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No Final Fantasy VII Remake Until Original Has Been Topped -- Square Enix CEO

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada gave today a specific condition on when we'll get a remake of Final Fantasy VII.

During the Q&A session of the company's annual shareholder's briefing (transcribed here), Wada was asked the expected question about the much wanted remake. His response was something to the effect of, we'll make a Final Fantasy VII remake once we've made a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of FFVII.

If you get the feeling that this statement belittles Square Enix's current development prowess, you're pretty much spot on. Wada admitted that at present, the company is not making Final Fantasy games that exceed the quality of FFVII. If they were to release a 7 remake right now, the FF franchise would be done with, he said.

While the staff would happily make an FFVII remake, this is something that if they decided to do, they'd have to give it their full effort.

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but they topped it with 9......

So, by how things are going now...........they wont ever do it.

The only title that has the potential to top FFVII, is FFVsXIII.     Because it is like if FFVII and FFVIII were merged together into the ultimate Final Fantasy experience.   Mature theme, dark atmosphere, the protagonist is actually very important in the story, NO SHINY colors, amazing graphics, awesome gameplay, etc.     For me those 2 are the best FFs.

I wouldn't dismiss the chance just yet. I think it would be best not to judge before it has released.

Seriously though I do hope Square Enix can get the level of quality up with the next mainline FF, otherwise they are risking one of the biggest franchises they have, at least sales wise.   

I personally liked 8, and on many days 6 a little more than 7. Although, I think those 3 in particular had something very special about them that no one else seems to be able to replicate; even themselves.

My take:

Unless Square stops trying to develop games the way they do, then I just don't see something like an FF game surpassing FF7 ever happening.

I personally couldn't care less about how much better their later games look than 7; particularly when due to the cost of graphics Square's unable to build a world as marvelous and intriguing as the world of FF7.

I thought the same exact thing, lol.

????

It was not intended to be a joke, unless you think that FFXIII and XIII-2 are great games.

An interpretation that I read somewhere is that he doesn't actually mean make a better game than it (X was my favourite), but rather get everyone to shut about is and talk about how amazing FF XV is

I know, I just think its funny that Wada made such a condition in order to have  a remake done.

Versus 13 is the answer

Or for other projects > Go Sony only and give Nomura the Lead.
Let him and his Team work again for Japan and not to cater the Call of Duty people.

The answer for quality is Sony only.