• Comment: Seems notable but needs more reliable sources and most importantly, a reception section to satisfy WP:INDISCRIMINATE, the Polygon article would be a good start. GameRant is not considered evidence of notability. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:19, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Final Fantasy VII Remake is an unlicensed complete remake of SquareSoft's role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII in the LittleBigPlanet 2 engine.^[1]

Jamie Colliver's remake reimagines the original game as a platformer, with every scene, every location, every line of dialogue, and every song from the game's original soundtrack recreated. It takes over 25 hours to complete.^[2][3]

Unfortunately, the LittleBigPlanet servers are currently down, but the entire game can be seen in his 141-video Final Fantasy 7 Remake in LittleBigPlanet Walkthrough playlist on YouTube showcasing an entire playthrough of the game.^[4]

In Final Fantasy VII the game begins in the Lifestream, where Cloud relives and witness's his memory's of the entirety of the original game's story and side missions. The player plays as Mini-Cloud a reflection of Cloud’s mental state in the lifestream through a variety of platforming levels covering his memories of the original game.

LittleBigPlanet's platforming mechanics introduce new gameplay elements not present in the original Final Fantasy 7, sometimes you need a grappling hook to reach the next location or scuba gear to fight underwater enemies. The traditional two-dimensional look in a three-dimensional style platformer force's the world of FF7 to feel much more intimate as a side-scrolling platformer.

During boss battles Mini-Cloud can control up to three characters to perform several abilities in the original turn-based style of FFVII to damage the boss.

All enemies are able to be destroyed by jumping on their unprotected Creature Brain's, this method also damages bosses.^[5]

It took Jamie Colliver over 3 and half years of development time to complete, split over a ten year period.

The game makes use of the official FFVII Costume kit released for LittleBigPlanet 2, making use of the Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, Vincent, and Sephiroth costumes with minor adjustments by Colliver. The remaining costumes of every other character was created by himself.

One of the toughest areas to recreate for Colliver was Wutai, Yuffie’s hometown. Thanks to its sprawling size, hidden paths, and numerous cutscenes, it was a nightmare to plan out. Larger areas like the Great Glacier and Northern Crater were equally challenging, with their branching paths and massive layouts requiring significant adaptation to fit into three layers. By contrast, smaller areas like Kalm or Under Junon were easier to handle. Another major challenge was dealing with the file sizes and storage limitations of LittleBigPlanet, which required it to be split out over several levels.^[6]

Jamie Colliver's remake has received widespread acclaim from many of the big video gaming websites such as IGN, Gamespot, Gamesradar, Polygon, Eurogamer and many more.^[7][8]

It has even been recognised by Square Enix themselves recognising him as a super fan and commending his talent.^[9]