For those fans who were expecting a release date confirmation early this year, they may be disappointed to hear that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake has hit a bit of a snag in its development. Essentially, while this game has been thought to be four years into development, it’s more like two after recent developments with Square’s Enix’s partner caused the company to start over from scratch in some areas.

Some time ago, Square Enix partnered with CyberConnect2 to help with the action gameplay and video quality. However, it was recently revealed that Square dropped the company last year and deemed the content “unusable.” As a result, the Final Fantasy 7 Remake has encountered a major setback, but it’s possibly even worse.

According to Dan Tsukasa, a game designer and Final Fantasy 7’s art director, it’s essentially chaos because of CyberConnect2 dropping the ball. In fact, he even said, “When has a company taking work away from another company ever been a positive sign of things? I know CyberConnect’s work was unusable, I’ve worked with them before, I know their level.” Tsukasa’s comments certainly make a valid point but should perhaps be taken at face value.

Considering a recent job posting revealed that this remake is supposed to surpass the original Final Fantasy 7 and not be just another remaster, this news isn’t good. Nevertheless, the silver lining is that the game is still in development and hasn’t been canceled altogether. Losing 2 years of progress may push the game back quite a bit, but it’s not the end of the world.

Of course, it may be a good idea to take this with a grain of salt, as Square hasn’t officially commented on the situation yet. It’s also noteworthy that Tsukasa has seemingly deleted his social media accounts and his ArtStation profile since going off on Reddit. Whatever the case, the Final Fantasy 7 Remake is one of the most anticipated games of 2018, and if 2018 is no longer the case, fans may expect to hear something soon.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is in development for the PlayStation 4.

Source: Reddit