Final Fantasy fans can take to the skies in the Highwind in spring 2027, when Final Fantasy VII Revelations launches on all platforms.
The game, its long-speculated subtitle, and the launch window were revealed live at the culmination of the Summer Game Fest showcase, alongside a new trailer and gameplay breakdown shared by director Naoki Hamaguchi and Vincent Valentine’s voice actor, Matthew Mercer.
At the trailer’s forefront are the Meteor and the Weapons, two prominent plot elements from the original game that will be front and center in Final Fantasy VII Revelation. The party is also shown parachuting off the deck of the Highwind, the iconic airship which will fully integrate into the open-world gameplay developed in remake project’s previous games, Remake and Rebirth.
New wardrobe options will be available to the party, but with a practical touch. “Function-Integrated Tactical Suit mode,” or FITS, will allow the Final Fantasy VII Revelation players to focus each character’s abilities, loosely corresponding to the jobs seen throughout the larger Final Fantasy series. Cloud and Tifa are shown swapping between Freelancer and Black Mage garbs.
Joining the playable roster in Final Fantasy VII Revelation are Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind. Vincent will be able to shoot elements in the environment during exploration, and can also transform into his Galian Beast form “at the press of a button,” instead of being a Limit Break. Cid, meanwhile, will fully embrace his roots as a dragoon, using his lance to close the distance to enemies or unleash sweeping attacks.
The prior installments of the trilogy covered the events up through disc one of the original Final Fantasy VII, meaning fans can expect an intense ride as Final Fantasy VII Revelation takes them to Wutai, the Northern Cave, and Mideel. The rest of the world will be accessible as well—with the Highwind allowing players to parachute to the surface, where they can still explore on foot or on chocobo-back.
Several memorable set pieces from the original were teased during the trailer as well, such as Tifa’s escape from Junon, the pagoda in Wutai, and the devastating superboss Ruby Weapon. With so much story yet to cover, Final Fantasy VII Revelation is immediately looking like the biggest game in the series by far.
Players with save data from the previous games on the same system can unlock bonuses immediately upon launch—Final Fantasy VII Remake data will unlock the Chocobo & Moogle Summon Materia, while Final Fantasy VII Rebirth data will unlock the Phoenix Summon Materia.
Immediately before the announcement of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, heroine Tifa Lockhart was confirmed to be joining the roster of Street Fighter 6 as part of its Year 4 DLC. Tifa was previously playable in Square’s 3D fighting game Ehrgeiz in 1999, and now joins a modern-day fighter as a guest just like Final Fantasy XVI‘s Clive Rosfield and Final Fantasy XV‘s Noctis did in the last two Tekken games.
Hamaguchi joined Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama on stage to introduce the collaboration. Tifa’s design and movement have been rebuilt for the engine, and Final Fantasy VII‘s Materia system and another undisclosed element will be added as well. She’ll be joined in the season pass by three new original characters: Yasmine, Arjun, and Bosch, who previously appeared in the game’s campaign mode. As of yet there’s no confirmation if she’ll be voiced in English or Japanese.
Tifa will take it to the streets in Street Fighter 6 in early 2027, while Final Fantasy VII Revelation will arrive in spring 2027, simultaneously on PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and XBOX Series X|S—not long after the original game’s 30th anniversary in January.
