FINAL FANTASY XVI DIRECTORS SERIES

You can probably feel these in what I have created. That would be the John Wick movies as well as Blade. Ryota Suzuki: It’s not that I went out of my way to put these in the game or draw direct inspiration from them, but because I enjoyed them, they have definitely inspired me. Hiroshi Takai: Game of Thrones for me as well, but as for games, I found God of War really inspiring.

FINAL FANTASY XVI DIRECTORS SERIES

Naoki Yoshida: For me, it’s got to be the book series A Song of Ice and Fire as well as the TV show Game of Thrones. I’m also interested to know from each of you: what piece of media, game, movie, or series has helped inspire your creative process in your approach and design of this game? WellPlayed You have talked about how this is a Final Fantasy that evokes the classic, older titles. That’s right, it is only here that you’re going to get the goss on the team’s favourite FFXVI characters, their glorious pop-culture inspirations that can be spotted in the game, as well as a clearer picture of how the game cycle will play out over the narrative’s 20-plus years.

This was an ensemble of talent that this Final Fantasy fan was in awe of, but I made sure to offer our Australian joviality in warming up the room before dropping some whopper questions and gaining a few exclusive tidbits. Finally, though no less impressively, is our translator and the fellow responsible for localisation and lore, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox.

Joining him was game director Hiroshi Takai, who also worked on the last pure high-fantasy entry, Final Fantasy V, as well as combat director Ryota Suzuki, who lists among other titles Devil May Cry 5 and Dragon’s Dogma on his resume. In the heartland of the FF series we got to quiz a prized panel of the minds behind the newest numbered entry, headed by the fan-favourite lead of the epic MMO Final Fantasy XIV, producer Naoki Yoshida. You can read more on that and why it is charting a wholly new course for the series here. We got an opportunity to tour the Square Enix offices in Shinjuku, Tokyo while getting hands-on with Final Fantasy XVI. WellPlayed has had its first international junket, and what a big opportunity for us little folks.

Final fantasy xvi directors