Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has revealed that he used World Of Warcraft as a reference for the 2013 reboot of the MMORPG.In a new interview with PCGamesN, Yoshida spoke on the different aspects of WoW which were brought over to FFXIV: A New Realm.
The director also talked about the Blizzard Entertainment game’s continued influence, as well as the need to keep up with newer MMOs.“If there was no World Of Warcraft – which is a game we look to as a great ‘mentor’ of sorts, and respect deeply – FFXIV’s strong recovery wouldn’t have been possible,” Yoshida said. “When taking the lead to relaunch a failed project, I don’t think you can afford to have the type of game you’d like to create in mind as your motivation.
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