Multiple Parts Isn’t Necessarily Bad
One thing that Final Fantasy VII fans must be reminded of is the fact that it wasn’t a small game. Not only were there several huge towns and cities that could be explored, but there was also a huge overworld that players needed to traverse in order to get around. Throw in some memorable optional bosses, Chocobo breeding and racing, huge cutscenes, and tons of options when it came to your RPG action and you have something that just hasn’t been done in some time. Square Enix has already stated their stance on bringing back everything that made the original game great, but delivering them all to the same fidelity as what has already been shown off is no small feat.
Flying or driving around the overworld, having a fully functioning farm, recreating all of those insane bosses to be played with the new mechanics, building every single one of those cities and towns from scratch; none of these things are simple. Even with the new technology of Blu-Ray Discs and built in hard drives in modern consoles, it would take a hell of a lot of memory space to provide this in one go. Grand Theft Auto V is only a fraction of what would be needed for Final Fantasy VII Remake and it is currently one of the largest games on the PlayStation 4 sitting at over 60 GB. Just imagine what Final Fantasy VII Remake would top off at.
Splitting this up into multiple full fledged video games, each with their own unique gameplay and experiences, sounds like a reasonable trade off if it means getting everything in that fans want. On top of that, it may mean being able to get some Final Fantasy VII Remake action much sooner. If they split it up into several games you can play the first one as they work on the second instead of waiting for everything to be completed longer down the line.
