Bringing you the latest news about the Final Fantasy VII Remake project.
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#FF7Rebirth
release date: February 29, 2024
run by
@FinalXV
New
#FF7Rebirth
info:
- side content is almost double that of the main story
- Gold Saucer can be revisited at any time
- even more mini games than in the original
- not every party member will be controllable until the next game
- Wutai will not be visited in Rebirth
Some important new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth tidbits:
- covers the story up to the midpoint of the original FINAL FANTASY VII
- up to 100h of content according to Kitase
- there will be a video summary for those who haven't played FF7 Remake
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It's now official:
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth covers the story from the party leaving Midgar up to the City of the Ancients (end of Disc 1 in the original).
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New
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images and info from Game Informer's latest preview:
- side content makes up ~80% of the exploration-based content
- only focusing on the main story takes ~40h
- doing all of the side content takes ~100h
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will let you choose between 3 different difficulty options that can be changed at any time:
- Easy
- Normal
- Dynamic
As well as 2 types of combat styles
- Active
- Classic
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About world exploration in
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:
• You can fast travel to places and Chocobo signs you visited before on the world map
• Chocobos can dig for treasures while traveling
• You'll be able to activate towers to unlock new icons on the map to investigate for Chadley
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
#TGS2023
details:
- Visitors will have the chance to play 2 demos
⚔️FATED BEGINNINGS
A combat heavy demo with Cloud & Sephiroth
🐤THE WORLD OF REBIRTH
A more exploration-based demo located in the Junon area
New
#FF7Rebirth
gameplay details:
- scaling button (circle) let's you climb walls
- Characters can swim (on their own, on chocobos and you'll also get another vehicle later in the game 😉)
- no time-limited quests/ missable stuff
- areas of the world map are seamlessly connected
A couple of new Yuffie combat screenshots
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- Her Doppelgänger ability allows her to attack in tandem with her clone, enabling her to exploit enemies’ weaknesses even more effectively.
The second part of the
#FF7Rebirth
demo is now available.
"Set in an open area near Junon which includes content unique to the demo. The update also improves visual fidelity in Performance Mode. "
About quests in
#FF7R
:
• You can gather quests from a quest board and find the NPCs in need
• You can start as many quests as you liks and you can complete them whenever you want
• If you're lost, you can let your Chocobo find your next objective (yellow way marker)
Revealing some of the side activities and mini games in
#FF7R
:
• Moogle house
• Mob hunts where you can fight very strong enemies
• Customizing your Chocobo with new gear and colors
• Piano rhythm game with Cloud
• "Queen's Blood" a new card game
Some new
#FF7Rebirth
tidbits
- 400+ tracks were recorded
- Rebirth's theme song is tailored to Aerith in a similar way to how Hollow was to Cloud
- Cloud must be in the party but you can remove him after finishing the story
- You can repeat side quests to see different outcomes
NEW key info about
#FF7Rebirth
:
- Vincent won't be playable in Rebirth
- Install size will be ~150GB
- development took ~4 years
- There will be a "Zack episode" in the game
- New chocobo capturing feature but no breeding
- Chocobo racing has been expanded (new courses)
Song previews of the upcoming FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH vinyl (01.31.2024) have been released on Youtube.
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It features 9 tracks on two sides (Aerith & Tifa)
Developer commentary
#2
Director Naoki Hamaguchi says that the world of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will offer players a high degree of freedom with a myriad of different stories along the way.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will have a huge presence at
#TGS2023
:
- Worldwide first hands-on opportunity with more than 100 demo stations
-
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stage event on 9.23 1 pm (JST) with developers and special guests
SE just released a couple of tracks from the
#FF7Rebirth
OST on YouTube:
• Listen to the Cries of the Planet*
• FF7 Main Theme*
• Listen to the Cries of the Planet*
• Toward Mt. Nibel
• With Heavy Heart
• Rufu's Welcoming Ceremony
*Battle Edit
Check out Episode 1 of "Inside Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" where the development team talks about how they built the massive and fascinating world of the game:
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Some more
#FF7Rebirth
tidbits:
- Chocobos can be customized with new gear in a "Chocoboutique"
- "Item Transmuter" lets you craft items
- story is "quite faithful to the original" but
the order of some events may differ
- Nomura's involvement is "not too different from Remake"
Developer commentary
#3
Story & scenario writer Kazushige Nojima says that players will witness a chain of narrative developments that lie at the heart of the FFVII story while diacovering each character's destiny.
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Check out a special Talk session about the music of Final Fantasy VII (Rebirth) with Scenario Writer Kazushige Nojima, Original Composer Nobuo Uematsu and Creative Director Tetsuya Nomura:
Final Fantasy VII was released on this day 26 years ago in Japan, Happy birthday!
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The next game in the remake project FFVII Rebirth is still scheduled for launch this winter. From here on out we'll be tweeting about all things
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, so consider following us! ☁️
There will be a special Final Fantasy VII Rebirth panel at New York Comic Con featuring the voice cast of the game
When?
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
⏰ 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
The panel will also be livestreamed for anyone at home.
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Producer Yoshinori Kitase confirmed today that development on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is progressing smoothly and that they're currently working on nailing down a release date for the game.
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Developer commentary
#4
Co-Director Motomu Toriyama says they have made preperations so that players who didn't play the first game can also fully enjoy Rebirth.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Developer commentary
#5
:
Battle Director Teruki Endo says that new comrades will join and that you can cooperate with other party members in even closer ways than before.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Developer commentary
#6
:
Music Supervisor Keiji Kawamori confirms that there'll be many new original tracks as well as arrangements from old songs in
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Developer commentary
#7
:
Tetsuya Nomura says more info about the game will be revealed soon.
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On an unrelated note:
#SummerGameFest
starts in ~6 hours. You can watch the stream here: