Galvanizer said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Galvanizer said:
Basch was just the main character during the early concept and planning stage. They hadn't even started actual development at that time. When actual development started, Vaan was already decided to be the POV to game's story. Matsuno designs games by coming up with the game design first and writing the story based on the game design. The game design for FFXII was to have the player exploring a vast world. Vaan was then chosen to be the POV main character as he would be exploring and and learning about the world in sync with the player.
Also, it was Akitoshi Kawazu that mentioned that they were pleased with the 40/40 from Famitsu. He said they were happy with the score but that he felt the story did not meet some fans expectations. He cited the reason as being the PlayOnline team wanting to make a really huge MMO size world, while the FFT team were not used to constructing a deep story in such a vast and open environment.
Lastly, when Sakaguchi left, he took only one FFXII staff member with him and that was Hideo Minaba. However, Hideo Minaba only went freelance and was still working on FFXII even though he had left Square Enix.
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Yes more proof that Hideo Minaba is freelance is the fact that he is working on character designs for FFXIII-2.
@your other post
Why assume Matsuno is writing? Kazushige Nojima (the greatest writer in the videogame industry!!!!) may be writing FFXV with Ito directing, its more likely as Nojima hasn't written for a main FF since FFX.
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Yeah, I read that Minaba was working freelance on FFXIII-2. It's good to have him back on FF as I loved his art direction for FFIX. Maybe he's also the freelance art director for FFXV?
Also, the reason I assume Matsuno is writing is because Division 4 has never made a game with Kazushige Nojima as the writer. All their games have been written by Matsuno. Nojima is more somebody associated with Division 1.
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It would be very cool if Minaba is doing that cus FFIX had amazing art direction also since Kamikokroyu (however you spell his name...I think he did art direction for XII) is working on XIII-2 and an unnanounced AAA SE project that is being developed by Japanese and Western devs together.
Yeah your right in that Nojima has never really worked with Division 4...but when Ito made FFIX was he in division 1? If so wouldn't he have some kind of rappot with Nojima? Because Ito worked on FF8 quite a bit (credited as battle system designer), and FF8 is well known as really Kitase and Nojima's game as Sakaguchi was busy in Hawaii and with FF9 mostly.
Maybe Ito convinced Nojima to work with them...I dunno.
