Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is "in the same situation today" as Rebirth was when development on the first game ended
Feb. 17, 2024Revival? Remnants? Return?
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth- the second part in the trilogy remaking the 1997 classic - is just around the corner, but the inevitable third and final entry is also chugging along at a steady pace.
“When we got to the end of the development for Remake,” the director continues, “we started talking about a sequel with [writer Kazushige Nojima] and I think we can say that we are in the same situation today.” There was a four year gap between Remake and Rebirth’s releases, so hopefully the third entry comes around just as quickly.
Following the ending of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, it was pretty easy to imagine what a sequel would look like. Cloud and Crew stared out into a hopeful horizon with the promise of a more open Midgar in the future. Theorizing about the third part is a little trickier, though, becausethe development team has continually teased fansabout Rebirth’s (potentially) heartbreaking finale, as they do once again in the interview above.
“Those that played the original know that the story takes a turn at the City of the Ancients,” Kitase teases, with a smile that makes me sort of fearful. “Players eagerly await that decisive moment… I would just tell people to play and experience that moment for themselves. And for my part, I think that would be a good place to end the game.”
Clearly,that scenehas been remixed to some extent, but we’ll need to wait for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to launch on February 29 before we find out how.
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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