# FF7 Revelation Is Approximately 500,000 Times the Size of FF7 Rebirth | Preview

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ff7-revelation-is-approximately-500000-times-the-size-of-ff7-rebirth-preview/
- Published: 2026-09-10T13:14:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-10T19:17:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-preview-gamescom-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Polygon previewed Final Fantasy 7 Revelation at Gamescom 2026
- Airship lets players fly and parachute anywhere with no loading screens
- New FITS system adds four switchable combat classes

## Summary

Polygon has published a hands-on preview of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third and final instalment in Square Enix's FF7 remake trilogy, based on a 45-minute demo played at Gamescom 2026. The game's headline feature is the airship Highwind, which lets players fly to any point on the map, parachute down and land in a completely seamless world with no loading screens. This matters because it marks an unusually ambitious approach to sequel design, reusing the entirety of predecessor Rebirth's open world as the literal foundation for Revelation rather than building fresh environments from scratch.

The preview's title claim is that this open world is "approximately 500,000 times the size" of Rebirth's, underscoring the scale involved. The demo picked up several hours into the story at the start of chapter four, "House of Cards," as the party investigated giant creatures called Weapons that had appeared across the planet, with a detour to the new region of Wutai. The reviewer confirmed that every previously visited Rebirth location, including Mideel, Junon, Gongaga, Costa del Sol and the Gold Saucer, remains intact and explorable. Combat has also been refreshed with a new Function-Integrated Tactical Suitwear (FITS) system, letting players switch between four costume-based classes (Warrior, Knight, Black Mage and Summoner) on the fly, alongside the trilogy's established mix of real-time action and pause-time menu commands.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: FF7 Revelation Is Approximately 500,000 Times the Size of FF7 Rebirth | Preview](https://www.polygon.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-preview-gamescom-2026/)
- [GameSpot: FF7 Revelation Is Doubling-Down On Rebirth’s Maximalism With Its “Planetary Scale” Open World](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ff7-revelation-is-doubling-down-on-rebirth-maximalism-with-its-planetary-scale/)

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