A brand new Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer has landed ahead of Tokyo Games Show, and it’s full of surprises.
Following on from the more action-focused E3 gameplay earlier this year, the trailer recreates some more eccentric aspects of the original game. In particular, we get to see the slums and Wall Market area, the darker, seedier under-belly of the game’s central city, Midgar. Here we see some bizarre mini-games recreated, and later, the introduction of a mysterious new character.
New clips of its battle system are revealed. We get a debut for fan-favourite battle summons, like the diamond-dusted Shiva, a glimpse of what could be a chariot-riding Odin and the fiery Ifrit. Old faces make a glossy return in the remake as well, with fan favourites Reno and Rude swaggering into a ruined church.
All of it looks stunning – right down to the designs of Cloud, Tifa and Aerith, all shown banded together. Visually, the church area looks comparable – or arguably superior – to its appearance in the 2005 movie tie-in, Advent Children, which is an incredible feat.
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A new character is also briefly shown. Described simply as “a soldier,” this blonde-haired newcomer is seen riding a motorbike during a chase scene, wielding a longsword. His exact connection with the main cast is not yet known. Potentially he’s another member of SOLDIER – the military force Cloud once belonged to, though it’ll be curious to see if he ties into the game’s wider plot arc.