Final Fantasy all yono app creator Hironobu Sakaguchi left Square Enix in 2003 to found Mistwalker, since when he's worked on an eclectic mix go rummy of games from lavish RPGs to mobile titles. Sakaguchi had previously indicated that after 2021's Fantasian, which has just received , he'd be stepping back from the coalface and enjoying a well-earned retirement.
Now? Crank up the engine and fetch the driving goggles, because Sakaguchi reckons he's got one more left in the tank. , Sakaguchi holy rummy says he "intended Fantasian to be my final project before I retired, so it was somewhat of a farewell note from me." He says that, with the release of Fantasian Neo Dimension, he considers the game complete, and then gets rather existential about it:
Sakaguchi says the whole process of making Fantasian "was so enjoyable" that he "found it hard to part ways" with the development team. "Humans are greedy creatures, aren’t we? For that reason, I’m currently working on a new project with the same team that worked on Fantasian Neo Dimension," says Sakaguchi.
"It’s generally going to follow a similar style to my previous works, and it’ll be something that can be a successor to Final Fantasy VI in a good way—our goal is to create something old but new at the same time. It’ll be part two of my farewell note."