Final Fantasy VII Revelation Adds 3-Slot Linked Materia Armor, Knights

Director Naoki Hamaguchi has revealed new information about Final Fantasy VII Revelation in an interview with the outlet Wccftech. 

First, the title will enhance Materia customization by introducing armor that links three Materia slots. The change goes beyond the two-slot links commonly found on armor in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Placing Materia within these three linked slots can amplify their effects depending on the combination equipped. 

Revelation will also introduce additional combined Materia, and more effects can be consolidated. Some Materia will remain incompatible with these combinations. Certain Materia will also be restricted to specific FITS.

Hamaguchi also confirmed that Master Materia will not return. The team considered the mechanic too disruptive to the game’s balance and found some implementations difficult to reconcile with Revelation‘s combat. Double Cut and 4x Cut Materia are absent for a similar reason. Square Enix experimented with the concept as far back as Remake, but the mechanics didn’t work well across the different characters’ action-based movesets.

Revelation will allow players to return to side content regardless of their progress through the main story. Individual areas can contain encounters and activities intended for substantially higher-level parties.

Knights of the Round will receive its own storyline divided across multiple parts, following an approach Hamaguchi compared to the Gilgamesh content from Rebirth. Johnny will return alongside his clones and have several associated side quests. The Moogle minigame is also being framed around a Moogle idol group that players can support in different locations before a larger event at the Gold Saucer.

The game’s Switch 2 version will be distributed physically as a Game-Key Card. Square Enix is using a dedicated porting team to adapt assets created primarily for PC and PlayStation 5.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation will be released for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Windows, the Epic Games Store, and Steam on April 8, 2027.