Creative director Tetsuya Nomura also confirmed accompanying characters who won't become party members until the next game.
Alongside the recent trailer, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's producer, creative director and director have revealed more details about the game.
The second instalment in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy has a release date, along with plenty of new footage in a new trailer.
The sequel allegedly features zones like Final Fantasy 16 but "smaller," and fans can "kiss the original story completely goodbye."
The long-awaited follow-up in the Remake saga will ship on two discs, as Cloud and company explore the world outside Midgar.
The latest developer comment for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth seems to be setting the stage for an imminent update.
Square Enix has released another brief developer quote for the upcoming sequel, this time from music supervisor Keiji Kawamori.
Square Enix continues to tease the follow-up to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, with battle director Teruki Endo discussing combat changes.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth co-director Motomu Toriyama says the development team has "made preparations" to ensure that the sequel can be enjoyed by those who didn't played the first game.
Story and scenario lead Kazushige Nojima offers the latest in a series of developer comments on the upcoming sequel.
Square Enix is reportedly "panicking slightly" over the pre-order numbers for its action RPG, which is out on June 22nd for PS5.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi says players will experience a "myriad of different stories along the way" in the upcoming PS5 title.
Producer Yoshinori Kitase says Square Enix is "working on nailing down a release date" for the highly anticipated sequel.
Square Enix's Satoru Koyama is hoping to create more nuanced and intricate companion AI for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Producer Yoshinori Kitase assures that the second instalment in the remake trilogy is making good progress, and says updates will be shared "when the timing is right."
The character's Japanese voice actor Kenichi Suzumura says that Zack will have a prominent role to play in the upcoming sequel.
"Since the adventure unfolds in a vast world after the escape from Midgar, loading stress is an extreme bottleneck," explains producer Yoshinori Kitase.
The Final Fantasy 7 Remake saga has been officially confirmed as a trilogy, though it may have ended up as a duology instead.
Creative director Tetsuya Nomura says nothing from the original game will be left out or shortened in the remake trilogy.
"We want to make the best experience possible and reassure everyone that development is proceeding at an astonishingly fast pace for such a large-scale HD title," says Yoshinori Kitase.
