Square Enix’s latest insight into FFVII Remake design and development involved concept art of Tifa as a child in a different childhood costume. Her hairstyle was also different in this design.
First, here’s a look at how Tifa looked in the outfit from her childhood that did make it into FFVII Remake. It is a plain, white dress with a black ribbon and additional accents. It also has pockets on the side. Her hair is long in the design. There’s also a screenshot from the game that accompanied it, which offered extra insight into how it looked in the final product.
As for the alternate costume, there are five different color options for a different design. This FFVII Remake child Tifa costume showed her wearing a pair of overalls with boots. There is still a black bow on her shirt. Instead of her hair being long, she has it in pigtails for the whole design. There’s also a bow in one of the pigtails. The description noted a goal was to show how happy and cheerful she is.
Square Enix regularly offers updates on past character design decisions, costumes, and concept art for FFVII Remake and Rebirth, though it’s been a while since we’d seen Tifa. The last two characters detailed ahead of this drop were Cloud and Hojo. Cloud’s showed him in the dress he could get to wear to meet Don Corneo, while Hojo’s showed him in his everyday attire.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will come to the PS5 on February 29, 2024, with the console exclusivity arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. FFVII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC. FFVII Ever Crisis is available now on both the PC and mobile devices.
