>>719086245 (You)
Yes, they are.
>"Nomura-san is a visionary. ... There was one time when the team was stuck for a week [solving] a level design problem, and he solved it in five minutes. He looks at the game in its completion, it's already there in his head."
FFXV lead game designer, Versus XIII (!) and Type-0 level designer, Metronomik co-founder, and No Straight Roads co-creator and co-director Wan Hazmer
>"I felt artistically respected and appreciated by Mr. Nomura for the first time since I started living in Japan. He showed me his deep trust in my potential ... [and] me as a human being. Before I started working for Square Enix ... I just felt exploited."
FFXV, Versus XIII (!), Type-0, VII Remake, SoP: FFO and KH3 character designer Roberto Ferrari
>"Of those that remain at Square Enix that are committed to doing the work [of maintaining Square's craft], I feel that it's Takai and Tetsu (FFVII series creative director Tetsuya Nomura)."
Chocobo, Moogle and Mana creator, and FFXI OG director Koichi Ishii (thank you based Stellafag for this translation)
>"I’m quite sure he has the most titles with “FF” in their name under his belt. So at least among the veteran members, he’s recognized as the creative mind who embodies FF, and ... Mr. Ishii has entrusted the future of the FF series to Tetsu."
FFXI producer, IV, V, XIV and Chrono Trigger battle director Akihiko Matsui
>"[Yoshi-P] said all the popular job theories were wrong. So no Geo, no Chem, no Corsair, no Necro, no Rune Fencer. It's Reaper ... Nomura got in Yoshi's ear after Eden and said every member of his Organization XIII was based on a Final Fantasy Job except Marluxia who was a Reaper. This is just to give KH a bigger FF connection."
https://arch.b4k.co/v/thread/543280018/#543287378 on FFXIV director, XIV and XVI producer Naoki Yoshida
This fucking guy. Square needs to let him make games he wants to make and only the games he wants to make, especially that one.
N-Nomura-sama, I kneel.
