Speaking candidly to the Daily Star, Hamaguchi-san said that for the most part he's pleased with the reception of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
"I think that what we did with Rebirth, the structure of the game, the balance of everything in it, was very good and it was received very well by the fans," he says. "So I don't think there's any need for major changes there really.
"One thing perhaps that maybe needs looking at, is that there was a certain number of people who said there were too many minigames in Rebirth, and ultimately I can see their point of view - but I do think we made the right decision in terms of the breadth and the volume of content for the minigames in Rebirth.
"Obviously, the more different types of content, the more minigames you put into a title, the more likely it is that people will like some and not others," he explained.
"Obviously, it comes down to personal taste in a lot of ways. Everyone's going to have some of the minigames that they really liked and really enjoyed, and maybe some they didn't get on with so much, and that will depend on the player, and it'll be different for different players.
"So I don't think we failed at all in that decision of having such a broad amount of content there. It was what was needed for the game, but certainly looking forward to the third game and to other games, if you asked me "would I do the same number of minigames" I don't think I would.
"We'll work out how maybe we can cut it down to maybe a bit more manageable size for the group of players who quite rightly said that maybe there was too much there for them."
That's not all, though, as Hamaguchi also explained that the game's Platinum trophy was bothersome for some players.
"I think there is one other thing actually, which I can say was a mistake on my part, something that I've already apologized for - and I definitely will not do again, which is how difficult I made it to get the Platinum Trophy"
"So rest assured I have learned from that and in future I will not be making Platinum Trophies that difficult."
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