Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will use a more deliberate reward structure for its optional activities, director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed. The change may result in a somewhat easier game, with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation allowing players to prioritize or skip side activities based purely on their personal preferences rather than having to do everything in pursuit of a general meta progression goal of getting stronger.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth filled its regional maps with numerous optional activities, some of which awarded useful materia. While a fairly standard genre convention, such a plethora of content did not sit well with everyone. Hamaguchi has since acknowledged that demographic, saying Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will take steps to minimize the risk of open-world fatigue.
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The director elaborated on his design goals in a late July 2026 interview with GamesRadar+ at the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival in Berlin. Looking back at the second entry in the planned trilogy, Hamaguchi said some players may have grown tired of Rebirth, even to the point of never finishing it, because its world map contained so...
