Working together in highly-popular titles in the Square Enix universe, it seems that the company’s creative team members have also developed close personal relationships. Recently, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of theFFseries, whohas also been seen playingFinal Fantasy 14, shared thatFinal Fantasy Tacticsdirector andVagrant Story’s seemingly one-man team Yasumi Matsuno is now working on an unnamed video game title.
Fans would likely recognize both Sakaguchi and Matsuno’s work in theFinal Fantasyuniverse. Sakaguchi’s name appears in the credits of manyFinal Fantasytitles, whether as a designer, director, or producer. On the other hand, Matsuno is known for his work on the classic,well-lovedFinal Fantasy Tactics, and one of Square Enix’s niched RPG titles,Vagrant Story. Given that they have worked on many of the company’s highly-followed titles, it seems only apt that one or the other would be aware of what the other is currently working on in the video game industry.
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In a recent interview with a Japanese site, Sakaguchi was asked whose work he has closely paid attention to the most in 2021. He mentioned that Matsuno was working as a scenario writer for a game, and that he is looking forward to the kind of writing that will be produced. Sakaguchi did not give any details regarding the title of the game or what platform the game will be on, likely leaving many readers guessing. SinceVagrant Storyhas yet to receive a sequelor remake, fans may speculate that this is what Matsuno may be working on.
However, it is also possible that Matsuno may be working on writing more scenarios for Square Enix’s MMO,FF14. He has already written several storylines for the MMO’s expansions such asStormbloodandShadowbringers.What’s more,Matsuno has also been seen playingFF14with Sakaguchi, who has recently beatEndwalker.With both men highly immersed in Square Enix’s online game, it is very likely that more scenarios are in Matsuno’s creative pipeline.
With no official news from Matsuno, fans will just have to wait for updates from the man himself. WithFinal Fantasy 14’s Endwalkerexpansion primed to add more content in the coming months, some of the scenarios may have already been written by Matsuno. However, RPG players may be looking for a change of pace, with someVagrant Storyfans hopeful that a sequel or a remake will be announced, with Matsuno at the helm once more.
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