Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

[Gikoku]

Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

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Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn't think it'll happen any time soon. What about the company's president?

According to Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada, they are often asked about a Final Fantasy VII remake. It took Square Enix between three and four years to get recently released Final Fantasy XIII to a high level of quality. "To get FFVII to something like FFXII," the exec tweeted, "it would take ten times as long".

Ten times?!

It would take somewhere between 30 and 40 years to remake Final Fantasy VII? Surely, Wada is being flip!

He does add that because it would take so long, the circumstances for a remake are difficult. However, this is the request Square Enix often gets, so the company isn't simply blowing off the idea.

 

[Tyloric]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

Don't make it a console release. PROBLEM SOLVED!

 

[Firis]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

^My lowish budget lifestyle has already stolen Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 from me, don't take away my chances of playing FFVII-U(pgraded) too.

 

[Gikoku]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

Personally, I'd be satisfied if they just did an HD remake of FFVII like they did with the God of War collection.

 

[Zjuggernaut]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

That doesn't make sense.

The characters are there.
The stories there.
The world is there.

All they have to do is get voice actors and bump it up to modern standards. It's like colouring in a black and white drawing.

All I want is better graphics. If they change anything, I swear to God I'll kill them.

 

[Firis]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

^Spoiler, Aeris lives and marries Cloud, Tifa dies in a nearly Shakespearian way and Yuffie and Red XIII get hitched... I so wish I had FFVII

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

They are merely making excuses and it wouldnt take anywhere near the crazy amount of time they are stating. They are just afraid of the fanbase backlash if they screw it up.

 

[Gikoku]

Re: Square-Enix Hyperboles FFVII's Remake Development Time

They are merely making excuses and it wouldnt take anywhere near the crazy amount of time they are stating. They are just afraid of the fanbase backlash if they screw it up.

Exactly, Lost Odyssey & Blue Dragon are fine examples that Square-Enix is trying to play people for fools. Two games that were done by Mystwalker (ex-Squaresoft employees & owner) in the exact same style as the old Final Fantasies with next-gen visuals and only took a few years to develop.

Like ZJ said. Since SE already has the engine done (Crystal Tools), the story, characters, and gameplay already created, half the work is already finished.