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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss has been thinking about ways to make a mysterious boss suitable for the upcoming crossover raid with Final Fantasy 14

"Nobody wants to go in there and just see Cloud looking like Cloud, but massive."

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Kingdom Hearts made assembling Final Fantasy 10's dev team "difficult" after Tetsuya Nomura and other JRPG veterans were assigned to the Disney crossover, lead says

"Tetsuya Nomura and I worked on FF7 and FF8 together, but then he was assigned to Kingdom Hearts," says Yoshinori Kitase

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Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy maestro Tetsuya Nomura says Super Mario 64 "truly shaped my current guiding principle" when moving to 3D JRPGs

Especially during Final Fantasy 7's 3D transition

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Despite playing a key role in Final Fantasy 7, JRPG icon Tetsuya Nomura says "Kingdom Hearts has become my life's work"

"I never imagined it would become such a long journey"

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Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer teases Hercules and Elemental worlds, but I wish it had included a release date

The trailer also confirmed KH4 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC and the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says fans will "see for themselves" if the JRPG remake trilogy links to Advent Children, though other Square Enix veterans may have spoiled that already

Nomura and Kitase have already let it slip

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Starving Kingdom Hearts 4 hopefuls lap up tiny breadcrumbs from actor James Woods: "I can't comment, but I wish I could!"

It's been almost a year since there was a meaningful update on Kingdom Hearts 4

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As Kingdom Hearts 4 fans eagerly await an update, director Tetsuya Nomura celebrates the classic JRPG's 24th anniversary by telling everyone to check in next year

Square Enix serves up gourmet crumbs

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I regret to inform you that FF7 Rebirth features an exclusive MTG card by JRPG legend Tetsuya Nomura, so you're gonna have to buy it again

Zack Fair gets an exclusive new card in this limited Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth release

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Final Fantasy 7's Tetsuya Nomura reveals concept art made in the JRPG's "very earliest" stages that "envisioned combat" not fully realized until FF7 Remake

For the classic game's 29th anniversary

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 Developers Close To Choosing Full Title as The Game Awards Approaches

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 is reportedly close to getting its full title, with fans expecting a reveal as The Game Awards draws near.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 lead says the Highwind is an important part of the upcoming RPG, and it sounds like Square Enix is close to deciding on a name

The RPG's leads will choose the title by the end of the year

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'Final Fantasy's Latest Spinoff Is Going in a Truly Surprising Direction

Square Enix is finally returning to the Dissidia spinoffs of Final Fantasy, but the new mobile game might not be what you were expecting.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is "going very smoothly" and the "announcement timing has been decided," Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura says, and Kingdom Hearts 4 is also "progressing well"

A very welcome update for the RPG fan in your life

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‘Final Fantasy 7’ Is Hiding A Sword That Grows To Meet The Moment

According to the character's creator, Final Fantasy 7's Sephiroth has a pretty hilarious secret to his iconic Masamune sword.

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New 'Kingdom Hearts 4' Screenshots Debut a Surprise Playable Character

A fresh batch of 'Kingdom Hearts 4' screenshots confirms that an iconic character will once again be playable, along with a few other interesting secrets.

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'Final Fantasy 7' Creator Teases A New Sephiroth Design For The Remake's Final Installment

Thanks to 'Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy set, we have our first look at what Sephiroth's final form might look like in 'Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.'

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Kingdom Hearts 4 director rears his head 1,085 days after the JRPG's reveal to share a potentially crucial piece of fruit lore that baffles even Square Enix

Square Enix is left speechless after Tetsuya Nomura does his thing

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28 years after Final Fantasy 7 introduced a generation to the concept of waifus, Tetsuya Nomura says Tifa's popularity is "not just about appearance"

"I believe Tifa’s good qualities are the combination of her character, expressions, voice, movements, combat abilities and all of her other charms"

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'Kingdom Hearts 4' Just Gave Us A Small, But Life-Sustaining Teaser

The creator of Kingdom Hearts, Tetsuya Nomura, celebrated the 15th anniversary of 'Birth By Sleep' by giving fans a tantalizing tease of what's next.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 has been radio silent for 1,005 days, but don’t worry - Tetsuya Nomura teases he has the story planned out

Via a commemorative message for Birth By Sleep's 15th anniversary

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The original Kingdom Hearts was initially "more hardcore" until Square Enix toned it down: "We had some puzzles in there that would make you go, 'what is this, Takeshi's Challenge?'"

"It's a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing."

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Metal Gear Solid's former art director once said he spends "a lot of time fussing over the details of the characters' backside since that's the side the player sees most in-game"

"Especially the butts."

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During the original Final Fantasy 7's development, the devs considered Tetsuya Nomura "the Demon King of retakes" - "He was always making the designers re-do things"

"Yeah, I stuck my nose into everyone's work there."

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When making Kingdom Hearts, the "one thing" RPG icon Tetsuya Nomura "wasn't willing to budge on" was a non-Disney protagonist

"I wanted Sora's design to be a kind of 'grand compilation' of all the characters I'd drawn up till then."

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