Summary
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi announces that there will be more alternate costumes available for players to customize their party's appearance.
- In the previous game, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the option to give characters alternate costumes was limited, but in Rebirth, there will be more choices for players to enjoy.
- These hidden costumes can be found by completing side quests and exploring off the beaten path, offering a rewarding experience for players who enjoy changing the looks of their characters.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi teases fans about how there will be more alternate costumes for gamers to outfit their party with. The second part of the FF7 remake is releasing in February 2024, with anticipation at an all-time high. Square Enix has been giving fans plenty of new details regarding the JRPG, such as the mini-games found at Rebirth's Golden Saucer, the battles in the open-world, and more. One understated mechanic fans may not have considered immediately was the possibility of new alternate costumes.
In Final Fantasy 7 Remake, there isn't an option to give characters alternate costumes or clothes to wear in-game. The closest that players can give characters alternate costumes would be during Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Don Corneo infiltration mission, which gives the player the ability to dress Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith in three different dresses. Modders have taken the time to give characters a variety of costume options, granting characters outfits based on other Final Fantasy games or entries in the Final Fantasy 7 canon. According to Rebirth's director, there will be more options for alternate costumes in the game.
This tidbit was mentioned at a community event that took place at Paris Game Week, where there was a question and answer period with the developers of Rebirth (transcribed and archived by FFdream), featuring producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Naoki Hamaguchi. The two were asked if Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth would feature additional outfits, like the costumes seen in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis. Kitase answers that they haven't thought about any additional DLC costumes, but teases "there are some [costumes] that are very well hidden in FF7 Rebirth." Hamaguchi adds there will also be more choices than in the previous game as well.
Hamaguchi states that players who love spending time changing the looks of their party will enjoy Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's costume choices. Based on Kitase and Hamaguchi's answers, this implies that these outfits can be found only if a player goes off the beaten path and completes some of Rebirth's side quests. They don't go into detail about whether these costumes are cosmetic only or if they can modify a character's stats.
For the moment, we haven't thought about DLC, but regarding costumes, there are perhaps some that are very well hidden in FF7 Rebirth.
- Yoshinori Kitase
There will be more choices than in the previous game, so if you like spending time changing the look of characters, you'll have a good time.
- Naoki Yamaguchi
In the aforementioned Ever Crisis, every single character in the game can wear a different outfit from their usual attire, which provides a variety of different buffs, allowing for characters to embody different roles. For example, Cloud has a unique samurai outfit, the Murasame Battle Garb, which is best used if a player wants to run a DPS-focused Cloud. Other outfits include a Chocobo Suit for Aerith, a costume based on Final Fantasy 9's Amarant Coral for Tifa, and more. Any of these costumes from Ever Crisis could be good choices for Rebirth.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- February 29, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- PC Release Date
- January 23, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC
- Genre(s)
- RPG
