Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Controversial Ending Was Just the Beginning—Director Promises Part 3 Finale That Rewards Every Fan

If you bounced off Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending, you were not alone. The 2024 chatter labeled it 'confusing as fuck.' The good news: the team seems very aware of that, and the next entry sounds like it is built to stick the landing.

Part 3 is moving, and you can feel the theme in gameplay

In a new chat with JPGames, director Naoki Hamaguchi — who led Rebirth and is steering the upcoming threequel (unofficially just 'Part 3' for now) — said the team is actively shaping the final chapter's core idea. Square Enix is working on the theme right now, and they already have internal builds where you can actually experience that theme through gameplay, not just in cutscenes or a pitch doc.

Hamaguchi also said the team knows where it is headed. The current direction looks right to them, and they plan to keep tuning it as they go. This lines up with what he has been saying elsewhere: Part 3 is shaping up nicely, a lot of it is already playable, and they want to show some of it in the near future.

They know this finale has to hit

Everyone at Square Enix understands this is the payoff for the Remake trilogy, and they are framing it exactly that way.

'This is going to be the climax, the finale of the series.'

Hamaguchi said they intend to make it a suitable finale — a proper send-off — and that the aim is to please longtime fans, delight fans of this much-loved series, and reward people for sticking with them to the end. He asked folks to look forward to it, with more info coming in the not-too-distant future.

'It is all in safe hands!'

What Hamaguchi actually said, at a glance

• Theme work is happening right now, with builds running that let you feel that theme through actual gameplay.
• The team knows the direction, likes where it is headed, and plans to keep improving the build.
• Part 3 is shaping up nicely; much of it is already playable.
• They hope to reveal more in the near future — think not-too-distant, not years away.
• This is the finale of the Remake trilogy, intended as a great send-off that pleases and rewards fans.
• Hamaguchi says it is all in safe hands.
• Side note that made my ears perk up: his favorite Xbox series is Fable. He loves the freedom and choice those games offer, and says they have had a positive influence on his own creative work. Interesting compass for a FF finale.

Short version: after Rebirth's messy closer, the third game sounds like it is built for payoff, with the theme baked into how you play. If they deliver on even half of what Hamaguchi is hinting at, we might finally get the big, clear exhale this trilogy has been promising.