“I’m having so much fun with [Final Fantasy 14] that I don’t want to get involved in its production.
In fact, according to a new interview with IGN, it was his love of EverQuest that led to the development of Final Fantasy 11 – the series’ first foray into online gaming.
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original creator of Final Fantasy, is a huge fan of MMORPGs.
“Part of why I’d never played [Final Fantasy 14] is because I’ve always liked MMORPGs,” Sakaguchi said, “and just like I feared, I got addicted to it once I started.”