Final Fantasy 16 producer says a Call of Duty-style FF spinoff could work Activision, Square EnixIn a recent interview, Final Fantasy 16 Producer Naoki Yoshida said a shooter spinoff akin to Call of Duty isn\u2019t too wild of an idea. Though primarily known for leaning heavily into role-playing territory, the Final Fantasy franchise has dipped its toes in several different genres. Fans have, thus, enjoyed their pick of the litter over the years. From strategy-based experiences like FF Tactics to rhthym games such as 2012\u2019s Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Square Enix never shies away from testing the waters with its premiere IP. But could a Final Fantasy adventure modeled after the likes of Call of Duty ever work? One series veteran seems to think so. Final Fantasy 16 dev doesn\u2019t think COD-style spinoff is too farfetched On the eve of Final Fantasy 16\u2019s release, Producer Naoki Yoshida spoke with Bloomberg (via Wccftech) about reinventing the brand. Given how much the new entry shakes up Final Fantasy\u2019s status quo, Yoshida was asked if a game in the vein of a first-person shooter would be a step too far. The developer seems to believe Call of Duty and the long-running RPG series have more in common than many would think. Yoshida told the publication the following: \u201cA great story, great game design, cutting-edge graphics, great music, and moogles and chocobos. If you have those things, I think you have a Final Fantasy. Call of Duty is using all this modern weaponry, but when you think about it, it\u2019s this small group of people going around saving the world\u2014that\u2019s very Final Fantasy. All it would need is crystals.\u201d Of course, Yoshida\u2019s comment has no bearing on whether a Call of Duty-like Final Fantasy spinoff would ever come to fruition. But it does raise the question of what could be in store for the future. After all, who would\u2019ve ever imagined a Final Fantasy-themed rhythm game? As things currently stand, though, longtime fans and newcomers are simply eager to get their hands on the acclaimed Final Fantasy 16, which exclusively hits PS5 on June 22, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Final Fantasy 16 producer says a Call of Duty-style FF spinoff could work Activision, Square EnixIn a recent interview, Final Fantasy 16 Producer Naoki Yoshida said a shooter spinoff akin to Call of Duty isn\u2019t too wild of an idea. Though primarily known for leaning heavily into role-playing territory, the Final Fantasy franchise has dipped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}