Summary
The thirdFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegame could be built using Unreal Engine 5. So far, two installments of Square Enix’s retelling of the classicFinal Fantasy 7have been released: 2020’sFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, which reimagined Cloud and company’s first adventures in Midgar, and this year’sFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which picked up with the party departing the city and concluded shortly after their fateful trip into the ruins of the Forgotten Capital. There was also theFF7 Remake INTERmissionDLC, which ran parallel to the first game’s plot and focused onFF7 Rebirthparty member Yuffie.
The next chapter in the ongoingFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesaga is still on the horizon, with the game’s developers already sharing hints about what fans can expect to see.Airship travel was only briefly available inFF7 Rebirth, but creative director Tetsuya Nomura has hinted that players will get to fully control the Highwind in the next entry. Queen’s Blood, the popularFF7 Rebirthmini-game, is also returning inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s third entry, with director Naoki Hamaguchi promising a bigger and better version of the card game.
TheFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector recently spoke withCG World Japan(via Twitter user Genki_JPN) about the next installment in the series, with one of the topics addressing whether his team will continue using Unreal Engine 4 or switch to Unreal Engine 5. Hamaguchi says that fans expectFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3to be the bestit can be, and that the decision to make the jump to Unreal Engine 5 will be based on how long it will take to finish the game if they do move to Epic’s new software.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Developers Could Switch To Unreal Engine 5 For Part 3
The previousFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeentries were all built in Unreal Engine 4, which drew some criticism towardFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Performance Modegraphics setting. Meanwhile, Unreal Engine 5 was first shown off shortly afterFinal Fantasy 7 Remakelaunched, with more and more upcoming games being developed with it as studios get used to the new engine.Fortnitestarted implementing Unreal Engine 5 in Chapter 4, and recent titles likeTekken 8andSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2have utilized it to great success.
Only time will tell if the nextFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegame makes the jump to Unreal Engine 5 as well, as Naoki Hamaguchi stressed that it will depend on it being faster to develop in comparison to Unreal Engine 4.Final Fantasy 7 Remakeseries producer Yoshinori Kitasepreviously stated that he would like the next game to be released in about three years, which would coincide with the 30th anniversary of the originalFinal Fantasy 7.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
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FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE expands upon and reimagines the spectacular world of the original PlayStation® game. It covers up through the escape from Midgar and is the first game in the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE project. INTERGRADE is a bundle that includes both REMAKE and FF7R EPISODE INTERmission (the new story content featuring Yuffie). In her episode, play as the spirited ninja after she arrives in Midgar. There, she and another Wutaian operative are to rendezvous with Avalanche HQ, infiltrate the Shinra Building, and steal the conglomerate’s most powerful materia.
