Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be an intriguing next step for the popular JRPG and as the story begins to diverge from the original, sources reveal that some areas of the game may not be visited in the same order. With the original Final Fantasy 7 game being considered one of the most popular of the Final Fantasy franchise, it has amassed quite the following since its release in 1997. Over the years gaming technology and graphical capabilities have advanced and it was only fitting for this epic story to receive a makeover. Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally came to light in 2020, bringing a fresh look at the original game's iconic characters.
Developer Square Enix decided against just copying the original game with updated graphics and gameplay and instead, it chose to expand on the story and the characters for a much more complex experience. This resulted in Final Fantasy 7 Remake being only the first installment of what is now confirmed as a Final Fantasy 7 trilogy. The entirety of the game takes place in the city of Midgar, which is only the opening act of the original game, showing just how much Square Enix has expanded on the story. The second part, titled Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is on its way, and given the ending of part one, it may take a slightly different route than the original.
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A tweet from Genki_JPN was highlighted in a recent Game Rant article revealing that the order of the areas visited in the original Final Fantasy 7 game after Midgar will change in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. In the original, once players leave Midgar for the first time they find themselves in an open world with plenty of locations to travel to, mostly in a particular order to
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