Overview
- Sakaguchi, who had called a fan-made AI video of a Final Fantasy VI remake “amazing,” wrote Monday that his reaction was instinctive and that the tech is not ready as-is.
- SaGa creator Akitoshi Kawazu replied to his post urging him to “please stop at the first line” and said Final Fantasy VI would suit a full 3D remake.
- The nearly two-minute clip, posted Friday by X user desusanJP, uses generative AI to mimic a modern remake, recreating scenes like the Opera House while showing flaws such as warped faces and stiff, unnatural movement.
- Square Enix has not announced any remake of Final Fantasy VI, and veterans have noted that efforts on the scale of the Final Fantasy VII Remake take many years to build.
- The exchange fed a wider debate over generative AI in game work, with some seeing value for early concepts and others criticizing what they call lifeless “AI slop.”