Miyamoto for sure as the biggest influence. Mario set the standard for platformers and re-invigorated gaming in general. Super Mario 64 again set the standard for a game with a 3D environment.
But Sakaguchi as I absolutely love his RPGs including Chrono Trigger, FFIV, VI, VIII, XI, Vagrant Story, Xenogears, The Last Story... I mean come on! But this was all when Square actually was good.
Hideo's half-baked milking of Metal Gear is a joke. Goodness the games are decent but the story and chronology and everything is so convuluted and stupid honestly.







