Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: Knights of the Round returns as a tough boss fight
Naoki Hamaguchi and Teruki Endo reportedly rebuilt Knights of the Round as a tougher boss fight in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. Snowboarding also returns.
- Combat director Teruki Endo apparently felt the first version was too easy, so the team rebuilt the encounter.
- GameSpot also reports that snowboarding is coming back, with all party members appearing in that segment.
What happened
According to reports around Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Square Enix is working on the return of Knights of the Round, the iconic summon from Final Fantasy VII. In the shared information, the encounter is presented as one of the game’s standout elements, with the title positioned as the final chapter of the remake trilogy.
Naoki Hamaguchi is said to have explained that the team is deliberately treating Knights of the Round as a very formidable opponent, especially because the materia was so powerful in the original. Combat director Teruki Endo then reportedly judged the first version of the fight to be not difficult enough.
According to the source, that led to an emergency meeting, after which the team rebuilt the boss encounter from scratch. The available information does not include exact gameplay details, but it does say the revised version is clearly meant to be a hard fight.
Separately, GameSpot reports that snowboarding is returning in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. Hamaguchi reportedly said that all party members appear in that segment, while he only teased that players will have to wait and see what Red XIII/Nanaki is riding.
Timeline
1997: Final Fantasy VII releases; Knights of the Round is mentioned in the sources as one of the game’s most powerful summons.
2020: The remake trilogy begins with the release of its first chapter, as noted in the GameSpot context.
2026-09-11: Reporting on Final Fantasy 7 Revelation says the Knights of the Round encounter was rebuilt after internal feedback about its difficulty.
2026-09-13: GameSpot reports that snowboarding is returning in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and that Red XIII/Nanaki has a still-unrevealed role in it.
2026-09-15: The provided source set places the Knights of the Round discussion and remake-trilogy coverage in the context of the recent release and promo period.
Background
Knights of the Round is known in Final Fantasy VII as one of the most powerful summons and is linked in the provided sources to 13 Arthurian knights. The original game launched in 1997, and the new version is being discussed as a return of a classic element from that game.
The snowboarding section also refers to a well-known part of Final Fantasy VII. In the available descriptions, that minigame is again mentioned as part of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, without further details on Red XIII/Nanaki’s exact role.