With western RPGs becoming so popular, how were you influenced in Final Fantasy XIII to encompass all audiences?
Kitase/Toriyama: No games were a direct influence in particular, but we definitely looked at the
FPS genre and other Western games to incorporate more speed and increase the pace of gameplay in Final Fantasy XIII. In terms of the
FPS genre influence, the story progression of FFXIII is very similar to that
(FPS) genre in the sense that different challenges and situations are presented to the character one after the other. That’s how they progress in the storyline.
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