So, it seems a FF7 remake would take 10 years to make

http://www.techdigest.tv/2010/02/final_fantasy_x_1.html

You both worked on Final Fantasy VII, a game very close to my heart! There are always rumours of a possible Final Fantasy VII remake, but would you personally like to see it happen? Do you think a remake is even necessary?

YK: IF it were possible that we had all the right facilities and the right environment to be able to make and prepare a Final Fantasy VII remake within a year, we'd very much like a go at it! But even Final Fantasy XIII has taken over three and a half years to create. If we were to recreate final Fantasy VII with the same level of graphical detail as you see in Final Fantasy XIII, we'd imagine that that would take as much as three or four times longer than the three and a half years it has taken to put this Final Fantasy together! So it's looking pretty unrealistic! But if any such situation came about by any remote chance, then yes, we'd do it!

really? are they fetching excuses? >_>

Eh, I'd rather they kept the remakes in the handheld realm anyways. Of course neither the DS nor PSP could probably handle a remade FF7. But I'm sure one of the next gen systems could.

Can't SE just tell the truth or grow a spine and say "We are not remaking FF7 because we don't want to and its a waste of our teams time"?

Can't SE just tell the truth or grow a spine and say "We are not remaking FF7 because we don't want to and its a waste of our teams time"?

ActicEdge

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Can't SE just tell the truth or grow a spine and say "We are not remaking FF7 because we don't want to and its a waste of our teams time"?

DarkLink77

They didn't even go full out graphics wise. Where is my bladed grass damn it????!!!!But my real thing is SE is being too floaty, if you don't want to make it, squash all hope because allowing speculation to float is not helping their position. If they are doing it then just say "we're looking into it". None of this we don't have monet ****. Really, you have one of the biggest blockbuster series in Japan, you have money.

sigh...only if they hadn't have even made that tech demo of FFVII...then we wouldn't even be thinking about this

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Can't SE just tell the truth or grow a spine and say "We are not remaking FF7 because we don't want to and its a waste of our teams time"?

ActicEdge

They didn't even go full out graphics wise. Where is my bladed grass damn it????!!!!But my real thing is SE is being too floaty, if you don't want to make it, squash all hope because allowing speculation to float is not helping their position. If they are doing it then just say "we're looking into it". None of this we don't have monet ****. Really, you have one of the biggest blockbuster series in Japan, you have money.

sigh...only if they hadn't have even made that tech demo of FFVII...then we wouldn't even be thinking about this

CDUB316

With all the earlier games having been remade at least once, I'm sure some people would still be thinking about it.

So why would it take 10 years again? Just for the lulz? He gave no reason as to why a remake would take such a ridiculously long time to develope...

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sigh...only if they hadn't have even made that tech demo of FFVII...then we wouldn't even be thinking about this

ThePlothole

With all the earlier games having been remade at least once, I'm sure some people would still be thinking about it.

well yea...it's nature for super fans of some games to want a remake of it

but the numbers of people wanting a remake would be way less

I doubt that. Everything for FF7 is already there. All you would have to do is work on graphics. it's not like you have to create a script or anything.

10 years if they wanted to make it like Advent Children graphics. In which case I'd tell them to lower their expectations on what people think an FFVII remake actually is. To me an FF VII remake is not a full graphical eye candy overhaul, it's simply just an improvement on the original game. Improve the character models, up the resolution, add in the voice acting, add more content and that is really all that needs to be done. That wouldn't take 10 years and it's certainly not impossible.

Eh, I'd rather they kept the remakes in the handheld realm anyways. Of course neither the DS nor PSP could probably handle a remade FF7. But I'm sure one of the next gen systems could.

ThePlothole

Umm, I think the PSP would be able to handle it quite easily.San_09

The original game came on three CDs. Even though much of that data would have been redundant, I imagine at best it would push a a 1.8GB UMD to its limit. Sure newer codex would help a lot for all the FMVs, but then updating the textures et al. will make the size sky rocket again. (FWIW Final Fantasy X is about 3.68GB)

So why would it take 10 years again? Just for the lulz? He gave no reason as to why a remake would take such a ridiculously long time to develope...

raynimrod

IF it were possible that we had all the right facilities and the right environment to be able to make and prepare a Final Fantasy VII remake within a year, we'd very much like a go at it! But even Final Fantasy XIII has taken over three and a half years to create. If we were to recreate final Fantasy VII with the same level of graphical detail as you see in Final Fantasy XIII, we'd imagine that that would take as much as three or four times longer than the three and a half years it has taken to put this Final Fantasy together! So it's looking pretty unrealistic! But if any such situation came about by any remote chance, then yes, we'd do it!

Yoshinori Kitase

If I had to take a guess, it'd be the overworld. Much of Final Fantasy VII would have a massive overhaul to the point of being unrecognizable and new events and areas would have to be written and created. Trying to create fully-rendered towns and cities instead of using pre-rendered backgrounds would be incredibly time-consuming as well.

Honestly, a remake of this game is pointless, that's why they dont want to do it. It's not THAT old. It was an amazing game back in the day, and retreading it just isn't necessary. Let it be. Giving it awesome graphics isn't going to improve the gameplay at all. Doctor-McNinja

I beg to differ.

The damage cap they had set in that game screwed the end-game fighting as it basically came to a point where it made certain characters MUCH superior to the rest.

I say kill the damage cap, tinker with the damage and such that attacks do to make the game more balanced.

It should take LESS time than something like FF13 considering they have pretty much all the levels, characters, stories, attacks, and scenes already done. I call major BS on what this guy is saying and it makes me think maybe they just want to "surprise" people with a remake because they still refuse to flat out deny it.