'Final Fantasy 7' release date news 2016: Square Enix planning for multipart release; launch likely in 2017?

Only a few confirmed details are available as of the moment regarding the much anticipated "Final Fantasy 7." Square Enix has already confirmed that their latest game offering is under development and it is not yet confirmed if the game will be released in the coming months. Nevertheless, the game developer company has been spilling details every now and then to give the fans an idea of what to expect when the video game remake finally arrives.

According to Game Informer, Square Enix will be releasing the "Final Fantasy 7" remake in multiple parts. "Final Fantasy" game producer Yoshinori Kitase stated that Square Enix will be sticking with the episodic style of release for the upcoming game, similar to the previous installments of the highly successful game franchise. Particularly, the anticipated episodic release of the "Final Fantasy 7" remake is likened to "Final Fantasy XIII," where each part of the whole game will be a full-scale game of its own. Each portion of the series will have its own narrative told from a different perspective.

As there is no final release date yet for the "Final Fantasy 7" remake, Nomura revealed that Square Enix is preparing for a huge reveal in the coming months. They are not likely to reveal tidbits of information in the near future, but the public can expect that Square Enix will be dropping a huge surprise with regards to the "Final Fantasy 7" remake. It has been reported that the big reveal may happen at the PSX 2016 event this coming December. The remake is rumored to be released worldwide sometime in early 2017.

The remake will be bringing back everything that the fans loved when the original "Final Fantasy 7" was first released. Unfortunately, Square Enix will not be bringing back all characters present in the game. It is possible that those characters that have less contribution in the storyline of the original video game will not be present in the game. Square Enix gave the assurance that the fans will still be seeing many popular characters in the "Final Fantasy 7" remake, Game N Guide reported.

Moreover, the online publication reported that the remake will be featuring major improvements from the original in terms of graphics. The latest technology being used in this generation's video games will be applied in the "Final Fantasy 7" remake, so the fans can expect a much better graphics compared to the original game released in 1997.