Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth official rating calls out Cid's abominable smoking habit
Nov. 3, 2023Excessive smoking can only mean more Cid
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South Korea’s Game Rating Committee has smackedFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwith a 15 certificate ahead of next year’s launch.
Theratingdoesn’t delve into story specifics (so no spoilers here), but it does again confirm that the sequel is “set immediately after the escape from Midgar,” as seen in FF7 Remake’s climactic ending. Since we follow Cloud and the gang straight after they’ve ‘beat’ another game, it wouldn’t make sense for them to blink and forget all they’ve learned. So thankfully the sequelwon’t have them revert to Level 1.
Elsewhere, the classification mentions that the game is “Not excessively sensational,” which in this case means that there’s “limited exposure of the female character’s body.” It’s also “Not excessively violent,” only depicting the expected fantasy weapons and combat. And finally, Rebirth also has “indirect and limited realistic expressions of drinking and smoking.” Most of that smoke is probably generated by the chimney known as Cid, who will only join your party as aguest character along with Vincent. Although, both characters will probably jump aboard full-time when the inevitable threequel hits, just as Red 13 did for this game.
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