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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says defying industry norms and keeping the dev team together for the whole RPG trilogy was key to its success: "That's quite a rare thing"

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Genres · adventure, rpg
Release · Feb 29, 2024
Developer · Square Enix
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Active · 1987–2026
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Active · 1987–2025
Latest · Hyperspaced
Top genres · platformer, adventure, fps
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