TheFinal Fantasy VII Remake, one of the biggest stars ofE3 2019, will still be released inmultiple parts, but even Square Enix itself does not know how many episodes it will take to tell the game’s full story.
Final Fantasy VII Remakeproducer Yoshinori Kitase said at E3 2019 that the massive content of the game, which has arelease dateof June 02, 2025, willrequiretwo Blu-ray discs. However, the initial release will still not cover the entirety of the originalFinal Fantasy VII.
The first release of the RPG will only contain the part of the story in Midgar, but it will be a “fully standalone gaming experience,” according to Kitase. He said that before Square Enix started working on the project, the team knew that doing the whole story will require a large amount of content. This was reinforced when they started planning out the plot for the first episode of theFinal Fantasy VII Remake.
“At that point, we decided we’re going to focus this game on Midgar and what happened in Midgar,” Kitasesaid. “And unfortunately, we can’t say anything more about the future games after that, because we don’t know ourselves, really.”
Kitase said that Square Enix is still “fleshing out” what will be included in the second episode, but given the vast story of the originalFinal Fantasy VII, it will likely not be the last release for the RPG.
TheE3 2019 trailerfor theFinal Fantasy VII Remakeoffered the first look at fan-favorite Tifa, as well as a deeper focus on thereal-time combat. The game retains the active-time battle bars of the original RPG, but they work a bit differently. They fill up over time and are accelerated by successful attacks, and once full, will allow characters to launch special attacks and use magic.
Unfortunately for gamers who have been waiting a long time for theFinal Fantasy VII Remake, the waiting game does not end on August 21, 2025. While the number of episodes for the game remain unclear, so does the time that it will take for Square Enix to release the next parts of the ambitious project.
