The cameos of Astro Bot are probably the biggest talking point of Team Asobi’s game. There are more Sony games represented than you probably thought existed, but also third-party titles well known to the public. However, despite the wide popularity of Square Enix and its saga Final Fantasywhose first installment on PlayStation was Final Fantasy VIIthere are no cameos from Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Sephiroth, Squall, Zidane, or whoever from that RPG multiverse in Astro Bot
The only reason this could happen is because of the licensing of the characters, which should not be economical. The director of the study Astro BotNicolas Doucet, doesn’t have much to say about it either. Via GamesRadar
“It’s hard to comment on that.”Doucet said. «We really respect the choice of each studio».
There’s not much to comment on but it’s perfectly understandable. If Square Enix refused to lend its characters it is within its rights. This not only affected the inclusion of Final Fantasybut that of Kingdom Hearts
At least, Astro Bot will have two more cameos at some point this year, including one from Stellar Blade and another from the online game of the year, Helldivers 2. These will be completely free and will come as part of 10 new rescue missions, along with five new ‘speedrun’ levels.