most popular of the Final Fantasy franchise, it has amassed quite the following since its release in 1997. Over the years gaming technology and graphical capabilities have advanced and it was only fitting for this epic story to receive a makeover. Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally came to light in 2020, bringing a fresh look at the original game's iconic characters.
Developer Square Enix decided against just copying the original game with updated graphics and gameplay and instead, it chose to expand on the story and the characters for a much more complex experience. This resulted in Final Fantasy 7 Remake being only the first installment of what is now confirmed as a Final Fantasy 7 trilogy. The entirety of the game takes place in the city of Midgar, which is only the opening act of the original game, showing just how much Square Enix has expanded on the story. The second part, titled Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is on its way, and given the ending of part one, it may take a slightly different route than the original.
A tweet from change in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. In the original, once players leave Midgar for the first time they find themselves in an open world with plenty of locations to travel to, mostly in a particular order to the story. With the story of Final Fantasy 7 Remake slowly diverging from the original, it would make sense that some of the classic locations may be visited in a different order. Some areas players will recall may include, Kalm, the Chocobo Farm, Junon, Costa Del Sol, Nibelheim, and The Gold Saucer.
Whichever order players will get to revisit these areas, it's sure to be just as nostalgic as being back in Midgar. Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that no part of the original will be cut from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so as the story may change drastically it will still take players through a much more detailed world of Final Fantasy 7. Fans that the length of the original game will likely be curious as to where Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will finish while still leaving enough to be explored in the unnamed third game set to end the remake.
There are still plenty of questions to be asked and most likely many surprises to be seen before Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth reaches its planned release in late 2023. In the meantime, fans of the series will also be looking forward to Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core Reunion coming late 2022, along with the mobile game Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, which doesn't have a release date just yet. Only time will tell how this new era of Final Fantasy 7 will turn out, but there's clearly quite a bit to look forward to.
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