'Final Fantasy VII Remake' to take different path; producer reveals game will feature multi episodes

Martin Martinez Wednesday, June 22, 2016

A scene from "Final Fantasy 7" video game | Square Enix

Fans of the "Final Fantasy" franchise were generally left disappointed after the recently held Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016.

Previously, there had been talks on the possibility of "Final Fantasy VII Remake" getting featured at E3 2016, but it was not in sight and people were left with questions on how far along it is in development.

Despite its absence at E3 2016, the discussions of the remake being available have not died down, with recent talks saying that the game could possibly be available by 2017.

With all the news about the potential remake, those who follow the "Final Fantasy" series should expect the remake to be slightly different from the original rendition.

In an attempt to maximize the game's plot, producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed their plans of trying to divide the game into various episodes, being divided into multiple games as well, to help the game reach different depths.

Speaking in an interview, Kitase said, "It will essentially be a full scale game for each part of the multi-part series. In 'XIII,' each instalment told the story from a different angle. It was kind of like approaching an unknown territory in a sense. Whereas with 'Final Fantasy VII Remake,' we already have a preexisting story, so it wouldn't really make sense if that isn't encompassed in a multi-part series. So if we're just looking at each of these parts, one part should be on par with the scale of one 'Final Fantasy XIII' game."

Furthermore, Kitase claimed that while the game will take on a different angle from the original, he attempts to improve all the aspects of the game in order to make it more interesting and engaging to the audience.

"I, along with [Tetsuya] Nomura-san and [Kazushige] Nojima-san â€” who are involved with the remake â€” were also involved with the original 'Final Fantasy.' We were the people who created it, so in that sense, we don't think anything is untouchable. That isn't to say we're changing everything," he said.