Square Enix says Final Fantasy VI remake would take twenty years to develop
A remake of Final Fantasy VI doesn’t appear to be happening anytime soon, with Square Enix indicating that it would take a significantly long time to develop.
Yoshinori Kitase, a longtime director and producer of the series, recently participated in an interview with French YouTuber Julien Chièze. During that discussion, Kitase revealed that if Square Enix were to remake Final Fantasy VI, he believes it would take double the amount of time than the Final Fantasy VII Remake project. This is because he anticipates it being bigger and it already has so many characters in it.
Kitase was a director on Final Fantasy VI when it released on the SNES in 1994. It’s one of the franchise’s most beloved entries from both a critical and fan standpoint.
Square Enix did update Final Fantasy VI as part of the Pixel Remaster series. It features updated visuals and sound plus improved gameplay with a modernized UI, auto-battle options, boost features such as switching off random encounters and adjusting experience gained multipliers between 0 and 4, and more. You can find more information about the Pixel Remaster series here.
