The latest details for "Final Fantasy 7" remake will feature no plans for a Nintendo NX version and game to be developed based from "Final Fantasy XIII".
It seems that Square Enix will not have any plans for "Final Fantast 7" remake being ported to the Nintendo's upcoming new console the Nintendo NX as game director Tetsuya Nomura told Famitsu (via GameNGuide) that they are preparing the game for a big info reveal, instead of releasing small bits and pieces every now and then.
While Square Enix did not elaborate any further details about "Final Fantasy 7" remake, the lack of updates has kept gaming fans guessing especially as to when the remake will launch and will it be ported other gaming platforms.
Nomura did explained that "Final Fantasy 7" remake is still in the early development stages and added that it will quite awhile before the game to be complete. Nomura and Square Enix will personally announced the following updates about the game very soon.
For now, gamers are contented with the information that "Final Fantasy 7" remake will have an episodic treatment and a new batte system that has been completely overhauled to play like an action-RPG instead of a traditional JRPG.
In other news, Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase stated that "Final Fantasy 7" remake development will likely inspiration from "Final Fantasy XIII" as he told Gameinformer that when the project was announced, many people were confused by the multi-part nature of the game, but the goal was to structure it more like "FFXIII", where in it had three titles.
Square Enix added that "Final Fantasy 7" remake is a full scale game for each part of the multi-part plan as "Final Fantasy XIII" each told a story with different angles and exploring new territories for story telling unlike the original "Final Fantasy VII" were there is already a pre-existing story, which will not make any sense when it is divided in several parts. In doing so, they are looking for parts which in scale par with one in "Final Fantasy XIII".
There are also rumors that a bundle version of "Final Fantasy 7" remake could launch on 2019, while Square Enix will be developing new episodes in 2018.
The remake will feature fully voiced characters and more mini-games than the original title. However, both Kitase and Nomura stated that the mini-games will be limited and that Square Enix might consider adding big and small things within the remake using the latest technology available. Kitase revealed that the development staff is still thinking on what to do with the mini-games.
"Final Fantasy 7" remake is speculated to launch sometime in 2017 for the PlayStation 4 as it marks the 20th Anniversary of the game.