No Work On A Final Fantasy VII Remake "Yet"

26 Aug 2009 at 13:55:58 by Tim McDonald

Square-Enix's Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase have said that there's no work on a Final Fantasy VII remake - "yet."

Speaking to VG247, the pair - both known for their work on the Final Fantasy series, with Kitase having worked for Square since 1991 and Toriyama since 1996 - responded to a question about the possibility of a Final Fantasy VII remake in a tantalising way.

Speaking through a translator, the response was:

"There's not [sic] official project that's up and running for a remake of Final Fantasy VII at this point. Both Toriyama-san and Kitase-san were involved in the development of the game, however, and it holds a special place in their hearts. They do talk about it on a personal level, like, 'If we did it it would be like this or like that.' So, they do talk about it, but there's no official project yet. But there's that PSN release that just came out, so if you could play that for the time being, it should be fun."

Final Fantasy VII, of course, was the one that had a hero with a big sword fighting against a long-haired villain, which only describes up about 22 of the games if you count all of the side releases.

I kid. You know I love you, Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy VII was the entry which featured Cloud and Sephiroth, two of the most unbelievably well-known characters from the gargantuan series. It was also the first FF on PlayStation, the first FF on a CD format, and to some extent it's responsible for the Final Fantasy series breaking into the mainstream over in the west with around 10 million copies sold worldwide since launch. With popularity like that, it's not hard to see why there are so many fans screaming for a remake.

Check out our preview of the PSN release of Final Fantasy VII here, and of the forthcoming Final Fantasy fighting game Dissidia over here.

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