As FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn celebrates its 10th anniversary, this interview discusses the process of developing "lifestyle content" which adds color to player's lives.
We ask Lead Artist Shinya Ichida and Lead Item Designer Yosuke Hayashi about the process of developing emotes, minions, the performance system and fashion accessories, and about the specific challenges involved. We also present them with questions from FFXIV players.
0:00 Opening
3:05 The role of "artists" on the FFXIV team
4:21 The role of "designers" on the FFXIV team
6:09 "Lifestyle Content"
11:47 Ichida-san's career, from FFVIII onwards
18:09 Ichida-san's career, including 20 years in QA
19:25 The amount of content in each patch
22:21 Expressing each race's individuality in the emotes (Player Question)
24:13 A sneak peek at a mocap session
28:41 The "Minion Alliance" and the pursuit of cuteness
34:37 The making of animal minions (Player Question)
37:54 The facial expressions of the Spriggan Stonecarrier mount (Player Question)
39:02 The trial and error involved in creating the musical instrument system
1:01:10 The challenges of creating fashion accessories such as umbrellas
1:08:22 Overlooked items (Player Question)
1:10:20 Ending
Interviewer: Hiroki Yasumoto (Voice Actor)
Interviewees: Shinya Ichida (Lead Artist)
　　　　　　　　Yosuke Hayashi (Lead Item Designer)
FINAL FANTASY XIV Official Site
jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/
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