Changes in store for the Final Fantasy VII Remake
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Gamers around the world are eager to hear news on the remake of the legendary Final Fantasy VII, but it seems word may come later than they hoped.
It seems video game producer Square Enix have decided to sever ties with CyberConnect2, the third-party developer they recruited to help work on the highly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake. Now the title has fallen into the hands of Square Enix’s own Naoki Hamaguchi – the head of the team who worked on Mobius Final Fantasy – who will be directing the game along with a team of in-house staff. CyberConnect2 were best known for their work on the .hack series as well as the Naruto games.
The decision was apparently made for the sake of controlling quality and keeping the schedule stable, suggesting CyberConnect2 either made choices Square didn’t agree with, or weren’t meeting deadlines. Whatever the case, Hamaguchi stated the whole matter was a ‘sensitive subject’. He had this to say: “So far, development has been carried out mainly with the support of external partners. However, in view of factors such as improving quality when the product goes into mass production in the future, the company has decided to shift the developmental system back to within the company, so as to maintain a stable schedule and have control over factors such as quality. We will be forming a robust system within the company to properly carry out the development.”
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Given that it’s been two years since the Remake was announced and fans are still left with mere scraps of information, there are concerns rising about the future of the game. And considering the lack of any sort of release date, fans are growing worried that the title may end up in the same position as Square’s similarly anticipated Kingdom Hearts 3, which still has no release date despite being announced years ago.
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