PSP Go owners make Final Fantasy VII the top PSN seller for October

I downloaded Final Fantasy VII for my PSP back when it came out and it does look great, I'm definitely looking forward to them releasing VIII and IX, especially since IX had some of the best gameplay. (in my opinion)

The PC version still looks the best.

remake remake remake remake remake. Oh well, Demon's Souls pwnz everything now anyway.

This FF VII, or any other numbered Final Fantasy released on the PSN, is not a remake. They are re-releases. There is a fairly massive difference.

this just goes to show how much people love FFVII

square enix, please listen, you will sell SOOOO many copies if you ported this to the PS3.
you know you want to :)

@acefondu: Actually, the best looking version is the one you can play using the epsxe emulator with all the graphical bells and whistles enabled. If Sony had actually applied some of the PS3's hardware power to apply some of the same enhancements, they'd gladly have my $$$ for this PSN purchase. Instead, I'm still using my old PSX discs and my PC.

It's not a bad way to kill a little time with a friend or two though. Probably not worth $10 though, you're right.

I didn't think it was worth $10 until I unlocked 7 Days of Hell. That makes it all worth it.

Phil Harrison must be all like ^_^ right now.

Yeah, it's a tragedy when a game has staying power of over a decade. It's a god damned travesty.

Or maybe you're just pointlessly bitter.

Thank you for pointing that out. Everyone one of Joanna's posts here, or at TUAW is pointlessly bitter. It gets kinda old, fast.

Of course, you do realize that if FFVII were offered on either the Wii or 360 it would be the top selling downloadable on those platforms too? Love it or hate it, FFVII is iconic and much beloved as a game by others.

I'm sure you'll hate me for still playing (and enjoying) Super Mario World after all of these years.

May be bitter, yes - but he is right. FF7 rocks, but too bad the psp game selection is lacking or I would have one by now.

Yea.. that's one terrible line-up

/s

/r

F*ck you Joanna D, and your damn Chocobo.

Whether you like FFVII or not isn't the issue -- this is pretty bad news for the Go.

What if the DSi was download only, and Mario 1 beat out ALL the new games available?? That would be retarded and would pretty much say not much on the console's current crop of games is that hot.

Of course this is taking in console sales too though.

HEY, someone gets it :)

It's $10 and over 100 hours of gameplay! It's a fuckin' good deal! Of course it sells like gangbusters!

You also have somehow neglected the fact that it plays on ALL PSPs and PS3.

That's not a list of "PSPgo downloads" people....

How can you say because FF VII is on top that there isn't a good selection of PSP games? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard, this is the first time it is able to be portable and it's a terrific game. If you're gonna say that you might as well say there is absolutely no games on PSN, fuckin idiots.

Yuck, really?

VIII's story blew, but the battle system was pretty awesome. Very much enjoyed the level of customization in that game.

FF VIII is my favorite one in the series, even though the story near the end got a little too far-out.

Yeah, but it is also available for download via PSN. That's why it qualifies to be on this list.

I think if they had taken that into account it would have been a top seller overall for the platform.

God of war doesnt suit everyone (especially females) nor is it long or story orientated, nor does it have a series of intense follow ups and a prequel, nor does it have as massive a fanbase, nor has it won numerous awards for story telling and nor does it have anything other then hack and slash.

You can kind of see why FF7 does better, not to mention FF7 is cheaper

Yeah, FF is cheaper, but it is by no means "bite-sized" enough to really work on a handheld. Considering it took me about 80 hours to beat the first time around on my TV, that would probably translate to 11.3 months in handheld time (unless you commute daily by train or something.) Chains is something that you can beat on a vacation, and therefore a much more logical choice for a handheld game. Then again, it may just be me, since I bailed on the DS versions of both Chrono Trigger and The World Ends With You because they were just too fucking long to play on a tiny travel screen.

I owned GoW on my PSP 2000, but didn't find much replay value in it. When I got my Go, I didn't re-buy it like a couple other games. Don't get me wrong, it's a good game.. but I just didn't see a need to buy it again as I didn't feel like playing it through again.

Maybe that had something to do with it.

I beat God of War on the PSP .... 7 times? Love that game. Did all the challenges and beat it on the hardest difficulty. PSP needs some Devil May Cry love though.

hold up maverick, Gow of War CoO is a prequel that followed two amazing, highly played games. Two games that were probably the most popular games on the most popular system ever. Do you not see the anticipation for GoW3? And to attack the story telling...have you even played them. The story telling is the most bad ass part of the game! sure it's not going to win any awards but I'll be damned if it's not cool and entertaining! Those cutscenes in the first one were incredibly stylized.

if god of war is nothing but hack n slash than FFVII is nothing but going through menus.

the only thing I would have mentioned is that FFVII is cheaper and can be played on the PS3 and PSP opposed to GoW, which can on be played on the PSP.

"hold up maverick, Gow of War CoO is a prequel that followed two amazing, highly played games. Two games that were probably the most popular games on the most popular system ever."

I know that, I've played every single one of them so far ¬_¬

"Do you not see the anticipation for GoW3?"

Of course I do, I happen to be one of those people you are talking about

"And to attack the story telling...have you even played them. The story telling is the most bad ass part of the game! sure it's not going to win any awards but I'll be damned if it's not cool and entertaining! Those cutscenes in the first one were incredibly stylized."

Who's attacking the story? I compared it to FF7, if I was to compare which game has stuck in my head and influenced my gaming habits and love for writing, FF7 would be it, God of war is good, but even a plank can admit the storyline is nothing more then a very angry man seeking vengence on the gods for not letting him escape the nightmares of killing his family, not exactly the epitome of story telling right there.

"if god of war is nothing but hack n slash than FFVII is nothing but going through menus."

God of war is JUST a hack and slash, which is why I love it, but that is also why it fails to appeal to people who do not like hack and slash, I think you have forgotten, FF7 has defined not only a part of gaming, but also the Playstation as a whole, God of war has defined nothing, but it has taken gaming to a whole new level, and I cannot wait for the third installment, but I can't say it had my emotions going anywhere near what FF7 achieved. To this date, FF7 still has some of the most memorable characters in gaming, GoW only has Kratos, and tbh, there isn't much to remember about Kratos other then his terrible temper tantrum, regardless of what you think of FF7.

It is. It's actually selling very well. But I mean come on... everyone knows FF VII has always had more drive in sales than any GT game.

Also, like stated above, GT was on both UMD and PSN. FF VII is only PSN. So the fact GT is so close in sales to FF VII just on PSN is actually pretty amazing if you think about it.

Thnaks for the info, I didn't notice and I still stucked thinking in the promotion of PSPGo + GTpsp from October First XP

Why would Sony remake a Square Enix game?

@koehler83
I don't know because Sony was the publisher of the title so they could ask Square Enix to do it or pay them to do it or whatever. But if you really want to be a nit picking prick and troll the boards and point out irrelevant tiny details to make yourself feel like some sort of mental giant even though you knew exactly what i meant then I guess that I should point out to you that you are technically wrong too because Square Enix did not develop the game Square did before they merged with Enix Corporation so you can go back to your pathectic basement dwelling so called life now. Jerk.

I would love if they did, but I don't think it's ever going to happen. Square Enix has a history of making tech demos for sony systems. I believe there is an old demo for PS2 involving FF VIII characters, and another for the original Playstation.

Am I the only person left on Earth who thinks that a FFVII remake is a really bad idea? The game is great as it is - to remake it would be like a "new and improved" version of Star Wars, or a film of HHGTTG... wait, they did that, and it broke my heart.

See the South Park episode "Free Hat" for more insight into why some things should just be left well alone.

No, but it beckons me...