News2025-12-08
Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi considered giving Cloud Strife a more realistic sword for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but decided JRPG fans "wouldn’t accept it": "We stayed faithful to the OG"
AB
Ashley Bardhan GamesRadar+
918 articlessince 2022Active
Worth reading?
Be the first to weigh in
Ashley on this studio
1 pieces on Square Enix since 2022
Indexed · 732 writers · 6465 pieces
Also mentions
Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Editiongame
Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary EditiongameAlso covering
Other writers on Square Enix
Also covering
Other writers on Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition
More from Ashley Bardhan
Other recent pieces
GameSpot·12 Oct
Tim Burton Horror Lives In Weird Steam Adventure That Reminds Me Of The Creepiest 2010s Gamesnews
GameSpot·7 Oct
Controversial Horror Series Ropes Me Back In With Silent Hill’s Original Composer And Lady DimitrescunewsonRemothered: Red Nun's Legacy

GamesRadar+·28 Sept
PS5 survival horror everyone thought Hideo Kojima was working on returns to the PlayStation Storenews
GamesRadar+·28 Sept
Amid PS5 Pro shortage, Sony implements a lottery system in Japan that requires 60 hours of playtimenewsonSony

Community
What readers think of this piece
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.
Log in to add a comment.
