Naoki Hamaguchi, director of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, has reportedly completed 46 playthroughs while checking different aspects of the game. The figure comes from Hobby Consolas’ 2026 report of a GameSpot interview; it describes development testing, not 46 identical, completionist runs.
What does the 46-playthrough figure mean?
Hobby Consolas reported in 2026 that Hamaguchi had completed 46 playthroughs while reviewing the game. The runs had different purposes: he sometimes skipped optional battles to focus on the story, and used other runs to check different elements. That makes the count a measure of repeated development review, not a benchmark for how many times an ordinary player would need to finish the game. Read Hobby Consolas’ report.
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The underlying GameSpot interview linked by Hobby Consolas was not available to verify directly. The number should therefore be attributed to Hobby Consolas’ reporting rather than presented as a checked transcript quotation.
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No. The same report relays Hamaguchi’s estimate that a standard start-to-finish run would take more than 100 hours if he reviewed every asset and element. That is a director’s estimate for an unusually comprehensive development check, not a promised playtime, an independently measured average, or a completion-time figure for story-focused or optional-content play.
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“In a standard playthrough from beginning to end, if I were to review and check every single asset and element in the game, it’ll easily take over a hundred hours.”
Hobby Consolas reproduces this translated statement as Hamaguchi’s. Its scope matters: the estimate is about checking every asset and element in a standard run, not simply playing through the story.
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Where does Revelation fit in the Final Fantasy VII Remake series?
GameSpot describes Final Fantasy VII Revelation as the concluding entry in the Final Fantasy Remake series. In a separate interview, Hamaguchi said the series concludes with this game. GameSpot’s series-context interview.
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That interview also discusses fan interest in character side stories. Hamaguchi said he found that interest interesting, while explaining that the team had focused on completing Revelation. The comments do not confirm that side stories are in development.
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