FF7 Revelation’s Opening Invites Deeply Intriguing Questions About The Trilogy’s Conclusion

Since the release of the first game of the trilogy in 2020, I have been heavily invested in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake saga. I've spent over 100 hours between the first two games, Remake and Rebirth, entrenching myself in this remade version of Gaia, re-acquainting myself with Cloud and the gang, and peeling back layer after layer of this reimagined story. Revelation, the upcoming third installment, is a finale 11 years in the making (if you start counting from FF7 Remake's initial E3 2015 reveal trailer), and I went into the latest demo for Revelation ready to learn more about this final chapter. After playing through Revelation's opening 25 minutes, however, I'm left not with answers, but more questions. Cid Highwind The new crew The demo put me in control of Cloud, of course, but with him are the two newest members of the party: Cid Highwind and Vincent Valentine. Both of their full combat kits were available, and there were ample amounts of enemies around to dig into both new party members. Of the two, I found Vincent's power to be more difficult to harness. Vincent is capable of switching between his human form, which focuses on long-range firearms, and his Galian Beast form,…

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