Just a few things I’ve heard over the years since the AC days. Stuff like “he’s a diva” and he sometimes gets people he doesn’t like fired. Then nervous, tip-toe-y way I’ve seen some devs talk about Nomura in brief interviews during XV’s development had me thinking that there were things people were avoiding to discuss. I think mostly my reason for starting to dislike him as a person is when the leaks started happening and he
essentially blamed western fans for the whole ordeal in a way.
Also there is a reason Nomura find himself relating to the villains of his stories more than he used to, or like that time he talked about using his anger to fuel his work for KH3 around 2015. If we can read his salt in his games, like can you imagine that salt in person?
Make no mistake, though. There is nobody as passionate, ambitious, or dedicated to their craft than Nomura and that’s something I think we all can respect. He pushes himself and expects everybody around him to push themselves just as hard, if not more in order to achieve something that is enjoyable and pushes the boundaries of the technology he is working with. I think in that passion and through experiencing so much over the years, people find themselves giving into stress more often than not.