Intrigued or alarmed about Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi recently noting that Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus and Advent Children are part of the remakes’ new “overarching universe”? While not outlining exactly how those titles could affect the finale, he did double down on including all of it. Yes, even Dirge, for better or worse.
“I see a great deal of that discussion. I’ve seen a lot of people discussing and speculating off the back of interviews with myself and with Kitase-san, ‘Is the ending of this going to connect to Advent Children?’” he told Ashif’s Release Notes on YouTube.
“But it’s not a question. I don’t want to sit here and say it connects to this, it connects to that. But obviously, there are a lot of other titles within the 7 universe. So, we’re talking about Advent Children, we’re talking about Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core. And we want to bring all of those in and make sure we’re not leaving those out.
“And then on top of that, once we have all of those in place, we’re looking towards the ending. And then the question is, what kind of ending are we going to head for in Revelation that still has those ties? And I think that’s something that I really hope players will look forward to finding out.”
Obviously, this only raises more questions, but this isn’t the first time that Hamaguchi spoke about bringing in Compilation of Final Fantasy 7 content. We’ve already seen the likes of Weiss (Dirge of Cerberus) and Elena (Before Crisis, Advent Children), and given how events ultimately turned out in Rebirth, the incorporation of Crisis Core seems a given.
But factoring in the events of all those titles, especially when the movie and Dirge of Cerberus take place after the original game’s conclusion? The Remake trilogy has already incorporated changing events and timelines into its narrative, so time will tell, but the real question seems to be how far-fetched it could end up. As always, never underestimate creative director Tetsuya Nomura.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches next Spring for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. A new look is confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25th, so stay tuned for updates.
