Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Regions Won't Appear in the Same Order as Original

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is an exciting opportunity for Square Enix. The ending of Final Fantasy 7 Remake has unburdened the development team of the canon of the original JRPG, leaving Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to explore in new directions. That doesn't mean Square Enix won't play around with existing canon, however. It's already confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be revisiting many of the Final Fantasy 7 areas fans love. There's a catch, however, as those regions may not necessarily be revisited in the same order.

The opening act of Final Fantasy 7 takes place entirely in the city of Midgar and, fittingly, so does Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Once players leave Midgar an incredible world opens up to them. Final Fantasy 7 players will likely fondly recall visiting Kalm, The Gold Saucer, Cosmo Canyon, Nibelheim, The City of Ancients, and other key areas. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth doesn't have to revisit these areas, but it plans to nevertheless. Square Enix has confirmed that «no locations» are going to be cut from the new game.

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While no Final Fantasy 7 areas will be cut from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix will still be flexing its creativity in the new game. The areas that players will be visiting in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won't be in the same order as the original game. The story will obviously be a dramatic departure as a result, but there will also be an opportunity to see these locations and those who live in them in a new way. Creative director Tetsuya Nomura himself confirmed these details.

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