The Original Final Fantasy 7 Gets a New Re-release for PC on Steam

The archetypal Final Fantasy VII is getting a makeover connected Steam. No, not the remake. I mean the actual, archetypal game.

Announced past period and released today, this updated mentation of Final Fantasy VII comes with a fistful of caller features arsenic seen connected the storefront. According to an authoritative post, this caller mentation of the aged crippled volition see a 3x velocity mode, the quality to crook disconnected random encounters, a "battle enhancement" mode that volition max retired Limit gauge and fto players retrieve HP/MP during battles, and an autosave feature.

The caller mentation of the crippled volition regenerate the 2013 variation connected the Steam store, and the 2013 variation volition nary longer beryllium disposable to buy. However, those who already ain the 2013 mentation volition person the caller mentation escaped of charge, and volition inactive person entree to the 2013 mentation successful their libraries simultaneously with this caller version. Critically, though, prevention files are not compatible betwixt the 2 versions, truthful you volition person to commencement a caller crippled to bask the re-release.

This update efficaciously brings the crippled up to parity with the different modern console ports of Final Fantasy 7. For years, the 2013 variation connected Steam had been down the times, efficaciously conscionable an aged (and often buggy) PC port.

It's inactive worthy checking retired the archetypal Final Fantasy VII if you missed it backmost successful the day, oregon adjacent if you conscionable privation a locomotion down representation lane up of the decision to the Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy. It's been teased that we're getting "more updates than ever before" connected the trilogy this year, starring fans to anticipation that the announcement of Part 3 is imminent. Meanwhile, Part 2, Rebirth, is coming to Switch 2 and Xbox aboriginal this year. FF7 for everyone!

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