Hironobu Sakaguchi

Designer · Director · Producer · Writer · Studio Executive

Hironobu Sakaguchi is a Japanese game creator associated with Square and the founder of Mistwalker. He is Mistwalker CEO.

Born November 25, 1962

Career

He became Square's Director of Planning and Development in 1986.

He was promoted to Executive Vice President at Square in 1991.

He became president of Square's Los Angeles subsidiary in 1995.

He founded Mistwalker in 2004 after leaving Square.

Interesting Facts

  • Sakaguchi described making The Last Story as if it might be the last game he ever made, echoing the motivation behind the Final Fantasy name.
  • Fantasian was built around photographed handmade dioramas rather than conventional fully digital environments.

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