Square Enix has officially announced the next chapter of the Final Fantasy VII remake saga Thursday night during his Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary Celebration Stream. The game is titled Final Fantasy VII Rebirthand it will launch “next winter” exclusively for PS5.
remake ended with a big cliffhanger that made for a lot more story in the future, and now we have a hint at what the next game might look like. In a short trailerSquare Enix revealed a portion of the world outside Midgar, as well as mysterious scenes of Cloud Strife walking alongside Sephiroth and an injured Cloud running against Crisis Core main character Zack Fair.
†Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is designed so that people can enjoy this game whether they know the original game or not,” said creative director Tetsuya Nomura. in a post shared on Twitter† “In fact, new players might even enjoy their Final Fantasy VII travel with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth† Cloud and his friends are embarking on a new journey in this game, and I believe the scenes they see after they leave Midgar will give players a fresh new experience.”
Square Enix also revealed that: Rebirth is the second game in a planned trilogy – previously it was unclear exactly how many games would feature the remake story. “Some development has already started on the third title”, Nomura said† “I started the development myself and am working towards the completion of the series.”
Final Fantasy VII Remake launched on PS4 in April 2020, and despite huge expectations, the game turned out to be quite good. For me it was a lifeline during the early weeks of the pandemic – I found great comfort exploring Midgar with Cloud and his companions – and last year I had a blast playing the PS5 optimized version and the Yuffie-focused version. . DLC. remake came to PC in December via the Epic Games Store, and Square Enix announced Thursday that it will be available on Steam tomorrow, June 17.
Square Enix also announced a remake of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIItitled Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion† That game will be available this winter on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.