Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is "shaping up nicely" with much of the JRPG "already playable," says director Naoki Hamaguchi: "Development is going extremely well"

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The "game's direction and form are firmly set in place"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer screenshot showing a young woman in a green ceremonial dress dancing, a determined look upon her face as she smirks while staring ahead
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Naoki Hamaguchi, director behind Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and its long-awaited sequel – the officially unnamed Part 3 – assures excited fans that progress on the third entry is moving along very well.

Speaking in a recent interview with Automaton, Hamaguchi first looks back at Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and says that it "has been doing very well on both PS5 and PC." He then admits, "I know some fans have expressed concerns, but please rest assured, we'll be able to deliver a proper, high-quality third installment," referring to the upcoming Part 3. He feels certain of this because development on the new JRPG is going smoothly.

"Development is going extremely well, and the game is shaping up nicely," as Hamaguchi explains. "A lot of the content is already playable, and the game's direction and form are firmly set in place." It sounds as though things have moved along quite a bit – the lead even reveals that "right now, the team is united around refining everything." The word "refining" would imply a near-finished product, or at least in this case, near-finished components.

Square Enix isn't prepared to unveil any concrete release date or window for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 just yet, however, even if progress is meeting (or perhaps even exceeding) developers' expectations. It hasn't been all that long since Rebirth launched, after all, in early 2024 – and that came nearly four years after Final Fantasy 7 Remake did in 2020. For now, as Hamaguchi states, fans can enjoy the first two instalments in the soon-to-be trilogy.

Here's hoping development on Final Fantasy Remake Part 3 continues to proceed nicely as is, without any hiccups – and that Square Enix reveals a release date or launch window soon to help tide the understandably eager JRPG community over.

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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