GR: Toriyama mentioned that he worked on Final Fantasy X-2. That is another spin-off FF game with a whimsical style (as compared to the original.) Would you say that's your style?
MT: Personally I do like lighthearted adventure. But also being spin-offs, being continuations, it means that some conflict has been resolved. Since it comes after conflict has been resolved it calls for more peaceful, lightheartedness.
GR: In terms of both X-2 and Revenant Wings?
MT: Yeah, it applies to both but particularly in Revenant Wings, the FF adventure sense is really what we wanted to get through so that explains how the game goes.
MT: It wasn't so much the North American reception so much as the series always develops a new battle system for each edition. Answering to the series, we felt like we had to do something new. But as for freedom, this game does offer a high level of freedom, so North American gamers should enjoy that.
