Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Yoshinori Kitase gave a vague update about the upcoming second part of the remake trilogy, simply alluding to information coming in the future. The 2020 release of the classic RPG remake was met with critical acclaim from fans afterthe return to Cloud’s storyhad been in the works for years from Square Enix. With the massive success of the 1997 RPG remake, many fans have been eagerly anticipating an update from the developer about the upcoming sequel, planned for late 2023 or early 2024.
The release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakehas come alongside the resurgence of the seventh main-series game’s popularity, being joined by a plethora of spinoffs.Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldiersaw the popular RPG transitioned into a battle royale setting whileEver Crisisis currently in development as a mobile game based on theFinal Fantasy 7saga.Final Fantasy 7 Remakehas also seen several adjacent titles with the PS5-exclusiveIntergradechapter and the recentCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7remake. Now,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director is teasing fans about the next chapter in the story.
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During a recent series of end-of-year interviews with Gematsu,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Yoshinori Kitase spoke briefly about the ongoing development of the sequel. Kitase expressed the excitement built up by Square Enix’s campaigns surrounding the remakes and claimed an update will come “when the timing is right.” Kitase served as producer onthe firstFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, as well as acting as the director for the originalFinal Fantasy 7.
While Kitase was not able to give any hard information about updates forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, fans have already started to speculate about the second chapter of the remake trilogy.Rebirthcreative director Tetsuya Nomura has already revealed thatmany regions from the originalFinal Fantasy 7will return inRebirth, but not in the same order. Bosses have been a popular point of fan theories related to the sequel, with iconic bosses like the Turks and Jenova among the most popular choices.
The impending release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthcomes as just one of two major new entries in the long-running RPG franchise planned for 2023. A trailer featured during the 2022 Game Awards would confirm the release date forthe highly-anticipatedFinal Fantasy 16, set to launch in June of next year.16has seen a similarly long development cycle to theFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketrilogy, with concept development forFinal Fantasy 16reportedly starting as early as 2015.Final Fantasyis set up to have a major year in 2023 with multiple new games planned.
