Draft:Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3
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The untitled third and final installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, tentatively referred to as Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3, is an upcoming video game developed and published by Square Enix. The game is a sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, concluding the trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII.
Plot
Part 3 is expected to cover the events of discs 2 and 3 of Final Fantasy VII, which follow Cloud Strife and his party's continued efforts to defeat Sephiroth following his murder of ally Aerith Gainsborough. The events of disc 1 were previously covered in Remake and Rebirth.[1]
Development
During the promotion of Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), Square Enix confirmed that it would not cover the original's complete story, but rather act as a standalone first game in "a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience".[2] Game director Tetsuya Nomura cited a "massive undertaking to reconstruct Final Fantasy VII from the ground up with the current technology" as the reason why a remake was not possible for some time. He went on to elaborate that fully remaking its content in a single installment would necessitate cutting various elements to suit the target hardware and gameplay design, by which point a remake would be considered pointless. He additionally expressed a desire to expand on the original game's depiction of Midgar for one game, wanting players to explore various areas that were previously inaccessible in the original, with heightened detail due to the increased power of newer generation hardware. While Nomura understood the nostalgia behind the original game's story, he envisioned Remake as a reimagining that would "get the fans of the original version excited".[3]
Producer Yoshinori Kitase likened the remake's "multi-part" structure to Final Fantasy XIII (2009) being followed by Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011) and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013). He stated that Remake's structure would differ from that of XIII's due to its nature as a remake of a pre-existing narrative centered on a central protagonist, Cloud Strife, as opposed to the multiple perspectives focused on across the XIII trilogy. He also anticipated each game in the Remake series to be approximately as long as one of the Final Fantasy XIII games.[4] Kitase would subsequently reveal the Final Fantasy VII Remake project to encompass a trilogy, between Remake, its sequel, and a third, final entry.[5][6] The development team had initially conceived of remaking it across two games rather than three, citing the indecision on direction as a primary reason for their lack of clarification on how many parts the remake would have. Kitase explained that this was due to the difficulties in determining development scheduling due to the lack of understanding regarding the project's overall scope.[7] The follow-up to Remake had begun active development by November 2019 prior to the game's initial release on PlayStation 4.[8] According to Nomura, the game was designed with newcomers in mind.[9]
Similar to Remake and Rebirth, Part 3 will be running on Unreal Engine 4. According to game director Naoki Hamaguchi, about 95% percent of staff from Rebirth have been working on Part 3.[10] He revealed in January 2026 that the game's official title has been decided.[11] The Highwind airship and snowboarding minigame from the original Final Fantasy VII have been confirmed to be in development for the game, the former of which has been described by Hamaguchi as a "large part" of the game.[10][12] The locations of Wutai and Rocket Town are also confirmed to be making an appearance, with Hamaguchi noting their absence in Rebirth.[a][13] Queen's Blood, a card-based minigame that became popular amongst players, is confirmed to be returning and expanded upon.[14][15]
Notes
- Both locations and their associated quests were accessible in the original Final Fantasy VII prior to the events at the Temple of the Ancients, where Rebirth ends.