Maybe the largest fish to catch at Tokyo Recreation Present 2026, each in and outdoors the RPG sphere, was Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and last installment within the reimagined Ultimate Fantasy VII trilogy, following Remake (2020) and Rebirth (2024). The sport dominated Sq. Enix’s sizable sales space with statues, mini-museums, and photograph ops together with the power to journey Cloud’s bike, maintain a Buster Sword, or kneel and pray as a life-sized Sephiroth descends on you from above.
My greatest shock and fanboy second of all TGS was glancing over whereas taking images of stated sales space and realizing I used to be standing near Naoki Hamaguchi, co-director turned lead director on the Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake trilogy. Mr. Hamaguchi was very gracious in each Japanese and English and readily provided to take a photograph of us collectively in entrance of the large meteor show. I slipped him my card and whispered in his ear that there was nonetheless time so as to add a pasty Canadian man into Cloud’s social gathering, so fingers crossed I hear again from him.
Quickly after, I used to be sitting down for a 25-minute hands-on with Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation, which throws gamers right into a particular chapter at stage 36 known as “The Get together Assembles.” Cloud and co. have been in sizzling pursuit of Sephiroth, their chase taking them by way of a scene that echoes the Crater from the original game—a type of icy astral aircraft, with frozen crystalline waves and a shimmering aurora within the background.
Although the whole social gathering adopted and chatted alongside, I managed Cloud throughout traversal and will change to Cid Highwind or Vincent Valentine throughout fight. Followers will keep in mind that that is the primary time Cid and Vincent are playable within the Remake trilogy. Whereas they have been classed as “Freelancers,” that’s, their default courses, the returning social gathering members wore varied “FITS” (Perform-Built-in Tactical Suitware) that bestowed new courses and skills.
Barret in his Knight outfit seemed like a gun-armed Kamen Rider, and taking part in as Summoner Cloud meant I might infuse my common slashing assaults with periodically showing apparitions of Ifrit, Shiva, and Titan. Cid performs like a dragoon-type ought to, with lengthy poking flurries and diving stabs along with his spear. Vincent very stylishly combos duel-wielded gunshots into heavier blasts, in addition to remodeling right into a “Galian Beast” kind like a cross between a werewolf and a behemoth.
Even with simply three characters and just one new FITS, I might see the massive variety of social gathering compositions gamers will be capable of synergize with, contemplating every character will reportedly have 4 distinctive FITS.
The fight itself was fast and bombastic with out turning into overwhelming due to a easy and clear UI and the power to freeze and select skills on your social gathering when you’ve dished out sufficient commonplace and heavy assaults. I feel they’ve nailed the suitable zone between the mashiness of Kingdom Hearts or Ultimate Fantasy XV and the forethought required of conventional Ultimate Fantasy titles. Basic Mode returns in Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation for the few who will select it—commonplace assaults and motion are dealt with routinely, so that you want solely act when Lively Time Battle motion bars refill.
Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation‘s music and sound design have been top-notch. I wish to say the soundtrack was an much more ominous stretch of the monitor “The North Cave” from the unique Ultimate Fantasy VII, however I may very well be improper. I liked how a lot characterization the banter conveys, even exterior your present core three. As you’re cautiously stepping between cloaked and mind-washed slaves to Sephiroth, Cloud tells Tifa to maneuver with care. Then, Pink XIII inhales too many mako fumes within the air and begins performing like a giggly, goofy child. Yuffie laments how lengthy she’s been away from Wutai, and Cid reveals his bravado each probability he can.
If you happen to’re in any respect involved about any of the eight core social gathering members not getting their due in Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation, relaxation simple. These are essentially the most fleshed-out and likable variations of those characters.
In the direction of the top of the demo, I battled a considerably modest model of Gigas (one other encounter echoing the traditional Ultimate Fantasy VII) earlier than a imaginative and prescient of Sephiroth overtook Cloud. He was powerless as Sephiroth embraced him and held him shut, marveling at how Cloud’s SOLDIER quantity was lacking from his arm: “How unusual. I should have the improper man.” The course and voicework saved Sephiroth each bit as imposing as followers would count on.
When Cloud got here to, he confided in Tifa that he couldn’t keep in mind his personal SOLDIER quantity, however she should hold it a secret from the others. Regaining management, I had simply sufficient time to dash forward to a horrific boss battle with JENOVA… when the demo time ended.
Suffice it to say, I used to be as soon as extra swept into the grandiosity Sq. Enix has been affording the Ultimate Fantasy VII sequence, however much more so by the lighthearted allure of its solid and the brand new potential of the FITS job system. What number of dozen minigames will eat up my time within the overworld stays to be seen. Let’s see if Mr. Hamaguchi and his group can land this Highwind when Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation releases April eighth, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, PC, and Nintendo Swap 2.
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