Many areas feature treasure chests and areas that are not safe zones feature random encounters with enemies. Newly introduced in the game, players can traverse the environment in ways beyond walking, often involving climbing ladders or jumping across gaps.

Critical response to the new combat has been positive, partly due to the strategy needed and the distinctive fighting style of each playable character, such as Cloud wielding a sword, in contrast to Barret's shooting from afar.[119][117][140][125] GamesRadar also praised the combat for the strategy required, due to each enemy having a weakness, and the variety among the characters thanks to their unique traits.[127] RPGamer praised both the return of Materia used to provide magic attacks and the addition of upgradeable weapons in order to let players decide which equipment they want to use.

Each weapon ability has a proficiency value that improves as the ability is used. When this proficiency is maxed out, the wielder learns it permanently and it can be used with any weapon. Additionally, upon leveling up, the character earns Skill Points (SP), which can be spent in the weapon upgrade menu to enhance the weapon, ranging from granting stat bonuses to adding more materia slots.

After escaping from the mako powered city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends have broken the shackles of fate and set out on a journey into untracked wastelands. New adventures await in a vast and multifaceted world, sprinting across grassy plains on a Chocobo and exploring expansive environments.

Thus, we tried to make it so that the advantages and disadvantages from where you stand became important and allow players to think strategically about how to approach the fight over a comparatively long timespan.

He concluded that he "certainly cannot wait to see what's final fantasy vii next".[23] Tamoor Hussain of GameSpot said that the "cryptic references to something more in Cloud's past" and unexplained elements nonetheless do not "diminish the story that is told", and the ending rather "lays the foundation for future revelations in an intriguing way".[20]

Este escopo do game ainda é menor que o padrão atual, usando poucos locais de modo a visitar e variedades de atividades

Combat in Final Fantasy VII Remake is in real-time, with the player being able to switch between party members on-the-fly and use a wide range of abilities and spells. The player can issue orders to the other characters, or leave them to AI. Switching to a different party member is encouraged, however, in order to make best use of their unique abilities, as the AI will mostly play defensively and will not use abilities and magic on their own.

The gameplay is a departure from previous entries in the series in many ways. Though it retains the Active Time Battle pseudo-turn based menu command system, Final Fantasy VII features three party members rather than four. The Materia system allows the player to customize each party member's abilities to their liking, and the Limit system grants them unique combat skills.

■Players who complete the Nibelheim episode will be able to skip the same section in the full game.

We struggled a fair bit when designing them, despite the fact that they are not really related to how the game plays out. We started with the time that the last train would leave and then worked back to what the monitor would show at the time the scene takes place.

Sephiroth, is a non-controllable temporary party member during a single sequence. After resurfacing years after being deemed dead, pursuing Sephiroth becomes the party's main motivation.

The trailer features more questions than answers as we see Cloud, with his trusty Buster Sword on his back, walking alongside Sephiroth on the outskirts of some mountains.

The game reimagines the events of the 1997 PlayStation classic up to the team’s departure from the city of Midgar. The original game was a ground-breaking release that changed the gaming landscape with its flexible RPG mechanics, epic story, unforgettable characters and sky-high production values - there’s a reason it regularly features on lists of the best games ever.