Final Fantasy VII Revelation: final chapter of remake project with open world and FITS system
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is reportedly the final part of Square Enix’s FFVII remake project, with an open world and revamped combat.
- According to the source, the game departs heavily from the original, with a fully explorable world and an adjusted combat system built around the FITS job-class mechanic.
- Cid and Vincent return as full-time party members; the status of Master materia remains unclear based on the available source context.
What happened
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is described in the provided source as the culmination of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII remake project. That project consists of three AAA games released over a seven-year period, with Revelation serving as the closing entry.
The source emphasizes major changes compared with the original PlayStation 1 version of Final Fantasy VII. Revelation is said to feature a fully open, explorable world, while its combat system adds another layer through a job-class mechanic called FITS, built on top of real-time action.
The party lineup also changes. Cid and Vincent become full-time party members in Revelation, whereas in earlier versions of the story they were not present in the same way as permanent group members.
One separate point in the available context concerns Master materia. The description of an embedded YouTube video explains that, in the original game, Master materia granted access to all command abilities, spells, or summon beasts with a single materia. The same description quotes director Naoki Hamaguchi with an incomplete answer to the question of whether Master materia returns in Revelation, so its exact status cannot be confirmed from this source alone.
Timeline
2026-10-02: Kotaku publishes the article about the changes Final Fantasy VII Revelation makes compared with the original.
2026-10-02: In the available source context, Revelation is described as the final part of a remake project spanning three AAA games over seven years.
2026-10-02: In the embedded YouTube context, Master materia is discussed and a partial response from Naoki Hamaguchi is cited regarding a possible return.
Background
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is part of Square Enix’s reimagining of Final Fantasy VII, with the remake unfolding not as a single release but as a trilogy of major games. According to the source, Revelation is the final installment in that structure.
The provided source context explicitly compares the game with the 1997 original, including its open world and combat system. The YouTube description adds a detail about Master materia from the original, but the quoted response is cut off, so only the fact that the topic came up can be confirmed.