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Square Enix once considered calling Final Fantasy 4 by the name Final Fantasy 5, just so the series could claim a higher number than Dragon Quest. The CEO at the time apparently thought it was an innovative approach.
After nearly a decade steering the FF7 Remake trilogy, Naoki Hamaguchi thinks someone else at Square Enix should tackle FF6.
After being publicly told to stop by fellow Square veteran Akitoshi Kawazu, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi responded by sharing even more AI-generated game concepts.
FF14 director Naoki Yoshida has openly admitted that Final Fantasy's slow release cadence is pushing younger players away. The comment came in a promotional video, which makes it even harder to ignore.