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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Development in Final Push - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.18.26

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Naoki Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is already playable and in the final push phase.

1. Kinda Funny Games Daily on February 18, 2026 centers on gaming news, starting with a live super-chat tangent about a new Mario Galaxy trailer rumor and ending on release-date and funding updates. 2. Blessing Adeoye Jr. and Mike "Snow White Mike" sit at the desk as the hosts, and their live chat reactions shape the whole show. 3. The episode asks whether Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, High Guard, Replaced, and a Mario Galaxy trailer rumor signal bigger moves from Square Enix, Tencent, and Nintendo. 4. A super chat from JBC00100I00 sends the hosts into an IGN headline about fans believing The Super Mario Galaxy movie teases Fox McCloud. 5. The pair pause on the trailer image and compare the shape to Fox McCloud, Shredder, a spaceship, and a shoulder on the left side of the frame. 6. They argue about whether Fox belongs in a Mario movie at all, and Blessing says a full character appearance would be "fucking bizarre." 7. Their Yoshi discussion expands the joke into a broader rule set about who can and cannot ride Yoshi, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, and non-Mario characters. 8. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 becomes the main news topic when Naoki Hamaguchi says the game is already "in a playable state." 9. Hamaguchi also says the team is in "the final push phase" and that development is "progressing very smoothly" and "almost exactly on schedule." 10. The hosts use that update to debate timing, with guesses ranging from Summer Game Fest to The Game Awards and from 2027 to 2028. 11. Aaron Lyon’s super chat adds a specific angle by pointing to January 31, 2027 as a 30th-anniversary release possibility. 12. Blessing says the Final Fantasy 7 remake team deserves credit for keeping the multi-part project moving after the scale of the original remake announcement. 13. Mike says he fell in love with Final Fantasy 7 through the remake era, and Blessing links the series to older fan arguments about Zelda: Ocarina of Time versus Final Fantasy 7. 14. A memory of a friend named Stevie comes up repeatedly, tied to Final Fantasy 7, Dark Souls, Deadpool, Tekken, and break-dancing competitions. 15. The High Guard segment cites Rebecca Valentine’s IGN report that GameFi found Tencent to be the primary financial backer behind Wild Light Entertainment. 16. The hosts connect that report to the studio’s layoffs, the game’s troubled launch, and the unclear future of the remaining core team. 17. The Replaced segment notes Tom Phillips’ report that Sad Cat Studios moved the launch from March 12 to April 14. 18. The tone stays loose and conversational, with the hosts jumping from news to jokes, live chat, sponsor reads, and speculative reactions. 19. Listeners who track Final Fantasy 7, Nintendo rumors, and troubled game launches will get the most from this episode. 20. Skip it if you want tightly edited news without banter or live audience detours.

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