{"id":12540,"date":"2026-08-04T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=12540"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:24:37","slug":"naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Naoki Hamaguchi Doubles Down on Connecting All Final Fantasy VII Spinoffs Into Revelation\u2019s Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi opened up on the game\u2019s connection to the Advent Children film, saying that more than one of FF7\u2019s spin-offs are going to tie into the game\u2019s ending.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In an interview with YouTuber Ashif\u2019s Release Notes at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Berlin 2026, Naoki revealed that he\u2019s well aware of the fan theories surrounding the next game in the Remake trilogy, particularly where ties to other properties in the FF7 universe are concerned.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">He assured Ashif that he\u2019s carefully considering all of these titles, specifically mentioning Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core, and of course, the Advent Children movie.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Final Fantasy VII Revelation Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I see a great deal of that discussion. I&#8217;ve seen a lot of people discussing and speculating off the back of interviews with myself and with Kitase-san, &#8216;Is the ending of this going to connect to Advent Children?&#8217;\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cBut it&#8217;s not a question. I don&#8217;t want to sit here and say it connects to this, it connects to that. But obviously, there are a lot of other titles within the VII universe. So, we&#8217;re talking about Advent Children, we&#8217;re talking about Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core. And we want to bring all of those in and make sure we&#8217;re not leaving those out.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAnd then on top of that, once we have all of those in place, we&#8217;re looking towards the ending. And then the question is, what kind of ending are we going to head for in Revelation that still has those ties? And I think that&#8217;s something that I really hope players will look forward to finding out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While Hamaguchi was careful not to say anything that would outright spoil things, his answer has certainly fueled an animated debate within the community, especially following similar comments previously made by other devs working on the Remake trilogy.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hamaguchi made similar remarks in an August 1 interview with Automaton, confirming that the Remake series is a \u201cnew, overarching universe that encompasses the lore of the many various spin-offs\u201d in the FF7 universe \u2014 \u201cnot just Advent Children, but also Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe\u2019re not denying the possibility of the ending tying into FFVII AC, but rather, we\u2019re saying that FFVII AC has just been incorporated into the overarching FFVII remake series, including the ending. However, I won\u2019t comment on whether the ending is positioned to lead into it,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">And in 2023, producer Yoshinori Kitase told Eurogamer very definitely that this is the case: &#8220;We are finally going to link up with Advent Children, that is going to be part of canon,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The overall storyline, the developments, will not go wildly out in a way that will not add up to Advent Children in the end. I don&#8217;t think anyone wanted that, that&#8217;s not what we&#8217;re looking to create here.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;[But] to make sure it doesn&#8217;t become stale and people know exactly where it&#8217;s going, [that it] doesn&#8217;t just follow the original word for word, we add in extra elements which add that little bit of doubt. Getting the right balance of that is so key. Ultimately, we&#8217;re not trying to change the Final Fantasy 7 story into something really different. The overall balance wouldn&#8217;t really allow for that anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hamaguchi\u2019s latest comments have created stirred up a heated conversation within the fanbase, with some lamenting the trilogy\u2019s shift away from the original game\u2019s storyline in favor of a metaverse-style combo of all FF7 properties, while others remain cautiously optimistic about what this entails for the fates of Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and co.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In June, Hamaguchi spoke further about Revelation\u2019s ending, saying that while players will be able to shape the story in some way, everyone will ultimately come to a &#8220;singular ending.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The idea is to kind of change the approach and the depth of these story moments for these characters in this final chapter,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We hope players look forward to that moment in the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Final Fantasy VII Revelation releases in spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/naoki-hamaguchi-doubles-down-on-connecting-all-final-fantasy-vii-spinoffs-into-revelations-ending.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-12540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12542,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions\/12542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}