Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Will Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 Be Announced Soon?

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May 062026
 

In a recent interview with Nintendo Life about the Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, director Naoki Hamaguchi touched briefly on the third game.

He said he’s gone through the full game 40 times (note: this doesn’t mean he’s playing through it like a complete game, but rather that he’s been going through different sections to test it) and that progress is going well.

Last September, Square Enix mentioned that the release timing for Part 3 had already been decided, and back in January they said the title had been decided.

All of this sounds like we’re marching closer to the official announcement of Part 3. I’ve seen people speculate about a Summer Game Fest reveal, and I can see it happening.

Meanwhile, I haven’t played Rebirth yet.

It’s incredible. The start of 2024 was packed for me with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth coming out so close together, and not only did it take me until the end of last year to finish Infinite Wealth, but I haven’t even started Rebirth yet!

Will I have played it by the time Part 3 is announced? …If it’s announced at SGF, almost certainly not. Will I have played it by the time Part 3 is out? That feels like a more reasonable goal to shoot for.

Are you ready to play the third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy? When do you think it will be announced?

The Stranger Than Heaven Showcase is Wednesday!

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May 042026
 

During March’s Xbox Partner Preview, Stranger Than Heaven received a new trailer and the promise of more information to come on May 6.

Now we’re two days away from that event.

Xbox Presents: A Special Look at Stranger Than Heaven will start on May 6 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET and last for 30 minutes.

According to the official post about it, it will feature “details and insights on the game’s story, world, characters and more,” including the structure of its 5-era/5-city storytelling.

My feelings toward Stranger Than Heaven have bounced around. When it was first announced, I was hyped. I couldn’t wait to see more. Then, with the Kiwami 3 controversies casting a shadow over RGG Studio, I lost some of my enthusiasm. On top of that, I was disappointed that we only got a trailer in that Xbox showcase, despite it being announced as an “in-depth look,” so that left me feeling a little more negative than usual.

But this sounds like the chance to really learn more about this game and what it’s like. I was originally hoping that it was entirely separate from the Yakuza universe (and perhaps even supernatural), but the glimpse of Kamurocho in the last trailer suggests otherwise. Still, I hope we get some intriguing story details in the upcoming deep dive. I want to see a story premise I can get excited for, like when Judgment was coming out.

The reference to the storytelling structure interests me, too. Maybe we won’t be playing through these eras in a linear fashion. Of all the gameplay details, that’s what has me the most curious now.

Meanwhile, there are rumors that a Stranger Than Heaven build has leaked, possibly for a gameplay demo. It’s unclear if the report is true or not, but beware of spoilers just in case.

What are you hoping to see from Stranger Than Heaven in the upcoming showcase?

Tales of Eternia Remaster Listed on PEGI Website

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May 012026
 

Wednesday evening, a PEGI listing for Tales of Eternia Remastered was discovered online.

It was a Nintendo Switch rating that strangely listed the release date as being April 16, 2026.

The page has since been taken down, but since it was there, it seems likely that it’s a legitimate leak and was posted too soon (possibly because of a delay, if we want to speculate on that erroneous release date).

Tales of Eternia is the 3rd game in the Tales series. For its North American release, the title was changed to Tales of Destiny II, possibly because Tales of Destiny had been the first Tales game released outside of Japan.

(For added confusion, there’s an actual Tales of Destiny 2, too, but it was never localized.)

While my Tales remaster hopes have focused on games never released outside of Japan at all, Eternia is another one I’d love to see, because it’s hard to find copies of it nowadays. On top of that, it’ll be nice to see one of the older games get a remaster for a change.

I still have many Tales games left in my backlog… and speaking of the backlog, you might have noticed today is May 1, but there’s no sign of a mystery game month like we’ve done in the past. I’m currently lagging so far behind in my in-progress games that I decided to skip mystery month this year to focus on them instead. Next year? Here’s hoping!

Anyway, there’s a good chance Tales of Eternia will be the next Tales remaster announced! Are you planning to play it?

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