Square talks Final Fantasy VII remake
- Posted May 3rd, 2008 at 07:49 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 68 Comments
Final Fantasy VII Director Yoshinori Kitase recently touched on the possibility of remaking the RPG classic for the PlayStation 3, stating that fans could “expect the probability of something spontaneous happening at some point.”
Kitase commented that if a remake were to transpire, it would have to include all of the core team members from the original 1997 PlayStation classic; something which isn’t possible right now due each individual’s commitments to other projects.
"My feelings are that if a remake were to work well then all the core members of the original team must be reassembled, all the artists and designers,” said Kitase.
“The problem is that, although all of us have an idea of what a remake should be and how to do it, organising such a thing right now is logistically very difficult. All the different members are now involved in very new, very large projects like Final Fantasy XIII and those projects are going to take a while.”
Despite this, he refused to completely rule out the chances of a remake on PS3, adding, “Maybe, when all those games are finished then we can look at doing something like that.”
”Of course, that said we came up with the idea for Crisis Core in just two days. It was a case of 'this is what we want to do, so let's do it'. So, you can definitely expect the probability of something spontaneous happening at some point, but it's hard to predict."
Stay tuned for further developments as they break.
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Emo-Mercenary |
Clarky-132- 8:16am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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Never played any of the Final Fantasy games. Theres too much, and I just don't understand what there about either.
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 9:38am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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I'm suprised they come up with cirsis cores concept in 2 days!
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 9:46am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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Lemme tell ya, I was like "Let sleeping dogs lie" until I played crisis core. It brought me right back to FF7 (when I thought I had moved on). If they build it, I will buy.
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Dreamseller21 |
Dreamseller21- 10:08am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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This would be HUGE! I really want this to happen I want everything to stay the same as the original but just a fresh new look.
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blacksharinganx
- 10:17am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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the end of the other consoles shall fall when this game comes out, best final fantasy of the history
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Nosferatu
- 11:17am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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After their project the team could assemble and release ff7 remake , and of course microsoft will probably use money again the game would be 4 discs on the 360 and 1 or 2 discs on blu ray.
But if 100gb , 250gb of blu ray discs are released it would be on 1 blu ray disc.
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killers72888 |
killers72888- 11:23am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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omg ive heard the same story over and over and we nothing will happen for a while or maybe never so why keep posting about if we have nothing new to say about the story....but besdies that, I would really like a remake too :D
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GreyFox747
- 12:12pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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It will happen. It will be a while, but it will happen. I can't wait. This is still my favorite game of all time! I had a freakin FF7 reunion party on 07/07/2007. I've beaten the game in 23 hours and 43 minutes. I've gotten every chars stats to 255. I've gotten and done everything in the game. I play it atleast once a year. I WANT THIS REMAKE!
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AclayPS3
- 12:24pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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A Final Fantasy VII remake would definanlty be HUGE, but I'm pretty sure it would be a while even if they decided to develop it right now. Square is already working on FFXIII and FF versus XIII and those games are 2009 games at least.... and a FFVII remake would probably be in development for around 3 years...so yeah, it's going to be a LONG while before a FFVII remake is possible. And at E3, I'm thinking that Square might annouce something about a Kingdom Hearts 3 game too, but even if they don't, they have a full plate right now with FFXIII and FF versus XIII
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Stickemup
- 12:32pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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@GreyFox - and I thought I was a FF7 fan.
I would love to see it happen, not just for my own pleasure, but to get this new generation of kids aquainted to it. I sometimes forget that most kids today ages 18 and under have no idea how awesome FF7 was. For some reason, I just assume everyone has played all the MGS and FF games.
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Falanx13 |
Falanx13- 1:31pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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Personally I would die if they made a FFVII pack for the PS3 that would include: FFVII original, FFVII remake, Advent Children, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, and maybe even that cellphone game. Slap all of that on 2 or 3 blu-ray disks and ship it out for the die hards and those who never played FFVII.
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DavidRapozaArt
- 3:10pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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I dont really get all the hype. How about instead of remaking every popular game square ever had they sit down and come up with a new decent storyline and stop pulling this same crap over and over. Sure you can remake the final fantasy series a crap ton of times but the only reason the new games arent close to as good as the old ones is because that team left square to form mistwalker(not all but some, FFVII creators anyways). So I think instead of gravedigging they should get a new team of people who dont just think about money... Like creative people who want to make good games?
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*Chris*
- 3:43pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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I would love a FFVII remake, but I am really looking forward to XIII and Versus. Something fresh and new. FFVII is great!! Don't get me wrong about that. For now though I'll just play the original. We know an FFVII remake is coming...someday. If not, then SE are the CRUELEST people ever for creating that Tech Demo. I was so excited when I seen that.
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zombieking36
- 4:04pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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NO REMAKE! Just add in the original into FFXIII, even if its on a seperate disk!
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*Chris*
- 6:01pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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^ I agree. If it were to be remade EVERYTHING should stay the same. The battle system, materia system, everything. If they added / removed plots / storylines it just wouldn't have the same feel to it. As for the battle system, remember when rumours were flying round saying that FFVII remake would have an FFXII style battle system? That would totally RUIN it. Wouldn't work at all.
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 6:05pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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It's funny how times put thing into prespective; it doesn't matter how old you are, if you played Final Fantasy VII when it was first released. you would have played it more then a decade ago! ******
The 1st FF game I played was Final Fantasy VIII - Personally I'm more fond of that then Final Fantasy VII.
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MetalSlugIV
- 6:52pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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My girlfriend has "blackmage" in Japanese tattoo up her spine. This is her favorite game of all time. I'd never be able to play my PS3 again if they remake this game! LOL.
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wocyob
- 7:08pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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bout time they said something...i was thinking they didnt care about the fans anymore....but this is VERY good news and i am very happy to see they still want to but atm cant...but due time guys the remake will be EPIC...they will know the ps3 very well and take graphics to a new levels....GG SE
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Casual
- 7:40pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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look with ff13 and versus will BE HUGE FOR THE Ps3 this remake is like a trump card for sony if sony actually pressures Square to do it they win the console war cuz more people will want to buy it heck even make ff7 online multiplayer give it the same fighting system than crisis core but with all 3 characters fighting in the battle and you just switch and while you control one the rest fight on their own like gambits but much more advanced. Then give it out as a bundle. Then Sony wins the console war we are already coming up and winning but this would only just throw the damn 360 in a cellar and put a key to it.
DO IT
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jamisonsalamande
- 8:48pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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Honestly, this goes beyond saying "this is old news". It's only been recited on the internet a thousand different times and places. It doesn't need to be said yet again. I have indeed played Final Fantasy VII, and I do love it. They would just have to make everything perfect or it would be wrecked. It would have to have all the exact same music, note for note, every instrument. If they could use a symphony it would be amazing, but if Uematsu wasn't doing all of it I wouldn't bother. I would probably prefer a fixed camera so it would be similar to the original, as that was the way it was. There are so many things they would have to do to make a remake of the most famous and amazing gaming ever produced, and if even one thing wasn't as perfect as it originally was it would be a lot of wasted time.
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mcwups1
- 9:41pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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You could almost tell by my screen name, that I work for UPS. I'm in management, and as some may know, it's a fortune 500 company.
I'm telling you from a business standpoint, Sony, Square Enix, and the public (World), CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH THIS!!!
Make the flipping game already, while the PS3 is still high priced. I just don't get it. Do you know what type of cash crop that game would be for everyone involved. This is a NO-BRAINER!!!!!!
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RagingStorm |
RagingStormX- 12:39am BST - May 4th, 2008
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Seriously speaking.....forget FF7, I would much rather see a remake of FF8 or Xeno Gears. Any true hardcore RPG gamer knows that whiles being a great RPG (especially for its time), you take away 3 things...Sephiroth, Omni-slash and Knights of the Round materia...FF7 ain't sh!t. Truth be told, Squall > Cloud and ID > Sephiroth...yes, it may be my opinion, but it has strong common ground that makes it as close to fact as possible. Don't get me wrong...I will support and buy a FF7 remake if it were to come out, but jees.....is hype everything? I rather a better game vs a great name any day of the week.
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Twilight93
- 1:24am BST - May 4th, 2008
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If Square did this, I would love them for ever and ever!!!!! Still, from this post, it'll probably be done only after FFXIII is released, or at least finished in production. But it's going to be hard to get Nourma since he's working on the new Kingdom Hearts games too and I believe he's a "core member" too.
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Anim3Fr33K |
Anim3Fr33K- 3:19am BST - May 4th, 2008
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Id say do it like the rest of the people, but i already know square will do it, simply because it will make bucket loads of $$$
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Glen24 |
Glen24- 4:44am BST - May 4th, 2008
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SQUARE will do it, but it'll just take time as XIII is a very big game with tones of music, characters, weapons and all that and they've got most of the masterminds behind VII working on it so XIII will be brilliant and VII remake will take time, look at about 2 years i would say then they might begin work on VII.
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Bigsmoke94
- 10:24am BST - May 4th, 2008
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im not much of a final fantasy fan, but this would be great for the ps3. remaking other games would be cool too.
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ForTheSteel |
ForTheSteel- 1:53pm BST - May 4th, 2008
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they would probably make more money if they just canceled FFXIII and started working on FFVII.
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 2:22pm BST - May 4th, 2008
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This is interesting WHY do so many people WANT a REMAKE so badly anyway?
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Blazincloud16
- 3:42pm BST - May 4th, 2008
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yes yes yes this is what FF fans have been waiting for trust me on this that many people around the world will get the game all im saying is to make the game and many many many people will be happy
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 9:31pm BST - May 4th, 2008
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Ah crap. How long are we going to have to hear about a remake coming now? I have a feeling it's going alongside in-game XMB and Home. Great...
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jamisonsalamande
- 11:05pm BST - May 4th, 2008
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@ forthesteel: You have no idea how mad I would be if they stopped making Final Fantasy XIII. That would be ridiculous. I'd rather have FFXIII then an FFVII remake any day, don't forget the original still holds high ground over a lot of things and I can still play it
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 5:37am BST - May 5th, 2008
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'forethesteel' I've seen that PSN somewhere!
My music at Mysingstar is really cheap! look for Los Fuertes n Buy it!
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 6:38am BST - May 5th, 2008
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Am i the only one who thinks Crisis Core isn't all it is hyped up to be?Then again,i never understood the combat system that much either.
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Free_Agent
- 3:58am BST - May 6th, 2008
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I hope they do indeed end up making this. As if it wasn't enough that they teased people with a "this is what FF7 could look like on PS3" triailer before the console launched. I agree with the earlier posts, I haven't been overly impressed with Crisis Core, or all that many of Squenix's projects as of late, but if they get the original team together for this, I think it would be too hard to pass up.
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