Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi opened up on the sport’s connection to the Introduction Kids movie, saying that a couple of of FF7’s spin-offs are going to tie into the sport’s ending.
In an interview with YouTuber Ashif’s Launch Notes at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Pageant Berlin 2026, Naoki revealed that he’s nicely conscious of the fan theories surrounding the subsequent sport in the Remake trilogy, significantly the place ties to different properties in the FF7 universe are involved.
He assured Ashif that he’s fastidiously contemplating all of those titles, particularly mentioning Dirge of Cerberus, Disaster Core, and naturally, the Introduction Kids film.
“I see an excessive amount of that dialogue. I’ve seen lots of people discussing and speculating off the again of interviews with myself and with Kitase-san, ‘Is the ending of this going to join to Introduction Kids?’” he started.
“However it’s not a query. I do not need to sit right here and say it connects to this, it connects to that. However clearly, there are loads of different titles throughout the VII universe. So, we’re speaking about Introduction Kids, we’re speaking about Dirge of Cerberus, Disaster Core. And we would like to convey all of these in and ensure we’re not leaving these out.
“After which on high of that, as soon as we’ve got all of these in place, we’re trying in direction of the ending. After which the query is, what sort of ending are we going to head for in Revelation that also has these ties? And I feel that is one thing that I actually hope gamers will look ahead to discovering out.”
Whereas Hamaguchi was cautious not to say something that may outright spoil issues, his reply has definitely fueled an animated debate throughout the neighborhood, particularly following comparable feedback beforehand made by different devs engaged on the Remake trilogy.
Hamaguchi made comparable remarks in an August 1 interview with Automaton, confirming that the Remake collection is a “new, overarching universe that encompasses the lore of the various numerous spin-offs” in the FF7 universe — “not simply Introduction Kids, but in addition Dirge of Cerberus and Disaster Core.”
“We’re not denying the potential for the ending tying into FFVII AC, however reasonably, we’re saying that FFVII AC has simply been integrated into the overarching FFVII remake collection, together with the ending. Nonetheless, I gained’t touch upon whether or not the ending is positioned to lead into it,” he advised the outlet.
And in 2023, producer Yoshinori Kitase advised Eurogamer very undoubtedly that that is the case: “We’re lastly going to hyperlink up with Introduction Kids, that’s going to be a part of canon,” he stated. “The general storyline, the developments, won’t go wildly out in a approach that won’t add up to Introduction Kids in the tip. I do not suppose anybody needed that, that is not what we’re trying to create right here.
“[But] to ensure it does not turn out to be stale and folks know precisely the place it is going, [that it] does not simply comply with the unique phrase for phrase, we add in further parts which add that little little bit of doubt. Getting the best steadiness of that’s so key. Finally, we’re not making an attempt to change the Final Fantasy 7 story into one thing actually totally different. The general steadiness would not actually permit for that anyway.”
Hamaguchi’s newest feedback have created stirred up a heated conversation throughout the fanbase, with some lamenting the trilogy’s shift away from the unique sport’s storyline in favor of a metaverse-style combo of all FF7 properties, whereas others stay cautiously optimistic about what this entails for the fates of Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and co.
In June, Hamaguchi spoke additional about Revelation’s ending, saying that whereas gamers will probably be in a position to form the story in a way, everybody will finally come to a “singular ending.”
“The thought is to sort of change the method and the depth of those story moments for these characters in this ultimate chapter,” he stated. “We hope gamers look ahead to that second in the sport.”
Final Fantasy VII Revelation releases in spring 2027 on Nintendo Swap 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X and S, and PC through Steam and Epic Video games Retailer.
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