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Final Fantasy Director Naoki Yoshida Admits the Famous RPG Series is ‘Currently Struggling’

Despite the critical acclaim and commercial success of recent projects such as Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy VII Remake, series producer Naoki Yoshida has high hopes for the franchise. Specifically, Yoshida believes that there are parts of the series that catch up with the rest of the industry.

“I think the series is currently struggling in terms of whether Final Fantasy has adapted well to industry trends,” Yoshida said. reverse“Right now, we’ve been receiving a variety of requests regarding the direction of game design. To be honest, we can’t meet all of these requests with a single title. is to make multiple games and always keep making the best.”

If one of Yoshida’s main goals is to create a wide variety of Final Fantasy titles, Square Enix is ​​doing a pretty good job these days. This year saw the release of Chocobo GP, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins, continuing to support some of the franchise’s mobile his services. A Crisis Core remaster is slated for release later this year, with Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth slated for release in 2023.

These titles have boxes ranging from remasters to remakes to spin-offs to new mainline entries in the Final Fantasy series. So it’s unclear exactly what direction Yoshida wants the series to go in terms of matching or surpassing the rest of the industry.

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Yoshida has been involved with the Final Fantasy franchise for some time, most notably as the producer of Final Fantasy XIV and its expansion, as well as the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI. Final Fantasy XIV has been very well received since his A Realm Reborn reboot in 2013, and the latest expansion, Endwalker, launched last year to rave reviews.

For more information, check out IGN’s interview with Yoshida earlier this summer. In this interview, we dive deep into new details about Final Fantasy XVI.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @Logan J Plant.

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