While "Final Fantasy XV" takes the whole RPG gaming world by storm with its confirmed release date and Ultimate Collector's Editions, Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase gives new details regarding the release of the game that many fans all over the world are waiting for: "Final Fantasy VII Remake."
It was earlier reported that Kitase and the development team plans to make the remake "go beyond" the original game that was released 20 years ago. And taking into consideration the massive jump in technology, doing so will require the game to be released in an episodic manner, as it will not fit in just one download or package. He explained that in a Square Enix blog.
Full-Scale Episodes
Now, Kitase has explained to Game Informer that each and every one of these episodes will be of a large scale, like a full-scale game running on today's cutting-edge gaming technology.
"It will essentially be a full-scale game for each part of the multi-part series," Kitase said.
"With regards to the current HD capacity and volume, the idea is that we wouldn't be able to encompass it all in just one installment," he added. "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."
Kitase also revealed that the development team already has plans as to the number of episodes that the remake will have. However, they aren't revealing any detail about that as of the moment, noting that it may change as the game development progresses.
Possible Additional Content
Knowing that the game is a remake, Kitase said that they are not content with just giving the original a visual upgrade like "FFVII Remake" Executive Producer Shinji Hashimoto told him. They are giving the game some fresh changes, like "Dissidia" style gameplay, and some characters from the whole "Final Fantasy VII Compilation" universe which includes "Advent Children," among other titles.
"Final Fantasy VII Remake" is still in development. Check back for more updates soon.
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