The ESRB has posted its rating summary for FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, revealing that the new game from Square Enix, the second story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake series, will be released with a Teen rating just like the previous chapter.
Per the ESRB, players can expect a “new” adventure with Cloud and company that carries all of the usual staples of a Final Fantasy, including magic, monsters, and more…
Players explore fantasy landscapes, perform missions, and battle monsters and soldiers in frenetic melee combat. Characters use swords, staffs, guns, and magic spells to fight monsters and human soldiers; combat is highlighted by impact sounds, cries of pain, and explosions.
…although things get a little more interesting from that point forward, with one portion of the summary suggesting that FFVII REBIRTH will revisit one of the key moments of the original 1997 game, namely, Aerith having her worst day ever.
“Deep cleavage” is also mentioned by the ESRB, hinting at more glimpses of Tifa or Scarlet’s boobies:
Cutscenes depict further instances of violence, sometimes with splatters/pools of blood: characters impaled or slashed by swords, sometimes with slow-motion effects; an assassin throwing a spinning blade at a targeted figure; characters shot by soldiers. Some female characters are designed with revealing outfits (e.g., deep cleavage); suggestive dialogue sometimes accompanies camera panning/close-ups of characters’ bodies/outfits (e.g., “Just admit it. You’re obviously captivated by my bodacious beach bod.”).
The ESRB goes on to confirm that Cloud can get drunk, and he may even call Sephiroth an a-hole during the game:
The game contains some alcohol content: as Cloud, players can drink a version of moonshine while at a bar; cutscenes sometimes feature drunk characters slurring their speech. A handful of scenes depict characters smoking cigars or out of hookahs. The words “sht,” “ashole,” and “pr*ck” appear in the game.
Square Enix has confirmed that FFVII REBIRTH will launch exclusively for the PS5 on February 29, and while it should be a year or longer before it shows up on PC, the FFVII REMAKE account has noted that the game will feature swimming.
#FF7リバース では、広大なフィールドを自由に探索し、草原を駆け巡り、川で泳いで大自然を満喫することができます。さまざまな表情を持つ壮大な世界を心ゆくまで冒険してください！#FF7 #FF7R pic.twitter.com/VFCdbrj4dn
— FFVII REMAKE (@FFVIIR_CLOUD) November 12, 2023