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‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Director Naoki Hamaguchi on Remaking a Classic and Sealing Aerith’s Fate
Director Naoki Hamaguchi talks with Variety about making Rebirth, sealing Aerith’s fate in the remake and teases future plans for Sid and Vincent.
Final Fantasy is an internationally known RPG series and one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, having sold more than 180 million units worldwide and grossed an estimated $18 billion as of June 2023. “Working as a programmer really allowed me to communicate with a wide range of people in different roles within the company, including designers and planners, and through that experience, I was able to gain this very in-depth knowledge of the overall workflow in terms of game development,” Hamaguchi said through a translator. “Rebirth,” which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on Thursday, is the second game in the “Final Fantasy VII” remake project, which seeks to reimagine the original 1997 RPG of the same name in three distinct, standalone parts.
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