Hironobu Sakaguchi

Videogame designer, creator of Final Fantasy

Hironobu Sakaguchi - Videogame designer, creator of Final Fantasy
Born

November 25th, 1962
62 years ago

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

Japan

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A prominent videogame designer and producer, significantly influenced the gaming industry through the creation of a successful role-playing game series. Designed and directed the original Final Fantasy in 1987, which became a landmark title in gaming history. Established a company that focused on role-playing games, leading to the development of numerous critically acclaimed titles. Oversaw the development of various iterations of the Final Fantasy series and contributed to other notable projects within the company.

Created the Final Fantasy series

Directed Final Fantasy VII

Established Square (now Square Enix)

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