![]() ![]() And all the while, in the back of my mind I was thinking “Please don’t let this impact on Final Fantasy XIV!” Later, we brought a few more members on board to take charge of the battle system and the graphics, and through a process of building on what worked and scrapping what didn’t, we gradually moved towards full-scale development. We brought two other members into the group, and between the four of us, we sketched out the core concepts of the game and its world, as well as the key themes that we wanted to put across, and started work on writing the main storyline. I’d worked with Hiroshi Takai for many years, and he’s one of my most trusted colleagues, as well as a veteran developer, so I asked him if he would take on the role-and thankfully, he agreed. You always have to be up for the challenge. Not only do you have the expectations of the fans and the media to live up to, but you’re constantly under pressure from the development team, too. NY: Being the director of a Final Fantasy game is a tougher job than most people imagine. PSB: How was the composition of the rest of FFXVI’s development team decided? FINAL FANTASY XVI WRITER FULLTo ensure that the development of XVI didn’t affect that of XIV, we picked out a very small group of core team members to start with, and over the course of several years, slowly and carefully transitioned them across to start work on the new game, until we had the full team assembled. I was worried that if I took on the directorship of XVI, too, fans of both games would have good reason to believe I wasn’t giving either project my full attention. But, as you probably know, I’m already the producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV. ![]() NY: I said “Thanks, but I have my hands full with Final Fantasy XIV, so let me think about it.” I was truly honored that the company would choose my section, Creative Business Unit 3, to be responsible for making the next entry in the FF series. PSB: Thinking back to the beginning of the FFXVI project, do you remember how the conversation went when you were asked to produce this new mainline entry? What was your initial reaction? ![]()
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