Through the Ultimate Fantasy XVI pre-launch celebration, the brand new chief government officer of Sq. Enix Takashi Kiryu launched the present with a message to the followers.
Kiryu-san appeared on stage talking in fairly good English with no translator, (which is definitely fairly uncommon for Japanese executives until they’ve good mastery of the language) recounting his expertise as a fan of the Ultimate Fantasy franchise since his childhood.
He then talked about his philosophy and targets as the brand new Sq. Enix CEO, ending his speech with a daring promise to the followers of the storied Japanese developer.
I imagine video games supply infinite potentialities. They’ve the potential to change the course of our lives. As the brand new CEO of Sq. Enix, I’ll proceed to cherish these childhood reminiscences that instilled in me a gamer’s spirit, and attempt to ship for all the followers the world over that leisure that guarantees new unforgettable experiences.
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Sq. Enix has produced works which have modified individuals’s lives together with my very own. It’s my promise: We are going to proceed to take action. I wish to craft moments and reminiscences that stick with you for a lifetime. I need Sq. Enix to develop stronger and higher at offering experiences that resonate with you now and eternally.
We additionally discovered that PlatinumGames and the Kingdom Hearts group helped with the event of Ultimate Fantasy XVI. PlatinumGames’ Takahisa Taura, who spearheaded the battle system of NieR: Automata, led the group on the Osaka-based studio that labored on Ultimate Fantasy XVI.
Kingdom Hearts IV co-director Tai Yasue talked about that his group offered help on the battle elements and extra. Since that is uncommon, they initially thought of politely declining, however once they discovered extra in regards to the plans for the sport and its story, they determined to make it work it doesn’t matter what.
Whereas specifics about what the 2 groups labored on weren’t shared, we heard that extra info will come after the sport releases.
Ultimate Fantasy XVI is coming for PS5 on June 22. If you would like to be taught extra, you’ll be able to learn my preview and luxuriate in our interview with producer Naoki Yoshida and artwork director Hiroshi Minagawa. By the way, the demo you’ll play tomorrow seems like a lot of the content material that I examined myself for my preview again in April.
Talking of Ultimate Fantasy information, a few days in the past, we noticed a brand new trailer of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, which can launch in early 2024, contemplating that the subsequent enlargement for Ultimate Fantasy XIV will probably be introduced in July and may are available in 2024 as effectively (if the standard patterns are preserved), followers of the franchise have loads to stay up for.
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