Square Enix recently made a strange claim in a Q&A aboutFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, stating it’s not necessary to playFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketo fully enjoyRebirth.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis the sequel toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, and both titles are part of what will become a trilogy. However, fans are worried if the series will be heading in the right direction.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthcreators have been participating in a Q&A onFinal Fantasy 7’s official Twitter account that answers fans’ questions regarding the sequel. According to the responses in the Q&A,players will have more freedom inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, experience a myriad of different stories, and witness a chain of narrative developments while discovering each character’s fate.RELATED:Final Fantasy 7’s Success in the West Is Credited to PlayStation TechMotomu Toriyama, co-director ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, has claimed that fans do not need to playFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketo enjoy the sequel. Toriyama said the team “has made preparations” to make it possible to enjoy it without playing the first game.
New players and fans who missed out onFinal Fantasy 7Remakemay still enjoy the sequel, especially sinceFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwill create a new timelinethat could break the universe in more ways than one. However, many fans were left confused and concerned after Toriyama’s comment.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis the second game in the trilogy, so fans do not understand how it will be possible to fully enjoy it without playingFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Fans believe that Toriyama’s comment was seemingly made to not negatively impact potential sales.
This is not the only occurrence of Square Enix attempting to cater itsFinal Fantasyfranchise to a broad audience. Recently, aproducer behindFinal Fantasy 16discussed the idea of dropping numeralsfrom the games in an effort to attract new fans who may be confused by them and feel obligated to play the series in order. Its decision to remove turn-based combat fromFinal Fantasytitles for real-time combat also divided its player base. Although it makes sense from a business perspective, Square Enix may unknowingly be alienating its long-time fans. Nevertheless, theFinal Fantasyfranchise remains one of the most popular in history.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis currently in development for PlayStation 5.
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