According to Square Enix, Yoshinori Kitase, who produced the original game, as well as Tetsuya Nomura and Kazushige Nojima are involved in the remake project, and all three of them were major figures in the development of “Final Fantasy 7”.
It sounds like Square Enix want to give the remake as much attention as it deserves, and they should have no problem sticking to the original vision for “Final Fantasy 7” with some of the core team members contributing.
Combining all of this with the appropriate gameplay changes should result in an absolute hit, even as its own game – but the fact that it’s a remake of a classic such as “Final Fantasy 7” should draw even more attention to this title. There will likely be a lot of discussion about it in gaming news once it’s released, whenever that might be.