{"id":27126,"date":"2024-02-13T18:14:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27126"},"modified":"2024-02-13T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:14:49","slug":"20240213-27126","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240213-27126\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was inspired by Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Zero Dawn, according to director\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Naoki Hamaguchi, director of <strong>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, <\/strong>revealed in an interview with The Gamer that he was influenced by Western open-world titles such as The Witcher 3, Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Zero Dawn. On the other hand, he also said that the team refrained from simply copying what other games do and worked on sublimating the influences into something with a completely different feel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Final Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q56cRDseTGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy. The first part, Final Fantasy VII Remake, was released in 2020, and Rebirth will continue from where it left off. The game is planned to be released for the PS5 on February 29.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the FFVII Rebirth launch day just around the corner, the title\u2019s producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Naoki Hamaguchi talked about the game\u2019s development in an interview for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-interview-yoshinori-kitase-naoki-hamaguchi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gamer<\/a>. Hamaguchi mentioned specific titles that had an influence on him and his approach to FFVII Rebirth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamaguchi mentions playing a number of Western titles which served as \u201cuseful reference\u201d for Rebirth. The Witcher 3 is already known to have influenced the game, but Hamaguchi also mentions titles such as Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as the team \u201clooking at everything out there\u201d and analyzing what other titles do well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-001.jpg\" alt=\"Horizon Zero Dawn gameplay screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-002.jpg\" alt=\"Ghost of Tsushima gameplay screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Hamaguchi stresses that the team did not attempt to simply copy what other games do, but rather focused on enriching Rebirth with unique elements in terms of side content and activities, resulting in a game with a completely different feel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, Hamaguchi had made similar comments to us earlier this month, referring to The Witcher 3 as one of his favorite titles and a big influence. He also mentioned taking inspiration from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but once again, stressed the importance of staying unique: \u201cIf side content is just continuously rehashed with a new look, the player will feel like they\u2019re playing the exact same content even though they\u2019ve made it to a new area, and they will lose the enjoyment of progressing through the game.\u201d This is why, according to Hamaguchi, FFVII Rebirth will include new exploration methods and new mini games for each area that the player travels to (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/final-fantasy\/20240207-26773\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Related article<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The titles that Hamaguchi lists as his inspirations are all highly acclaimed Western open-world games. FFVII Rebirth incorporates open-world elements with a high volume of side content, and it seems the developers took special care in crafting exploration and side quest elements while keeping in mind series conventions and the needs of the player. \u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"709\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-003.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo gameplay screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-003.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-282349-003-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike FFVII Remake, Rebirth emphasizes field exploration, which can be felt when playing the demo. However, the current version of the demo does not contain side quests, so we will have to wait for the demo\u2019s Junon area update on February 21 to get a taste of how these will work. &nbsp;When the full game is released, we will finally be able to see Hamaguchi\u2019s big picture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is scheduled to be released on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10003999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a> on February 29. The <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0082-PPSA18937_00-0909264736829459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demo<\/a> is available now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><em>Written by.\u00a0Amber V\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240213-282349\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-13 14:24\u00a0JST)\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has revealed several titles that he referenced for the game, including Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Zero Dawn, Skyrim and The Witcher 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-27126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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