The third and final instalment of Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy will chart an ambitious course across the world map, bringing back fan-favourite locations that were conspicuously absent from last year's Rebirth. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, director Naoki Hamaguchi has provided the clearest details yet about what players can expect when the saga concludes.
Square Enix has yet to unveil Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, but director Naoki Hamaguchi has shared specifics about which locations will be featured in the finale, including at least one that wasn't in the last game.Rocket Town will be in FF7 Remake Part 3 after being excluded in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The omission was significant; in the original 1997 game, Rocket Town serves as the pivotal moment where players meet Cid Highwind and witness his dreams of space exploration.With Rocket Town on the way, Hamaguchi broadly teased that a trip to space will also be in the cards.
Equally important to fans is Wutai, the optional Asian-inspired city that featured only as a sidequest in the original game. The remake has elevated Yuffie Kisaragi's homeland into a major story element.Hamaguchi said Wutai is "one of the main locations" and stressed that if it were not featured, "the fans are going to yell at me."The originally optional area will be "one of the main locations" in the remake.
What may captivate players most is the expanded role of the Highwind, the legendary airship unlocked late in the original game.Flying the Highwind will have "a very large part of the third installment." Hamaguchi has indicated that the team wants to expand the flying experience significantly beyond the simple point-and-click traversal of the original. This aligns with the remake's philosophy of evolving classic mechanics for a modern audience.
The director offered cryptic hints about other content.Considering that toward the end of Rebirth players are in the Forgotten City, and in the original they would go into Icicle Inn from there, this hints at how the third instalment will begin.Hamaguchi also teased the size of the Great Glacier area, suggesting this massive snowy expanse will play a central role.Co-director Motomu Toriyama is handling "the submarine portion of the game."
On the enduring question of Chocobo breeding, a beloved farming minigame from the original, Hamaguchi remained noncommittal.He declined to confirm or deny the presence of Chocobo breeding, but said an element involving the Chocobos will be "a little different than Rebirth."
Reassuringly for fans eager to see the remake trilogy conclude, development is progressing solidly.In January, Hamaguchi said that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 has an official title, it just hasn't been announced yet. The game is reportedly already in a playable state, with the core gameplay foundation complete and the team now focused on refinement and polish. No release date has been confirmed, though speculation points to a 2027 window that would mark the original game's 30th anniversary.
For context,preorders are currently open for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2, with those ports arriving on June 3 and the Switch 2 version including a new Magic: The Gathering promo card. Square Enix's commitment to multiplatform releases suggests Part 3 will similarly enjoy broad platform support once it is revealed.