Summary
Fans hoping to see a remake ofFinal Fantasy 6in the style of the upcomingFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthmay wish to temper their expectations, as Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase recently suggested that one won’t be coming anytime soon. Released for the Super NES in 1994,Final Fantasy 6took players to a mystical world inspired by the Second Industrial Revolution, where a group of freedom fighters rebels against the oppressive Gestahl Empire.Final Fantasy 6would earn widespread acclaim for its emotional plot, vivid 2D graphics, and memorable characters like the young human/esper heroine Terra Branford and the clownlike villain Kefka Palazzo.
Final Fantasy 6has been rereleased on many platforms in the decades following its initial launch and was even included in theupdatedFinal Fantasy Pixel Remastercollectionthat was finally ported to consoles last April. However, since the advent ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakein 2020, fans have been wishing for a similar reimagining ofFinal Fantasy 6on modern hardware, and certain Square Enix developers have expressed their desire to work on such a project - including Square Enix Vice President andFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeproducer Yoshinori Kitase.
However, Yoshinori Kitase was less optimistic on the subject of aFinal Fantasy 6remake during an interview with French YouTuberJulien Chièze. As translated by the Shinra Archaeology Department Twitter account, Kitase stated that while there are plenty of people within his company whowould love to remakeFinal Fantasy 6, such a title would take a very long time to produce. He pointed out that the past twoFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegames have taken up to 10 years to finish, and suspects that aFinal Fantasy 6remake would take twice as long due to the latter having more characters and being a larger undertaking overall.
A Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Be Bigger Than FF7 Remake
Yoshinori Kitase went on to say how disappointed he is that this is the case, but his reasons for why aFinal Fantasy 6remake might not happen in the foreseeable future do make sense. After all, theFF7 Remakeseries still has one last installmentto go afterFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthlaunches on February 29. However, it is worth noting that Kitase’s words seem to refer to an expanded take onFinal Fantasy 6in the style ofFF7 Remake, and some Twitter users have argued that they would be happy enough with a direct remake of the original game’s storyline.
In the wake ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand its sequels, fans have been forming their wishlists forother mainlineFinal Fantasyentries to be reimaginedwith modern graphics and voice acting - andFinal Fantasy 6is at the top of many of them. Unfortunately for players hoping to see aFinal Fantasy 6remake, it doesn’t seem like Square Enix is going to announce such a project any time soon, especially not with Yoshinori Kitase and his team still developing theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesaga.
Final Fantasy 6
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The War of the Magi caused magic to disappear from the world. A thousand years later, humanity relies on machines - until they find a young woman with mysterious powers. The magicite system allows players to customize which abilities, magic spells, and summons the party members learn. All the playable characters have their own stories, goals, and destinies. Journey through their interwoven fates in this sweeping melodrama.The pinnacle of the FF series at the time of its release, FFVI remains critically acclaimed and beloved to this day.
