Final Fantasy 16 Combat Director Calls Game His ‘Personal Masterpiece

By Carlton Murphy Last updated Jun 19, 2023

The combat director of Final Fantasy 16, who has experience working on action games like Devil May Cry, Dragon’s Dogma, and Monster Hunter, has referred to the title as his “personal masterpiece.” Now that the complete release of Square Enix’s upcoming main Final Fantasy installment, Final Fantasy 16, is rapidly approaching, anticipation is at an all-time high.

Fans have seen a clear preview of the game’s fast-paced action combat system, which appears to contain many actions that can let players pull off some flashy combos, before its release on June 22, 2023. Now, the Combat Direct for Final Fantasy 16 Despite his prior work on popular action games like Devil May Cry 5 and Monster Hunter: World, Ryota Suzuki has called the game his “personal masterpiece.”

The FF16 battle director describes the game as his “masterpiece.”

On a Japanese live webcast for the game, Suzuki appeared and declared that, throughout his 25-year career as an action game designer, he considers Final Fantasy 16’s combat his “personal masterpiece.” A helpful translation from aitaikimochi helped to make Suzuki’s statement more understandable. “I’ve been making action games for the past 25 years in my career, and I truly think this game is my masterpiece,” the combat director claimed.

Suzuki Ryota's message from the Final Fantasy XVI Japanese live letter was enlightening- he says that throughout his entire career designing action games for the past 25 years, he truly thinks FF16 is his own personal masterpiece.

I added English subs to his heartfelt message! pic.twitter.com/LlXKzAAn2C
— ☆オードリーAudrey☆ (@aitaikimochi) June 18, 2023

If you didn’t already know, Suzuki has worked on some of the biggest names in the action-adventure and action RPG genre, such as Monster Hunter World and its Iceborne addition, Devil May Cry 4 and 5, Dragon’s Dogma, and the Dark Arisen expansion. The Square Enix developer continued by stating that the team’s top goal was to create “the game’s battle system to appeal to those who previously have not played or are not well-versed in action games.”

This is evident in the FF16 demo, which offers various options to assist new action RPG players in navigating the different active systems during combat. Suzuki said, “I hope this game will give you a chance to experience the allure that an action game can bring.” Suzuki’s qualifications undoubtedly speak for themselves, so it is all the more impressive that he has praised the game so highly. Before the game’s official release, fans can read our preview to discover more about Final Fantasy 16.