Final Fantasy XIV may be almost ten years old, but it’s still going strong. At the US FFXIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first in-person iteration of the event in five years, producer-director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida received a hero’s welcome, taking the stage to booming music and thundering applause. It’s a well deserved victory tour for Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit III, which is fresh off the acclaimed FFXIV expansion Endwalker, the groundbreaking single-player RPG Final Fantasy 16, and the announcement of FFXIV’s next frontier: Dawntrail.
As far as the MMO has come in the past ten years, it seems to have plenty of avenues left to explore. Screen Rant attended an interview with Naoki Yoshida on the past, present, and future of FFXIV.
Can you tell us about some of the greatest moments you have experienced with FFXIV? The milestones you have reached as its Producer and Director or some of the experiences you have made as a player and a part of the community? – Eric Mittman, TAG24
Throughout the first day of the FFXIV festival, the team readily and repeatedly offered gratitude to the fans who have enthusiastically embarked on such a long journey with them. With fan art on display, developers walking the floor, and events celebrating community in-jokes and memes, it was abundantly clear just how much the players bring to the FFXIV experience.
Ten years on, what sort of balance do you consider when looking at fan feedback and requests versus your own philosophies for what Final Fantasy XIV should be? – Erren Van Duine, Nova Crystallis
2023-07-29 21:48:03
Original from screenrant.com
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