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35 Years Ago, A Struggling Creator Invented Final Fantasy, And Changed Everything

One of the most influential RPGs of all time hit the NES in North America 35 years ago, kicking off a series that's still innovating today.

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Before it was Square Enix, Square "collapsed" when Final Fantasy boss Hironobu Sakaguchi left the company, says composer Nobuo Uematsu: "The situation at Square was awful after he quit"

"Maybe Sakaguchi isn’t aware of this, but the situation at Square was awful after he quit"

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'Expedition 33' Carries on the Spirit of Classic Final Fantasy

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is clearly inspired by Final Fantasy, but in particular, it really carries forward the design ethos of Hironobu Sakaguchi.

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30 Years Ago, The Creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Ball Made The Perfect RPG

It still remains a shining example of what true artistry in gaming looks like.

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Final Fantasy creator says the original JRPG's programmer was "like a god" to him: "I still strongly feel that the core program itself is the ‘life’ of a game"

"I think that respect for Nasir helped to make the first Final Fantasy an amazing game"

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After 3 years of playing Final Fantasy 14 "almost every single day," series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi reckons the MMO "might be the game that I've played the most in my life"

Happens to the best of us

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Final Fantasy creator says screw retirement, he's got one more game in the tank: 'Humans are greedy creatures, aren’t we?'

"It’ll be part two of my farewell note."

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Final Fantasy creator plans to make another game before he retires, and this one is inspired by Final Fantasy 6

"It'll be part two of my farewell note."

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After Black Myth: Wukong's "social phenomenon," Final Fantasy creator says new tech like the RTX 5090 can power diverse RPGs, but the "old style" still has a place

"Another way to look at RPGs in 2025 is this diversity of experiences players have at their fingertips"

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The Final Fantasy 7 remake series is "perhaps one of the best interpretations" of an RPG remake, but Hironobu Sakaguchi wants to "continue giving birth to something new"

"I would like to continue giving birth to something new and bringing these different worlds to life as much as possible before I perish"

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The 10 Best RPGs of 2024, Ranked

2024 was a banner year for role-playing games, from 100-hour epics to more intimate experiences. Here are the 10 best RPGs of the year, ranked by the editors at Inverse.

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Dragon Quest's creator says he's "never thought about retirement," while Final Fantasy's father reveals his next script is complete

A conversation between two JRPG legends

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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi "deeply moved to be back on Xbox" with Fantasian, 17 years after dropping his last under-appreciated Xbox 360 JRPG

Fantasian joins Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey on Microsoft's platform

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'Fantasian Neo Dimension' Is a Modern Masterpiece From the Creator of Final Fantasy

Fantasian Neo Dimension finally brings one of the best RPGs of the decade to modern consoles, and it's better than ever.

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Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P confirms Square Enix remains committed to its multiplatform strategy, but hopes more Xbox fans actually play its new JRPGs

Fantasian: Neo Dimension is the publisher's next multiplatform experiment

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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi reportedly reuniting once more with JRPG legend Nobuo Uematsu on a new unnamed game 38 years after their first collaboration

It's in development at Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey studio Mistwalker

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Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is "not retiring" after his next JRPG Fantasian Neo Dimension, but taking more time for "the music I want to make"

"Everybody calm down!"

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Final Fantasy creator says without the NES, "none of any of this would have been possible" – even if he "cheated on Nintendo and went to PlayStation" with FF7

Nintendo did get the Final Fantasy series' most iconic JRPG eventually . . .

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Final Fantasy creator says FF6 is the "epitome of what I felt was my creative JRPG," and that replaying it after 20 years shaped the feeling he wants Fantasian to invoke

He also still thinks Final Fantasy 14 is rad

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Final Fantasy creator's lovely JRPG Fantasian makes the great escape from Apple Arcade jail this December

Hironobu Sakaguchi's latest is coming to PC and consoles on December 5

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Final Fantasy 14 devs just went ahead with their FF9 homage because otherwise they would have been "waiting and waiting" for the rumored JRPG remake to show up

"When would we be able to incorporate that essence of Final Fantasy 9 and make our hommage?"

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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi can't stay away, says he's taking back his retirement plans because making games "may be more of a pleasure than a job"

Sakaguchi is working on a new game with the team behind the 2021 mobile RPG Fantasian

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Final Fantasy creator says returning to Square Enix after 20 years "was like returning to your home in the countryside, this old home that your parents always had"

Square Enix is helping Sakaguchi bring Fantasian: Neo Dimension to PC and consoles this winter

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Final Fantasy 14 encouraged series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to return to Square Enix after 20 years for help freeing his JRPG throwback from Apple Arcade jail

"Yoshida understands the essence of what Final Fantasy, and in this case, Fantasian, represents."

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The Most Overlooked RPG of the Decade Is Finally Getting Its Second Chance

Fantasian, released on iOS in 2021, is one of the greatest RPGs of the last decade, and it's finally getting a second chance with a gorgeous rerelease.

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