Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: Director's DLC Comments Explained

We still have a long and arduous wait ahead of us Final Fantasy 7 Revelationthe third and final installment in Final Fantasy VII remake the saga. This remake project started with an apt name Final Fantasy 7 Remakewhich started in 2020 and continued Final Fantasy 7 Rebirtha much grander and more ambitious effort.

While Final Fantasy 7 Remake was a fairly linear adventure, Rebirth launched the series deep into open-world territory, complete with “Ubisoft Towers”, different biomes and more mini-games than you can shake a stick at. Interestingly, Rebirth never received any post-launch DLC – a seeming step backwards Remakewhich has seen a substantial expansion in form Intergradewhich introduced Yuffie. However, Square Enix had a pretty good explanation for this, saying that the development team decided to skip the DLC Rebirth because fans “want to see the third part of the series as soon as possible”. It's hard to argue with Square on this one. Plus the base game FF7 Rebirth provides more content than the base game Remake and Intergrade together, so it's not a big loss. However, the same logic may not exactly apply Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation brings a huge change to the combat system

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation confirms that the big change to the game's combat system is one that longtime Final Fantasy fans can enjoy.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says DLC is possible

In a recent interview, Fr Final Fantasy 7 Revelation with GameRant director Naoki Hamaguchi had this to say when asked about the future FF7 remake the universe:

“I can say that, just like us FF7 Remake Intergradei would be interested in offering a DLC chapter with additional story content after or within FF7 Revelationif there is strong fan support. That's something we might consider.”

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When asked if he would be willing to expand on this theoretical expansion, Hamaguchi declined, saying that it would spoil the content of the story. Revelation basic game. But the mere fact that he would make such a claim so soon after FF7 Revelation the revelation is meaningful in itself. This isn't confirmation that such DLC is coming, of course, but many AAA developers would likely avoid mentioning DLC for the game unless it was already planned to some extent. Note that Hamaguchi wasn't specifically answering the DLC question. He introduced this topic himself.

And in a way, it makes a lot of sense. Reason for skipping DLC s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth there was a desire to sail forward with development Final Fantasy 7 Revelationbut another game should not follow Revelation. In other words, there is no other goal for the remake saga afterRevelationother than extensions.

But if Final Fantasy 7 Revelation concludes FF7 story so what could the DLC contain? It could follow the original story in FF7 world, but Hamaguchi specifically said that discussing DLC would reveal what Square Enix is excluding from the base game, suggesting that a potential expansion would be based on an existing story or concept. Assuming this is the case, there are several obvious customization options.

Minor spoilers ahead Final Fantasy VII and its secondary content.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC Could Adapt Advent Children

Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children is a 2005 CGI animated film set two years after the events of 2005 Final Fantasy VII. In it, Cloud and his allies discover a plot to revive Sephiroth using Jen's remains and try to thwart it. The film also introduces Geostigma, a mysterious disease affecting several characters, including Cloud. The plot of the film itself doesn't have much substance; Advent children was more or less a way to get everything FF7 characters together again for one last hurray, for better or for worse.

Really, Advent children not exactly universally popular. Those familiar with FF7 it is often criticized for downplaying certain aspects of the core game that are either retconned (eg Rufus Shinra's death) or feel let down (eg Cloud fighting Sephiroth's ghost for the umpteenth time). For the uninitiated FF7, Advent children it doesn't make sense in the first place.

But customization Advent children into video game form might actually work. The “one last job” premise can often work better in a video game, especially in DLC for a game series that players have sunk hundreds of hours into at this point: Cloud and his friends are in their final form. Advent childrenand that would be great to experience in the game. In addition, an extension follows Advent children could present a good opportunity to correct some of the film's less effective creative decisions.

Option B: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation could remake Dirge of Cerberus

Another possible option for a Final Fantasy 7 Revelation an extension, and perhaps even better depending on your point of view, would be to modernize the 2006 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7. This PS2 spin-off centers on Vincent Valentine and takes place after the events of the year Advent children. Its plot centers on Deepground, a black ops set up by Shinra and Hojo, whose spirit has possessed the leader of Deepground. Tonally, it is much darker and harsher than Final Fantasy VIImatching Valentine's gloomy attitude.

Shooting enemies in the streets in Dirge of Cerberus Final Fantasy 7

We will play as Vincent Valentine Final Fantasy 7 Revelationsand by playing a more prominent role in the story this time around, he could endear himself to a new set of fans. If this should happen, then DLC based on Lament of Cerberus it would be a no-brainer. Naturally, the original game is not as groundbreaking or popular as the original Final Fantasy VIIso it would probably make more sense to edit it as an expansion rather than a full scale remake of, say, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.