As the countdown continues toward a certain sequel with everyone on the edge of their seats, given what might happen within it, let’s not forget what started this whole thing. Specifically, let’s not forget how great Final Fantasy VII Remake was, as it was a title that many wondered about regarding quality for some time. After all, the game had a VERY bumpy development cycle, to the extent that it was released many years after it was first announced, and there were all sorts of rumors about what the heck was going on during that point. But when it was released, it was everything fans could’ve hoped for, and more.
Final Fantasy founder is writing a new game, but he’s still playing too much Final Fantasy 14
02.01.2024 - 13:42 / gamesradar.com
Final Fantasy father Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a new game, but as per usual, he's playing way too much Final Fantasy 14 to give a concrete update on the new project.
The latest issue of Famitsu magazine polled Japanese game industry workers on their hopes and ambitions for 2024. As reported in the tweet below, Sakaguchi is writing a brand new game, after figuring out the overarching plot of the title, but he's still playing too much Final Fantasy 14 each and every day.
Hironobu Sakaguchi (Mistwalker) Famitsu end of year comments!Keyword“Production on a new title begins”Ambitions for 2024Start work on a new title. I am currently writing the scenario after completing the scenario plot. It is important to condense and infuse what makes it… pic.twitter.com/KbEvqAKsj3December 31, 2023
This is nothing new for Hironobu Sakaguchi. He's been playing Square Enix's smash-hit MMO virtually every day since 2022, and at one point last year, he even revealed he's been told off before by his development partners for playing too much Final Fantasy 14, such is his commitment.
The troubling thing is, Sakaguchi's commitment to Final Fantasy 14 is probably only going to get worse as 2024 rolls on. We're expecting Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.5's second act this month, before the Dawntrail expansion arrives at some point later this year in summer.
If Endwalker was anything to go by, that's another few hundred hours of stuff for Sakaguchi, and millions more players around the world, to sink their time into. Perhaps the folk working with Sakaguchi on his mysterious new game might be having another word with him later this year.
This new project could well be Sakaguchi's final game before he retires. The veteran developer made comments last year that he was considering hanging up his tools after this new project, and if development really does drag out due to Sakaguchi's MMO-shaped commitments, that really could be the case.
Check out our new games 2024 guide for a look at what to play in the coming months aside from Final Fantasy 14 and other MMOs.
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