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Ahead of the PC release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, director Naoki Hamaguchi is urging players to avoid installing weird mods to the game that could be considered offensive or inappropriate.
The game was originally released on PlayStation 5 earlier this year and is set to come out to PC early next year. Hamaguchi is well aware that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's release on PC will almost certainly come alongside weird mods created by the community.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Mods
Even with the near-guarantee of such mods being made to the game, Hamaguchi asked players to avoid any offensive changes to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He said that the team has no plans for official in-game mod support.
He added that they still respect the creativity of the modding community and welcome their creative ideas. Hamaguchi's request seems like he is trying to stop something that will inevitably happen in the near future, according to Game Spot.
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The situation comes as the first game in the franchise, Final Fantasy VII Remake, immediately received a variety of mods when it came out to PC. These include skimpy costumes for Aerith, Tifa, and many other characters.
Many players are expecting that a similar situation will happen with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth when the PC version comes out. Despite this, the modding community has also been responsible for some very transformative mods to previous games.
Upcoming PC Release
Square Enix revealed the PC release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth during The Game Awards 2024. At the time, the Japanese developer said that this particular version of the game would be coming out on Jan. 23, 2025, Eurogamer said.
Hamaguchi's comments regarding mods for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth echo statements from Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida. The latter also asked fans not to make any inappropriate mods for the latter game's PC release.
Square Enix was also said to be considering DLC for the PC version of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth being "an episodic story." This is similar to the Yuffie INTERmission DLC that was released for Final Fantasy VII Remake.
The requests come as the Japanese studio is particularly careful about how the Final Fantasy brand image could be affected by various mods. Programmer Taro Yahagi said that there are a number of mods that are offensive to public order and morals.
He argued that when these are disseminated, the image of the product that was affected by the mods is tarnished, and its branding will also be impacted, according to CBR.
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