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OG Final Fantasy creator won't return to the iconic JRPG series again, partly because he might not "enjoy Final Fantasy 14 as much"

Hironobu Sakaguchi says he practically lives in the MMO

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The father of Final Fantasy loves FF14 so much, fellow devs at his studio have had to log on sometimes to say 'hey, the meeting's started'

"On a rare occasion—I want to stress 'rare occasion'."

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Final Fantasy creator says his Final Fantasy 14 habit got so bad "on rare occasion" that some of his employees would hop on the MMO to DM him about missed meetings

Hironobu Sakaguchi is truly dedicated to the grind

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This JRPG from two Final Fantasy legends is secretly Nintendo's best announcement of the summer

Opinion | Fantasian Neo Dimension is finally escaping Apple Arcade

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The father of Final Fantasy says it's a "blessing" working with Square Enix and Yoshi-P to rebuild the JRPG he made "thinking it could become my final work"

Hironobu Sakaguchi says Fantasian "has a special place in my heart"

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The father of Final Fantasy teamed back up with Square Enix after 21 years to break his latest RPG out of Apple Arcade jail

Hironobu Sakaguchi's Fantasian is finally coming to PC—with a little surprise help from Yoshi-P.

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Fantasian, the lovely JRPG quietly released by Final Fantasy mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi years ago, is escaping Apple jail and coming to Switch this year

Fantasian: Neo Dimension is straight from Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Fantasy 14 superfan and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is running riot with the goofy FF6 outfit he made Yoshi-P add to the MMO

And he's already got an entourage

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Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest creators pay tribute to Dragon Ball icon Akira Toriyama, having worked with him on several beloved JRPGs

Dragon Quest is synonymous with Toriyama's work

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Chrono Trigger’s creators shower Sea of Stars with praise: “it looks great”

Sakaguchi, Horii, and Torishiyama love what they've seen

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Final Fantasy founder is writing a new game, but he’s still playing too much Final Fantasy 14

Hironobu Sakaguchi's commitment to the grind is unreal

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The creators of Chrono Trigger love one of my favorite Xbox games of 2023

Recently on a Japanese Radio Show, the creators of the iconic JRPG Chrono Trigger showed recognition for Sea of Stars, an indie JRPG inspired by classic 1990s JRPGs.

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Final Fantasy's father was so obsessed with Final Fantasy 14 last year that he played the MMO for 12 hours a day and "basically lived in" it

How did Hironobu Sakaguchi do anything else?

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Final Fantasy 10-2 at 20: how breaking the series’ golden rule changed Final Fantasy forever

On the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy 10-2’s North American release weekend, we look back at this paradoxical RPG and how it reshaped the series.

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Final Fantasy father Hironobu Sakaguchi has a "new project" in the works

This comes nearly a year after Sakaguchi first revealed a new game was in the works

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Final Fantasy 14 is living proof that ‘JRPG’ is an outdated term

Speaking with Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida, it’s clear that so-called ‘JRPGs’ are part of a much broader gaming ecosystem.

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Final Fantasy 16 draws high praise from the father of the JRPG series

Hironobu Sakaguchi puts the "fan" in Final Fantasy 16

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Looks like the acclaimed JRPG from Final Fantasy's creators is finally coming to a platform where you can actually buy it

Apple Arcade has been gatekeeping Fantasian for two years, but it finally seems to be hitting PC

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Final Fantasy 14's next expansion Dawntrail is out next year, and it's coming to Xbox, too

Producer/director Naoki Yoshida confirmed that the fifth expansion is set to launch in Q3 2024.

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Final Fantasy 14 should add a Beastmaster job, series creator says

Is it time for FF14 to go full Pokemon?

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69-year-old Final Fantasy 14 streamer visited by series' creator during extremely tough raid

Series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi stopped to visit a 69-year-old Final Fantasy 14 streamer.

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69-year-old Final Fantasy 14 streamer gets a surprise visit from series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi while tackling Endwalker's final raid

The drop-in was later confirmed by Sakaguchi on Twitter.

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Final Fantasy creator visits FF14 stream to cheer for 69-year-old smashing a tough raid: "I need to keep working hard too"

Hironobu Sakaguchi continues to be one of the biggest fans of the MMO out there

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Final Fantasy Creator Busts One of the Franchise’s Oldest Myths

Final Fantasy's father revealed the truth about how the long-running series got its name. And it's not the story you've heard before.

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Final Fantasy creator myth busts the origin of the series' name

The ultimate illusion

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