Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Leave Players “Sobbing,” Says Cloud’s Voice Actor

Elena Sokolova07/07/2026Updated 12/07/20264 min read

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Leave Players “Sobbing,” Says Cloud’s Voice Actor

Cloud Strife’s English voice actor Cody Christian has promised that Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s ending will reduce players to tears, telling a fan Q&A at San Antonio’s KawaCon that even those who stayed dry-eyed through the first two remake instalments “will be sobbing” by the credits. Speaking with interviewer Ally B, Christian said the trilogy’s finale delivers “so much emotionality” and “so much vulnerability” before calling the ending simply “a payoff.”

“There’s so much emotionality, there’s so much vulnerability,” he tells Ally B. “There are moments in this that if you haven’t cried in the first two yet, I guarantee you’ll be sobbing in this third one,” he adds. Christian rounded out the thought by describing the ending as bittersweet but ultimately worth the decade-long wait, according to comments reported from the same appearance.

Christian Isn’t Alone in Predicting Tears for FF7 Revelation

Christian’s comments echo remarks made weeks earlier by Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi, who told the Brazilian outlet Omelete that he still gets emotional over one particular scene despite having played through the game’s story dozens of times. “I’ve finished Revelation about 40 times, and every time that introspective scene with Cloud made me cry.”

Hamaguchi didn’t spoil which sequence triggers his reaction, but he offered a broad hint. “There’s this scene that’s quite essential to the story of Final Fantasy 7 where Cloud goes into a moment of introspection and discovers his identity and how it fits with Zack and Aerith,” he said, calling it “one of the most memorable experiences” in the game. GamingBolt reported that Hamaguchi described the moment as “very well” portrayed and said the development team is “eager for fans to see it.”

Why Square Enix Picked “Revelation” Over “Resolve”

The emotional framing also shaped the game’s title. Speaking to Game Informer, Hamaguchi confirmed that “Resolve” — widely rumoured as a working theme — was never seriously considered as the final name, despite matching the game’s central motif. “The central theme being ‘Resolve,’ and it being a word that starts with R-E, that’s just a coincidence,” he says. “It wasn’t really a candidate for our title. We landed with ‘Revelation,’ because that was the word that was the best match for what we wanted to depict in the third installment of our series.”

Hamaguchi added that the title was kept under tight wraps during development, revealing that “we kept this under the veils for the longest time, and we wanted to be very careful about it. We have a very huge development team, but among those development team members, only five or six people knew about the title.” On the thematic connection some fans drew to the Book of Revelation, he clarified that the name was “more about revealing all these unanswered questions that the fans may have with Remake and Rebirth,” adding, “this is our message, to say that this is the end of everything, this is where everything gets revealed, and this is where you will find out all the answers.”

Simultaneous Launch Across PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC in Spring 2027

Final Fantasy VII Revelation was formally unveiled during Summer Game Fest in June 2026, closing out speculation over the trilogy’s finale after years of teasing. Producer Yoshinori Kitase framed the release as the culmination of a career-spanning project, saying in Square Enix’s official announcement: “We hope you witness the coming together of our hearts, and yours.” The story’s final destination represents my emotions spanning thirty years working on this title; and yet, as the developer, our hands alone cannot turn its final page. It’s only when you, the player, step inside and memorialize this journey that a new “legend” is finally born.

Unlike Remake and Rebirth, which staggered their platform rollouts, Revelation marks the first time the trilogy will launch day-and-date everywhere. Final Fantasy VII Revelation is in development for PS5, Xbox Series, Steam, and Switch 2, and will release in Spring 2027 simultaneously for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox PC. Players carrying over save data from Remake Intergrade or Rebirth will also unlock bonus content, according to the same press announcement.

For Australian and New Zealand fans, the day-one multiplatform approach removes the wait Switch 2 and Xbox owners previously faced, since Remake Intergrade and Rebirth only reached those consoles in early-to-mid 2026 after debuting on PlayStation years earlier. A simultaneous Spring 2027 launch means local players across every major platform can experience the emotional finale — and the discourse around it — at the same time as everyone else.