Finally, there is a brand-new update for the Final Fantasy VII remake. During Sony's State of Play today, the much awaited game was officially announced. A new trailer for it was also released. Even though it was short—just over a minute—it seemed new and substantial, indicating that the game was already in progress. During their E3 2019 presentation next month, Square Enix has promised to disclose further details, but as of right now, I have a few solid ideas about what to expect from the finished Final Fantasy VII Remake.
It will diverge significantly from the original.
It should come as no surprise, but even from the gameplay, it is clear that the remake will be quite different from the original 1997 version. Not that we dislike the classic Active Time Battle turn-based role-playing game type that was popularized by the Square games of the 1990s. However, the most important thing for everyone who intends to purchase this game to realize is that it will not play at all like that version.It is clear from the camera at Cloud's back and the command choices at the bottom left that the mechanics will be more in keeping with the
Kingdom Hearts style.and
, the long-forgotten PSP classicFinal Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Although we haven't seen much gameplay yet, the little teaser released today suggests that this will be a very different game.
Episodic releases will not occur
Though it seems that this has been forgotten in recent years, Square Enix originally intended for the game to be released in numerous “episodic” installments, akin to Telltale games. Additionally, they were trying to find a third party to create the title, but those plans were shelved. In the end, the business took over and developed it itself. Since then, there have been very few, if any, discussions regarding the game being divided into several sections.We are completely OK with Square's decision to probably simply release it as the full title. While games that were released in episodes may have succeeded for some titles, like The Walking Dead, most modern players would rather have a more complete and satisfying story in their goods. Square most likely realized this, so don't expect to hear the word "Episode 1" when they make their announcement the following month.
It'll debut both this year and the next year
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Final Fantasy VII will be released this year, most likely around the holidays, and the following year in 2020. You may wonder how this works. The solution is straightforward: two platforms. The PlayStation 4 version of the game will launch in 2019, while the PlayStation 5 version will follow in 2020. The indicators are all there, but there isn't any hard proof that this will happen. Tetsuya Nomura revealed that the game's launch strategy is practically finalized only today, shortly after the State of Play conference. The game is definitely in the works for the studio, and a release for both platforms is not out of the question.This is the culmination of everything. The lengthy wait to complete Kingdom Hearts III, , and the recently shown trailer were all components of Square Enix's long-term strategy for the game. With E3 2019 less than a month away, excitement is building to a bursting point. However, we won't have to wait long since Square Enix will debut only one month from now, on Monday, June 10th at 6:00 p.m. PST.