{
  "id": 8250465,
  "title": "Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: Second-Take Preview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/final-fantasy-7-revelation-second-take-preview",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-revelation-second-take-preview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Square Enix has released a preview of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, revealing a vast and free-roaming world that players can explore at their own pace. The game, which is the third installment in Square Enix's experimental Final Fantasy 7 remake series, allows players to revisit and experience familiar areas in new ways. With the addition of the Highwind airship, players can zoom around the skies of the open-world map, revisiting early areas from the previous game to see how they have changed. Yuffie's quest in her hometown of Wutai is also showcased, with new side quests and an expanded town that showcases the grapple gun mechanic. The preview session lasted two hours, but players were able to cover a lot of ground and form their own opinions on how the game handles the bloat of its predecessor.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}