I've covered this topic a lot, but not recently, so I guess it falls to me to pull out a refresher course.
First of all, let's talk about Tetsuya Nomura. This guy started at Square Enix doing 'odds and ends' he designed many sprites in Final Fantasy five, and began to become more of a regular in character design ever since.
Along the way, he started a crossover franchise with Disney.
But you know what? Nomura ISN'T the maker of Kingdom Hearts. You know who is? Square Enix, Disney, and all the staff contained within.
This is something that people don't seem to understand. Nomura isn't sitting in his basement coding the game himself. He doesn't make every decision, he isn't 'trolling' when he contradicts himself.
Much like how people complain about presidents and prime ministers for the problems of their countries at large, people blame and praise Nomura for EVERYTHING involved in KH.
So here's the thing guys; Nomura is a FIGUREHEAD. He creates the general idea, and character designs. He isn't writing the script, or making the gameplay. HE'S not the one researching HD remakes.
When you read an interview from Nomura, it's simply a script recited to create hype for an upcoming game.
Nomura isn't God.
Now for Disney.
Everybody seems to feel the need to blame Disney for everything. I guess they're a convenient scapegoat, and Nomura has made some strange references to them in the past. But there's something you need to understand. Kingdom Hearts is barely a footnote to them. They are NOT making much money off of it, and I very much doubt they care much about it at all. Yet people act like they are perched above the beloved and noble Nomura, waiting to strike with their censorship, and cancellations, and dark magic.
Disney isn't innocent. They're a large company, and their job is t make money.
But so is Square Enix. Sure, they're nowhere near as big as Disney, but that doesn't change the fact that they have to make money. And unlike Disney, they're actually making the game. surely they have more of an impact on what happens in the game?
My point it, whenever something goes wrong, everybody says Disney is to blame. And it's silly.
I've covered this topic a lot, but not recently, so I guess it falls to me to pull out a refresher course.
First of all, let's talk about Tetsuya Nomura. This guy started at Square Enix doing 'odds and ends' he designed many sprites in Final Fantasy five, and began to become more of a regular in character design ever since.
Along the way, he started a crossover franchise with Disney.
But you know what? Nomura ISN'T the maker of Kingdom Hearts. You know who is? Square Enix, Disney, and all the staff contained within.
This is something that people don't seem to understand. Nomura isn't sitting in his basement coding the game himself. He doesn't make every decision, he isn't 'trolling' when he contradicts himself.
Much like how people complain about presidents and prime ministers for the problems of their countries at large, people blame and praise Nomura for EVERYTHING involved in KH.
So here's the thing guys; Nomura is a FIGUREHEAD. He creates the general idea, and character designs. He isn't writing the script, or making the gameplay. HE'S not the one researching HD remakes.
When you read an interview from Nomura, it's simply a script recited to create hype for an upcoming game.
Nomura isn't God.
Now for Disney.
Everybody seems to feel the need to blame Disney for everything. I guess they're a convenient scapegoat, and Nomura has made some strange references to them in the past. But there's something you need to understand. Kingdom Hearts is barely a footnote to them. They are NOT making much money off of it, and I very much doubt they care much about it at all. Yet people act like they are perched above the beloved and noble Nomura, waiting to strike with their censorship, and cancellations, and dark magic.
Disney isn't innocent. They're a large company, and their job is t make money.
But so is Square Enix. Sure, they're nowhere near as big as Disney, but that doesn't change the fact that they have to make money. And unlike Disney, they're actually making the game. surely they have more of an impact on what happens in the game?
My point it, whenever something goes wrong, everybody says Disney is to blame. And it's silly.
Disney isn't Satan.