Square Enix localisation director Neil Broadley dies of colon cancer
Broadley, who worked on Final Fantasy XI and the SaGa series, left a final message on X saying his work during his illness gave him purpose.
Neil Broadley, a localisation director at Square Enix, has died of colon cancer, according to gamespark.jp. A final message was posted on his X account, with a colleague explaining that it had been written by Broadley and published on his behalf after his death.
Broadley worked as a localisation director on Final Fantasy XI and the SaGa series. In the message, he said that working on the SaGa series during his illness felt like healing and gave him a sense of purpose.
He also wrote that he would not see the release of his next project, but that he believed players would enjoy it.
The official SaGa X account expressed condolences following the news.
Earlier disclosures
Several years ago, Broadley had publicly revealed that he was battling cancer. He was a frequent presence on X, where he often discussed localisation decisions, such as keeping the Japanese-English term "level up" in translations, and he appeared multiple times on the official SaGa YouTube channel.