Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi praises AI slop trailer for a FF6 remake, earns himself a light ribbing from battle designer on the first 2 games
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, recently praised an AI-generated trailer for a potential Final Fantasy 6 remake. His comments drew a light-hearted response from Akitoshi Kawazu, the battle designer for the first two games, who suggested Sakaguchi should have been more reserved in his praise. Despite the playful exchange, both seem to maintain a friendly rapport regarding the remake discussion.
- ▪Sakaguchi expressed admiration for an AI-generated trailer of a Final Fantasy 6 remake.
- ▪Kawazu humorously suggested that Sakaguchi should have limited his praise.
- ▪The interaction between Sakaguchi and Kawazu was light-hearted and friendly.
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Software AI Final Fantasy Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi praises AI slop trailer for a FF6 remake, earns himself a light ribbing from battle designer on the first 2 games News By Harvey Randall published 19 May 2026 Fin-AI-l Fantasy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Jun Sato via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If there's one thing that the rise in AI slop has 'given' us, aside from the existential dread and CEOs pushing the brave new future no matter how many studios need to be shut down to make it happen, it's the ability for any…
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