The release date forFinal Fantasy VII Remakeis ever looming as fans wait for the highly anticipated title from Square Enix. But now there’s something to make the wait a bit more bearable – a set of brand new figurines in the style of the original polygon graphics from the PlayStation One release of the game:
You canpreorder a bundleof eight figures to each box now for $64.99, with the product set for an August 2020 release. But here’s the catch: it’s a blind box, which means that buyers can’t choose which ones they receive. Instead the figurines are chosen at random and then packaged, creating an element of surprise. There’s also a chance one of them could be the special ‘‘Chaser’’ figure. Of course considering the price I wonder if fans would be willing to take the risk.
Square Enixreleased a new trailerrevealing the theme song of the game calledHollow, along with with many iconic moments and returning faces from the original PS1 classic. If you’re interested in how the remake plays, check outboth of our previewsfromE3 2018, as well asmy own in-depth previewof four chapters of the game. Our Features Editor also wrote about how the remakewon him overas a non-Final Fantasyfan.
Square also announcedthe Orchestra World Tour, which will bring orchestral performances of the upcoming game’s soundtrack to cities in the US, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, and Japan. The tour will start at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA on June 14th, with the tour scheduled to run through February 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
During The Game AwardsFinal Fantasy VII Remakereceived abrand new trailerfeaturing Cloud Strife, showing off new cutscenes and gameplay giving those new to the acclaimed JRPG more information about the titular hero. As previously revealed,Final Fantasy VII Remakehasmany new elements to itand Scenarist Kazushige Nojima even explains how herewrote Cloud for the remake. Wetranslated commentsfrom Nojima about howFinal Fantasy VIIinfluencedFinal Fantasy VIII. We also translatedthe short filmmade to promote the remake. Square Enix is currently working on thesecond and possibly last episode.
Final Fantasy VII Remakewas set to launch on March 3rd, 2020 on PS4 as aone year timed exclusive, but wasdelayed to April 10th. You can purchase the game from Amazonhere. Square Enix, after updating fans on thestatus of physical bundlesof the title amid Coronavirus concerns, announced that they will be shipping them outearly to Europe and Australia.
