Final Fantasy 7's New Steam Version Is Already At Mostly Negative
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Square Enix re-released the original 1997 Final Fantasy VII on Steam on February 24, but it has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with only 36% positive ratings from 308 reviews.
- The previous 2013 Edition of the game held a 92% positive rating but was delisted by Square Enix upon the new version’s release, removing the option for players to access the better-rated version.
- Major user complaints include stuttering sound effects, a forced launcher that interferes with fullscreen gameplay, buggy resolution settings, and the absence of optional visual filters, leading to blurry graphics.
- An initial critical error involved the game’s Steam depot being uploaded as 0 kilobytes, effectively missing the game
