Final Fantasy XI producer leaves Square Enix

Wishing him the best and a speedy health recovery. Thank you for the great games you have given us.

If only we had a real elixir and a ribbon relic to instantly cure all his status ailments.

I hope he remains well and is not to ill.He did a lot for XI.More than enough to have me playing off and on for many many years.Hats off to him and may he fair well in his endeavors.

Sounds to me like it wasnt voluntary. He was forced out. FF sucks, and they need a complete revamp of the series.

I would like to tip my cap to Mr. Tanaka as Final Fantasy XI was my first MMO experience and got me into the genre. I would strategize all day at work (God Bless America) on the freaking prommys and how to make sure no one missed a portal screwing the whole mission, and then how to beat the boss. Great times.

@Mimicry

Well said! I had such high hopes for FFXIV and now I probably will never play another FF MMO. Never again... the wound is still too fresh!

Anyone else think his "major illness" is SE firing him? Considering he compeltely failed FFXIV, and he was burning what is left of FFXI(a game used to love to the ground). Maybe with him gone both FFXI and FF!4's futures look bright :)

Bummer, get better.

This just in folks - making shitty games can be hazardous to your health.

hope he gets well soon

XI IS AND WAS ONE OF THE BEST MMORPG out there. GET AT ME

Don't know about medicine stuff but I hope he gets well.

I hope he gets well soon, and Square Enix should really consider going back to classic JRPGs like FFV-X. I feel like its been westernly influenced, which isn't bad, but they should loose that signature feel in their games.

Hopefully he will overcome his health issues and return to duty. Speedy recovery and good health.

Tanaka ..

It's Dangerous To Go Alone !

Take These .

( Potion x 5 )

( Phoenix Down x 1 )

I didn't much care for XI, because it was strictly party base, and making currency in that game was bitch, but it 9-10 change after all these years now.

I don't much have respect for the company anymore, but I do have a heart, and I hope he gets well soon.

barance!

Well, FF VII was the first I played and it got me hooked in 5 mins. I played every single one, xcept for the online ones and the crappy mess that was FF XIII (60 hours of play b4 the game drags you in, yeah right), after that and loved em all. Hope you get well soon and make more JRPG's that I can waste hundreds of hours of my life on.

It doesn't make sense to leave a company which would clearly let you take a leave of absence after having that much seniority and pull. He isn't ill enough to leave the industry if he's coming back as a solo developer. Best wishes, regardless.

Best of luck and a quick recovery to Hiromichi.

I wonder if all that radiation in Japan has had its effects on people. They don't report it on the news but the nuclear plant that blew up is still leaking radiation.

Theres been reports of birth defects and kids getting nose bleeds from sores caused by the radiation and stuff like that...Also radiation found in the tap water in Tokyo. Hell there has been reports that small amounts of radiation from that plant was found in the milk of cows in Germany.

Get well soon Hiromichi San, hopefully its not the radiation getting you sick!

Get well soo Hiromichi San

here's to hoping Mr. Hiromichi Tanaka gets well

As much as I hate what FF has turned into, since it isn't the matter of the topic here, get well Mr. Hiromichi Tanaka.

Despite the fact that many say the FF franchise has taken a turn for the worst, this is really sad news.

Get well soon, sir. Good Luck.

I wonder if FFXI will ever go free-to-play. I would be interested in devoting more time to it and checking out these new expansions.

I don't care about this guy. The guy that is responsible for the trainwreck that is FF13, now that's the guy who I want to see get kicked out.