Final Fantasy VII Remake “Will Be Beyond What Could Fit In One Entry” Says Director
A press release was shared recently that hinted at the idea that the Final Fantasy VII remake will be split into installments instead of one large game. This nugget of information sent the internet into a frenzy as many decried the idea that Square Enix were employing “episodic” content for the remake. In reality, that word was never used and we still don’t know what they mean by “multi-part” installments.
The game’s director and producer Tetsuya Nomura and Yoshinori Kitase recently spoke with Famitsu on the issue and explained the necessity for one than one volume of the Final Fantasy VII remake.
“It’s going to be multi-part because when we considered fully remaking Final Fantasy VII in PS4 quality, and as we look over much of it, we estimated the volume to be beyond what could be fit in one entry,” Nomura explained.
The game will be split up so that as much of FF VII can be kept intact as possible. While certain elements need to be sacrificed, there will always be compensation in terms of experience. A representative for Square Enix told Polygon that each installment will have the “content of a full-sized game”.
There’s no pricing or structure even hinted at in the Famitsu interview, which makes sense because they probably haven’t gotten that far yet, but Nomura and Kitase did reveal the game is being built ground up with the Unreal Engine 4, which totally explains how good the latest gameplay trailer looks.
Whatever happens, the Final Fantasy VII remake is coming. Now we just need a ballpark release date.
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Bull Fucking Shit.
If we can fit the likes of WItcher 3, GTAV and Skyrim in a single release, there’s no excuse.
I don’t think this is an outright cash grab though.
I think it’s something like MGSV, where they’ll use the funds from part one to fund future work on the title. It may also be that they can’t complete all of it in time for the 20th Anniversary, so they want the first part out for that and then can let the rest trail on.
I just wish they’d be more upfront about the reasoning, rather than “It’s too big”.
No it isn’t.
I completely agree! But Final Fantasy VII is a lot bigger of a game than any mentioned above so when it goes to PS4 I can understand but why not multi disk like the original….. Money grabbers that’s why 🙁
Square Enix told Polygon that each installment will have the “content of a full-sized game”. The line that ruins my hope 😉
All of these are vague, wishy washy terms. For something like FFVII, fans will accept if they just say “We can’t afford it because we are awfully managed. We will release it section by section so that we can afford development of each stage.”
The terms they’re using are just so aggravating for me. Just be open and honest lads!