Summary
The developers behind the upcomingFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthrecently hinted at how far along the yet-untitled third game in the saga is, giving fans a clue as to when they can expect to see it.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis now just over a week away from release, with players already able to experience a small fraction of its story in a free demo that shows Cloud’s flashback to the fateful Nibelhiem incident that serves as the backdrop for much of theFF7plotline. A secondFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthdemo is set to launch on February 21 that will let fans explore a condensed Junon region.
This will lead up toFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s full release on February 29, but some fans are already looking ahead to the third and last chapter of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeseries. Little is officially known about this thirdFF7game, but much of its story can be guessed from what has been confirmed about its immediate predecessor.FF7 Rebirthwill endwith the party’s journey to the Forgotten Capital, which marks a major turning point in the originalFinal Fantasy 7lore.
The thirdFF7game will presumably pick up from this point and run all the way through the rest of the original’s plotline, and now fans have a major clue about when they might see this final installment. In a recent interview with French gaming journalist Julien Chieze,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchiand producer Yoshinori Kitase discussed how they have already started work on the next game. While they didn’t go into too much detail, Hamaguchi noted that his team started development onFF7 Rebirthtoward the end ofRemakeand that they are currently “in the same situation” withRebirth’s eventual follow-up.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Could Be 4 Years Away
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthwas released roughly four years afterFF7 Remake, so if Hamaguchi is correct then the much-anticipated third chapter could take about the same amount of time to be produced. Back in September, Yoshinori Kitase stated that he and the rest ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s development teamhad already started drafting the third game’s story, though he also noted that they would wait to see players’ feedback forRebirthand adjust the next sequel accordingly.
Aside fromFinal Fantasy 7 RemakePart 3 featuring airship travel, there isn’t much information about the game, leaving it up to fans to draw their own theories about how Square Enix will wrap up its long-awaited retelling of the legendaryFinal Fantasy 7. It will likely be some time before this last chapter hits stores, but players will be able to get a better idea about where the road will end whenFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthlaunches later this month.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
