Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that will end after "the greatest fate" takes place at the Forgotten Capital, which is, of course, referencing where 𒊎Aerith dies in the original game.
Yesterday, , with looks at Spider-Man 2, Helldivers 2, and more. By far the best part of the showcase was a release date reveal and extended look at Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, with a to🎀n of new gameplay and story stuff being shown. That wasn't it, though, as the game's development team then revealed even more about the game through social media posts and interviews.
One of the most interesting things that was revealed following the trailer's release is the answer to a question that fans have had ever since Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was revealed to be the second game in a planned trilogy - where will it end? There's been a ton of speculation about this for some time now, with one very obvious answer always given, but we now know for sure how much game we've got to get through.
, creative director Tetsuya Nomura took part in a group interview with other developers working on the game. The final question of the interview asked the team where the game is going to end, something that I'm surprised was even answered. Nomura replied, revealing that Rebirth will go all the way up to The Forgotten Capital and end there.
Nomura said, "Although there are some changes in the order of the locations, the locations depicted in this title extend up to “The Forgotten Capital,” where the greatest fate of Final Fantasy VII awaits you". Nomura is, of course, referencing Aerith's death, which takes place in the Forgotten Capital in the original game and seems likely to be the case again, although I can't imagine it'll actually be her dying this time.
This isn't the only reference to Aerith's death scene that the developers have made since last night's trailer. and the one from Rebirth's producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has him mentioning that he knows that "fans are dying to see one scene in particular", another obvious reference to Aerith dying.
Nomura's comment about "the greatest fate" and Kitase saying that he's aware of one scene that fans want to see make it clear that Aerith's death scene is going to be what ends Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, even if it's pretty clear by now that another character altogether is probably going to kicking the bucket.