Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Leviathan Summon Was Included as a Reference to the Original Game’s Demo

The Leviathan Summon of FINAL FANTASY 7 Remake was included specifically as a reference to the original game demo.

and Square Enix blog postNaoki Hamaguchi, co-director of the remake, explained the logic behind why each particular summon appeared in the game.

“In the early stages of development, we looked at the original FFVII subpoena lineup and decided to work with Ifrit, Chocobo, Moogle, Shiva, Fat Chocobo, Leviathan, and Bahamut to create a roster of six people,” Hamaguchi said. Told. “The reason Leviathan is included is because he was featured in the original FFVII demo, which is why I personally wanted him in the first remake.”

Hamaguchi further explained that before starting development, developers need to be fairly certain about which subpoenas to include. It takes a lot of work to create a subpoena.

“Creating a subpoena takes a lot of development resources, so I didn’t have a plan and I discarded it. I tried to make the plan as accurate as possible and stuck to it until the final version,” he said. increase. He said.