Today Square Enix made an announcement on the Final Fantasy VII Remake official Twitter account, talking about the first game of the series and planning for the second.
As we reported yesterday, Producer Yoshinori Kitase mentioned that the team is continuing to plan and outline the volume of the second game while they finish the first. That being said, they do have their own internal schedule and plan.
Kitase-san also explained why they decided to focus on Midgar for the first game. You can find the full string of tweets below.
Direct from #E32019, we’ll have a full interview with Yoshinori Kitase, Producer of #FinalFantasy VII Remake later this week, until then, here are some of the highlights. #FF7R [1/5] pic.twitter.com/r6bFA6uOfZ
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) June 12, 2019
“FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE goes much deeper into the world and characters of FINAL FANTASY VII than ever before.”
“It’s a huge volume of work and data to re-imagine this world. Each game in the project will have a volume of content comparable to a standalone FINAL FANTASY.” [2/5]
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) June 12, 2019
“While the development team finish the first game in the project, we are continuing to plan and outline the overall volume of content for the second.” [3/5]
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) June 12, 2019
“Due to the work already done on the first game we anticipate development of the second game to be more efficient. We have our own internal schedule and plan, but for now we’d like to focus our information on the first game in the project.” [4/5]
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) June 12, 2019
“The first game in the project takes place in the eclectic city of Midgar, we chose to focus on Midgar as it best represents the world of VII as a location more than any other. Midgar is full of imagination with myriad influences and surprises around every corner” [5/5]
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) June 12, 2019
If you want to see more of the Final Fantasy VII Remake, you can check out today’s gameplay reveal and trailers, another from a few weeks ago, and a beautiful piece of concept artwork showing off Sephiroth, and some crazy-detailed character images featuring the protagonists.
You can also read more details about the voice and subtitle options that will be included in the game. Last, but certainly not least, you should enjoy all the details our very own Ed Mcglone learned while playing the demo at E3 2019.
The first game of the Final Fantasy VII remake will launch on PS4 on March 3, 2020. No other platforms have been announced so far.
