

It covers the first section of the original game, set in the metropolis Midgar. While role-playing elements are still present in the gameplay similar to the original game, Remake uses a fast-paced real-time combat, as seen in this fight against two soldiers.įinal Fantasy VII Remake is the first in a planned series of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII. A second game, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is scheduled for early 2024 for the PlayStation 5. An enhanced version with an extra side-story, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, was released for the PlayStation 5 and Windows in 2021.

Final Fantasy VII Remake became one of the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 games, selling more than 3.5 million copies within three days and over five million by August 2020. Critics praised the expanded story and the updated battle system for its strategic elements and visual flourishes, but the linearity and repetitive sidequests received criticism. The game received positive reviews, with praise for its graphics, gameplay, narrative, and music. The staff redesigned the characters to balance realism and stylization. Several key staff members returned, including character designer Tetsuya Nomura as director, director Yoshinori Kitase as producer, scenario writer Kazushige Nojima as story and scenario writer, event planner Motomu Toriyama as a co-director, and composer Nobuo Uematsu who returned to write the main theme. Remake was announced in 2015 following years of speculation. Remake was released for the PlayStation 4 in April 2020. The gameplay combines real-time action with role-playing elements.

He joins AVALANCHE, an eco-terrorist group trying to stop the powerful megacorporation Shinra from using the planet's life essence as an energy source.

Set in the dystopian cyberpunk metropolis of Midgar, players control the mercenary Cloud Strife. It is the first in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy VII Remake is a 2020 action role-playing game by Square Enix.
