Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is understood for its minigame glut, nevertheless it did have not less than a few bangers within the combine. A type of was Queen’s Blood, a card recreation that you could possibly play with numerous residents all through the world, and it even had its personal intensive facet story to observe. This was new for Rebirth–apparently Queen’s Blood hadn’t but caught on in Midgar, the place Remake takes place–and it feels like Sq. Enix needs to develop upon it within the upcoming third recreation.
In an interview with Polygon, director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed Queen’s Blood will make a return within the as-of-yet-untitled third recreation, however will probably be a little bit bit completely different.
“Queen’s Blood is a very popular and beloved minigame, and I believe a lot of people are still wanting something like that,” Hamaguchi advised Polygon. “I want to expand on Queen’s Blood so we are enhancing it, and giving you a more powered-up version of it when you see that third installment… Queen’s Blood is still going to be available in the third installment. We just want to expand on it.”
What may these enhancements entail? New playing cards, mechanics, or perhaps the board will simply be twice as huge, permitting for extra territory-claiming performs? We in all probability gained’t discover out for some time, however Queen’s Blood isn’t the one minigame within the third entry, as it is going to additionally sign the return of the unique Ultimate Fantasy VII’s snowboarding section, which Hamaguchi says might be greater than “just a simple snowboarding minigame.”
“I’m afraid I can’t delve too much into the details, but we understand that it’s not going to be just a simple snowboarding minigame. We want to make sure that it’s incorporated into the story to have that sort of connection with the theming of it,” he stated.
The third Ultimate Fantasy VII remake might be nonetheless a methods away, nevertheless it does appear to be the sport is coming alongside and is in a playable state.
“In terms of the third installment, I believe we are coming along very smoothly,” he stated. “We have set a schedule for ourselves, and I believe we are tracking on time for the milestones we have set. So I’m really thankful for the development team and I have so much respect for them working on this project. I believe that at this point the game is playable, technically, but we are still trying to polish it so it is at a quality where we can deliver it to our players.”
Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake simply launched on the Switch 2 and Xbox Sequence X/S, with Rebirth anticipated to launch on each methods later this yr.
