Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Mobile Game Tie-Ins Are Out Of Place

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weakly attempts to bridge the events of and into the narrative. Rather than be a true push to feature elements of those games’ stories, the character of Glenn Lodbrok is oddly shoehorned in. This is only partially surprising, as the games have pulled from less popular portions of the, such as .

had few references and at least tried to ease in cameo appearances. Kyrie Canaan and Leslie Kyle felt like they actually belonged within Midgar and had a place in the story. However, has less onboarding or setups, making a character like Glenn feel like an afterthought. However, this may be what Square Enix wants, as characters have different roles in the multiverse.

Given standard production schedules,, and were likely developed around the same time. The creation of Glenn Lodbrok was planned for multiple games and potentially by several teams at Square Enix. The intention was likely that super fans of would play all three simultaneously.

Glenn first appeared inopening movie and mostly served as an in-game NPC. For the most part, players took control of their own custom character. It might have been the mobile platform, persistent online aspects, or the fatigue of following the battle royale trend, but shuttered after just over a year of service.

With FF7 Rebirth set to release on PC in early 2025, the game's director is requesting that the game's modders don't take things too far.

Glenn’s story was at least expanded in through specific chapters. It reveals that he was a prototype SOLDIER who is given all the training but isn’t exposed to any Mako. However, due to tensions, Glenn eventually left Shinra and took part in the uprising that displaced Godo Kisaragi as the leader of Wutai. Before Glenn could take a seat of power, Rufus Shinra seemingly assassinated him.

Glenn suddenly reappears in the fourth chapter of,. While Glenn is named and shown to have been betrayed by Rufus, no other context is given about their relationship. He is dressed in black robes, identical to the