There has been a lot of hype aroundFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeas of late, and it’s easy to see why. But with its release date fast approaching, a new question is popping up in fans' minds: what’s next?
Starting off withFinal Fantasy 7Remakewas a pretty obvious choice. Among all of the games in theFinal Fantasyfranchise,Final Fantasy 7is likely the most beloved on account of its iconic setting, story, and characters. But, it is a big franchise with a lot of games, so what about the rest of them? In an interview with Gamereactor, producer Yoshinori Kitase lets his opinion on what game should be remade next be known.
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As someone who has worked on manyFinal Fantasygames, the originalFinal Fantasy 7included, Kitase’s opinion is not something to shrug at. So, when Gamereactor asked which game Kitase would like to remake, he answered:
(Laughs) Ok, so first of all, you have to promise you’re not going to write an article saying Square Enix is remaking Final Fantasy something, something… It’s just a purely personal opinion, just so you understand that. With that caveat in place, the first Final Fantasy that I worked on myself was Final Fantasy V, that hasn’t been remade with the more realistic kind of approach yet, so I think it might be quite interesting to do a FF5 remake someday.
It makes sense that Kitase would want to remakeFinal Fantasy 5if he could. Like he said, it was the firstFinal Fantasygame that he worked on. Of course,Final Fantasy 5is important in its own right, particularly with how flexible its job system was. This level of flexibility would continue to influence the franchise going further even as it began to abandon jobs as a whole, like withFinal Fantasy 7’s materia systemandFinal Fantasy 10’s sphere grid.
Justas with his comments onParasite Eve, this is Kitase’s opinion and doesn’t necessarily mean anything about the future.Final Fantasy 5is just one entry on a long list ofFinal Fantasygames that could and should receive theFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketreatment. But, since he’s a veteran of theFinal Fantasyfranchise, his comments do give hope that there will be more remakes ofFinal Fantasygames in the future. Especially ifFinal Fantasy 7 Remakedoes well.
Fans of the franchise can only hope that Square Enix will follow Capcom’s lead withResident Eviland begin to lean in on the remake trend.Final Fantasyis an iconic and influential franchise, so seeing these games redone with modern technology and gameplay would mean a lot to many fans. Every fan of the series has aFinal Fantasygame that they like the best, and most of them would absolutely love to see their favorite remade.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakewill be released on June 22, 2025 exclusively for PS4.
