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Yoshinori Kitase explains why he wants a remake of Final Fantasy V (1992)

Yoshinori Kitase explains why he wants a remake of Final Fantasy V (1992)

The producer of Final Fantasy VII Remake has great affection for the first videogame in the saga he worked on. He would like to see that episode back.

Square Enix is ​​immersed in the preparations for the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake, the return of the most transcendent title of the saga for what it supposed especially in the West. Its producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has been in the Japanese company for decades and, as he has acknowledged in an interview, he would love to work on a remake of Final Fantasy V, his first title in the series.

Because Kitase entered those offices of the so-called Squaresoft in 1990. After recording their skills in Mystic Quest (Seiken Densetsu) and after working with the members of Romancing SaGa, the third time was the charm and became part of the main team Final Fantasy, at that time focused on making Final Fantasy V the best possible title.

“Well, first of all, you have to promise me that you are not going to write an article saying that Square Enix is ​​doing a remake of this or that Final Fantasy. This is just a personal opinion, so I would like you to understand it, ”he begins by making clear in his recent encounter with Game Reactor.

Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy V

“With that warning in mind, the first Final Fantasy I personally worked on was Final Fantasy V, a game that has not yet had a remake with that more realistic approach, so I think it would be interesting to make an FF5 remake one day. "

However, Final Fantasy V was put up for sale on SNES in 1992 with Hironobu Sakaguchi in the direction and writing of the script, where Kitase worked as an assistant manager. Years later, the game would see the light on PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and the digital portals of Wii, PSN, PC, PS Vita, iPhone, Android and Wii U.

Final Fantasy VII Remake is already gold: on sale on April 10 on PS4

Regarding Final Fantasy VII Remake, we remember that the game has already available for download a free demo on PS4; This demo has a weight of 7.59 GB and does not allow data to be transferred to the final version. When asked about a possible launch on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, they don't confirm or deny the possibility, even though both systems are going to have backward compatibility; Here we delve into all the details of its operation in the Microsoft console.

Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released in physical and digital format for PS4 on April 10, 2020. FreeGameTips has already been able to play the title for more than three hours; You can know our impressions here.

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