If you’re looking to pick it up (the minimum 13GB download lets you play through the first chapter of the game) or have it already, we’ve compiled a list of Final Fantasy VII Remake tips and tricks to get you started as well as another list just for its mini-games, a lore guide that explains a host of in-game terms, and seven things you need to know before you play Final Fantasy VII Remake. In our Final Fantasy VII Remake review we stated that it’s essential for fans and first-timers.
It’ll be interesting to see what parts of the 1997 original remain as Final Fantasy VII Remake opens up new story-telling possibilities due welcome liberties taken with its source material. This would bode well for those looking a greater challenge out of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2. “Feedback from fans who want to use classic mode at normal difficulty will be kept in mind for the future,” said Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi in an interview with Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu ( via Gematsu). Development on Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 is already underway and Square Enix is taking fan feedback into account. Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 may have classic mode play out differently. This is akin to how the original game played. When the ATB gauge is full, players can select a special ability from the menu. In classic mode, characters execute basic attacks automatically. It presented no challenge as it was essentially running at easy difficulty. Update, 8:46PM ET : Added more tidbits from a Famitsu interview with the game’s director.One of the grouses fans had with Final Fantasy VII Remake was how its classic mode option for combat worked. Update, 7:07PM ET: Added pricing information for the different versions of the game.
Since the original PS4 game retailed for $59.99, we’re hoping the downloadable Yuffie episode will only cost $10, but Square Enix hasn’t announced pricing yet. Each version includes the original base game and the PS5 patch. Square Enix later registered several trademarks, including “Ever Crisis” and “The First Soldier,” that suggested additional tie-ins or remakes in the Final Fantasy VII universe.įinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will come in both physical edition and digital editions for $69.99, with a Digital Deluxe Edition for $89.99 on the PlayStation Store that includes a soundtrack and digital art book. In June 2019, producer Yoshinori Kitase said that work on the next installment had already begun details about it have been scarce. On top of re-creating the game’s entire world, fleshing out its characters, and adding entirely new storylines and characters, VII Remake also hinted at major changes in the game’s canonized story. It focused entirely on Midgar - a sprawling city that made up only a few hours in the PlayStation version of Final Fantasy VII.
Nomura also says that you’ll always control Yuffie in battle in the new episode Sonon can take commands, but won’t be directly playable.Įxisting PS4 owners of the original Final Fantasy VII Remake for PS4 will get the PS5 version for free but will have to pay extra for the additional Yuffie content, according to the announcement.įinal Fantasy VII Remake launched in April 2020 for PlayStation 4, the first of a still-unknown number of entries in an episodic retelling of the original game. There’s also a new photo mode, and an interview with director Tetsuya Nomura in Weekly Famitsu reveals it’ll have partial support for the DualShock 5’s adaptive triggers as well, with more support planned for the next installment.
The PS5 version of the game will include a “brand-new episode” that has players play as ninja Yuffie Kisaragi on a mission to infiltrate the Shinra Corporation alongside Sonon, a member of a separate Avalanche cell.Īlongside the new content, the PS5 version is getting an update adding faster load times, a performance mode (that targets 60fps gameplay), and a graphics mode for 4K. The world of Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting bigger with a new episode featuring new characters - like Yuffie Kisaragi - and big quality-of-life changes for the PlayStation 5, called Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.