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'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s' Battle Director Reveals Which Character Was the Toughest To Design

In an exclusive interview, the battle director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth talks about the creation, and challenges, of an innovative battle system.

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"There are mods that could shock some players": Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director agrees mods "breathe life" into games like Fallout and Skyrim, but says please keep it clean

Naoki Hamaguchi "wasn't trying to tell people not to use mods," but does suggest researching what you download

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director says 'I respect the modding community' and uses mods himself, though he still thinks we shouldn't use ones that 'detract from the intended game experience'

Mods cons.

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After 9 years staring at his face, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director's favorite character is Cloud: "I don't think there was a time that I haven't seen him in front of me"

And Yoshinori Kitase chose Vincent for his horror influences

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The Making of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: "I thought: if we just reproduce the original game with no changes, it will feel nostalgic, but not exciting"

Feature | Edge Magazine: Remaking an iconic game was daunting enough – then the developers faced the difficult second entry.

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Square Enix: 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' "cannot be exclusive to one console," again implying an eventualXboxlaunch

Square Enix recently revealed during an interview with IGN that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth cannot remain exclusive to one console if they wish sell it to a wider audience, which means we could see a potential Xbox port down the road.

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Final Fantasy 7's original director suggests Cloud should be proud of the JRPG's infamous love triangle: "What a lucky guy"

Having two girlfriends is both a gift and a curse

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director asks modders to avoid making anything 'offensive or inappropriate,' Final Fantasy 7 modding community says 'yeah sure'

We all know how this is going to work out.

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'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' Director Weighs in on Cloud’s Love Triangle

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director and producer break down some of the game's key moments, and what the future of the franchise might be.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead asks thirsty PC players to not make "inappropriate" mods after FF16's Clive got swiftly unrobed

Naoki Hamaguchi has a polite request ahead of the PC port's release

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director wanted to add an "episodic story" DLC, but decided finishing Part 3 was the team's "highest priority"

Development on the Remake trilogy's finale is now underway

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He's just like us - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director "was so excited" about The Witcher 4, "when Ciri removed her hood, he almost stood up"

One of us, one of us

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As Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally escapes PlayStation prison, the JRPG's director says "I recommend the PC version" for the "improved lighting"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is out on PC in January

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake director had to swap his inspirations from The Last of Us to The Witcher 3 to make Rebirth's open world

Director Naoki Hamaguchi played CD Projekt Red's beloved open-world game to learn a few lessons

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth shippers waited 27 years to see Cloud kiss Tifa, but the team only added it because they wanted "something more" than a hug

Naoki Hamaguchi breaks down the shocking Gold Saucer smooch

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says it's fine if you didn't like the ending, but the RPG's devs still got "the response we wanted" as players "are still talking about it"

Positive and negative opinions are both "very valid and worthwhile," says Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says that it's absolutely essential to Square Enix that his team makes Part 3 "the best experience we possibly can"

Good thing Part 2 is already so great

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director says he rejects the idea of design by committee: "If there are too many people inputting, [...] the work can easily lose its character."

"I am a strong believe in the idea that too many cooks spoil the broth"

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"I think it's a great hardware platform. I do like Xbox." Final Fantasy 7 Remake director wants to bring the game to "as many players as possible," hinting at an Xbox version.

Could we be getting Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Xbox some day? It certainly seems like it, according to this new interview.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director is an Xbox fan, and with Square Enix testing the multiplatform waters, he says he wants to being the JRPG to "as many players out there as possible"

A sign of the times

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director thinks an MMO team-up with Final Fantasy 14 would be a "great idea": "There's definitely a lot of things that could possibly come up along those lines"

Hamaguchi and Yoshida "often get together" to discuss "the future of Final Fantasy"

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says the JRPG's success in year-end awards proves "why it's a good thing to have it as a trilogy"

"Hopefully people are a bit more convinced now"

Inverse

'Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3' Won't Have As Many Minigames As 'Rebirth'

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director says he hears the complaints from fans, and the third entry in the remake trilogy likely won't feature as many minigames.

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'Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3' Update Reveals Game's Plot is 'Complete,' Ready for 'Full Production'

Square Enix shared more details about the third installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, noting that the plot is now complete.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director loves fan theories about the JRPG's most-bullied dweeb: "Some people think he's actually evil and will turn out to be the last boss"

The Jar Jar Binks syndrome

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