Ah yes, 1.0 Tanaka:

Quote Originally Posted by Hiromichi Tanaka
"I wanted to respect the wishes of the team as much as possible when they wanted to make something different with FFXIV, so I tried my best not to meddle too much with development In the end they weren't able to realize what they were aiming for, which is a shame, but I wish them the best of luck with the reboot.".
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