Naoki Hamaguchi Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

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-time visual effects renderer back in 2006 with “Final Fantasy XII,” Hamaguchi has since spent the last 18 years at Square Enix, slowly rising through the ranks — promoted installment after installment, working as the lead cutscene programmer, main program, project leader and finally co-director of game design/programming of “Final Fantasy VII Remake,” alongside Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama.

Square Enix has announced a livestream to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 7, which will be packed with “lots of information” regarding an unveiling.Announced today (June 10), Square Enix invited fans to “join us next week for around 10 minutes to celebrate 25 years of Final Fantasy 7.”The stream will take place on June 16 at 11PM BST / 3PM PT / 6PM ET and will be available to watch on Square Enix’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.Join us next week for around 10 minutes to celebrate 25 years of @FinalFantasy VII: https://t.co/y074ldZMhgCo-stream the broadcast and share your reactions with #FFVII25th. Please be excited.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake part two is set to be revealed sometime this year.During the Final Fantasy 7 25th anniversary event held in Japan today (January 31), the game’s original director Yoshinori Kitase stated that he was going to reveal the first details about Remake part two during the event (thanks, VGC).“We are hard at work on Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, so please look forward to that. In addition, with regards to the long-awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake [part two]… there will be more information… this year if we can,”  Kitase said, in a translation provided to VGC by PushDustIn.Additionally, Kitase also confirmed that the game will be revealed this year, saying, “Well yeah.

Final Fantasy VII Remake part two will reportedly feature gameplay that “leverages the vastness of the world”.In a new interview with IGN, while talking about the launch of Intergrade and Episode Intermission, co-director Naoki Hamaguchi spoke about what Final Fantasy VII fans can expect from part two.Talking about how he’s happy with how the first game made players feel, Hamaguchi also mentioned what changes will be implemented moving forward with part two.“…Because the next installment will

Final Fantasy VII Remake co-director Naoki Hamaguchi and producer Yoshinori Kitase have teased “surprises” in the game’s upcoming sequel.During a recent interview at The Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDC), as translated by Twitter user Aitaikimochi, Hamaguchi and Kitase said that the team is aiming to subvert players’ expectations for Final Fantasy VII Remake part two, although in a way they would enjoy.“For those who played Part 1, they already have an idea of what kind of game

Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase has confirmed that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will not have a major impact on the development of the game’s sequel.In a recent interview with The Guardian, producer Yoshinori Kitase and co-director Naoki Hamaguchi spoke about the impact COVID-19 had on the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how it’s affecting the ongoing development of the sequel.“At this current time, the team are still making the next game via remote working.