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	Yasumi Matsuno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yasumi Matsuno (松野泰己) is a director working at Square Enix (previously called Squaresoft).
		The soon-to-be-released Final Fantasy XII was written and directed by Matsuno and promises to maintain his theme of a deep and involving story with subplots of conspiracies and moral ambiguity.
		Matsuno's Vagrant Story, and the soon to be released Final Fantasy XII were critically acclaimed by the magazine with a 40/40 score.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yasumi_Matsuno (716 words)

	Main Page - Matsuno Curse
		Yasumi Matsuno was born in 1965 in Nigata-ken, Japan.
		In Fall of 2001 Matsuno and his team began work on Final Fantasy XII for the Playstation 2, while he oversaw the production of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the Game Boy Advance (which was developed by the Quest team).
		Matsuno's last known public appearance is E3 in Los Angeles in May of 2004 and his current health status and whereabouts are unknown.
	matsunocurse.info (569 words)

	PlayStation 2: Final Fantasy XII Preview at Ps2Fantasy.com
		Like in the other games created by Matsuno, including Vagrant Story, relative position between your characters and enemies plays an important role during the battle; characters can be moved freely during the battle, and it's sometimes fundamental to choose the right spot to position your characters in order to survive and finally win a battle.
		Matsuno and his staff have also designed and developed a new graphics engine for their game.
		Matsuno is particularly proud of the work done by his team to create the airships, which will greatly vary in size and shape.
	www.ps2fantasy.com /files/final_fantasy_xii/previews/62 (1928 words)

	Square Producer Yasumi Matsuno Talks Square-Nintendo
		In a recent interview, Square producer Yasumi Matsuno maintained that production on a Game Boy Advance remake of Final Fantasy Tactics is 30 percent complete and that the company is shooting for a winter release for the game.
		Matsuno said that the idea for a Final Fantasy Tactics remake originated with the many requests for remakes and sequels that began after the original's release.
		Matsuno's current main project is Final Fantasy XII, which began development for the PlayStation 2 last fall.
	www.rpgamer.com /news/Q2-2002/041502a.html (249 words)

	Matsuno talks Final Fantasy Tactics GBA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Yasumi Matsuno of Square, the creator of Quest's Ogre Tactics Battle and directed Square game's Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story, talked about his upcoming projects in this weeks edition of Famitsu magazine.
		Matsuno went on to explain the game is about 30% done and is currently being worked on by Ex-Quest employees who left the company after making Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, and now work for Square.
		Matsuno went on to explain that the game would not be a port of the Playstation classic, but instead be more of a "remix".
	www.nemesisonline.com /gba/news.asp?nid=80 (230 words)

	RPGFan News - Yasumi Matsuno Talks Final Fantasy XII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hence, Matsuno originally wanted to do airship battles, but after figuring out it would be too extreme, he did not follow through with that plan.
		Throughout the entire game, players will be able to see the typical touch of Yasumi Matsuno and his unique essence.
		What Matsuno did reveal, was that genre veterans will have fun with the battle system, but at the same time newcomers to the genre won't be blown away by it either.
	www.rpgfan.com /news/2004/1522.html (436 words)

	SQUARE NEWS - All thats new about Square Enix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, Matsuno (FFXII Director) has confirmed for us that the two will be completely different projects in all aspects including story and gameplay.
		Matsuno discussed at the event how India, the Middle East, and New York were some other countries which inspired the environments in Final Fantasy XII.
		Matsuno mentioned that FFXII would be like the movie Gladiator in the sense that it would please audiences looking just for the action, and please those looking for the dark storyline.
	individual.utoronto.ca /mkhan/squarenews/news173.html (1993 words)

	FFXII producer steps down from position - PlayStation 2 News - Australia's PAL Gaming Network
		Yasumi Matsuno leaves project due to health issues.
		According to the announcement, Matsuno has been 'persistently ill', and is to be replaced for now by Akitoshi Kawazu, who has previously worked as a director for the SaGa series.
		In an official address to fans, Matsuno said, 'To all the fans that have been waiting for the release of Final Fantasy XII, I'm sorry that its development has been taking an extremely long time.
	palgn.com.au /article.php?id=2784 (202 words)

	Final Fantasy XII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yasumi Matsuno, originally announced as both producer and director, was forced to bow out of both roles due to health concerns.
		On March 16, 2006 the game was reviewed by Famitsu, and became only the sixth game to receive a perfect 40/40 score, as well as the first Final Fantasy game, and the first PlayStation 2 title to do so.
		It is also the second Yasumi Matsuno title to set a perfect score, the first being Vagrant Story [2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Final_Fantasy_XII (3597 words)

	Retronauts 4: The Yasumi Matsuno Holiday Special from 1UP.com
		True to form, Matsuno's FFXII has turned out to be very much his own creation, imbued with a stunning high fantasy feel, populated with creatures of unique races and dominated by a group of mysterious Judges who rule over the world's warring empires.
		Matsuno left the FFXII project more than a year ago; rumors suggest everything from stress-related illness to a total mental breakdown, and there's talk that much of the original development team packed up and jumped ship to Sakaguchi's Mistwalker due to their dissatisfaction with Square's poor placement in the Square Enix hierarchy.
		Complicit in his actions is a pair of incredibly talented artists who have frequently collaborated with Matsuno in his devious schemes to bring addictively complex videogames to the masses.
	loa-club.1up.com /do/feature?cId=3148855&did=1 (3219 words)

	Yasumi Matsuno Steps Down as FFXII Producer - Blue Laguna's Media Archive
		Square Enix has announced that Yasumi Matsuno has stepped down as the producer of Final Fantasy XII due to health issues.
		"Final Fantasy XII's development producer Yasumi Matsuno has left his position to recover from his illness, and he is currently working as a supervisor [on the game].
		Matsuno also had a personal statement, saying, "To all the fans that have been waiting for the release of Final Fantasy XII, I'm sorry that its development has been taking an extremely long time.
	bluelaguna.net /news/4695/yasumi-matsuno-steps-down-as-ffxii-producer.php (292 words)

	unlimited lives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Yasumi Matsuno is sort of like my videogame god.
		But in all seriousness, Yasumi Matsuno-san deserves to be respected in all ways a game director can be respected.
		Unlimited Lives.com is an independent web site for adult age video gamers maintained for the purpose of celebrating videogames as an entertainment and art form, as well as celebrating life in general.
	www.unlimitedlives.com /commentary/view_item.php?1069260126 (935 words)

	RPGamer - News Bulletin - Matsuno Bows Out of Final Fantasy XII Roles
		Since the Square Enix Party 2005 began on July 30, news has circulated through the Internet that Final Fantasy XII producer and director Yasumi Matsuno has taken on a different role in the game's development.
		Yasumi Matsuno has left his roles as director and producer, and has instead taken on the role of original scenario plot supervisor.
		Word from Square Enix states that Matsuno had to take a lower-responsibility position on the development team due to an illness that has been plaguing him for a lengthy period of time.
	www.rpgamer.com /news/Q3-2005/080105b.html (275 words)

	GAF - News - Final Fantasy XII's theme song revealed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Matsuno's influence is in too deep into the project for it to be altered.
		Of course they are two different human beings, so it might not be 100% like Matsuno wanted but what can Kawazu really change when the game has been in development for several years and he doesn't even have a year left (if were accurate, he has less than 7 months).
		Yasumi Matsumo is the director of Vagrant Story and the Final Fantasy Tactics series.
	www.gamesarefun.com /news.php?newsid=5367 (2934 words)

	FFXII producer leaves // PlayStation 2 /// Eurogamer
		Matsuno's role on FFXII was that of director, script writer and scenario designer.
		It remains worth noting that FFXII has been in a state of near-completion for some time and therefore this late change in staff structure probably means little in terms of how it'll affect the state and style of the game we're presented with next year.
		It may just mean that, rather than waiting for Matsuno to fully recover and come back to complete the project, they've decided that it's in their best interests to get the game out of the door, even if he has to oversee it in a slightly more passive fashion.
	www.eurogamer.net /article_discussion.php?article_id=60325 (575 words)

	Final Fantasy Advanced > Final Fantasy XII producer steps down (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XII producer Yasumi Matsuno will be stepping down from his position due to complications with his health.
		Even before E3, rumors about Matsuno´s absence from Square had been circulating, but this is the first time the company has publicly confirmed his status.
		Matsuno also released a statement: "To all the fans that have been waiting for the release of Final Fantasy XII, I´m sorry that its development has been taking an extremely long time.
	www.ffadvanced.com /index.php?act=fullstory&id=159 (342 words)

	Gamer's Logik 4.0 - News
		FFXII director, Yasumi Matsuno, is no longer working on the game.
		When part of the FFXII team was said to have left Square-Enix for Hironobu Sakaguchi's new development studio, Mist Walker, Matsuno was reported to have not shown up for work for a month until the crisis was resolved.
		In fact, we're not sure what Matsuno is working on now, and whether he was kicked off the team or if he voluntarily removed himself, although he is still said to be at Square.
	www.gamerslogik.com /news.php?NID=875 (171 words)

	IGN: Changes to Final Fantasy XII Staff
		Previously the project's producer, Matsuno was the man most associated with FFXII following the project's unveiling back in November of 2003.
		The message reveals that Matsuno is taking a supervisor's role and is still having influence over the project.
		Also at the website, Matsuno himself apologizes for the extended development time of the title and assures us that the project is in good hands with directors Hiroshi Minagawa and Hiroki Ito and event director Jun Akiyama.
	ps2.ign.com /articles/638/638050p1.html (460 words)

	RPG Players Realm: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Though rumors have circulated over the past few days, Square Enix officially confirmed that Yasumi Matsuno is no longer head of the project and has stepped down into a supervisory role.
		Matsuno's and Square Enix's official statements proclaim that health issues were the cause of his change in roles, and that Matsuno had been ill for some time now.
		Matsuno has also since issued an apology to Final Fantasy fans around the globe concerning all the delays FFXII has faced.
	www.rpgplayersrealm.com /articles.php?mode=show&articleid=340 (231 words)

	AllRPG.com - Final Fantasy XII - Preview
		Matsuno is the man behind Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and the game Famitsu gave a 40/40 perfect score; Vagrant Story.
		Matsuno commented that we’re going to see races that did not appear in FFTA and players will have a feeling that the races have their own way of life and culture.
		Matsuno mentioned in an interview some months ago that Final Fantasy XII won’t look like any other Final Fantasy games.
	www.allrpg.com /games/ff12/index.php3?page=preview (1103 words)

	Yasumi Matsuno - TheBestLinks.com - Squaresoft, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Final Fantasy Tactics, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		He was born in 1965 and after leaving Quest he joined Square in 1995.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Yasumi_Matsuno.html (117 words)

	Square Insider \| News \| Printer Friendly Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Yasumi Matsuno, head of the Square-Enix Fourth Development Team and Producer/Director of Final Fantasy XII has stepped down from his position with the game due to an ongoing health issue that he has been fighting with for some period of time now.
		Matsuno will take on the less arduous role of Original Scenario/Plot Surpervisor.
		Matsuno's directing role will be filled by two men, Hiroyuki Ito, who has worked on numerous final Fantasy titles as well as Chrono Trigger, and Hiroshi Minagawa, who worked on Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Tactics.
	www.squareinsider.com /news/print.php?id=827 (324 words)

	Yasumi Matsuno speaks about Final Fantasy Tactics for the GBA - Game Boy Advance News at GameSpot
		Yasumi Matsuno speaks about Final Fantasy Tactics for the GBA
		Yasumi Matsuno, producer of Final Fantasy XII, talks about Final Fantasy Tactics for the GBA, Final Fantasy XII, and the future of the Ogre Battle series.
		Matsuno will serve as the producer of the recently announced Final Fantasy Tactics for the Game Boy Advance.
	gamespot.com /news/2002/03/27/news_2858640.html?...&sid=2858640 (507 words)

	AllRPG - Latest News
		“Final Fantasy XII's development producer Yasumi Matsuno has left his position to recover from his illness, and he is currently working as a supervisor.
		Matsuno has also left a message for his fans.
		Yasumi Matsuno has been working on several RPG projects for over a decade.
	www.allrpg.com /rpgnews/news_show.php?newsid=2234 (663 words)

	Forsaken Forums - FF XII news.
		Series mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi greeted fans, saying he was looking forward to the newest addition to the series, he created 16 years ago and expressing his love for the "air-borne" style of producer Yasumi Matsuno.
		Producer Yasumi Matsuno confirmed that Final Fantasy XII, just like the two Final Fantasy Tactics titles will indeed take place in the world of Ivalice, but with the exception of Bangaa and Viera, the newest Final Fantasy title will have no connection to Matsuno's previous title,Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
		Furthermore, Matsuno reiterated earlier comments by emphasizing, the current game will be a major step forward in comparison to the image of previous installments.
	www.togrc.com /forums/showthread.php?ID=008&t=82136 (487 words)

	Planet GameCube Forums - Is FF12 coming to GameCube? (discussion/debate)
		"In interviews published in the recent issue of Weekly Famitsu, Square's Yasumi Matsuno said that about 120 people are working on his current project, Final Fantasy XII, which will be released later this year in Japan.
		In fact, there's no "reporter" part, as the interview is set up as a conversation between Miyamoto and Matsuno.
		Matsuno did say he would like to do something with the Card-E Reader.
	www.planetgamecube.com /forums/messageview.cfm?catid=3&threadid=910 (1653 words)

	WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
		Yasumi Matsuno Steps Down As 'Final Fantasy XII' (PS2) Producer
		While rumors were already floating around during E3, and more recently its Party 2005, Square Enix today issued a statement on its official website, that Final Fantasy XII producer Yasumi Matsuno will be taking a step down from the development due to health reasons.
		The statement also clarified that FFXII is just one step away from completion, and is on track for its March 16 release date, as announced earlier today.
	www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=27108 (144 words)

	Final Fantasy 12 Interview - Evermore Forums
		Minaba: You felt Matsuno's style and you're very pleased with that, along with Yoshida's style, but it's also a Final Fantasy.
		Media: I like both styles, but I've always been a very big fan of Matsuno's games, of Tactics and Vagrant Story, so of course I'm thrilled to see Matsuno working on such a high profile project.
		There's lots of people I know who are interested in Final Fantasy XII because of the Matsuno and Yoshida influence, who have enjoyed their projects in the past and are glad to see them taking on a larger project.
	www.evermoreforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2047 (1378 words)

	Matsuno No Longer the Director of FFXII? - Xbox 360 & Xbox Forums
		There were alot of articles early this year saying that FFXII was pretty much done, it just needed some "final touches", the recent hands-on preview seemed to suggest that the game felt like it was an almost final version.
		Remember when i told you there was rumor in my swedish gaming magazine´saying:we have very very realible source that is telling us he is leaving for mistwalker,and his "mentor" Sakaguchi offered him work at the company.
		Matsuno got seriously ill and HAD to get off the staff (it's a statement from ff12 website)...Hiroyuki Ito (director of FFIX and director of FFT) and Hiroshi Minagawa (long time collaborator of Matsuno who worked on EVERY Matsuno games, including Ogre battle and tactics ogre) ARE the new directors!
	forum.teamxbox.com /showthread.php?t=363113 (1189 words)

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