What do you think about some of these side quests?

[Sephiroth]

I thought the hunts except bigger ones like Malboro, Ayakashi, Adamantaimai, Naglfar, Malbodoom, Sir Tonberry, Zu, Bennu, Jumbo Cactuar, et cetera - so obviously some of the legendary blacksmith included - were extremely boring. I really do not need 100 quests with common monsters. I would have simply done 50 very special monsters and then a really well done cutscene, with a bit of story about it, so a highly improved Cie'th Stone sidequest. No commons, special monsters and special cutscenes.

I would have done stuff like ...

Not just color swaps but actual different looking ...

Malboro Light
Tonberry King
Primal Zu
Metal Cactuar
Medusa Queen
Mindflayer Priest
Couerl Empress
Ogopogo - Masamune
Supreme Bomb
Katana Soul - Master Scroll
...
and real new things that are not the super beings of the stuff we see in the game already but instead a monster from FF that we have not seen species-wise in XV before

And why do we not have the chance to fight a buried Diamond WEAPON in Insomnia that did not get destroyed by Knights of the Round? This would have been a good super boss. Not Glitch Turtle Master's Edition that gives you an accessory which is not even half as good as stuff like the MagiTek Suit Version 2.

And the moment you get the jet, you should be able to trigger a random cutscene where you are automatically set back to the nearest street and see Death Gaze flying to you.