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@jarodantonovich5722
3 жыл бұрын
Is there a part 2 coming? This was really interesting to learn about
@elusivelight3766
2 жыл бұрын
Good job! This is well made I really enjoyed it. Thanks and keep it up!.. ✌️
@FinalFantasyPeasant
3 жыл бұрын
dayum this is dope, FFunion are the true professionals I pretend to be 😂
@pandaeyez
3 жыл бұрын
You're awesome too mate! I can see the passion you have for FF is boundless!
@Zuko997
3 жыл бұрын
I love your content. Don't sell yourself short!
@UltimaV24
3 жыл бұрын
You’re awesome too
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We love your content monsieur Peasant, don't sell yourself short :)
@johnnymontalvo5620
3 жыл бұрын
You both rock!
@torgan
3 жыл бұрын
The way you guys delivered this really makes me wish that there was a docudrama about Square.
@JoelBurger
3 жыл бұрын
Really excited to see the full story, especially since so much of this has been mythologized over the years. "Square had no hit games and were going to go out of business, until they made one last effort with FF" kind of stuff.
@Dansg08
3 жыл бұрын
I planned to watch this in 2 parts but I got hooked in, great work and excellent storytelling, can’t wait for the next part!
@DistantSon1
3 жыл бұрын
It begins!!! Long time in the works, so happy!
@SuperSupersoda
3 жыл бұрын
Today I learned that two of my absolute favorite game developers, Square and Nihon Falcom, were working together from the very beginning, and that Square helped Falcom with DragonSlayer, the game whose sequel would eventually become the first "legend of heroes" game and would give birth to my favorite non-Square JRPG franchise: the kiseki series. It must have been amazing to have been there, in the room, in the early 80's when so much that would define the future of gaming was being invented.
@buddah1978egypt
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. I had to turn on adblock after a while, crazy amount od ads
@Alucitary
3 жыл бұрын
"Hironobu Sakaguchi chose to defer his university studies, but perhaps fearing that someday the dream would end, Sakaguchi chose to stay enrolled at Yokohama." What you did there, I see it.
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help myself :D ~Darryl
@samanthanicklin8130
3 жыл бұрын
I legit teared up.
@Walamonga1313
3 жыл бұрын
I don't, help?
@austins.2495
2 жыл бұрын
If YoU kNoW yOu KnOw
@crystalpeaches7825
Жыл бұрын
@@Walamonga1313 final fantasy x reference :)
@sean9284
3 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome! Great documentary dude
@KCanbutwont
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic content as always, thank you again FFUnion!
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
It was our pleasure! ~Darryl
@ChromeColossus
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. This is a level of detail on the company that I didn't even know existed. Awesome work!
@DeBeOtaku
3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for part 2!!!
@RasenRendanX
3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to wait for Part 2 to binge both parts but i couldnt wait anymore as expected this was amazing. Its funny to see the origin of the company name came from Golf of all things.
@orcuswells649
3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad this project has been realized- it was a great story, and I’m impressed at the level of detail in the story and editing. Given how deeply you delved into things even before FFI, I can’t wait to see what else is in store. I loved learning about this unknown part of history too
@GamingKume
3 жыл бұрын
This documentary is brought to you by the word, “pragmatic”. Good stuff, guys. Can’t wait for the next part.
@FLIK510
3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, pro level documentary.
@CompleteAnimation
3 жыл бұрын
I hope that once all the parts of this documentary are complete, you'll upload a complete cut, regardless of how long it is.
@travesty2000
3 жыл бұрын
When all the parts have been finished and released, uploading a super-cut is our plan!
@ChicagoRetroGamer
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Keep up the great work. Might watch it again tomorrow.
@fattiger6957
3 жыл бұрын
It's weird seeing Sakaguchi without a mustache.
@gushen_
3 жыл бұрын
“Ah neat, a documentary on Square! Can’t wait to learn more about Final Fantasy.” Begins a history lesson on the US offensive against Imperial Japan in WW2.
@maggiebrinkley4760
3 жыл бұрын
This is a cracking documentary! Thank you, Darryl and Lauren, for all your hard work.
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome Maggie - glad you enjoyed it!
@holymolythejabroni9040
3 жыл бұрын
Squaresoft 1995-2000 is the best era any developer has ever had, rivaled only by Nintendo’s 1990-1995 and perhaps Fromsoft’s 2011-2016.
@ty_sylicus
3 жыл бұрын
This was a very deep dive. Well done team!
@thepaper888
3 жыл бұрын
This unofficial documentary should be recognized/accepted as official, then shown on PBS round the clock.
@ducbinh199
3 жыл бұрын
this make me feel like a kid again, like when i first watch "final fantasy retrospective" series when they come out, done by gametrailers team, can't wait to see more.
@jamesjam671
3 жыл бұрын
I tough it was a documentary about how people decided to add corners to circle, I still like tho.
@lorde.greymon515
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else get super thrown off seeing Sakaguchi without a stache?? 😂
@skyserpent14
3 жыл бұрын
As always, I am impressed by your extensive research on everything to do with this company. Can't wait to see the next video 😁
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Savannah! The next video should be even better :D
@OwensSkateLife
9 ай бұрын
I recently had the revelation that I love Square. I thought I loved final fantasy my whole life. But I just love Square. I thought it was just me but then I find this. It's my dream to contribute to a square game. Final fantasy 7 basically is the framework for my life. I think all my creative work stems from experiencing the square games. No other studio resonated with me like Square
@havocbringer2100
3 жыл бұрын
Daaaamn that cliffhanger! When will the next part drop?
@aoijeka
3 жыл бұрын
I always knew Hiromichi Tanaka is one of the co-founders of Square, but seeing his young self and his closeness to young Sakaguchi legit teared me up on how the company treated him during/after XIV development.
@simongilgenbach4630
3 жыл бұрын
good stuff. look forward to more
@akiinmoonlight79
3 жыл бұрын
peak quality content ❤
@xavierninetwofourfiveone6901
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been waiting for this for so long. I can't wait til the next part! Keep up the amazing work!
@Muncheiy
3 жыл бұрын
I would never open a 40 minute documentary about a company by any other youtuber. But I just love the way you guys research so deeply, explore the most interesting details, and deliver the content so well. Nicely done.
@drummerlinn
2 жыл бұрын
At 1.5 speed, it’s less than 25 minutes
@RPGBros
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite company, SQUARESOFT Forever!
@skattered888
3 жыл бұрын
Nobuo Uematsu. A struggling musician...
@togo2051
3 жыл бұрын
This is so beautifully done. Congratulations. Can NOT wait for more!
@Arkholt2
3 жыл бұрын
AKA Square's Origins Explained
@genkaiba15
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative and well done. I look forward to the next entry.
@denneildunbar6844
3 жыл бұрын
"Gripping narratives" *cuts to a scene from Kingdom Hearts* I see what you did there
@baebeenut6582
3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@chrisludwig2733
3 жыл бұрын
SPOILER ALERT: It's been confirmed that FFXVI will have a subtitle - Final Fantasy XVI: Cruise Chaser Blassty What a superb documentary! The personality, detail, and (so far as I'm aware) obscure info on the origins of the creators and the company were exquisite. Excellent work, Final Fantasy Union! Thanks, and looking forward to part two. I also got a kick out of the upgraded Square logo prominently featuring triangles.
@caseykim1293
3 жыл бұрын
The first time I seen the Squaresoft symbol was Parasite Eve. It's funny because at the time, I was trying to get the Toy Story 2 game but my pop's wanted to get PE as well since he liked the cover. The first few minutes of me hitting New Game made me left that game in the dust since it scared the bajesus out of me. (Btw, still haven't played the game till this day)
@SeanChristieMallon
3 жыл бұрын
Face your fears
@lucinae8512
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing up Falcom and Dragon Slayer! Even with the Trails and Ys series becoming more popular, many people are unaware of the Square connection and how pioneering they were for action RPG's at the time.
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome! We made a conscious decision to delve a bit into the back story of some of those older companies and it's great to hear it's been appreciated ~Darryl
@jayromero7535
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for creating this. As a lifelong fan of Square/soft/enix since the 1980s, the was so much I knew and so much I realized I didn't know about the near failures in making this company what it is today. Excellent work to all those involved in making this.
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome Jay, we're so happy to hear you enjoyed the video! ~Darryl
@kevindepuy5390
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Final Fantasy Union, Ive been meaning to make a SE documentary, but no need since you covered it so well and looks like you will cover everything. I was specifically going to make the documentary about the formation of SE, and the battle at Squaresoft between Sakaguchi and Yoichi Wada in the late nineties; the Suit vs the artist, the guy who wanted to use the FF brand everywhere, vs the guy who wanted to keep FF humble, not produce sequels etc. It was basically an explanation in how badly Yoichi Wada screwed up the company, first by replacing Sakaguchi/blaming him for the FFX delay that got him fired(Sakaguchi formed Mistwalker before the FF movie even came out, so he was on the way out already) then by producing the first sequel, FFX-2 which was a success but set a bad precedent, as Sakaguchi put it on twitter, started "whoring out final fantasy". Wada respected the FFX- story director so much thinking he was the "golden child" as he put it, put him to work on too many projects and all of them ended up failing and in some cases destroyed the (brand ala Front Mission Evolved, Third Birthday), including FFXIII that needed help from tons of teams like the Versus XIII team and the director couldnt direct as the teams werent coordinated properly. Then Wadas nail in the coffin was the creation Of SE internal engines, which delayed so many games(Versus XIII, XIV) and games turn out poorly (XIV) that it basically brought the company to a collapse. Thank god Wada is gone. Just saying, cant wait till you get to that part lol
@marcuslee3051
3 жыл бұрын
Never clicked onto a KZitem video so quickly before.
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support Marcus!
@Ch3micalboy
3 жыл бұрын
Great job, so professional!!
@miarose5156
3 жыл бұрын
And thus my week started off to a good start!!!!! Super excited for this video!!!!!!!!! Edit: was not disappointed at all and this video was super informative and went so in depth I honestly feel like I’ve learned from this and yet I feel like I have more to learn from rewatching it!!!!! Fantastic work guys so proud that this finally got released!!!!!! Love you lots!!!!
@TheGamersState
3 жыл бұрын
Videos like this 1 is why I love this channel, I'm stoked for the next part!
@MichaelMarques
3 жыл бұрын
High Score on Netflix goes in depth on Nintendo and RPG games.
@rokerumaluku
3 жыл бұрын
Square - Squaresoft - Squarenix, is the best producer of RPGs in MY opinion.
@Zeul28
3 жыл бұрын
Cant wait for the 2nd part. This documentary was quite close to heart
@TheDeChaser
3 жыл бұрын
A very deep respect for what you are doing here and how you want to provide a detailed and specific historical record of the rise of this interesting company. Thank you for all of the hard work that was put into even just this episode, and I will patiently await each new segment of this series. Keep up the exceptional work.
@Cyrusx9
3 жыл бұрын
reminds me of the Gametrailers Final Fantasy Retrospective. Good stuff
@remdolf07
3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting very excited whenever I saw a game at the store that had Square's/Squaresofts logo in front of it. Begging my mother to buy it, without having any actual context about the games. Square brought me nothing but joy. Nowadays the Square Enix brand just makes me shake my head in frustration whenever their name comes up. I still more than love the games they publish and especially the Final Fantasy series. But from a business standpoint they are just greedy and very cyberpunk esque corporates. The business model they have going now is so shameful.
@firebirdstark
3 жыл бұрын
I can second all that, I have felt and now feel the same about their products
@12ealDealOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Company hasn't been the same without the 'Gucc. Guy had a lot of heart and soul that somehow permeated Square's creative output, whether he was directly involved or not.
@BigMujK
3 жыл бұрын
Give them a break, It’s been a while but they are looking good now
@angbald
3 жыл бұрын
I want to thank everyone giving money to this channel so that this content can be made. If I had any money at all it would be yours.
@naetle07
3 жыл бұрын
You guys have clearly put a ton of time and effort into researching this. It really shows. But I'd love to see a list of all the sources you used for this doc to explore more deeply.
@TBoneTony
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing start to the history of Squaresoft. Not always going to be perfect but I can see how this video shows how much you all put into the effort to tell the history of Squaresoft. I have known about the history of Ecchi Games in Japan so I always love to know about the early erotic games from Japan that go as far back as the 80s.
@sterlin9tv849
3 жыл бұрын
I’m Ready to witness greatness!
@UltimaV24
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Union for this amazing video 🤍
@rikkuricky
3 жыл бұрын
This is incredible! Out of curiosity, where did you find footage of some of the older games? Can't wait for more docs like this.
@Zogamer7
3 жыл бұрын
Huge recognition to everyone involved with this amazingly detailed and beautifully presented documentary. Square is my favorite game developer and learning their fascinating orgins through this documentary was awesome! Now excuse me while I watch it again and again.
@dafooldafool
3 жыл бұрын
What was that last song before the shoutouts?
@megustare8337
3 жыл бұрын
This documentary is amazing from the start! Creating and narrating a documentary is something I would like to do one day now that I'm done with college.
@JustSpag
3 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else laugh in horror at Tanaka's almost meme-tier illustration?
@biokido575
3 жыл бұрын
The interest in women's clothing completely explains where square went with it's men. It was always there. the legacy lives on
@KPX01
3 жыл бұрын
guess lightning doing modeling works it not that odd then
@alwaysangry2232
3 жыл бұрын
and Nomura´s belt over belts over belts within belts
@paulodanteneto1645
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, hell yeah, this will surely be awesome. Happy to be here for the launch.
@rick942net
3 жыл бұрын
IBM 5100 - Thanks for putting that in here. At least we know it exists in this world line.
@Talsbynians
2 жыл бұрын
45:40 it’s like a JRPG party being formed
@Renegated27
3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome!!! It got me hooked from minute 1!! Thank you so much. Can’t wait for Part2
@WalkerGallier
3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that one of their first games was where the XIV raid boss Cruise Chaser came from
@kaylamartin4838
3 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting to watch! I can't wait for part two! There have always been Square games over the years that I've enjoyed, mainly the Final Fantasy series of course. Kingdom Hearts had a huge impact on me as well. But other smaller things like the Fullmetal Alchemist games they made for the PS2 and many others. Its really intriguing to hear their full history like this! Really enjoyed it! Thank you for putting so much time and effort into such a huge project!
@kdemographic8109
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for this!
@m3phist023
3 жыл бұрын
So now Square needs to recognize and bankroll the FF Union official authorized History of Square, complete with developer interviews and even more insider footage. 👍🏻
@roaktornokar4032
3 жыл бұрын
27:59 I thought it said ''Wii'' and i was like ''what? wrong company :v''
@rokerius94
3 жыл бұрын
I am very interested in seeing this documentary through. Thank you!
@truecrescent00013
3 жыл бұрын
When you talked about July 4 1945. My heart just sinks for them. I think it's absolutely incredible you mentioned it. You guys are the best.
@gameroach81
3 жыл бұрын
I love Square. I know some of the story but I am looking forward to learning more about this legendary company. I hope this will be a long series... maybe as long as Final Fantasy 😉😉 Part 1 was great and can't wait for part 2. For the first few minutes I forgot what I started watching. My bad. 😅
@TarksGauntlet
3 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant work guys. I made a similar video a number of years ago called "Square Enix Before the Merger - A history of Squaresoft, Enix, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy" With that thing clocking in at 50 minutes I thought for sure it was all the depth this sort of topic would ever get, but what you guys got here.. man.. I wish I had your resources haha. Excellent, excellent work. Truly. I'm floored.
@Baardnick
3 жыл бұрын
nice videos! Square-enix are really getting back on track it seems. last 15 years or so, a lot of shit. ff x-2, ff13, ff13-2, ff13-13 or whatever..(lowest bottom), 15 and one hundred different kingdom hearts (small games) on 7 different platforms.. now we see they are making rpgs again and good ones at that + pushing the industry. Dragon Quest 12, best square game since ff12. FF7 Remake, also good - although i hated time/fate shit. FF16, looks dope, ff14 doing great, and so many different rpgs from them rumoured to come out soon.
@kaaru1990
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, loved it. Can't wait for the next part! :)
@jeli26ll
3 жыл бұрын
Of all words, I wasn't expecting clerk. Hope.... mayhap... xD to make games too, guess I should work on a script-
@DarkMagiciansMaster
3 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one. Loved the video can't wait for the rest of it. Great work!!
@phaunvods
3 жыл бұрын
what is the song that is playing around the 7 minute mark? when you are talking about the introduction of computers?
@kut5ara256
3 жыл бұрын
Love love love!!! There was so much that I didn't know before! I cant wait for the next part!
@vladimirmlotschek3265
3 жыл бұрын
Y'all are awesome - great work on this one, Darryl, Lauren, Travis, and Chris :)
@keyofb3528
3 жыл бұрын
Bring on part two already xD What great way to start my morning!
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
We'll try our best Bryar! Glad to hear you enjoyed Part 1 :) ~Darryl
@Tacticslion
3 жыл бұрын
"He wanted to get into the fashion industry some day..." *looks at FF13/FF15* ... soooo Square is still aiming to do that, then.
@jakedeschamps4454
3 жыл бұрын
I'm really looking forward to part 2! This video was amazing! I loved every part of it. Y'all are awesome!
@darrelllewis5798
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Darrell, this is Darrell. This was great and I can't wait for the next part!
@toddnicholson2121
3 жыл бұрын
When my feet get back on the ground financially speaking you are most definitely getting a new patron. This was absolutely amazing! Keep up the badass work!!!
@dreamer6737
3 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t it Tanaka who were responsible for FF14 1.0 crash?
@redcloud16
3 жыл бұрын
Hell yea. Ive been to Tokushima, and a few other palce sin this video. Such great history.
@lucasberg5907
3 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting, i love it! Can’t want to see the next one!
@joshuab1707
3 жыл бұрын
Minute and a half in and you already gave me goosebumps
@hazardyoutube1121
3 жыл бұрын
Gimme the second part now o.0
@FinalFantasyUnion
3 жыл бұрын
We're trying our best! Hopefully it won't be too long until we can release part 2 ~Darryl
@davids7654
3 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Can't wait for the next part
@ironyrules5164
3 жыл бұрын
This Video was awesome. Can you guys pls do the same for Capcom, Ubisoft etc. ?
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