129 Rapid-Fire Questions Answered About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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5 ай бұрын

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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@TheDigitalDecade 5 ай бұрын

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.

@JessicaT10118 5 ай бұрын

😂 me too. Super wholesome and informative at the same time.

@gameinformer 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@dominicsawicki6943 5 ай бұрын

Hamaguchi-san has won me over, this was hilarious and he seems like a genuinely nice dude and a passionate director

@amyroser 5 ай бұрын

4:40 The fact that Cloud was annoyed with Donkey Kong the most in Smash is the most random but funniest thing to me 😂

@cloudtg462 5 ай бұрын

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

@sherlockwastaken 5 ай бұрын

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.

@Zephhi 5 ай бұрын

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

@starward0997 4 ай бұрын

Play the original as well

@OniLink99999 5 ай бұрын

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!

@Kaptime 5 ай бұрын

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.

@guilhermelima4838 5 ай бұрын

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

@OniLink99999 5 ай бұрын

@@guilhermelima4838 Yeah, 18 would definitely be the earliest he'd be available, but I'd love to see it =)

@OniLink99999 5 ай бұрын

@@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 =)

@Dopamine9481 5 ай бұрын

Me too! He gets it.

@cynicalidealist11 5 ай бұрын

All of us during that scene according to hamaguchi: 😮 Edit: he was right 😮

@kirara2516 5 ай бұрын

I don't dought it, thohgh I'll probably be trying not to drown in tears as well.

@Tryhardblackguy 5 ай бұрын

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!

@rosshash3178 5 ай бұрын

15:10 Hamaguchi-san’s impression on this question is hilarious to me 😮😂

@raveastjennifersandy9220 5 ай бұрын

The cross dress scene one😂

@KJames2345 5 ай бұрын

"How do you think people will react with that scene, you know the one" "😲"

@mickey8152 5 ай бұрын

Great interview, can´t wait to play FF7 Rebirth.

@conleybaker3864 5 ай бұрын

Love the interview setup, your questions and Hamaguchi’s whole vibe. Fantastic interview!

@burtwonk 5 ай бұрын

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

@11d3adly11 5 ай бұрын

I always enjoy these rapid fire q&a

@gameinformer 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@travisnorman 5 ай бұрын

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!

@gameinformer 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@hynad81 5 ай бұрын

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.

@bloodymeatballz2368 5 ай бұрын

This is how I expect us to communicate with outer space aliens when asking questions about life and afterlife and the universe. 👾

@bloodymeatballz2368 5 ай бұрын

Streamlined

@tangiblemammal5273 5 ай бұрын

The internet is the planets lifestream

@DarthKrytie 5 ай бұрын

I always love the rapid fire interview, but this one was especially wonderful because of how much Hamaguchi seemed to enjoy the interview himself.

@Franktasy7 5 ай бұрын

This was so enjoyable to watch and those were some fantastic questions and answers! Both of you's were on the same energy level! 😄

@silentstreets 5 ай бұрын

respect to teh people who build these amazing games, so hyped to play this game!

@TheDigitalDecade 5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@bend.7590 5 ай бұрын

Such a good interview. The questions were lightning fast and kept me hooked

@preslim84 5 ай бұрын

what a fun interview, loved the format. Bravo!

@Pinoy. 5 ай бұрын

Easily one of the best interviews I've seen. Informative and funny as fuck good shit guys

@Cleverconveyence 5 ай бұрын

I like how even the unanswered questions sort of give us something to look forward to with this. A nice little refresher.

@davadh 5 ай бұрын

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."

@isaacddestroy3674 5 ай бұрын

Easily one of the best video ideas/series on KZfaq! And gratefully this installment is no exception

@ThomasHannah 5 ай бұрын

He was understandingly cautious about giving away too much 😂 we pretty much learned nothing new

@dennissepulveda6118 5 ай бұрын

Actually we did learn that Wedge is still alive in Rebirth. That wasn't confirmed until it was indirectly confirmed here.

@ThomasHannah 5 ай бұрын

@@dennissepulveda6118 “I hope so” isn’t confirmation

@marvikv2505 5 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if the summons from Editions and save files will be obtainable in-game or they are locked behind those?

@iamthewalrus4998 5 ай бұрын

@@marvikv2505you’ll get leviathan and ramuh if you completed Remake and intermission

@dennissepulveda6118 5 ай бұрын

@@ThomasHannah I hope so isn't what I said. Reread my comment.

@raveastjennifersandy9220 5 ай бұрын

4:32 Cloud's canonically with Smash Fighters

@Leylisa 5 ай бұрын

This interview was so much fun to watch!

@brandonwoodward9515 5 ай бұрын

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.

@opiekunn1866 5 ай бұрын

Interviewer: How do you think people gonna react to THAT scene? hamaGUCCI: :O

@ganymede4030 5 ай бұрын

I just started watching this and it's already a lot of fun haha time to strap in

@RRRReunion 5 ай бұрын

This was funny and amazing! Loved the commentary on Smash verse lol

@gameinformer 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@defil3d 5 ай бұрын

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

@JasonMcMullen 5 ай бұрын

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

@aarons.2323 5 ай бұрын

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!

@kirara2516 5 ай бұрын

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.

@JasonMcMullen 5 ай бұрын

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

@XIIIBeatoSensei 5 ай бұрын

Such a fun interview! Really enjoyed it!

@ThrawnaDelRey 5 ай бұрын

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

@V.II. 5 ай бұрын

Magic, triple slash, stop/slow and bio are your friends in hard mode

@ros.820 5 ай бұрын

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

@SovereignKing 5 ай бұрын

That boss music is still triggering, especially the part where it starts flying. Got stuck on that part for so long😂

@aerithsu 5 ай бұрын

Immediately cast arcane ward on aerith and blizzard , tornberry skipped @ros.820

@kuroinova2056 5 ай бұрын

Honestly i had a easier time in hard mode for hell house

@kirara2516 5 ай бұрын

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.

@makasete30 5 ай бұрын

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.

@mjhickson4339 5 ай бұрын

That was such a good vibes interview wow !

@fearlesscheshirecat1411 5 ай бұрын

I’d still love to see if we’re going to get day and night, and weather cycles…

@drumjod 5 ай бұрын

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.

@fernandozavaletabustos205 5 ай бұрын

Great interview!!

@takeshikitano3 5 ай бұрын

Great job, really fun video

@TheJmack90 5 ай бұрын

Brian your interviews are THE BEST!!

@Cleverconveyence 5 ай бұрын

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.

@HolyJonte 5 ай бұрын

This was fun!

@neoshadow5192 5 ай бұрын

Hamaguchi just seems like a really good guy

@CapedGuardian 5 ай бұрын

I’m really relieved to hear the cpr mini game is still there!

@llrainll 5 ай бұрын

I can’t wait!

@yurijuri29 5 ай бұрын

My heart stopped when he said "Chrono Trigger", omg bring this game back to us Square Enix

@robertlawrence9000 5 ай бұрын

There is a remake, kind of.

@dennissepulveda6118 5 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure he dropped the name because they must have plans for it

@shinranews 5 ай бұрын

Wow sensational interview. I am so excited for this game. The ff13 comments make me a little nervous though.

@monca1222 5 ай бұрын

This was perfect

@jesse1086 4 ай бұрын

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.

@shunkun8668 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see Hamaguchi putting respect back on FF13s name. Especially Lightning Returns

@leostenbuck4194 5 ай бұрын

"back" It was never respected to begin with.

@ia7072 5 ай бұрын

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 ?

@shunkun8668 5 ай бұрын

@@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

@ia7072 5 ай бұрын

@@shunkun8668 Then if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk about "putting respect back"

@sunnyhigurashi1076 5 ай бұрын

@@ia7072 It's not that serious. Don't unload on the person like that. They didn't mean any harm.🫥

@slicer1419 5 ай бұрын

ff7 rebirth will be GOTY 2024. I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT

@elizabethchint6485 5 ай бұрын

Hamaguchi is so precious!!!

@Nocc2991 5 ай бұрын

I can't wait. I love the combat system in this one.

@lorddrifter7296 5 ай бұрын

Love how gives 13 some love

@Blitzz1907 5 ай бұрын

Lightning Returns mention, based Hamaguchi

@mjfilmmatics 5 ай бұрын

pretty sure the translation was supposed to be that he would have a Cosmo Canyon drink at Seventh Heaven

@joeperez6451 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha the whispers line slayed me 😂

@AL_EVOz 5 ай бұрын

We are almost here FF FANS!! FFVII REBIRTH IS ALMOST HERE!!

@Dracobyte 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the interesting!

@Kushfury 5 ай бұрын

Great questions :)

@Sarafara7 5 ай бұрын

This was great haha

@berserkguts6212 5 ай бұрын

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.

@wowJhil 4 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@Brittanyknuckles1427 5 ай бұрын

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!!!

@Riku2005 5 ай бұрын

hamaguchi GOAT

@Zoleil. 5 ай бұрын

This gives me Old Country Buffet carving station vibes

@lowbudgetmic 5 ай бұрын

Chrono Trigger 😮❤

@Rob_Gibson 5 ай бұрын

4:47 I laughed out loud like a lunatic

@eclipsicalbluestocking1182 5 ай бұрын

Hamaguchi taking inspiration from the Witcher series makes me excited

@edwizard1 5 ай бұрын

Setzer! Good answer. 7:40

@cynicalidealist11 5 ай бұрын

Relive, reset, redo

@lifeofkai5063 5 ай бұрын

Revival

@red-cr9so 5 ай бұрын

did he really use daisuki to describe sephiroth's feelings towards cloud

@red-cr9so 5 ай бұрын

idk what to say lmao

@mariogirl8100 5 ай бұрын

I THINK THIS PROVES THAT SEPHIROTH-

@red-cr9so 5 ай бұрын

@@mariogirl8100 yes. yes he is.

@Kyoukichi 5 ай бұрын

What? I never heard that...? What minute/second?

@xd40steve 5 ай бұрын

They share the same cells so that means brotherly love not the other way around lol

@chronolynx360 5 ай бұрын

It's like, why are we whispering? It's a secret so let's just whispers!

@hassanosman4088 5 ай бұрын

Im waiting cloud.... cant wait😊

@SeFiRoT200 5 ай бұрын

When is going to release the DEMO!? 130 questions

@feverpyretic 5 ай бұрын

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.

@Bhunibelza 5 ай бұрын

Hamaguchi is so likeable !😄

@daddyshortlegs1351 5 ай бұрын

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)

@Mustafa_9628 5 ай бұрын

The third one should be called redemption

@kirara2516 5 ай бұрын

Yes. All of the yes. ALL OF IT!

@rporche2600 5 ай бұрын

Omg lot of good stuff being said

@Kyoukichi 5 ай бұрын

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"?

@Ghostlicht 5 ай бұрын

It was Assess.

@VishusVenom 5 ай бұрын

7:20 He had to make sure and throw that DEI bs in the interview.

@hayabusa9289 5 ай бұрын

Now i know why ff7 remake has a stagger feature and the weapon upgrade design is similar to ff13. ^_^

@lifeofkai5063 5 ай бұрын

I think part 3 will be called Revival

@amronfaro9728 5 ай бұрын

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.