Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has stated he believes the game series is “struggling” to adapt to industry trends and meet player expectations.
“In terms of whether Final Fantasy is successfully adapting to industry trends, I believe the series is currently struggling,” he said.
Yet the series remains the publisher’s flagship title and there are plenty of games on the way for fans: Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, Final Fantasy 16, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to name three.
It’s clear, then, that with Final Fantasy 16 Yoshida is aiming to please many fans of the series, despite this being a seemingly impossible task.