Hajime Tabata seems to have struck success with Final Fantasy XV, leading the game as its director, but when asked about whether he would take over another game in the series, the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII, he said this isn't something he could do.
"It's something I couldn't make, myself. That's about it," he said when speaking to GameRevolution. "It's such a special numbered game that I don't think I can remake that one. There's so many fans out there, if I were asked to satisfy all those fans, I don't think that's something I could do, 100%. If [Square Enix] asked me to make a new Final Fantasy and take it in a new direction, I'd be happy to accept that one, but if they asked me to remake Final Fantasy VII — to release as if it were a modern game, just released today - no, I don't think that's something I can do. I think the only people who could do that are Mr. (Yoshinori) Kitase and Mr. (Tetsuya) Nomura."
It wasn't all bad news, though, as later in the discussion Tabata added: "Now, if they asked me to do Final Fantasy VII-2, that might be different," so perhaps he might contribute to the game's future in some way.
Would you have liked to see Tabata involved with the remake?