With theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeonce again making headlines, and more news to come tonight during Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference, confusion is growing once again. Square Enix has now announced therelease date forFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, but, oddly enough, failed to refer to the game’s previously believed multi-part release structure. Some have taken this to mean that Square Enix has, perhaps, reevaluated the situation and chosen to release the entire game at once. As exciting as that is, it’s unfortunately not true.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakeremains a multi-part release, but it appears that Square Enix has decided to downplay that for as long as it’s able. FollowingPlayStation’s recent State of Playon May 9, in which Square Enix debuted newFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegameplay, the multi-part format was reconfirmed. Unfortunately, the confirmation doesn’t seem to have ever been released in English. The confirmation was slipped into a brief news story posted on Square Enix’s Japanese website.
The brief, translated message from Square Enix confirms that, sinceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeis reworking most of the content from the original game, it needs to bereleased in multiple parts. The message then confirms that additional information will be shared in June, making tonight’s press conference the likely source for more details on the multi-part structure.
So, while Square Enix in North America has yet to discuss the topic, and while Square Enix in Japan has only referred to it once and that being a month ago, the message still applies toFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeas it stands. More than that, the message specifically acknowledges further detailing the multi-part structure during E3 2019. As much asFinal Fantasy 7fans would love for the remake to be one single game, it’s just not in the cards.
Altogether, this revelation is unlikely to be much of a surprise to anyone following the development ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. All footage from the game, including all gameplay, has been limited to the forward section ofFinal Fantasy 7where Cloud and Barrett’s Avalanche attack Midgard’s Mako Reactor. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t still exciting material left to unveil. After all, Tifa has yet to be shown. And maybe this first part ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewill be longer than expected, too, stretching into Kalm, Junon Harbor, or even Mt. Corel, though it’s unlikely.
Expect more information aboutFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand its multi-part structure tonight during Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference at 6:00 pm PT.
Update: Final Fantasy 7 Remake being a multi-part game was confirmed today during Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference. The first part will be set in Midgard and is expected to be a standalone experience the size of a full game.
