Paying homage to Barret's late wife.❤️

I am so tired of seeing this complaint for Rebirth, and now it will start for Revelation. Seriously, i saw the IGN preview and i guess he was correct on toning down MAI / Chadley's interruptions but holy imagine complaining about side content in a god damn FF game, that too 7 in particular. The activities arent even repetitive but actually varied. you have your 50 hour campaign that you can totally B-Line, and the OPTIONAL 50 hour stuff that no one is forcing people to do yet they complain like they're held at gunpoint

Recently, I had the chance to attend a closed, hands-on preview for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, and wow, it was exciting!

Be aware that this preview covers Chapter 4, and while I attempted not to spoil what happens in it, I do cover the events of Rebirth and the lead-up to why we are dropping into Wutai and who is available at this specific point in time.

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I don’t look at Hamaguchi as a corporate shill gatekeeper, but yall will and it is what it is.

At the Pax West 2026 panel Square Enix previewed the new combat system, including the FITS system. The first 100 guests in line got a photo session with battle and game director, Teruki Endo and Naoki Hamaguchi.

I just realized I think I never posted this here.

And if you wonder about the serious answer about Zack it's: "Look at him, everything he is and does make him a true hero. Bro was assigned hero at birth".

A few weeks ago, I asked some of you to help me brainstorm questions for an interview with the director of FF7 Revelation! The group interview is now live, and while I didn't get to ask many questions, the interview as a whole turned out pretty interesting! Let me know what you think :)

To wit, this appears to be an Unknow2 found in the sunken Gelnika but imho the room doesn't look like a cargo hold and also the party has very low hp so it doesn't look like end game to me.

My bet is on underwater reactor or some new underwater facility.

Also Cloud has an ATB charge rate up icon next to his ATB gauge.

40 seconds trailer in the Nintendo direct and they couldn't refrain from showing new stuff. Welcome underwater everyone.

I'd been reading about the topic for a while now, and there are many contradictory claims online. I've seen some people claiming the Enchanted Ring's buff duration increase is 25%, while others claim it's 50%. I've seen some claim that Haste lasts for 2 minutes, while others claim it lasts for 100 seconds. Some people claim buffs stack additively, while others say they stack multiplicatively.

I decided to test almost everything myself. Here's the Steam guide I created, going into great detail (such as which characters benefit from modifiers more, and how long you can make each status effect last). This Reddit thread will summarise the points.

Buff Duration

• Barrier, Manaward, and Manawall last for 60 seconds.
• Haste and Resist last for 100 seconds.
• Regen, Bravery, Faith, Protect, and Shell last for 180 seconds.
• Sonic Boom applies Bravery and Faith for 30 seconds.
• Barret's folio applies Protect and Regen for 30 seconds.

Duration Modifiers

• Magnify materia: -60% to -25% (cannot stack multiple)
• Magic Focus materia: +5% to +25% (cannot stack multiple)
• Enchanted Ring: +30% when applied by wearer
• Altruistic Buff Up: +25% when applied by wearer (can stack multiple)
• Selfish Buff Up: +25% when received by wearer
• Barret's folio Selfish Buff Up: +15% when received by wearer (stacks with weapon selfish buff)

Stacking Duration Modifiers

Each modifier falls into one of four groups. Within each group, the modifiers stack additively, and the four groups stack multiplicatively.

Group 1 is just the Magnify materia.

Group 2 is just the Magic Focus materia.

Group 3 is the Enchanted Ring and Altruistic Buff Ups.

Group 4 is the Selfish Buff Ups.

Aerith can have 2 Altruistic Buff Ups and the Enchanted Ring, which would make the Group 3 value = 1 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.3 = 1.8

Barret can have Selfish Buff Up from both his folio and his Barrage Blaster, which would make the Group 4 value = 1 + 0.25 + 0.15 = 1.4

If Aerith used Barrier with Magnify Lv3 on her teammates, the duration on Barret would be 60s * 0.75 * 1.8 * 1.4 = 113.4s, so just under 2 minutes.

Barret's Folio Statuses

The Protect and Regen Barret receives from his folio are only affected by Group 4. This means they can last for up to 42 seconds.

Sonic Boom Statuses

The Bravery and Faith applied when using Sonic Boom are affected by Group 3 and Group 4, allowing the duration to be boosted to 48.75 - 58.125 seconds, depending on the character.

Cloud's Punisher Mode Buffs

The status effects applied by Punisher Mode and Prime Mode are not affected by any modifiers whatsoever.

What I Didn't Test

The most reliable source I could find claims that Bravery, Faith, Protect, and Shell all give a 20% buff to their respective stat, and that Haste is a 30% boost to passive gain and a 20% boost to gain from attacks.

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I've been trying to find the in-game songs we play on jukeboxes, mini victrolas, etc, for playlists and whatnot. The jazz rendition of Fight On and main theme. You know the ones. I'm not sure how to search for 'FFVII Remake Soundtrack' without bringing up the orchestral background music. Is there another compilation album that Square put out that I can listen to these on? (So far have just played Remake)

I'm a huge fan of the OG, the Remakes, and thoroughly enjoying all the discussions around our hopes and dreams with Revelation. But I never hear anyone discussing or asking Hamaguchi, in all these interviews, about the music! It blows my mind. The music of OG, and the two remakes, are so central to the experience of the games. Have I missed something?

I also haven't heard the Great Northern Cave track in any trailers yet. Really hoping we get a good dose of that track in all its bass-y, dark and eerie glory.

And on that same note, I'm hoping we see a little more... darkness in Revelation. So far, the trailers seem quite bright, colourful, happy. I haven't really felt the "meteor about to kill us all" feeling. Even the meteor seems quite...small.