The next interview in the Archipel Caravan starsFinal Fantasy XIVproducer and director Naoki Yoshida, who helmed the successful reboot of the title after its disastrous initial release and continues to lead it to this day. In the interview he discusses the process of redoing the MMORPG in detail, which is always a fascinating story. Check out the 30 minute interview below:
According to the official description: “Final Fantasy XIVcurrently stands at the top ranks of the MMORPG genre, ten years after its initial release and an unprecedented full reboot after being heavily criticized.
“We’ve spent some time with Naoki Yoshida, who took the helm of the project in December 2010, who recollected on his career, his beginnings at Square Enix and the evolution ofFFXIV, now at the end of its third extension. Yoshida also told us about his admiration for Yasumi Matsuno, creator ofTactics Ogre,Final Fantasy TacticsandVagrant Story, who is now heavily collaborating onFFXIV, in addition to his views about the future of the MMORPG genre.”
Archipel Caravan specializes in creating and publishing documentaries about various Japanese creatives. Their previous interviews was with theYakuzacreator,Danganronpacreator, and with theResident Evilcreatorhere. You can support them financially through Patreonhere. If you enjoyed this video, Archipel has an entire lineup planned, which they posted on theirofficial Twitter account:
For those who have already invested in next-gen consoles, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida hasrevealed his desirefor the title to come toPS5and he believes it could still come toXboxconsolesaccording to an interviewpublished in July.
Themost recent patch, Patch 5.4, will add several new quests and dungeons including a fight againstFinal Fantasy VIIendgame superboss Emerald Weapon. Patch 5.2,Echoes of a Fallen Star, released on February 18th and featured new main quests, a new raid dungeon, new general dungeons, andVII’s other endgame superboss Ruby Weapon. The previousShadowbringers update, titled 5.1 “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty,” introduced a brand newNieR Automata-themed patch featuring new gear, a new dungeon, new game+, and the Fellowship.
Announced by Yoshida via a press release,Final Fantasy XIV has nowÂsurpassed 18 million registered playersin total. This number is comprised of players across all of the gameâs platforms which include PS4, PC, Mac, and even the PS3. Meanwhile, be sure to check out ourÂofficial review ofÂFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers here, as well as our E3 2019 interview withÂFinal Fantasy XIV director Naoki YoshidaÂhere.Shadowbringersis available now forÂPS4 andÂPC on Amazon.
