Each time Sony occasions roll round, there’s at all times a twinge of anticipation amongst gamers that we may even see new footage of Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth, Sq. Enix’s sequel to Closing Fantasy VII Remake, which itself was the primary chapter of its trilogy of video games which are not-so-faithfully remaking the 1997 basic. And that’s precisely what we received throughout right now’s State of Play occasion stream.
The brand new trailer reveals new footage of Cloud assembly everybody’s favourite human-sized plush cat, Cait Sith, who joined Cloud in battle alongside Sephiroth (as an ally?), in addition to some selection scenes of Zack carrying a Ok.O.-ed Cloud, and the teensiest peak at Cloud’s red-cloaked, gun-toting companion, Vincent Valentine. Or at the least his again. And what an excellent again it’s. Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth, which was initially slated to launch this winter, will now be launched on February 29 2024 for PlayStation 5. You possibly can try the trailer under.
The final time we received a crumb of Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth footage was throughout this 12 months’s Summer season Video games Occasion. In it, we noticed nice scenes of Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and Pink XIII traversing Juno, visiting Cosmo Canyon, and using some Chocobos. We additionally noticed much less pleasing sights, like Shinra TV information footage of Barret and Tifa carried into an ambulance and Tifa on her again foot in a struggle with Sephiroth. Suffice it to say, FFVII Rebirth appears to proceed to remixing story beats from the unique recreation, which’ll have followers on the sting of their gamer chairs.
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A Fast FAQ About Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth
Now that we’ve gotten an eyeful of some new FFVIIR scenes people are positive to be quick at crafting intricate fan theories, artwork, and memes, so right here’s a fast recap of all the pieces we find out about Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth takes place after the occasions of Remake, by which a bunch of occasions from the unique recreation—just like the deaths of Zack Honest and Aerith —appear to not be taking place this time round. Or at the least not but, god forbid. Rebirth seems to proceed to play with situations that deviate from the unique 1997 recreation, chief amongst them being a scene the place Cloud and Sephiroth are touring via the wilderness collectively. Bizarre.
In accordance with a sequence of posts answering followers’ questions on the official Closing Fantasy VII Twitter account, we all know that the remake’s tackle the unique recreation’s planet-spanning world will probably be massive sufficient that “gamers will be capable of journey throughout the vast and multifaceted world with a excessive diploma of freedom.” Part of that odyssey will embody a “chain of narrative developments” involving “every character’s future.” The account went as far as to say Squeenix “made preparations” in order that gamers gained’t essentially need to play Remake to “absolutely take pleasure in” enjoying Rebirth. Given the bonkers timeline adjustments on the finish of Remake, I reckon gamers ought to play Remake earlier than Rebirth.
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One thing else gamers can stay up for with Rebirth is that the sport will function “new comrades.” Nonetheless, the official tweet saying, “new comrades will be part of you in battle and you may cooperate with different celebration members in even nearer methods than earlier than” is obscure as all hell, so it stays to be seen what that each one signifies.
Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth is due out for PlayStation 5 on February 29 2024, whereas the third, at the moment unnamed entry within the FFVII Remake trilogy will probably be launched sooner or later.