Final Fantasy XII: The Video Interview

Kikizo speaks to the minds behind the latest in the most legendary Japanese videogame series of them all.

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As synonymous with the RPG genre as Mario or Sonic are with platform games, Final Fantasy is the kind of mega-franchise that demands respect from every corner of the videogame world. Second only to Mario and Pokémon in its commercial performance, the series has grossed well over sixty million sales since the original in 1987, and the latest instalment, Final Fantasy XII, has received rave reviews around the world.

Finally released last week in North America, FF12 has enjoyed praise including a perfect forty score from Famitsu and even a respectable 9.4 out of 10 on this very site (read our review here). Within its first week on sale in America, FF12 has reportedly sold an incredible 1.5 million copies.

We were recently granted a rare interview with the creators of Final Fantasy XII, and today present it to you as the latest in our special video interview series.

We talk with Executive Producer Akitoshi Kawazu, Scenario Designer Daisuke Watanabe, Character and Map Designer Akihiko Yoshida, and Battle Designer Kazutoyo Maehiro. We discuss everything from the creation process to the game's true meaning, and the team is surprisingly open, even admitting that changes were made due to deadline pressure.

Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII creators Akitoshi Kawazu, Akihiko Yoshida, Kazutoyo Maehiro and Daisuke Watanabe.

This new feature contains lots of exclusive footage and is a must-see for all Final Fantasy fans - particularly those in Europe who are waiting until February 2007 to get their hands on the finished PAL version of game! Enjoy.

Adam Doree
Director, Kikizo

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