{"id":2166141,"date":"2026-09-27T10:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166141"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:52:45","slug":"final-fantasy-7-director-says-revelations-platinum-trophy-will-be-easier-to-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166141","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 7 director says Revelation&#8217;s Platinum trophy will be &#8220;easier to get&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii-revelation\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Final Fantasy VII: Revelation<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Final Fantasy 7 director says Revelation&#8217;s Platinum trophy will be &#8220;easier to get&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I feel bad &#8211; I have regrets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/final-fantasy-7-revelation-gameplay-screen-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Final Fantasy 7 Revelation screenshot showing Cloud in the centre of the frame while his crew fan out behind him.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"final-fantasy-7-revelation-gameplay-screen-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Square Enix.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-09-27T10:52:45+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Sept. 27, 2026, 10:52 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-revelation-platinum-trophy-easier-hamaguchi?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1973d739-5176-47cd-92d6-7b42a211a02b\" data-name=\"Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" title=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\"><br \/>\n  Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-guides-tips-tricks-9403\">Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/a> was &#8220;difficult&#8221; to Platinum by &#8220;design&#8221;, sequel Revelation&#8217;s Platinum trophy will be &#8220;easier to get&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to director Naoki Hamaguchi, who recently acknowledged that the reason so few players had unlocked Rebirth&#8217;s Platinum trophy &#8211; about 2.6% &#8211; is because the team &#8220;wanted to make people go through all this content and perfect it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Final Fantasy 7 Revelation &#8211; Official &#8216;Combat and Exploration Deep Dive&#8217; Trailer | State of Play.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bnYOmzlQDIk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/convention\/2026\/tokyo-game-show\/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-and-beyond-an-interview-with-director-naoki-hamaguchi\/.241962\">Anime News Network<\/a>, Hamaguchi stopped short of calling the tough Platinum requirements &#8220;a mistake in judgement&#8221;, but did admit he had &#8220;regrets&#8221; when he saw the fan reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Rebirth&#8217;s platinum trophy &#8211; well, for Rebirth in general &#8211; there&#8217;s so much to do. There&#8217;s so much content. We wanted to make people go through all this content and perfect it. It&#8217;s kind of by design that that would make it difficult,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I don&#8217;t want to call it a mistake in judgment or anything but we also didn&#8217;t expect so many people to want the platinum trophy. I think that was what we underestimated here. Battle director Teruki Endo also saw [the fan reaction] and was like, &#8216;Oh, no! I feel bad &#8211; I have regrets&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Revelation, Hamaguchi admits that combat needs to be &#8220;enjoyable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s one thing that we&#8217;ve learned from Rebirth: to make the battles themselves enjoyable rather than just challenging,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In comparison, for Revelation, the platinum trophy will be easier to get. In terms of how difficult it will be, we&#8217;re expecting twenty percent of players or maybe even more than that to be able to obtain it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii\">Final Fantasy 7<\/a> Revelation is due out on 8th April 2027 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series. Our Dom recently spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-big-final-fantasy-7-revelation-interview\">to Hamaguchi about whether the game will crumble under its own open-world ambitions<\/a>, but came away with their mind at ease.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-guides-tips-tricks-9403\">Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/a> was &#8220;difficult&#8221; to Platinum by &#8220;design&#8221;, sequel Revelation&#8217;s Platinum trophy will be &#8220;easier to get&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to director Naoki Hamaguchi, who recently acknowledged that the reason so few players had unlocked Rebirth&#8217;s Platinum trophy &#8211; about 2.6% &#8211; is because the team &#8220;wanted to make people go through all this content and perfect it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Final Fantasy 7 Revelation &#8211; Official &#8216;Combat and Exploration Deep Dive&#8217; Trailer | State of Play.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bnYOmzlQDIk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/convention\/2026\/tokyo-game-show\/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-and-beyond-an-interview-with-director-naoki-hamaguchi\/.241962\">Anime News Network<\/a>, Hamaguchi stopped short of calling the tough Platinum requirements &#8220;a mistake in judgement&#8221;, but did admit he had &#8220;regrets&#8221; when he saw the fan reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Rebirth&#8217;s platinum trophy &#8211; well, for Rebirth in general &#8211; there&#8217;s so much to do. There&#8217;s so much content. We wanted to make people go through all this content and perfect it. It&#8217;s kind of by design that that would make it difficult,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I don&#8217;t want to call it a mistake in judgment or anything but we also didn&#8217;t expect so many people to want the platinum trophy. I think that was what we underestimated here. Battle director Teruki Endo also saw [the fan reaction] and was like, &#8216;Oh, no! I feel bad &#8211; I have regrets&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Revelation, Hamaguchi admits that combat needs to be &#8220;enjoyable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s one thing that we&#8217;ve learned from Rebirth: to make the battles themselves enjoyable rather than just challenging,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In comparison, for Revelation, the platinum trophy will be easier to get. In terms of how difficult it will be, we&#8217;re expecting twenty percent of players or maybe even more than that to be able to obtain it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii\">Final Fantasy 7<\/a> Revelation is due out on 8th April 2027 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series. Our Dom recently spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-big-final-fantasy-7-revelation-interview\">to Hamaguchi about whether the game will crumble under its own open-world ambitions<\/a>, but came away with their mind at ease.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Final Fantasy VII: Revelation Final Fantasy 7 director says Revelation&#8217;s Platinum trophy will be &#8220;easier to get&#8221; &#8220;I feel bad &#8211; I have regrets.&#8221; Image credit: Square Enix. 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