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I haven't felt this much like a fanboy in years...
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Posted: 6th February 2010 16:42
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http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/slsj/
I almost feel that this should go in the Squenix gaming section, but I'll follow the rules...Sakaguchi-san has returned! Oh I hope this does well... -------------------- "If art doesn't risk upsetting expectations and challenging its audience, it can only stagnate." |
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Posted: 6th February 2010 17:20
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Well, Sakaguchi-san returned a few years ago, with Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. They both sold very well in Japan, with Blue Dragon practically selling 360 consoles on its own. Not sure how well they did in North America or Europe.
Apparently this new game is going to try and get emotional on us. Check it. Quote [Nintendo is] working with MistWalker in order to seek a new form of RPG by choosing the universal theme of human emotion. Their words, not mine. I would care more if I actually owned a Wii. -------------------- |
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Posted: 6th February 2010 17:21
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I know...I had been forsaking next-gen mostly...and now I'm gonna have to buy a Wii for this, and a PS3 for Last Guardian...ug...
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Posted: 6th February 2010 17:40
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Pretty sure I've seen this somewhere before...
Oh right, here it is. At least this one's for a system that I (sort of) own. |
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Posted: 6th February 2010 18:51
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Quote (footbigmike @ 6th February 2010 12:40) The forum could use a post-thanking option for moments like this. Anyhow, I'm very curious to see what Sakaguchi has planned. They're definitely channeling "Final Fantasy" with that name and logo, so I can only assume they're going to try to appeal to that fanbase as much as legally possible. Moderator Edit Our news system does have a credit option for folks who do submit news to us, but this thread was posted a week after our news post that included it went out. Just for clarification's sake.  -R51This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 6th February 2010 19:03 -------------------- My Final Fantasy VII Plot Analysis "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" — Edmund Burke |
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Posted: 6th February 2010 22:35
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Yes, sorry for re-posting. As I said, I figured it wasn't exactly "Squarenix news" so I just looked through the non-Square posts before putting it up. Still excited about the game, natch.
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Posted: 10th February 2010 19:14
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"Last Story", eh? Strangely similar to a title of another game by Sakaguchi, in theme at least.
I am somewhat excited. -------------------- "I fell off the mountain of words at around the 10,000ft mark. Tell my family...they owe me money." -Narratorway "If you retort against this, so help me God I'll shove any part of your anatomy I can find into some other part. Figuratively, of course." - Josh "We have more, can deliver tuesday." - Del S Good old CoN |
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Posted: 11th February 2010 01:48
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Quote (SilverMaduin @ 10th February 2010 14:14) "Last Story", eh? Strangely similar to a title of another game by Sakaguchi, in theme at least. Yeah, my way of thinking is: hey, they stole the title from him to begin with, he might as well get his new title as close as possible... -------------------- "If art doesn't risk upsetting expectations and challenging its audience, it can only stagnate." |
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Posted: 12th February 2010 11:59
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Quote (trismegistus @ 10th February 2010 20:48) Quote (SilverMaduin @ 10th February 2010 14:14) "Last Story", eh? Strangely similar to a title of another game by Sakaguchi, in theme at least. Yeah, my way of thinking is: hey, they stole the title from him to begin with, he might as well get his new title as close as possible... "Stole," though? How do you figure? He had next to no hand in the development of most of the titles that came out from FFVII through FFX. If I remember correctly, IX and The Spirits Within were the projects he'd been most involved with. VII, VIII and X were helmed by Kitase, with Nojima on story and Nomura on character design and providing some story input. And that was by Sakaguchi's own choosing, because he was busy planning and developing The Spirits Within throughout the late 90s. Sure, he was apparently forced to resign after TSW was a financial fiasco for Square, but I still wouldn't say the title was stolen from him. The creative strengths and economic success of FF had moved elsewhere. Now, Matsuno? There's a guy who got screwed. Ivalice was taken from him. This post has been edited by Squall of SeeD on 12th February 2010 12:05 -------------------- My Final Fantasy VII Plot Analysis "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" — Edmund Burke |
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Posted: 12th February 2010 21:46
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I'll agree that Matsuno was robbed for sure, he's my hero when it comes to video games. But to be fair, Sakaguchi was producer or executive producer in every FF from VI to X. I'll admit that producer (and especially executive producer) isn't as big a deal as it could be, but even still, he played a part in the games creation, though possibly a small one. And he was the one who came up with the concept to begin with, Directed I-V, and was responsible for the concept of VI. Not that a $98,000,000 loss is something to sniff at, but this was the guy who literally made the company what it is.
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Posted: 12th February 2010 22:22
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You're definitely right about that: He is the primary individual responsible for the success of the company for a number of years.
I'm a little torn on the issue. On the one hand, FF was his creation. On the other, he'd sort of stopped being the frontman for it anyway, and his contributions died off significantly. Perhaps the blame also falls with audiences, but he has to take some of it. TSW was great -- I loved it. I've watched it God knows how many times. It just didn't achieve the financial success it needed to, and he's partly to blame for that. The use of secondary characters in the film was weak, and more should have been done to explore them before killing them off. Audiences didn't get as attached even to the main characters as they'd really needed to. It was a well-done film, but it needed to be longer than it was. Which it could have been had they not spent so much time on rendering every single hair on Aki's head and making sure she had visible pores from a distance. This post has been edited by Squall of SeeD on 12th February 2010 22:22 -------------------- My Final Fantasy VII Plot Analysis "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" — Edmund Burke |
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Posted: 5th May 2010 01:46
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Quote (Squall of SeeD @ 12th February 2010 17:22) You're definitely right about that: He is the primary individual responsible for the success of the company for a number of years. I'm a little torn on the issue. On the one hand, FF was his creation. On the other, he'd sort of stopped being the frontman for it anyway, and his contributions died off significantly. Perhaps the blame also falls with audiences, but he has to take some of it. TSW was great -- I loved it. I've watched it God knows how many times. It just didn't achieve the financial success it needed to, and he's partly to blame for that. The use of secondary characters in the film was weak, and more should have been done to explore them before killing them off. Audiences didn't get as attached even to the main characters as they'd really needed to. It was a well-done film, but it needed to be longer than it was. Which it could have been had they not spent so much time on rendering every single hair on Aki's head and making sure she had visible pores from a distance. Kinda makes you glad they didn't give Final Fantasy XIII that kind of treatme- Oh, wait, yes they did. Anyway, The Last Story seems interesting enough. I just hope I'm not confusing it with Xenoblade. -------------------- "When we think there's no hope left, we keep looking until we find some!" - Claire Farron |
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Posted: 6th May 2010 20:54
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[quoteIf I remember correctly, IX and The Spirits Within were the projects he'd been most involved with. VII, VIII and X were helmed by Kitase, with Nojima on story and Nomura on character design and providing some story input. And that was by Sakaguchi's own choosing, because he was busy planning and developing The Spirits Within throughout the late 90s.[/quote]
Well, interestingly IX is the "neoclassical" Final Fantasy game, that has lots of cues back to the FFI-V era. And I don't know about y'all, but I enjoyed FFTSW. And I could feel some FF vibes. -------------------- Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing. You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey ) |
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