Square Enix's Exhibit At E3
People play games at the Square ENIX, Inc. exhibit at E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in Los Angeles, California, June 11, 2013. Reuters/David McNee

Square Enix made headlines last E3 by unveiling a “Final Fantasy 7” remake to the public and it’s gearing up to be one of the most anticipated games to date. However, the road to the remake is long so fans did their own iteration of one of the most popular titles in the series.

The game is named simply as “”Final Fantasy 7 Re-Imagined” and as the name suggests, it is a completely different take on the classic. The one-level demo is playable in Unity and according to the official website is a “non-profit project, done purely for fun.” Those who want to try the demo can download a Windows PC executable from its official website. Players can also see some screenshots and a gameplay trailer of the game from the website.

The project sees the turn-based JRPG into a side-scrolling beat’em up action game starring two of the main characters in the game, Cloud and Tifa. "We re-imagined how the game would be like if it's an action game," the developer, PD Design Studio said on its website. They added that "Classic 2D Side-scrollers, such as Dragons and Dungeons: Chronicles of Mystara, Streets of Rage, etc, came to our minds. We thought about how we can incorporate some of the FFVII game play elements, such as Materia and summoning of Guardian Force into a Hack and Slash genre." Before this game, the developer also released a side-scroller called “Dusty Revenge” on Steam last year. Although the developer has insisted that the game will not be used for profit, Square

Although the developer has insisted that the game will not be used for profit, Square Enix might still call for the project to be taken down. Just last month, Square Enix called for the cancellation of a fan-made translation of “Dragon Quest 7” for the Nintendo 3DS. Square Enix might be a little protective of the video-games, so calling a stop to the “Final Fantasy 7 Re-Imagined” project may not come as a shock to the gaming community.

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