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Beyond the two quick screenshots, Nomura had nothing else to offer, noting that while he had wanted to show an entire video at the event, that decision had been vetoed by his colleagues. Square Enix had nothing new to say about the game at the series 30th Anniversary Celebration either, instead just showing off some of the game’s new artwork.

On February 19 2017 03:42 TheEmulator wrote:
I hate seeing these teasers because it's still going to be forever until they release the game

Looks great though.

Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed in an interview featured in this week’s issue of Dengeki PlayStation that the game’s main story voice recording is almost done. [Thanks, @aibo_ac7.]

Here’s what Kitase said:

“Final Fantasy VII Remake requires hefty readiness. The voice actors are practically finished in recording voices for the main story. Fans might be picturing Cloud from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for it, but it’s a Cloud in his “prime” from before Advent Children, so you might sense a fresh new performance from it.”

Keep in mind that it wasn’t specified, but Kitase was probably talking about the first part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake series.

“The new visual [pictured above] that was presented at the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary has something that wasn’t in the original, Sephiroth (with black wing?) and we’ll leave it to your imagination as far as the meaning behind it goes.”

Final Fantasy VII Remake is in development for PlayStation 4.

“Because there was an imperfection in the interpretation of an interview we did at the site [of MAGIC 2017], I will explain here.

“Battles are not command-based, they’re action-based. Regarding cover actions, there are places where they can be done on the map, but they are not required. Because it’s seamless, I showed that there can be actions in response to various scenes.

“The Guard Scorpion battle has map destruction and a great number of attacks that weren’t in the original, so it has become a significantly flashy battle. If you look closely, I think that you can see that there are a number of missiles are coming down.”

Let’s talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake. In the screenshot, Cloud is using a cover action…

Nomura: “In the story, in situations where you’re sneaking around, you won’t just be able to march down the middle of the path. The original version had random encounters, and such parts were in the realm of imagination, but since this title is seamless and you see the path that you’re infiltrating, I decided it was necessary for the sake of realism. You can use it in ways such as to hide in cover until enemy soldiers move along, or to throw a hand grenade from cover to annihilate the enemy. Of course, those who find it bothersome can just throw themselves into the fight.”

Can Barret also use cover actions?

Nomura: “He can. While I can’t say any details just yet, there is a special element in gunners.”

The Guard Scorpion battle scene with Cloud fighting alongside Barret also made an impact.

Nomura: “Rather than just ending it at that scaffold, we’ve made wide use of the space and developed a battle that takes advantage of the map’s characteristics where you’ll fight while switching between Cloud and Barret. For example, when there’s an enemy in a position that can’t be reached by Cloud’s sword, it’s more effective to switch to Barret. It’s becoming strategic in that way, as well. The Guard Scorpion will change modes in the middle of the battle and demonstrate behavior not in the original version. Also in this screenshot, it should be noted that missiles and such are coming down. It’s become a significantly flashy battle.”

With the battles being action-oriented, it seems that you can experience a different type of gameplay from the original version.

Nomura: “Map and object destruction will also happen, and there are part-based destruction elements like breaking the Guard Scorpion’s legs.”

The UI isn’t complete, but the ATB Gauge seems to stock three bars, there is a technique name and level in “Lv. 1 烈攻斬り,” and “Materia” can be seen in the command list…

Nomura: “As for the ATB and techniques, those are for another time. Regarding Materia, what I can say is that it’s something like a skill. Different from magic, you can use it when you’ve set a Materia that has an effect that can be used in battle.”