"4 or maybe even 5 instalments" If you want Remakes of older Final Fantasy games, prepare for them to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy
Square Enix suggests that remakes of older Final Fantasy titles could require more installments than the FF7 Remake trilogy to be completed.
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Final Fantasy producer and director Yoshi-P has addressed requests for remakes of Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX. He stated that to do the stories justice, these projects would likely need to be released in four or potentially five installments.
Coverage from GoNintendo, Wccftech, Video Games Chronicle, GamesRadar+, and Eurogamer.net emphasizes that these potential remakes would be larger in scope than the FF7 Remake trilogy. Wccftech further notes that Square Enix is teasing Final Fantasy XVII.
Future developments depend on whether Square Enix moves forward with remakes of these specific titles and the subsequent scaling of those releases.
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Quick answers
Which specific games were mentioned as potential remake candidates?
The games mentioned are Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX.
How many installments might these remakes require?
Yoshi-P stated they would probably need four or maybe five installments.
How do these potential remakes compare to the FF7 Remake trilogy?
According to coverage, they would need to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy.
Coverage (10)
- Final Fantasy Director/Producer understands requests for FFVI, VIII & IX remakes, but says they'd need "4 or 5" installments GoNintendo · 3h ago
- Yoshi-P Warns Final Fantasy VI, VIII and IX Remakes Would Need 5 Installments, As Square Enix Teases Final Fantasy XVII Wccftech · 3h ago
- A Final Fantasy 6 remake would need four or five games to do the story justice, Yoshi-P says Video Games Chronicle · 3h ago
- Final Fantasy 6, 8, or 9 remakes would need even more games than the FF7 trilogy, Yoshi-P warns: "We'd probably end up having to release them in 4 or maybe even 5 installments" GamesRadar+ · 3h ago
- "4 or maybe even 5 instalments" If you want Remakes of older Final Fantasy games, prepare for them to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy Eurogamer.net · 3h ago
- Final Fantasy 17 Now Being Teased By Square Enix Tech4Gamers · 1d ago
- Final Fantasy 17 Development Teased by Square Enix Director Insider Gaming · 1d ago
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Hamaguchi may be working on Final Fantasy 17 Notebookcheck · 1d ago
- Final Fantasy may have just teased the director of the next mainline game Polygon.com · 1d ago
- Fans Want FF7 Remake Director To Lead Final Fantasy 17 Kotaku · 1d ago
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