FF7 Revelation Director Aims to Expand Final Fantasy Beyond the JRPG Mold

In a Gamescom 2026 interview, Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says his goal with the Remake trilogy is to prove Final Fantasy can be bigger and broader than a traditional turn-based JRPG, pushing toward a global, open-world-style action RPG while still retaining traditional FF strengths. He stresses that FF isn’t limited to one style and that each project should choose the best gameplay approach, with Revelation continuing to evolve the series’ systems and scope.