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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Buster Sword

The Buster Sword is one of the most iconic weapons in video game history, but in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix was considering a different direction.

Co-director Naoki Hamaguchi shared the news in a recent interview. It was explained that with Cloud swinging the sword around with one hand, it “sort of felt like it would weaken the sense of realism”. However, Square Enix ultimately believed that fans “wouldn’t accept” 

Hamaguchi’s full words:

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade director Naoki Hamaguchi has spoken more about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 version of the RPG, and has shared a few words of confidence.

Screen Rant was recently speaking with Hamaguchi about the game. During the discussion, he relayed his thoughts that the upcoming release “will kind of turn out to be one of the model HD games for Switch 2 ports.”

Hamaguchi said in the interview:


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