After dabbling with open-world game design and mechanics in the series' last two mainline entries, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth makes good on the promise of a genuine open-world Final Fantasy title. Where Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's open-world design sticks the landing is in its careful integration of every facet of gameplay into its design, making exploration and adventuring off the beaten path just as important as progressing through the game's main quest. With the second chapter in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy fully adopting an open world, it's hard to imagine the series backtracking in the third entry, which makes its confirmed inclusion of the Highwind airship all the more intriguing.