This time sans a partnership with Porsche, Square Enix has shared a new four-part documentary series titled ‘Inside Final Fantasy VII Rebirth‘, which sets out to uncover the stories behind the making of the recently released RPG, the second chapter in a planned trilogy of games bringing the iconic 90s RPG to modern day standards.
The documentary features a wide range of figures who worked on different elements of the game (often at a director level), in addition to almost all of the game’s main voice cast. The full list includes:
- Naoki Hamaguchi (Director)
- Yoshinori Kitase (Producer)
- Tetsuya Nomura (Creative Director)
- Makoto Ise (Sound Director)
- Keiji Kawamori (Music Supervisor)
- Mitsuto Suzuki (Composer)
- Takako Miyake (Environment Director)
- Iichiro Yamaguchi (Lighting Director)
- Shintaro Takai (Art Director)
- Mizushi Sugawara (Environment Artwork Supervisor)
- Teruki Endo (Battle Director)
- Motomu Toriyama (Co-Director)
- Kazushige Nojima (STELLAVISTA LTD.) (Story & Scenario)
- Dai Suzuki (Main Character Modeler & Lead Character Artist)
- Hiroyuki Yamaji (Animation Director (Battle))
- Hidekazu Miyake (Cutscene Director)
- Junichi Hayashi (Cutscene Co-Director)
- Akira Iwasawa (Facial Director)
- Cody Christian (Voice of Cloud Strife)
- Britt Baron (Voice of Tifa Lockhart)
- Briana White (Voice of Aerith Gainsborough)
- John Eric Bentley (Voice of Barret Wallace)
- Max Mittelman (Voice of Red XIII)
- Suzie Yeung (Voice of Yuffie Kisaragi)
- Matthew Mercer (Voice of Vincent Valentine)
- Caleb Pierce (Voice of Zack Fair)
- Eri Asano (Localization Producer)
- Ben Sabin (English Translator)
- Laurent Sautière (French Translator)
- Diana Kawamata (German Translator)
According to Square Enix:
In this four-part documentary series, dive deep into the creation of this new, standalone RPG with candid insights and never-before-heard stories from a lineup of the series’ directors, artists, designers and voice talent. This series offers fans and newcomers a backstage pass to hear secrets about the game’s vast and vibrant world, the powerful bonds between party members and the rich, multi-faceted stories and quests that await in this legendary adventure.
All four episodes are now live, and you can watch each, running between 14 and 18 minutes apiece, below:
Shaping the World
Friends of Fate
New Friends & Foes
Voicing Icons
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now available to purchase on the PlayStation 5. You can check out my full review of the game HERE.
