After the events of the remake of Final Fantasy 7, the main characters of Claud, Tif, Iris and other characters escaped from the gloomy Midgar and went on an amazing adventure in the huge world of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The altered structure of the game world will not be the only innovation of this part, because players are waiting for about 100 hours of diverse content. Game Informer magazine revealed many interesting gameplay features of the future game and shared fresh screenshots.
As part of the closed demonstration of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, to journalists showed the scale of the open world. They managed to see new large cities that were not in the original game, and learn more information about side activities.
In Rebirth, we added cities such as the Voronier Nest – completely new cities that were not in the original to delve into and create a whole worldview of Rebirth.
– said the head of the development of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Naoki Hamaguchi.
Side quests will play an important role in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but, of course, players can decide on their own whether they take them or not. The developers tried to make them unique and diverse, so the study should be one of the most interesting elements of the gameplay.
For Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, about 100 hours of game content were created. Approximately 80% of this amount of time is allotted to pass the side content and the study of the world. If you concentrate only on the main story, then the game can be passed in 40 hours.
Other interesting details from the preview of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth:
- In addition to Claud, secondary heroes participate in side tasks, their execution deepens the relationship between the characters.
- Cita Sith has a unique battle system where he calls a hut.
- Players can freely climb short cliffs and ledges in the open world.
- It is possible to use special choco to climb high walls or slide over them.
- Card mini-game "The blood of the queen": compete with various NPCs throughout the region.
The release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is scheduled for February 29, 2024 on PS5.