Naoki Hamaguchi (浜口直樹, Hamaguchi Naoki) is a Japanese video game programmer and director. He currently works at Square Enix. Hamaguchi was heavily inspired to make games …

Naoki Hamaguchi (浜口直樹, Hamaguchi Naoki?) is an employee at Square Enix who has worked on the Final Fantasy series since Final Fantasy XII (2006). He is a member of Square Enix's …

Mar 1, 2024 · Director Naoki Hamaguchi talks with Variety about making Rebirth, sealing Aerith’s fate in the remake and teases future plans for Cid and Vincent.

Mar 4, 2024 · Here, director Naoki Hamaguchi speaks to Deadline about expanding the trilogy, recreating the Loveless scene, and the thematic importance of life and death.

Dec 16, 2024 · When Naoki Hamaguchi found out he'd landed his dream job directing remakes of his favourite game, Final Fantasy VII, he almost didn't accept. "I realised this was going to...

Feb 29, 2024 · Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director, Naoki Hamaguchi, hopes the changes made to the iconic 1997 RPG for this remake induce feelings of wonder, excitement, and anxiety.

Naoki Hamaguchi works at Square Enix in Japan, where he currently serves as Manager/Director/Lead Programmer. On Final Fantasy VII: Remake he served as Co-Director …

Director Naoki Hamaguchi answers our questions about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending, some of the potential additions to Part 3, and more.

Oct 13, 2023 · Recently, he was the co-director for Final Fantasy VII Remake, but now he is the sole director for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He graciously sat down for an interview to discuss …

Nov 21, 2024 · We sat down with the game's Director, Naoki Hamaguchi, to talk about what he and the team have learned from Rebirth's development process, and he was very honest …