Final Fantasy 7 Remake Will Include Full Voice Acting, Might Be Open-World

When the PlayStation 4 remake of Final Fantasy VII launches, you can expect it to adhere to today's standards of full voice acting. Game director Tetsuya Nomura and producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke to Dengeki PlayStation for the most recent issue, and shared a few details about the game, including voice acting. According to the translation by Gematsu, Nomura and Kitase confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Remake will have voice acting throughout the whole game, although it's possible that they might use different voice actors than the ones in the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Kitase and Nomura also shared some additional details about the game. It could be more open-world than the original, though Kitase didn't necessarily want to refer to it as a "sandbox" game. Still, he did say that characters' actions in the game will affect the environment, and I'm really excited to see how this is implemented.

The Final Fantasy VII Remake developers are planning to bring back the original mini-games, and are currently in talks about how to implement them. This is great news for fans of the original PlayStation title, because it shows Square Enix's commitment to honoring the original game and all its intricacies. Even if the battle system is going to be a bit different this time around.

I'm very excited about Final Fantasy VII Remake, and it seems like it's shaping up to be a great next-gen game. Tetsuya Nomura mentioned that we probably won't get a lot more information until Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 is released, but we'll keep you updated when he hear more.