A remake of Final Fantasy 6 is a hot topic inside Square Enix, with many members of the development team eager to make it.
Final Fantasy 6 director Yoshinori Kitase, who is currently Vice President, Director and Executive Officer of Square Enix, talked about the possibility of a remake in the publisher’s video. YouTube channel.
“I think Final Fantasy 6 Remake will be difficult,” Kitase said. This was translated by his Genki on his Twitter (below) and verified by IGN.
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“I can’t think of ‘Final Fantasy 7 Remake’ because it hasn’t been completed yet, but when it comes to ‘Final Fantasy 6’, there are a lot of fans of ‘Final Fantasy 6’ in the company, and they often ask, ‘When are you going to make 6?’ You will be asked.”
The difficulties behind the Final Fantasy 6 remake have been detailed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, saying that the original game’s pixel art and 2D format made the redo much more complicated, and the story and graphics said it needed a complete overhaul.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Sakaguchi also seemed to be eager for a remake, asking Kitase, “Can you release it a little earlier?”
Mr. Kitase talks about the production period of “FINAL FANTASY VI REMAKE”.
“I think FF6 remake is difficult. FF7 remake is not finished yet, so I can’t think about it, but there are many FF6 fans in the company, and I am often asked, ‘When will you make it?'” pic.twitter.com/kC0EFLqiTn
— Genki ✨ (@Genki_JPN) June 20, 2023
The same factors influencing the Final Fantasy 6 remake appear to apply to the ongoing Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but the games in this trilogy are different from the original Final Fantasy 7 released on PlayStation. Very different.
With the remake modernizing the game’s story, world, quests, and practically everything else, Square Enix is certainly concerned that the original would have to be completely overhauled in this case. was not
It will probably give hope to fans wanting a remake of Final Fantasy 6, considered by many to be one of the best works in the series. The second part of FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE, subtitled Rebirth, will be released this winter, and the third is already in development.
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance reporter for IGN. He will talk about witchers all day long.
