“We realized this pretty early on. When it comes to the storyline – particularly the primary storyline – whether it is simply precisely the identical story from the unique recreation, then because the sequence continues, will individuals lose curiosity simply because they know what’s coming? We’ve got to do one thing to maintain that curiosity up and add that shock and that uncertainty going by means of it.
Including fully new developments and facets to the story, issues just like the Whispers, for instance, the place they flip up and the timeline may need modified, or if you see Zack in a special dimension and surprise how that is affecting it. […] All these further components which might be actually a part of that design. I wish to depart [those decisions] to the unique Remaining Fantasy 7 creators. They must approve that and give you these huge adjustments themselves. In order that’s individuals like clearly Mr. Kistase, Mr. Nomura, Mr. Nojima, Mr. Toriyama as properly – Motomu Toriyama – and myself. Clearly, I am concerned in that, however they’re those who must be making the massive adjustments. It is not the remainder of the crew.
That is not taking fan expectations or fan suggestions under consideration actually in any respect. That fan suggestions is checked out for different facets of the sport, however [the big changes are] actually in step with the creators’ imaginative and prescient. I believe, in the end, perhaps fairly paradoxically, that’s really higher for the followers as a way to do it that method.”