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Notably, he modernized the launcher
Famed FFXIV producer Naoki “Yoshi P” Yoshida’s affect has prolonged past simply that one challenge, as we’ve discovered this previous yr. Not solely has he risen within the ranks in Sq. Enix these previous few years, however he’s additionally a producer and primarily the face of Last Fantasy XVI; and apparently, helped shore up Last Fantasy XI for a brand new technology of gamers.
Over on the twentieth anniversary commemorative web site for Last Fantasy XI, Sq. Enix caught up with Yoshida and present XI producer Akihiko Matsui, to speak a bit about synergistic the 2 present Last Fantasy MMOs are. Curiously, Matsui really labored on the unique incarnation of Last Fantasy XIV earlier than swapping again to XI. So their paths have crossed a number of instances!
Whereas the chat is huge, one of many largest takeaways is that [as translated by Siliconera] Yoshida modernized the precise launcher/installer for Last Fantasy XI. This really occurred in 2019, when Matsui requested Yoshida personally to analyze the sport’s archaic launcher, and convey it into a brand new period. Matsui even admits that it wanted the improve, and Yoshida muses on how a few of the technological phrases therein had been outdated. The intention was to get rid of paralysis when people bounce again into the sport for the primary time or after an extended break.
Yoshida additionally talks about his strategy, and the way in enterprise phrases, it was approach simpler to strategy this as a restricted time challenge. He explains that Sq. Enix does have two energetic MMOs in service, but when he and his engineering crew had been capable of promote “simply three months of labor” to the corporate, it was simpler for Sq. Enix to acquiesce, realizing that they’d be again to engaged on XIV after that timeframe. Yoshida credit prior MMO expertise on making the entire course of extra expedient, as they’ve been across the block earlier than.
Though it’s in Japanese, the entire thing is price studying in a translated trend (which will get the purpose throughout) in case you have any historical past with both sport.
Chris Carter
Opinions Director, Co-EIC – Chris has been having fun with Destructoid avidly since 2008. He lastly determined to take the following step, make an account, and begin running a blog in January of 2009. Now, he is employees!
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