{"id":48295,"date":"2022-08-17T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/final-fantasy-producer-says-the-series-is-struggling\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T19:03:12","slug":"final-fantasy-producer-says-the-series-is-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/final-fantasy-producer-says-the-series-is-struggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy Producer Says The Series Is ‘Struggling’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Final Fantasy XVI<\/em>‘s producer Naoki Yoshida was very candid about the current state of Final Fantasy<\/em>. In a recent interview with Inverse<\/span>he said that the long-running RPG series was not very adaptable to sea changes in the gaming industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of whether Final Fantasy is successfully adapting to industry trends, I believe the series is currently struggling.\u201d Yoshida said. \u201cWe’re now at a point where we receive a wide variety of requests regarding the direction of our game design.\u201d<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy XIV<\/em> was originally known as a janky and generic game<\/span> when it launched in 2010. Players were unhappy, and the development team had been demoralized<\/span>. Once Yoshida took the helm as the ill-fated MMORPG’s producer, FFXIV<\/em> experienced a complete revival<\/span>. The game is now spoken of as a rival to World of Warcraft<\/em><\/span>and the latest expansion was so highly anticipated that Square Enix had to heck sales<\/span> to manage congestion. He is one of the most qualified people to speak to the series’ need for innovation. His belief is one of the reasons why he’s taking FFXVI <\/em>of a darker direction<\/span> than most Final Fantasy <\/em>games.<\/p>\n

Yoshida seems to be trying to set realistic expectations for the series, which he’s previously done to explain the lack of Final Fantasy XVI <\/em>updates<\/span>. \u201cTo be honest, it’d be impossible to satisfy all those requests with a single title. My current impression is that all we can really do is create multiple games, and continue creating the best that we can at any given time,\u201d Yoshida told Inverse<\/em>. <\/p>\n

But he wasn’t all doom and gloom about Final Fantasy<\/em>. He spoke positively about FFXIV<\/em>‘s potential longevity as a live service game. \u201cI want to keep making sure that Final Fantasy XIV<\/em> will be fondly remembered by many as a fun game that gave them the best gaming experience. I also want to make sure that it will remain in operation for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy <\/em>may be facing an uphill struggle, but Yoshida doesn’t seem to see it as a bad thing. \u201cI believe the essence of a job is getting paid to do what others find troublesome,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Yoshida is currently the producer of Final Fantasy XVI<\/em>, the next mainline single-player game in the series. According to the producer, the game will deal with more \u201cmature\u201d themes than previous entries<\/span>likely due to the poor reception of its predecessor Final Fantasy XV<\/em>. the game was delayed because of the pandemic<\/span>but Square Enix has set the release date for summer 2023<\/span>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Image: Square Enix Final Fantasy XVI‘s producer Naoki Yoshida was very candid about the current state of Final Fantasy. In a recent interview with Inversehe said that the long-running RPG series was not very adaptable to sea changes in the gaming industry. \u201cIn terms of whether Final Fantasy is successfully adapting to industry trends, I …<\/p>\n

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