“Surprises Await”: Square Enix has heavily modified and completely new scenes for the sequels of the Final Fantasy VII remake

Although the next releases of the remake compilation Final fantasy vii will follow the general storyline of the original 1997 game, the narrative can be very different in details – both rewritten and completely original scenes await fans. He told about this in a recent interview Motomu Toriyama, one of the development leaders Final fantasy vii remake

As an example, Toriyama cited a scene in the salon of the Honeybee Inn, which in the original game includes a number of optional episodes and which, in the remake, turned into a separate extended story segment with a full-fledged mini-game and cutscenes. In future parts Final fantasy vii remake this approach to adapting the old story will continue.

“This scene is a great example of a major change in the background of the original Final Fantasy VII. I was very worried about how fans would react to such a change, but the reaction to this segment was very strong, much more than I could have imagined. It gave us confidence.

In the future, we will also continue to heavily modify parts of the remake. Therefore, you can look at [эпизод в Honeybee Inn] as a good reflection of our creative vision, “explained Motomu Toriyama.

Talking about the episode at the Honeybee Inn, Game Director also shared another fun fact. According to the original plans, the developers wanted to add pole dance to this segment and even prepared it in the studio for filming for motion capture. However, the idea was later abandoned for fear of getting too high an age rating. It is not known who exactly was supposed to perform the dance.

Launch of the first part Final fantasy vii remake hosted last year on console Playstation 4… In June 2023, went on sale Final Fantasy VII Remake INTERGRADE – an expanded version of the game with new story content for Playstation 5

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