Sakaguchi hints at new game over therapeutic LEGO session

by JC Fletcher on May 5th 2009 6:45PM

Mistwalker head (and Final Fantasy creator) Hironobu Sakaguchi is hard at work on his next game. And by "hard at work" we mean "thinking idly about the game while building his LEGO truck."

In a post on Mistwalker's blog, Sakaguchi revealed a few ideas about the upcoming, unannounced project. "Planning to basically put importance on having seamless control of the overall direction of the game, mixed with CG spectacle scenes," Sakaguchi said. "Controls will have a bit of a trick to it, while having a blend of RPG-type strategy and growth. Behaviors based on interaction with the situation around you...wait, I'm not supposed to say more than this... (^^;" He will be able to say more this year, he says.

As for the LEGO truck, Sakaguchi says that LEGO building is something he does when he's "troubled with something," in this case the "graphic settings" for the new game. It's a pretty nice truck.

[Via Eurogamer]

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Tags: hironobu-sakaguchi, lego, mistwalker, rpg

Reader Comments (16)

Lego Lost Oddyssey?

"Controls will have a bit of a trick to it"

Sakaguchi says that LEGO building is something he does when he's "troubled with something," in this case the "graphic settings" for the new game.

Troubled with graphics and tricky controls.

Wii RPG Confirmed???

that is a nice truck. *stares*

seriously, it even has a sunroof! :O

Hah, I was just about to say that _is_ a nice truck.

Very nice truck indeed.

That truck is about to go on a world saving coming of age adventure...

Final Fantasy XIII is really just a bunch of legos.

what's that, Nice Boata?

"Planning to basically put importance on having seamless control of the overall direction of the game, mixed with CG spectacle scenes," Sakaguchi said. "Controls will have a bit of a trick to it, while having a blend of RPG-type strategy and growth. Behaviors based on interaction with the situation around you...wait, I'm not supposed to say more than this... (^^;"

Translation: I'm working on a game that's basically like every other game I've ever designed.

Plus: My Lego truck is awesome.