-release-date-is-closing-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/big-news-for-ps4-gamers-final-fanatasy-7-release-date-is-closing-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Big News For PS4 Gamers &#8211; Final Fanatasy 7 Release Date Is Closing In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been over a decade &#8211; and finally, Square Enix is releasing a remake of Final Fantasy\u00a0 7.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Final Fantasy 7 is listed as one of the most popular RPG games of all time. It could possibly be the greatest ever. So, it comes as little or no surprise of a pipelined remake. The remake will involve a complete reconstruction of the game while still maintaining the original narrative, locations and characters.<\/p>\n<p>The storyline follows the main character, Cloud, who is a mercenary working for terrorist group Avalanche who has plans to save the planet against the evil corporation Shinra.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s been a while since 2015 when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation<\/a> first announced the remake and released a full gameplay trailer at PSX.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-A3sBZ5Nr4hc\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/A3sBZ5Nr4hc?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/A3sBZ5Nr4hc?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since then, word of any updates has been scarce but few besides the few screenshots unveiled by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.square-enix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Square Enix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-21244-1-slideshow\" class=\"slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238236.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21245&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238236&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238227.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21246&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238227&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238228.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21247&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238228&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238229.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21248&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238229&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238230.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21249&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238230&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238231.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21250&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238231&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238232.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21251&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238232&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238233.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21252&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238233&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238235.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21253&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-PS4-238235&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div><p>However, fans were left relieved when the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.finalfantasy.jp\/30th\/exhibition\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Exhibition<\/a> held in Tokyo, showcased the latest updates of the game&#8217;s progression. For those who played the 1997 original, Sector 5 Church would probably strike a cord because this is the initial encounter between main character Cloud and adorable flower girl Aerith Gainsborough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kh13.com\/forum\/uploads\/43576a719e51d4b5abb78802a1696011.jpeg\" alt=\"Related image\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" \/>The exhibition surprised many when game director Tetsuya Nomura made an appearance with some new screenshots as a gift for attending fans. Sadly, for those who couldn&#8217;t catch a flight to Tokyo, these screenshots were exclusive and only unveiled to those present.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The best on Final Fantasy games and gear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=final+fantasy+&amp;utm_medium= whatsthefuss&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_campaign=final_fantasy_7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/admin-ajax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NNstJuY.png\" alt=\"Image result for final fantasy games list\" width=\"332\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But fans were extremely descriptive and open to sharing their thoughts on the new look of some characters. One fan described Cloud&#8217;s new design as capturing a more natural look. Development leader Naoki Hamaguchi and Nomura also added some details, saying \u201cwhile Cloud may look this way, he was a dork. I believe those of you who played the original would understand what I mean by saying he\u2019s a dorky character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another fan described Biggs as &#8220;super handsome&#8221;, Jessie as &#8220;cute&#8221; and Wege as &#8220;refreshingly chubby&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To see the huge leap in game design, Candyland published a side by side comparison of the Old VS New youtube trailer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-Qu7ftlnW0s0\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Qu7ftlnW0s0?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Qu7ftlnW0s0?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With all of this, there is still no set date for the release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0best on PS4 consoles and games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=ps4&amp;utm_medium= whatsthefuss&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_campaign=final_fantasy_7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/admin-ajax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tokyogames.com\/db-frame\/uploads\/PS4_Bundle1.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for ps4 consoles and games\" width=\"542\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been over a decade &#8211; and finally, Square Enix is releasing a remake of Final Fantasy\u00a0 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2865,2850],"tags":[2872,639,2871,2870],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TztR72A.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21244"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21244"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21261,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21244\/revisions\/21261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}