FF7 Rebirth Platinum Trophy

Don't worry, Balaam_, the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi hears you: the requirements for the game's Platinum Trophy were far too unreasonable.

In an interview with Restart.Run, Hamaguchi was asked what he wished he'd done differently during the development of the game, and the Trophy list was his surprising response. The director explains how Square Enix created an experience with a vast range of activities for you to engage with, and you were supposed to only pick the ones you wanted to do.

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The problem was the requirements of the Platinum Trophy demanded you complete and master basically all of them.

Hamaguchi highlighted this in the interview, explaining that "the completion condition for trophies ultimately required finishing every element of the game perfectly, which may have been a bit excessive in hindsight. While our intention was to expand the freedom of the experience, we may have inadvertently introduced a different kind of pressure."

As it looks to the third and final chapter in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Hamaguchi promises the requirements for that title's Platinum Trophy will be far more reasonable. Apparently, the last entry will have "an even more diverse world and game design that’s packed with a variety of content".

However, the Trophy list has been balanced in a way to place "greater thought on whether earning them feels enjoyable in and of itself, or whether they restrict the breadth of the experience", according to Hamaguchi, who laughs at the end of his response.

You can browse the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Trophy list on Exophase to get an idea of what he's referring to. The toughest hurdle was the 7-Star Hotel Trophy, which basically requires you to 100% the game. Powerpyx estimates it takes 150-200 hours to do so.

You can rest easy tonight Balaam_ knowing that Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 Platinum Trophy will be an achievable one.

[source restart.run]