It’s a balancing act, but one that’s helped by the fact that FINAL FANTASY is iconic. “As a result of this, even those who haven’t played the original FINAL FANTASY will be able to experience the same twists while feeling the same emotions that were present in the original, and I believe that this will help it to stay in fans’ memories as a piece of entertainment which is passed down from generation to generation.” Or in terms of the battles-the ATB battle system and the materia system.) Rather, I felt they wanted us to take advantage of the extended creative freedom which has come with the advancements in technology and game design over the last 20-plus years, to change the game into something which would appeal to the gamers of today. “And they also didn’t want us to change what they loved (such as the characters, the feel of the world, and the story tying these aspects together. “The way I saw it, fans didn’t just want us to borrow the world of FINAL FANTASY VII and revive it as some kind of entirely new remake,” Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi explains. But even with the greatly expanded city, new fans won’t be missing out on the classic experience. You’ll get to know them, their personalities, and even their families. Entire chapters focus on what were previously side characters. Every character in Avalanche, Cloud’s team of mercenaries, now has an expanded backstory. “By narrowing down this episode to Midgar, we were able to make the story clearer, depict the city in even greater detail, and increase the depth of the acting for the characters.” If we were to remake the whole original game in one go, then we’d have to roughly trim each section down and make it a digest.
Yoshinori Kitase, Producer of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, explained why: “Being able to create an episode in Midgar in the sort of detail that modern gaming fans expect, was a great plus. Rather than completely remaking the whole game, the developers have focused all their attention on the opening city of Midgar, turning it into its own game for players to explore. This isn’t a remaster, but a complete reimagining of the original game from the ground up. Players will experience the sprawling city of Midgar as Cloud Strife and his team battle to stop Shinra corporation from draining the world of its energy. That’s next week!įINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE brings both the main release and the FF7R EPISODE INTERmission DLC together in one package. The classic RPG, that was rebuilt from the ground-up and released on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5, will be arriving on the Epic Games Store on December 16. Final Fantasy XVI’s adventure takes place in a land called Valisthea, Square Enix later revealed, an area which is studded with colossal mountains of glittering crystal called Mothercrystals.įinal Fantasy 16 is being directed by Hiroshi Takai, the designer who performed the same role for Final Fantasy XIV and The Last Remnant.Square Enix just announced during The Game Awards that FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE is coming to the PC.
We want the next announcement to be something where everyone says, ‘I’m going to buy this game!’ This, we are putting a lot of effort to make sure the quality is great.”įinal Fantast 16 was announced last summer as a PlayStation 5 exclusive release. “It’s quite difficult to make sure the quality is amazing. “I know as a company they want us to show it at TGS at the very least.”Įlsewhere in the live streamed event, Yoshida said that work on Final Fantasy 16’s scenario was now complete, and that its audio voice recording was also nearly finished. Notice: To display this embed please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences.