The Final Fantasy series spans nearly 30 years and 15 games but one entry in the franchise has long been the apple of the eye for many members of the fan base. During Sony's media briefing at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, It was announced that, after years of speculation and clamouring, a Final Fantasy VII remake is indeed in the works for Playstation 4 and other platforms.
After more than 15 years, fans will finally get a chance to revisit the futuristic city of Midgar and live out the adventures of Cloud Strife, Aerith, Tifa, and their friends as they try to stop the game's antagonist, the iconic villain Sephiroth.
The original game, which was released in 1999 on the PlayStation 1 and later on PC, was the first title in the series to use 3D graphics. Critics hailed the game for its interesting plot, rich world, complex characters, and shocking twists.
The game's publisher Square Enix, released this press release to officially announce the game's existence:
LOS ANGELES (June 15, 2015) - At Sony Computer Entertainment of America LLC's (SCEA) E3 press conference today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that it has begun production on the full remake of FINAL FANTASY® VII for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system.
Leading the development will be key members from the original project, including producer Yoshinori Kitase, director Tetsuya Nomura and scenario writer Kazushige Nojima.
The trailer shown at E3 displays the message 'play it first on PlayStation' which implies the game will come to other platforms at a later date. When those dates are will probably remain a secret for quite a while. Square Enix has yet to release Final Fantasy XV, the next game in the series and their other popular RPG franchise Kingdom Hearts also has a new entry on deck.
For now gamers can rejoice knowing that a return trip to Midgar will be happening sometime soon.
