Final Fantasy 7 Light confirms its first minigame

Final Fantasy 7 Light Game director Naoki Hamaguchi revealed that the infamous slap fight between Tifa and Scarlet will return as a mini-game in the upcoming title. Final Fantasy 7 Light will be the decisive final Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, with many callbacks to the original Final Fantasy 7 Which long time fans will recognize.

Final Fantasy 7 Light The reveal was made during the final segment of Summer Games Fest, as fans were given a tease of the game's story and gameplay elements. Final Fantasy 7 Light It launches next spring on all current-gen platforms, meaning it won't be a timed PlayStation exclusive like its predecessors. Despite the deviations between the original game and Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, Square Enix has made sure to carry in some elements of the PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7 Remake and reincarnation In some capacity.

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With a huge open world environment for players to comb through, Final Fantasy 7 Revealedn will offer some highly-requested mini-games as part of the story. Hamaguchi said in an interview with Denfamico (translated by Ataikimochi on Twitter) that the slap fight between Tifa and Scarlet will return as one. the lightMini-games during the story. in the original Final Fantasy 7After Tifa and Barrett are captured by Shinra forces and sentenced to public execution in Junon, a slap fight ensues. However, the emergence of the Sapphire Weapon provided Tifa and Barrett with an opportunity to escape. Tifa ran into the barrel of Mako's cannon and engaged Scarlet in a slap fight. The mini-game itself was a quick-time event that required players to press a specific button when a prompt appeared on the screen. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, Tifa then fled to Highwind.

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Hamaguchi also provided some insight into the features players can expect Final Fantasy 7 Light. Hamaguchi said that in a number of mini-games the light will not decrease from reincarnationBut the difficulty of some activities will be toned down after player feedback. Hamaguchi previously lamented the somewhat backward difficulty curve Final fantasy 7 rebirthTrophies and achievements, it is possible that the players will have a less tiring time Final Fantasy 7 Light.

However, slap fighting is not the only activity Final Fantasy 7 Fans can enjoy the light. In a January 2026 interview, Hamaguchi confirmed that Queen's Blood would return Final Fantasy 7 Light. The popular card game from Final fantasy 7 rebirth will be 'power-up' for the lightHowever it is unclear what changes Square Enix has in store for Queen's Blood. With the Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom around the corner, it remains to be seen when the developers will share more information with fans.

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Given that Final Fantasy 7 Light While players will see Highwind unlocked from the start, it's unclear where the upcoming title's story begins in relation to the original. FF7. However Final Fantasy 7 Light While there will still be some changes for fans to consider, the fact that the slap fight between Tifa and Scarlett will return should give longtime fans an idea of what to expect.