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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi said that games released between the original Final Fantasy 7 in 1997 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake in 2020, including The Witcher 3 and Horizon, helped shape his team's approach to cinematic storytelling and player agency. He said these titles influenced the studio's push toward customizable, scalable world exploration. Hamaguchi's comments offer new insight into the creative influences shaping the ongoing Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy's next chapter.