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Square Enix wants you to know that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is going to be on two discs, which is simultaneously dumb and brilliant.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Release Date Announced With New Trailer

Square Enix has announced whenĀ Final Fantasy VII RebirthĀ release.

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Today’s State of Play revealedĀ Final Fantasy VII RebirthĀ will release on Feb. 29. You can watch the trailer below. The footage also features Cait Sith, Gold Saucer, and more iconic set pieces and locations from the original game. Humble reader: When I tell you I got chills watching this footage, I’m not exaggerating.

RebirthĀ is the sequel to 2020’sĀ Final Fantasy VII Remake. That game, which is a re-imagining of 1997’sĀ Final Fantasy VII, saw players taking on the role of Cloud Strife as he worked with the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE against the Shinra Corporation, whose Mako-powered reactors were causing the death of the planet. On his quest, Cloud teamed up with Tifa Lockhart, Barret Wallace, Aerith Gainsborough, and at the end of the game, Red XIII.

Related:Ā Whatā€™s in a Remake? How Classic Games Make Their Way to the Modern Day

WhileĀ RemakeĀ re-tread much of the same ground asĀ Final Fantasy VII, it become apparently shortly into the game that it was far more than just a remaster of the beloved JRPG. Instead,Ā RemakeĀ changed several key plot points and pit Cloud against the game’s main antagonist, Sephiroth, at several points at which he didn’t appear in the original. These changes have essentially confirmed that the currentĀ Final Fantasy VIIĀ trilogy is aiming to upend the story of the original in a major way. Even writing this, I get these chills up and down my spine at the possibility of seeing how things turn out differently this time, and the idea of something I’m so familiar with being made new again.

Regardless of just what happens,Ā Final Fantasy VII RemakeĀ received high reviews from critics and currently sits at an 87 on Metacritic. The game andĀ Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, which features some additional content and fan-favorite character Yuffie Kisaragi, are available now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.

Final Fantasy VII RebirthĀ will release on Feb. 29. The game will span two discs.


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Liam Nolan has been the Managing Editor at The Escapist since August 2023, during which time he's covered Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Starfield, and several other major releases. After getting his Master of Arts in English in 2016, he began writing about comics, television, movies, and video games, with his work appearing at such outlets as Marvel.com, CBR, and The Mary Sue. When he's not writing on pop culture, you can find Liam working on his creative projects or traveling. You can follow him on Twitter @LD_Nolan or on Bluesky @ldnolan.bsky.social.