Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P and the director of Final Fantasy 14, has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of remaking Final Fantasy 9 as a single title. In recent interviews, he highlighted the challenges posed by the game's extensive content and the potential need to split it into multiple parts, similar to the approach taken with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series.Key Points from Yoshi-P's RemarksVolume and Complexity: Yoshi-P noted that Final Fantasy 9 is a game with significant volume, encompassing various kingdoms, environments, and story elements. This complexity makes it challenging to fit into a single remake without substantial

Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P and the director of Final Fantasy 14, has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of remaking Final Fantasy 9 as a single title.

  • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    2 months ago

    I think it made sense for 7. Midgar was the most interesting set piece and a ton of stuff happens there. But it’s only like 10% of the game.

    Then you collect side characters like infinity stones and to through a bunch of their individual stories.

    Then the actual story happens.

    Also, 7 is popular enough to support the split up.

    This doesn’t make sense for 9. Also, isn’t it supposed to be a 1 for 1 remake?

      • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        2 months ago

        I don’t think it even makes sense financially. There’s not really a first part for people to get excited about compared to Midgar in 7. 9 is more of a full package game.

        • cybervseas@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          Mist Continent to Outer Continent for part one. They’ll beef up the escape sequence in Fossil Roo as the end of the first game.

          They’ll add a bunch of filler and make Terra its own game.

          Part three will be the endgame + the optional open world stuff before the endgame.

          They’ll fit a part four by carving something else up too.

          It’ll be a shame, too, since FF9 has a fun story and characters.