Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Asks Fans Not to Make Inappropriate Mods Upon Its PC Release

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has asked fans to please not make inappropriate mods when the role-playing game comes to PC on January 23.

Hamaguchi told the Epic Games Store that, while the team has no plans to add official mod support to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth akin to, for example, Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios, it does support the creation of mods — so long as they’re appropriate.

“While the team has no plans for official in game mod support we respect the creativity of the modding community and welcome their creations,” Hamaguchi said. “Though we ask modders not to create or install anything offensive or inappropriate.”

Mods allow players to create custom content for games, often resulting in incredibly useful gameplay changes such as the ability to play Elden Ring with friends seamlessly, or major additions such as an entire new expansion for Fallout 4.

Due to the nature of the internet, however, many mods are also less useful and more, as Hamaguchi said, “offensive or inappropriate.”

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida made a similar sentiment ahead of its PC launch, with the series making the multiplatform jump following a disappointing financial quarter at Square Enix.

In our 9/10 review of the original PS5 version, IGN said: “Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth impressively builds off of what Remake set in motion, both as a best-in-class action-RPG full of exciting challenges and an awe-inspiring recreation of a world that has meant so much to so many for so long.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.