Naoki Hamaguchi also spoke about being excited to have players experience the third part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy.
Naoki Hamaguchi also spoke about the word "Highwind" being a key word for the third title in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy.
"We're now in the phase of refining and polishing it," says Naoki Hamaguchi, who feels a "strong sense of the game's final form."
However, that's currently not possible given "the position I have in the company" and "what they want me to make," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi noted in a recent interview that there is a "need to guide players around from a gameplay perspective".
"The bonds, the relationship between the team has definitely improved a lot and strengthened it," says game director Naoki Hamaguchi.
"It’s not about cutting out content; it’s making sure that it feels right, the speed at which the story progresses feels right."
"We're working really hard on the third game in the Remake series at the moment. It's coming along really well," said Naoki Hamaguchi.
There were also "some ideas" for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth DLC, but the team wanted to prioritize releasing the third installment ASAP.
Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi also disagrees that certain sections in the acclaimed 2024 action RPG ran "longer than necessary."
Naoki Hamaguchi drew attention to the fact that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth offered new gameplay in the form of its open-world structure.
At Brasil Game Show 2025, Naoki Hamaguchi also spoke about needing to split the remake into three titles so that nothing got cut out.
However, the team did "see some issues with the lack of memory" in the Xbox version compared to other platforms, per Naoki Hamaguchi.
According to director Naoki Hamaguchi, development on the third game has progressed far enough to where refinement is the focus.
The confirmation is in the wake of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade launching for Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2 in January 2026.
During a recent live stream, Nomura also noted that Square Enix has a planned announcement date for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.
The fact that voice acting work on the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 trilogy means that development must be quite far along.
Series producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke about the sequel's development and confirmed it's been in the works for nine months.
The studio is working on getting the story of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy wrapped up with the next installment, which is still likely some time away.
"Whatever it is, I'm incredibly excited to work on that and see what we can do with that knowledge we've built up," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
