Original sentence: Fans of Nomura point out how deeply involved he was with Final Fantasy titles before Final Fantasy VII, especially his involvement in the creation of popular characters Shadow and Setzer Gabbiani for Final Fantasy VI, which were both redesigned by Amano for the game itself.His critics have described Nomura's designs as too juvenile when compared to Amano's work.His fans have also noted that Amano has still produced promotional art for other entries in the series and that Nomura was very cautious about using Final Fantasy IX]'s Vivi as a character in Kingdom Hearts II because Nomura himself was not the character's designer.In 2000, Nomura stated in a magazine interview that he would like to work with Nintendo, which caused some controversy since during that time Square was openly not working with Nintendo.Square issued a statement that Nomura's comments did not represent the company's plans and policies.While his artwork and style was praised by many fans of Final Fantasy, especially the legions of new fans that joined the series with the release of Final Fantasy VII, Tetsuya Nomura has been criticized by the more hardcore fans and by fans of the original character designer Yoshitaka Amano
Edited sentence: In 2000, Nomura stated in a magazine interview that he would like to work with Nintendo, which caused some controversy since during that time Square and Nintendo were still in bad terms.Many criticized Nomura's designs as too juvenile when compared to Amano's work.Square issued a statement that Nomura's comments specifically did not represent the company's plans and policies.While his artwork and style was praised by the newer fans of Final Fantasy (specifically RPG first-timers who started with Final Fantasy VII), Tetsuya Nomura has been criticized by casual gamers and fans of original character designer Yoshitaka Amano