One of Square Enix’s most popular RPG franchises,Final Fantasy 7, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Fans of the video game series are highly anticipatingupdates aboutFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2, given that the remake also hit its two-year anniversary in 2022. Square Enix also seems keen on building up more hype as it has been sharing concept art and minute details about the series on social media. Now, the company has shared that it has opened a virtual art exhibit to celebrateFF7’s 25th anniversary, and the gallery features original artwork created by fans.The recently launched virtual exhibit is likely part and parcel of Square Enix’s marketing plans for the milestone event. Earlier this year, the company revealednew logo designs forFinal Fantasy 7’s25th anniversaryfeaturing iconic characters such as Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, and Sephiroth. The post also contained a short message telling the community to anticipate news about the franchise this year, likely sparking new fan theories and expectations for both possibleFinal Fantasy 7spin-offs and the much awaited sequel of the remake.RELATED:Final Fantasy 7 Remake Shares Chocobo Concept ArtOn the official Japanese Twitter account ofFinal Fantasy 7, the team recently shared a link to the virtual fan art exhibit. Titled “Final Fantasy 7 RemakeGallery,” the virtual gallery has 40 original fan pieces displayed for the community to enjoy. Fans can view the exhibit on most platforms, though viewers will likely get a better experience on their desktops than mobile. The entrance of the exhibit has the newFF725th anniversary logo on one side, while a collage of artwork from the OG PlayStation title can be found on the other side. Background music featuring music from the originalsoundtrack fromFinal Fantasy 7can also be toggled on and off.
The fan art exhibit has four rooms, and viewers can scroll through the different pieces manually or automatically. Most of the text in the gallery is in Japanese. However, fans of the series will likely enjoy the variety of artwork featuring theirfavoriteFinal Fantasy 7characters. The theme of most of the pieces centers around well wishes and congratulations on the franchise reaching the incredible 25-year milestone.
For Square Enix, the virtual fan art exhibit is likely only the start of its year-long celebrations forFinal Fantasy 7. Fans are probably hopeful that beyond themed merchandise and online activities like these, the developers will also drop big news such as the release date and time frame forFF7 Remake Part 2.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
