Loaded as never before: Tetsuya Nomura announces resignation from Final Fantasy VII Remake development lead

Japanese game designer Tetsuya Nomura said in an interview with a Japanese magazine Famitsuthat does not lead the development of the sequel Final fantasy vii remake due to the high workload. At the same time, he will take part in the creation of a role-playing game as a creative director

Nomura noted that he cannot focus on one sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, since Square Enix is ​​using it on a large number of projects at the same time. Besides Final Fantasy VII Remake Part II, game designer acts as creative director Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis and Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier… In addition, he takes part in the creation NEO: The World Ends With You, and also prepares new projects in the universe Kingdom hearts

According to Nomura, it is now loaded like never before.

At the same time, the developer recalled that he was not the only development manager for the original Final Fantasy VII Remake.… The key position was shared with him Naoki Hamaguchi and a veteran of Square Enix Motomu Toriyamaknown by the saga Final fantasy xiii

“Therefore my involvement [в разработку Final Fantasy VII Remake] will not change significantly, “Nomura said.

However, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake will officially have only one development manager instead of three – Naoki Hamaguchi, who has made a big career break in recent years.… Before working on the remake, he managed to work as a lead programmer Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Nomura explained that when creating the first part of the Final Fantasy VII remake, the team had to work out the basics of the game, so more attention was needed on his part. Now that the baseline and feedback are in place, it will be easier for Square Enix to work on the sequels, and Nomura won’t have to control every aspect.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part II has no release date yet

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