Square Enix has finally put an end to a 26-year-old debate ahead of the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Cait Sith is pronounced just how it looks.
19.09.2023 - 16:05 / gamesreviews.com
,I’ve made no secret about my love for Final Fantasy VII. The remake was a long-awaited treasure, and this week’s trailer for its sequel, Rebirth, made me pre-order immediately. It will be a masterpiece.
And while I’m mostly saying that as an excited fan, it’s undeniable that the trailer showed a game that I didn’t think was possible. The scope and scale of Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is something far in excess of what I expected.
Suddenly the “coming on two discs” disclaimer at the end of the original trailer makes a bit more sense. This game will feature so much of the original PS1 game in terms of locations, with what appears to be at least a large semi-open world connecting locations. Vehicles are back for the first time in how long? The Golden Saucer is available throughout the game and has loads of mini-games. This feels like something that wouldn’t have been possible on the PS4 – something that we unfortunately don’t get to say very often.
And all of this is coming from the love of the original game. They have looked at what the fans want to see, and then have delivered on it. Granted, some fans might be disappointed by the changing storylines. But honestly, when the storybeats are so similar and the world looks this good and fulfilled, it’s hard to imagine someone angry that it’s not the original and also unable to find anything they like.
This is the way I saw the world of Final Fantasy 7 back in the 90s. There is no bigger compliment than that.
That it is all constrained to a single game. And that there will be a third that will also manage to continue those improvements blows my mind. I never for a second thought there would be a workable Highwind in this trilogy. And I still have a healthy scepticism over that. But do you know what? It might just happen.
But it’s not just the detail of the trailer that is impressive. Look at the graphics and at the textures. Look at the fact that it’s only supposed to be three months exclusive to PlayStation. What that means is all the billionaires with 4090s will be able to play this game at its absolute best, hopefully well before the end of 2024. Then again, this is Square Enix. So maybe it’ll be locked to GeForce Now or something. Who the hell knows with them?
In my review of Final Fantasy XVI, I discussed the series not really knowing what it wanted to be. There was the famous XIII “towns are too technically difficult” talk. XV’s car rides. Actually, everything about XII. I like XVI because it delivers so much of the Final Fantasy experience within a modern game.
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth looks set to deliver that and so much more. And while I’m not going to believe it until the disc is in my PlayStation, it could be a shining hint at what’s to finally
Square Enix has finally put an end to a 26-year-old debate ahead of the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Cait Sith is pronounced just how it looks.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is going to be a much more open experience than its predecessor, and it seems like fan feedback was among the reasons behind this.
If PlayStation UK's provocative advertisement for Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Collector's Edition wasn't enough to entice, maybe Square Enix has the goods to loosen those purse strings. Now available for preorder, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Collector's Edition comes with some tantalising extras, including a girthy bust of the long boy himself: Sephiroth, the One-Winged Angel (the wing is detachable).
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has received new gameplay and details thanks to various hands-on impressions over the past few days. However, the development team hosted a stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2023 to show off even more, from The Grasslands and its mini-games to more combat. You can also check out more gameplay courtesy of Famitsu below.
Square Enix showcased over 30 minutes of gameplay footage and a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth focused on mini-games playable in the Grasslands during its Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event.
Fans have been pleading for years, hoping that Square Enix would provide a remake of the beloved Final Fantasy VII video game. This title launched back on the original PlayStation. Of course, we now know this remake was finally put into production, but it won’t be a complete experience with just one game. In fact, the first part of the remake has already been published, and you can enjoy it right now. However, if you’ve already played the first game in the remake collection for Final Fantasy VII, your eyes might be set on that next installment, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
will allow players to ride a variety of vehicles and mounts. Its predecessor,, was limited to on-foot traversal, with fast travel done via uncontrollable chocobo. However, has a much more open map, and will visit far more iconic locations, so different methods of getting around are almost required. Some of these conveyances are recurring from the original, while others are totally original.
Sometimes it’s nice to just get out of the big smoke and into the countryside, isn’t it? Maybe visit a little seaside town and relax by the ocean? That’s…. kind of what Avalanche get to do in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and we got to go hands-on with a couple of demos that Square Enix prepared for Tokyo Game Show 2023.
Several new details and gameplay for Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth are available following various hands-on impressions and previews. Thanks to an interview with Game Informer, the team has confirmed that Vincent Valentine will not be playable.
Freed from the dystopian metropolis of Midgar, is shaping up to be an enormous game. Slated to be the second part of Square Enix's trilogy re-imagining the seminal from 1997, recently got a release date in February 2024, and had the opportunity to play two separate demos for the highly anticipated RPG. Although the full breadth of 's systems remains unclear, even these short glimpses show that it will build on its predecessor in nearly every conceivable way.
trailers have already shown off a significant number of locations returning from the original game. As the sequel to, roughly aligns with the second half of 's Disc One, which is where the game's map opens up significantly. While the first half kept the party confined within the massive city of Midgar, the second grants them access to the open-world map for the very first time. While some parts of it are still saved for Discs Two and Three, or at least until the party finds a way around some difficult terrain, this transition represents a significant broadening of the game's scope.
You will, however, score some free materia for having a Final Fantasy 7 Remake save file.