Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi has shared his ideas on what he’d wish to work on subsequent.
The third and ultimate entry within the trilogy, Remaining Fantasy 7 Revelation, will probably be launched in Spring 2027, and – moderately than a timed PlayStation console unique like the primary two video games – will probably be out there on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, Change 2 and PC on the identical day.
Its launch will mark the tip of a 12-year venture – the primary chapter was introduced again at E3 2015 – which means for the primary time in additional than a decade, Hamaguchi will quickly be turning his consideration to a different venture.
In an interview with Recreation Informer, Hamaguchi stated he’d heard some gamers needed him to remake Remaining Fantasy 6 subsequent, however said that within the occasion that might occur – which a PR harassed to the publication was purely hypothetical – he’d moderately see another person engaged on that.
“Proper on this second, I’m totally targeted on finishing Remaining Fantasy 7 Revelation and guaranteeing we’re delivering the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake collection in an ideal state, in order that’s the place I’m proper now,” he replied.
“On the identical time, I do see quite a lot of followers and neighborhood asking me to tackle the helm for a Remaining Fantasy 6 remake,” he laughed. “So, I’m seeing quite a lot of that floating on-line, however, you understand, a Remaining Fantasy VI Remake or some other remake, it could possibly be me, or it could possibly be another person. Personally, I feel that it could be in higher fingers if it went to a different creator in Sq. Enix.”
As an alternative, Hamaguchi urged he needed to tackle a brand new large-scale RPG, however didn’t specify whether or not this is able to be a brand new Remaining Fantasy recreation or a unique collection totally.
“While you take a look at all the opposite titles that now we have launched at Sq. Enix, not simply the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake collection, I feel Sq. Enix, as a model, as an organization, is greater than able to delivering this grand-scale RPG that might resonate to players internationally,” he defined.
“Followers may need quite a lot of totally different expectations, however for me personally, I do need to tackle this new problem with one other RPG title after this, whether or not or not it’s Remaining Fantasy or a unique IP. Once more, we don’t know. However personally, if it’s not Remaining Fantasy, that’s additionally thrilling, as a result of that could possibly be a problem for me. So, no matter it’s, I hope followers sit up for it.”
Gamers who really feel this might nonetheless be opening the door to a unique remake venture ought to notice that Hamaguchi additionally particularly informed Bloomberg that his subsequent venture is “not going to be a remake,” including: “As a group, I do assume there’s a possibility to work on a smaller scale, like a AA title, or a brand new Remaining Fantasy title or perhaps a new AAA franchise. I feel all these can be good.”
Final week Hamaguchi revealed that he’s already performed by way of Remaining Fantasy 7 Revelation “about 40 occasions”, and that one scene involving Cloud made him cry each time.
