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FFVII Remake Rumor Resurrected

Supernouva | March 23, 2008 | News | Playstation 2 Playstation 3 
Man, this rumor certainly is resilient. No matter how many times it was denied or dismissed, it just keeps coming back. Well this time 1UP is the one starting up the rumor again based on a recent interview with Square Enix's Hajime Tabata. In the interview, Tabata says that Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (PSP) will not be the final game of the FFVII series. That means there will be another game coming from SE set in the FFVII world. Could it be the remake of the original FFVII?
t's our favorite rumor, primarily because Final Fantasy VII is one of our favorite games of all time. But after our hopes were dashed for the umpteenth time late last year when Square-Enix never got around to announcing a FFVII remake for the PS3, we basically stopped hoping. We thought all the evidence was pointing in that direction, but it just never happened.

However, 1Up is bringing this rumor back once again, and again, we're feeling that old familiar thrill of excited anticipation. It may not mean a thing, but in a recent 1Up interview conducted with Square-Enix's Hajime Tabata, he said something mighty interesting. Here's the question and answer that has resurrected the FFVII PS3 remake speculation:

1UP: Does Crisis Core mark the finale for the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series?

Hajime Tabata: No, it does not. The Compilation's finale will take some other form.

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Donnelly | March 24, 2008
    Of course there will be a remake.

    They've made remakes of all the previous games, they're hardly going to stop at the most successful one.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Guticb | March 24, 2008
      They haven't made remakes of ALL of them. only the OLD ones.
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        Donnelly | March 24, 2008
        All of the games up to 7 is what I meant.
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      Storm | March 24, 2008
      Very true, ljp. Any FF fan or RPG fan should know that SE would do this by now.

      P.S. There is already a news article on this.
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    iLLmatic | March 24, 2008
    quote
    No matter how many times it was denied or dismissed, it just keeps coming back.
    Actually, the main reason the rumor is still alive is because it wasn't denied or dismissed. Square has been teasing us all for what seems like forever now. They said it wasn't in the plans, then they said its possible, then they said they could do it when the time is right, blah blah. I believe they have been teasing so much because they actually are working on a remake. If they really do have no intentions of doing it, then they will have pissed off a LOT of people. They really have dug their own hole at this point.
  • -1 thumbs!
    jmac353 | March 24, 2008
    Nope no remake. Confirmed.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Avalith | March 24, 2008
      And your source is... where?
      • 0 thumbs!
        jmac353 | March 24, 2008
        SquareSoft .
        • 0 thumbs!
          Chris7689 | March 24, 2008
          wanna put a bet on it that they will?
        • 0 thumbs!
          Seproth | March 24, 2008
          Because no company would keep a secret right?
        • 0 thumbs!
          Gothic Girl | March 24, 2008
          Sqeenix haven't denied it. Heck, they've been doing nothing but feeding the rumors ever since the Tech Demo was released in '05.
          Their last "hint" (in January) was especially a tease for fans ...

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          "The possiblity for a remake may become greater if, for instance, the schedules of the original members of the Final Fantasy VII development team, such as Kitase and Nomura, open up"

          source
        • 0 thumbs!
          MusiKon | March 24, 2008
          But of course, they're both extremely busy. If the remake becomes a reality, I don't expect it to release until the end of PS3's life cycle. And that's at the earliest.
        • 0 thumbs!
          jmac353 | March 24, 2008
          I was just starting trouble.
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    labowl | March 24, 2008
    Remake of VII would be nice but i dunno if i am the only one here but i would prefer a remake of VIII .
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    Euphoric | March 24, 2008
    I can see this happening. Its just a question of time frame. Whether its already started or itll be in 5 years we wont know until they announce it. So unfortunately we all wait. Itll be good if/when it happens though
  • 0 thumbs!
    DivineDragon | March 24, 2008
    I would thoroughly enjoy a remake of FFVII.
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    Raziel_326 | March 24, 2008
    Resurrected? When did it ever die?
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    Chris7689 | March 25, 2008
    my guess is it will come out in 2011. so just in time before judgement day lol.

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