I'm not sure how Japanese corporations work but they should really recall Wada or something. It seems like he's a shakey businessmen with tons of get-rich-quick schemes, as opposed to someone who can really reinforce the character of the company and concentrate its quality and reputation.

On another note, I think XII turned out fine w/o Matsuno. Minagawa and Ito were probably already handling the day-to-day in Scenario and Combat, respectively, at the time Matsuno left I'm assuming it was all about implementing the design plan anyway. I'm sure at the end of development, deciding on what to keep and what to toss out might have changed, but overall I'm glad with the way it turned out. I still hold it didn't feel at all like a main-series Final Fantasy, but it sure felt like an Ivalice-Final Fantasy, and it might be the best game that team has done to date.

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I think you just need to take a hit for the team Vivi22 and just buy the systems. I want me some Matsuno/Sakeguchi action.

Them developing a game together would be nice too I guess...
Who knows where the hell those games would end up, and I'm talking about both platform and quality. I remember when Microsoft was touting him around at all of their events and panels as if he was a first party developer (I think MGS chipped in for him to start-up). Next thing you know he's making bad DS games and now apparently he's working on Wii. I think Matsuno should go the freelancer route, much like Yoshida, Sakimoto, Uematsu, Alexander O. Smith and who knows who else, have all done, and are still working on Square projects, just not in a slave-capacity I assume.

Also, didn't Matsuno write for Mad World?