Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth might technically be 'remaking' the same 1997 original, but they sometimes feel like they belong to entirely different genres, and that's partly because the development team drew inspiration from totally different games during production.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake aped some of the biggest action-adventure hits of the PS4 generation as Cloud slashed across zig-zagging corridors, crawled through tight spaces, and only occasionally broke off from the linear path to explore towns and complete side quests. Speaking to Edge Magazine, director Naoki Hamaguchi says the team looked to games like The Last of Us, God of War, and Uncharted on how to structure the journey across Midgar.
