Gamescom: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Debuts Submarine Combat
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer at Gamescom shows submarine combat and Weapon bosses.
The latest look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation arrived at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, and it's giving us a clearer picture of what the final chapter of this remake trilogy has in store. The new trailer showcases submarine combat alongside some genuinely challenging encounters—the Weapon boss fights that loom large in the story's endgame, with Ruby, Emerald, and Ultima Weapon all making appearances as threats tied to the looming Meteor.
What's particularly interesting is how director Naoki Hamaguchi is threading the needle between the main narrative and the broader Final Fantasy VII universe. His stated aim is to integrate spin-off properties into the game's ending, which suggests Revelation is being positioned as something of a culmination point for the expanded lore we've seen across Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, and beyond. The trailer gives us glimpses of character moments with Rufus Shinra and Vincent Valentine providing narrative anchors, and there's gameplay footage of Tifa in a Black Mage outfit—a nice touch that speaks to the flexibility of the combat system.
The submarine sequences are a particularly welcome addition; they're being shown as a distinct gameplay mode rather than a one-off set piece, which suggests the developers are committed to variety in how you'll engage with the world during this final stretch.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is scheduled to arrive in Spring 2027 across PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For those of us who've been following this remake journey since 2020, it's starting to feel real that we're genuinely close to seeing how this story concludes. The submarine combat and the scale of these Weapon encounters hint at something ambitious—a game that's not just wrapping up threads, but trying to honor the full scope of what Final Fantasy VII has become.
Source: IGN
