FinalFantasy-XIII.net: The composer of Final Fantasy XIII, Masashi Hamauzu, is following in the footsteps of Nobuo Uematsu and, more recently, Junya Nakano and Kenichiro Fukui and leaving Square-Enix. Reports are that further members still of the composer team will also be leaving in the near future.
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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
But why? Music is an INTEGRAL part of any JRPG in my opinion, and thus far SE has had a wonderful score for all of their JRPG titles...I wonder why these people are leaving suddenly and where they may go now.
I wouldn't be surprise if Nomaru leaves also
This doesn't mean that Hamauzu or anyone else won't ever be composing for a SquareEnix title again. For example, Hitoshi Sakimoto left SquareEnix in 2002 to form his own company, Basiscape, and then went on to compose music for FFT Advance, FFTA2, FFXII (and if anything's good about that game, it's the soundtrack), FFXII Revenant Wings, and most recently Crystal Defenders.
What's great about composers leaving Square is that they're not confined to them. Sakimoto has also composed soundtracks for a few other titles - perhaps you've heard of these: GrimGrimoire, Odin Sphere, Muramasa, and the amazing Valkyria Chronicles soundtrack. All of these share something in common - they're beautiful games, both visually and aurally. He's had awesome opportunities since leaving Square to be on a number of amazing projects that we know and love.
So don't take someone leaving as an immediate departure from Square, and don't take it as Square casting off its composers. If they mutually want to be on the same project, they'll be back. Just independently. More money for the composers, everybody wins!