SaGa Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies at 45
His Square Enix credits included Final Fantasy XI and Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven.
The Square Enix localizer worked on the SaGa and Final Fantasy series. He continued working on SaGa throughout his illness.
Neil Broadley, localization director for Square Enix’s SaGa series, has died after a multi-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer. He was 45.
The official X accounts for the SaGa series and Broadley announced his death on Friday.
Broadley prepared a message for a colleague to publish on his behalf if he died. He described cancer and repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment.
He continued localizing SaGa games throughout his illness. In his farewell message, he said he would not live to see his next project released.
Broadley is survived by Shige, his partner of 25 years. Shige also shared a message following his death.
His localization work at Square Enix included:
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
- SaGa Frontier: Remastered
- SaGa: Emerald Beyond
- Final Fantasy XI
- Mobius Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy Dimensions
Square Enix will release the remake Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United on February 16. Platforms include:
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
- PC via Steam
Sources: Neil Broadley's X account via ANN
