Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has mentioned that he wished to keep away from an excessive amount of fan service within the RPG remake and to maintain gamers guessing which components could be modified.
Talking to Eurogamer, Hamaguchi mentioned that he felt the sport’s ending, which is broadly thought to be some of the vital story moments within the RPG franchise’s historical past, was a “lure.”
“With the unique recreation, I used to be only a fan. I performed the sport after I was youthful, and I’ve acquired my perspective on that scene as only a single fan,” he mentioned.
“I felt if I decided – it has to go on this route, we’ve to do it this fashion – that may very a lot make it a fan-driven factor. Perhaps make it extra like fan service. I type of wish to keep away from doing that.”
Each Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake and Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth change components of the unique recreation. Whereas largely following the primary story beats of the unique, some characters, similar to Zach, got extra prominence.
“The necessary factor is that the participant will ponder whether it’s going to vary or not,” he mentioned. “So if it was all precisely because it was within the authentic storyline, you’d know precisely what was coming: there’d be no anticipation, there’d be no pleasure.
“For individuals who performed the sport, they’d know precisely what’s coming subsequent. It wouldn’t actually be a enjoyable expertise. It could be nostalgic, nevertheless it wouldn’t be a enjoyable expertise.”
Talking in regards to the components of the unique recreation that had been modified within the remake, Hamaguchi mentioned: “The actual objective of those components is to point to the participant, that is the place the story may change.”
“It doesn’t imply it would change, that is the place it may change. You may see one thing new, you may see one thing totally different. And that basically does assist individuals to maintain engaged with the story and hold having that marvel and that anticipation about what’s coming subsequent.”
Earlier this yr, Hamaguchi mentioned he’s assured the third half can be one of many biggest video video games ever made.
VGC’s assessment of the second entry, Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth, calls it “a wonderful RPG with a number of the finest characters within the gaming canon”.
“Whereas some open-world content material skirts the sides, and the sport’s major narrative is left considerably deflated, the time spent with Aerith, Tifa, and the gang makes this a vastly gratifying highway journey you’ll be taking part in for lots of of hours,” we wrote.
