Final Fantasy VI's Legacy

Another weird one. The paths of the creatives on Final Fantasy VI afterward.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Tetsuya Nomura (concept, character designer)
Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
Tetsuya Nomura (creative director, concept designer, character designer)
Dungeon Encounters
Dungeon Encounters
Hiroyuki Ito (Director), Nobuo Uematsu (music director)
NEO: The World Ends with You
NEO: The World Ends with You
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Fantasian
Fantasian
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story, character designer)
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story, character designer)
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, character designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Hideo Minaba (character designer)
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept design, story, character designer)
Terra Wars
Terra Wars
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
Tetsuya Takahashi (Executive director, scenario writer)
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition
Tetsuya Nomura (original concept, character designer)
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
World of Final Fantasy: Meli-Melo
World of Final Fantasy: Meli-Melo
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Tetsuya Takahashi (executive director, scenario writer), Hideo Minaba (blade designer)
Terra Battle 2
Terra Battle 2
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XV
Tetsuya Nomura (original concept, character designer)
World of Final Fantasy
World of Final Fantasy
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Adventures of Mana
Adventures of Mana
Kazuko Shibuya (graphics)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Hideo Minaba (mirage main designer)
Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Tetsuya Takahashi (Concept, executive director)
Bravely Second: End Layer
Bravely Second: End Layer
Hideo Minaba (background artist)
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Deadman's Cross
Deadman's Cross
Hiroyuki Ito (Battle Design)
Final Fantasy: Dimensions II
Final Fantasy: Dimensions II
Kazuko Shibuya (chief designer, chibi character graphics, menu design)
Terra Battle
Terra Battle
Kazuko Shibuya (monster graphics), Yoshitaka Amano (character designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer, concept designer)
Final Fantasy Agito
Final Fantasy Agito
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Granblue Fantasy
Granblue Fantasy
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Bravely Default
Bravely Default
Hideo Minaba (background artist)
Wonder Flick
Wonder Flick
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Hideo Minaba (map designer), Tetsuya Nomura (main character designer)
Hometown Story
Hometown Story
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Fairy Fencer F
Fairy Fencer F
Yoshitaka Amano (art designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest
Tetsuya Nomura (original concept)
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud
Hideo Minaba (character and background designer)
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Kazuko Shibuya (spritework)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy Type-0
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
The Last Story
The Last Story
Hironobu Sakaguchi (director, designer, scenario)
The 3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept design, story)
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Tetsuya Takahashi (concept, executive director, scenario writer)
Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Kazuko Shibuya (art director)
Kurulin Fusion
Kurulin Fusion
Nobuo Uematsu (music director)
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept design, story)
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII
Tetsuya Nomura (main character designer)
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario, executive director), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a Darklord
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a Darklord
Hideo Minaba (background designer)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Yosumin!
Yosumin!
Kazuko Shibuya (design director)
Little King's Story
Little King's Story
Hideo Minaba (character designer)
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts coded
Kingdom Hearts coded
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Blue Dragon Plus
Blue Dragon Plus
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Soma Bringer
Soma Bringer
Tetsuya Takahashi (game designer)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Kazuko Shibuya (chibi character designs)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Hideo Minaba (character designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat
ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat
Hironobu Sakaguchi (writer, designer)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System
Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System
Hiroyuki Ito (director and game designer)
The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer)
Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon
Hironobu Sakaugchi (scenario), Hideo Minaba (monster designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy V Advance
Final Fantasy V Advance
Tetsuya Nomura (monster designer)
Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII
Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
Tetsuya Takahashi (author, music coordinator)
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII
Hiroyuki Ito (director, game design, battle director), Hideo Minaba (art director)
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept character designer, story)
Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsugareru Mono
Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsugareru Mono
Kazuko Shibuya (menu design)
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Tetsuya Nomura (main character designer)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, character designer)
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (concept, character designer)
Xenosaga: Pied Piper
Xenosaga: Pied Piper
Tetusya Takahashi (story writer)
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Tetsuya Takahashi (original author)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Kazuko Shibuya (Menu Graphics, User Interface)
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy X-2
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Hideo Minaba (design director), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Origins
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy XI Online
Final Fantasy XI Online
Tetsuya Nomura (NPC designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, main character designer, storyboard designer)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
Tetsuya Takahashi (director)
Eldorado Gate Volume 7
Eldorado Gate Volume 7

8 Comments


1 year ago

Fascinating stuff! Love how far-reaching and varied this is. Great idea and quite the undertaking!

1 year ago

@clairepods Thank you so much!!!

1 year ago

Someone's gotta do a graph view of this!

(Not me, though. Too much work)

1 year ago

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1 year ago

Inb4: Lpslucasps's gonna do a graph view of this.

1 year ago

@lpslucasps What do you mean by a graph view? That sounds interesting!

1 year ago

@Archagent It's a way to visualize data. It's very handy to see relationships between things. Example: https://help.obsidian.md/Plugins/Graph+view
This is such an amazing list. We need more comprehensive detailed analysis of people who worked on games outside of the director and the studio.


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