After Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's controversial ending, director insists Part 3 is "in safe hands" and the JRPG's finale will "really reward everyone for sticking with us to the end"

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The climax will be "a really great send-off for the game"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Sephiroth looking at their hand in contemplation
(Image credit: Square Enix)

Although Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth had a bit of a controversial ending, with fans dubbing it "confusing as fuck" in 2024, it sounds as though the Remake trilogy's long-awaited third entry may just rectify things with its own banger finale.

Speaking in a new interview with JPGames, Naoki Hamaguchi – the director behind the Final Fantasy 7 Remake sequel (and its upcoming threequel, which has unofficially been dubbed 'Part 3' for now) – reveals as much. He first touches on what the third game's theme may be, explaining that Square Enix is "working on that right now," and has "builds running where you can actually experience what that theme is through the gameplay."

Hamaguchi continues, stating the developers "know where we're going with it" while assuring fans, "it's looking like it's going in the right direction, and we'll keep working on it and make it even better." This lines up with what he's said in other interviews – that the upcoming game is "shaping up nicely" with much of it "already playable" as well. "So hopefully in the near future we'll be able to reveal some of that," as the lead says.

One of the most important things about Part 3, however, is the fact that it's the "finale" to the revamped JRPG trilogy from Square Enix – and nailing its climax is key to ensuring fans are satisfied, especially after Rebirth's ending. "This is going to be the climax, the finale of the series," Hamaguchi describes. "And we're going to make it a suitable finale, a really great send-off for the game." It certainly sounds like it's on the right path.

It doesn't sound as though fans have anything to worry about this time around, in my opinion – and apparently, the lead's own. After all, as Hamaguchi says, "It's all in safe hands!"

Anna Koselke
Anna Koselke
Staff Writer

After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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