Final Fantasy Boss On Why He Stayed At Square After Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Departure

“It was a very sombre time for me”.

Yoshinori Kitase has worked on some of the most famous JRPGs ever made, including Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X, and is currently head of Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit I, as well as company vice president, a member of its board of directors and an executive officer at Square Enix Co, Ltd and Square Enix Holdings.

He’s also the Final Fantasy series Brand Manager and has been on the road recently promoting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – and that includes being a guest on Simon Parkin’s excellent My Perfect Console podcast, where he not only talks about his career and his favourite games but touches upon a particularly difficult moment in his time with Square.

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“It was a very sombre time for me”.

Yoshinori Kitase has worked on some of the most famous JRPGs ever made, including Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X, and is currently head of Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit I, as well as company vice president, a member of its board of directors and an executive officer at Square Enix Co, Ltd and Square Enix Holdings.

He’s also the Final Fantasy series Brand Manager and has been on the road recently promoting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – and that includes being a guest on Simon Parkin’s excellent My Perfect Console podcast, where he not only talks about his career and his favourite games but touches upon a particularly difficult moment in his time with Square.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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