Highly Anticipated Video Games That Aren’t Releasing This Generation
Final Fantasy VII Remake
It would be an understatement that the remake of Final Fantasy VII is highly anticipated.
Boasting graphics and gameplay remade from the ground up using current-gen technology, the remake stands as a way for fans new and old to dive back into the iconic JRPG.
Its prospects for success are only bolstered by the fact that Tetsuya Nomura, one of Square Enix’s top creative figures, is heading the project.
Among all this excitement though, there is the reality that the game isn’t coming out anytime soon, or at least not in one piece.
Since it was first announced back in 2015, it was revealed that the remake would be released in an episodic, multipart fashion. Each episode would have a full-sized game of content, and as such would require that much more time to develop.
This long development cycle has only been exacerbated by Square Enix having to split their attention between it and Kingdom Hearts 3’s development, both of which are high profile releases that have required extensive development time.
Nomura has stated that the Final Fantasy VII remake will have the company’s complete attention once Kingdom Hearts 3 releases, though there’s no telling exactly how much work would still need to be done once this happens.
As such, it’s no surprise there hasn’t been any hint of a release window, and that news on the title has been few and far between.
There’s a very small chance one of the game’s episodes could release on the tail end of this console generation, but all things considered, fans should be prepared to see the game on a new generation of consoles.
