Update [Wed 16th Oct, 2024 02:55 BST]:

Nobuo Uematsu has followed up this brief message clarifying he's "not retiring from video game music work". He mentions how there's apparently been "some misunderstanding" and he wants to cut back on this music so he has more time to make his own music.

Here's the latest message he shared on his social media account:

"Wait, wait, wait! Everybody calm down! There seems to be some misunderstanding, but I'm not retiring from video game music work!

"I'm going to cut back a bit on my video game music work because I want to have more time to make the music I want to make. It would be difficult for me to take on the entire soundtrack of a video game because the time commitment for composing would be too long, but I would like to continue to work on jobs such as one theme song."

You can see the video in the original story below where Uematsu says Fantasian is his "final project" as a composer of video game music.

Original article [Wed 16th Oct, 2024 01:25 BST]:

Ahead of the launch of FANTASIAN Neo Dimension on the Switch this December, legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu has shared a "special message".

In a short and snappy video on the official Fantasian social media account, he told fans this title was his "final project" as a composer of video game music and hoped everyone would pick it up.

Nobuo Uematsu: "This is my final project as a composer of video game music. I hope you'll pick it up and play it! Thanks for your support!"

While the Japanese composer has worked on all sorts of games over the years, he has become best known for his contribution to the Final Fantasy series. He previously hinted Fantasian could be his last game after some health issues.

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has recently spoken about calling it a day, although he's seemingly not done yet.

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[source gamedeveloper.com]