Nomura later stated in July 2020 that the intent was to produce a higher quality game than its predecessor, while also ensuring it was released "as quickly as possible".[23] In regards to the technical improvements made in Remake's enhanced 2021 port, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Nomura noted that while environmental effects such as fog were added to the port in order to, "further enhance the sense of realism and immersion in the world", he advised fans to wait for future entries that would take proper advantage of the PS5's hardware and features in both gameplay and graphics.

The games within the collection have expanded on the story of Final Fantasy VII both before and after the original game, but have been met with mixed reactions for a number of reasons, including various retcons and liberties taken with the original storyline and characters. Remake[]

Aeris travels to the City of the Ancients, the lost city of the Cetra. Cloud is troubled Sephiroth was able to control him, but resolves to continue his journey as Tifa and Barret encourage him to go on.

The mysterious invisible beings attack the Sector 7 slums the next morning and Jessie is hurt. Barret hires Cloud as her replacement, and the mission is back on track. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa head topside on the train, but fail an ID check under the updated security system and abandon the train mid-journey and trek their way to the reactor on foot. After setting up the remote-controlled bomb they try to leave, but discover that they are being broadcast to the public, live on the Shinra News.

O primeiro que utilizei foi justamente 1 ataque combinado de Cloud e Sephiroth, qual facilmente foi uma das coisas Ainda mais espetaculares de que vi em toda a demo. Além por ser bem estiloso e dar amplamente estrago no boss, esse ataque proporcionou um bônus de PM (Pontos por Mana) infinito por um tempo.

I couldn't wait to try out combat as Red XIII, who moves with an agile fluidity as he jumps, twirls, and rolls towards enemies. Using a synergy skill known as Wild Charge, Cloud and Aeirth joined me as I barrelled towards a foe, which is just one example of how the new Synergy powers constantly make the fighting feel like more of a united group effort.

The dominant faction of the world is the Shinra Electric Power Company, a powerful corporation that harvests Mako as an energy source. Shinra is seen as responsible for raising the quality of life for everyone in its sphere of influence.

The combat was praised by critics for feeling exciting and action-packed, yet still strategic and challenging. Tamoor Hussain of GameSpot said that the combat "asks a lot" of players, but is "incredibly gratifying" when considering strategy behind unique ways characters function as well as the properties of enemies, likening it to playing "high-speed chess".[20] Heather Wald of GamesRadar praised the variety of combat styles between the characters for helping to "prevent the fighting from ever feeling too stale", and said that the boss battles "present a real challenge".

There are five other examples of audible vocalization in the game: in the FMV sequence when Midgar's Sector 7 plate is collapsing onto the slum underneath, the slum's residents give a frightened scream. At the end of this sequence, President Shinra observes the chaos below from his top floor office in Shinra Tower listening to opera music. The sound of pilots and/or air traffic control can be heard communicating when Cloud first arrives in Upper Junon airport.

Both the mobile and PlayStation 4 ports are based on the PC port in 2012. They share features including the resolution, achievements, while bringing additional boosters, namely the ability to boost the speed, max character stats and to disable random encounters.

It's not just Jessie - the other members of Avalanche also have a somewhat casual, “student protest” kind of approach to taking down Shinra and protecting the planet.

Who designed the posters and vending machines featured throughout the train station and why were these designs chosen? Were there any designs which were cut from the final release of the game? If so, why?

As I set out into town, I see this first-hand while chatting to Tifa. After choosing a final fantasy 7 rebirth timed response, a pop up tells me my relationship with Tifa has changed. This signals that my actions will not only affect the bonds I form with my party, but that the strength of these bonds can even alter parts of the story depending on my choices.

Final Fantasy VII uses the Active Time Battle system, in which the party member's action is input with a command in a menu once their ATB gauge fills, with up to three playable characters in a party, who can have various weapons, armor, accessories, and—unique to the game—Materia equipped. Party members stand in a row (though their position can be altered in the menu) facing rows of enemies, which come arranged in one of many attack formations: facing them, surrounded by them, or surrounding them.