Did you like the plethora of mini games available in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth? Regardless of whether you did, expect more mini-games in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, according to Square Enix.

While gamers might see more mini games in the third and concluding chapter in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, the devs plan to put a little spin to it, according to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth game director Naoki Hamaguchi, In a recentinterview, Hamaguchi mentioned how they achieved their goal with the different mini games available in FF7 Rebirth, which was to offer to “offer a breath of fresh air” when players entered a different region, given these said side content was exclusive to each area in the RPG.

Screenshot from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth of the Gold Saucer main room, showing the titular neon sign and a Moogle face.

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Hamaguchi is aware that rehasing the mini game formula from Rebirth to the third chapter won’t cut it among fans, stating, ““So are we going to continue with this same balance going forward? Have we reached perfection? I think if we did just do the same thing again for the third game in the series, then it wouldn’t really be very new or exciting anymore. I want to add a different twist, rearrange things slightly for the next game, and have a slightly different look to things.”

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What’s Hamaguchi’s obsession is with integrating mini-games in Final Fantasy 7? It’s due to making sure the game doesn’t feel repetitive and how, in most open-world games, the player does the same regardless of the area visited. “I play a lot of games, a lot of open world games, and something I feel whilst playing a lot of these games is that you’ve got the core mechanics - or their fighting systems - and most of the content you’ll encounter, most of the places you can go, most of what you’ll be doing, can get repetitive. [These games] just use the same mechanics. There are no real changes, there’s nothing new to experience around the different regions of these worlds," Hamaguchi notes.

There are 21 mini-games available in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and while not every game is a banger, there are some solid entries that players can use to pass the time. Of course, it’s not for everyone, though the glut of mini-games doesn’t affect the game’s quality at all. Not only did it scorefavorably well in our review, but FF7 Rebirth isin the running for Game of the Yearat the upcoming The Game Awards show.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Tifa & Cloud on the Skywheel

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