It's time to drag those dreams into reality: Final Fantasy VII Remake probably isn't launching this year. The project was originally announced at Sony's E3 press conference back in 2015, but aside from one gameplay trailer, we've seen very little of Cloud and the gang's high def revival.
In an interview with Famitsu, translated by Siliconera, director Tetsuya Nomura shares a tiny bit information on how the remake is coming along. "We're making steady progress on its production", Nomura states. "While we are indeed working on it, I think we'll have you guys wait a little longer for both Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy VII Remake." We don't know about you, but to us, that sounds like both games still have a long way to go before they're ready for the market. "I do apologize for that, but we'll make up for it by making it into something that will meet expectations," Nomura continues.
Don't lose yourself to total despair just yet, though, as Nomura also says that he hopes to "show [Final Fantasy VII Remake's] progress at some event this year". E3, perhaps? We'd be up for that.
In any case, were you hoping that the remake would maybe launch this year? Put your materia away until further notice in the comments section below.
[source siliconera.com]
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Boo!
Look forward to playing these games on the PS5 or 6 guys.
Dang. I want these two specific games to be good, but there comes a point when you're losing your audience. While I enjoyed FFXV, in terms of story I felt like there wasn't as much focus as there should be - and that might come from being ten years of ideas.
The other issue is that if they are in fact not coming out this year, I don't have faith in them to actually give us real updates. Too many years of "we're still working on it...see ya next year!"
Im not surprised about Final fantasy 7, but the wait for KH 3 is getting a bit silly now. im sure we will see something ff related this year (on top of ff12 remaster /ff15 dlc) with it being the thirty year anniversary though
At this point I'm convinced that Kingdom Heart 3 is never coming out. Disappointing because I do enjoy that series quite a bit.
Would have been nice, I thought there might have been a chance since they first showed it almost 2 years ago so it must have had around 3 years of development at this point, so an end of 2017 release wasn't too unrealistic an expectation.
Can't believe KH3 isn't out yet though, that's ridiculous.
KH3 was just a myth.
Its ok persona 5 is coming in 3 months and probably last they release this
Wooo, bring on 2018!
@ZurapiiYohane64 this might have been delayed for the fact that kh 2.8 also got delayed from December to January. It makes sense releasing one before hyping the other. But today's news seem like they are backtracking.
Wow...how long now has Kingdom Hearts 3 been in production...I believe I heard something about it on PS3!!! Oh well, at least it'll come out for the Playstation 5 (oh wait, they'll take it back to fit that system's preferences then, creating another long wait!). Does anyone else think that they're not working on them, they're just creating little trailers and game plays just to tease people...it's like they're waiving french fries to animals in a zoo but not giving them up!!!
Hardly surprising about VII considering all the work they have planned for XV going forward and the fact that they really need to get it right. Kingdom Hearts 3 though, do they even have anyone working on that? Perhaps they should have focused efforts on this rather than the endless spinoff of 2
I've given up on KH3, but I thought FF7 remake was being released episodic? So maybe we'll at least get the first episode by the end of the year?
Isn't it being released episodically as well? Which means there's every chance that (being optimistic here) even if the first part's released towards this year's end there'll probably still be a substantial wait until the other(s) follow. Boo-indeed-e-doo
OK since I haven't played any Kingdom Hearts game (and KH3 looks fun) except the horredious pal version of the first one with this strange camera I was wandering if all the games are somehow playable on PS4. Seems that there is. Courtesy of the gamefaqs message boards:
In March, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix will release for PS4. This collection contains Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (extra content not released outside Japan prior to 2013), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, a 3D remake of Chain of Memories, originally a game for the Gameboy Advance that takes place between KH1 and KH2. It has the cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, a game originally for the DS that also takes place between KH1 and 2. That's just in 1.5. In 2.5 (part of the collection coming to PS4) there is Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix which ALSO has a lot of extra content not released outside Japan prior to 2014, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final mix, a game originally for PSP which again has extra content not released outside Japan prior to 2014, and finally the cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, a remake of Coded originally a game for mobile phones in Japan, remade into a DS game. Re:Coded doesn't matter much except for the very end.
On January 24, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 will release for PS4. This collection contains Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD, originally a 3DS game, Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth By Sleep, a brand new short sequel episode to Birth By Sleep, and finally a new short CGI movie focused on the distant past of Kingdom Hearts. If someone plays the 1.5 + 2.5 collection and 2.8, has everything up to Kingdom Hearts 3.
I'll be shocked if either did come out this year. Square have had too much on their plate with these games.
I'll guess that Remake part 1 will come out late next year, KHIII either that same time or early '19. Some would say that's generous, but I'm a hopeful guy. With FFXV finally wrapped up, KHIII will start development soon if it wasn't already.
Come on, guys. Show some spirit at least.
@belmont I would recommend playing the 4 main entries out of these collections and skipping the lesser known ones. Play KH 1 final mix, then KH 2 final mix, then Birth by Sleep, then Dream Drop Distance. The only other one to play last is in 2.8 - which is the one where you play as the blue haired girl with the graphical style of kh3 (can't remember the name off hand). All other games could be skipped.
Call me crazy but I think Kingdom Hearts 3 has a 50% chance of releasing this year
For someone who's been playing Final Fantasy games for 20 years, this is an absolute delight. Well worth a look especially if you love FF7. A nice little isight into FF and KH. http://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7
That's fine. Between Nintendo Switch and the giant wave of incoming Japanese software on PS4 I don't have enough time or money for everything I want as is.
...but Goofy said Kingdom Hearts III was coming soon?!
Great ...
Half-Life 3 confirmed.
Wonder if KH3 is waiting for more Disney properties to shamelessly plug
Also wonder if KH3 will include Star Wars and Marvel, since those are Disney now. Frozen is a safe bet...
They need to tell us what the plan is for FFVII, "episodic" could mean almost anything. If it's 2 $60 games 1 year apart, holiday 2018 and 2019, fine, I'm there, or 3 $40 games 6 months apart, or 4 $30 games 3 months apart, 12 months and $120 start to finish, no season pass or DLC. If it's 3 $60 games a year or 2 apart, $180 over 2 years, really 3 years w/ delays, I'll just wait for the 4k bundle on PS5, b/c it won't be done before PS5 launches anyway.
I want this as much as anyone, but I have my limits. 12 months and $120 is my limit. Anything more than that and we're looking at another Xenosaga mess. 6 games turned to 3, and only the first was good. 3rd was ok, 2nd was a mess.
So just updates to FFXV this year... Maybe a FFXIII PS4 trilogy release? And how likely is it that Dissidia comes out on PS4?
Good. If anything, 2017 sounded too soon for a game of that magnitude, considering they're been working on it IN ADDITION to FFXV and Kingdom Hearts. I hope for a late 2018, that way the game will be as polished as possible.
@YouSeemFRAZZLED omg, has it really been 15 years since KH1....thats terrifying! That just highlights how ridiculous the wait has been. As others have said, they really run the risk of losing their audience. Goodwill can only go so far. Certainly not planning to pick up the rereleases (again) any time soon.
If its going to take this Long i wonder whats the point of it being episodic? I that was so they could realese it quicker. Using Unreal Engine 4 so they woulfnt spend years developing tech. Good grief!
@Rob_230 It's shocking that it's 15 years since KH1, but it's also quite shocking to consider that it's 10% of that time since FFVIIR was announced at E3. Time moves so quickly as you get older.
It's episodic but what that probably means in practice is that a lot more assets needs to be created and planned for/developed for all 3 episodes upfront than working on a single one would take. I am fine with waiting, no shortage of games in a constant struggle for more game time.
@Matroska Haha tell me about it! I have no idea where the time is going. Heck, I thought id been playing FFXV for only ten mins or so and a whole hour has passed already 😂.
Im a little torn on KH now. After the end of KH2 I was desperate for the next one, to the extent I bought a ds, 3ds, and psp for all the spin offs - now im not sure I can get excited anymore for it! (the moment a toy story world is announced, excitement levels will be back through the roof of course...)
I dont mind Square taking their time with FF7 - so long as they do a good job with it. Still hope FF9 gets similar treatment in the future
I don't mind it coming out in 2018, to be honest. I'm most likely going to get a PS4 Pro to play it on (especially given the subpar performance of XV on a regular PS4 and the awful TLG performance) and I'm in no financial position to do that any time soon. Then you have the thing that it feels a bit silly to get a Pro without having a 4K TV... Although it does seem like 1080p@60 is the best choice for Pro moded so far rather than 4K@<30 which seems to be the case so often.
@Matroska My understanding is FF7 Remake is being built on the Unreal engine (like KH3) and not The Luminous Engine, so it should not suffer from the same problems.
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