It looks like the Final Fantasy VII Remake probably isnโt getting here anytime soon. On top of the rumors that the gameโs development was rebooted, a conversation between producer Yoshinori Kitase and development lead Naoki Hamaguchi that reportedly took place behind closed doors at the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary celebration event revealed a guesstimated release window of 2023. And although Hamaguchi apparently finds this unacceptable, it sounds plausible in light of the recently rumored setbacks.
The transcript of the conversation was obtained by someone at the event, although Square Enix hasnโt officially commented or clarified if this is for all of the gameโs proposed episodes or just the first release.
And while the seriesโ long-time composer Nobuo Uematsu previously said that he is not involved in the remake, a tweet by Twitter user aibo suggests that a Kitase interview confirmed him as part of the team, although itโs not clear in what capacity.
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Visual effects director Shintaro Takai spoke on creating the game, and how heโs trying to use a new generation of developers to create a game that surpasses the original.
โPersonally speaking, Final Fantasy VII Remake is a title that has a sense of generational change to it,โ he said. โThose who grew up playing Final Fantasy VII are now developers of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and theyโre gradually taking on more important roles. They are the ones I want to see give Final Fantasy VII a new shape.โ
โThis time around my role is looking over the art direction as a whole as well as deciding on bigger specifications, and my focus is to create a work environment that makes it easier for everyone, so I want to make it a field that allows the younger guys to be more active,โ he continued. โI say younger but theyโre mostly in their early-30s, and while theyโre more aged than they were in the past, I believe theyโre people with plenty of activity to offer.โ