Square Enix has officially started development on the third and final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake And Rebirth director Tetsuya Nomura, screenwriter Kazushige Nojima and composer Nobuo Uematsu all sat down for a Special speaking session yesterday (April 1) on Square Enix’s Music YouTube channel to discuss the development of the ongoing trilogy and the recent release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
The trio of developers reflect on many things in the video, including Uematsu’s work on the Final fantasy series, writing Aerith’s theme song, and how the character Vincent Valentine “was only included in the game halfway through development” before eventually being added.
At one point, Uematsu tells Nomura, “It must be mentally taxing to try to recreate something you put to bed decades ago, but with the latest technology, and for a whole new generation.” Nomura responds by saying, “Years ago, during the planning stages, I knew how much commitment a project like this would require.”
“Part of me didn’t want to do it,” he continues. “I could see how much work this would be, and once we started, we couldn’t throw in the towel halfway through. You can’t leave things on a cliffhanger. You’re stuck now. It’s a huge undertaking.” The moment production started, I wanted it to end. At least now we’re finally halfway through.”
Later in the discussion, Nomura says he was happy to be done with the trilogy due to its sheer scope, saying, “Personally, I want to be done with this absolute marathon of projects.”
After some previous conversations about the trilogy’s music, the creative director turns to Uematsu and says that since he worked on the first and second games, “it makes sense that you have to come back for the third,” to which the composer said : “It would be my honor”, despite previously saying (via VGC) he doesn’t think he will ever compose a complete play again.
It wasn’t until later in the video that we finally got confirmation that the final episode in the Remake The trilogy is officially in development, with Nomura confirming that he and Nojima are already “hard at work” on the third game, adding, “We’re already off to the races.”
Nomura jokes that Uematsu is “going to surpass the songs you’ve already composed for us” and whether he’s up for the challenge. The composer simply says, “First of all, I’m going on vacation.”