the best of the best. the graphics are quite average but we have not forget that he was the 'first' FF on PlayStation (and later on PC).

once you purchase the game, you have 30 days to save it on an external hard drive because after that, the game will become locked and you will have to purchase again.

Where can i find the serial? I have bought a new computer, have the game asking me for a serial, which I do not have and it doesn't seem to be attached to my account here. What gives?

Like this message to send it to the top!. A message from a long-time fan of the series and business student. I’ve enjoyed playing many Final Fantasy and Square Enix Games over the years. Chrono Trigger/Cross, FF9,X, 8 (except for disc 4), the list is longer but; the one I enjoyed most notably was Final Fantasy 7. If there were any game worth remaking, other than FF Tactics (maybe Chrono series), it is Final Fantasy 7. One high ranking member of your organization mentioned that remaking FF7 would ruin the company or something like that, and it should not be done until the original was surpassed. If that logic were to be applied logically, no remake of any other game should have been made until a game that surpassed FF7’s quality of experience had been made. With the exception of the PS one remakes of the earlier FF titles, naturally. To look at it from a business standpoint, you have known for a long time that great demand for one specific product exists, a FF7 remake. With PS4 coming out soon and lackluster sales of these following games:
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (just guessing).
A business consulting firm might advise that particular company to capitalize on its greatest asset to recoup some losses. To address the issue of needing to create a title that surpasses Final Fantasy 7 in quality of experience and craft; perhaps through giving FF7 the remake that lives up to expectations, the company will grow its ability to create a game that surpasses it on a modern console. Plus it’s a guaranteed success, millions would be pre-ordered. People who haven’t played video games since FF7 would buy it. Consider the following to explain how this remake would help create the game that would surpass FF7.
By analyzing the underlying principles that made FF7 stand out against other FF’s, the company can make a game that isn’t a clone of FF7 nor follows it in a formulaic manner. In a way, it would bring the company back closer to the fundamentals of making a truly great gaming experience, epic in scale and story. A group of strong willed characters, not all existentially whiny ones. Epic missions, games such as motorcycle mini game/ snowboard to break up the pace a bit. Gold saucer, a place to chill exploitable chocobo races for rare loot. ******* villain you want to crush, more reasons to crush him. Backstory for the characters, plot twists that add to the drama and saving the world from destruction. The rest I’m sure you should be able to figure out. I’ll be posting this pretty much everywhere, I want the message to spread.

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Final Fantasy VIII got HD remade for PC!! :)) I cant believe it, the most beautiful news Ive ever heard :)

why cant i redownload this?! i reinstalled my pc and now i cant redownload this!!

I can't redownload because I am in North america, but trying to redownload from the north american square enix site, it boots me out and throws me onto the european site, which then won't let me redownload because I am in north america... so... what the heck? anyone have a work around?

i ever found the character booster. where's the link?

Maybe Square should add to this page a permanent link to the Store help ... https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_uk/help/index.php

@all the people who keep on asking if they are able to re-download the game: instead of asking this question day-by-day, you should spend just ONE minute to check the Store FAQ. YES, you can re-download the game. NO, you don´t have to pay again. Just sign in, go to the Store´s "My orders" section and re-download your game. And NO, I´m not working at Square, I´m just getting annoyed to see these questions over and over again ...

@ Tykros and others who keep asking about redownloading the game , to redownload search your mail for the download link you got. it should keep working. If you havent deleted the files you can find them under Shared documents/shared downloads of win vista/7/8. You can activate your game on multiple computers and play with the same game on your notebook and desktop if you want. its cloud based save storage. your license should be in the same mail as your download link.

This Site is extremely depressing. I see more questions from desperate people needing help, than solutions from people who can help but choose not to. If most of these questions here go unanswered, then what's the point of posting. Square, you may be an epic Empire, but you disappoint your fans down-right-centre.

Can I Download this game a 2nd time on a different computer like with steam? Or do I have to buy it again to play on an other location?

during the istallation i have this error: "FF7 V1.05bin file is broken". Any solution?

They have ruined the music, leaving everyone to have to fix it themselves if they want the original battle music etc

If I want download again this game, what do I do?

Please, answer me :( Does Square Enix plan re-releasing of Final Fantasy VIII like the company did with Final Fantasy VII ? :(

@Jeffro: did you try the US Square Enix website (this site is for the UK/Europe/rest of the world)? https://na.square-enix.com/finalfantasyvii

Is this coming to the US any time?

When trying to start the game i get to the start up screen and press play then the screen goes black and pops back up to the start up screen and states no errors can any one help

Better graphic card, faster ram and smaller screen and getting pixelated, maybe due to shrink file size for easier and faster download but seriously ? Not to meantion everything is speed up a tiny little bit. One may say he/she wouldn't notice it, but some of the cut scene just flashes through (exp; the first time you see Jenova in Shinra's HQ). I'm happy that Square decided to re-release FF7 for a PC version in a modern time, but still ..come on..

(you should also have the download link in your email address)

To re-download it, I had to look in my browser history for my checkout link. I can't post mine because I think it's linked to my serial key but try typing https://store.eu.square-enix.com/checkout/index.php?site=download&dl_traid= into your address bar and cross your fingers that the browser will remember the rest.

I need to re-download the game. But I can't find it. :/

....credit where it's due, I got very simple tech support, in less than 48 hours. And I can now play the game perfectly. Happy!

No activation key!!! Come on SquarePenix sort it out!

It installed correctly but when I try running the game it just freezes whilst updating. Any advice would be very helpful!

got to game installed and it works fine I think some of you just don't know how to correctly install things or how to shut your anti virus to accept said program incase its restricting its online access. no problem with game or download just people who don't know how to use computers

I can't even get the game to download. Oh hey Square, here's £5 for no reason at all.

Just bought it. It shows up in my account, but when I try to log into the game, it says my account doesn't exist. This is exactly why this "Always online" BS is ****. Just let me play the game I PAID FOR.

Downloaded this from Square store, transaction completed just fine... game installs in GERMAN, which I don't read or speak! My download also never told me which language I was getting, I assumed it was English, because it never told me different. Then I get to the English-language store and am told the game isn't even available in Australia, despite the fact I was able to pay for and download it, and the game is perfectly playable on my system (IF I understood German). What the heck, S-E?!

Successfully downloaded and installed but when I try to launch the game it gets stuck at "Loading 10%" and then gives me a Connection Error.

They didn't didn't send me the activation code >.< I should just stick with playing my PS1 copy of the game and they should put this game on Steam, because their service sucks.

I am really disappointed with the PC version of FF7 (that's actually an understatement - I'm livid.) Where is the iconic music from the PS1 version, and what the hell is all this always online **** about? This is the fifth time I've bought FF7, and this version is utter garbage. Kepp the fiver, just know won't be getting any more of my money.

couldn't log in to play via regular means. but the facebook log in worked for me, eventually.

I don't know how to activate it :(

I just download the game and install it. but why the **** I cant run it.. -.-

Just downloaded it to bring back some awesome memories. Al went well, downloaded it... Installed it... activated it. All with no problem. But when I start the game I get the window where you can actually click on "play" and there the problem starts.... It wont play. The window refresh itselfs and more isn't happening. I run it on W7. Any tips on how to solve this?

This game is amazing, but why is it I can't save on my own computer? Some days I just don't play the game because this accursed cloud save system usually never works.

my save has just disappeared this needs sorting out by the looks of it

Grrr... I'm an hour or two of gameplay and it won't download/sync the games! What's the workaround to get it working without quitting the game, and losing the progress?!?

This is getting really frustrating! I've had to leave my PC running overnight a few times to avoid losing a couple hours game time. Why can't they just sort it out so we can save to our PCs

The save sync isnt working , square needs to sort this out asap!!!!!

Now its not working no matter what i do, log in and out... can u please fix this Square Enix ?! :(

Twice now my saves have just disappeared. It is unacceptable that saves are only stored online and not on the computer's hard disk.

just worked fine for 20 minutes, now wont save again :(

The Save system in this game is horrible, for the past week, it has been a huge struggle just to get it to save, seems i have to actually quit, and log out, and log back in, and then my saves work fine, but sometimes i can save again right away, and sometimes i cant, and i have to quit, and do it over again.... really fusterating ... I reccomend on waiting to buy this game untill they fix these problems

Does anyone know how long it takes this site to update my progress in the game? It says I have no data, yet I've saved the game three times in the last few hours.