The opening act of Final Fantasy 7 takes place entirely in the city of Midgar and, fittingly, so does Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Once players leave Midgar an incredible world opens up to them. Final Fantasy 7 players will likely fondly recall visiting Kalm, The Gold Saucer, Cosmo Canyon, Nibelheim, The City of Ancients, and other key areas. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth doesn’t have to revisit these areas, but it plans to nevertheless. Square Enix has confirmed that “no locations” are going to be cut from the new game.

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While no Final Fantasy 7 areas will be cut from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix will still be flexing its creativity in the new game. The areas that players will be visiting in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t be in the same order as the original game. The story will obviously be a dramatic departure as a result, but there will also be an opportunity to see these locations and those who live in them in a new way. Creative director Tetsuya Nomura himself confirmed these details.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth may be the focus of this conversation, but it should also include the unnamed third game planned for the remake of Final Fantasy 7. Not every area may be found in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, after all. Some may be in the third Final Fantasy 7 game.

All that Nomura has clarified is that “nothing will be cut or shortened.” Like with Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s journey through Midgar, the experience will be expanded, if anything. This is a new opportunity to explore the story and themes of Final Fantasy 7, and Square Enix is very clearly planning to do so.

There’s plenty of mystery found in Nomura’s comments about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and its structure. That Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will revisit the areas players remember, but not in the same order, feels right with the direction the new games are taking. It maintains that nostalgia Final Fantasy 7 fans crave while keeping things fresh and new. Players can find out exactly what Nomura means when Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth arrives.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is in development for PS5.

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