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A203D on 02 April 2011
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ishiki said:
Aiddon said:

I've read that article too and it doesn't prove or hint at anything. Heck, I doubt that Minagawa, Matsuno, and everyone else would even want to  touch the FF series again after the DELUGE of needless executive meddling. After reading an article on Kotaku about how quite a few peole left Square after XIII was done due to WAY too much crap from execs I don't WANT them to be put through that BS.



well I know one reason why they would direct it. Even with meddling. They're going to get a much larger budget for FF than they would anywhere else.

I actully heard about quite a lot of SE employees leaving after FF13, sad news because i've actully voiced some comments on how i think its more difficult for younger developers to obtain more authoritive positions in Japan's gaming industry. 

- which is why i think western games are doing better. - because of the contemporary cultural aspect the younger developers here in the west bring to the table - ie, Uncharted,  Assassins Creed, Mass Effect, etc.

 

OT. anyway - it dosent say anything about Matsuno - as i think he is no longer with Square. but Wada is an ambitious CEO, he will never let go of FF. and we will have another one - whether its from production team 1 or 4 or a collaboration is unknown, but it will happen or SE will go bust.

i think there is a strong likelyhood of a production team 4 project. besides i've seen some of the interviews with the FF12 staff - i think they would do it again, no doubt, and FF15 is a chance for them to revive not just Final Fantasy - but Japanese console gaming, why pass up an oppertunity like that.

besides after the reception of FF12 and FF13 i think the shareholders, executives, etc are more willing to accept change, since its not just Sqaure Enix thats having problems, but also Capcom, and other developers in Japan.