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Final Fantasy 7 Remake, part 2, Rebirth, gets a release date, first trailer

Square Enix showed the next installment of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Thursday, during a live broadcast celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding role-playing game. The second part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake project is called Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and is coming to PlayStation 5 “next winter”, revealed Square Enix. This could mean a launch window at the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024.

The game’s creators also confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is part two of a planned trilogy and that some staff members are already working on the third game in the series. The title of the third game Final Fantasy 7 Remake was not announced.

“Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is designed so that people can enjoy this game, whether they know the original game or not,” creative director Tetsuya Nomura said in a statement after the game was announced. “In fact, new players may even enjoy starting their journey in Final Fantasy VII with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Cloud and his friends are embarking on a new journey in this game, and I believe that the scenes they are witnessing after leaving Midgar will give the players a new, new experience. “

Nomura said Rebirth’s development was “progressing fast”, and Nomura himself started the third game and “works to complete the series”.

Game director Naoki Hamaguchi noted that the development of Rebirth “is now in full production” and that the team “is developing it with all the passion and dedication needed to create an original game and a plan to provide the ultimate gameplay and world experience.” .

“Three years may seem like a long time for all the fans who are looking forward to the next game, but we want to offer the best possible experience and assure everyone that development is developing at an astonishingly fast pace for such a large-scale HD title.” said in a statement Yoshinori Kitase, producer of the series Final Fantasy 7 Remake. “Creating the middle part of the trilogy has its own challenges, but there are many classic second parts in the world of film, which are determined by stunning twists in history and more in-depth research of their characters. Often these second installments become a favorite among fans. In the same vein, we strive to make Final Fantasy VII Rebirth an even more immersive and memorable experience than Final Fantasy VII Remake, so please wait a little longer until we’re done. ”

With the termination of Final Fantasy 7 Remake with the remark that anything could happen in the next games, the next parts of Remake became only more interesting. The trailer gave us scenes that fans are familiar with, but there is still a lot of potential for things to be different from the original game.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake was released in April 2020, nearly five years after it was first announced on the PlayStation 4. The game’s PlayStation 5 version and its extended version, Intergrade, arrived the following year. Square Enix later brought Remake to a Windows computer through the Epic Games Store. A version of Steam will be released on June 17.