SaGa Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies at 45
Neil Broadley, localization director for Square Enix's SaGa series, died after a multi-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer, according to the official SaGa X/Twitter account and a message Broadley wrote ahead of his death. He was 45.
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Why it matters
Broadley's death leaves the SaGa localization line without the director who carried it through the series' recent remasters and new entries, and he said himself he would not see his next project released.
Key Facts
- Neil Broadley, localization director for Square Enix's SaGa series, died at 45.
- Broadley had stage 4 colon cancer and wrote that he faced repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatment.
- Broadley kept working on SaGa localization throughout his illness and said he would not see his next project released.
- Broadley's credits include Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, and Final Fantasy XI.
- Broadley is survived by his partner of 25 years, Shige.
Broadley kept working on SaGa localization through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. His credits include Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, and Final Fantasy XI.
Broadley wrote his own farewell. The message, posted by a colleague on his behalf, said he had kept working on SaGa localization through repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatment, and that he would not see his next project released. His partner of 25 years, Shige, shared a message after his death.
His Square Enix credits run across the SaGa and Final Fantasy lines, from SaGa Frontier: Remastered and SaGa: Emerald Beyond to Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, Final Fantasy XI, Mobius Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy Dimensions.
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- Anime News Network SaGa Game Series' Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies