Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Final Fantasy 7, something Square Enix hasn't allowed to pass by without recognition. Directors Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura shared a heartfelt message about the game and what it has become before appearing as special guests during a celebratory broadcast. While the broadcast largely focused on battle royale spinoff The First Soldier, the future of Final Fantasy 7 Remake was also addressed.
Kitase mentioned that there will be a Remake Part 2 reveal sometime in the next 12 months, though he was a little cagey when it comes to actually confirming that will be the case. “With regards to the long awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake [Part 2]… there will be more information… this year if we can,” Kitase explained. The translation was executed by PushDustIn and provided to VGC.
“We just started the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 7, so we want to celebrate and get fans excited, so within the next 12 months we want to share some information,” Kitase goes on to say. So the want is there, and right now the team appears confident that it will have something to show of Part 2 before the end of 2022, but nothing is guaranteed just yet.
It makes sense that Part 2 would take a while to arrive. The wait between FF7 Remake's announcement and the launch of Part 1 was a long one. Fans got the Intergrade DLC to help bridge the gap last year which introduced Yuffie to Remake, and also the PS5 upgrade of Part 1. However, there will be no more DLC and you'll have to wait until Part 2 for the story to continue.
What has been confirmed is Part 2 will make better use of the PS5's abilities than Intergrade, and Naoki Hamaguchi will direct the game alone as Nomura will now oversee all FF7 projects. Speaking of which, 25 years on from its launch, the FF7 universe continues to grow. Not just through Remake and The First Soldier, but also via Ever Crisis which launches later this year. Ever Crisis is a mobile game that will allow you to play through every chapter of the FF7 story.
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