On June 5 at Summer time Sport Fest, director Naoki Hamaguchi appeared on stage to give us our first correct take a look at Closing Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third and remaining instalment in Sq. Enix’s Closing Fantasy 7 remake trilogy.
Nonetheless, we didn’t simply get one trailer, we really obtained two, because the preliminary reveal trailer was adopted by a gameplay trailer that contained some additional clues about what to anticipate. It’s over seven minutes of footage whole. Right here’s what we’ve seen to date.
Simply be warned, should you haven’t performed the unique 1997 launch of Closing Fantasy 7, this text will comprise a variety of spoilers, as the parents at Sq. Enix have very craftily hidden a variety of references and name backs in right here for many who are already accustomed to the plot.
Sephiroth Doesn’t Sound Like Himself
Alright, time to get the apparent one out of the best way first; sure, Sephiroth doesn’t sound fairly like himself in Revelation, and that’s as a result of the One-Winged Angel gained’t be voiced by Tyler Hoechlin within the remaining a part of the FF7 remake trilogy.
Though Hoechlin voiced Sephiroth in each Remake and Rebirth, he’s not coming again to reprise his position for the third and remaining entry. As a substitute, Travis Willingham shall be taking up, who confirmed the information in a put up on X on June 6: “I’m completely honored to hitch the unbelievable forged of @finalfantasyvii & taking on the mantle of Sephiroth on this third installment. I understand how vital he’s to so many, and I come at this with absolute respect & coronary heart.”
At this stage, all we all know is {that a} “scheduling battle” is responsible for Hoechlin not returning, as confirmed in an interview by director Naoki Hamaguchi. It’s a disgrace, however I feel Willingham will do an excellent job.
The Menu Portraits Are An OG FF7 Reference
This one is only a cute little element, however I adore it an excessive amount of to not level it out. As a whole lot of individuals on-line have already noticed, the in-game get together member portraits in Revelation are all references to the identical portraits from the unique Closing Fantasy 7.
The menu portraits in FF7 Revelation are referencing their OG portraits. Tremendous cool!!! #FF7R pic.twitter.com/aPLzAAxv0R
— JB✏️ (@breikka) June 5, 2026
Some don’t match up completely, like how, as an example, Cid isn’t smoking in his Revelation portrait. Others, nonetheless, are one-to-one remakes, like Yuffie’s portrait. She appears to be like batshit insane with that huge grin in Revelation, which is precisely how she appears to be like in FF7. In actual fact she by some means appears to be like much more unhinged in Revelation, if that’s even attainable.
Dude, The place’s My Put up-Aerith’s Loss of life Snowboarding Minigame?
Aerith’s loss of life was dealt with completely in each the 1997 launch of Closing Fantasy 7 and within the 2024 launch of Closing Fantasy 7: Rebirth, however there’s a technique through which the unique sport nonetheless has the sting; the sombre scene is straight away adopted by a snowboarding minigame.
If for any motive you’re not conscious, Cloud goes full SSX Tough mode down a snowy mountain mere minutes after Sephiroth kills Aeirth. I do know the minigame has grow to be a little bit of a working joke among the many fanbase, which is why I’ve been interested by how Revelation plans to deal with this odd scene, provided that Rebirth primarily ends with Aerith’s loss of life.
Contemplating the way it all at present strains up, meaning Revelation ought to primarily open the snowboarding minigame… which isn’t featured in any of the trailers we’ve to date. That doesn’t essentially imply it’s eliminated, however I reckon it is likely to be barely toned down this time, because it was a weirdly rad and tubular expertise within the unique sport.
The Social gathering Is Partying With out Cloud
So, I do know I already mentioned there shall be spoilers, however this a reasonably large one, so avert your eyes for the following few paragraphs should you’ve not performed the unique Closing Fantasy 7. Contemplating the place we final left issues in Closing Fantasy 7: Rebirth, followers ought to in all probability already know the place we’re headed to at the beginning of Revelation; North Crater.
That is the place Sephiroth finally ends up screwing with Cloud’s thoughts, after which Cloud shall be booted out of the get together for a great portion of Closing Fantasy 7’s Disc 2. It is a fairly hefty section of the sport too, which sees Tifa and Cid main the get together whereas Cloud is out of motion. There’s loads of photographs within the reveal trailer for Revelation, just like the shot of the whole get together standing on the Highwind with out Cloud, and a staff skydiving expedition which is, sadly, additionally with out Cloud.
I feel the trailers for Closing Fantasy 7: Revelation have been assembled in a method that obfuscates this from those that haven’t performed the OG sport, but in addition concurrently appears to be implying that Cloud shall be absent from the get together for an equally lengthy period of time.
Hey, it’s Wutai! And Cloud Is There!
Wutai is an odd location within the 1997 model of Closing Fantasy 7, as a result of it’s attainable to go to the world with out ever recruiting Yuffie. If, for no matter motive, you do issues this fashion round, Wutai will principally be a pointless location to go to. With no Yuffie, there’s no quests, and not one of the shopkeepers will promote you stuff both.
You may as well go to the situation with out getting access to Yuffie and Cloud on the similar time, which is an equally pointless endeavour. Contemplating that Rebirth swapped a variety of Yuffie’s story round, I don’t assume it’s attainable to keep away from recruiting her in Revelation, as you’ve already recruited her in Rebirth. Nonetheless, though many of the Wutai scenes within the Revelation gameplay trailer don’t characteristic Cloud, he does briefly pop up within the background a minimum of as soon as.
Kinda makes me assume that, very like within the unique sport, you would possibly be capable to fiddle with the order through which you full duties in Revelation. That is all a really lengthy winded construct as much as me saying that I hope this implies we’ll nonetheless be capable to get the key scene the place Tifa recruits Yuffie. That’s as a result of I feel it’s very humorous that Yuffie’s nickname for Tifa on this scene is “Boobs.”
Sapphire Weapon Is Again, However Is It A Boss Combat This Time?
You keep in mind Sapphire Weapon from the OG Closing Fantasy 7? Don’t really feel unhealthy should you can’t, as a result of, not like each different Weapon within the unique FF7, Sapphire Weapon can’t really be fought. Spoiler alert: that’s as a result of it will get its head blown off throughout a cutscene.
Sapphire Weapon has been a boss in different Closing Fantasy video games, however its heavy inclusion within the trailer for Revelation would possibly suggest that we’ll be capable to combat it in an FF7 sport for the primary time. Both method, hopefully it’ll do a bit extra with its restricted screentime this time round, apart from, y’know, dying and establishing the key boss combat with Emerald Weapon.
Then once more, I’m fairly certain that brief scene on the finish of the gameplay trailer is a remake of the identical one the place Sapphire Weapon will get shot within the face in FF7, so perhaps not. As a substitute, maybe they’ll flip right into a minigame that allows you to take management of Rufus Shinra, so you’ll be able to 360-no-scope Sapphire Weapon your self.
Vincent’s Restrict Break Varieties Have Distinctive Synergy Assaults
Within the OG FF7, Vincent’s Restrict Breaks work very otherwise to different characters, as Vincent’s enable him to rework right into a handful of various creatures. In Revelation, it’s the identical deal, because the gameplay trailer reveals off Vincent’s Galian Beast kind, which seems to be absolutely controllable (not like within the OG FF7).
The actual element right here, nonetheless, is that Vincent’s Restrict Breaks appear to have distinctive Synergy assaults with different characters. I’m unsure if Synergy expertise will work the identical method as they did in Rebirth, as that allowed each character to unlock one with each different member of the get together, but when they do…nicely, then let’s simply say meaning the devs are going to should put in 5 instances the hassle the place Vincent is worried.
Sure, Closing Fantasy 7: Revelation, We See The F.I.T.S.
In case you’ve solely watched the reveal trailer for Closing Fantasy 7 Revelation, you should have missed a variety of context in regards to the new “F.I.T.S” mechanic, as many of the data in regards to the new system was contained throughout the gameplay trailer.
The “Operate Built-in Tactical Suitwear” system seems to operate like a job/class mechanic, within the sense that enables get together members to change their transfer units by merely swapping outfits. The fascinating factor to notice from the gameplay trailer is that the F.I.T.S. don’t seem to change your stats in any method, so that you’re nonetheless going to need to search out higher gear if it’s essential to buff your attributes.
One other vital factor to notice is that whereas equipping F.I.T.S. seems to slap a singular pores and skin over your get together members, there’s a “Change Outfit” immediate on the backside of the display screen within the gameplay trailer. Sort of implies to me that you possibly can equip one in every of these F.I.T.S. and nonetheless alter your look, permitting you to make use of its transfer set with out being locked into a particular look. Helpful if that does show to be the case, as a result of Cloud appears to be like like a dork in that Warrior outfit.
Has That Sephiroth And Cloud Scene Been Edited To Take away A Spoiler?
Alright, gonna be fully trustworthy with you; I used to be not the primary individual to identify this, as a number of FF7 followers have already identified that one of many scenes within the gameplay reveal trailer for Revelation appears to be like oddly harking back to a really pivotal scene within the unique 1997 sport. Nonetheless, it virtually seems as if it’s been ever so barely altered to take away a reasonably hefty spoiler.
On the 30 second mark within the gameplay trailer, you’ll be able to see Cloud and Sephiroth standing unusually shut to one another, to the purpose that it appears to be like as in the event that they’re abruptly allies. In case you’ve performed the unique FF7, this would possibly provide you with flashbacks to the scene the place Sephiroth messes with Cloud’s head and will get him to willingly hand over the Black Materia at North Crater.
It even seems as in the event that they hand one thing to one another within the scene from Revelation, besides neither of them are holding something. I feel the followers are onto one thing right here, and that the Black Materia has been edited out of the scene for the trailer, in a bid to protect first time FF7 followers from spoilers.
