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[zenith16]

Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase On A Final Fantasy VII Remake. February 17, 2014 . 5:27am

“I won’t rule out the possibility, but it would take a lot to make it happen,” says Final Fantasy VII director, Yoshinori Kitase, on the possibility of an FFVII remake.

Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase, who also served as director on Final Fantasy VII, has once again commented on the prospect of a remake of that game, in a talk with Eurogamer.

According to Kitase, “staff availability and budget” are two of the biggest obstacles that prevent the remake from being greenlit, but there’s also another barrier in its way—Kitase’s own motivation to work on such a project.

“Even if I casually say I would like to do that, because it would be a huge project I would have to motivate myself to the level that I really am prepared to take on this huge responsibility,” Kitase said.

He continued: “I don’t know if those three things will happen simultaneously. It has to tick lots of very big boxes. I won’t rule out the possibility, but it would take a lot to make it happen. But should I ever take it on, it would have to be the biggest project I’ve done. My life work. So I would have to be as highly motivated as that to end up with something I’m very happy with. It’s a huge thing for me.”

Kitase also briefly touched upon the idea of an HD remastered version of Final Fantasy XII, saying that he isn’t aware of any such plans at Square Enix at the moment.

“It depends on the team who created 12,” Kitase said. “If they think it’s a good idea they might opt for it.”​

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source:Siliconera

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[KevanG]

I don't really see the point. Pretty much everyone who wants to play it already has and it's not like it's hard to get to play. I can't imagine sales would be that big anymore. They'd have to totally redo the entire game in order to make it worthwhile as opposed to FFX/X-2 which just got some graphics changes and a bit added. It really doesn't seem to be worth it in my opinion.

 

[zenith16]

I don't really see the point. Pretty much everyone who wants to play it already has and it's not like it's hard to get to play. I can't imagine sales would be that big anymore. They'd have to totally redo the entire game in order to make it worthwhile as opposed to FFX/X-2 which just got some graphics changes and a bit added. It really doesn't seem to be worth it in my opinion.

yeah well the fan base has be begging /demanding them to do it for over a while now and it most likely became stronger after hearing lighting will be appearing in other FF games cameo wise. and they want to use that to rinse the taste of her our to their minds.

 

[Havok83]

I don't really see the point. Pretty much everyone who wants to play it already has and it's not like it's hard to get to play. I can't imagine sales would be that big anymore. They'd have to totally redo the entire game in order to make it worthwhile as opposed to FFX/X-2 which just got some graphics changes and a bit added. It really doesn't seem to be worth it in my opinion.

IDA with this. Ive wanted to play it for quite some time but the thing is just too dated for me. If it were updated with a remake, Id definetly try it out.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

If this were a ps4 exclusive, I would get a ps4 for this. Just like I would get a wiiU if there were an open-world Pokemon game. Those games to me aren't must-haves; they're system sellers.

 

[Iceman]

I don't really see the point. Pretty much everyone who wants to play it already has and it's not like it's hard to get to play. I can't imagine sales would be that big anymore. They'd have to totally redo the entire game in order to make it worthwhile as opposed to FFX/X-2 which just got some graphics changes and a bit added. It really doesn't seem to be worth it in my opinion.

FF VII isn't a normal game though, the most significant from the series even if people have others as favourites. It's a big part of gaming history. Everyone's played it yeah but for most people the last time was about 15 years ago.

 

[Tron Bonne]

FF VII isn't a normal game though, the most significant from the series even if people have others as favourites. It's a big part of gaming history. Everyone's played it yeah but for most people the last time was about 15 years ago.

That's a pretty debatable statement to make. It brought the series into 3D, but is that as significant as the installment that created the franchise to begin with and saved Square from oblivion in the process? It's cool to want a remake of FFVII, but I think it's unfair to put it on some kind of pedestal that it is inherently above all other installments.

 

[Havok83]

I think he's referring to the impact the game in terms of making the series and RPGs more accessible to gamers, as before it was more of a niche thing. It arguable had more broad appeal across the board than entries before it and helped successfully modernize the series at a time when the landscape of gaming was shifting

 

[Tron Bonne]

I didn't try to argue that it didn't have history, but I think calling it the most significant entry in the series and implying that it deserves something more than any other installment is quite erroneous.

 

[Iceman]

That's a pretty debatable statement to make. It brought the series into 3D, but is that as significant as the installment that created the franchise to begin with and saved Square from oblivion in the process? It's cool to want a remake of FFVII, but I think it's unfair to put it on some kind of pedestal that it is inherently above all other installments.

All 1st installments of franchises create the franchise so that shouldn't count as a plus at all, or do we label all 1st entries as most significant? And saving Square makes it very significant to Square, doesn't mean the game itself is that significant to gaming. If a KoA 2 had saved Big Huge Games that would make it very significant to that company but KoA 7 might be the one that breaks all the barriers and matters to gaming long term. FFVII is not even my favourite but having read about gaming since the 80s/90s none of the others before or after made a similar impact. Either that or most of the gaming media has been talking bullocks for 15 years. I didn’t ask for it to be put on a pedestal, but it’s a fact that it’s the one the largest amount of people would want to be remade. And FFVIII is my favourite for the record, and the one I'd want remade if I could choose.

I didn't try to argue that it didn't have history, but I think calling it the most significant entry in the series and implying that it deserves something more than any other installment is quite erroneous.

You are the one who is using your own definition of significant and applying it to someone else's statement while showing you are aware that it can be interpreted in different ways. You said it was “debatable” in your 1st post and that was a totally reasonable comment. For some reason you then chose to upgrade that to “erroneous” which is disappointing, and I’d call that itself erroneous.

I do NOT think it deserves anything more. Most worthy of a remake sure, as it would be the one most in demand. And the game in that series that made the most impact, definitely, based upon the views of all gamers I have ever conversed with on the subject and everything I've seen in the gaming media over the last few decades. I believe CoD 4 is the most significant CoD title and Street Fighter II the most significant SF title in the same way. Also "erroneous" I guess?

 

[X Knight]

I'd buy an HD FFVII remake!!

rather have that than another XIII game which no ones wants............lol

 

[Iceman]

I'd buy an HD FFVII remake!!

rather have that than another XIII game which no ones wants............lol

Since VII and ignoring the MMOs, I would have preferred a sequel to any game other than XIII. Why did they choose the worst one to start making multiple sequels? Imagine Sephiroth back in a modern game.

 

[X Knight]

Since VII and ignoring the MMOs, I would have preferred a sequel to any game other than XIII. Why did they choose the worst one to start making multiple sequels? Imagine Sephiroth back in a modern game.

we can dream...........we can dream..........

 

[KevanG]

They've been talking about remaking it since before the PS3 came out. I just really don't see it happening.

 

[Soapy]

I would say IV is probably the most significant. It more or less codified what it meant to be a Final Fantasy game. VI perfected it. It's pretty much all been downhill since then.

[BLACKOUT]Joking.[/BLACKOUT]

[BLACKOUT]Sort of.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[zenith16]

Since VII and ignoring the MMOs, I would have preferred a sequel to any game other than XIII. Why did they choose the worst one to start making multiple sequels? Imagine Sephiroth back in a modern game.

they were using 13 to help make the money they lost back the same with the ios games.

that's why the sequels happened. there was an article on siliconera where they said lighting was their hero and there's a reason why. they are aware of the hate towards her and the series she was the star in. but they used it for that reason and cause 15 was being re purposed. cause they lost alot of money on "well you know what they blew it on."


and now with 15 they plan to make sequels with that as well. so be ready for that.

oh and some are saying there's a link between the goddess of the universe of 15 and lighting not sure if it's true,(most likely a rumor ) but I know others have been screaming in horror , since it's been passing around .

 

[Havok83]

The sequels were always meant to happen. They weren't some tactic to recuperate money. Sure, that helped, but when they announced XIII, they said from the very beginning that they were going to make 6 of them under that umbrella. The way they approached XIII and XIII-2 set the stages for those sequels, which again were always planned out

 

[Brother Jack]

I'd buy an HD FFVII remake!!

rather have that than another XIII game which no ones wants............lol

Given the state of Square currently I would not like a VII remake, and I say that as a massive fan of that game. I'm almost certain they would screw it up in some way. Just look at Advent Children and the spin off games.

 

[Tron Bonne]

All 1st installments of franchises create the franchise so that shouldn't count as a plus at all, or do we label all 1st entries as most significant? And saving Square makes it very significant to Square, doesn't mean the game itself is that significant to gaming. If a KoA 2 had saved Big Huge Games that would make it very significant to that company but KoA 7 might be the one that breaks all the barriers and matters to gaming long term. FFVII is not even my favourite but having read about gaming since the 80s/90s none of the others before or after made a similar impact. Either that or most of the gaming media has been talking bullocks for 15 years. I didn’t ask for it to be put on a pedestal, but it’s a fact that it’s the one the largest amount of people would want to be remade. And FFVIII is my favourite for the record, and the one I'd want remade if I could choose.




You are the one who is using your own definition of significant and applying it to someone else's statement while showing you are aware that it can be interpreted in different ways. You said it was “debatable” in your 1st post and that was a totally reasonable comment. For some reason you then chose to upgrade that to “erroneous” which is disappointing, and I’d call that itself erroneous.

I do NOT think it deserves anything more. Most worthy of a remake sure, as it would be the one most in demand. And the game in that series that made the most impact, definitely, based upon the views of all gamers I have ever conversed with on the subject and everything I've seen in the gaming media over the last few decades. I believe CoD 4 is the most significant CoD title and Street Fighter II the most significant SF title in the same way. Also "erroneous" I guess?

Not all 1st installments are that significant, no. Usually, they are, but for instance Street Fighter II is a much more significant game than the original Street Fighter. In the case of Final Fantasy, though, definitely. Square Enix would not exist today had it not been for that title, and neither would FFVII. It's dubious to label any game in a franchise as "most significant" in that manner.

And frankly, I'm not even sure what you're trying to say with most of the post in regards to the point. Your original post seems to imply that FFVII is some special case that trumps anything else. You go back on this in some this post, but you also seem to want to uphold it, too? Is it simply based on the fact that you feel people want it the most that it should get some kind of special treatment? Okay, fair enough, but I think you could've been clearer in your original post to that regard, because it didn't seem you were calling reference to the opinions of others in that.

Also, I didn't upgrade anything. I found the statement erroneous to begin with, which is why I commented on it. I'm not seeing why you saw the need to draw some kind of line between my first and second post. Maybe it's because I didn't put in my opinion at the end of the second one (I didn't in the first either, though)? I rarely do that in clear instances where my opinion is being presented, and the two statements are clearly one of disagreeing. Not sure why feelings were caught over one and not the other.

 

[Tron Bonne]

And just to throw in about it all, I think Final Fantasy VII is going to get remade at some point despite what's said. But I definitely don't think it'll be the remake the fans dream of. I don't foresee any big budget PS4/Xbone release. It'll be something for mobile or handheld.

 

[Iceman]

Not all 1st installments are that significant, no. Usually, they are, but for instance Street Fighter II is a much more significant game than the original Street Fighter. In the case of Final Fantasy, though, definitely. Square Enix would not exist today had it not been for that title, and neither would FFVII. It's dubious to label any game in a franchise as "most significant" in that manner.

Your 2 points in favour of FF1's significance are that it saved Square and that it created the franchise. I said in the last post why I don’t think external side effects like saving a company make sense to include for the individual game’s impact on gaming. If Square were in fine health at the time and FF1 was the 2nd game it would then lose a big chunk of its circumstantial significance despite being exactly the same game! Even if CoD 1 had saved Activision and created the franchise (which it did, and as most 1st titles do..but let's say it did it the FF1 way) I’d still think CoD 4 was the most significant. And as for FFVII not being around without FF1, isn’t that a backtrack to the *all 1st titles are going to win* thing that you’ve just tried to defend against? No future games in a series would be around without their predecessors.

You also say it’s dubious to label any game in a franchise as “most significant” but you’re happy to say SFII is much more significant than SF in the same post. When I say FFVII is most significant you cry foul, when I say SFII was most significant you agree so much that you in turn use it as your own example! So I guess by your rulebook it’s cool and not dubious to differentiate and rank the titles on significance (as you did), as long as we don’t mention which one comes out on top as I mistakenly did…or maybe it just suits your argument here.

And frankly, I'm not even sure what you're trying to say with most of the post in regards to the point. Your original post seems to imply that FFVII is some special case that trumps anything else. You go back on this in some this post, but you also seem to want to uphold it, too? Is it simply based on the fact that you feel people want it the most that it should get some kind of special treatment? Okay, fair enough, but I think you could've been clearer in your original post to that regard, because it didn't seem you were calling reference to the opinions of others in that.


Also, I didn't upgrade anything. I found the statement erroneous to begin with, which is why I commented on it. I'm not seeing why you saw the need to draw some kind of line between my first and second post. Maybe it's because I didn't put in my opinion at the end of the second one (I didn't in the first either, though)? I rarely do that in clear instances where my opinion is being presented, and the two statements are clearly one of disagreeing. Not sure why feelings were caught over one and not the other.

Debatable and erroneous are very different terms so maybe using debatable itself was the mistake (especially while we’re talking about clarity in posts). Debatable invites (possibly constructive) debate while erroneous invites caught feelings.

All I've said throughout is that I think it’s the most significant game in the series (and in the next post explained why I think that - and I wouldn't have minded debating this point) and a part of gaming history. I also separately implied that it’s the best choice for a rerelease in response to a post that thought it wouldn’t be worth it (and remember it’s not my favourite FF game which seems to be the reason you thought I was pushing its rerelease and asking for special treatment). All the other implied meanings you keep repeating are your own material. Feel free to keep saying it’s a special case, deserving of special treatment and that it trumps everything else but you should carry on that debate with yourself; I have a lot of respect for all the titles and the only one that I regularly complain about is XIII. I’ve not mentioned any of those or thought/implied anything other than what I’ve explicitly said (bolded again for reference) and there's little point in me contesting those issues as they aren't mine.

 

[Benstamania]

9 is my favorite... However VII brought people into FF... and I know many that haven't liked a FF since.

I still chuckle though when I think about SE saying from a few years ago that FFVII would take 40 years to remake.

Dopes.

Hey! Maybe we'll get ANOTHER stupid, stinking, boring 13 game!

 

[Soapy]

I said in that Lightning Returns thread that she is basically the John Cena of Final Fantasy. I don't know if we'll see more XIII games, but I think Lightning is going to hang around for a while unfortunately.

 

[Benstamania]

.....Oh no. You can't see her...

 

[zenith16]

I said in that Lightning Returns thread that she is basically the John Cena of Final Fantasy. I don't know if we'll see more XIII games, but I think Lightning is going to hang around for a while unfortunately.

well I saw someone say this on siliconera prior befor you said it and it started a new discussion there. it was kinda lost on me as I haven't been a fan of it since my mom friends son came and made made my younger siblings fight using moves from that and then she tried to blame me for it when I just came back from camp that day. so I have issue's with anything wresting. can't stand it. Martial art is cool but can't stand that. But she's never allowed to tell me how she likes any one else's son ever again or how well their doing in this job or cause of that crap.

She likes them so much fine adopt them lol when my dad see's I've completely disowned the the last name he'll know what that's about and he said he'll be in agreement.

oh i know who he(cena) is, since he's done movies but the rest over my head now and days.
sorry about that I just have beef with it but don't let it stop you. I don't like takin away other enjoying from what they like to talk about.



ok so here's what's new in FF news to day.


Square Enix Interested In Bringing Future Final Fantasy Games To PC. February 19, 2014 . 5:31am

Square Enix are interested in bringing future Final Fantasy games to PC, says Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase.

Square Enix are interested in bringing future Final Fantasy games to PC, Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase said in a talk with Eurogamer.

“Let’s not forget, when we developed the Final Fantasy 13 series, all three titles, at the early stages of development we were working on PC,” Kitase said.

“Then we had to port it to the consoles. As far as the technology is concerned, it would have been possible for us to make a PC version, but we decided against it for two reasons: we looked at the market situation and we didn’t think it would be a good idea, and also it would have involved lots of complex issues like security. So we decided not to do it this time around.”

However, Kitase added, Square Enix do see potential in the PC market for the future.

“But we see potential in it and there are lots of regions and countries where PC is very strong,” Kitase shared. “So in terms of our hope of being able to deliver our games to every single country in the world and to as many gamers as possible, yes, we would definitely be interested in pursuing that route in the future.”

It bears mentioning that both Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III use DirectX 11 for development. Both games are being developed at a quality higher than next-gen consoles are capable of, and then ported down to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which use very similar architecture to PCs, facilitating easy porting and multiplatform development.

Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura, who is directing both games, has stated in the past that the company will consider bringing Final Fantasy XV to other hardware capable of running DirectX 11 as well. Once again, the possibility of Final Fantasy XV appearing on PC is looking very likely.​

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Has These Features. February 19, 2014 . 6:45am

Square Enix have shared a new trailer for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, showcasing the remastered compilation’s new features

Square Enix have shared a new trailer for ​

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

, showcasing the remastered compilation’s new features, including updated graphics, improved music, data transfer between PS3 and Vita, ​

International Edition

content and more.​

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

will be available March 18th in North America and March 21st in Europe.​

source:Siliconera