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Naoki Yoshida
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About
Naoki Yoshida (吉田 直樹, Yoshida Naoki, Yoshi-P) is the director and producer of the highly popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV [1] after being put in charge by Square Enix to save the game and the company from the disastrous 1.0 launch. He is now currently the producer of the announced sixteenth installment of the Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy XVI.[16]
History
Yoshida was born on May 1st, 1973. Yoshida joined Square Enix in 2004 to work on the Dragon Quest franchise, directing the Dragon Quest Monster Battle series in 2007, then later became planner chief of MMORPG Dragon Quest X in 2012 that's currently only in Japan, and division executive of Dragon Quest Builders in 2016.
During the rough 1.0 launch of MMORPG game Final Fantasy XIV in 2010 and 2011, Yoshida was given leadership as director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV to revamp everything on the game by scratch to make greater improvements from the original. He shut down the servers on November 11, 2012 after the timer went off to play a conclusion cinematic cutscene, to repair Final Fantasy XIV with newer crew members hired by Square Enix. A Kotaku article by Richard Eisenbeis was submitted on November 26th, 2012,[4] to interview with Naoki Yoshida and to find out what went wrong with Final Fantasy XIV's failed launch.
On August 27, 2013, Yoshida relaunch Final Fantasy XIV under a new subtitle A Realm Reborn.[2] With the help of Naoki Yoshida turning the game around, Final Fantasy XIV has received overwhelmingly high praise along with praising Naoki Yoshida for his hard work.
Early Career
Yoshida's career in the gaming industry began at the Hudson Soft company in 1993. He worked as a scenario writer for the Far East of Eden series, and a game designer for the Bomberman series. Yoshida later left Hudson Soft to work with other small gaming studios.
Reputation
Naoki Yoshida received high praise from the fans and the Square Enix company itself for turning Final Fantasy XIV around to be one of the award nominating MMORPGs[5] available. His reputation and praises also found their way online, including on 4chan's /v/ for daily Final Fantasy XIV threads. Yoshida is also in good terms with employees and staff members from Blizzard Entertainment and World of Warcraft[13][14] , hoping that someday he'll get his dream collaboration[10][11] with World of Warcraft.
Related Memes
Please Look Forward To It
Please Look Forward To It is a catchphrase by Yoshida used when updating fans on projects. The phrase has been used in several image macros about Yoshida.
Hype Train
Hype Train is a collaboration image of Naoki Yoshida as a bullet train made by FFXIV fans from Reddit and 4chan to look forward to the latest expansion announcements, FFXIV Fan Festivals, and the release dates.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Final Fantasy XIV – Final Fantasy XIV
[2] Wikipedia – Final Fantasy XIV 2010 Launch
[3] Wikipedia – Final Fantasy XIV
[4] Kotaku – New Final Fantasy XIV Director Talks About What Went Wrong With The Original
[5] Final Fantasy XIV – Awards and Nominations
[6] Final Fantasy XIV – FINAL FANTASY XIV Sets Guinness World Records!
[7] PC Gamer – Final Fantasy 14's director cracks up when asked if it will ever get classic servers
[8] Ballstate Daily – The oft-forgotten savior of a beloved franchise: Naoki Yoshida is underappreciated
[9] Paste Magazine – Breaking Down Final Fantasy XIV's NieR: Automata Raid with Naoki Yoshida and Yoko Taro
[10] Massively Overpowered – Naoki Yoshida wants to collab with Blizzard to bring Diablo and WoW to Final Fantasy XIV
[11] TheGamer – Final Fantasy XIV Director Wants Crossover With Blizzard Titles
[12] PCGamesN – Naoki Yoshida says “WoW Classic isn’t a competitor for FFXIV”
[13] Massively Overpowered – Current and former Blizzard employees congratulate the Final Fantasy XIV staff on Shadowbringers
[14] Reddit r/ffxiv – Blizzard Entertainment Congratulating FFXIV Team For Shadowbringers
[15] The Washington Post – ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ director discusses the challenges of building an always-online game
[16] PCGamesN – FF14’s Naoki Yoshida is working on Final Fantasy 16 after all
![l'll save Final Fantasy saving FF 40 F .com I'M HERE TO SAVE FINAL FANTASY SAVING FF WE'RE GOING TO SAVE FINAL FANTASY When it comes to his FFXIV, A Realm Reborn, Yoshida believes they are on the right track. He has the best of the best from inside the company to work on this game and they are adamant the game not be released SAVING FF until it is ready. "We won't make a mistake like FFXIV again – if we did, it would be like at the level of destroving the company." Норе I'M HERE TO SAVE FINAL FANTASY Rides alone コロンビア I'M HERE TO SAVE [Foxclon] I hope everyone enjoyed the slide show. Players were saying "Yoshi-P, you're surrounded by ladies!" FINAL FANTASY D 48:20 / 1:39:46 AREALM REBORN hin I'M HERE TO SAVE MY BODY IS NOT READY FINAL FANTASY [Yoshida] I can't lie--it did feel like I was in a harem! 48:24 / 1:39:46](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/141/172/003.jpg "I'm here to save Final Fantasy")
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