Final Fantasy VII Open-World Sequel Fan Project Halted

Well, it's not what I imagined, but I'd take what I could get. I can't believe how desperate that last sentence sounds. Is. That last sentence is desperate. Well it's not the last sentence anymore, because there was another one right after the desperate one. Maybe I should've gone with "was" instead? No, because the sentence is still there. It's not really past tense it's… wow, time to stop.

By modifying the source code to the original PSOne version of Final Fantasy VII, Japanese developer Rodensoft had been making the Final Fantasy VII sequel you see above. The game was set to be called Time Guardian. The studio has stopped the project, citing time and energy constraints.

Planned changes to the original systems:

Day & Night System with Random Weather – Enemies at night can be far more dangerous.
Upgraded PHS – Check the time anywhere with a calendar system made up of months and years.
NPC Schedules – NPCs will do different things depending on the time of day, offering more dynamic gameplay.
“Change” System – Change the party leader at any time. If you’re bored with the current quest, you can freely change to another character within the PHS. Characters will remain where you last left them. If you switch between two characters in the same area, you’ll see the character you just left behind.
Time and the World – Shops and houses will open and close, and sounds and music will change, depending on the time of day. Time is calculated after battles and the world map.
Games – You can buy games like “G-Bike,” “Snowboard,” and “Torpedo Attack” for your PHS, which you can play to pass time in the game world.
Team System – Players will be able to form multiple parties, up to three teams of two or three characters. Your team members will follow you on the field.
Randomized Dungeons – Self-explanatory.
Open-World – An open-world spanning nine CDs, one for each character. The world features things like “well-used paths,” which are a “slightly safer” way to travel the overworld.
Field Skills – Extract resources and blow up doors (Barrett), pick locks and ninja jump (Yuffie), levitate (Vincent), etc.