{"id":1941580,"date":"2026-05-18T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1941580"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:15:28","slug":"final-fantasy-creator-hironobu-sakaguchi-praises-ai-generated-ff6-remake-teaser-is-promptly-told-please-stop-by-sagas-akitoshi-kawazu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1941580","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi praises AI-generated FF6 remake teaser, is promptly told &#8220;please stop&#8221; by SaGa&#8217;s Akitoshi Kawazu"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vi\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Final Fantasy VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi praises AI-generated FF6 remake teaser, is promptly told &#8220;please stop&#8221; by SaGa&#8217;s Akitoshi Kawazu<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Slop vision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Final-Fantasy-6_main-art.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Final Fantasy 6 - main art\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Final-Fantasy-6_main-art.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Square Enix<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-18T14:15:28+00:00\">May 18, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-6-remake-teaser-ai-reaction?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"3bdb8a24-1af6-4f96-9cce-8b9373b9f122\" data-name=\"Final Fantasy VI\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VI\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VI\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VI\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VI\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Final Fantasy VI\" title=\"Follow Final Fantasy VI\"><br \/>\n  Follow Final Fantasy VI<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-remake-3-will-not-compromise-on-graphics-whatsoever-despite-move-to-multiplatform-release\">Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 nears completion<\/a> and we continue to wonder about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-remake-is-on-ice-according-to-leaker\">the long-rumoured FF9 remake<\/a>, series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has praised a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/milkcho35495684\/status\/2055847173863219620?s=20\">teaser<\/a> for a hypothetical remake of FF6. The problem is it&#8217;s fully AI-generated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is this?! It&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; (translated from Japanese) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/auuo\/status\/2056072149115531302?s=20\">Sakaguchi posted on X<\/a> after watching the short concept video. Of course, his comment instantly sparked debate among fans, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/hironobu-sakaguchi-reacting-to-ff6-ai-remake-teaser-this-looks-amazing-akitoshi-kawazu-of-saga-series-come-on-sakaguchi-san.1523059\/\">ResetEra<\/a> crowd sharing reactions ranging from &#8220;daily reminder that there are people who are genuinely impressed by AI slop&#8221; to &#8220;love that AI video as a concept for what a remake could look like&#8221;. Of course, you also have funnier comments: &#8220;I for one welcome our six-fingered Mash, or Sabin, or whatever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaGa35kawazu\/status\/2056156527246168232?s=20\">The most interesting reply<\/a> came from Square veteran and SaGa creator Akitoshi Kawazu, who asked Sakaguchi to &#8220;please stop at the first line&#8221;, that is, before claiming the AI slop recreation of the classic looks amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, we&#8217;ve known for a while there&#8217;s interest out there in a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vi\">Final Fantasy 6<\/a>, with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake producer Masaaki Hayasaka personally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-6-first-choice-of-dragon-quest-3-producer-for-hd-2d-remake\">wishing for an HD-2D treatment<\/a>. Kawazu seems to agree, though he&#8217;d approach it differently. &#8220;I do think 6 is definitely suited for a 3D remake,&#8221; he added after recalling a recent interaction with an American Final Fantasy fan.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While some players seem to agree a FF6 remake would be interesting and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/milkcho35495684\/status\/2055847173863219620?s=20\">many Japanese fans seem on board with the idea<\/a> as presented by the AI-generated teaser, the replies to Sakaguchi perfectly encapsulate the current conversation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-ai-game-project-trident-laid-off-anyway-report\">AI&#8217;s place in game development<\/a> and the conceptual phase.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-remake-3-will-not-compromise-on-graphics-whatsoever-despite-move-to-multiplatform-release\">Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 nears completion<\/a> and we continue to wonder about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-remake-is-on-ice-according-to-leaker\">the long-rumoured FF9 remake<\/a>, series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has praised a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/milkcho35495684\/status\/2055847173863219620?s=20\">teaser<\/a> for a hypothetical remake of FF6. The problem is it&#8217;s fully AI-generated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is this?! It&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; (translated from Japanese) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/auuo\/status\/2056072149115531302?s=20\">Sakaguchi posted on X<\/a> after watching the short concept video. Of course, his comment instantly sparked debate among fans, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/hironobu-sakaguchi-reacting-to-ff6-ai-remake-teaser-this-looks-amazing-akitoshi-kawazu-of-saga-series-come-on-sakaguchi-san.1523059\/\">ResetEra<\/a> crowd sharing reactions ranging from &#8220;daily reminder that there are people who are genuinely impressed by AI slop&#8221; to &#8220;love that AI video as a concept for what a remake could look like&#8221;. Of course, you also have funnier comments: &#8220;I for one welcome our six-fingered Mash, or Sabin, or whatever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaGa35kawazu\/status\/2056156527246168232?s=20\">The most interesting reply<\/a> came from Square veteran and SaGa creator Akitoshi Kawazu, who asked Sakaguchi to &#8220;please stop at the first line&#8221;, that is, before claiming the AI slop recreation of the classic looks amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, we&#8217;ve known for a while there&#8217;s interest out there in a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vi\">Final Fantasy 6<\/a>, with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake producer Masaaki Hayasaka personally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-6-first-choice-of-dragon-quest-3-producer-for-hd-2d-remake\">wishing for an HD-2D treatment<\/a>. Kawazu seems to agree, though he&#8217;d approach it differently. &#8220;I do think 6 is definitely suited for a 3D remake,&#8221; he added after recalling a recent interaction with an American Final Fantasy fan.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While some players seem to agree a FF6 remake would be interesting and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/milkcho35495684\/status\/2055847173863219620?s=20\">many Japanese fans seem on board with the idea<\/a> as presented by the AI-generated teaser, the replies to Sakaguchi perfectly encapsulate the current conversation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-ai-game-project-trident-laid-off-anyway-report\">AI&#8217;s place in game development<\/a> and the conceptual phase.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi praises AI-generated FF6 remake teaser, is promptly told &#8220;please stop&#8221; by SaGa&#8217;s Akitoshi Kawazu Slop vision. 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