While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth certainly had its moments of intense drama and emotion, director Naoki Hamaguchi has said that the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Revelation won’t be lacking in that department. In an interview with Omelete, Hamaguchi spoke about a particularly intense scene and revealed that it managed to make him cry regardless of how many times he played through the title.
The scene largely relates to Cloud coming to understand what happened to him, and his relation to both Zack and Aerith. Hamaguchi has said that this moment has “turned out very well” in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.
“There’s this scene that’s quite essential to the story of Final Fantasy 7 where Cloud goes into a moment of introspection and discovers his identity, and how it fits with Zack and Aerith,” he said. “I think the way we portrayed that in Revelation turned out very well, and we’re eager for fans to see it.”
“I’ve finished Revelation about 40 times, and every time that introspective scene with Cloud made me cry.”
He mentioned the same scene on social media as well, saying, “A key scene from the original, related to Cloud’s identity, is one of the most memorable experiences in FFVII Revelation.”
It is worth noting that Final Fantasy 7, which is considered by many to be one of the best games in the franchise, if not of all time, is well-known for the twists and turns in its story. Despite its age, the RPG was praised for its handling of heavy subjects, as well as how well it was able to portray its more emotional moments even despite the more primitive graphical capability of the original PlayStation.
As for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, it is slated to bring the Remake trilogy to an end, and in the process, will answer many questions that Remake and Rebirth left open. Hamaguchi noted that this was the main reason for the studio picking Revelation as the game’s title, despite its core themes also revolving around another word that starts with “re” – Resolve.
“I think a lot of fans and players were just really wondering, how this is going to go down, and how the trilogy is going to conclude,” he said. “As a response to that, this is our message, to say that this is the end of everything, this is where everything gets revealed, and this is where you will find out all the answers.”
As for the decision to go with Revelation over Resolve, Hamaguchi said that the latter “wasn’t really a candidate for our title. We landed with ‘Revelation,’ because that was the word that was the best match for what we wanted to depict in the third instalment of our series.”
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is being developed for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2, and in a first for the franchise, will be coming to all platforms on the same day. While you wait for its Spring 2027 release, take a look at other details, like the fact that its maximum level will be 99, and that it won’t include Bone Village.