Specifically, Hamaguchi talked about Red XIII’s role in the remake of the JRPG classic.
Red XIII is the talking flame-dog shown off in recent trailers as a party member. But it’s not quite as straightforward as just having him as another party member. You can’t actually play as Red XIII in Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s first part. Instead, he’ll be a guest member the AI controls.
This may or may not be surprising depending on your level of familiarity with the game. Red XIII doesn’t normally get involved until later in the story, so him not being playable isn’t a big surprise. There’s a good reason Square Enix showed off his role in recent trailers, though.
Hamaguchi said:
So on the bright side, even if we can’t play as (and probably can’t pet) Red XIII, he gets a more robust role in the story anyway.
We thought that the best way to have him involved was as a guest character.
We’re getting ever closer to Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s release date, so stay tuned to GameSkinny for more FF7 Remake news as it develops.
