Square Enix made the most of its time during Thursday’s PlayStation State of Play. Not only did it announce the PS5 upgrade forFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand its new DLC, but it then followed it up by announcing two newFinal Fantasygames on social media. One of those games isFinal Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, which there’s been a variety of speculation about. It can now be confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 7 Ever Crisisis a single-player recreation of not justFinal Fantasy 7, but its spin-offs, too.
ForFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeplayers who were hoping for a more authentic return of the classic JRPG,Ever Crisisis that game. It’s an episodic retelling of the original JRPG with a visual overhaul that finds a balance between the original game’s visuals and the remake’s. Exploration looks like a modernized version of the classic visuals. Combat, however, features visuals much more akin toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Much remains to be shared regarding the overall scope of the project, including its gameplay.
RELATED:Tetsuya Nomura Will Not Direct Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2
The bigger promise ofFinal Fantasy 7 Ever Crisisis that it will bring together the stories of all majorFinal Fantasy 7releases. That means that it includes a retelling of the originalFinal Fantasy 7, theFinal Fantasy 7: Advent Childrenanimated film, the mobile phone gameBefore Crisis: Final Fantasy 7, PSP prequelCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, and PS2 action-shooterDirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7. As if that wasn’t enough, the teaser trailer also promises “more.”
As for what that additional content could be, Square Enix has yet to confirm it. There’s plenty ofFinal Fantasy 7content available, though. For example, there’s a mobile game midquel toDirge of CerberusnamedLost Episode, or theFinal Fantasy 7Last Orderanime. There are even some goofy options likeFinal Fantasy 7 SnowboardingorFinal Fantasy 7 G-Bike, which could fill a not-so-serious episode. Suffice to say,Ever Crisishas lofty aspirations and plenty of opportunities for fun.
There is one limiting factor to consider withFinal Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis. That factor is that the bundle has only been announced for iOS and Android devices. Square Enix hasn’t confirmed plans to bring it to other platforms, which is rather shocking. It would make a lot of sense tohaveEver Crisisavailable on PlayStation platforms, and on Switch as well. Hopefully, plans for that are still in the works.
Ultimately, it’s a curious situation that Square Enix is now releasing a more authentic retelling of theoriginalFinal Fantasy 7games shortly after the release of the first chapter of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Some predict that this impliesFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s second chapter will be significantly different than what came before.Ever Crisiscould then be used as a reference, of sorts, allowing players to revisit story beats on their phone that have changed in the remake. Time will tell.
Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisisreleases in 2022 on iOS and Android devices.
MORE:Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 Needs to Address a Common Sequel Problem
