Currently shaping up to be the RPG to beat this year, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is out just over five weeks from now on PS5, and we are counting down the days to the anticipated sequel. Director Naoki Hamaguchi is helping keep our expectations in check in the meantime, confirming the tonal whiplash of the 1997 original's legendary snowboarding sequence will have to wait for the next game. That awkward CPR bit that pops up once has been confirmed, though, so it's not all doom and gloom.
In an incredibly fun interview with Game Informer, Hamaguchi answers 129 rapid-fire Final Fantasy Rebirth questions across a swathe of topics with great editing and comedic timing. There are no follow-ups, so each response is short but illuminating. When asked if the iconic sequence would take place within the bounds of Rebirth, Hamaguchi said: "In Rebirth, there is no snowboarding."

Without spoilers, it would be pretty weird if there were, quite honestly, because, in the original, a very dramatic event precedes the minigame and would logically serve as a better ending point for the game. As the snowboarding sequence takes place almost immediately afterwards, expect the opening hours of the third game to include an alpine adventure, with Cloud and company bombing the slope of the Great Glacier.
The debatably unnecessary CPR minigame, however, has been confirmed. When asked about that hot-button issue, Hamaguchi said: "We changed it slightly, so please stay tuned".
Are you glad the CPR minigame made it into Rebirth? Are you excited to go snowboarding in the sequel, releasing somewhere near the end of this decade? Shred some powder in the comments section below.
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I wonder how red would participate in cpr given the shape of his mouth 🤔
I hated the mini games in FF7. I hated them in FF10 too.
Thankfully that is a trend that has largely died.
CPR? Well, I'm glad to see the Cd Projekt Red minigame Gwent make its way to FF7R. Can't wait to build that Avalanche deck.
A shame. It's one of the iconic mini-games in FF7
I think they should include more compulsory mini games to annoy more gamers.
@LifeGirl lol... it's really not. Mini-games are great. The Yakuza series is more mini-game than main game. The persona series is a life management mini-game.
All the great RPG's have mini games. The witcher too from the top of mind. It adds depth to the experience.
The golden saucer which started with ff7 and is very popular in ffxiv.
But often they are skippable, so they shouldn't affect you negatively if you wish to skip them. They do add a lot for those of us that care though.
How to milk a PS1 game until it's dry.
Step 1....
@Terra_Custodes FF8 card game was brilliant and, I may be in the minority, but I loved Blitzball (you just had to make sure you got the Jecht Shot on the boat)
But will there be a Pool and/or Football minigame in the Costa Del Sol?! They added Darts to the first game afterall...
I love FF minigames! And I expect sheer silliness from the CPR Priscilla scene this time around. .
Remake basically proved my point that people would have been very less polarized by FF13 had it diluted its unrelenting pace with some minor town exploration an mini games. The two games are extremely similar.
@Terra_Custodes I could never mix the team up, I always stuck with the Besaid Aurochs original team!
Of course it's not going to be included, the game stops at the ancient city. Snowboarding is after that when you reach the icy region.
@Terra_Custodes yes! You can win it. I thought you were supposed to lose, at first, but it's winnable. You must get the Jecht Shot from the boat ride flashback. It knocks their goalie out when taking a shot. If you can score a few times in the first half, you can just play for time in the second half until you win.
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