11 points that indicate Motomu Toriyama is working on FFVII Remake

[Sora96 17,256]

I've listed below 11 points that indicate or suggest Motomu Toriyama is working on Final Fantasy VII Remake. Special thanks go to Twitter user @Vagrant_XII for finding some of these.

 

#1

Motomu Toriyama said

 

"I am currently working hard on the next project.

We will be able to announce it in 2015, so please look forward to that!"

 

Never once does he say he's actually directing the project, just that he's "currently working hard on the next project". And the choice of words "next project" make it sound like it's awhile away. Additionally, FFVII Remake is the only AAA title announced by Square Enix so far in 2015 not to have its core team announced.

 

#2

His massive impact on the original game.

 

Toriyama was responsible for some of the most famous parts in FFVII. The intro? Yep. Honey Bee Inn? Yep. Cross-dressing Cloud? Yep. The romance between Cloud & Aerith? Yep. Cloud's showing off pose? Yep. The Submarine Chase Section? Also correct. His work here set up his career and made Yoshinori Kitase assign him as Event Director on Final Fantasy X and one of the game's four scenario writers and soon after promoted him to Director.

 

#3

That Tech Demo.

 

Motomu Toriyama was the developer of the Final Fantasy VII for PS3 Tech Demo shown at E3 2005.

 

#4

The game holds a special place in his heart.

 

#5

Motomu Toriyama & Yoshinori Kitase talked about an FFVII remake on a personal level before it happened.

 

#6

In 2010, Toriyama famously and excitedly responded to Siliconera about which Final Fantasy game he'd want to remake the most.

"[Laughs.] That would be Final Fantasy VII!

 

If we had the manpower and the time to work on a project, if we were to remake Final Fantasy VII with the quality of Final Fantasy XIII it would become a tremendous project. If we can get the number of people we need by all means that would be the one I would really want to remake."

 

#7

Toriyama seemed to disagree with then-Square Enix president Yochi Wada's comments about not remaking VII until they had made a game that exceeded VII's quality.

 

“As a creator, there’s a bit in there that I can’t agree with.”

 

#8

In an interview with bit-gamer.net in 2008, Yoshinori Kitase commented on a possible remake of FFVII. This was his response.

 

 

My feelings are that if a remake were to work well then all the core members of the original team must be reassembled, all the artists and designers. 

 

The problem is that, although all of us have an idea of what a remake should be and how to do it, organising such a thing right now is logistically very difficult. All the different members are now involved in very new, very large projects like Final Fantasy XIII and those projects are going to take a while.

 

Maybe, when all those games are finished then we can look at doing something like that.

 

#9

After Final Fantasy XIII's release, Toriyama answered another question about an FFVII Remake. This was his response. Thanks to Twitter user @BousfHearts for the translation.

 

"I am truly interested in looking into doing a bigger version of FFVII, with voices, animations and more realistic expressions.

 

I'd be interested in seeing and doing that, a great experience. I don't get tired to see people asking this, so I will continue to give my opinion on the topic for as long as people continue to ask about it."

 

#10

Final Fantasy VII Remake began development in early 2014 after the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII team returned from overseas promotion and break. Shinji Hashimoto revealed in December 2014 that members of the Final Fantasy XIII team were moved onto Final Fantasy XV & Final Fantasy XIV, Motomu Toriyama was not among them.

 

#11

Motomu Toriyama revealed he is in Business Division 1 in an interview with Famitsu shortly before FFVII Remake begun development. Mobius Final Fantasy & Final Fantasy VII Remake both began development in early 2014. It seems unlikely they'd want to start development of another project when they have two projects already in development and neither about to release.

 

His most likely role appears to be Event Director, his original main role on Final Fantasy X and the next step up from his main role on the original Final Fantasy VII. Other possible roles include other cutscene/scenario-related roles such as assisting with the scenario and possibly Co-Director since Tetsuya Nomura usually has a co-director and Motomu Toriyama is the most experienced AAA director at Square Enix.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Sora96

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

While I don't know that much about Toriyama, it's still good to know that someone with this much experience is working on such a momentous title, especially considering how he was involved in the original VII. 

Edited October 5, 2015 by WakelessDream

[Sora96 17,256]

Can't wait for them to announce the FFXIII team is making VII Remake. Going to be so hilarious to see the haters responses.

[Sora96 17,256]

Added a very interesting point.