Remaining Fantasy’s Cloud has probably the most recognizable weapons in gaming historical past, however the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake workforce really thought-about resizing his iconic Buster Sword to make it extra real looking earlier than deciding to stay with the unique design.
In a brand new interview alongside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche, Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi opened up concerning the determination, admitting that whereas rescaling Cloud’s sword did come up, “it was simply too iconic” to vary.
“Whereas making Remake, there was this side of the load and the way Cloud swings it round with one hand that form of felt like it might weaken the sense of realism, you realize?” Hamaguchi mentioned, in line with a translation by a Remaining Fantasy fan account on X/Twitter (thanks, GR+).
“So on the time, after we have been making Remake, there was some dialogue about whether or not we must always give Cloud a extra real looking model of the Buster Sword,” Hamaguchi added. “But it surely was simply too iconic, and if we would made it only a common outdated sword, gamers would not settle for it.”
He closed, stressing: “Ultimately we stayed devoted to the OG. An entire new technology of individuals fell in love with it, so I believe it was the fitting name.”
As for the newest on Remaining Fantasy Remake Half 3? Nicely, in the identical interview, Hamaguchi teased that the “core sport expertise is sort of full,” and whereas he “actually need[s] everybody to play it as quickly as potential,” the workforce has now moved on to “refining and sprucing.”
Curiously, he additionally warned the workforce “by no means meant to make all three components really feel like the identical sport.”
“Because the director, I really feel a really sturdy sense of the sport’s last type,” the director mentioned. “Actually, I actually need everybody to play it as quickly as potential, however after all, because it’s a sport, it must be rigorously crafted earlier than it may be delivered to gamers.
“As soon as we undergo this part correctly, we’ll have the ability to current it in a type we’re glad with. So I ask everybody to attend just a bit longer, and we’ll have the ability to share extra data quickly.”
Curiously, he additionally teased that “Highwind” will likely be an essential key phrase for the third instalment. “As for the third half, introducing new gameplay experiences and a brand new scale is essential to efficiently delivering the venture to gamers. ‘Highwind’ is definitely an essential key phrase right here, there isn’t any doubt about that,” he teased.
In the meantime, Briana White, the actress who portrays Aerith in Remaining Fantasy 7, has known as on followers to cease tagging voice artists in spicy materials that includes their characters.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.
