As part of Square Enix’s The Game Awards 2023 announcements, a new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer appeared during a performance of a new vocal theme song and showed Vincent and Cid. This one focused on highlighting the vocal theme and events in this second portion of the game.
Here’s a better look at the latest video going over elements of the game. It offers a mix of cinematic moments in the game, illustrating how the story will go, as well as new peeks at gameplay and how the experience will go this time around. This includes getting to see how various characters look in-battle, and seeing Aerith herself “sing” the theme song at one part. As for the song, it is called “No Promises to Keep” and is performed by Loren Allred. Nobuo Uematsu composed the music, while Kazushige Nojima wrote the lyrics.
Here’s the Japanese version of the trailer.
And here’s the official Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer showing the faces of Cid and Vincent for the first time.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth also won most anticipated game of the year during The Game Awards 2023.
As the release window draws nearer, Square Enix has been sharing a lot fo additional looks at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Most of the time, this is in the form of screenshots comparing this remake to the original game.
In case you missed them, here are some of the more notable screenshots from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Each one includes a comparison showing how that specific moment looked in the original game as well.
- Bugenhagen Screenshots
- Buggy Comparison Screenshots
- Cid’s Highwind Airship
- Cloud Playing the Piano Then and Now
- Elena Screenshots
- Looks at Priscilla Then and Now
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer, though. The last one showed up at the September 2023 PlayStation Showcase and also involved a release date reveal. That also confirmed the appearance of characters like Vincent, and it hinted at some of the different segments that will be covered in this second part of the game.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will come to the PS5 on February 29, 2024, with the exclusivity arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. FFVII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC.
