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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH: THE WORLD BEYOND MIDGAR

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Steam store header for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (app 2909400). Used as review art. Amazon button is the PS5 Amazon Exclusive Edition disc listing.

9.0 of 10 bananas. A huge, heartfelt road trip with too many towers to climb.

By the Alpha. PS5 Amazon Exclusive Edition listing. Updated Oct 2026.

Platforms: The Amazon button is the PS5 Amazon Exclusive Edition disc, which comes with a Cloud and Sephiroth controller skin inside the case. PC on Steam is the other version. This page sells that PS5 edition only.

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Sit with me a moment. I rode a chocobo across the Grasslands with the old music playing in a new key, and something tight in my chest let go. I played the original as a young ape. This game remembers what that felt like and builds a whole world out of it.

What It Wants To Be

Square Enix's second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, released on PS5 February 29, 2024, with a PC version in January 2025. Cloud and his friends leave Midgar chasing Sephiroth across open regions, from the Grasslands to Costa del Sol and the Gold Saucer, toward the Forgotten Capital. You can play it without the first game, but you will miss a lot.

What Works

The party. Synergy attacks and team banter make Cloud, Tifa, Barret, Aerith, Red XIII, and Yuffie feel like a family. Combat blends action and menu commands, and it rewards swapping heroes on the fly. Queen's Blood, the card game, is a hit of its own. The music is a gift. Big story moments land with real weight, and the Gold Saucer is a wild, happy carnival.

What Breaks

Listen well. The open world is checklist design. Towers, reports for Chadley, and repeated tasks fill every region. There are too many mini-games, and some are forced into the main path. The ending gets tangled in timeline puzzles that confused even old fans. It is long, and the padding shows.

Who Should Play

Play if you love the original, big party RPGs, or a story you can sink a whole season into. Skip if open world chores burn you out. For a tighter Japanese RPG, read my Persona 3 Reload verdict.

STRENGTHS

  • A party you will truly miss
  • Deep action and command combat
  • Queen's Blood card game
  • A stunning score and big moments

HONEST COSTS

  • Checklist open world
  • Too many forced mini-games
  • Tangled ending
  • Button is the PS5 Amazon edition, not PC
ALPHA VERDICT: 9.0 of 10. A loving, overstuffed epic. Trim the chores and it is a classic. Even with them, it is a must for fans. Get Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Amazon, then meet the troop on Twitch.
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Related: Final Fantasy XVI, Persona 3 Reload.

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