Beyond Dreams, Beyond Fantasy

Tis that very lit time of year…..

They’ve outright said FFXV saved Final Fantasy. The franchise. The whole goddamn thing.

They get to do more with World of Final Fantasy because Tabata saved the franchise.

They get to keep moving forward with the FF7 Remake (which our boy disappointment himself Nomura the Flake said just recently was announced way too early, in a nervous way) because TABATA saved Final Fantasy.

They get to crossover with tons of other IPs from other studios, making money off of Noctis, because of Tabata.

And what of Tabata, as a person, and his visions for the game?

He always asked fans questions. He wanted to hear them directly, to understand, so he could improve.

He always said he wished they didn’t have to cut so much, but he was forced to release on a schedule. And that was because of The Flake’s flakery.

He also always said HE wanted to write more with Luna. He wanted to give her more content.

The fact that he has left Square and Luminous entirely is suspect as fuck. And I don’t trust the CEOs. They’ve been fucking over this show since letting Nomura announce it as Versus 13.

A SOLDIER-centric set from the Shinra Photo Book Project. The canon chronology has been tweaked to allow Zack more time with the other Firsts.

Still chipping away ceaselessly at this. There’s so much potential ground to cover it’s hard to know when to stop.

I’ve been seeing a lot of: “It’s Nomura’s fault for the death of FFXV” or “It’s Tabata’s fault for the death of FFXV” or even “Good riddance Tabata, Nomura would have made Versus XIII” floating around after that armageddon of news that Square dropped all at the same time.

All this fandom negativity which is warranted, but I think people are directing the blame at the wrong people.  

I feel for Tabata and Nomura, they’re both HUMAN beings creative in their own ways and Square Enix specifically the people at the top of the company decide the business part of things with games the company makes.