Final Fantasy VII Will Likely be Episodic

Square Enix recently announced the long, long, long overdue and anticipated remake of Final Fantasy VII, which is widely considered to be the best in the series because… reasons. And now that it’s finally coming, after so many years, the hype being generated by the gaming world is palpable.

So palpable, in fact, Square Enix has probably come to the very reasonable conclusion they can milk this for all it’s worth--and what better way to cash in on hype and 20+ years of Nostalgia than to pull the ol’ Harry Potter/Hunger games gambit and break the game up into smaller chunks?

From a recent press release:
 

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 6, 2015) - During this past weekend’s PlayStation Experience in San Francisco, SQUARE ENIX® debuted a new trailer for FINAL FANTASY® VII REMAKE, the full remake of the award-winning role-playing game, FINAL FANTASY VII. The new trailer features the first CG scenes as well as gameplay footage. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE will be told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience.

Yep. No word on how many episodes it will be, or how much it will cost, but $20 a pop would be a safe bet, so all they need are 4 episodes before it becomes a rip-off. But it will all be worth it if they can explain in this remake why Aeris can’t just be brought back with a Phoenix Down.
 
Oh, and for the record, here's the trailer: