An odd-looking 'realistic' Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
(Image credit: Square Enix)
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AI's a touchy subject in the development industry, but in other areas it's a lot less controversial—take Japan, for instance, which is embracing the technology a lot more than audiences in the West are. That's not to say there isn't any push back at all, mind.

Still, an example of how there's more of a positive spin on it overseas comes courtesy of a Famitsu interview (translated here by Automaton) where seasoned JRPG devs from Square Enix seem broadly positive on the tech—and are repeating some oft-heard talking points that I, at least, am personally very bored of, even if I wouldn't dismiss them out of hand.