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Original Final Fantasy 7 director hopes the JRPG series continues after the Remake project trilogy ends, but reckons it may be without him

For now, Yoshinori Kitase wants to finish the trilogy on a positive note without leaving behind any unfinished business

GamesRadar · Apr 12, 2024

Get Some Behind the Scenes Look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with Four-Part Documentary Series

Square Enix has released a new documentary series that gives us a closer look at home the game was created.

Player One · Mar 29, 2024

Japanese solo dev behind surprise Steam mega-hit weighs in on the term JRPG: "This is a term I heard for the first time since it's not used in Japan"

A useful chat with Astlibra Revision creator Keizo

GamesRadar · Mar 12, 2024

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If Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth wasn't a PS5 exclusive, it wouldn't have a "seamless" open world and may have been a much simpler JRPG, producer says

"Game design may have had to regress significantly"

GamesRadar · Mar 6, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says it's just like the original JRPG in a key way: "We've reached for something that was never possible before today's technology"

Naoki Hamaguchi reflects on the final product

GamesRadar · Feb 29, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't always end where the original JRPG's most heart-wrenching twist occurs, but it soon became obvious that it's the "best turning point in the story"

The sequel ends at the Forgotten Capital for a reason

GamesRadar · Feb 29, 2024

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally upon us, producer and Zelda fan Yoshinori Kitase says he can at last finish Tears of the Kingdom

It's OK, Kitase, we all have backlogs

GamesRadar · Feb 28, 2024

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Final Fantasy 7's popularity is thanks to its 'very appealing characters,' says Rebirth producer

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's producer says the cast of "very appealing characters" is what made the game so popular.

TechRadar · Feb 27, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is "in the same situation today" as Rebirth was when development on the first game ended

Revival? Remnants? Return?

GamesRadar · Feb 17, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Remake director would give an emphatic 'No!' if someone asked him for an FF8 remake, and FF8's original director isn't keen either

The fate of FF8 seems faint.

PC Gamer · Feb 9, 2024

Final Fantasy 8 director says he would change the game's combat system if a remake was to happen

Final Fantasy 8's director says if Square Enix were to remake the game, he would change the battle system.

TechRadar · Feb 7, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead is down for a Final Fantasy 6 remake in the HD-2D style of Octopath Traveler

But is it actually going to happen?

GamesRadar · Feb 7, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth producer thinks Sephiroth is now a ‘more charismatic and appealing antagonist than before’

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth producer Yoshinori Kitase has spoken more about Sephiroth's depiction in the upcoming RPG.

TechRadar · Jan 30, 2024

A Final Fantasy 6 remake matching Final Fantasy 7's ongoing trilogy would take 20 years to make, says the JRPG's original director

Yoshinori Kitase once again responds to the demand

GamesRadar · Jan 29, 2024

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GamesRadar · Jan 10, 2024

"We can't go on making games in this way": Final Fantasy 7's development was so chaotic, Tetsuya Nomura says it changed how the team approaches games

"It was that kind of world then"

TechRadar · Jan 9, 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Remake producer knew the original would be remade "one day" after so many requests

Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase knew that Final Fantasy 7 Remake would happen eventually after so many requests from fans.

GamesRadar · Jan 9, 2024

Tetsuya Nomura wanted to remake Final Fantasy 7 as he became increasingly worried "someone else" at Square Enix inevitably would

"If we weren't going to do Final Fantasy 7, others were going to do it, so we had to rise up and do it!"

GamesRadar · Dec 29, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s world map will have way more Sephiroth compared to the original 1997 classic

The One-Winged Angel has an expanded role in the remake/sequel

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GamesRadar · Dec 20, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads felt it would be a "disservice" to the original if it didn't resurrect the world map: "You can't really have an RPG without a world map"

One lead just assumed Rebirth wouldn't bring back the world map

GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes some lessons from Star Wars: "It's very good to bear in mind in terms of the right way of going about the second part"

Empire Strikes Back has the twists and turns that FF7's team admires

GamesRadar · Nov 16, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth shakes up the original JRPG's story, but won't "go wildly out" in a way that doesn't lead to Advent Children

"We're not trying to change the Final Fantasy 7 story into something really different"

GamesRadar · Nov 15, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Yoshinori Kitase and Naoki Hamaguchi: "You can learn a lot from The Empire Strikes Back"

Interview | The creators of one of next year's biggest games speak about how to update a classic, nail the second part of a trilogy, and leave fans wanting more

GamesRadar · Nov 10, 2023

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will have more costume options than Remake: "You're going to have a good time"

And some will be hidden deep in the world for players to find

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

‘We remade it from a fan’s perspective’: the creators of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

As Square Enix gears up to release the second chapter of its FFVII Remake trilogy, the game’s creators reflect on making the original – and remaking a classic

GamesRadar · Jul 28, 2023

Final Fantasy 6 director is still pushing for a remake

Yoshinori Kitase's back at it again

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