Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH Hands-On Preview
Stepping onto the slopes leading up to Mt Nibel, I felt transported in time. Back in 1997, when I was ten and first jumping headlong into the world of RPGs, I found myself standing on these very slopes, watching the backstory between Cloud, Tifa, and Sephiroth play out.
It was such a cool moment back then, sitting in my small room huddled around my PlayStation that my dad bought for me out of the back of someone's car and, along with it, a copy of FFVII. At this moment, I got to party with Sephiroth. While I didn't get to control him in combat, it was cool nonetheless to experience fighting alongside this legendary character each person in the story had spoken of with a mixture of reverence and awe-inspired fear.
So it was an even cooler experience when I actually got to play as Sephiroth during last week's preview event, going hands-on with Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH. During my hour-long demo, I had the chance to check out an early build of the next installment in the Final Fantasy VII series started by 2020's REMAKE. The build itself comprised of two parts: A story segment taking Cloud, Sephiroth, and Tifa up towards the Mako Reactor in Mt Nibel, as well as a more open-world exploration section where I was able to check out Junon and the surrounding areas.
Warning: Mild story spoilers for Final Fantasy VII REMAKE ahead!
Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH picks up the narrative after REMAKE: the party has just left Midgar after successfully defeating Sephiroth at the Edge of Creation. The demo I played last week picks up a bit further down REBIRTH's narrative, taking me through the Fated Mt. Nibel Mission.
A SOLDIER survey team, led by Sephiroth, is sent to investigate the Mako Reactor near Nibelheim. Tifa, a local and Cloud's
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