Watch 11 minutes of Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth gameplay options — and the ultimate trailer

Cosmo Canyon. Nibelheim. Dolphin racing. Vincent Valentine. A one-winged Sephiroth. Marlene’s dad Dyne. Mini-game after mini-game after mini-game to play. “The world will likely be saved, however will you?” asks the sport’s trailer, with nearly zero subtlety that the occasions of this recreation will decide Aerith’s notorious destiny.

Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming February twenty ninth, and each Sony and Sq. Enix need to make rattling positive that followers know this recreation is a can’t-miss occasion — regardless that it’s not the conclusion to the remake of Remaining Fantasy VII and could have one other recreation following it.

However as an enormous fan of the unique PS1 title who initially held out on taking part in Remake for that purpose, I’ve gotta say the 15-plus minutes of video that Sony and Sq. Enix launched in the present day depart me fairly excited. A giant world map with all these places and mini-games and moments I bear in mind! New companions and tag-team assaults like Cait Sith spinning round with Cloud’s sword! Basic blocky characters! 400 newly recorded items of Remaining Fantasy music! 4K graphics or 60fps, with higher-resolution belongings than Remake because of the PS5’s SSD!

Did they actually cram this a lot right into a single recreation? I suppose we’ll see in three weeks — or perhaps beginning in the present day now {that a} playable demo has arrived. Then once more when Sq. Enix updates that demo to incorporate a few of the Junon area!

They’re working exhausting to persuade us.