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Final Fantasy VII: The Kotaku Retro Review
16.4.2024
After helping my childhood friend, Cloud, through a reality-bending experience to reclaim his identity, I listen as he apologizes for his worst actions and explains to a room full of people why he misled everyone. Yes, his mind was under the influence of an invasive presence, but this confession...
So You Want To Play The Original Final Fantasy VII?
5.4.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came out in February 2024. Perhaps you’ve recently finished the game and are now in search of something new to play. Whether you’ve played the original or not, there is never a wrong time to play the original Final Fantasy VII. Read more
One Of FFVII Rebirth's Best Combat Tricks Is Something The Game Never Tells You
5.4.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s fast-paced combat has a lot of little nuances beyond simply hacking and slashing. Each character in your party has their own playstyle, strengths, and weaknesses, and you make them your own by customizing each hero’s build with different materia. However, there is...
Is This Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Detail An Oversight Or Incredible Foreshadowing?
2.4.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second game in the trilogy of games reimagining the landmark 1997 RPG, and it spends a lot of its runtime setting up plotlines it will presumably wrap up in the third entry. Some of these are worldbuilding details, such as establishing the nation of Wutai as a major...
Even More Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth And Dragon's Dogma 2 Tips
31.3.2024
We get it, you’re still probably playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and that’s okay. It’s a big RPG and there are a lot of important choices, side quests, and min/maxing to be done, and we’ve got all the guides you could possible need for Square Enix’s masterpiece. Read more
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Ending Doesn’t Earn The Benefit Of The Doubt
29.3.2024
I’ve had more than a month to consider Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s ending, and it’s not often that my feelings about something get worse with each passing day. Yet, here I am, thinking about how Square Enix has chosen to cap off the middle section of its planned Remake trilogy, and I’m even more...
How To Unlock (And Win) FF7 Rebirth’s Crunch-Off Mini-Game
27.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII has been incorporating exercise mini-games ever since the original 1997 release challenged Cloud to pull off some competitive squats. Those returned in 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, with pull-ups tossed in for good measure. Rebirth keeps things going by also introducing a...
The Best Loveless Choices In FF7 Rebirth
20.3.2024
Since the original Final Fantasy VII, released 27 years ago (...), the fictional play Loveless has been a part of the background lore of FF7’s universe. It played a role in the spin-off prequel Crisis Core and its in full focus during FF7 Rebirth’s play sequence at the Gold Saucer in Chapter...
How To Romance Tifa In FF7 Rebirth
19.3.2024
Like the original 1997 RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lets you go on a nice little date with all but one member of the party (sorry, Cait Sith). And while Rebirth has an easier-to-understand relationship system than the original game, it can still be a little confusing. That makes picking...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Gongaga Region Sucks
19.3.2024
I’m making my way through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and mostly enjoying my time in its big open worlds, even if I do miss the more linear and guided feel of FF7 Remake’s Midgar. But about 45 hours into my playthrough I reached Gongaga, a maze-like jungle region filled with mushrooms and giant...
FF7 Rebirth Ending Explainer And Discussion Guide
15.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second installment of Square Enix’s audacious project to remake the original 1997 RPG, released on February 29. In the weeks since its launch, it’s clear that Rebirth is a massive RPG full of a wide variety of side activities and quests, but it also weaves an equally...
Hilarious FF7 Mod Transforms Aerith, Tifa, And Yuffie Into Muscle Mommies
13.3.2024
Like taking a pair of trousers to the tailor, a good mod can breathe new life into a game, altering the way it looks or plays to exciting—or hilarious—results. Final Fantasy 7 Remake has a few solid mods already, like one that turns pretty boy Cloud Strife into a sexy boy, and another that...
FF7 Rebirth: All Cactuar Caper Locations In Costa Del Sol
11.3.2024
In Chapter 6 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the latest in the ongoing remake project of the 1997 RPG, you’ll be tasked with earning your way onto the ritzy beach by unlocking some appropriate beach attire. In order to do so, you’ll have to complete a few mini-games. Read more
15 Essential Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Side-Quests
8.3.2024
Square Enix’s epic RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth isn’t short on activities to do outside of its main story. Each region is home to a number of side-quests you’ll come across by talking to NPCs and checking each town’s job board. But which ones should you play? Read more
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Best Moment Isn’t The One You’re Expecting
8.3.2024
What if the real “final fantasy” was the friends we made along the way? Final Fantasy VII has the most memorable and adored RPG cast of all time, with fans even falling in love with the optional characters that were a pain to recruit in the original 1997 game. If there’s one thing Final Fantasy...
Where To Find All Of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Weapons
7.3.2024
Like almost any epic fantasy RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has a number of elaborate and dangerous weapons for your party to equip and use against their enemies. Rebirth has seven weapons for each character, each of which contain their own abilities and can be upgraded to improve combat...
We Need To Talk About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Ending
6.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out now, and we here at Kotaku have been chewing on its ending for a bit. Now that folks have had time to play the game and sort out their feelings on it, we wanted to take some time to chat about the finale’s merits, issues, and how it left us feeling after spending...
FF7 Rebirth: How Synergy Skills And Abilities Work
5.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth features an evolved form of the combat system as it appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake. As an action RPG, Rebirth’s combat is both tactical and demanding of reaction time. There are a number of moving parts going on all at once when the blades and spells start flying....
Loveless Embodies One Of FF7 Rebirth’s Biggest Flaws
5.3.2024
In extending one 40-hour RPG into three separate, equally long, titles Square Enix has found a lot of ways to build out the world of Final Fantasy VII. Rebirth, the second entry in the trilogy, takes it a step further than in its predecessor by packing the now-sprawling world full of activities....
FF7 Rebirth: Where To Find All Seventh Infantry Members
4.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix’s latest entry in the ongoing FF7 remake project, contains recreations of several classic moments from the original, such as the parade honoring President Rufus Shinra’s newly acquired title. During this sequence, you’ll be asked to round up a few stray...