As if it ever really left. In a recent interview with Japan's gaming magazine Famitsu, some of the higher-ups at Square Enix spoke briefly on the possibility of a PS3 remake of Final Fantasy VII.
Producer Hideki Imaizumi stated that the issue of a remake had to take timing into consideration: the others present at the interview, Tetsuya Nomura, Yoshinori Kitase, and Hajime Tabata, all directors or producers at Square Enix, are currently busy with other projects.
Imaizumi said that a FFVII remake was not in development at this time, but that decisions like that could be made quickly, citing an example previously mentioned by Kitase--the decision to develop FFVII: Crisis Core was made in only two days, and the project grew from a suggestion to port the mobile game Before Crisis to the PSP. The project quickly grew into a game centering on Zack.
If a decision of that magnitude could be made so quickly, there's no way to tell if and when Square Enix will decide to go ahead with a FFVII remake. In other news discussed during the interview, at least two new games will be shown off during this year's Tokyo Game Show: Nomura's new Kingdom Hearts-related project, and something brand new.
Will it be Final Fantasy related? We'll find out soon, as this year's TGS kicks off on September 20th.
[Source: IGN]
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