Director of Final Fantasy XVI Yoshi.P, not surprising, addresses lack of Diversity of new game
In a recent interview for Final Fantasy 16 Naoki Yoshida was asked about the lack of diversity in this game and the fantasy world of Valisthea that is the setting for this new chapter of this epic franchise.
Yoshida explained that the fantasy world of Valisthea was based on medieval Europe, and they wanted to limit the world culturally and geographically. “Valisthea was never going to realistically be as diverse as say a modern-day Earth…or even Final Fantasy XIV,” he said, as if he was being asked to incorporate every race on the entire planet. “Ultimately, we felt that while incorporating ethnic diversity into Valisthea was important, an over-incorporation into this single corner of a much larger world could end up causing a violation of those narrative boundaries we originally set for ourselves.
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I would trade a Trillion minds like Shinichiro Watanabe over the majority of directors like Naoki P any day!
Click to viewYoshida explained that the fantasy world of Valisthea was based on medieval Europe, and they wanted to limit the world culturally and geographically. “Valisthea was never going to realistically be as diverse as say a modern-day Earth…or even Final Fantasy XIV,” he said, as if he was being asked to incorporate every race on the entire planet. “Ultimately, we felt that while incorporating ethnic diversity into Valisthea was important, an over-incorporation into this single corner of a much larger world could end up causing a violation of those narrative boundaries we originally set for ourselves.
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I would trade a Trillion minds like Shinichiro Watanabe over the majority of directors like Naoki P any day!