Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has revealed that a possible remake of Final Fantasy VI would have to encompass around four – five games in order to do the story justice.
Yoshi-P was appearing alongside Naoki Hamaguchi during Final Fantasy Fan Fest Berlin over the weekend. Hamaguchi-san, who is director the Final Fantasy VII Remake project, was asked which game was the biggest influence on his life.
I’ve given this answer to a lot of media interviews, and it is also a Square Enix title so apologies for that, but Final Fantasy 6 is the reason I wanted to work in games so that always has a special place in my hear. But every time I give that answer to a journalist or someone, the next day there’s an article online saying ‘Hamaguchi will be remaking Final Fantasy 6′. So I also say ‘no, I am not’ at the same time.
“Of course I understand the feelings of the players, but you’ve got to think about it,” commented Yoshida. “Look at Final Fantasy 6. It’s such an incredibly huge game. The scale is just immense, and the same applies for other titles like Final Fantasy 8, Final Fantasy 9.”
“So of course now, since you’re [addressing Hamaguchi] working on the Final Fantasy 7 remake series, I do get that people would be asking for remakes of other titles, but if we did remake those other titles, we’d probably end up having to release them in four instalments, or maybe even five instalments.”
Speaking during an interview with Game Informer earlier this year, Hamaguchi revealed that any possible Final Fantasy VI Remake would be better suited to “another creator in Square Enix,” noting he’s currently busy with the FFVII Remake series.