Summary
While the sequel toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is one of the most anticipated titles of 2024, news of the remake trilogy’s third installment is already surfacing. As shown in the final trailer forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Cid Highwind will be making an appearance in the second entry of the trilogy. Unfortunately, players won’t be allowed to travel aboard his famous airship, the Highwind, until the final chapter of theFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketrilogy arrives, although it will most likely appear alongside Cid inRebirth. This was confirmed by Tetsuya Nomura in an interview with Famitsu and later translated by Twitter user aitaikimochi.
The full extent of airship travel inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3is currently unknown. However, based on the original game, it can be assumed that players will be spending a significant amount of time on the Highwind, especially ifFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3’s world is as large as orlarger than the world ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. As such,Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3’s airship should consider implementing a popularFinal Fantasy 14customization feature made available to the MMO’s guilds, or Free Companies.
Final Fantasy 14 Lets Free Companies Build and Customize Airships
In Square Enix’s hugely successfulFinal FantasyMMO,Final Fantasy 14, Free Company playerscan build and customize airships that are then sent out on voyages to explore the skies of Eorzea and obtain valuable rewards. Using a Free Company Workshop, players can construct an airship and then customize it to improve its performance on voyages and even change its appearance. As they progress, players can then upgrade their ships to enhance them even further. While airship customization inFinal Fantasy 14is very limited, it could still pave the way for a similar feature inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Should Let Players Customize the Highwind
In all respects, customization has become a highly requested and often praised feature in modern gaming, especially in role-playing games. Players are always asking for more opportunities to fully customize aspects of their games, like their character’s appearance and weapons, so that they might have an original experience that feels personal to them. In light of that, allowing players to customizeCid’s Highwind inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, even more so than they can the Free Company airships ofFinal Fantasy 14, might sate the appetite of fans who long to leave their unique signature on it.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3could certainly takeFinal Fantasy 14’s airship customization even further, especially if players do end up spending a great deal of time aboard the Highwind. It may turn out that the Highwind is a sort of home away from home for players inRemake Part 3, so giving them the ability to customize it as they would a home in games such asFallout 4with its settlementsandStardew Valley with its farm would be a welcome addition. Perhaps players could add different functional facilities to the Highwind’s interior or even change the color of its exterior.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis claiming to change the original in some rather significant ways, so it wouldn’t be completely out of the box forRemake Part 3to change the way the original game handled the Highwind.
It’s currently unknown whether players will even get to see the interior of Cid’s Highwind inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, but that much can be assumed, as past installments, likethe iconicFinal Fantasy 10, have allowed players to walk around inside airships. As such, allowing players to customize the Highwind and essentially make it their personal traveling home base could serve as an engaging optional activity that would likely earn the praise of fans.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
WHERE TO PLAY
Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
