Kotaku: the gooch

Final Fantasy Creator Working On iPhone Game

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:00:00 MST

Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series and boss of Lost Odyssey developers Mistwalker, isn't just working on a "long-awaited new blockbuster project". He's doing an iPhone game as well.

Posting a "happy new years" message on Mistwalker's site, Sakaguchi says Mistwalker "are also working on a project for iPhone", and that it "should be released soon". Blue Dragon iPhone, perhaps?

[mistwalker]

Lost Odyssey About Emotion, Not Innovation

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:50:00 MST

I promised I'd get some Lost Odyssey impressions up soon, but since I'm only about five hours into it, I'm going to hold off on that until I'm a bit further in. What I can say now, though, is that the game is totally lacking in innovation. It's a 90s JRPG in current-gen clothing. But that's OK! Because The Gooch says that's exactly what he was gunning for:

With Lost Odyssey I had a desire to make a game which could evoke the player's emotion. To pursue that desire, I decided to adopt my traditional style in game system rather than taking a risky attempt.

Does he succeed? That's up to you. People who get into the whole effeminate warrior/epic saga deal may well find their tears jerked by Kaim's tragic tale, but those who don't would probably trade the emotion in for even a pinch of "risk" in Mistwalker's conservative game design.
Gaming odyssey [Screen Play]

Blue Dragon Merchandizing Mania

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 31 May 2007 23:00:35 MDT

Hey, Blue Dragon creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's gotta eat! In Japan, it's Blue Dragon the game, the manga, the anime, the capsule toy, the soundtrack CD and the trading card game. Knew about the others, but the Blue Dragon cards are a first for me. Made by Konami, they seem to be standard RPG card game fare and is probably sold at convenience stores like other Konami card games. Still, I quite enjoy the console version and might pick up a pack of these. Brian Ashcraft

Blue Dragon Card Game [Siliconera]