Summary
Square Enix has confirmed they are planning DLC forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthrevolving around Queen’s Blood. When that will drop and how big the DLC will be is a mystery. What’s also a mystery is if that will be the only DLC.
The first part of this trilogy,Final Fantasy 7 Remake, included quality-of-life improvements with the PS5 port, including a photo mode. The big get was theYuffie stand-alone episode, though, and fans are hoping for something similar this time around. WillFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthget something on that scale, or are fans only in store for a bunch of new card players? Let’s cross those fingers and hope for more.
7More Fort Condor
Queen’s Blood Doesn’t Need All The Love
Queen’s Blood has been promised but it’s notFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’sonly mini-gamethat was great. Fort Condor was fun too which was a carryover from the Yuffie’s DLC inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. It had more of a presence within Yuffie’s adventure and returned inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthmerely for a few rounds in Junon’s section of the Gilgamesh side quest.
After completing the side quest in Junon, players can tackle the Fort Condor battles again on a harder difficulty. That’s something but Fort Condor fans deserve more than that. An arena should get added in Gold Saucer along with new Queen’s Blood matches.
6Boss Rush
Relive The Game’s Best Moments
Photo Modes are all the rage in most AAA games nowadays but it would be cool if Boss Rush modes became more of a thing.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthcould start a beautiful trend as it featured a lot of great boss battles. One of the first’s was in Cloud’s flashback with Sephiroth against the Materia Hunter.
There are also a lot of fights with The Turks, Jenova, and more that fans would like to relive without having to fully replay the game. A Boss Rush mode could do that and more. Maybe it could even bring in bosses fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remakefor a true surprise like the Hell House.
5Vincent’s Story
Vince’s Time In The Turks
Like Red 13 inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, Cid and Vincent got the shaft inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. They are not playable, and they aren’t even full-party members to aid in the background. Like Square Enix did with Yuffie, they could introduce Vincent’s combat into the remake trilogy with a DLC episode.
It would make sense to structure the DLC around Vincent’s past as a Turk. What was he doing in the origination that led to his entombment in the Shinra Mansion? It’s a question that wasn’t covered heavily in the original game although some things were answered in the game based around The Turks akaBefore Crisis: Final Fantasy 7.
4Cid’s Story
How Cid Got Into Shinra?
Cid is an even bigger mysteryas he doesn’t even have a weapon inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. How is he going to be implemented in the final trilogy if his lance isn’t even there? They could answer that with DLC, also in a flashback format akin to the Vincent proposal.
Cid hinted at this inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but he was brought into Shinra to be a pilot. Maybe this also included him being a soldier. He could have fought during the Wutai conflict, and those horrors may have led Cid to hang up his lance seemingly for good. A lance that he will be convinced to pick up again in the final trilogy to aid the planet.
3More Yuffie DLC
What Was She Doing Before Junon?
Square may want to save the gameplay revelations for Cid and Vincent in the actual third remake. They could instead go back to Yuffie to explain what she was doing before meeting up with the party in Junon. Players could control her inThe Grasslands area ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
There are interesting avenues to explore with her, including a chase scene involving the Midgardsormr. Even with a Chocobo, Yuffie probably had a rough time. Her time before Junon is not a burning question fans have, but Square Enix could reuse assets easily to create something to tide fans over.
2Quality Of Life Improvements
From Chadley Tweaks To Guidance
There are some things Square Enix could do to fix the game too, free of charge through non-DLC patches. For example, Chadley is a big point of contention with some fans who argue he is in the game way too much. Completing his side quests amounts to almost half of the dialogue in the game.
An option to trim down his talking in the menu, besides just using the skip button, may help fans cope. Speaking ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’sside quests, sometimes the route to get to objectives is confusing, which is why a guiding light system would be appreciated. It could be like the guiding light inDead Space. Also, creating Materia loadouts would save a lot of time when swapping out party members.
1Fix The Ending
The Forgotten Capital Is An After Note
What if Square Enix pulled aMass Effect 3and retconned the ending with more content? Some players may think that Chapter 13 and Chapter 14 ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthfeel a bit rushed. Players get the Tiny Bronco and are presented with a big ocean to explore, but there aren’t many side quests in this region.
The game also skips over two major locations from the original or at least downgrades one.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdoesn’t have the Bone Village or The Forgotten Capitol as a full dungeon. It’s like they sped through the latter specifically because they ran out of time. The ending still makes sense even without these locations, but to longtime fans of the original, it feels a bit cheap.
