We wanted to pay homage to the original FINAL FANTASY VII: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Game Director Talks the Similarities and Differences to the Last Entry - FandomWire

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi recently talked to Square Enix about the game and how it fares to original title.

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I personally think final Fantasy 7 has the best story from start to finish my marathon was amazing I love this series I can't wait to play rebirth and reunion : r/FinalFantasy

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: developer interview reveals fresh gameplay details as new trailer debuts at State of Play – PlayStation.Blog

We wanted to pay homage to the original FINAL FANTASY VII: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Game Director Talks the Similarities and Differences to the Last Entry - FandomWire

FF7 Rebirth Comparison - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth vs. Original FFVII - TGS Gameplay Demo! (FF7 リバース)

We wanted to pay homage to the original FINAL FANTASY VII: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Game Director Talks the Similarities and Differences to the Last Entry - FandomWire