SaGa Game Series' Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies
In a message written ahead of his death, Broadley stated that his work colleague would post this from him on his behalf should he die. He stated that he had been struggling with cancer and repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatment. Broadley added that he had kept working on his localization work for the SaGa franchise throughout his battle, but he would unfortunately not see the release of his next project. He is survived by his partner of 25 years, Shige, who shared a messge following Broadley's death.
Broadley worked on localization for several games at Square Enix, including Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, Final Fantasy XI, Mobius Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy Dimensions. Square Enix is releasing the Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United remake game for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on February 16.
Sources: Neil Broadley's X/Twitter account, SaGa series' X/Twitter account
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