How Bad Engines Almost Killed Square Enix

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Dean Weiss

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Published on May 1, 2018 11:00:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyvKzX0uS0

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Final Fantasy XIII (2009)

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Today we discuss the issues Square Enix had in the late 2000s and early 2010s regarding their engines like Crystal Tools and Luminous Studio and how they affected the development of games like Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XV, and Kingdom Hearts III.

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Sources
Kitase on Crystal Tools: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/03/10/crystal-tools-may-have-been-a-mistake.aspx
FFXIV Launch: https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/5963155/new-final-fantasy-xiv-director-talks-about-what-went-wrong-with-the-original/amp
Yoshida Interview: http://ign.com/articles/2012/11/27/yoshida-another-mistake-like-ff14-would-destroy-square
Luminous Studio: https://www.gamezone.com/originals/square-enix-needs-to-tighten-its-belts-a-story-of-budgets-and-engines-jum9/2/
FFXV Problems: https://www.gamesradar.com/how-final-fantasy-15-almost-destroyed-itself-help-ff13/
KHIII Unreal 4: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2014/10/7/6938125/kingdoms-hearts-3-unreal-engine-4

Songs:
Pulse de Chocobo from Final Fantasy XIII
Saber's Edge from Final Fantasy XIII
Closer by Lemaitre (AKA That Google Pixel Ad Song)
Blinded by Light from Final Fantasy XIII
Hope's Theme from Final Fantasy XIII

All Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts gameplay and music are owned by Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. and are being used for the purposes of news reporting and criticism under U.S. copyright law article 107: fair use.

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