Spoiler Warning! This page contains major spoilers for FF7 Remake and Rebirth, as well as the original FF7 (particularly the final portions of the game).

Speculation Bingo

This bingo was made on September 8th, 2024 before any trailers for Part 3 are out. I'm not going to watch any trailers for the next game (I watched all the Rebirth trailers before playing RIP), so hopefully this page will be a bit of a time capsule for when the game releases.

I've found that staying signed out of youtube, automatically clearing history, and not searching up FF videos (or watching them from duckduckgo's video tab) kept me from being spoiled from video thumbnails. If you're having issues getting spoilers from any games, I recommend trying the same!

I also didn't want to put this in the bingo, but let the record show that I think they are gunning for a 2027 release (30th anniversary of the original, 7th anniversary of the remake).

Speculation Part 3 Areas

Areas cut from Part 2

Rocket Town

Most of the elements from the first Rocket Town visit have already been covered in Rebirth: an introduction to Cid, the Palmer boss fight, and the Tiny Bronco. I don't see the party going to Rocket Town twice, so I'm inclined to believe Shera and the space sequence will be shuffled into one trip (with bits of Cid's backstory in other places, like maybe when the party gets the Highwind).

Bone Village

I wouldn't be surprised if Bone Village was fused to another section (such as the Ancient Forest) or cut entirely. Not much of note happens here, and Rebirth has archeology and digging mini-games in spades.

Areas (presumably) to be in Part 3

Icicle Inn

Barring any "cold open", the Icicle Inn section makes the most sense as the starting area. The Great Glacier and Gaea's cliff make up a hefty chunk of gameplay in the original without much plot. Cloud's issues, the black robes, and Sephiroth's goals, and tutorial battles could easily be inserted without massive changes. Bits of Aerith's backstory and the Turks already show up here in the original, so those elements could also be reintroduced and expanded.

Whirlwind Cave

While I can see wanting the Temple of the Ancients as the final dungeon and not extending the finale any longer, it's still narratively strange Rebirth didn't end with Whirlwind Cave. This arc would be a heavy place to start right away, but I hope it isn't pushed too far back as Meteor really changes the tone of the world and kicks off many of the events in the final act of the game. It would also feel strange if the party stalled too much after the death of their friend.

Junon Execution Escape

One of my favorite parts of the original game! Rebirth already does an excellent job with the split-party/solo dungeons, so I can't wait to see what they do here. It's also a fairly natural place to add a new party member, so maybe this is where Cid or Vincent (or Zack?) properly joins.

Mideel/Lifestream Sequence

At this point events would be easy to shuffle around, so I wouldn't be surprised if they wrap up the Mideel/Lifestream arc quicker to get Cloud and Tifa back in the party as fast as possible

The Lifestream sequence in particular could have quite a bit added, as Cloud partially remembers Zack and is likely in denial of Aerith's death. Additionally, Tifa saw Whisper and Sephiroth shenanigans back in Rebirth. If Zack did not end up in the same world* as the party at the end of Rebirth, then he could join here if he travels through the Lifestream again (if he joins the party at all).

*We know for sure most of Rebirth happens in the Beagle Stamp world, as shown by the Stamp cutout in Junon and the Stamp plush in Johnny's hotel. The plush you can definitely revist any time before the point of no return, and I think it's the same for the cutout, but I'd have to check. That said, in the Temple of the Ancients, we see a scene of Aerith and Cloud falling into the big hole, which Cloud presumes kills them. After Aerith's dream date, the same sequence plays, except Cloud pulls Aerith up and they both make it back to solid ground. We don't see any Stamps in the party's world after that point, so ending up in a different world isn't completely off the table. Watch me be completely off base about this lol.

Corel Train

[Reminder to double check around Corel for train (not minecart!) tracks, but not much else to say]

Fort Condor

[Insert picture of Condor Island here] Hey, we already got our island! Likely to be tied to the Crow's Nest, and probably not just a board game this time.

Underwater Junon

Again, not much to say. The Forgotten Capital looked incredible in Rebirth, so I can't wait to see this one.

Rocket Launch

Everything I wanted to say was pretty much covered in the Rocket Town section above. I do wonder if Cid will become the proper "party leader" after Tifa leaves or if the party selection and direction will be more open. Cid got very little time to shine in Rebirth and wasn't involved in important story beats the same way Vincent was. It would feel a bit awkward if he became leader without some seriously convincing writing in Part 3 as opposed to Barret. Who has been in the party since the literal beginning*.

*Also kind of an issue in the original.

Wutai

Return to Midgar

Forgotten Capital 2nd Trip

Vincent Sidequest

Northern Crater

No idea how