Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer hints a happy ending isn't off the table

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the official title of the third installment of Square Enix's FF7 Remake trilogy, and it will launch in spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. Friday's Summer Game Fest showcase closed with an extended look at the saga’s conclusion, featuring commentary from game director Naoki Hamaguchi and Vincent Valentine actor Matt Mercer.

The presentation left one large question unresolved: what does the subtitle Revelation mean for the story? The original Final Fantasy 7 ends grimly: Cloud and Aerith save the planet, but humanity is essentially wiped out, and the only familiar faces afterward are distant descendants of Red XIII.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth also ended on a somber note, with Aerith dying at Sephiroth's hand in the City of the Ancients, but it introduced alternate realities where Aerith and Zack continue to live. Numerous playable sequences throughout Rebirth suggest those anomalies can’t be wholly explained by Cloud’s fragile and worsening psychological state.

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