Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s Piano Minigame Features New Instruments and a Tifa-Focused Side Story
The piano minigame is returning in Final Fantasy VII Revelation, and it won’t be a straight repeat of the previous version. Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed the changes during an exclusive press presentation at Paris Games Week 2026.
“It’s not identical to the previous installment. It has evolved and will offer new things.”
The minigame now includes acoustic guitar, drums, and double bass alongside the piano. It also ties into a side story about Tifa and her relationship with music. One scene shown during the presentation has Tifa sit down at a piano before shifting into a childhood flashback, covering her father repairing the instrument and her parents supporting her while she practiced.
“There is something we want to convey to you through this game. It will have implications for the story and enrich the secondary storyline.”
If you’d rather not play the musical sections, you can skip the minigame and watch the cutscenes instead.
This also shows the change in how minigames are handled in Final Fantasy VII Revelation. According to Hamaguchi, they will have a stronger connection to the main story than they might initially seem.
“These are minigames whose implications are deeper than you might think, because the events they tell will have particular echoes in the main story.”
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About FINAL FANTASY VII
First released in 1997 on the PlayStation® computer entertainment system, FINAL FANTASY VII will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2027. The game is universally regarded as a landmark title of the RPG genre. The original title received high praise for its epic storyline, unique characters, and movie sequences that utilized the most cutting-edge technology of the time. Since then, the game revolving around iconic hero Cloud Strife and his pursuit of the antagonist Sephiroth has sold over 15.7 million copies worldwide and continues to receive widespread acclaim from critics and fans around the world. The popular game has expanded into spin-offs, films and merchandise.
Now, Square Enix’s FINAL FANTASY VII Remake Series, created by a team of original and new developers, retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. The first game of the trilogy, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, is available for PS4® consoles. The expanded edition, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE, and the second entry, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, are now available for Nintendo Switch 2, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX PC, PS5® consoles and PC. FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION, the climactic conclusion of the series, will release for PS5 consoles, Nintendo Switch 2, XBOX Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and XBOX PC, in Spring 2027.
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