02/23/2011: "Yoshinori Kitase on the Making of FFVII"

1UP has translated some key sections of a recent Famitsu interview with Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase that talk about Final Fantasy VII and the rocky transition from 2D game development to 3D. If you're interested in the technical and graphical side of FFVII's history, it makes for interesting reading. Among the revelations are that at first, only the battle scenes were going to be made with 3D graphics, and how important seamless transitions between FMVs and in-game sections were to Kitase, FFVII's director.

Check out the article here: How Final Fantasy VII Got Made

Posted by Reeve at 10:22 AM EST