"You guys had what... 13 years? 13 YEARS and all the money in the world, just to add 4 features, controller support, bilinear filtering and steam cloud save files. This version is a disaster avoid it all all costs."
"The main problems reviewers are taking issue with are stuttering sound effects, a forced launcher that somehow registers inputs even when the game is fullscreened, buggy resolution settings that don't actually alter the resolution when selected, and a lack of optional filters. The lack of filters is especially ridiculous, as reviewers are reporting blurry visuals."
"Several people reported that the original Steam depot for Final Fantasy VII was 0 kilobytes. That's not an exaggeration or a joke: someone at Square Enix seemingly forgot to upload the actual contents of the game to Steam."
Square Enix released a new Steam version of Final Fantasy VII on February 24, 2024, which immediately received an "Overwhelmingly Negative" rating with only 36 percent positive reviews out of 308 total. The previous 2013 Steam edition maintained a 92 percent "Overwhelmingly Positive" score but was delisted upon the new release. Major complaints include stuttering sound effects, a forced launcher that registers inputs during fullscreen mode, non-functional resolution settings, and absent visual filter options. The 2013 version offered linear filtering and an "Original Graphics" mode that the new release lacks. Most egregiously, the original Steam depot was initially 0 kilobytes, meaning the game files were never uploaded. Players criticized Square Enix for failing to improve the game despite 13 years and substantial resources.
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