Whereas Closing Fantasy 7 Rebirth was “troublesome” to Platinum by “design”, sequel Revelation’s Platinum trophy can be “simpler to get”.
That is in keeping with director Naoki Hamaguchi, who lately acknowledged that the explanation so few gamers had unlocked Rebirth’s Platinum trophy – about 2.6% – is as a result of the staff “needed to make individuals undergo all this content material and excellent it”.
Now, speaking to Anime Information Community, Hamaguchi stopped wanting calling the powerful Platinum necessities “a mistake in judgement”, however did admit he had “regrets” when he noticed the fan response.
“For Rebirth’s platinum trophy – effectively, for Rebirth generally – there’s a lot to do. There’s a lot content material. We needed to make individuals undergo all this content material and excellent it. It is type of by design that that might make it troublesome,” he stated.
“So I do not wish to name it a mistake in judgment or something however we additionally did not count on so many individuals to need the platinum trophy. I believe that was what we underestimated right here. Battle director Teruki Endo additionally noticed [the fan reaction] and was like, ‘Oh, no! I really feel dangerous – I’ve regrets’.”
For Revelation, Hamaguchi admits that fight must be “pleasant”.
“I believe that is one factor that we have discovered from Rebirth: to make the battles themselves pleasant moderately than simply difficult,” he stated.
“As compared, for Revelation, the platinum trophy can be simpler to get. When it comes to how troublesome it is going to be, we’re anticipating twenty p.c of gamers or perhaps much more than that to have the ability to get hold of it.”
Closing Fantasy 7 Revelation is due out on eighth April 2027 on Nintendo Change 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection. Our Dom lately spoke to Hamaguchi about whether or not the sport will crumble underneath its personal open-world ambitions, however got here away with their thoughts relaxed.