"If I remade Final Fantasy 7, I'd be tempted to delete things" - FFXIII-2 producer

OXM UK: "Still holding a candle for that Final Fantasy VII remake? Got dog-eared Cloud posters on your bedroom wall? Be careful what you wish for. Final Fantasy XIII-2's producer Yoshinori Kitase has told OXM he'd find it difficult to update the 1997 RPG without making comprehensive changes."

[Trainz]

Only ff games I played where dirge of cerberus (terrible), X-2 (so gay) and XII which by far the best and a game I managed to 100%

[Daver]

loll ff12 was one of the worst FF

[Optical_Matrix]

Dunno why people hate in it. Was one of the most critically acclaimed FF games to date and was pushing the series in the right direction with a massive open and varied world, all the while keeping the narrative tight. The main character wasn't strong and the gambit system was a hindrance, but in my opinion it's one of the best in the franchise. Come at me, bro.

[Tzuno]

What??? the best i tell ya. You don't recognize epic when passes near you or you play to much COD.

[WildArmed]

Only reason I got bored of FF12 because of the gambit system. Once I set that thing right (about 50-70% through the game IIRC)... the game played itself -_-
I just ran around..
It got really boring... now that I think about it, even FF13 required more interaction... at least I had to change the Paradigm every so often.. but in FF12 I didn't need to do anything *sighs*

I shoulda never put those gambits, I was enjoying the game until then.

[DA_SHREDDER]

@ Optical Matrix

Dude, anything after FFX I wouldn't even consider a real Final Fantasy game. I guess with the series in the wrong hands, we are gonna have to wait for a true spiritual successor? I don't know, but its very depressing that It's been so long (since FFX) that I've had an awesome FF to play. It's painfully saddening. And people like you, I don't know why Squeenix pays attention to the likes of people like you when the real fans have been more than vocal then the vocal minority that say they actually like Final Fantasy's new direction. I think they've went 5 steps back. Gameplay, Story, character development, lore, and sense of adventure. Everything has went down the drain.

[JD_Shadow]

Then how would you be able to effectively control all the characters in your party at that point while moving your character, without slowing down the pace of the game? The Gambit system made it so you didn't have that artificial difficulty hurting your brain.

[ReservoirDog316]

@ skv007

Yup. That's what a lot of people don't realize. XIII was very streamlined but XII was the worse offender. The gameplay was boring, the story was terrible, main character terrible, the voices sounded muffled, the music wasn't composed by nobuo uematsu and you could tell and in the end of the day, it felt lifeless.

I kinda enjoyed XIII but there hasn't been a truly great FF since X.

edit: And on topic, I get what they mean but I hope they keep the same spirit. FFVII had one of the best...feelings I guess out of all games. But they do need to update some things.

And I don't know what they're gonna do about the cross dressing.

[PshycoNinja]

See billy... this is why we can't have nice things.

[Drabent]

play 10 bro!

[Acquiescence]

play VII, VIII, IX and V. Now. This instant. Start with VII.

[WildArmed]

I'd throw X and VI (!!!!!) in there and we have a great list.

FF6 is by far my fav. thou ^^

[Tanir]

why the hell did u play all the bad ones? wtf haha

[Trebius]

@Trainz

I feel bad for you if those are the only FF games youve played. The best FF games came before FFX.

The sad thing about this generation of gamers is they wont play an excellent game from generations ago just because of the graphics downgrade. Bunch of children.

[Misterhbk]

the best FF games imo are Final Fantasy IX and X. amazing story and gameplay in each one

[Burning_Finger]

I guess they want it multi platform and one DVD disc. lol

[Alos88]

They would remove the crossdressing bit near the beginning, that's for sure.

[LightofDarkness]

I thought that was an amusing segue. And a little creepy, which made it stand out a bit better.

Hard to know what I'd remove. That snowboarding bit was pointless, same with the submarine.

[Alos88]

It was funny, but if they were going for the seriousness of later Final Fantasies then it would look and feel very out of place, especially if the characters had the same level of detail as they did in Advent Children.

[majiebeast]

Why are 360 magazine's always asking about playstation games? Isnt there enough news about halo and gears to fill a magazine?

[dirigiblebill]

Yeah, how dare they report on something that's completely relevant to their audience - to wit, the future of Final Fantasy.

[Eamon]

why do you even care what they write anyway? lol

[darfreeze]

I bet he's going to change the gameplay so that you can only control one character and the other ones were controlled by AI...

please don't.

[papashango]

Spoken like a true square enix employee. The magic died with squaresoft.

[WhiteLightning]

Was he the producer behind FF7

If not I wouldn't want anyone working on FF13/FF13-2 near FF7....and I'm not even that fond of FF7.

Once they get FF7 out the way they can get to work on FF8

[Troll-without-Bridge]

He was the director of FFVI, FFVII and FFVIII.

[Eamon]

In videogames with a huge emphasis on story and cinematics, the role of the director is very different to what people think it is.

A "director" in a Final Fantasy game is usually in charge of cutscenes and presentation. You could say that all the "movie/film" aspects of the game are handled by the director.

The "producer" however has more real creative input because he is in charge of overall game design and concept. Gameplay and story are usually overseen or directly handled by the producer.

[Venjense]

Like the battle system, there's no way I could suffer through old-school style turn-based combat anymore and grinding.

[Vgameman]

Yet it seems that JRPG's (Mostly Final Fantasy) went to shit after all of that stuff was removed.

Hmmm..

[ZombieAssassin]

If they changed the battle system to be like recent FF games I'd pass on the game and just watch all the cutscenes on youtube. Turn-based RPG's FTW!

[D3mons0ul]

I really wouldn't care if they got rid of the crossdressing bit. It's no longer much of a fond memory but something FF/7 haters call on to add to their countless "Cloud is gay" arguments.

[Captain Qwark 9]

i thought FFX was shit, although its the only one i made it through. 7 was nice as far as i got, so was 9, didnt play 8, 12, or 13 ( do plan to someday though ).

[Ddouble]

He's right. It's a sensitive area, do i try and make the game better and risk the wrath of the fans or keep it the same.

Final Fantasy games are so broad that removing something won't affect one person but will make someone else angry.

Even making the game the same is almost impossible.
Look at the part of the game where their on the boat in the video below. RedXIII is in sailor suit disguised as a human. How are you going to do that when the game has realistic graphics. The crossdressing scene will be a bit of a weird one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Hicken]

^This.

[Tigerfist]

That's ok I suppose. Let's just worry about major plot or gameplay aspects that can become FUBAR in a pinch.

[ZombieAssassin]

Just don't remove the motorcycle part, I can only imagine what it'd play like now.

[Godmars290]

So, nothing gay going on in the Honey Bee, no cross dressing and no dating choices - especially one with large black men.

Also guess no snow boarding, sub driving or even slapping contest.

Why do you make me hate you so, Square Enix?

[Pozzle]

I'd be so disappointed with a FFVII remake if they got rid of those bits. Part of FFVII's charm is that it doesn't always take itself seriously. There were always these silly parts that lit up the game and made you smile while playing it. I'd hate for FFVII to be 100% serious all the time. Dirge of Cerberus already killed any possible humor the FFVII world had. :(

[Run_bare]

Stuff that, get Versus XIII out first before thinking of anything else. I am sick of all this talking by Square, enough is enough. Get VERSUS XIII out first before thinking of the next Final Fantasy.

They can't even get XIV right and XIII-2 is remain to be seen if it's good or not.

[Tigerfist]

And I'd be tempted to show him the finger.

I'm not sure about what he considers "negative aspects" of the old games but I can safely say that he has alot of shit to fix relating to the brand new and "polished" Final Fantasy...

[Inception]

Dang, right now i just want SE to stay away with the idea of "FFVII HD remake". Cause they will ruin it! -_-