During The Final Fantasy 7 25th Anniversary Celebration live stream Yoshinori Kitase, the Executive Producer for the series, finally confirmed that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake project would consist of 3 parts. 2019's Final Fantasy 7 Remake kicked things off with part one; 2023 is set to deliver the second chapter with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and finally a third will bring the project to a close… at some point.
When Remake was announced back in 2015 it came with the news that this re-imagined version would in some way be an episodic retelling of the classic story. No further details were given, and while much of the concerns over this format were put to rest after fans were able to experience the quality and care that was poured into Midgar's makeover, there still remained the question of how many parts it would take Square Enix to complete the story. Now that the entire Final Fantasy 7 Remake project is confirmed to be a trilogy, some educated speculation can begin to narrow down how much of the original game Rebirth will cover.
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake took place entirely inside the city of Midgar, making it a miraculous embellishment on a relatively small section of the original game. What took players in 1997 six hours to complete, was expanded to a full 60-hour campaign for the contemporary 2019 audience. Such a detailed elaboration threw out any preconceived notions of how this entire project would be broken down. In some way limiting the entire Remake saga to three entries almost seems rushed after taking so much time to explore what was originally just the opening city, however it is important to remember that in terms of a division of labor for the development
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