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No Final Fantasy VII Remake Until Original Has Been Topped -- Square Enix CEO

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Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada gave today a specific condition on when we'll get a remake of Final Fantasy VII.


During the Q&A session of the company's annual shareholder's briefing (transcribed here), Wada was asked the expected question about the much wanted remake. His response was something to the effect of, we'll make a Final Fantasy VII remake once we've made a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of FFVII.


If you get the feeling that this statement belittles Square Enix's current development prowess, you're pretty much spot on. Wada admitted that at present, the company is not making Final Fantasy games that exceed the quality of FFVII. If they were to release a 7 remake right now, the FF franchise would be done with, he said.


While the staff would happily make an FFVII remake, this is something that if they decided to do, they'd have to give it their full effort.


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eevaleena 26th-Jun-2012 05:05 am (UTC)
we'll make a Final Fantasy VII remake once we've made a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of FFVII.

the company is not making Final Fantasy games that exceed the quality of FFVII. If they were to release a 7 remake right now, the FF franchise would be done with,

;___; I want FFVII remakes, but I don't want FF franchise to end either.

P/S: Sakupyon, use your position to persuade Square Enix upper-ups more! You didn't want to voice Cloud when you're 60 something, do you?

Edited at 2012-06-26 05:06 am (UTC)
firemelon 26th-Jun-2012 07:43 am (UTC)
have you seen gokus va? age is nothing.
spatza_camino 26th-Jun-2012 05:05 am (UTC)
I'd like to see a FFVII graphics reconstruction, but that'd be a long wait, I guess. Who knows until when the FF franchise will hold out without looking back at the seventh installment (collecting compilations is getting out of hand, really). Besides, a remake of the original would be a huge project.

Edited at 2012-06-26 05:07 am (UTC)
setsuna16 26th-Jun-2012 05:09 am (UTC)
They already did.

They're called VI, X, IX and IV.
sadistic_dance 26th-Jun-2012 05:40 am (UTC)
Thank you.
sadistic_dance 26th-Jun-2012 05:41 am (UTC)
Square you surpassed Final Fantasy VII twice on the playstation alone with FFVIII and IX.
impatiences 26th-Jun-2012 06:05 am (UTC)
Preach. IX is the ultimate title imo.
yasmine2009 26th-Jun-2012 05:42 am (UTC)
Define topped. I liked VII, but it isn't my favorite (my love of the man in my icon is what holds my interest in VII). So for me it has been topped.

What is Yoichi Wada definition of topped? Sales? Fan reaction? Professional review?
originaru 26th-Jun-2012 05:54 am (UTC)
Uggggh, when am I going to get my HD remake of VI and Chrono Cross?! I want to play VI with voice acting so badly and I want to see Locke and Edgar's beautifu faces in HD glory.
imanat 26th-Jun-2012 07:19 am (UTC)
Ugh, all of this D:
fahrenheitjiro 26th-Jun-2012 05:58 am (UTC)
Every game after VII topped it except for XIII/XIV.
fogcutter 26th-Jun-2012 06:02 am (UTC)
what's so great about VII that i keep hearing about it being the best of the franchise. i also played VI, VIII and IX and they're all the same to me.
asaphira_sachi 26th-Jun-2012 06:04 am (UTC)
I rather they don't recycle VII again tbh.
impatiences 26th-Jun-2012 06:07 am (UTC)
That reasoning makes no sense.
pinkplaidprose 26th-Jun-2012 06:09 am (UTC)
I'd rather he hadn't said that, because as everyone said, VII has been topped. Personally, I enjoyed it the most, but I don't think it's the best FF title out there (sticky topic, that). I wish, instead, he had said something like, "We will consider a remake only when we create a new FF title that can stand alone as strongly as VII originally did." That could instead be interpreted as the same vague condemnation of the franchise as it stands right now (with sequels upon sequels and what not), without lifting VII onto a pedestal that it really doesn't deserve.

Or maybe Wada honestly believes VII is the greatest FF title. Difficult to say.
suiteroom 26th-Jun-2012 06:37 am (UTC)
I'm not sure why he's belittling his own company's work.. As long as we get one though I'm good!
imanat 26th-Jun-2012 07:18 am (UTC)
Well that....sucks, the quality started dropping after IX, even though I did like XIII, but it wasn't close to any of the older games :(


idgaf, I would love a remake to VII and maybe while working on it they will stop and think "wow, what happened to this series" and realize the error of their ways :D
kame_94 26th-Jun-2012 10:11 am (UTC)
"even though I did like XIII, but it wasn't close to any of the older games :("
+1
yuui1010 26th-Jun-2012 07:41 am (UTC)
The oldies are alwyas sooo much better.....
kazeyumi 26th-Jun-2012 08:13 am (UTC)
FF7 is still my ultimate fave so i really want a remake. ;_; with voices and good graphics and all.
yllana_ardais 26th-Jun-2012 08:32 am (UTC)
he's so right. After FFX all they have produced is boring stories, one-dimensional characters and strange gameplay. The only good thing is the CG, but that alone doesn't make a good game. I love playing the old FF games, I don't care about the graphics, they are good enough for me.
squallina 26th-Jun-2012 09:11 am (UTC)
ITA with your comment. IMO all was rather good before X arrived, after which voice acting, graphics, and CGI become far more important than even a world map. ;_;
squallina 26th-Jun-2012 09:09 am (UTC)
As much as I'd love a next-gen VII, let it be. It's had enough love. I'd sure push for an Advent Children-style movie sequel for VIII though. Let's please get over this and let Squeenix move on to new things that look very promising, like Versus XIII.

Though, I guess I have to admit, this is all Squeenix's fault for making that FFVII technical demo. Had they not done that, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation at all.

Edited at 2012-06-26 09:13 am (UTC)
scubajr 26th-Jun-2012 03:10 pm (UTC)
I think if they gave us Versus already instead of toying with us for years, I wouldn't be this adamant about a FFVII remake.
bleed_peroxide 26th-Jun-2012 09:35 am (UTC)
Wow, way for them to shit on their own games. Honestly, I'm tired of hearing about FFVII. I love it, I truly do, but enough already. Just accept that it was a great game and try to work on something that'll stand on its own just as well, instead of constantly milking the success of a game that was made fifteen years ago. Time to move on.
sakichi 26th-Jun-2012 09:51 am (UTC)
...VII is far from being the best Final Fantasy game. Just sayin'.
kame_94 26th-Jun-2012 10:07 am (UTC)
They've already topped it in graphics (obviously), game design, battle sequence & design, map layout/details, character development, character design, storyline development, etc, in other FF games - IX especially.

We've waited so long for a remake already.. And of course there's going to be a bunch of criticism about the stuff they change or "enhance," but that's to be expected. Are they really going to wait until the people who actually want the remake die before they even start or what??
helios_blue 26th-Jun-2012 10:10 am (UTC)
FFVII... I think it's so popular mostly because it was a pioneer of a video game with a new level of plot complexity, memorable characters, graphics, etc. Back at the time when it was released, of course.
Its successors like VII, IX, X were just following the standard established by VII which made them less spectacular. Personally I think VI, IX, and X are the best though.
So unless the gaming world has another major revolution coming (which I doubt will happen), I think they'll keep worshipping VII as the ultimate FF.


atelierlune 26th-Jun-2012 12:09 pm (UTC)
It's not clear to me anymore, then, if SE even knows what it's doing anymore. If the CEO's goal is a goal being held at large in the company, how is this fierce juggling of half a dozen projects at once getting them to this goal? Is the greatness of VII reflected or manifest in XIII? In XIV?

I'm willing to go so far as to say that this is some sort of ploy to get the fandom off their backs. I don't think they really care about making a game as emotionally resonant as VII. The business plan is more important.
sunleth 26th-Jun-2012 01:04 pm (UTC)
Here for the FFIX love. Forever my favourite.

I'm trying to play through all FFs starting from the first one. Nearly done FFI! I can't wait to get to FFVI, since I've never played it.
lovely_tunes 26th-Jun-2012 01:39 pm (UTC)
ugh, can people stop sucking on FFVII's dick already?
kazeyumi 26th-Jun-2012 02:20 pm (UTC)
i love ff7, idgaf.
scubajr 26th-Jun-2012 03:00 pm (UTC)
So...never? I really want a remake though. I grew up watching my older brother play it repeatedly on our PS1 but when I got older and tried to play it, something happened to the first disc and it always freezes when I get to the Temple of the Ancients.
kame_94 26th-Jun-2012 05:02 pm (UTC)
Buy another copy..?
I bought a new one nearly 2 years ago from Ebay when my baby niece broke a disk. It only cost like $30 for one that was "like new".
Definitely worth it.

Edited at 2012-06-26 05:02 pm (UTC)
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