CVG: Do you think Blue Dragon could become as popular as Final Fantasy?

Mistwalker">Hironobu Sakaguchi: I see a gradualism in the success that the Final Fantasy series has attained... [Blue Dragon] will continue to build momentum as we get into things like BD2 and BD3 - and that's what we're hoping; to really build on the franchise.

I'm not too familiar with Western RPGs! I'm a big fan of Gears of War and also EverQuest the online game, so Final Fantasy XI is an online game.

I really want to stick to what I want to create and what I envision, not depending on the trends that have been happening in the industry. I love trying to create a game that has he (sic) warming effect after you finish it. I want to kind of make the gamers warm-hearted, that's what I'm trying to create.

Gears of War is great but after you finish playing there's a great deal of exhilaration, but there's no warm-heartedness there. So that's what I'm trying to create.