Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — intense
AdventureFantasyRPG

What's in it

Violence realistic
Moderate

Real-time action combat with swords, guns, and magic against monsters, robots, and human Shinra soldiers; hits show light blood and impact effects but no gore or dismemberment.

Substances depicted
Moderate

Alcohol is served and consumed at bars and taverns such as a saloon and a resort town.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

Heavy themes of grief, loss, environmental collapse, corporate exploitation, and a villain who seeks mass destruction of the Planet.

Torture depicted
Moderate

Cruel human experimentation by a Shinra scientist is referenced and depicted in the backstory involving several characters.

Language moderate
Moderate

Occasional moderate profanity in dialogue, most often from the hot-tempered character Barret.

Gambling simulated gambling
Moderate

The Gold Saucer amusement park features casino-style minigames and chocobo racing with in-game currency wagering.

Nudity revealing/suggestive attire
Low

Revealing swimwear on major characters during beach and resort sequences at Costa del Sol.

Horror & psychological spooky
Low

Eerie, unsettling sequences involving ghostly apparitions of the antagonist and a haunted ancient temple.

Crime & lawlessness crime depicted
Low

The player-led group operates as anti-corporate eco-terrorists resisting the Shinra megacorporation.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Standard combat against beasts, monsters, and wildlife as ordinary gameplay.

Sexual content suggestive
Low

Suggestive moments including a burlesque-style club, flirtatious dating events, and resort scenes with characters in swimwear.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a large single-player action role-playing game and the second chapter of a trilogy remaking the 1997 original. Players guide mercenary Cloud Strife and a party of allies across a sprawling world, using swords, firearms, and magic in fast, stylized real-time battles against soldiers, machines, and monsters while riding chocobos and exploring open regions. Content includes action violence with some blood but no gore, occasional moderate language, alcohol served in bars, revealing beach attire and mild romantic flirtation, simulated casino-style gambling at an amusement park, and a story that engages heavy themes of loss, trauma, and corporate and environmental exploitation. It is played entirely offline with no online chat, purchases, or user-generated content.

How it's framed

The narrative frames the party as resistance fighters opposing a megacorporation that drains the planet's life energy, presenting their sabotage as a fight for survival while acknowledging moral complexity and human cost. Heavy subject matter such as grief and mental fracture is treated seriously and emotionally rather than exploitatively, and violence is cast as heroic combat against clear threats.

Details

Developer
Square Enix
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
2024-02-29
Metacritic 92critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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