Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has stated how excited he is about working with the same team for the past decade, and hopes to put their expertise to good use after the remake's third part. Naoki Hamaguchi is a long-time employee who has been working with Square Enix since 2006, his most recent contribution being Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, serving as its director. He was also one of the core members of the team for the first part of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, being its co-director and responsible for the programming and game design. As such, he's been with the FF7 remake since the beginning.

Speaking with GamesRadar, Hamaguchi stresses the importance of how he was able to work with the same team for the past decade and hopes they can bring that knowledge to a new project following the Final Fantasy 7 remake's third part. He notes he doesn't know whether this next project could be the next numbered Final Fantasy game or a completely new project, but he's incredibly excited about what they could do. Hamaguchi expressed great appreciation for being able to work on the Final Fantasy 7 remakes with the same team for the past ten years, saying how valuable it is to retain legacy talent.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Comments on Importance of Legacy Talent during Development

Speaking on the amount of gaming studio closures and acquisitions from companies like Sony and Microsoft, Hamaguchi notes the difficulties of trying to make technically demanding games without having an experience base to support new teams, especially large-scale games. As such, he suggests that the acquisitions are to get people who have a certain amount of experience to help prop up the more inexperienced members of the industry during development.

While Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3's plot has already been mapped out, the game is still a ways off from being released. Both producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Hamaguchi confirmed that the third game's plot has been locked in, marking the completion of its pre-production phase. The iconic Highwind airship will also have a lot of emphasis in the third part as well, providing players with the freedom to fly around the map.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
RPG
Systems
PlayStation-1 PC-1
Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
Released
February 29, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
Developer(s)
Square Enix
Publisher(s)
Square Enix
Final Fantasy 7 rebirth producer multiplatform releases
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Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.

Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Franchise
Final Fantasy
Platform(s)
PlayStation 5, PC
Genre(s)
RPG
How Long To Beat
40 Hours
PS Plus Availability
N/A
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty