While manyFinal Fantasytitles have only gotten one entry,Final Fantasy 7has gotten several in addition to films and various other media. It appears thatFinal Fantasy 7’s releases won’t be stopping anytime soon either, with Square Enix confirming there are more projects to come following the completion of what has already been announced.From spin-off games likeCrisis CoreandDirge of Cerberus, to the feature-length filmAdvent Children, theFinal Fantasy 7franchise has benefited from continued support and expansion over the last 25 years. This is largely in part due to the success of the originalFinal Fantasy 7, which struck mainstream appeal due to its more futuristic setting, iconic characters, and captivating story. Today, a whole new generation of gamers have taken their first steps into the world ofFinal Fantasy 7through itsremake, a title that ambitiously retells and continues the story of that first game. The upcomingFinal Fantasy 7: Ever Crisislooks to compile all of these stories into one neat package.RELATED:Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Covers New Content, Has Gacha SystemIn a message celebratingFinal Fantasy 7’s 25th Anniversary, Square Enix confirms there are more projects coming down the pipe afterRemake. The news comes from a post by theFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeTwitter account that features briefings by Yoshinori Kitase, the Director ofFinal Fantasy 7, and Tetsuya Nomura, the Creative Director ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Both individuals make reference to the franchise’s future in their respective messages, with Nomura specifically stating, “There will be even more newFFVIIprojects that started up after the remake coming in future too.“Final Fantasy 7 Remakelaunched in 2020 to critical acclaim.
So far, there are only twoFinal Fantasy 7games confirmed to be in development. The first of which isEver Crisis, the aforementioned mobile game that will attempt to gather the extendedFinal Fantasy 7compendium into a single, abbreviated title. And so that just leavesFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2, a game that may have an even harder assignment to complete thanPart 1as this will likely cover the most open-world segments of the originalFinal Fantasy 7.
This message from Kitase and Nomura is both good and bad forFinal Fantasy 7fans. The good side is that players don’t have to worry aboutFinal Fantasy 7’s releases stopping withRemake Part 2andEver Crisisas there are apparently still stories to be told. Unfortunately though, as Nomura mentions, these new projects started development at some point afterRemake’s production had already begun, meaning they are likely still a way’s away from release. Since it isFinal Fantasy 7’s 25th Anniversarythough, maybe there will still be some surprises for this year.
Final Fantasy 7is available as a re-release on Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam, and Xbox One.
