Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will task players with catching chocobo in real-time out in the wild.
Of course, catching chocobo is nothing new for the series, but a new social post on X (formerly Twitter) from the game’s official account shows how it’ll work in Rebirth for the first time, with a video of Cloud catching one of the iconic yellow birds.
The method actually looks similar to Breath of the Wild, with Cloud sneaking through foliage (and some conveniently spiky yellow flowers) and throwing out some greens as a distraction before mounting the bird.
In the original game players encountered chocobo during battles, where they needed to distract them while fighting enemies. With the open world of Rebirth, we now know it’ll work a little differently.
Want to breeze through the world of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth?
You may need to catch a chocobo… #FF7R pic.twitter.com/sYhd2UOMKb
— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) September 25, 2023
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The latest trailer shown at the recent PlayStation State of Play (above) also included different coloured chocobo with different abilities – flight for instance – though it’s unclear how they’ll be acquired. Will they be discovered in the open world, or will we once again need to breed them in a lengthy and laborious minigame?