The second episode in Square Enix's "Inside Final Fantasy VII Remake" docuseries reveals that reimagining the classic 1997 title for modern PS4 players was a "scary" undertaking for the team.
Longtime series writer Kazushige Nojima, alongside some other prominent Square Enix developers like director Motomu Toriyama and producer Yoshinori Kitase, spoke at length about the development behind the story and characters of FFVII Remake. Nojima said that while he's glad the 20-plus-year-old story still resonates with players, he was nervous about tackling the challenge of remaking the game.
"I do have a feeling that the original game caught the zeitgeist of the time it was made. It will be very interesting to see if it still resonates in a similar way today," Nojima said. "That people still like something I was thinking about twenty-odd years ago makes me very happy. But it is also a little bit scary having to remake all of those things that people have such a strong attachment to. It can be nerve-wracking!"
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