As a result of the high quantity of memory storage required to implement the motion data for characters, only the CD-ROM format would be able to suit the project's needs and thus the game would be developed for Sony's PlayStation platform.

The original script of Final Fantasy VII, written by Sakaguchi, was rather different from the finished product. Sakaguchi wanted to craft a story that told of how someone having passed away does not mean they are gone, and to show a realistic death rather than a "Hollywood" sacrificial death that previous games in the series had done.

With my demo kicking off with a flashback in Nibelheim that saw me control both Cloud and Sephiroth, Rebirth's recreation of some famous scenes really is a sight to behold. And with chapter 2 then taking me to Kalm - which is brought to life with more detail than ever before - my time with Rebirth came to a close in the first open area of the game in the Grasslands.

そしてオリジナルを知る誰もが気になるであろう運命が待ち受けています。

Thus, we tried to make it so that the advantages and disadvantages from where you stand became important and allow players to think strategically about how to approach the fight over a comparatively long timespan.

To aim for a new take on the classic concepts that the original Final Fantasy VII is known for, the development team revamped the ATB system with an evolution of that which yields a fast action paced experience, yet retains tactical control. Characters can now be moved freely during battles and can use basic attacks (

After I agree to meet up with Aerith not long after, for example, I see how my decision to spend a bit of time with her factors into a group conversation later on. I may have only gotten a small taste of the experience during my hands-on session, but from my time spent battling to talking to the characters, the emphasis on bonds is a constant highlight. 

Many of the main characters come to outlive the people and the places they once used to identify with, struggling to fit in their current reality. Examples of this are Cloud and his past in Nibelheim and SOLDIER, Barret as the leader of AVALANCHE, Red XIII as the protector of Cosmo Canyon, and Cid as Shinra's aeronautical engineer. The cast is motivated by the loss of something that once defined them.

You do realize what mako is, don't you? Mako is the lifeblood of our world. The planet bleeds green like you and me bleed red. The hell you think's gonna happen when it's all gone, huh!? Answer me! You gonna stand there and pretend you can't hear the planet crying out in pain? I know you can! ^

Both Avalanche and the cell's leader, Barret Wallace, embrace the ideals of planetology that posits that the planet is a living organism and that Shinra's harvesting of the planet's lifeforce will lead to the end of the world.

ゲーム本編に加え、開発チーム監修の大ボリュームのアートブック・本作を彩るサウンドトラック・鮮やかなアートが描かれた特製のスチールブックケース等豪華なアイテムを収録。

Mako energy is drawn from the lifestream, a flow of lifeforce beneath the planet's surface. All life originates from the lifestream, and returns to it upon death, and the stream is the sum of all the life that has ever and will ever live upon the planet.

"Queríamos mostrar tais como aquele gênero entregava histórias fascinantes usando personagens marcantes, e desmistificar 1 pouco o conceito de que eram jogos chatos e complicados".

Despite being marketed as a remake, the narrative has multiple changes from the original game, such as Barret being attacked by the antagonist Sephiroth and saved by a Whisper. Sephiroth appears during the Midgar scenario despite not being properly introduced until a flashback Cloud experiences. Vice noted that Cloud final fantasy 7 remake sees the future of Aerith in the original 1997 game, leaving her fate unknown to returning fans.