I’m not sure why there’s this sudden interest in making video games more accessible or average gamer friendly. Every movie doesn’t have to be appeal to a wide general audience. As in films, some games are for specific tastes. . It’s certainly not Miyazaki’s responsibility to alter his teams philosophy on their games…

Yes. You can remap the buttons

Remember, it’s a sequel to the last book, so they can go wherever they want. The director already said he’s planning to introduce the katet in later films. Because they’re not adapting book one through book eight, I’ve got no issue with the reamagening.

Also, the films only 95 minutes long. There’s not much they can show without giving it away.