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The 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 8 has sparked discussions about a potential remake . This is despite the company seeming focused on FFVII ’s remake and no prescribed plan from Square Enix . In an audience with IGN , the game ’s theatre director , Yoshinori Kitase , acknowledged the divisive Junction system and express his desire to rework it in a hypothetical remake .
While praise the plot ’s story and characters , Kitase admitted the stat - intemperate Junction system of rules , which influenced both character stats and combat abilities , presented a steep learnedness curve for some players . He recognized the frustration it caused and emphasized the indigence for a more balanced and approachable combat system in a likely remaking . I retrieve the scrap organisation as the reason I halt recreate despite really enjoy the story .
“ So I think I ’d require to return to that and really rework the conflict organisation on [ Final Fantasy 8 ] and make it something where that grade of trouble and approachability for some fans was a caboodle better balanced . So I cogitate that ’s the thing I ’d look at most if I was go to calculate at remaking it . ”
Kitase also highlighted the immense resource and clip required to redo a classic RPG like Final Fantasy 8 . He pointed out the challenges of recreating the vast content of these title in today ’s measure . It seems like every old Final Fantasy game would need some clip , like when he say it wouldtake 20 yearsto develop a Final Fantasy 6 remake .
Further emphasizing the scale of such an undertaking , Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi jokingly expressed his hesitation to lead another numbered Final Fantasy remake after completing the FF7 trilogy . This kind of thing is n’t just refashion everything in the same order . It ’s almost like making a game with net ton of restrictions but also seek to make it good .
“ If after we ’ve finish up the three game in the [ Final Fantasy 7 ] remake trilogy , Mr. Kitase then comes to me and says , ‘ Right , we ’re sound to be remaking another numbered Final Fantasy game and you are on the project , ’ I ’ll just change by reversal around and go , ‘ No ! ’ ”
While Kitase ’s nakedness to a reworked fight system in a supposititious remaking is intriguing , it ’d be a huge task for anyone taking it on . With Square Enix presently pore on the Final Fantasy 7 project , a Final Fantasy 8 remake seems unlikely in the foreseeable hereafter . Still , I ’m happy that the scrap would not be something returning ; that was no merriment , and I saw a lot of people abuse it .
