Thread:Blade0886/@comment-31259708-20160610073628/@comment-3463132-20160625043353

Pretty Sure that interview came after KH 2 Final mix though i could be wrong

The article was published literally like a few weeks before KH2 Final Mix was released... he was not giving up the ultimate secret of the game before it was even released.

But if it did That reinforces HIm saying Sephiroth was STRONGER story wise

And again- the stronger statement is referring to the difficulty of you (the player) dealing with the bosses. Nomura even says "the player" several times in the interviw. This is reinforced by him using in-game mechanics over and over again in the interview. There is no proof at all he meant canon strength while literally the entire article is full of game-based terms. It is not about the story. Nothing in that article points to it being story-based.

It is just him talking about the new stuff KH2 Final Mix has- harder bosses- new equipment- better abilities- and a secret 100% condition. Nothing more. Nothing less.