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Yoshinori Kitase on number of games in FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE series: "We don't know ourselves"
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I agree but even FFIV ds had voice acting. They should have kept it smaller scale while making everything voice acted.
I think this is a bit disingenous. There are multiple games where I enjoy despite it not having an overworld. I think to detract from the fun aspects of the game because it lacks one thing isn't a healthy mindset. If it means that we still get a fun game at the end of it and it is mechanically sound, it is a worthwhile venture.
Oh so they are gonna break the progression. Make a mess by part 5/? ; (
Looks really good, but this unknown number of episodes and the first just being Midgard.
It's a real hype killer, that it seems they don't know wtf they are doing after Midgard.
Think of it this way: there's zero point in Cid being in the game AT ALL if the Highwind is no longer part of things.
Not true. While I do think this plot point will be streamlined a bit, or altered altogether, they make a valiant effort in trying to stop Meteor using the rocket ship. Cid plays a heavy part in that plotline so I imagine this is still critical.
I don't think they have much of a choice, almost every part of the game is going to be someone's favorite part, and for everything they cut it will piss people off who are buying the game to recapture the magic they felt when they played the original. Generally I think people want them to add and expand, not take anything away.
That would suck. One of the cool things about the original game was everyone finished it with different gear, different items, depending on where you went in the world and what you found and did.
Edit: Sorry double post
I consider it less than 3 after the rebooted dev cycle where they had to hire and put together their own staff and whatnot. Still a long time for maybe 10% of the world they're rebuilding, though.
Yeah, if we get a new entry every 2.5 years, and if the first entry is only Midgar, I can't see it being less than 4 parts, that's 10 years.
I do have to wonder though, they want to make each of these episodes like it's a full fledged AAA Final Fantasy game, the full feature length as stated in another Game Informer interview. Square Enix has been rather notorious with project development being pretty bad with AAA games, and I wonder how much this will eat into other projects because of their approach to development. Will we see a Final Fantasy 16? Can they even handle 2 AAA Final Fantasy games at the same time? How could this effect smaller, mid-tier development? FF7r is going for the long haul where each game may take roughly 3 years each to develop as Kitase says he does not expect development of other episodes to be any faster.
Great questions.
All I know is I'm keeping my expectations especially low.
Even though I'm critical of what they are doing, I'm still getting the game. My final judgement whether or not I think they are doing a good job and if I have faith in future episodes WILL be determined on how I come away from the experience.
Yup, they sure did.
FFVII remake showcase was so good.
We got Trials of Mana remake and the collection translated.
And FFXIV Shadowbringers, which was the best trailer of E3 by a mile. Nothing came close to it.
Would you say Final Fantasy IV ds is phoning it in?
Harder difficulty, voice acting, switched up gameplay to fuck with vets expectations on how to beat bosses, new features like augments?
The big problem facing SE is that they aim to make Ubisoft level type of games but they don't have the staff strength. Ubisoft is on a whole different level from other developers when it comes to how many people they hire. It doesn't help that it is hard to find talent in Japan since most people flog to mobile game development. Not to mention younger generations growing up on mobile gaming and not console gaming.
Bwahahaha. I mean, what could we expect from the company after the ridiculous way they handled FF13 and it's baffling sequels and FF15 and it's even more baffling post-launch content attempt to tape together the mess of a narrative. The only competent team within the company right now are the guys handling FF14, which ironically was the biggest shitshow of them all at launch.
How is the scope of Final Fantasy VII larger than than something like New Vegas? That's an insane statement to make.
I'm not bothered by this. It's makes sense to be to see the reception of Episode 1 and see if the broader scope/area expansion is well liked.
I'll buy the parts if they're good. Not bothered by this episodic approach.
I'll buy the parts if they're good. Not bothered by this episodic approach.
You'll get 1/35 printed on it, but the set is officially only 12, but only two more will be out.
They were only off by X!Remember guys, we're getting FFXXVII in 2027
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"Fans WILL NOT be disappointed."
In all seriousness, I am very, very intrigued to see if they can pull this off. I honestly thought they would release FFVII Remake in digital-download chunks per episode, and then later on release the full game physically once all episodes were complete. But given how legit the standard-collectors editions etc. look, it seems like they are aiming for a full-on $60 (or how much a new game is in your neck of the woods) game launch. So if I am charged the price of a new game, this thing better be the size of a final fantasy game, not some DLC content - which I think it will be more the latter but we will see.
I can see Wutai and Northern Continent coupled into their own game since they're smaller than the eastern/western continents.
if the speculation is right ff16 started development somewhere this year or before, leaded by yoshida
If this entire FFVII Remake project crashes and burns, it's going to be seriously bad PR for SE. Honestly, they should never have announced the remake in the first place.
I still feel that the remake announcement was something they quickly pushed out to appease everyone who got pissed off by Shinji 'Ultima Troll' Hashimoto during PSX.
In hindsight, if SE had just released the original FFVII on PSN without all that fanfare, it wouldn't have set off this hilarious chain of events.
I still feel that the remake announcement was something they quickly pushed out to appease everyone who got pissed off by Shinji 'Ultima Troll' Hashimoto during PSX.
In hindsight, if SE had just released the original FFVII on PSN without all that fanfare, it wouldn't have set off this hilarious chain of events.
The only thing I can think of is that they story boarded new content for the Midgar section to make it into a full game and are focusing their efforts to get this game done. If the writing is done then the writers are probably working on fleshing out the next part that will have to the in with the Midgar game.
They probably don't know exactly how many games will be needed to finish the story because they are adding to it. However, if the first game is pretty short and doesn't feel like a mostly stand alone title I will be pretty upset tbh.
Hopefully SE realizes the fanbase will be upset if it comes up short and pours everything they have into making each installment amazing.
They probably don't know exactly how many games will be needed to finish the story because they are adding to it. However, if the first game is pretty short and doesn't feel like a mostly stand alone title I will be pretty upset tbh.
Hopefully SE realizes the fanbase will be upset if it comes up short and pours everything they have into making each installment amazing.
Ok, it's "we'll see how much we can get done in a reasonable time frame" and that's the part 2 we'll get.
lol Square. Im excited but... this can only turn out badly. What about sales?? All the XIII games reduced in sales with each iteration. They should get this thing done by the 3rd part.
One game. Far more content than FFVII, made on the PS2. BTW, has a larger world than the recently released DQXI as well, which has a tube world map.
Also...
One game, released in 2006.
Never mind the amount of Tales games, Xenoblade games.
Nomura and SE simply have over budgeted and have too high expectations for this remake. It doesn't need all of this.
The excuses for this project are beyond pathetic.
They can add some variety with the lower sectors.
Why? The whole point is the slums are slums. Aerith's house is like this because she's...exceptional and special. It makes her character stand out and makes her home (as well as the church she visits) feel like a place away from hell. As they say,"flowers don't grow in Midgar." This is what made them so special. And you want variety? Um. Why exactly? How does that enhance the story in any way?
I wonder how you possibly could make part 1 feel 'mostly stand alone' so much of Midgar is setting up the mystery of why Sephiroth has returned and why Cloud left Soldier. Characters like Rufus show up in a climactic moments and there's no time to develop him. And for example you risk ruining the sense of mystery revealing more backstories in part 1.
Why does a remake of a 20 year old game need to compete with modern games? I've never heard of any remake needing to compete with modern games. Seiken Densetsu 3's remake certainly isn't. They've given that game, with its multiple characters and everything, full 3d graphics and everything. It's not competing with modern open world games nor should anyone expect it to. When Tomb Raider was remade, no one expected it to compete with modern games. When Ocarina of Time was remade for 3ds, no one expected it to compete with modern games. The game stood as a classic on its own. The updated some things, and made things better, but ultimately it wasn't competing with modern games and no one saw any reason for it to.
Why are the expectations for this game so out of whack? Why do people want it to compete with modern games? That doesn't mean it should be poverty and have random encounters and no voices but Christ.
Can anyone name a remake of a game before that was slated as requiring this sort of overhaul? That was seen as needed to in order to save a company? That had this many expectations thrown at it? That required this much thought? At least in terms of games? I can't. Even classics like MGS, when they were remade, never had this sort of expectation.
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