Another Square Enix clusterfuck.
For nearly 20 years, Squaresoft -- and later Square Enix -- has toyed around with the idea of remaking Final Fantasy VII. In 2015, their plans were finally confirmed, but nearly three years after that, it seems like their vision has gotten absolutely nowhere. There’s no reason whatsoever to be optimistic about what the much-respected Japanese publisher is doing with one of the industry’s most beloved games. Here’s why. Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest is free of baked-in ads, product placement, and other obnoxious forms of advertising because of your support. Please consider subscribing to CLS' Patreon to show your support for independent content: http://www.patreon.com/colinslaststand Listen to the CLS interview podcast, Colin’s Last Stand: Fireside Chats (also available on podcast services): https://soundcloud.com/colinslaststand Listen to the CLS retro podcast, Colin’s Last Stand: KnockBack (also available on podcast services): http://soundcloud.com/clsknockback Twitter: @notaxation Instagram: @clsmoriarty Facebook: /colinslaststand Colin's Last Stand is a product of Colin's Last Stand, LLC PO Box 1233 | Santa Monica, CA 90406 Still imagery via DualShockers, Fandom, GameZone, IGN, Mess of Cords, MobyGames, SubScene, The Verge, Wikia, Wikimedia, and Wikipedia. The following videos were incorporated into this episode of Side Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3sBZ5Nr4hc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kznek1uNVsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOUMiEbkZUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNJ1y9YUiLY Bibliography/Reading List: https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-ps4-is-the-ultimate-troll-1667750675 http://rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2001/101401a.html http://www.siliconera.com/2018/03/11/final-fantasy-vii-remakes-progress-shared-new-recruitment-core-members/ https://kotaku.com/square-enix-is-now-doing-final-fantasy-vii-remake-in-ho-1795630436 https://kotaku.com/the-final-fantasy-vii-remake-is-looking-hot-1746403761 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-17-it-seems-like-final-fantasy-7s-remake-wont-lose-so-much-of-the-crazy https://kotaku.com/how-the-final-fantasy-vii-remake-came-to-be-1713573146 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-02-final-fantasy-7-retrospective https://gematsu.com/2015/12/final-fantasy-vii-remake-staff-discuss-voice-dating-scenes-mini-games-more http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/04/11/final-fantasy-vii-remake-interview-game-informer.aspx https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/gametalk-was-final-fantasy-xv-worth-the-10-year-wait-w453977 https://gematsu.com/2017/05/final-fantasy-vii-remake-kingdom-hearts-iii-launch-next-three-years https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-director-didnt-know-he-was-/1100-6428460/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/final-fantasy-vii-remake-episodic/