So, any new updates on this?

Nothing I can easily show, I'm still working on the intro. Been very busy lately as I'm working fulltime with 2 uni subjects on top of that and trying to maintain some semblance of a social life, so yeah.

This looks awesome!!

In the future could you try to add a bit more to your posts? Thanks.

Well he IS just stating an opinion (which is one whole reason Vanit posted it on the net, to get people's opinions who know the game, and to see if they like it.) Just because it isn't a page long report repeating how much he likes it, to 'smarten' it up, doesn't change that.

Except that he posted the exact same comment on 12 different posts. The exact same. In the world of forum stuff, that's known as megaspam.

I think the mods know what they're doing. :V

Also, now the last three posts including mine are spam. Thanks.

Wow I was actually one of te first ones to follow his youtube video and such things posted here.. quite interesting.

I just stumbled upon this today while playing FFVI and wondering to myself if someone had or was working on a 2D remake of FFVII. After seeing what you have posted (screen shots, video, etc...) I am incredibly impressed! I cannot wait to see more of this and I wish you the best of luck sir!

Honestly, when I saw the title of this topic, I was like "Oh no..... some noob is going to butcher the game for everyone..." BUT! You have proved me wrong! This looks fantastic! I can't believe how much work you've put into this and how awesome it looks!
If Square does take it out, it'd be really foolish. I've always promoted fan games because they make you want to play the real thing! Plus, Square has a LOT of money and they should probably share some of the glory with someone who works extremely hard to make a remake!
Anyhow, I can't wait until this is finished Surprisingly, I think using rm2k3 was a better choice than using XP or VX. I don't quite know why, but the graphics just seem.... older and more nostalgic
NICE JOB

When they're doing? When waiting for another demo?

This is my first browsing in this board for like 6months after a long hiatus and anything with ff caught my attention. I always say to myself that everytime I see any "remakes" of ff games on rpgmaker will end up either unfinished or failure but after seeing the whole thread makes it a little more promising keep it up .

Do you mean to ask when another demo is coming out? Your post is pretty unclear.

I have the PC version and the PSX version.

3 discs, which isn't much for the kind of storage these days but then again, that just means I can't keep it on a thumb-drive and play some FF7 on the road when I'm bored. Oh, and disc changing is quite a chore lol

Didn't look at the demo (I assume only the bare minimum SE and BGM for the demo is in the folder), and supposing the game was actually completed, how big does anyone think it would be compared to the original? (granted, comparing 2D sprites with 3D model and animation data probably isn't a fair comparison but to me that's not too important)

No matter how you look at it, it'll be significantly smaller.

O hai guys! I do intend to release some stuffs soon, never fear!

As for size estimation a full remake of the game would probably be in the ballpark of ~200mb, mainly due to 700+ sound effects there are in FF7.

Goody!! I haven't been on the forums in quite some time and came back at jsut the right time then.

200mb shouldnt be too much for anyone that has anything other than dial-up , which hopefully is most people. those 700 sound effect are part of the nostalgic essence, I'm glad you are willing to include them all.

IMO, no fangame is a failure unless it is made to purposely butcher the series. But this has incredible potential, I only hope that Square (or any developer) would never try to shutdown the development of any noncommercial fangame like this once and if it reaches the epic level in terms of progress, gameplay, etc.

I know there have been cases of fanmade movies being terminated, like that indie zelda movie. But good luck Vanit, take your time bro!

This demo put a huge smile on my face. I am extremely impressed and am looking forward to more.

Was really impressed with the demo. I especially like the electric sign that read "WARNING INTRUDER". That was a nice touch. I'd love to know how you coded your item menu and even your equip and materia systems. I'm just curious about the concept. Though, I doubt you want to go over countless pages of repetitive code. Is there a way for me to open this up and look at it? The demo I downloaded is just the .exe file. Which by the way, is that some kind of patch or did I miss something along the way of rm2k'ing?

Sorry for all the questions, I use rm2k3 too and am really intrigued by how well you've coded everything. I've made attempts at coding battle systems and menus with some degree of success. I gave up on the battle system for lack of free time and sickness of repetitive coding. So, any chance to learn new styles of coding or concepts I'm all ears!

I'm glad you liked the demo, drenrin! I've actually intentionally sealed FF72DR with Molebox such that no one is able to see the code and resources. There are many reasons for this, but for educational purposes it would probably not be much good - the code is not well documented and the system uses over 250 common events across the battle, menu and text systems. I don't think anyone else but myself would be able to make much sense of it (I think that happens with most RM2K3 projects that use any degree of custom systems).

If you go ahead and make some threads regarding the things you'd liked to learn more about in the right sections of this forum I'd be happy to explain the concepts I used to you or anyone else who is interested.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll probably end up posting something of the sorts in the future. I'm always so busy I hope I can find time. I understand why you'd seal your game, and to be honest I'm wondering why I didn't think of that myself. I have notes all through out my game and still get lost and confused at times.

Ok, so far this is the BEST remake I have seen of FFVII! I have been a huge fan of FF ever since it came out. To see what you have done so far all on your own, well all I can say. You make me proud. I have been trying to build my own game for awhile now. A dungeon and dragons game based off the Dragonlance world. Was looking into using rpg maker, and seeing if what I wanna do would be possible. As of right now, I have it about 50% done. However, that is with a emulator for Ulitma Online. I am currently taking classes to learn and get my degree in game programming. Specificly so that I can recreate the game the way I want it. Also so that I can honestly say it is my game and not a emulation.

I tried the demo! I'm extremely impressed with what you've done so far and how far it's come since I last visited this topic
And I must say your dedication to this project is admirable! Keep up the good work sir!

Please don't tell me you stopped? if you have i will continue the project if you want? i have like 1 year experience in sprites and stuffz :3 and i'm a MASSIVE fan of Final Fantasy VII!! so if you have stopped i will be very happy to continue this for you and im sure many other people will be happy!

He didn't quit. I talk to him on MSN from time to time, and he just seems busy, is all. Swamped.

YEY! im happy to hear he hasnt.

but if you need help just ask :3

Hey guys! Basically what Thiamor said - I work full time now so this project doesn't get the love it used to, but I'm still working away at it slowly! I can't really give an ETA, but I will say I intend to release something to you guys as soon as possible.

I check this tread almost every day and it's good to read some news! So, I'm glad to see that you didn't stop and of course I'll wait the "something" as soon as you can release it.
But take your time... the fans will be here.

(Sorry for my english... I'm french... and not good to encourage people so I don't know what can I say but I'm here for you! And please, don't forget the french version [I know, only the script, but we don't need more I think...] )

This game should be finished but nevertheless its just amazing.

Soooo many messed up and horrible remakes.... and this one is BY FAR the best, I mean... The battle animation, and the Intro, these are the things that most remakes mess up all the time. They will not spend time on their animations and sprites, and then the game looks terrible.

You my friend suprised me, you have done well.

As many have said, you see "Final Fantasy" anything in a title, you shutter....but this looks amazing! Can't wait to see how it comes up in the end.

Just be careful about those C&Ds Square Enix loves to throw out to projects like these. It actually looks good enough to catch someone's eye.

If you need any help just ask
I have over 2 years Graphics Design experince.
About a years experince in Spriting.
1 years experince in Game Making.

soooo... dont be afraid to ask :3 i really want to help, just to speed up the progress of this MASTER PIECE.

Is this project still being worked on??

It most certainly is! I work full time and try to have a social life though so its going slowly, thats all (I also monitor this thread should anyone ask questions)

Just curious, how much of it do you have done so far? Like, are you anywhere close to working on the first boss?

Kind of, haha! The problem is that doing the area backgrounds takes a long time since they have so much detail and I'm not using tilesets and draw each pixel individually, here's a work in progress:

Ooh, I recognize that room. It's looking good!

Can't wait for the full game to be released in what I assume will be a few years time.

Don't know which forums you venture, so just felt like asking if you've noticed the DynRPG C++ SDK for rpg maker 2003 for writing plugins which cherry made a little while ago?

Nope, I hadn't seen that Kazesui! Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I'll keep that in mind for any future issues I have.

This game is one of the inspirations I had when working on my fan game. If there is one thing I like it's an well executed Final Fantasy game and you sir have done it right!

Good Luck

This is super legit... Can't wait for it!!! (But i'll have to huh lol?)

Um... well, when I try to open the installation file, AVG free says that it's a "Trojan horse Boxed.BLY".
Should I be worried too much?

Nope, not at all! Its a false positive resulting from my using an exe packer (Molebox) to wrap all the files up in a single exe.

INITIAL REACTION:

"...oh god, is this dumb fuck for real? Seriously? WHY? Why would anyone want to play a 2D remake of a great game. What a waste of time... I'm gonna click on this damned link... JUST SO I CAN TROLL THIS MOFO and spam my thoughts of his failure in a mature manner all over his wall....... wait....--- wtf?...

This actually looks.... good! *passes out*

Now I've seen everything."

And with that said: Good luck. It looks beautiful, and I hope it actually gets complete. A large game you're chasing after, with big shoes to fill in. Not saying its not possible... I just hope that you can prove my skepticism to be false paranoia.

O-M-G!!! are u serious?!?!?!

when I heard this. I was like WTH is this guy thinking!?! no one can ever do a remake of FF7 because FF7 is one of the BEST RPG ever!

But when I saw the snapshots and videos. I was mesmerized!!! It was the coolest thing ever! the sounds, the battle system and the characters are the same like FF7. This will be one of rpg games that I will be anticipated to play!

I'll be waiting for this game!

Ok... Download link for concept 2!!!

When I first downloaded this, I thought "no way"... but you managed to blow my mind...
Imagine if you did the entire intro!

And SE thinks fans would kill them for a simple remastering of the graphics with nothing else changed. The fans here in this thread proves them wrong.

Well, I'm downloading the demo right now and starting to play. I'll edit with my thoughts after I'm done.

EDIT:

Is there anyway to get out of full screen?

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

@Magitek: Its the same as every other rm2k/3 game. F4 toggles fullscreen, F5 toggles window size, F12 to return to title screen (Cancel on the title screen to quit, I didn't put an exit option yet).

Thank you for the reply, Vanit!

I didn't know that about the old engines, so its all new information. xD

Alright, now I'm gonna go play.

Controls are randomizing; one instance "okay" and "up/down" are "a, z, f" and the next they are ">,l,[". That's not supposed to happen, huh?

I'm not sure what you're experiencing, but I always use the arrow keys and Z/X as Accept/Cancel.

Hmm, well they are randomizing for me in Windows 7. I even tried running as admin, but it won't work.