We’re nearing three years since Final Fantasy VII Remake’s reveal at Sony’s infamous E3 2015 press conference, but as has become customary with anticipated Square Enix projects, we haven’t heard a whole lot since. We were treated to a chunk of gameplay at PlayStation Experience a few months later, but then the publisher decided to cut ties with development partner CyberConnect2 and reboot the project in-house. And it’s been pretty quiet ever since.
According to a DualShockers translation, however, producer Yoshinori Kitase has told Famitsu magazine that production is going well. Additionally, Final Fantasy brand manager (and notorious troll) Shinji Hashimoto added that he’s looking forward to providing fans with an update on all upcoming Final Fantasy games at E3 2018. He didn’t explicitly mention Final Fantasy VII Remake, though, so maybe keep your Buster Sword flaccid for the time being.
And that’s it. Development’s going well and we may learn more about the game later in the year. Please be excited, etc.
[source dualshockers.com]
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It's like Square needs a Final Fantasy XV situation going on at all times.
I lost all excitement for this game xD
Why? The episodic nature just eff that...
@Derpie1 That was completely misinterpreted, though. What they should have said is that they're making it into a trilogy. People associate "episodic" with Telltale Games, which is definitely not what they meant.
Just another example of Square Enix being pretty terrible with communication, of course.
I'm not shocked that the last few years have been quiet with them ditching the 3rd party dev team and restarting the whole thing in-house. I don't mind the silence much, it's better than getting frequent updates for a game that's years away, so hopefully they stay quiet until it's close to release (This is SE though, soooo...).
I can wait, I'm still up to my eyeballs in RPGs I'd like to get through by the end of the year.
Coming soon 2020
This will probably be my first FF game. It's a series I always meant to try but waited too long and now there are so many...
It's hard to pick a starting point when everyone gives you a different answer on where to start.
I fear the gap of time between the releases of all the parts of this game will be too long.
"...so maybe keep your Buster Sword flaccid for the time being."
Really guys? XD
On topic though, I played FF VII for the first time in summer 2016 and absolutely loved it. I really hope this turns out well (if it ever turns out at all).
@Splat Eh, start with VII I say (might be biased since that was my first one though). If you want to play a remake, I think it's always a good thing to go play the source material first so you can appreciate the remake more. I've also heard VI is incredible, but I haven't played very far into it...
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi To early it will be 2028 it has to be 10 years like 15 was
@get2sammyb So its like FF13-1/13-2/13-3?
@Orpheus79V Square-Enix is just to much though i love things to be great but not if it takes 10 years.
@ShogunRok I know who the leads there must be terrible.
They finally programmed the start screen!
@Giygas_95 I agree. Playing a "remaster" first is fine, because they are usually the original work, only updated and made better. However, a "remake" is usually a totally different product altogether, so I feel like, especially with FFVII that playing the original is better first.
Can't wait to play this on the PlayStation 6 using the PS VR 3.
Going to be great having Tifa's boomers flying at you in glorious HDDDR , 7.7K Final Chapter Prologue, virtual reality goodness.
@Flaming_Kaiser Exactly.
I have a feeling that if development of this game goes much longer beyond the end of this year, they may just shift it over to the next generation of consoles, a la FFXV.
I'm starting to think this shouldn't have been announced at all. Not at the rate this is going, anyway.
@Splat if u are a fan of traditional jrpg then ff9 and all that come before would be good. If u are a fan of ARPG then 15 and somewhat 12, 10 and 13 fall somewhere in between for me. But really they are all good, some people like others more. They all good, even 15 and 13. If u was to choose the best one to start with, I guess 7.
The trilogy nature of it will inevitably lead to this crossing console generations. I am not touching this until there's one place to play all parts.
I was excited for this game when it was announced but then every subsequent piece of information that has come out has lessened my excitement by a degree. I know it's not exactly pushing creativity limits, but all I want from the FFVII remake is Final Fantasy VII with better graphics and voices and re-recorded music. I don't want a trilogy. I don't want Cloud to be Advent Children Cloud. I don't want a new battle system. I basically don't want a modern Final Fantasy. I just want VII but easier on the eyes.
@DerMeister lets be honest the ONLY reason Square announced it as early as they did is because people wouldn't stop getting on to them about it
"Where is the FFVII remake" is pretty much all that was posted on Square Enix posts and websites since they released that PS3 tech demo
@johncalmc then whats the point in remaking it at all?
a remake means doing it all in a new way, taking the old game and making it again for the modern era
if you want a better looking version of the original game buy the P.C version and download the high res mod
@FullbringIchigo Ordinarily, I would argue, what's the point in remaking anything? But Final Fantasy VII is one of the rare cases in which I would say that a graphical overhaul and little else would actually be a good idea.
FFVII has always had issues - even at the time of release - that should never have made it into the finished game, an unfortunate consequence of the game not being able to take advantage of its own success. FFVII was such a hit that subsequent Final Fantasy games had a higher budget and so they hold up a lot better today, even the other PSOne games in the series, but VII was odd even in the late '90s. It's got at least three disparate art styles that don't mesh, as though parts of the game were designed by different studios, it's got low quality music, it's littered with translation errors... the battle system is fun, the characters are great, the story is engaging, but on a technical level, the game has always had some problems, and so I'd be totally happy with a remake that took care of that but left the majority of the game as is.
Throw in a few new super bosses, maybe some new materia, and a few extra scenes to explain the story a little better, but that's all I want from a remake. I don't want it to be a modern Final Fantasy game with VII's characters, because frankly, I don't trust Square Enix with them.
@johncalmc lets be honest though while a FFVII Remake done that way would be great if it's offering the same game play and experience as the original it's not going to be that great of a seller apart from the super fans of course not when it will be coming out at £40 and the original is available for a lot less, times have changed and turn based RPG's aint as popular as they used to be and Square not only need to target a wider audience but also the audience of new gamers who either never played the original or wont because it's too old
this remake isn't just for us old fans but for new fans, it's 2018 and a 1997 style game just isn't going to cut it now a days not even with a name as big as Final Fantasy VII
Go nuts with it Square. Change the lot. I want to see how crazy it can be! Won't effect the greatness of the original.
I've lost all interest in this remake now I really with FF7 being my fave FF game of all time. I for one didn't care for a remake at all when it was announced great but because of the silence the idea it's going to be cut up (maybe like FF15) I really don't care for it and probably will wait till after launch to get it.
With all the episodic hubbaballo I've got to say I'd be okay with it. Midgar is the high point of FF7 for me and its over in... 4 hours? If this remake has enough GOOD content to make Midgar worth a 20-30 hour action RPG I'd happily lap it up.
Wish CyberConnect2 were still apart of it, gameplay looked great
I blame Nomura. Let's just hope they don't need to find another poor man to make a somewhat coherent game out of Nomura's random assets in 2,5 years...
@FullbringIchigo That's essentially what I've been thinking. It's actually a shame, since all the people who bothered them about it no longer seem to want it.
They need a huge re-reveal for the game this year. Lots of new actual gameplay and not just from Midgar.
Guys, you're not helping Splat... at all!!
@Splat: The only real and best answer is to pick one and dive in completely. Then move over to the next. Everyone has personal favourites so neither FF is best.
I was introduced with VIII and loved it. But won't recommend it to you cuz you may not feel the same way. Each FF is different and after playing a few you'll form your own opinion and favourites. Just quit waiting and just go for it, doesn't matter which one you pick.
Launch game for PS5? it'll still come out before Capcoms Resident Evil 2 remake (assuming that's still a thing)
Once again, why the hell are they making this into an action RPG is all I can ask.
OG Final Fantasy 7 is my 3rd favorite game ever made and I couldn't be less interested in this one.
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