Final Fantasy Writer Departs

**Katsuya** · December 2nd, 2003

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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

Gosh that is sad!!!! I wonder how the later FF will be like. O.O

DeathSight · December 2nd, 2003

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by Exodus

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

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

Kidd · December 3rd, 2003

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

now, if mitsuda left we'd prolly notice, he made some really fantastic soundtracks

**_E_** · December 3rd, 2003

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

New writer means new ideas. Doesn't neccessarily have to be a bad thing.

**Raziel** · December 3rd, 2003

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

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Originally Posted by Raziel

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?

Boltzmann · December 4th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Raziel

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

Sampah · December 4th, 2003

I don't know what to say but I hope the ff gameplay don't become sucks with another writer.

Exodus · December 4th, 2003

well, story writers don't usually effect gameplay, at least not directly from the meaning of the words.

cloudvii · December 4th, 2003

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

)

December 2nd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,936	Final Fantasy Writer Departs -Official Square Enix Japan Website- 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.

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Kellicros Administrator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 7,685	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs Gosh that is sad!!!! I wonder how the later FF will be like. O.O __________________ Kellicros' DeviantArt

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cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,243	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs what ??? what r they thinking , this is bad , ff series can change 180 if they choose a bad writer or make risks __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

December 2nd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,196	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

December 2nd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,534	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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...... __________________ Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

December 3rd, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs Yeah, there're plenty of talented guys out there there're up to the job. Maybe it'll refresh the series a little. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

December 3rd, 2003	#8 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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 __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,224	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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 __________________ My Deviant Art

December 3rd, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Kidd Nii Yugito fangirl #1 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,299	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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. __________________ This is my sweet little TayuyaJ2: [AMD Athlon XP @ 2083MHz] - [Hightech Excalibur 512mb ATI Radeon X1650Pro] - [1024mb 333MHz DDR] - [NEC DVD-RW 2510a] - [SoundBlaster Live! Value] - [Total of 270GB HD (Maxtor 20GB, Maxtor 250GB)] 3DMarks 2006: 1988 points ; 3DMarks 2001: 14513

December 3rd, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,224	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs now, if mitsuda left we'd prolly notice, he made some really fantastic soundtracks __________________ My Deviant Art

December 3rd, 2003	#13 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,590	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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 __________________ -= Now watching=-

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Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs New writer means new ideas. Doesn't neccessarily have to be a bad thing. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

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Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,147	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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". __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

December 4th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs I don't know what to say but I hope the ff gameplay don't become sucks with another writer. __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

December 4th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,196	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs well, story writers don't usually effect gameplay, at least not directly from the meaning of the words. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

December 4th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,243	Re: Final Fantasy Writer Departs 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 ) __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

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