Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Let Players Start on Hard Mode
Hard Mode will be available from the start without an item-use ban, while Dynamic Mode preserves high-level battles for fully leveled characters.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will let players select Hard Mode from the start, rather than requiring them to finish the story first as in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth. Series producer Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed the change in an interview with Hardcore Gamer, adding that the mode is being reworked for the final game’s design.
Hard Mode will bring tougher battles and gameplay from the campaign’s opening stretch, but it will not retain the old restriction on using items. Revelation’s expanded co-op abilities and combat system led the developers to decide that banning items would not fit the experience they wanted to build.
Players can also choose between Dynamic or static enemy strength. Dynamic Mode will preserve the high-strategy battles associated with the earlier games, giving fully leveled characters access to that high-level challenge.
Hamaguchi also said players will have a range of endgame content to tackle after finishing the campaign. A September demo previewed playable Vincent and Cid alongside the role-based FITS system, adding to the combat options that distinguish Revelation. The game is scheduled to launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC on April 8, 2027.
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation
Developed by Square Enix Creative Studio 1
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, the final battle against Sephiroth begins.
A meteor mars the sky, monstrous planetary guardians wreak havoc across the globe, and the fires of war rage. Now, Cloud and his companions must stand against this chaos to not only decide the planet's fate, but bring a legendary conflict to its conclusion.
In the final chapter of the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, the scale has never been larger and the stakes have never been higher. Take to the skies and explore a boundless world, fight alongside a fully assembled party, master strategic and dynamic combat, and prepare yourself for the climactic finale.
A vast planet awaits. Everything leads here.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player
- Release April 8, 2027
- Publisher Square Enix
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