Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth differs from its predecessor in that it's somewhat open world, and it turns out its world is inspired by none other than The Witcher 3.
Where Final Fantasy 7 Remake was a bit of a linear experience, Rebirth will be bigger, bolder, better, and a lot more open, even if it's not a true open world game (in fact, it'll be about three times bigger). Earlier this month, French outlet FF Dream spoke with co-director Naoki Hamaguchi about the game, including its open world (thanks, GamesRadar). According to Hamaguchi, in the first instance Final Fantasy 15 helped set the groundwork as it gave the team the experience it needed to make Rebirth's open world.
Interestingly, though, Hamaguchi also noted he's a big fan of The Witcher and Horizon series, two obviously massive RPGs with big, sprawling open worlds. He spoke of how they looked at what worked about the respective games' open worlds, while still making sure to bring their own touch to make it unique to the Final Fantasy 7 universe. Whether Hamaguchi is talking about Horizon: Zero Dawn or Forbidden West, but the latter will obviously have seen some improvements to its open worlds, though only launched last year.
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