#twewy is a perfect example of it unfortunately :(

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with squenix having constant bombs and tanking stocks, it’s honestly safe to say they might not be in business much longer or will at least have to sell off some of its properties. i’m not going to say this isn’t undeserved because trust me it 100% is. i hate them as a company with a burning passion and their actions over the last decade or so makes this a wonderful dose of karma. however, i really feel bad for the staff and the man the myth the legend nomura.

disregarding the nft game they still might go through with (fuck nfts fuck crypto don’t support this), there’s still a great amount of people trying on their games that do deserve credit. yeah there’s some stinkers but i do think at this point it’s due to how the higher ups have been treating their properties and their staff. even in shit like babylon’s fall there was a clear idea there and interesting concepts. there is some effort that should be recognized but someone higher up in the company clearly loves live services and microtransactions since that’s been plaguing recent ips and i doubt the actual team wanted it. nomura in particular i wanna throw out there since god seeing your creations be hollowed out and turned into cash grabs must suck, but after looking and learning about the history of the ff7 remake, apparently the higher ups decided it would be smart to put him in charge of writing for projects without his consent, likely due to his big name. i do think it shows in both how he talks about stuff, how he’s juggling a bunch of projects, and the pressure japanese companies put on employees being infamously horrendous.

i love twewy for a bunch of reasons but one reason is that it felt like someone cared and nomura is that someone. it’s pretty much his baby (and i mean with all the attention to detail and how minamimoto’s outfit is taken from nomura’s wardrobe it shows), and while i never thought twewy needed a sequel, it’s clear nomura did and i heavily respect that. even in ntwewy there’s evidence there’s a sequel being thought up. this is the most i’ve ever seen of a high profile member of a high profile company getting involved with their work. it hurts knowing ntwewy bombed through no fault of its own—the game wasn’t advertised much, and with squenix constantly comparing smaller niche franchises to their moneymakers final fantasy and kingdom hearts (also it doesn’t contain scummy ways to milk the consumer like a few recent releases), yeah that meant automatic failure in their eyes. it was an unfair situation that feels pretty deliberate to an extent. this isn’t an isolated incident, twewy just happens to be a perfect example of what happens when someone or a team doesn’t bend to the will of the higher ups.

there’s a lot that shows nomura still wants to carry on with his creations despite all that’s been thrown at him and i really hope, along with other small devs with big dreams working with squenix, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel. i want him to be able to leave with the rights to at least one property and all. i hope this is a platinumgames situation. squenix can’t afford to lose nomura or anyone else but i hope somehow they can all get out of the horrible situation they’re in. this is more than just a hope for another entry in a great franchise. it’s beyond that. please do give love and support to staff members of squenix especially once it goes under yet please don’t ignore what the top dogs are doing and do prepare for worse news.