Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will go down as one of Square Enix's best games of all time. In an ideal world, its best traits will carry over to future entries in the entire franchise. But we live in a reality where critical acclaim can and often takes a back seat over a more important number: sales.
Everyone has made much ado about the reportedly low sales of the sequel. Honestly, it sold well. FF7 Rebirth was either the best-selling game or the second-best-selling game last month, depending on the country. This isn't easy since it came out at month's end. Also, Helldivers 2 dominated the sales charts, selling over 5 million copies in a month and has been referred to as by experts as a statistical anomaly.
However, this is Square Enix we're talking about. This is a company that historically is quick to react to titles that it believes underperformed compared to their expectations.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
set a high bar, both critically and commercially, for its sequel. Of course, the argument exists that it benefitted from the perfect storm. It was released as the sales of the PS4 peaked, right in the middle of a pandemic that forced everyone to stay at home with nothing else to do but play video games all day. Its launch numbers reflected this, selling over 3.5 million units within three days.
