Rumor has it that the development on
Final Fantasy VII: Remake had to be pretty much restarted (or at least a lot was scrapped after Square Enix's controversial decision to take the project back from CC2) a year ago, as the studio's work to that point was apparently useless. Reportedly, the Japanese company has chosen to stop refactoring the remake and started remaking it from the ground up, instead.
Considering that
Kingdom Hearts III has gone gold, Director Tetsuya Nomura can now focus entirely on the long-delayed remake that was officially announced in 2015. According to Wccftech's latest report, Nomura and Producer Yoshinori Kitase have recently shared their hopes and expectation for 2019 and there's a chance that we will learn more about the eagerly anticipated game in the coming months.
In Nomura's opinion, various presentations of
Final Fantasy VII: Remake will be released throughout 2019. “
Development on Final Fantasy VII: Remake is progressing smoothly," Kitase added, as he "
would like to try hard to meet the expectations of fans." Considering that Sony won't be helming an E3 press conference in 2019, fans might have to wait until next year's PlayStation Experience to learn more about
Final Fantasy VII: Remake that may very well be a next-gen project at this point.
In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., the No. 1 Mako Reactor has been blown up by a rebel group, AVALANCHE. AVALANCHE was secretly formed to wage a rebellion against Shinra Inc., an organisation which is absorbing Mako energy, destroying the natural resources of the planet. Cloud, a former member of Shinra's elite combat force, SOLDIER, was involved with the bombing of the Mako Reactor. Can Cloud and AVALANCHE protect the planet from the huge, formidable enemy, Shinra Inc.?
Final Fantasy VII: Remake is currently in development for PlayStation 4 and Square Enix hasn't announced anything officially regarding its release date yet.