You Don't Have To Play Final Fantasy 7 Remake To Understand Rebirth, Somehow
thegamer.comSquare Enix has been revealing information about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth over the course of the last few days, each tidbit more mysterious than the one before it. That mystery may have peaked with reveal number four as the studio has confirmed you don't need to have played Remake to understand what's going on in Rebirth.
Rebirth's co-director Motoumu Toriyama dealt with this particular quandary. “We have made preparations so that players who did not get a chance to play the first game can fully enjoy Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,” Toriyama confirmed. Exactly what those preparations are wasn't clarified.
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Final Fantasy fans were a little worried about Rebirth after it didn't show up during what some labeled a disappointing showcase. Understandable as even though it's still slated to be here before the end of 2023, Square has Final Fantasy 16 to focus on which is now less than three weeks away. To ease fears, and have a little fun with gamers in the process, the studio has been sharing some incredibly vague developer comments.
On top of confirming people who haven't played Remake will understand Rebirth without explaining how that has been achieved, Square also revealed the next game in the FF7 series will have a story and characters. It worded it in a fancy way but that is effectively all developer comment number three confirmed in what was almost definitely a tweet intended to do nothing but troll those of us who want to know more.
As for how exactly players new to the FF7 games will be fine without having to play Remake, I'm assuming there will be a recap of some description. Akin to the comic at the start of Mass Effect 2 or the optional videos that can kick off Jedi: Survivor and
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