FF7 Remake Part 3 Is Bringing Back Rebirth’s Best Mini-Game

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth features a variety of mini-games, but Queen’s Blood stands out as particularly engaging. It’s more than just a simple distraction – players can spend many hours collecting cards, climbing the ranks, and battling opponents. Since its release, Queen’s Blood has been widely praised, drawing comparisons to the popular Gwent mini-game from The Witcher 3. According to director Naoki Hamaguchi in a recent Polygon interview, the highly-regarded mini-game will return in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, and promises to be even more improved.

Queen’s Blood is a collectible card game within Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth played on a board with three rows and five columns. Players build 15-card decks and strategically place cards to control spaces and score points in each row. Each card has a strength and specific placement rules. Players take turns trying to capture tiles, strengthen their own rows, and hinder their opponent. Winning a row means adding those points to your score, and some cards also have special abilities that can help you or hurt your opponent. You earn new cards and improve your rank by defeating other players in the game throughout Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, making it a deep and satisfying mini-game. While it already feels incredibly polished, the developer, Hamaguchi, promises even further improvements in the next installment.

Queen’s Blood Will Be Even Better in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3

The return of Queen’s Blood in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is a welcome development, even if the mini-game isn’t exactly as players remember it. While its inclusion was announced back in August 2024, we’ve only recently learned from Hamaguchi that it will be an enhanced version – even better than the original.

During a recent interview, Naoki Hamaguchi mentioned the continued popularity of the Queen’s Blood minigame and expressed a desire to build upon it in the upcoming third installment. He confirmed that Queen’s Blood will return, but with expanded features and improvements, offering players an enhanced experience.

It’s encouraging to hear that Queen’s Blood is being improved, but Hamaguchi didn’t explain during the interview how the team plans to expand the mini-game in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3. Still, there are several ways they could enhance it in the final Remake game, such as adding new board designs and improving balance for experienced players.

How Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Could Improve Queen’s Blood

  • NEW BOARD LAYOUTS OR RULE VARIANTS to keep matches from feeling solved late-game.
  • STRONGER ARCHETYPE SUPPORT so decks feel themed, not just optimized.
  • BETTER LATE-GAME BALANCE to curb dominant strategies and reward adaptation.
  • WORLD-BASED CARD ACQUISITION like quests, bosses, or exploration rewards.
  • OPTIONAL PVP OR CHALLENGE MODES for players who want mastery beyond NPCs.
  • MORE NARRATIVE INTEGRATION tying Queen’s Blood to characters or Part 3’s story.
  • ROTATING TOURNAMENTS WITH MODIFIERS to keep repeat play fresh.

Currently, Queen’s Blood in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is still evolving, so these are just ideas for improvement. Changing the game board or adding new rules could make matches more exciting and less predictable later on. Also, giving more support to different card types (archetypes) would encourage players to try out a wider variety of strategies instead of relying on only the most powerful ones.

To make Queen’s Blood feel more connected to the game world, Square Enix could offer more ways to earn cards – through exploration, defeating bosses, or completing side quests. Regularly updated tournaments or extra challenges would also give committed players a reason to come back between story chapters. And if they can link Queen’s Blood to the characters’ stories or the plot of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, it would feel less like a separate activity and more like a core part of the game’s narrative.

Honestly, Queen’s Blood was a total highlight in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so I’m super excited to hear they’re expanding on it in Remake Part 3. It sounds like they’re not just bringing it back for old time’s sake, but really trying to improve it – taking what was fun and making it even better. If they nail it, Queen’s Blood could become the thing everyone remembers about the whole Remake trilogy, and honestly, one of the best mini-games Final Fantasy has ever seen.

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2026-01-23 22:07