“Realism” in certain gaming genres isn’t really something that we think about, especially when those genres are “fantasy” and “sci-fi.” After all, the point of those genres is to “imagine what could happen” if certain things were to take place. You know, like having ships that can take you across the stars, or being able to use items that can summon mighty creatures or cast powerful magics. That kind of thing. The Final Fantasy VII Remake, created by Square Enix, was done to help “modernize” the beloved PS1 title, while also “refining” certain things that needed changing due to both technologies and sensibilities.
When director Naoki Hamaguchi was asked in an interview about what changes the game was going to have that they didn’t go through with, a surprise was revealed: Cloud’s legendary Buster Sword!
It was definitely the right call, for while “adding in” or “adjusting things” is fair, removing something like the Buster Sword due to “realism” would’ve caused a heavy backlash.
Final Fantasy VII Remake will soon drop on the Nintendo Switch 2 in January, if you haven’t gotten it yet.
