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Square Enix announced that there will be a Final Fantasy Seven The First Soldier livestream making its debut on May seven at 4 AM PT. The stream, which will exist in Japanese with English commentary, is set to reveal new information on the title, the nature of which has non been revealed equally of now. Still, we know that two of the developers for The First Soldier, Shoichi Ichikawa and Tetsuya Nomura, will announced as guests on the show.

Set in Midgar 30 years agone, Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier follows the exploits of the establishing members of SOLDIER, office of what volition be known equally Shinra Electric Power Company's armed forces force. The championship itself is a free-to-play battle royale mobile game, developed by Ateam Inc. and set to release sometime in 2022.

The game is a 3rd-person over the shoulder shooter in which players either compete alone or in groups of three. Characters tin ride motorcycles and Chocobos, use Summon Materia to bring forth summons to aid in combat, and apply magic such as Cure and Protect. Players tin also wield various weapons such every bit Swords, Fists, and Staves and powerful melee abilities such as True Strike. RPG elements are also present in the game, such every bit item gathering, defeating monsters to become stronger, and a traditional task class system.