Final fantasy xiv developer2/20/2023 ![]() Ishikawa: Actually, it’s something I find interesting as it can only be done with this project. Question: Is there a challenge involved in writing a story for an adventure where there's no real "end" to the adventure? ![]() I take care to constantly think about how it will feel for the audience – that is not to think “is this fun to write” but “would this be fun to play”. Anything too simple would of course get boring, whilst too much of a more difficult script would also make people lose interest in reading it all. Ishikawa: I think it’s important to frequently ask myself “how would I feel about this if I were a player myself”. Question: How do you go about crafting stories that have a wide-reaching global appeal and remain accepting without being too simple? I felt that it was difficult to find a method of expressing the basic lore easily, without changing anything within it. Especially with the previous FFXIV lore and story – as it was pretty difficult to grasp. ![]() Handling both of these at once was a challenge. On the other hand, we also had to make it easy for the large number of new players joining with FFXIV ARR to understand the world setting and story with ease. Oda: Not destroying the feelings and experiences that the players of the previous FFXIV had. Question: What was the biggest challenge for your work during this period of transition? Whilst I did foresee a difficulty regarding the story when thinking about how we were going to create it from scratch whilst updating the previous FFXIV, I also did get excited at the idea that if this was a success it would be, without a doubt, one of the most impactful things I’d ever worked on. ![]() I only learned of the Realm Reborn plan when I was part of the team. Oda:I joined the FFXIV project just after it came under Yoshida-san’s leadership, in March 2011. Question: How did it feel to be part of a project where the initial product was totally destroyed and then rebuilt from scratch? Was it liberating, stressful etc? ![]()
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