Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi seems to have an affinity for guiding players with yellow paint, as he expressed in a recent interview that this style of environmental markings is necessary.
Speaking to GamesRadar, Hamaguchi explained that there is “definitely a need” for environmental guidance in video games. Whether that be yellow paint or not isn’t really the point for him; sometimes, you just need a little assistance to figure out where to go or what to do next.
“I get there is a debate about that, whether that fits with that world or not, whether some people want it, some people don’t,” Hamaguchi said via a translator. “I think as a game, there is definitely a need for that kind of thing in a lot of ways. I think obviously different developers experiment, try different things about what works best, what fits best, the right way of doing that in their game.”
