Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Feature Smaller Version of Midgar, Director Confirms
Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed that players will return to Midgar in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the upcoming sequel in the FF7 Remake series. The city will be significantly scaled down from its Remake version to fit the game's new open-world design philosophy. The change reflects broader efforts to reduce content bloat that players criticized in the previous installment, Rebirth.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will allow players to revisit Midgar, the iconic walled city from the original PS1 game, following a narrative moment from the original game where the party raids the city to fight Hojo. However, the version of Midgar in Revelation will be substantially smaller than in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which featured the city as a series of linear corridors. Director Hamaguchi explained that the redesign was necessary to accommodate the game's shift to an open-world format, where players can explore from an airship. The change is part of a larger design philosophy for Revelation aimed at addressing fan criticism about Rebirth's overwhelming amount of content and minigames. Hamaguchi stated that the team took feedback seriously and implemented changes to make the open-world experience more manageable and enjoyable. The Gold Saucer will also return in Revelation, with Queen's Blood, Rebirth's card game, taking over one of its areas.
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director confirms that Midgar is back, but smaller
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