The upcoming remake of Final Fantasy 7 will characteristic an all new space.
Speaking in an interview on the official Square Enix web site, Final Fantasy 7 co-director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed the remake will characteristic a lot of new new parts not seen within the unique – together with a completely new flooring within the game’ Shinra Building.
“I won’t reveal exactly what that entails, because I want people to enjoy it when they actually play the game,” says Hamaguchi, “but I will say that [Final Fantasy 7 Remake] has added a new upper floor to the Shinra Building to present a climax that was not in the original.”
“In the original game there were a lot of breaks in the game, where the screen went black, and then the game continues in a different location,” Producer Yoshinori Kitase provides.
“In other words, there were a lot of parts in between sections of Midgar that were implied, but never seen. That was something that we wanted to address with remake – to fill in all those gaps, show how the different parts of the city are connected, and make it a continuous experience.”
Hamaguchi additionally defined simply why fan-loved Red XIII wouldn’t be a playable character within the game, stating “we felt that as a result of he solely joins the group in the course of the latter phases, having him as a playable ally with full character development potential wouldn’t be a satisfying expertise for the participant. So we determined to have him be a part of for now, as a visitor character as a substitute.
“However, the development team feel the same way that the fans do when it comes to seeing Red XIII as an important character, and we designed his gameplay in a special way to offset him not being playable in battle.”
According to Hamaguchi, the important thing to navigating the brand new flooring within the Shinra constructing is utilizing Red XIII’s distinctive skills to beat its environmental obstacles. “Letting the player experience his heroics in this way is something that I’m confident will please the fans,” he says.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake will launch on PS4 on April 10. It’s been a very long time coming, however different platforms can have some time longer to attend – whereas no different platforms have been confirmed, we do know that the PlayStation exclusivity lasts precisely one 12 months. Here’s hoping it additionally involves PC and Xbox One sooner or later.
Earlier this month, Square Enix confirmed Final Fantasy 7 remake is not going to be delayed because of the coronavirus. But a few of you received’t be getting a tough copy of your game on day one.
