Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Naoki Hamaguchi Says It Was “Absolutely Essential” to Avoid Turning the Remake Into a Personal Fan Project

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says one of the biggest challenges of developing Square Enix’s remake trilogy has been preserving the identity of the original game without simply recreating it or turning the project into the developers’ own interpretation. Speaking in Edge Magazine Issue 429, Hamaguchi explained that the team has remained committed to the central themes established at the beginning of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake project. The upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will serve as the…