Final Fantasy 7 Remake Director Issues Update on Part 3 Progress and Reveals Cloud's Iconic Buster Sword Was Almost Resized to Make It 'More Realistic'

Final Fantasy's Cloud has 1 of the astir recognizable weapons successful gaming history, but the Final Fantasy 7 Remake squad really considered resizing his iconic Buster Sword to marque it much realistic earlier deciding to instrumentality with the archetypal design.

In a caller interrogation alongside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 manager Guillaume Broche, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth manager Naoki Hamaguchi opened up astir the decision, admitting that portion rescaling Cloud's sword did travel up, "it was conscionable excessively iconic" to change.

"While making Remake, determination was this facet of the value and however Cloud swings it astir with 1 manus that benignant of felt similar it would weaken the consciousness of realism, you know?" Hamaguchi said, according to a translation by a Final Fantasy instrumentality relationship connected X/Twitter (thanks, GR+).

"So astatine the time, erstwhile we were making Remake, determination was immoderate treatment astir whether we should springiness Cloud a much realistic mentation of the Buster Sword," Hamaguchi added. "But it was conscionable excessively iconic, and if we'd made it conscionable a regular aged sword, players wouldn't judge it."

He closed, stressing: "In the extremity we stayed faithful to the OG. A full caller procreation of radical fell successful emotion with it, truthful I deliberation it was the close call."

As for the latest connected Final Fantasy Remake Part 3? Well, successful the aforesaid interview, Hamaguchi teased that the "core crippled acquisition is astir complete," and portion helium "really want[s] everyone to play it arsenic soon arsenic possible," the squad has present moved connected to "refining and polishing."

Curiously, helium besides warned the squad "never intended to marque each 3 parts consciousness similar the aforesaid game."

"As the director, I consciousness a precise beardown consciousness of the game’s last form," the manager said. "Honestly, I truly privation everyone to play it arsenic soon arsenic possible, but of course, since it’s a game, it needs to beryllium cautiously crafted earlier it tin beryllium delivered to players.

"Once we spell done this signifier properly, we’ll beryllium capable to contiguous it successful a signifier we’re satisfied with. So I inquire everyone to hold conscionable a small longer, and we’ll beryllium capable to stock much accusation soon."

Interestingly, helium besides teased that "Highwind" volition beryllium an important keyword for the 3rd instalment. "As for the 3rd part, introducing caller gameplay experiences and a caller standard is cardinal to successfully delivering the task to players. 'Highwind' is surely an important keyword here, there's nary uncertainty astir that," helium teased.

Meanwhile, Briana White, the histrion who portrays Aerith successful Final Fantasy 7, has called connected fans to halt tagging dependable artists successful spicy worldly featuring their characters.

Vikki Blake is simply a newsman for IGN, arsenic good arsenic a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years acquisition moving with immoderate of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.