Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

, the highly anticipated follow-up to

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

, has received critical acclaim ahead of its launch on March 29. It earned a Metacritic score of 93, surpassing its predecessor's score and is now the first game in the franchise to earn a score higher than 90 since

Final Fantasy 12

, which launched in 2006.

This is an especially meaningful achievement for game director Naoki Hamaguchi, who replaced Tetsuya Nomura, as he openly shared that reaching a score above 90 was a key goal for the development team.