Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is Coming in Early 2024, Gets Cryptic Gameplay Trailer

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth just got a new release window. During the Summer Game Fest event, held early Friday, Square Enix dropped a gameplay trailer revealing some key plot beats, as our heroes continue exploring the wider world outside Midgar. The second entry in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake project releases in early 2024, still sticking to the timeline producer Yoshinori Kitase originally set. The game also appears to be quite hefty in size, with the closing title card claiming that the physical edition comes in two discs on the PS5.

The trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth opens with a news broadcast of our heroes seemingly dead and getting carried around on stretchers, after having fled the wreckage at the Midgar Expressway in the first game. In the next shot, former SOLDIER Cloud Strife pushes open the door to the quaint village of Kalm, located outside Midgar and blooming with greenery and flowers. “It may look that way, but in reality, it's barely hanging on” Red XIII warns Aerith, who swoons at the peaceful sight. Earlier this week, game director Naoki Hamaguchi suggested that the sequel will offer a ‘high degree of freedom,' which is evidenced by glimpses of our heroes riding around on Chocobos and exploring large plains on foot.

Meanwhile, Tifa has been wondering what Cloud's been up to in the past five years. “This is going to sound crazy, but as far as I know, Cloud was never in Nibelheim, five years ago,” she informs Aerith, in reference to a devastating incident that occurred in the mountain village, long before the start of the game's events. The silver-haired antagonist Sephiroth has returned with a vengeance, after having bested our heroes at the end of Final Fantasy VII Remake. The FF7 Remake trilogy