Two hours in Final Fantasy VII Revelation goes fast. At least, that’s what I thought until I reflected on everything I’d done: I zoomed around the skies above its open-world map aboard the Highwind airship, revisited some of the earliest areas from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to see how they’d changed, and saw a decent chunk of Yuffie’s political quest in her hometown of Wutai. This game is enormous, and seemingly even more focused on freedom than its predecessors. The big question is if that freedom will allow me to better handle much of the bloat that really dragged down my experience with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Hamaguchi says the "fidelity and the quality of the game" would be lesser with a Rebirth-sized disc.

In this roundup of our favorite games from the show, we're spotlighting some of the most eye-grabbing titles we saw during PAX West 2026 and other adjacent events such as The Media Indie Exchange. Along with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and Persona 4 Revival, we're also spotlighting some new games that just may be your next favorite game to play.

Save $15 on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for Nintendo Switch 2 at Amazon, down to a new low of $34.99 with an exclusive MTG Zack Fair promo card included.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi has said that the end of physical games risked part of our culture disappearing, in the wake of Sony's controversial decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs.

There's a chance that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation may not have a physical edition, but the director of the game is actively pushing to avoid that.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has acknowledged the "open world fatigue" affecting the industry but says Square Enix was "very careful" to make sure fans would have "all the guidance they need" in the new remake chapter – even if it's bigger than the last.

Final Fantasy 7 is showing up in Evercold in a big way.

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will be gone in October.

By putting you back in the pilot seat and letting you command the Highwind, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is finally bringing back the airship dream.

Gambits, my beloved.