Fuck no. He believed that the right way to tell FFXV's story was purely from Noctis' perspective and that cutting out other aspects of the story that would have informed the players of various things, such as the lore and motivations of other characters, what's happening to them, etc. was the right thing to do.
Now, granted, he and his team are correcting this mistake of theirs, which is great. I'm not saying he was an idiot for making said mistake in the first place, but he absolutely should not ever be considered a genius for that blunder of his.
Now, granted, he and his team are correcting this mistake of theirs, which is great. I'm not saying he was an idiot for making said mistake in the first place, but he absolutely should not ever be considered a genius for that blunder of his.