Godders
28-01-2003, 07:12 PM
A guy i know called blair posted this on another forum.
Thought you guys would be interested.
> Final Fantasy 7 sequel news
>
> Final Fantasy VII - 2?
> It's been quite a while since anyone truly "reported" anything about Final
> Fantasy VII. In reality, just another classic which was lost within the
> pages of time, but seriously not forgotten.
>
> With Square flying left and right with various ideas bubbling inside their
> proverbial pot of goodies, it seems they'd love to get there fingers into
> a second Final Fantasy sequel and they're pointing their sights at Final
> Fantasy VII.
>
> Many people will remember this emotional roller coaster as something of a
> true blue old timer in relation to some of today's more advanced model
> games. But Final Fantasy VII was a first for Square on many levels.
>
> Some of these were the fact that it was the first time the company made a
> strong impression on the EU, with its highly strung values and attractive
> FMV sequences and all importantly, the story line which brought so many of
> us to tears.
>
> IGN's news teams dived headfirst into the brain of one of the original
> Final Fantasy VII project directors, a Mr.Yoshinori Kitase, who gave out
> the following information.
>
> IGN Reporter: "Are the rumors true about FFVII-2?"
>
> Yoshinori Kitase: "A sequel to FFVII?" -laughs-
> "In truth, there are many who'd like to make such a game, Nomura, who's
> working on Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, included. Many of the Square staff
> participated in the development of FFVII, and the memories are strong.
> Additionally, expressing the world of FFVII using today's technology would
> certainly be interesting -laughs-." "However, FFVII still has many fans,
> We couldn't make a bad product. -laughs-"
>
> As emotionally attached to the game as Square is, they're even sceptical
> of their own work where this game goes. Its a golden road on which they
> want to retrace their steps perfectly. One false move and they could turn
> this newer game into a major disappointment.
Thought you guys would be interested.
> Final Fantasy 7 sequel news
>
> Final Fantasy VII - 2?
> It's been quite a while since anyone truly "reported" anything about Final
> Fantasy VII. In reality, just another classic which was lost within the
> pages of time, but seriously not forgotten.
>
> With Square flying left and right with various ideas bubbling inside their
> proverbial pot of goodies, it seems they'd love to get there fingers into
> a second Final Fantasy sequel and they're pointing their sights at Final
> Fantasy VII.
>
> Many people will remember this emotional roller coaster as something of a
> true blue old timer in relation to some of today's more advanced model
> games. But Final Fantasy VII was a first for Square on many levels.
>
> Some of these were the fact that it was the first time the company made a
> strong impression on the EU, with its highly strung values and attractive
> FMV sequences and all importantly, the story line which brought so many of
> us to tears.
>
> IGN's news teams dived headfirst into the brain of one of the original
> Final Fantasy VII project directors, a Mr.Yoshinori Kitase, who gave out
> the following information.
>
> IGN Reporter: "Are the rumors true about FFVII-2?"
>
> Yoshinori Kitase: "A sequel to FFVII?" -laughs-
> "In truth, there are many who'd like to make such a game, Nomura, who's
> working on Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, included. Many of the Square staff
> participated in the development of FFVII, and the memories are strong.
> Additionally, expressing the world of FFVII using today's technology would
> certainly be interesting -laughs-." "However, FFVII still has many fans,
> We couldn't make a bad product. -laughs-"
>
> As emotionally attached to the game as Square is, they're even sceptical
> of their own work where this game goes. Its a golden road on which they
> want to retrace their steps perfectly. One false move and they could turn
> this newer game into a major disappointment.