Final Fantasy 7 Remake was an impressive showpiece on Switch 2, and now the sequel, FF7 Rebirth, is preparing to do it all over again. The second game in the FF7 Remake trilogy is coming to Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S on June 3, but you can try it now on either platform and carry your progress over to the full game.
The demo covers the first two chapters, and you’ll be able to carry progress into the full game. Crucially, the second chapter is when you first get access to Queen’s Blood, the collectible card game that received raves from FF7 fans when the game launched on PS5. With the Switch 2 version, especially, that means you can take Queen’s Blood with you on the go, where all CCGs truly belong.
I recently tried a brief demo of FF7 Rebirth running on Switch 2, and like the first game, it was striking how smoothly it ran on the system. The visuals are a slight but noticeable downgrade from PS5, as you might expect, but it looks impressive and runs very well. Like other Switch 2 showpieces–Cyberpunk 2077, Pragmata, and FF7 Remake–the dip in visual quality feels like a reasonable trade-off for its portability. I started in Kalm at the beginning of Chapter 2, and while the interiors and tight corridors of the city are less expansive than some of the game’s open world, they still manage to impress.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the second in a planned trilogy of games that reimagine the events of the original classic RPG. The first game broke rather strikingly with the established canon, giving the second game a chance to explore new directions and details with its story. In fact, the tension over what it would do with FF7’s most famous twist looms over the game in an interestingly meta-textual way. Rebirth was also notable for its open-world elements and refined combat that built on the fundamentals established in FF7 Remake.
FF7 Rebirth on Switch 2 will also feature the streamlined progression system that makes battles a breeze, if you just want to focus the story and sharpen your Queen’s Blood skills. The third game in the trilogy, so far untitled, is said to visit some familiar locations from the original game.