Tetsuya Nomura no Longer Directing Final Fantasy XV

[APZonerunner]

That quote is sounding a lot like "forced off the project" and even more like a recipe for leaving the company. Oo-er.

 

[Fleur]

We talk about the need for more fresh blood in major directorship roles and yet things like this can't be good for morale. At all.

 

[Crystal Power]

Didn't Kagari say on Neogaf that Nomura isn't director for negative reasons. Has there been an update on that from her?

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

That quote is sounding a lot like "forced off the project" and even more like a recipe for leaving the company. Oo-er.

Yeah... Otherwise he probably would have no real problem talking about it.

What's strange to me is that the Osaka team was built to create Kingdom Hearts without Nomura's heavy involvement and they've shown that they can do that. So I don't understand really why they desperately need Nomura on Kingdom Hearts III. Does he have some sort of contractual obligation to the series or something?

Didn't Kagari say one Neogaf that Nomura isn't director for negative reasons. Has there been an update on that from her?

Well... If Kagari isn't saying anything then it's probably something you don't really want to hear!

 

[Fleur]

Hey, maybe Nomura can enjoy a nice change of pace after KHIII and make the musical he supposedly fantasied about making!

Man, if that had actually happened with FFXV. How angry would his bosses have been then?

 

[Crystal Power]

Well... If Kagari isn't saying anything then it's probably something you don't really want to hear!

That makes me more curious though, Haha!!

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

That makes me more curious though, Haha!!

Ah! You're the curious type!

I'm curious about things too!

Are you by chance the type where you don't want to see something with your own eyes but your curiosity gets the best of you? And then after you see that thing with your own eyes, you really wish you didn't see it?

I'm unfortunately like that!

 

[Crystal Power]

Ah! You're the curious type!

I'm curious about things too!

Are you by chance the type where you don't want to see something with your own eyes but your curiosity gets the best of you? And then after you see that thing with your own eyes, you really wish you didn't see it?

I'm unfortunately like that!

Yep! Sometimes I can fight off the curiosity (Like if it's gore or disturbing because I actually don't want to see that). But others times I would really like to know everything and the truth. Even when in the end I wish I hadn't.

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

Yep! Sometimes I can fight off the curiosity (Like if it's gore or disturbing because I actually don't want to see that). But others times I would really like to know everything and the truth. Even when in the end I wish I hadn't.

I think a lot of people do!

But perhaps you should play the game first before learning about the truth!

 

[Crystal Power]

I think a lot of people do!

But perhaps you should play the game first before learning about the truth!

So curious about it though. I'm sure I can occupy my mind on other things though, and hopefully I'll know someday.

 

[Crystal Power]

Square Enix Europe provided some detail to Nomura's leaving:



http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/ff-type-0-hd-coming-march-special-surprise

If that is the same article I read around TGS, then I believe that was just the usual 'sugar and rainbow' PR talk we got there. I want to know the truth.

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

Was posted already. It's PR bull shit.

 

[Crystal Power]

Was posted already. It's PR bull shit.

Yea, I agree.

 

[llazy77]

Square Managment Probably Forced him to do things thire way and he didnt want to have It so he left to Kh3 and now the Pr is making stuff up like it didnt happen. Really Square's upper managment is disgusting if this is true.

 

[yeah_93]

Yeah, it's only a confirmation of what many suspected. Nomura was basically kicked out of his own project, his baby was taken from him.

 

[Crystal Power]

Ah ok then.... Great........

Thanks for sharing though.

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

This was from the Famitsu interview.

Famitsu: We want to get our hands on it ASAP! Now, we’d like to ask about your work outside KH3. You said previously that various jobs have fallen into your lap.

Nomura: I do have many projects other than KH3. For some reason, with this timing, I have received many offers from both inside and outside the company, and I will be responding to those first. There are things that were given to me individually, and there are many things related to games, things outside games, and things that are yet to be announced. The closest thing is that at in October I am going to Comic Con which is being held in New York. While I have been given those jobs, I do intend to keep moving my own projects forward.

 

[Takoyaki]

Sounds like he's keeping his options open but is committed. I wonder what some of those projects are within the company. Maybe Dissidia/TWEWY?

The thing to take away is... he's still at the Shinjuku office and it sounds like he's mostly just supervising KH3 from the interview...

 

[LeonBlade]

This was from the Famitsu interview.

Nice to see that Nomura is still doing well.

I have received many offers from both inside and outside the company

Sounds like he's keeping his options open but is committed. I wonder what some of those projects are within the company. Maybe Dissidia/TWEWY?

The thing to take away is... he's still at the Shinjuku office and it sounds like he's mostly just supervising KH3 from the interview...

Well... that IS the role of a director, to oversee the project and make sure things are going according to plan. He's obviously is doing work with the project, but it's not like he has to put in as much work as a programmer would.

 

[Takoyaki]

Well... that IS the role of a director, to oversee the project and make sure things are going according to plan. He's obviously is doing work with the project, but it's not like he has to put in as much work as a programmer would.

Aye that's true. I was under the assumption he just got moved down to Osaka.

Also, it's funny Nomura uses Sora "OK" LINE sticker.