Famitsu has published a new interview with Tetsuya Nomura – co-director of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and creative director of Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier and Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis—What shared new things about all three titles.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Yuffie is the only playable character in the Yuffie episode. Sonon can fight both independently or through Yuffie’s instructions. By pressing L2, you can activate “Switch Mode” with Sonon.
- The Yuffie episode (not the main game) contains additional material and subpoena.
- Due to the upgrade, it was necessary to separate the Yuffie episode as ‘downloadable content’. The idea, however, was to create a PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake—Not downloadable content – so there are currently no plans for downloadable content. Prepare the environment on PlayStation 5 with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade made a smooth transition to the development of the sequel possible. The roadmap after completion is the highest priority, so if downloadable content is considered, it will be after completion.
Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier
- Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier is being developed to appeal to other demographics, as well as to be a competitor in the Battle Royale genre – ‘the most popular genre’. Many people do not know about Final Fantasy VII, and also not played Final fantasy at all, so hope Nomura Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier will serve as a way to get more players interested in his world.
- Although there are no elements for job change Final Fantasy VII, many elements peculiar to Final fantasy be prepared for Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier to make the game stand out in the Battle Royale genre. Each player can set a style of play similar to a task called ‘Style’, represented by the icons in the upper left corner of the screen. Using one style consistently has its advantages, but details about it will be revealed later.
- A closed beta test is planned.
- The producer is a heavyweight player of Battle Royale games, which is why he is determined to make adjustments on behalf of the fans.
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
- Chapters can be played for free. Microtransactions occur in the form of weapon gacha. You can enjoy various fun things that were not in the original game, such as special weapons that include original costume sets.
- The story of the original Final Fantasy VII will be told in ten chapters. The Midgar Escape will take place in Chapter 3.
- The story of Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier‘s environment will be told as an original episode of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis. Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier is about 30 years before the main game, when SOLDIER came into being for the first time, so that of course heroes will appear in their young days, as well as Shinra officers and characters appearing in future sequels Final Fantasy VII Remake.
- There will also be special dungeons and battles that players can tackle, stretching beyond the boundaries of the story, enabling you to form your dream party and fight against strong enemies.
- The game uses regular music based on the original game.
- ‘Of course we got requests to play every title [in the Final Fantasy VII compilation] on consoles, so Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is not intended to be a substitute for it, but it is designed with the concept of enabling someone to enter the world of every title of Finale Fatnasy VII. ”
- About all the recent news about Final Fantasy VII: “And it’s not just this year. Next year too. And the year after that too. It looks like the busy years will be over for a while. ”
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