'Final Fantasy 7 Remake' Will Feature New, Original Characters and Boss Encounters

The upcoming "Final Fantasy 7 Remake" isn't scheduled to land until early 2020, but Square Enix is letting a few new details slip regarding what it might contain for fans when it finally debuts.

There are several changes coming to the game that fans of the original may not have expected, such as a slew of new characters as well as boss encounters. Eagle-eyed fans may have already noticed this in a few of the brief trailers released ahead of the game's official debut.

"With regard to new characters of whom I said during past interviews that there would be 'none' - though they aren't main characters, their numbers ended up growing considerably in the process of creating a rich depiction of Midgar," wrote game director Tetsuya Nomura in an official blog post.

"When you think of Midgar’s final boss, you probably think of the M.O.T.O.R., but in this game new bosses will appear and add to the excitement of the story even more," he continued. So at the very least, there will be a selection of new players you'll meet throughout the gorgeous new iteration of the original PlayStation classic.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the team is already at work on the next chapter of the game as well.

"We've already begun working on the next one as well, but I'm confident that playing through this title will expand your expectations just like the world that extends beyond Midgar," Nomura wrote.

The first chapter of the "Final Fantasy 7 Remake" is thought to include mostly segments from the game seen in Midgar, the opening area that players spend most of their time in. As such, fans may be waiting a while to journey outside of the town to locations such as Wutai or the Gold Saucer, where fun mini games await.

Currently, "Final Fantasy 7 Remake" is set to debut as a PlayStation 4 exclusive on March 3. There's still plenty of time for a proper playthrough of the classic before then to compare and contrast all the changes as well as the new characters and bosses.