Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs

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Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida says watching a new Gundam anime has left him inspired to return to the MMO and nail one of his oldest goals for the series.

Yoshida is currently doing the media rounds following Anime Expo, where he has been given the chance to take a step back and discuss his older work, inspirations, and what he's watching these days. Of course, with some Final Fantasy 14 reflections sprinkled in for good measure.

"However, the story does not stop there," he says (thanks, Automaton). "Younger generations who have never been exposed to the Gundam series got curious to see what all the hype was about and started entering the Gundam rabbit hole one by one – I've seen this happen all across Japan. As a result, the older and younger generations came together to discuss [and share their love for] Gundam."

Iain Harris
Iain Harris
News Editor, Games

I joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the games side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one side to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new cloak – the more colourful, the better.

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