For many fans (including myself) the desire to play as Red XIII was great and featuring him as a guest character was satisfying for that short while. But ultimately it made it that much more disappointing whenFinal Fantasy VII Remakeended without the chance to directly control the awesome lion/wolf hybrid in battle.Butsoftware engineer and game hackerLuciano “Xeeynamo” Ciccariello came to the rescue by updating hisKingdom Heartssave editor to work withFinal Fantasy VII Remake. He found that through save editing you can control Red’s movements the same as other playable characters.Red XIII has battle quotes, and you can attack, dodge and block. Unfortunately you can’t change his equipment or materia, use magic or limit breaks but it’s still amazing that you have the chance to make him playable in the first place:

Twitter userJamesalso showcased footage of him tinkering with save editing during the Sector 7 reactor mission:

It’s exciting to see what the community will be able to do with this tool and data in the future. I look forward to seeing more Red XIII gameplay, as well as more secrets being revealed as time passes.

A save editor is a tool that lets you export a save file with a certain software, then edit the values to change stats, weapons and armors, consumables, reskinned weapons, or anything else. Or in this case you can even add in the data for a character. His attack animations are already there since he comes in as a guest in chapter 17 so it’s simply a matter of taking those values and

If you’re interested in more fanworks check out this lovelyJessieorTifafanart, an excellent and nostalgicÂ2D pixel art version of the title’s official art, andÂthese gorgeous piecesof Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Sephiroth. DC artist Gabriel Picolo also madea beautiful piecestarring Barret, Cloud, and Tifa sharing drinks in 7th Heaven.

Artists from other development teams have been joining in on the fun as well. In celebration of the release ofÂFinal Fantasy VII Remake, Bethesda Softworks and id Software recently released a special piece of artworkÂfeaturing the Doom Slayer. The artwork itself is a homage to the key art ofÂRemake with Cloud and his Buster Sword overlooking the city of Midgar and the Shinra Electric Power Company. However, in this version it’s the Doom Slayer overlooking the depths of Hell while wielding the Crucible.

Square also has figurines currently on preorder of the main cast in theirÂoriginal PS1 polygon graphics.

The publisher has released theÂfifth and final episode of its “InsideÂFinal Fantasy VII Remake” series, which delves into into the development team’s work on its visual effects and graphics and how the studio brought new dimensions to the iconic world of the original game and its characters.

As previously revealed,ÂFinal Fantasy VII Remake hasÂmany new elements to it and Scenarist Kazushige Nojima even explains how heÂrewrote Cloud for the remake. We alsoÂtranslated comments from Nojima about howÂFinal Fantasy VII influencedÂFinal Fantasy VIII. In an interview posted throughÂSquare Enix, Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi and Producer Yoshinori Kitase talk about their reasoning behind making some bold changes for the remake of such a beloved game — namely whyÂSephiroth was introduced so early in the game.

We also translatedÂthe short film made to promote the remake. Square Enix, meanwhile, is currently working on theÂsecond and possibly last episode. Square EnixÂreleased a trailer revealing the theme song of the game calledÂHollow, along with with many iconic moments and returning faces from the original PS1 classic. If you’re interested in how the remake plays, check outÂboth of our previews fromÂE3 2018, as well asÂmy own in-depth preview of four chapters of the game. Our Features Editor also wrote about how the remakeÂwon him over as a non-Final Fantasy fan.

Square also announcedÂthe Orchestra World Tour, which will bring orchestral performances of the upcoming game’s soundtrack to cities in the US, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, and Japan. The tour will start at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA on June 14th, with the tour scheduled to run through February 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Final Fantasy VII Remake finally releasedÂon April 10th after a one month delay and you can purchase the game from AmazonÂhere. Check out our extremely comprehensive review of the titleÂhere. And my own beginner’s guide to the game isÂhere if you’re just starting and need some help.