Final Fantasy VII Remake to be Multi-Part Series

[Andromeda]

Yeah, it's an odd move for Square to make. I'd like to see more clarification on this, since people are going to very quickly blow up over this.

Me being the more positive outlooker, I considered something that may actually be a really smart move, if this is what they're trying to do. Ignoring outliers like Fallout and the Witcher, one thing that really turns non-RPG players off a lot of time is the time investment they involve. And even just older RPG players, they don't have the time that they did when they were kids to play a 60 hour RPG anymore. They want to play, they just don't have the time. And the 10 hour game experience is something very desired by the more casual base.

So their intent may to be give something that RPG fans with families and lives and more casual people scared off by massive RPG time sinks in. The game is already on 3 three discs and have some fairly good stopping points for cliffhangers. They may try to deliver the game in 10 hour segments or something to build a new audience.

I'll freely admit this is a strange and weird move. Never heard of an episodic RPG really that was specifically designed to have a segmented story. Xenosaga was all designed as six games, not six segments of one story. .hack is the closest thing, though it still felt more like it was built as 4 games rather than one game and one story.

The other goal maybe for them to get something out to the fans that want this now. Which is an odd reason to do it. Or they could also know that they can't make the FFVII anniversary in 2017 and this is how they are going to get something out by then. Who knows. Some explanation is in order to understand their methods.

EDIT: I read a comment elsewhere on the internet that is an actual interesting possibility, but it is more likely wishful thinking. However, it might actually explain everything too. They suggested that FFVII will be whole, but you have to remember that FFVII isn't just a game. It's a series of games, mostly spin-offs. So what they could be meaning is planning on bringing the whole series of FFVII Compilation together in one unified presentation. Meaning, Crisis Core, Before Crisis, Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus would all get remade along with FFVII.

I say this fits, because the part that's weird in their phrasing is that it is a unique experience in each part. FFVII isn't different as you play. However, BC is different from DC is different from AC and different from CC. So while it seems like a stretch, this is actually plausible I think.