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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...
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....
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Romance And Dating Guide
4.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s wonderful cast of characters is one of the main appeals of this massive roleplaying game. But you won’t just be fighting alongside your comrades in Rebirth, you’ll also get the chance to to go on a cute date with one of the characters at the Gold Saucer. Rebirth has...
Helldivers 2 Advice And Our Hottest Final Fantasy VII Takes Of The Week
3.3.2024
It was a rather big week in gaming, this last one in February—mostly because we got Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, and everyone came out of the woodwork to spout their hottest take and spiciest opinion about the Square Enix RPG. Is Cid redeemed? Is Aerith a goat lady? Is jank good?Read more
Kotaku’s Essential Guide to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2.3.2024
2024's most anticipated game is finally here, and the further adventures of Cloud Strife and his besties has launched on PS5. Final Fantasy VII Rebirthexpands and enhances the middle section of the 1997 classic, and there’s a big, beautiful world to see. If you’re looking to spend a few dozen hours...
Kotaku Asks: What Is The Best Final Fantasy For Newcomers?
1.3.2024
Most of the Kotaku staff is spending their time playing, replaying, and just constantly thinking about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth right now in the wake of its release. For those of us who are avid fans of Square Enix’s long-running franchise, it’s a great time. But there is one particular staffer...
Yuffie Is Better Than Ever In FF7 Rebirth
29.2.2024
Choosing which party members to take into combat is always an important part of a Final Fantasy game, and that’s especially true in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The just-released RPG offers intense, action-packed combat and gives every character their own signature fighting style. While you may have...
FF7 Rebirth Materia Basics And Recommended Loadouts
29.2.2024
As a fantasy RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth provides characters with all sorts of unique abilities. One of the main ways you gain new powers in Rebirth is through materia, magical orbs found throughout the game’s world that grant characters with spells, new powers, stat boosts, and the ability...
How To Get FF7 Rebirth’s Bonus Materia From A Remake Save File
27.2.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix’s upcoming RPG that continues the saga of 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, is out in a matter of days. Hopefully you’ve requested time off from work, school, friends, and partners in order to indulge your FF7 desires. You’ll also need to free around 150 GB...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Kotaku Review
22.2.2024
Having fled a polluted city of unchecked corporate, militaristic oppression, I’m hit with the light of a bright blue, endless sky. Rich green grass extends endlessly before me; mountains tower in the distance. The world around me is a wellspring of life. Yet it’s haunted by a creeping shadow...
Everything You Need To Know About Final Fantasy VII, Before Rebirth
19.1.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out on February 29, 2024. But if you haven’t played 2020’s Remake, or any of the other games in the FF7 universe (known officially as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII), you might be wondering where to start, what order you should play the games in, and whether...
Everything We Know About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
16.1.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second chapter in the highly anticipated remake project of the hallmark 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII is slated to arrive on PS5 on February 29, 2024. Through interviews and trailers, developer Square Enix has shared quite a bit about what folks can expect...
Apex Legends’ Final Fantasy VII Crossover Prompts Fan Outcry
8.1.2024
EA’s popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends will kick off a brand-new crossover with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on January 9. The event brings cosmetics and gear inspired by the upcoming RPG sequel, including the iconic Buster Sword. However, Apex Legends fans are pretty pissed about the price...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: Apparently It's RPG Week
8.12.2023
It’s the weekend, which is wonderful because right now that means I’m writing about something other than some small detail on that big game everyone’s talking about this week. Seriously, it’s a gift. Like, I have the freedom to talk about anything right now. Well, maybe not. It’s the weekend guide...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Could Be Setting Up A Wild Zack Twist
11.11.2023
Despite what the creative team at Square Enix would have us think, Destiny and Fate probably still have a major role to play in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond. Even though SOLDIER Zack Fair seems to have escaped death and joined the rest of the cast in a new timeline, the most likely outcome...
The Marvels Director Took Inspiration From A Final Fantasy Movie
8.11.2023
With The Marvels landing in theaters on November 10, the talent attached to the latest MCU film has begun speaking about their experiences with the project. Director Nia DaCosta is one such person, and she recently told IGN that some of her inspirations for the movie were games and games-adjacent...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Won’t Let Players Import Saves From The Last Game
15.9.2023
Square Enix has recently unveiled a lot of new details about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the next chapter in its three-part remake trilogy of the classic 1997 RPG. One key bit of info is that players won’t be able to import their saves from Final Fantasy VII Remake into Rebirth, but there will be...
10 Things You Should Never Say To A Final Fantasy Fan
9.8.2023
Everyone in the Final Fantasy fandom has feelings about the long-running series that are as varied as its mainline entries. Over the course of the RPG series’ decades-spanning lifetime, plenty of pressure points have emerged that, if pushed, can lead to some heated, passionate…er, discussion with...
Final Fantasy XVI Shouldn’t Be This Divisive
28.6.2023
Much like David Bowie, who was likely born of a Mothercrystal himself, Final Fantasy is constantly reimagining itself. Different battle systems, different aesthetics, different worlds, and a whole new story with every entry. Yet, the arrival of Final Fantasy XVI has been divisive among the...