{"id":59868,"date":"2026-06-11T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59868"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:56:00","slug":"final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-confirms-that-midgar-is-back-but-smaller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59868","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director confirms that Midgar is back, but smaller"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Several major changes are coming to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation<\/em>, but the biggest one is its open world. How will that impact some areas from the previous games that weren\u2019t designed for that format? In an interview with Polygon, director Naoki Hamaguchi gave an example of how Midgar was adjusted for Revelation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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In Final Fantasy 7 Remake<\/em>, everything takes place in Midgar, the iconic walled city from the original PS1 game that sits underneath an enormous plate. Hamaguchi confirmed that players will be able to return to Midgar as part of Revelation<\/em>\u2019s open-world pivot, teasing that a certain moment from the original game will occur again.<\/p>\n

\u201cMidgar is going to appear in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation<\/em>, and players will be able to visit it again,\u201d Hamaguchi told Polygon. \u201cIn the original Final Fantasy 7<\/em>, there is a narrative moment within the main story where the party revisits Midgar. We are following suit with the original, and having that same moment in Revelation<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamaguchi is likely referring to a late game sequence where the party raids Midgar in order to fight Hojo. Funny enough, that scene features the crew parachuting into the city. We already know that Revelation <\/em>will allow players to parachute out of the Highwind, so it’s not hard to imagine how the classic scene will work in the context of the new game.<\/p>\n

Of course, returning to Midgar would require some drastic changes. The version of the city in Remake<\/em> is largely made up of linear corridors. It\u2019s not exactly built for open-world exploration, which players can do in Revelation<\/em> by hopping out of their airship. Hamaguchi confirmed that Midgar has been stripped down to better fit that design ethos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game experience of visiting and exploring Midgar is going to be a little different than it was in Final Fantasy 7 Remake<\/em>,\u201d Hamaguchi said. \u201cYou won\u2019t be able to visit all of the slums or all the streets you were able to go around in. It\u2019s going to be a bit different in Revelation<\/em>. I can\u2019t dive into details too much because it would be a spoiler, but when you look at the overall area of Midgar, it is built in a way that retains the iconic element of the Final Fantasy 7<\/em> world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation hints at an optimistic switcheroo for this tragic tale<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n

‘Revelation’ is an unexpectedly upbeat term for this stretch of the FF7 story<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The change is part of a larger philosophy tweak that players can expect from Revelation<\/em>. A common complaint with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/em> was that its various areas featured an overwhelming amount of content. Hamaguchi said that Revelation<\/em>\u2019s world is designed to be a little more manageable overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever you have this epic open-world format, a lot of the common fan criticism is that there\u2019s way too much content to cover and it becomes too much,\u201d Hamaguchi said. \u201cWe faced that same criticism for Rebirth<\/em>, particularly with the minigames. With that, we did take some feedback from fans and we are implementing some changes with Revelation. We tried to address and alleviate their concerns, so we are putting some changes in Revelation <\/em>so that the open-world experience becomes more enjoyable.\u201d<\/p>\n

We at least know that one location will still be filled with minigames. Hamaguchi also confirmed to Polygon that the Gold Saucer will return in Revelation<\/em>, and one of its areas has been taken over by Queen\u2019s Blood, Rebirth<\/em>\u2019s popular card game.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tFinal Fantasy 7 Revelation\u2019s Gold Saucer will be a Queen\u2019s Blood paradise, director confirms<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n

Naoki Hamaguchi explains how the minigame hub will work in Revelation<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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