Final Fantasy VII Revelation Lab
From 1997 to 2027: three decades of production, technology, narrative and combat design viewed through the same fictional world.
Announced release: 8 April 2027
Few games offer a way to observe thirty years of industry change through the same story. Final Fantasy VII does: the same world and characters are revisited with different technology, teams and player expectations.
This is the Next Lab. Detailed analyses are planned after the first milestone of the GTA VI Launch Lab. The research tracks define the scope of that work; they do not describe completed investigations.
The release date is based on Square Enix's official announcement and Tokyo Game Show 2026 line-up. Production analysis will distinguish published facts from editorial inference.
A project spanning thirty years.
1997 → 2027
How teams, pipelines, tools, scope and expectations change.
From turns to hybrid action
How combat communicates different ideas of control and rhythm.
A remake as serial production
Continuity, player memory, payoffs and the constraints of a trilogy.