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Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P is "a maniac about One Piece," but his dream collab is still the RPG he's spent 1000s of hours in: "I love Diablo so much that I would want to make a Diablo game myself"

Naoki Yoshida is a Blizzard Entertainment fan

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I spoke with Final Fantasy 14’s Naoki Yoshida about Monster Hunter, Beastmaster, and the collaborations he’d love to do next – ‘I’m a maniac about One Piece’

We spoke with Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida at Gamescom 2025 about the game and its upcoming content.

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Why Final Fantasy XIV fans are review‑bombing the game on Steam

This week, Square Enix has ordered a cease and desist order against the maker of the Mare Synchronos mod for Final Fantasy XIV, demanding it's shut down. This action has been met with severe backlash from fans, who are review bombing the MMORPG on Steam as we speak.

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Final Fantasy 14 and Monster Hunter get together again for a crossover event swapping Omega and Arkveld

Don't worry, there's a Seikret and Chocobo there, too.

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Monster Hunter Wilds announces Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration — There will be rideable Chocobos, and one of Final Fantasy XIV's hardest raid bosses, Omega, will be added as a new monster to hunt

Capcom has joined forces with Square Enix once again to announce another Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy XIV collaboration. This time, Monster Hunter Wilds will be getting rideable Chocobos and one of Final Fantasy XIV's raid bosses, Omega, as a new monster to hunt.

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The original Final Fantasy launched with a game-breaking bug that Square noticed too late to fix, so devs had to slip a warning into 500,000 copies of the JRPG: "Do not delete this..."

"If this happens, the game will break"

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'Final Fantasy XIV' Is in a Slump, But There’s Still Hope For a Comeback

Final Fantasy XIV is in a slump after the release of Dawntrail, and it might be time for Square Enix to re-asses what players really want from the MMORPG.

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This Final Fantasy 10 Easter egg is a reference to the JRPG the 2001 installment never became, and it's so obscure that even Square Enix forgot to include it in its remaster

Seventeen Angelic Impact x Devil's Shock never came to be

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Square Enix hasn't abandoned turn-based JRPGs, but the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default have followed Final Fantasy with a new action RPG – still in the gorgeous HD-2D style

The Adventures of Elliott: The Millennium Tales has a demo out today

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I got through my first Magic The Gathering commander match thanks to years of experience playing Final Fantasy 10

Opinion | The MTG Final Fantasy set not only looks beautiful, its mechanics feel like the games too

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I loved Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and as a Final Fantasy fan, here's what the long-running JRPG series could learn from 2025's unexpected hit

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 brings some fresh air to the JRPG world. Final Fantasy should take some notes.

TechRadar

Fans are celebrating Magic: The Gathering's latest return to its own setting, but numbers don't lie—the Final Fantasy crossover boosted revenue 23%

That's out of this world.

PC Gamer

I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series

From pixels to PS5, these are the best Final Fantasy characters that we've met so far in the famed JRPG franchise

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Before ‘Final Fantasy Tactics’ Is Remastered, Play A Strategy Masterpiece To Set The Tone

Final Fantasy Tactics has an enduring legacy as the series' best spinoff, but it wouldn't have been possible without the foundation laid by another game.

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35 Years Ago, A Struggling Creator Invented Final Fantasy, And Changed Everything

One of the most influential RPGs of all time hit the NES in North America 35 years ago, kicking off a series that's still innovating today.

PC Gamer

Final Fantasy producer Yoshi-P says 'there's no clear-cut answer' to whether Final Fantasy will return to turn-based RPGs, because the direction of the next Final Fantasy will be up to the directors of the next Final Fantasy

Weird!

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With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in the rear view, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says a turn-based Final Fantasy could sell over 10 million copies: "There's clearly the audience"

To turn the base or not to base turns, that is the question

Windows Central

Final Fantasy XVI producer doubles down on multiplatform strategy for Xbox — comments on popularity ofturn-basedRPGS

Naoki Yoshida, the producer of Final Fantasy XIV and XVI, was recently interviewed by Anime News Network regarding the state of Final Fantasy's future, while asking if the franchise will ever go back to having turn-based combat.

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As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sparks love for turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says there's no "clear-cut answer" on if Square Enix will use the format in Final Fantasy 17 or 18

The studio doesn't want to put Final Fantasy 17 and 18 devs "on a rail"

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Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX isn't afraid to ruffle some feathers

Inverse

Final Fantasy 9’s Most Hated Boss Is Actually Its Best

Final Fantasy 9's final boss is a massive twist that's stirred debate for decades, but it's actually an ingenious thematic bow on the game.

Inverse

'Final Fantasy 9’s Best Character Saved My Life

'Final Fantasy 9' has one of the best ensemble casts in the franchise, but a small Black Mage stands out as one of gaming's most important characters.

Windows Central

With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox — here are 7 games I'd love to see PlayStation bring to Microsoft'splatform

With the announcement of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, it got me hoping for other PlayStation titles making it onto Microsoft's systems someday.

Windows Central

Final Fantasy VII Remake coming to Xbox is cool — but I'm sticking with the PC version and mods that let me fight Darth Vader

With the Xbox version of Final Fantasy VII Remake on the horizon, it's time we look back on the PC version and celebrate its incredible catalog of insane mods.

Windows Central

I would love for Final Fantasy to return to turn-based combat, and thanks to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,it might

Square Enix recently held a shareholders meeting, answering various questions from the media. One reporter asked if Square Enix is willing to make future Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games 'command-based' while citing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Square Enix responds that they respect 'command-based' RPGs and will continue to make…

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