Square Enix's new CEO says he would no-life Final Fantasy games growing up, proving himself worthy of his new job
Square Enix's new CEO has said he neglected everything when a new Final Fantasy game released growing up, proving he's just like us.
During the Final Fantasy 16 pre-release celebration event in Los Angeles on June 11, Takashi Kiryu told fans about his relationship with Square Enix's biggest IP. Speaking about a specific moment in the Final Fantasy series, Kiryu said: "From then on, I was hooked. I was [a] Final Fantasy fan for life. Whenever a new title came out, I had to make time to play. Forget homework, forget eating, forget sleeping! I sleep in class anyway."
Proving his commitment to the franchise even more, Kiryu adds: "While my friends got into sports or other activities, I was focused on games. And yeah, I had more than a few teachers tell me 'If you play games all the time, you are not going to succeed in life. But, [they'd] be very surprised to see me standing on this stage right now with you.'"
[plays final fantasy]"Forget homework, forget eating, forget sleeping."Friends got into sports but he focused on gaming. Teachers told him "if you play games all the time, you aren't going to succeed in life." Takashi Kiryu (Square Enix's new CEO) is just like us for real!
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