Final Fantasy Composer Says Square-Enix 'Collapsed' After Merger
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Hold onto your Chocobos, because Nobuo Uematsu just dropped a bombshell more dramatic than a Final Fantasy plot twist: Square-Enix “collapsed” after Sakaguchi left. Here’s how the post-merger chaos unfolded—and how the company rose from the ashes. Here’s the TL;DR… Nobuo Uematsu says Square-Enix “collapsed” after Sakaguchi quit in 2003 His comments highlight the post-merger […]

The legendary composer credited Sakaguchi’s natural leadership:

“We didn’t even have a proper corporate organisation, yet everybody listened to him. It’s a kind of quality you just have to be born with.”

  • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    “We didn’t even have a proper corporate organisation, yet everybody listened to him. It’s a kind of quality you just have to be born with.”

    So it was organisationally flat? They were just kinda doing what they wanted and it all worked out? Wild.

    • silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      1 month ago

      it’s more “lacking organization” than “flat organization”. I’ve worked in both environments - the former is chaos and little, informal fiefdoms. the latter lets you get things done without a ton of oversight.