Final Fantasy has been such a massive franchise that spanned across decades and across multiple console generations. There’s been some truly standout installments from this long-running series as well. One of the more beloved games of the series was Final Fantasy VII, a title that blew up in multiple markets when it initially launched in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation. Since then, fans worldwide have pleaded for Square Enix to return and bring out a remake for this JRPG installment. Fortunately, in 2020, we finally got the first part of this remake. Since this game installment was so massive, the developers could only deliver the game in parts. We’re going to receive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second installment to this trilogy remake, in 2024.
We know Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming into the marketplace on February 29, 2024. However, you can get a chance to play this second installment a bit early. That is if you will be attending the MCM Comic Con London event. It’s possible that we might see an opportunity to try out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth again somewhere else after MCM London wraps. Unfortunately, we don’t know what section of the game will be playable at the event. Instead, the X post from the Final Fantasy VII account only notes that this game will be playable for the public at the upcoming Comic Con event.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will retain the same real-time action combat gameplay from its predecessor, where we’ll again follow Cloud Strife and his friends as they continue to prevent the megacorporation Shinra from further exploiting the Lifestream. This should be another epic battle and journey, with players likely seeing this narrative journey finally wrap up with the next installment after Final Fantasy VII Rebirth releases into the marketplace. But we’ll just have to see if this ends up being the case by the time we start hearing the news on the third part of the remake.
With all that said, if you don’t want to go back and play the first part of the remake, you should still be fine with getting into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Now, it’s probably well worth returning to play the remake’s first part. This will allow players to understand the storyline and characters fully. But the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth game director, Naoki Hamaguchi, did note that all three remake project titles have been designed to be standalone games in their own right. So you can enjoy the game fully without having to play the previous game installment. Again, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be available on February 29, 2024, for the PlayStation 5 console.
