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Katsuya
December 2nd, 2003, 12:35
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http://www.square-enix.co.jp/

Final Fantasy Scenario Writer Departs
11.30.2003


Final Fantasy series scenario writer Kazushige Nojima left Square Enix Japan last month. Now 39 years old, he was an important member of Square's first production team.

Nojima worked on stories and scenarios for Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2 and Kingdom Hearts. Additionally, he worked with Akitoshi Kawazu on Racing Lagoon and was the director of strategy RPG Bahamut Lagoon.
Kellicros
December 2nd, 2003, 12:56
Gosh that is sad!!!! I wonder how the later FF will be like. O.O
DeathSight
December 2nd, 2003, 14:38
Gosh that is sad!!!! I wonder how the later FF will be like. O.O

i really dont know. i mean who knows at all. this could REALLY change the face of Final Fantasy for all we know. i guess we wont know untill the next Final Fantasy comes out. we will just have to sit back and watch.
cloudvii
December 2nd, 2003, 17:53
what ???

what r they thinking , this is bad , ff series can change 180 if they choose a bad writer or make risks
Exodus
December 2nd, 2003, 21:16
meh, who cares. one man doesn't make a series. otherwise, all his games would have been as great as everyone's precious FF7. we see this kind of stuff happen all the time, and it never has any noticable effect.
Cid Highwind
December 2nd, 2003, 21:33
He wrote some great RPG stories, that's for sure, but maybe a new writer, will mean new inspiration, and different stories. And I don't think Square will hire a cheap novel writer......
Boltzmann
December 3rd, 2003, 00:04
Yeah, there're plenty of talented guys out there there're up to the job. Maybe it'll refresh the series a little.
hushypushy
December 3rd, 2003, 01:08
bah. if they hadnt told us, no one would notice. everyone sticks to the story they like the most, IE if you like FF6 you will love that story forever anyway. so it's not a big deal all in all...maybe, as boltzmann said, it will change things up.

i mean, look at FF9! FF9 was pretty much the bastard child of every FF before it
dogulation000
December 3rd, 2003, 03:02
meh, who cares. one man doesn't make a series. otherwise, all his games would have been as great as everyone's precious FF7. we see this kind of stuff happen all the time, and it never has any noticable effect.

How about a long term effect? :???:
Strider
December 3rd, 2003, 03:46
whos saying his replacement wont be as good as him though? it could turn out that the guy was a klutz riding on the coattails of his whole dev team and the new guy is a modern tolkien :p
Kidd
December 3rd, 2003, 04:01
Meh, he didn't even help with ff6, so it's kinda obvious he's not needed :P jokes aside, I don't think we'll notice it the slightest. Like others have already said, there's so many great writers out there that they wouldn't even have to be too picky with who they hire to fill his spot.
Strider
December 3rd, 2003, 04:09
now, if mitsuda left we'd prolly notice, he made some really fantastic soundtracks ;)
_E_
December 3rd, 2003, 04:13
A man doesnt equal the team. The people behind FF are not only this man, I highly doubt his absence would affect FF significantly

Yours,
-Elly
Esturk
December 3rd, 2003, 05:47
New writer means new ideas. Doesn't neccessarily have to be a bad thing.:p
Raziel
December 3rd, 2003, 09:15
IMO, this could be a good thing, will probably bring some fresh air to the series, we could use some change from the recent "hero who saves the world with a bigass sword and loves a princess/summoner/whatever".
Exodus
December 3rd, 2003, 23:10
IMO, this could be a good thing, will probably bring some fresh air to the series, we could use some change from the recent "hero who saves the world with a bigass sword and loves a princess/summoner/whatever".
well, judging from all the companies, none of them are bringing any fresh air, so i doubt 1 little ol' guy could make a difference. in the end, it really is no big deal.

ps. the hell does everyone's avatar have a santa hat on for? is it halloween or something? :p
Boltzmann
December 4th, 2003, 04:01
IMO, this could be a good thing, will probably bring some fresh air to the series, we could use some change from the recent "hero who saves the world with a bigass sword and loves a princess/summoner/whatever".

Now you're asking for too much.
This would be changing the whole RPG's paradigm :p
Sampah
December 4th, 2003, 04:12
I don't know what to say but I hope the ff gameplay don't become sucks with another writer.
Exodus
December 4th, 2003, 04:49
well, story writers don't usually effect gameplay, at least not directly from the meaning of the words.
cloudvii
December 4th, 2003, 10:09
why do u think he left ?

did he want this ? or may be square ?

btw , they should hire me , (vote for me and i'll give u all free copies of the new ff :) )
Exodus
December 4th, 2003, 21:58
well, since none of us know the guy, it'd probably be hard to guess the reason. its always about money, so thats a fair assumption. but who knows, maybe he's tired.

i'm pretty sure they don't vote people into being hired.
Kidd
December 5th, 2003, 05:35
now, if mitsuda left we'd prolly notice, he made some really fantastic soundtracksYou do realize that Mitsuda quit from Square ages ago and nowadays work freelance? :P That's how he could do Xenosaga (not Square, right?). I don't know exactly when he went freelance, but I know he was freelance at the time of Chrono Cross, at least. You can find his new home, here:
www.procyon-studio.com

EDIT: Added smilie to make sure the post isn't seen as an offense xD