Astro Bot has extra cameos than you most likely realised there have been PlayStation video games, however there’s one recreation that feels conspicuously absent: Remaining Fantasy 7.
I really feel prefer it most likely is not hyperbole to say that Remaining Fantasy 7 is the quintessential PS1 recreation, proper? I imply, it is the second greatest promoting recreation on the platform all through its complete time in the marketplace, solely overwhelmed out by Gran Turismo (one other basic, however even with these gross sales I doubt most would look again to the PS1 and instantly consider it). Regardless of how standard a title it was on the time, and the way embedded it’s into the historical past of PlayStation, neither sizzling boy Cloud Strife nor some other Remaining Fantasy, or Sq. Enix character as an entire, made it into Workforce Asobi’s Astro Bot. It is an odd omission, and one you possibly can solely assume is all the way down to licensing, however studio head Nicolas Doucet would not have a lot to say on the matter.
Whereas talking to Recreation File (paywalled, through GamesRadar), Doucet had hinted that the workforce was taking a look at a possible cameo for Cloud in Astro Bot, however by no means acquired approval from developer Sq. Enix. “It is troublesome to touch upon that,” Doucet mentioned. “We actually respect the selection of every writer.” It is undoubtedly a disgrace that Cloud did not make it in, as I used to be additionally hoping for Kingdom Hearts’ Sora to make his means in there someplace, notably contemplating he’s the king of all cameos – although I would not be stunned that even when Sq. Enix mentioned sure, there is perhaps some points with Disney someplace.
On the very least, Astro Bot is getting some extra cameos someday this yr, together with one from Stellar Blade, and one other from the de facto on-line recreation of the yr, Helldivers 2. These will probably be utterly free, coming as a part of 10 new rescue missions, alongside 5 new speedrun ranges too.