Naoki Hamaguchi: So initially, I started out in a sort of engineer role, and I had joined the development of the titles from “Final Fantasy XII” and had gone on to be involved in development ...

Naoki Hamaguchi is clearly very passionate about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. You can tell in his answers that he’s a fan of the series and wants the fans to have a truly memorable experience with ...

FF7 Rebirth’s ending left fans divided over whether it was a bold retelling, a convoluted mess, or just a disappointment, and that’s exactly the reaction director Naoki Hamaguchi wanted.

Naoki Hamaguchi: There are many aspects that are somewhat departures from the original, but we aimed to deliver a game experience that players would find “familiar yet new” rather than ...

Hamaguchi says, “With Remake, we established the overall battle system going into remaking Final Fantasy VII, but now with Rebirth, we’ve added synergy attack elements to battle play.” ...

Naoki Hamaguchi "The structure of the original Final Fantasy 7 story is designed to be fairly linear up until the escape from Midgar, ...

Naoki Hamaguchi (Co-director, Final Fantasy VII Remake): With the advancements in technology, the ability to depict a range of character expressions has increased.

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains light spoilers for “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.” When it comes to Final Fantasy and Square Enix, Naoki Hamaguchi has seen it all. Having started as a real ...

Producer Yoshinori Kitase and co-director Naoki Hamaguchi talk about bringing Cloud Strife and his fellow Avalanche allies to life for a new generation of video gamers. By Patrick Shanley, Josh ...

Director Naoki Hamaguchi talks with Variety about making Rebirth, sealing Aerith’s fate in the remake and teases future plans for Cid and Vincent.

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains light spoilers for “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.” When it comes to Final Fantasy and Square Enix, Naoki Hamaguchi has seen it all. Having started as a real ...

[SPOILER ALERT: This interview includes details about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth] The highly anticipated action-adventure RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has finally been unleashed into the Chocobo ...