Sakaguchi shares his thoughts on Final Fantasy remakes

A portion of a Glixel interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi...

G: How do you feel about the Final Fantasy remakes?

HS: On one hand, there are benefits to creating remakes. For example, the original Final Fantasy games were made of characters with the big, stubby heads. This style doesn’t really sell outside of the Japanese market. So, the remakes introduce these early games in a way that weren’t done before and I appreciate them because they can be enjoyed by a bigger audience. But personally, as a creator, I’d rather people focus their energy into creating something new. For example, [Final Fantasy XV director, Hajime Tabata] has recently created Final Fantasy XV and created an entirely new story, world, and characters. I think that’s great. But like I said, the remakes have their purpose.