Not even Nomura himself knows what category to put it in.
Although no one expected it, last June Final Fantasy VII fans were able to see how the universe of the title was expanding with the announcement of Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion, a title that will be released this winter on all platforms and that he will tell us again the story of Zack Fair, Cloud’s old friend within SOLDIER and whose story is considered one of the best video games despite being a title that was only released on PSP and has not had more versions.
For all that has been said, and in the expectation of knowing whether or not there will be changes in the history of the original, there are many who want to see more of this title, of which little by little more information is being given about its content. And under this premise, the question of whether it is a remake or a remaster is the most recurrent.
Nomura describes Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion as a hybrid between remaster and remake
Recently Tetsuya Nomura, producer of Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion has been interviewed on Everyeye, where the name of the title starring Zack Fair has emerged. In this way, the creator would have affirmed that in development there is mixed feelings on whether it is a remake or a remasterbeing difficult to describe by the team.
In fact, he mentions that the mechanics are changingwhich would lead to it being a remake, but the fact that the story is kept as such does not allow them to treat it as such, so that it is in a intermediate situation between both concepts. Of course, despite the fact that in the promotion many point out that there will be no changes in historythe truth is that these are being seen in the published material, so we will have to see how true this ends up being.
Otherwise, it only remains to point out that Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion will be released sometime Winter 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.