Thanks to some individuals over on The Lifestream Forums, we now have a closer and higher quality look at some of the concept art for Final Fantasy VII Remake on display at the special “Farewell Stories” exhibition. This limited time event honors Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary, and is being held at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo from January 22 to February 28. These high quality photographs capture some of Final Fantasy VII's memorable scenery, such as a Mako Reactor and Aerith's church, and give us a better look at some of the characters that appear in these beautifully painted backgrounds. Check out the artwork below, and for more information on the "Farewell Stories" Exhibition, see our other articles.

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile is coming to the West with an official publication thanks to the efforts by the people at Yen Press. FFVII: On the Way to a Smile is a collection of short stories written by Kazushige Nomura that bridges the gap between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The series had began with a short episodic story, titled "Case of Denzel", being released on the official Japanese website for Advent Children, which inspired an OVA anime of a similar title: "On the Way to a Smile: Episode Denzel." Following the OVA's release, "Case of Tifa" was released in an issue of V-Jump. These short stories had really only been available in Japan officially, with America and Europe receiving the short story "Case of Barret" with the release of the limited edition box set of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. However, with the announcement made at Anime NYC by Yen Press, fans in the West will soon have the entire collection together in one book. Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile will feature all the previously mentioned stories as well as the additions of "Case of Yuffie," "Case of Shinra,"

Today during the PlayStation Experience keynote, Final Fantasy VII Remake made a big appearance with a new trailer showing off cutscenes and gameplay - all in-engine. For such an occasion we decided to piece together a quick analysis - taking a look at Final Fantasy VII Remake's battle system, gameplay, gameplay mechanics and anything else you might've missed on your first perusal. Starting off with the trailer itself, the first thing we notice is the abundance of real time footage - showing off iconic characters, scenes and moments from the game that’ll knock your socks off. The setting of the video mostly consists of Midgar and the beginning of the game with Cloud and crew facing off against Shinra soldiers. According to both Kitase and Nomura, “This footage only represents a small part of the game.” It's clear things are very early. Moving on to gameplay we see a lot of Cloud and his friends at AVALANCHE. It is nice to see the impressive character models along with the English voices. Speaking of voices voices - the English trailer clearly features the voice talents of Steve Burton, who has voiced Cloud in other games and in Advent Children. We also see Cloud running around Midgar