Astro Bot has extra cameos than you most likely realised there have been PlayStation video games, however there’s one sport that feels conspicuously absent: Ultimate Fantasy 7.
I really feel prefer it most likely is not hyperbole to say that Ultimate Fantasy 7 is the quintessential PS1 sport, proper? I imply, it is the second greatest promoting sport on the platform all through its total time in the marketplace, solely overwhelmed out by Gran Turismo (one other traditional, 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 Ultimate Fantasy, or Sq. Enix character as an entire, made it into Crew Asobi’s Astro Bot. It is an odd omission, and one you may solely assume is right down to licensing, however studio head Nicolas Doucet does not have a lot to say on the matter.
Whereas talking to Sport File (paywalled, through GamesRadar), Doucet had hinted that the group was 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 stated. “We actually respect the selection of every writer.” It is positively a disgrace that Cloud did not make it in, as I used to be additionally hoping for Kingdom Hearts’ Sora to make his method in there someplace, significantly contemplating he’s the king of all cameos – although I would not be shocked that even when Sq. Enix stated sure, there could be some points with Disney someplace.
On the very least, Astro Bot is getting some extra cameos someday this 12 months, together with one from Stellar Blade, and one other from the de facto on-line sport of the 12 months, Helldivers 2. These will probably be fully free, coming as a part of 10 new rescue missions, alongside 5 new speedrun ranges too.
