After the announcement of “Final Fantasy 7 Revelation,” anticipation for the grand finale of the remake trilogy is growing – but at the same time there is also concern: Can Square Enix bring the saga to a satisfactory end? However, director Naoki Hamaguchi was now extremely optimistic.
As part of the Summer Game Fest, Square Enix finally revealed the grand finale: around seven years after the release of „Final Fantasy 7 Remake“ should „Final Fantasy 7 Revelation“ bringing the epic saga surrounding Cloud, Sephiroth and Co. to its well-deserved conclusion.
But as great as the anticipation is, the doubts are just as deep. After the first two parts of the trilogy messed up the well-known story of the 1997 original, the community is faced with a burning question: Do the developers even have a clear plan for the resolution – or will they end up getting tangled up in their own multiverse?
Director Naoki Hamaguchi has now commented on exactly these concerns. And his words should make many worried fans breathe a sigh of relief. Because: The ending was by no means simply thrown together spontaneously.
A finale with a plan – and the blessing of the Creator
As Hamaguchi said in a recent interview with colleagues from VGC assured, the finish line of the mammoth project was already clear, so to speak, before the first line of code for the PS4 launch in 2020 was even written.
“Obviously I can’t reveal any specific details about how this story will end. But in terms of how we envisioned the conclusion, we already had a general idea of what we wanted to do at the end. So we had a certain direction in mind from the early days of development,” Hamaguchi said.
What should also make it easier for veterans is that the end of the trilogy is not just an ego number for the current team. Instead, none other than Yoshinori Kitase – the director and author of the 1997 PS1 original and current producer of the trilogy – brought his own personal vision to the conclusion.
Hamaguchi explains: “The same goes for the producer Yoshinori Kitase. He also had his vision, and some of that flows into the finale that we tell in FF7 Revelation.”
The development team is brimming with self-confidence
That the community’s expectations after the emotional and confusing cliffhanger of „Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth“ The makers are now absolutely aware that it is gigantic. Nevertheless, there is currently no sense of creative panic at Square Enix – quite the opposite. The team is eager to finally share the game with the world, as Hamaguchi made clear.
So the director concluded the conversation with an extremely confident announcement: “To be completely honest: I think we’re pretty confident and happy with how it turned out. We’re really excited to see how the fans react to the end of the story.”
Last year, Hamaguchi was already convinced that the end of the remake trilogy would please fans – both newcomers and veterans of the first hour – will satisfy. At the same time, he also emphasized that during development it was always a fine line to find the perfect balance between nostalgia and innovation.
We will ultimately find out what Square Enix has come up with for the ending of “Final Fantasy 7 Revelation” in spring 2027. Then the grand finale should appear at the same time for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and the PC. However, those responsible have not yet been able to get a specific release date out of it.
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