LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN

Ahead of our review of PS5’s biggest exclusive yet, Jess Kinghorn gives our early verdict on the opening eight hours spent in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s world, including epic scraps, enhanced exploration, and truly spectacular hair

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 29 FEB / PUB SQUARE ENIX DEV SQUARE ENIX CREATIVE BUSINESS UNIT I / PLAYERS 1 With everything that’s just happened (see ‘Remake recap’, opposite), gun-arm-slinging environmental activist Barret asks an obvious question: what’s the story with Sephiroth? Holed up somewhere within the citadel walls of Kalm, the gang settle in for Cloud’s answer, with childhood friend Tifa paying particularly close attention. The blonde sourpuss’ recasting of the Nibelheim incident takes the form of a playable flashback and, as a not-exactly-faithful retelling, it’s a fitting opening for the next stretch in this Unknown Journey. Cloud claims to have been about 16 when he first met Sephiroth, working alongside him as a SOLDIER – a member of the elite private military arm of the Shinra Electric Power Company, sent…

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