Sakaguchi's Opinion

I've been wondering, FF has come a long way. I wonder what Hironobu Sakaguchi
thinks of the direction the series is going. Do you think he's proud of Yoshi for how he (Yoshi) is treating the series or this game specifically?

The last game he was involved with was X-2. Since he doesn't work at SE, does his opinion matter anymore? Think he'll play ARR? Maybe we'll party up with the creator of FF!

In case you have been living under a rock for the past 25 something years, Hironobu Sakaguchi created the series. I would think his opinion would matter.

Is there an interview with him talking about FF after he left somewhere? One where he talks about 13 and specifically 14? I would love to read it.

I've recently been wondering the same thing, actually, what with replaying Final Fantasy IX, my favourite FF, and remembering that Sakaguchi claimed it as his favourite as well. Also, with IX being a hollaback to past incarnations, and XIV seeking much the same, I half-wonder if he is pleased to see this done. I'd like to think so.

He's been very distant with Square Enix since his forced resignation.

He's said in the past he wanted to try other things beyond the Final Fantasy Series.

Seems he moved on.

Well, at the very least I think his opinion would matter to the fans like me. Would be cool to interview him or something.

I remember reading a quote from him: "I'm tired of talking about it."

It's a shame if he really is sick of it. He should be proud that his work left such a lasting impression on the gaming world. I suppose he would like to show that he's still an amazing developer, though, and not feel like his previous success is carrying him.

The Last Story was a good game. It felt like the proper direction FF should have taken, rather than the excessive and superficial sci-fi flashiness we have in XIII. It had real heart, even though it lacked the budget FF currently has.

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I remember reading a quote from him: "I'm tired of talking about it."

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Context : he said this during a press tour for The Last Story, which means he wasn't here to talk about a concurrent game. Despite this, a lot of media still talked about FF during the interviews about The Last Story. Anyone could become tired of it.

I'm sorry, but my mind immediately went to Cromartie's Takenouchi instead of Sakaguchi. I must've read it too fast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjFu1GqP9W8

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Originally Posted by Genz

Context : he said this during a press tour for The Last Story, which means he wasn't here to talk about a concurrent game. Despite this, a lot of media still talked about FF during the interviews about The Last Story. Anyone could become tired of it.

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This isn't the only thing making me worried he's sick of it. I'd heard (and this is more hearsay than anything, I admit) that he told someone at SE on twitter to stop rehashing FF. I'd be bitter, too, if my employer hijacked my brain child after forcing me to quit, and the media kept shoving it back in my face. I wonder what he thinks when an FF commercial pops on TV, knowing he had nothing to do with its development.

SE does good work, but it always felt like newer FF games lacked something personal since Sakaguchi left. I thought he did a great job with The Last Story, and I wish I had an XBox to try Lost Odyssey to see what he's capable of in HD gaming, and if it has the same heart. Oh, well.

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Originally Posted by Yrusama

This isn't the only thing making me worried he's sick of it. I'd heard (and this is more hearsay than anything, I admit) that he told someone at SE on twitter to stop rehashing FF. I'd be bitter, too, if my employer hijacked my brain child after forcing me to quit, and the media kept shoving it back in my face. I wonder what he thinks when an FF commercial pops on TV, knowing he had nothing to do with its development.

SE does good work, but it always felt like newer FF games lacked something personal since Sakaguchi left. I thought he did a great job with The Last Story, and I wish I had an XBox to try Lost Odyssey to see what he's capable of in HD gaming, and if it has the same heart. Oh, well.

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Lost Odyssey is a great game, brings back that old JRPG feel aswell as striking the player right in the feels multiple times. Not to mention the characters cool. Combat system is kinda like FFIV and while I have yet to beat the game (Vilhem took it out of town ; ;) I still rate it as one of the top xbox RPGs I've played.

Also it made me cry a few times ;_;

Oh and the music was nice. (Spoiler free music link incoming)

World Map theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=135Gltfkxeo (listen to it all!) <3 Nobuo

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Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon

Lost Odyssey is a great game, brings back that old JRPG feel aswell as striking the player right in the feels multiple times. Not to mention the characters cool. Combat system is kinda like FFIV and while I have yet to beat the game (Vilhem took it out of town ; ;) I still rate it as one of the top xbox RPGs I've played.

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Lost Odyssey was good fun! (incoming peen)

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81889002.png

Possibly a little too basic, but then possibly I've been spoiled by XIV. :)

Anyway, hopefully the team will reunite to make FFXX or something, like all good rock bands!

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Lost Odyssey was good fun! (incoming peen)

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81889002.png

Possibly a little too basic, but then possibly I've been spoiled by XIV. :)

Anyway, hopefully the team will reunite to make FFXX or something, like all good rock bands!

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Loved the game, hated that cover art.


http://ocremix.org/files/images/game...t-jp-57338.jpg

It's like the people in VG PR/Localization studios in the US market seem to think 3D character model = more sales, drawn art = allergic reaction.

Even though Sakaguchi is the creator the person responsible for the "masterpieces" still thankfully works for SE even if you dont like his current work.

Yoshinori Kitase is responsible for FFVI, FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, and FFXIII.

These are by far the most popular/liked in the series. Sure some people prefer FFIV, but most 90% if not more will say VI, VII or another of the before mentioned.

Sakaguchi even wrote the story for VII, and they ended up not using his exact story and went with Kitase's version. There are numerous twists that would have been less interesting without Kitase. I think Sephiroth was initially Aerith's boyfriend at some point?

Anyway, I think the change in the series is not the loss of Sakaguchi, or even the merger, but the focus change.

The focus to "graphics" and not so much the "polish" which is what the franchise is famous for, it does have good graphics, but that is not why its so well known. Its polish is what defines Final Fantasy. Tweaking things until they are just right, story, music, graphics and often times the mechanics, is what have been most memorable.

Now that over half of the core members of Square is gone, I dont see as much polish. I dont feel good about ARR, nor do i feel good about XV.. mostly because Kitase is not a part of those. I have a little hope for XV because of Nomura, but he was originally just a character designer.

It pains me to say these things because they dont seem most bright sided, but to be honest after being in the beta for about 9 months or so, I feel a bit uneasy with FF in general (hearing the things Yoshi-P keeps saying like "we dont like the old FF logo" and other mentions to the numbers getting ridiculous.)



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on a more positive note, the step SE made with ARR (listening to the consumer, and becoming more "Final Fantasy" oriented) is a step in the right direction.

I still wonder, what is Hiroyuki Ito doing? He did FFVI, IX and XII, the best critically acclaimed FFs...

And on the thread topic, more than Sakaguchi, I'd like to know that Tanaka thinks about ARR and the course Yoshi has taken FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Anyway, hopefully the team will reunite to make FFXX or something, like all good rock bands!

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As I mentioned a while back, I wanted to see Tanaka sign up with Mistwalker, join forced with Sakaguchi and make The Last Story 2. If Sakaguchi is rumored to not want FF to be rehashed, he's probably not much into serialization as a whole.

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Originally Posted by Duelle

As I mentioned a while back, I wanted to see Tanaka sign up with Mistwalker, join forced with Sakaguchi and make The Last Story 2. If Sakaguchi is rumored to not want FF to be rehashed, he's probably not much into serialization as a whole.

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They could call it "Ultimate Adventure" or "Eschaton Journey"...

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

They could call it "Ultimate Adventure" or "Eschaton Journey"...

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Or "Terminal Fiction."

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Originally Posted by Lusavari

Or "Terminal Fiction."

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Or "Coda: The Ending Tale"

The last thing I remember Sakaguchi saying about Final Fantasy was that the FFXII Director could return the series to greatness.

Considering that Sakaguchi his wasting his (and our) time making surf cellphone minigames, I seriously doubt his opinion is anywhere relevant.

Lost Odyssey was a good game, but could never finish it. The game play didn't feel much like the older RPG genre. Not only that, but they also used the Unreal Engine, which I have never been big on in the first place.

One thing that bugged me was the commercial.

WHY WOULD THEY PLAY WHITE RABBIT IN THAT!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrCNKX_NTfs

I don't know how.... it really relates to the entire plot. It's like using My Hands in XIII.

Just no.

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Originally Posted by Leira_Raine

Lost Odyssey was a good game, but could never finish it. The game play didn't feel much like the older RPG genre. Not only that, but they also used the Unreal Engine, which I have never been big on in the first place.

One thing that bugged me was the commercial.

WHY WOULD THEY PLAY WHITE RABBIT IN THAT!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrCNKX_NTfs

I don't know how.... it really relates to the entire plot. It's like using My Hands in XIII.

Just no.

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But but but... I liked that commercial, it is what ultimately got me to try out the game. >.>;