It's certainly not the best story in the Final Fantasy franchise, but it's often recognized as the "dark horse" of the franchise for this reason, among some others. However, Final Fantasy 8's narrative does introduce plot devices like time travel and alternate dimensions that do add some convolution to an otherwise interesting premise. Melding the cyberpunk futuristic themes of Final Fantasy 7 alongside traditional influences like sorcerers and iconic summons, Final Fantasy 8 had a weirdly intriguing story. In terms of what worked for Final Fantasy 8, the game made a lot of ambitious narrative and world design choices that made this entry surprisingly unique. Reimagining Final Fantasy 8's Complex, Convoluted Storytelling RELATED: Final Fantasy 8 and More Games Join Xbox Game Pass Lineup Final Fantasy 8 took a lot of creative risks, some of which worked wonders, while other changes added some unnecessary tedium, some of which could easily be remedied by a remake. The eighth Final Fantasy game ended up in the unfortunate scenario as the game that would follow up on Final Fantasy 7, a game that helped cement the JRPG genre in the west.
However, if there's any other game that deserves a remake in the Final Fantasy series, from a mechanical and graphical standpoint, it's Final Fantasy 8. Most will argue that classic entries like Final Fantasy 5 or Final Fantasy 6, or other early 3D games like Final Fantasy 9, deserve the remake treatment as well. Inevitably that's led to many theory crafting and discussing what Final Fantasy game could be "next," if another game even is remade. Regardless, fans still asked for it, and thus Final Fantasy 7 Remake was revealed and released in 2020.
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Back during 2005's E3 presentation, PlayStation's show featured a PS3 tech demo that fully remade the original Final Fantasy 7 opening. Many figured, even then, that a full on reimagining of the classic JRPG was still impossible.
Fans have been asking for Final Fantasy 7 Remake ever since the concept of an HD remake was introduced by Square Enix itself.