129 Rapid-Fire Questions Answered About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2024
- Game Informer asked Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's game director, Naoki Hamaguchi, 129 rapid-fire questions about the party's next adventure while visiting Creative Business Unit I during our recent cover story trip in Tokyo. During our chat, we inquired about the original Final Fantasy 7's rumored N64 version, Zack's importance in the remake, whether mainline entries will ever return to Nintendo consoles, and 126 other burning questions. Oh, and we also try to guess the next game's subtitle. My money is on "Reloaded."
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LMAO I am barely into this video and it’s making me so happy. I absolutely LOVE that you’re bringing some good humor and editing into this interview. Hamaguchi is quickly becoming very beloved by the FF7 community, this is epic.
😂 me too. Super wholesome and informative at the same time.
Glad you enjoy it!
Hamaguchi-san has won me over, this was hilarious and he seems like a genuinely nice dude and a passionate director
4:40
The fact that Cloud was annoyed with Donkey Kong the most in Smash is the most random but funniest thing to me 😂
All of us during that scene according to hamaguchi: 😮
I don't dought it, thohgh I'll probably be trying not to drown in tears as well.
I love Hamaguchi so much, man. He was a fan of FFVII back in the day, which makes him relatable. But also, as a dev in marketing and interviews, he shows that he is really passionate but super chill. Definitely my favorite Square Enix employee at the moment
I love how passionate he is about this game, it was probably a dream of his to work on a game like this. Also I called the multiverse story when I saw that the stamp chip bag had a different dog from the Remake timeline and people called me crazy. This stuff is always thought out. I cant wait for this game!
I'm a really big fan of Hamaguchi (both as a personality and his design philosophy), and this interview only reinforces that! I really hope he gets to make a new numbered entry in the FF series one day =) This was really great fun guys - great job!
He is directing the biggest title so far. I think he most likely will direct the next part and beyond (other titles). There were a couple directors though for such a big title of course, Nomura for one, but he does work on different games all the time it seems.
He is likely already involved deeply with 7R3, so 17 is likely going to someone else like Ishikawa from 14's recent expansions, but 18 sounds likely since he is directing what is the biggest game in the franchise ever in terms of scope
@@guilhermelima4838 Yeah, 18 would definitely be the earliest he'd be available, but I'd love to see it =)
@@Kaptime Very true! I'm quite grateful to have him on VII Remake, since that's currently the Square Enix project I care about the most =)
Me too! He gets it.
I always enjoy these rapid fire q&a
Thank you!
As a Kingdom Hearts fan, I ironically never got into Final Fantasy until last year when I played FFXV and FF16 for the first time. I loved them.
Then I noticed that I had FF7 Remake in my library for free from PlayStation with an additional free PS5 upgrade, and seeing that Rebirth is coming, I started Remake last night to know the story. I told myself that if I liked it, I’d get Rebirth.
And I’m so getting Rebirth.
I'd recommend playing the original as well so your experienced is enhanced because we don't really know if FF7R is a replacement for the original
Play the original as well
Love the interview setup, your questions and Hamaguchi’s whole vibe. Fantastic interview!
Great interview, can´t wait to play FF7 Rebirth.
15:10 Hamaguchi-san’s impression on this question is hilarious to me 😮😂
The cross dress scene one😂
This was delightful! So many laughs, and what a fantastic interviewer! Thank you so much for this, I can't wait to play FFVII: Rebirth!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was a very fun interview. Love the lightheartedness of it! Hamaguchi seems to be a very fun and nice guy to be around.
The candidness of it all was very enjoyable! Thanks for that.
This was so enjoyable to watch and those were some fantastic questions and answers! Both of you's were on the same energy level! 😄
Such a good interview. The questions were lightning fast and kept me hooked
"How do you think people will react with that scene, you know the one"
"😲"
what a fun interview, loved the format. Bravo!
Easily one of the best interviews I've seen. Informative and funny as fuck good shit guys
This interview was so much fun to watch!
I always love the rapid fire interview, but this one was especially wonderful because of how much Hamaguchi seemed to enjoy the interview himself.
He’s the man! Once he’s done with the remake trilogy I hope they give him the next main line FF title if he wants it
This is how I expect us to communicate with outer space aliens when asking questions about life and afterlife and the universe. 👾
Streamlined
The internet is the planets lifestream
I like how even the unanswered questions sort of give us something to look forward to with this. A nice little refresher.
respect to teh people who build these amazing games, so hyped to play this game!
Yes!
Easily one of the best video ideas/series on TH-cam!
And gratefully this installment is no exception
Such a fun interview! Really enjoyed it!
Great interview! I was gonna hold off on watching it but I kept seeing people say positive things about it. I am glad they convinced me to watch it.
I just started watching this and it's already a lot of fun haha time to strap in
Great interview!!
This was funny and amazing! Loved the commentary on Smash verse lol
Thank you!
Brian your interviews are THE BEST!!
Great job, really fun video
That was such a good vibes interview wow !
4:32 Cloud's canonically with Smash Fighters
Hamaguchi looks like he’s having a lot of fun during the interview. Can’t wait. Really learned nothing from the interview, but so much hype over how confident he is on this game
What is your promise land?
"I'm a game creator, so I want to have a future where it's easy to do so and that's my goal. That's the promised land that I'm aiming for."
He was understandingly cautious about giving away too much 😂 we pretty much learned nothing new
Actually we did learn that Wedge is still alive in Rebirth. That wasn't confirmed until it was indirectly confirmed here.
@@dennissepulveda6118 “I hope so” isn’t confirmation
Does anyone know if the summons from Editions and save files will be obtainable in-game or they are locked behind those?
@@marvikv2505you’ll get leviathan and ramuh if you completed Remake and intermission
@@ThomasHannah I hope so isn't what I said. Reread my comment.
This was fun!
This was perfect
Interviewer: How do you think people gonna react to THAT scene?
hamaGUCCI: :O
Love that he called out things he liked from other FF like coolest character and most silly from FF6 and that it was the one that resonated so much with him as a kid.
I can’t wait!
I love that they answered questions we all had, but never expected to be asked. Comparing Red's fire tail to a Charmander, asking about Smash bros, how Cloud's hair is so spiky? Lol. I loved it. Also giving hope that Jessie might not be dead? I would love it if she survived.
I’d still love to see if we’re going to get day and night, and weather cycles…
Thanks for the interesting!
Good things: Huge map, Story stays faithful "in the bigger picture," Crisis core is not cannon which means Dirge is (probably) not either, Chocobo racing is more involved this time.
Bad: no snowboarding
They've got to save some things for part 3:
Weapon fights, Tifa vs. Scarlet, Knights of the Round, Don Corneo in Wutai, playable Cid and Vincent, finding the big materia, snowboarding.
Oh shit, part 3 is gonna have a lot of cool things in it!
Snowboarding came after Aerith's death. Also he said Crisis Core isn't cacnon to remake. That doesn't mean the same for original. In original Zack did die on that cliff. That didn't happen in remake. That's probably what he meant. It'd be really hard to pull off a Schrodinger's Zack.
Yes it is cannon to the original. And its good to know that remake is not dictated by the compilation. In the interview the English is translated to "other titles" but in Japanese he says "compilation." Also we dont know what they are doing with the timelines stuff, because zach surviving in the past changes the present/future retroactively, unless there is multiple timelines/multiverse, in which case he is dead and alive at the same time. @@kirara2516
I’m really relieved to hear the cpr mini game is still there!
Great questions :)
Hearing Hamaguchi saying his favorite part is when Hell House appears when I've been stuck on that boss for 2 days now on hard difficulty felt like a call out lol
Magic, triple slash, stop/slow and bio are your friends in hard mode
What made me get stuck in difficulty mode was the damn tonberries. As soon the house release them, use Cloud's triple slash or Aerith's Sorcerous storm to instantly kill all 3 while they are pressured
That boss music is still triggering, especially the part where it starts flying. Got stuck on that part for so long😂
Immediately cast arcane ward on aerith and blizzard , tornberry skipped @ros.820
Honestly i had a easier time in hard mode for hell house
This was great haha
This was a joy to watch. I was in middle school when I pre-ordered FFVI as well. FFIV was my first mainiline in the series, but my favorite has alternated between VI and VII. Honestly, FF7R is often feeling like my favorite in the series since it came out and I'm thinking there's a chance Rebirth could end up taking that top spot.
Awesome!
Him giving The Witcher a shout out makes me feel very confident about this game. I think Eastern and western game development philosophies influencing each other has led to some of the best gameplay experiences.
I can't wait. I love the combat system in this one.
Hamaguchi just seems like a really good guy
Hahaha the whispers line slayed me 😂
Wow sensational interview. I am so excited for this game. The ff13 comments make me a little nervous though.
Hamaguchi is so precious!!!
Lightning Returns mention, based Hamaguchi
Love how gives 13 some love
pretty sure the translation was supposed to be that he would have a Cosmo Canyon drink at Seventh Heaven
Omg lot of good stuff being said
Im waiting cloud.... cant wait😊
My heart stopped when he said "Chrono Trigger", omg bring this game back to us Square Enix
There is a remake, kind of.
I'm pretty sure he dropped the name because they must have plans for it
Very charming. You can feel the passion. Instead of going for Healing or revive materia my man goes for assess. Thats how you know hes a good director. Spends all his time wrangling people.
We are almost here FF FANS!! FFVII REBIRTH IS ALMOST HERE!!
This gives me Old Country Buffet carving station vibes
hamaguchi GOAT
Glad to see Hamaguchi putting respect back on FF13s name. Especially Lightning Returns
"back"
It was never respected to begin with.
Respect what ? Did you forgot it was Square Enix who disrespected the players by claiming that there was a lot of exploration in the game like FFXII ? Did forgot the big polemic that traveled Asia to western when the game came out because the game was a lie ?! And you prétend we should all respect that ?
@@ia7072 nah I never played it back when it was advertised. I just downloaded it one day, played it, and had the time of my life
@@shunkun8668 Then if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk about "putting respect back"
@@ia7072 It's not that serious. Don't unload on the person like that. They didn't mean any harm.🫥
When is going to release the DEMO!? 130 questions
Im already sold on the game being one of the best games ever, the only thing that can worry is the sidequests but if they are at least good then we’re good.
Hamaguchi taking inspiration from the Witcher series makes me excited
Setzer! Good answer. 7:40
Chrono Trigger 😮❤
4:47 I laughed out loud like a lunatic
Weird enough, that scene that they're referring to, Hamaguchi didn't do a "NOOOOO" reaction but rather a "WHAAAAAAAAAT?!" reaction right? Holy shit that's big! (Maybe I'm wrong though lol)
Hamaguchi is so likeable !😄
It's like, why are we whispering? It's a secret so let's just whispers!
Dude I wish I could speak Japanese and get a chance to meet those involved with creating the original ffvii and the remake trilogy so I could genuinely thank them for shaping my childhood and making such wonderful games. 39 more days friends!!!
ff7 rebirth will be GOTY 2024. I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT
I am prepared to eat my own words. I was not very optimistic about Naoki Hamaguchi, saying things liike "It seems like he is just writing and directing his own fan-fiction." Which is cruel and quite hurtful.
I am optimistic now having felt like getting to know him and seeing that he has true passion regarding the FF7R franchise as an isolated instalment.
Thank you for this, it was important game journalism for some of us who have kind of lost our way.
05:49
This was translated as "Sense" Materia in the OG FF7 for those confused. Can someone remember how it was called in the Remake? Played only the Japanese version of the game so I don't know. Was it also "Sense" or was it really "Assess"?
It was Assess.
The straight, sure, no hesitation "Setzer."
did he really use daisuki to describe sephiroth's feelings towards cloud
idk what to say lmao
I THINK THIS PROVES THAT SEPHIROTH-
@@mariogirl8100 yes. yes he is.
What? I never heard that...? What minute/second?
They share the same cells so that means brotherly love not the other way around lol
The third one should be called redemption
Yes. All of the yes. ALL OF IT!
I think part 3 will be called Revival
Relive, reset, redo
Revival
We, as a society, must protecc this man
In my opinion, Naoki Hamaguchi is an exceptionally young talent that knows how to make FF7 feel great. Maybe one day, he will direct a mainline series entry in the future.
14:20
Based taste Mr.Hamaguchi
13:33
RULES OF NATURE!!!
Reckoning, that's what Part 3 will be called.
Here’s to hoping there will be a 8, 9, 10 remake 🙏
square pls let this man direct XVII
7:20 He had to make sure and throw that DEI bs in the interview.
future of square enix hamaguchi-san
OH NO, he said Keto Shee LMAO, here we go again.
Was looking for this comment lol
Ketoh Shee
Now i know why ff7 remake has a stagger feature and the weapon upgrade design is similar to ff13. ^_^
I didn't really need to know what chocobos smell like