Square Enix says Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is making a major change to Hard Mode, letting players tackle the remake trilogy's toughest difficulty from the start for the first time. This change could give Final Fantasy 7 Revelation players considerably more control over how challenging Cloud's final adventure will be from their very first playthrough.
Historically, both Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth handled Hard Mode more like a New Game+ challenge than a conventional difficulty option. To access the setting, players first had to complete the story, after which enemies became significantly stronger, item use was disabled, MP became far more valuable, and encounters increasingly demanded that players carefully upgrade Materia and party setups. For players who enjoyed squeezing everything they could out of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy's combat, Hard Mode could feel like the point where the battle system truly opened up, but getting there always required finishing the game first.
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Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed to Hardcore Gamer that Hard Mode will instead be selectable immediately in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, with...
