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FF7 Revelation director calls streaming a 'crisis' for RPGs that lack player choice

Q: Naoki Hamaguchi directed the FF7 remake trilogy and is leading Final Fantasy VII Revelation.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Hamaguchi gave an interview after Summer Game Fest discussing streaming's impact on RPGs.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: He described the threat of stream-watching as a 'crisis' for RPGs without sufficient player choice.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Other AAA RPG directors may respond to or echo Hamaguchi's framing of streaming as an economic threat to linear games.

Status: developing. Sources under review.

Q: The exact wording of the full interview beyond what Kotaku excerpted.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

Q: Whether Hamaguchi's comments signal specific design changes in FF7 Revelation's structure.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

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Ethan Gach's report on Hamaguchi's post-Summer Game Fest interview, where the FF7 Revelation director discusses streaming as a threat to linear RPGs lacking player choice.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-calls-watching-streamers-a-crisis-for-rpgs-that-dont-offer-enough-choice-2000705983

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Naoki Hamaguchi directed the FF7 remake trilogy and is leading Final Fantasy VII Revelation.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Hamaguchi gave an interview after Summer Game Fest discussing streaming's impact on RPGs.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

He described the threat of stream-watching as a 'crisis' for RPGs without sufficient player choice.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Other AAA RPG directors may respond to or echo Hamaguchi's framing of streaming as an economic threat to linear games.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

The exact wording of the full interview beyond what Kotaku excerpted.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether Hamaguchi's comments signal specific design changes in FF7 Revelation's structure.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

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FF7 Revelation director calls streaming a 'crisis' for RPGs that lack player choice

by The Desk

Single source

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Kotaku
Ethan Gach's report on Hamaguchi's post-Summer Game Fest interview, where the FF7 Revelation director discusses streaming as a threat to linear RPGs lacking player choice.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-director-calls-watching-streamers-a-crisis-for-rpgs-that-dont-offer-enough-choice-2000705983

04Claim-level check

Claims, status, and receipts

ClaimStatusReceiptsAction

Naoki Hamaguchi directed the FF7 remake trilogy and is leading Final Fantasy VII Revelation.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Hamaguchi gave an interview after Summer Game Fest discussing streaming's impact on RPGs.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

He described the threat of stream-watching as a 'crisis' for RPGs without sufficient player choice.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Other AAA RPG directors may respond to or echo Hamaguchi's framing of streaming as an economic threat to linear games.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

The exact wording of the full interview beyond what Kotaku excerpted.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether Hamaguchi's comments signal specific design changes in FF7 Revelation's structure.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix