Fans had to wait quite a long time to get their hands on the game, butonceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewas finally outit earned widespread critical acclaim and was hailed as one of the best action-RPGs of recent years. However,Final Fantasy 7 Remakeonly really scratched the surface of the original game’s plot, and so fans are anxious to see whatFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2will have to offer. That’s still unclear at the time of this writing, but it seems answers may come before the year is out.
In celebration ofFinal Fantasy 7’s 25th anniversary, Square Enix recently talked about its plans for the future. During a special anniversary event, Square Enix confirmed that the plan is to share “more information” onFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2at some point in 2022. What exactly this “more information” will entail remains to be seen. Perhaps it will come in the form of a trailer, or maybe it will simply consist of Square Enix providing some details on what fans can expect from the game.
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There are a lot of theories about whereFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2’s story will go, and just how far into the originalFF7narrative it will take players. The entirety ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewas set in Midgar, but it seems likely thatFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2will have many more locations for players to visit.
The jury is still out on whether or notFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2will retain the pace ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeor if it will fall more in-line with the original game.Final Fantasy 7 Remakemade some big changes to the story, working to better flesh-out some ofFinal Fantasy 7’s characters and adding new developments while still hitting all the familiar plot beats that fans expected to see.Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2could similarly add a lot of content to better flesh-out the characters and story, but it could also pick things up a bit.
Until Square Enix itself provides more details onFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2’s story, all fans can do is speculate. But if the game is revealed in 2022 as Square Enix hopes, then the wait for information on the game should be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Perhaps it will be showcased in an upcoming PlayStation State of Play event, or maybe it will be one of the featured games at Square Enix’s E3 2022 presentation (assuming it hosts one, of course).
