It has been more than four years since Square Enix officially announcedFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, and fans now have just over five months left to wait before they can finally experience this highly anticipated JRPG for themselves. In preface of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakerelease date, screenshots, trailers, and additional details have been giving players a better sense of what to expect from the title, and now these fans have yet one more visual to enjoy: theFF7 Remakebox art.
Players that are familiar with the original release ofFinal Fantasy 7may not be surprised by the artwork that is featured on theFF7 Remakecover. Indeed, thisFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeartwork is a direct update to the box art that was used for the North American release of the originalFinal Fantasy 7, and it depicts the game’s main protagonist, Cloud Strife, standing in front ofFF7 Remake’s Shinra Headquarters.
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To note, theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakebox art featured here is only confirmed for the North American and European releases of the game, and players in other regions may be able to look forward to alternative artwork on their copies. However, until such an alternativeFF7 Remakebox art is revealed, players can enjoy the subtle details that have been put into this cover, such as theFinal Fantasy 7Materiathat can be seen embedded into Cloud’s Buster Sword.
The reveal of thisFinal Fantasy 7 Remakebox art comes hot on the heels of an information dump that occurred at the Tokyo Game Show earlier this month. At that event, Square Enix confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewill have a Classic Mode, which will feature a turn-based combat system. This combat system will mimic what was present in the original release ofFF7, giving players the chance to do battle like it is 1997 all over again.
Between Classic Mode and the newly revealedFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecover, it truly seems that Square Enix is looking to offer an updatedFF7experience while still paying homage to the game’s roots. Considering the esteemed position that the originalFinal Fantasy 7holds in video game history, this approach will certainly be appreciated by many fans.
