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Persona 4 Remake is real!
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Presenting Vol. 3 of Tetsuya Nomura's monthly Game Walker column!
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
![Tetsuya Nomura’s Super-Special Journey with Square, Vol. 3
Tetsuya Nomura’s Big Break with FFVII: Spilling the Beans Two Years After Release
FFVIII’s Tetsuya Nomura returns for his highly anticipated column. Join him for a walk down memory lane full of Tosa flare. This month’s topic: FFVII.
Tetsuya Nomura - Profile
A graphic designer on Square Co, Ltd.’s development team. Known for his work on FFVII, FFVIII, Parasite Eve, and more. Likes to watch TV in his free time. Hails from Kōchi Prefecture.
The Conflicted Saga of FFVII’s Character Designs
This month, we’re finally talking about FFVII. Starting with this game, I was put in charge of the main character designs, but it’s not like it was some big unprompted promotion. As a matter of fact, I drew some original chibi-style character art back during FFVI, and that basically led to me being asked if I’d do the main characters for FFVII. So I never felt like it was my premier as a character designer, you know? Really what I felt most was this awkwardness that Amano wasn’t the one doing it… But what with the work schedule and other factors, that’s just how the dice fell…
By the way, I actually ended up with over 10 different versions of Cloud because I kept gradually raising the head height. And then whenever I did that, I’d go ahead and make his sword bigger, too. At first Sakaguchi, the executive producer, was telling me to keep the height under five heads tall, but he gradually warmed to the idea of more realistic proportions. So I eventually managed to stretch Cloud out to his current height [laughs].
[Image caption:] FFVII, the first game in the series to feature polygonal characters.
Aside from the character design, I also came up with some of the story concept. But yeah, going from FFVI to FFVII, my workload increased unbelievably. At the office, I’d spend my time checking other people’s work, and then when I got home, I’d do my own design work. I kind of got myself into pulling this grueling double duty](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreie4kih2pz4psj66xygskbrqjzm533pfjoja5yvdhuj53hgmggx5tm@jpeg)
![On Incorporating a Certain Superlative Summon Sequence…
With FFVII, I was also responsible for the summon attack choreography [storyboards]. Personally, I didn’t find it to be that much work. Mostly I was just happy to be pulling off stuff we hadn’t been able to do before. It was probably the graphics people actually implementing my storyboards who had it hard. Especially with the hidden Knights of the Round summon. The graphics lead was practically in tears: “We’re in the final stretch of development, totally bogged down. You can’t be drawing storyboards like this!” It was literally the very last one I drew. Sorry about that, guys…
[Image caption:] The unprecedented scale of FFVII’s summons had everyone talking.
But the reason I incorporated that one was because Crusader—FFVI’s strongest summon—just didn’t quite do it for me. For a three-person attack, it’s not a whole lot of use, right? [laughs]. And so I thought I’d make a multi-character ability that’s actually useful… Maybe I overdid it.
Every time I work on an FF game, I think to myself, “This is gonna be my last FF,” and go absolutely all out with ideas. It’s like if I can draw something the next person in charge will have a tough time surpassing, then I can walk away happy. At the time, I couldn’t have dreamed I’d be in charge of choreographing FFVIII’s summons, too [laughs].
Another thing that really stuck with me about FFVII was the number of people who worked on it. Even back during FFV, you’d have 30 people total on the team, and at first it was just me doing the monster design. Suddenly that number increased by a factor of 10. Monster design got split into four groups—motions, textures, and so on—each with a handful of staff members. FF is really the culmination of multiple creative forces.
⬤ This Month’s Doodle
Feeling the pressure on all sides, Nomura succumbs to palpitations and chills. Say, that man in the corner looks familiar…
[Image text:] Feels like my heart’s gonna burst…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreib73wzowxkyszq6mlcydtpyxhtgxcpp7c4k4rcd3q2s2xogkqvgka@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Presenting Vol. 3 of Tetsuya Nomura's monthly Game Walker column!
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
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Cory in the House is rated higher than FFVII Remake! 😮
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Cory in the House is rated higher than FFVII Remake! 😮
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FFVII Scenario Writer Kazushige Nojima says that when he first saw Aerith's 3D model, he thought she looked rather rigid, and translated that into a brisk, assertive personality. Later, in AC, he realized she had a much different visual vibe. It was a real shock for him. (Bra Bra, 2018) #Aerith #FF7
January 15, 2026 at 7:24 AM
FFVII Scenario Writer Kazushige Nojima says that when he first saw Aerith's 3D model, he thought she looked rather rigid, and translated that into a brisk, assertive personality. Later, in AC, he realized she had a much different visual vibe. It was a real shock for him. (Bra Bra, 2018) #Aerith #FF7
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Miss Piggy I would make you so much happier than Geoff Keighley please think about this
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Miss Piggy I would make you so much happier than Geoff Keighley please think about this
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Android 21 (Dragon Ball)
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Android 21 (Dragon Ball)
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Vallite Monarch Corrin 🌽
September 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Vallite Monarch Corrin 🌽
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Kofi Request: Tharja 💜
September 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Kofi Request: Tharja 💜
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Via @rpgsite.net, FFVII remake series dir. Hamaguchi on multi-platform launches: "our current President's company philosophy of expanding to multi-platforms [...] to broaden the audience [...] I'm aligned with that and I feel very positively towards this."
More: www.rpgsite.net/interview/18...
More: www.rpgsite.net/interview/18...
"Being able to bring the game to a much wider audience is a wonderful thing" — Naoki Hamaguchi talks FF7 Remake on Switch 2 and Xbox | RPG Site
Following Square Enix confirming that the Final Fantasy VII remake series is fully multi-platform, we had a chance to talk to Naoki Hamaguchi about the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Swi...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Via @rpgsite.net, FFVII remake series dir. Hamaguchi on multi-platform launches: "our current President's company philosophy of expanding to multi-platforms [...] to broaden the audience [...] I'm aligned with that and I feel very positively towards this."
More: www.rpgsite.net/interview/18...
More: www.rpgsite.net/interview/18...
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Serebii Preview: We have also uploaded the preview as a video on our socials with some 4k 60fps footage provided by Nintendo & The Pokémon Company International.
Be sure to check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh7...
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Be sure to check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh7...
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Exclusive Preview - A Real-Time Delight
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September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Serebii Preview: We have also uploaded the preview as a video on our socials with some 4k 60fps footage provided by Nintendo & The Pokémon Company International.
Be sure to check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh7...
www.serebii.net
Be sure to check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh7...
www.serebii.net
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Serebii Preview: We got to play Pokémon Legends: Z-A for over an hour through various parts of the game and there's definitely something mechanically special here
Check out our preview @ www.serebii.net/legendsz-a/p...
Check out our preview @ www.serebii.net/legendsz-a/p...
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Serebii Preview: We got to play Pokémon Legends: Z-A for over an hour through various parts of the game and there's definitely something mechanically special here
Check out our preview @ www.serebii.net/legendsz-a/p...
Check out our preview @ www.serebii.net/legendsz-a/p...
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fediel granblue I painted a while back
August 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
fediel granblue I painted a while back
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Final Fantasy VII remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi stars in a video highlighting Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's impending release this Winter on Xbox platforms including Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and the Xbox Ally X handheld console: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_e6...
August 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Final Fantasy VII remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi stars in a video highlighting Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's impending release this Winter on Xbox platforms including Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and the Xbox Ally X handheld console: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_e6...
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August 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Kalos’s criminal reintegration program must be working wonders because it took a minute to remember that this hot scientist used to be in Team Flare ToT
July 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Kalos’s criminal reintegration program must be working wonders because it took a minute to remember that this hot scientist used to be in Team Flare ToT
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July 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
