Ultimate Fantasy VII and its varied spin-offs and prolonged media have gotten tough to maintain monitor of through the years. Nowadays, every numbered Ultimate Fantasy looks as if an prolonged universe in its personal proper. Ultimate Fantasy XV bought an entire film and anime mini-series earlier than it was even out, each of which factored closely into the primary story. Ultimate Fantasy 7 wasn’t like that when it initially got here out in 1997, but it surely turned an prolonged universe with a number of spin-off video games, a film, and now a Remake trilogy that elements these tales into the plot in important methods. That’s true of Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is launching on February 29. There’s a spin-off you in all probability didn’t play that it’s best to brush up on earlier than diving in: Ultimate Fantasy 7: The First Soldier and its Ever Disaster chapters.
We gained’t get too within the weeds about how The First Soldier elements into Rebirth’s story, however for those who don’t keep in mind the sport, it was an ill-fated battle royale that ran from 2021 to 2023. It was set a number of years earlier than the occasions of FF7, and had SOLDIER candidates combating in opposition to one another in a simulation. The sport is now gone, but it surely lives on in Ultimate Fantasy 7: Ever Disaster, the cell and PC gacha recreation that retells the occasions of Ultimate Fantasy 7’s varied spin-offs.
The First Soldier chapters are an unique story following characters featured within the battle royale recreation. Its most important solid contains SOLDIER recruits Glenn, Matt, Lucia, and a younger model of collection antagonist Sephiroth. With out diving into spoilers, we are able to verify that the occasions of the First Soldier chapters do tie into Rebirth, and seem to be they’ll have a ripple impact into the third recreation Sq. Enix is engaged on to finish the Remake trilogy.
When you’re attempting to get caught up earlier than Rebirth launches, the best factor to do is watch the First Soldier chapters on YouTube or discover a abstract of the occasions on-line. When it turned clear throughout my Rebirth playthrough that Ever Disaster and First Soldier have been factoring into issues, I watched YouTuber Sector 6’s recaps of the primary 5 chapters to acquaint myself with the fabric. As of proper now, the story is incomplete, as Ever Disaster’ chapters are nonetheless rolling out. However there may be sufficient so that you can get a way of how the occasions of Ever Disaster’ First Soldier chapters would result in issues that unfold in Rebirth.
After you sweep up in your Ultimate Fantasy 7 lore, make sure to clear your PlayStation 5’s onerous drive house and learn up on our fight ideas so that you’ll be prepared for Rebirth when it launches on February 29.
