“To be honest, it’d be impossible to satisfy all those requests with a single title. His combined pool of expertise and personal belief has prompted him to take FFXVI in a darker direction than most Final Fantasy games - in fact, the upcoming title will be the first mainline entry to get an ‘M’ rating. The turnabout is certainly an impressive feat, and makes Yoshida one of the most qualified people to speak about the franchise’s need for innovation. It’s also likely that the company’s management has some part to play in this issue. The overwhelming popularity even saw Square Enix halting sales of its latest expansion to manage player traffic. Yoshida, who is also known as Yoshi-P, later took over the reins and turned it into an acclaimed competitor to Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft. Before the thriving MMORPG that it is today, Final Fantasy XIV was far from a success with generic, wonky gameplay, unhappy players, and demoralised developers. It’s something worth looking into, especially with the man himself having some experience in the area.
“We’re now at a point where we receive a wide variety of requests regarding the direction of our game design.”
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“In terms of whether Final Fantasy is successfully adapting to industry trends, I believe the series is currently struggling,” Yoshida expressed in an interview with Inverse.
The long-running RPG series that is Final Fantasymay not be doing all that hot, as Final Fantasy XVI ( FFXVI)‘s producer, Naoki Yoshida, shared his candid thoughts about how it hasn’t been very adaptable to sea changes in recent times.
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