A few weeks after the release of the role-playing game, PlayStation and Square Enix started a making-of series for “Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth”. The first episode is all about designing the game world.
At the end of February, Square Enix released “Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth,” the second act of the “Final Fantasy 7” remake for the PS5. A few weeks after the release, the publisher started a making-of series together with PlayStation that goes into more detail about the development of the RPG.
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The first episode is available to view now and has a running time of around 15 minutes. In the first episode, the creative minds behind the remake talk in detail about the design of the game world. Game director Naoki Hamaguchi, creative director Tetsuya Nomura, music supervisor Keiji Kawamori, lighting director Iichiro Yamaguchi and facial director Akira Iwasawa have their say.
So far, the first episode is only available in a Japanese version with English subtitles. Basic knowledge of the English language is therefore mandatory.
One of the best role-playing games of the year
“Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth” is already one of the hot candidates for the title of best role-playing game of the year. The average rating is after just over 140 reviews on Metacritic with an impressive 92 points. The second act of the “Final Fantasy 7” remake was also completely convincing in our test.
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“In terms of play, the theme of freedom is clearly in the foreground, be it in the now much more open areas that we are allowed to explore or in terms of the combat system. This allows us to adapt even more to our own ideas,” we conclude.
“In this way, the already very good combat system of the predecessor is sensibly expanded to include new mechanics such as synchro actions, which we no longer want to be without.”
Up to 100 hours of playtime
The story of “Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth” follows seamlessly from the events of the first act of the remake. After Cloud and his friends manage to escape from Midgar, the motley crew travels across the planet and is confronted with the cunning plans of the iconic villain Sephiroth.
According to their own statements, the developers placed great emphasis on an exciting story, the open world and all sorts of secrets and side activities that will keep you busy for a long time. If you really want to see everything, you can spend up to 100 hours in the world of “Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth”.
In February, game director Naoki Hamaguchi gave us a short status update on the third part of the “Final Fantasy 7” remake. With this, Hamaguchi indicated that Square Enix is expecting a release in 2027 or 2028. “Of course I can’t tell you what stage we are at. But we have already made progress with the script and are thinking about certain developments,” the game director explained.
“When we reached the end of development on the remake, we started talking to author Kazushige Nojima about a sequel. I think we can say that we are in the same situation today.”
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