Final Fantasy VI's Legacy

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

Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Where it all started.
Live A Live
Live A Live
Tetsuya Nomura (tosaben translation)
Front Mission
Front Mission
Tetsuya Takahashi (graphic director), Yoshitaka Amano (character designer), Tetsuya Nomura (graphic designer)
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Yoshinori Kitase (writer and scenario director), Hiroyuki Ito (event planning), Hironobu Sakaguchi (designer), Tetsuya Nomura (graphic designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Romancing SaGa 3
Romancing SaGa 3
Kazuko Shibuya (chibi character graphics)
Dynami Tracer
Dynami Tracer
Tetsuya Nomura (concept designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard
Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard
Yoshitaka Amano (character designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
Yoshinori Kitase (director and scenario writer), Hironobu Sakaguchi (original story), Tetsuya Nomura (character designer, monster designer, battle visual director, original story), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics
Hiroyuki Ito (game design, battle system main planner), Hideo Minaba (battle maps)
SaGa Frontier
SaGa Frontier
Kazuko Shibuya (chibi character graphics)
Xenogears
Xenogears
Tetsuya Takahashi (director, scenario writer)
Kartia: The Word of Fate
Kartia: The Word of Fate
Yoshitaka Amano (art designer)
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
Hironobu Sakaguchi (concept), Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy VIII
Yoshinori Kitase (director, scenario writer, system designer, event scene direction), Hiroyuki Ito (battle system designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
SaGa Frontier 2
SaGa Frontier 2
Kazuko Shibuya (chibi character designs)
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX
Hiroyuki Ito (director and battle system designer), Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Yoshitaka Amano (original character designer), Hideo Minaba (art director), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Eldorado Gate Volume 1
Eldorado Gate Volume 1
Yoshitaka Amano (creative director)
Eldorado Gate Volume 2
Eldorado Gate Volume 2
Yoshitaka Amano (creative director)
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Eldorado Gate Volume 3
Eldorado Gate Volume 3
Yoshitaka Amano (creative director)
Eldorado Gate Volume 4
Eldorado Gate Volume 4
Yoshitaka Amano (creative director)
Eldorado Gate Volume 5
Eldorado Gate Volume 5
Yoshitaka Amano (creative director)
Blue Wing Blitz
Blue Wing Blitz
Kazuko Shibuya (graphics director)
Eldorado Gate Volume 6
Eldorado Gate Volume 6
Eldorado Gate Volume 7
Eldorado Gate Volume 7
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X
Yoshinori Kitase (director and scenario writer), Tetsuya Nomura (character 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)
Final Fantasy XI Online
Final Fantasy XI Online
Tetsuya Nomura (NPC designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Origins
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Kazuko Shibuya (Menu Graphics, User Interface)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Hideo Minaba (design director), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy X-2
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (concept, character designer)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, character designer)
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Tetsuya Takahashi (original author)
Xenosaga: Pied Piper
Xenosaga: Pied Piper
Tetusya Takahashi (story writer)
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Tetsuya Nomura (main character designer)
Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsugareru Mono
Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsugareru Mono
Kazuko Shibuya (menu design)
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept character designer, story)
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII
Hiroyuki Ito (director, game design, battle director), Hideo Minaba (art director)
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)
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)
Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System
Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System
Hiroyuki Ito (director and game designer)
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer)
The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat
ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat
Hironobu Sakaguchi (writer, designer)
Yosumin!
Yosumin!
Kazuko Shibuya (design director)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Hideo Minaba (character designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts coded
Kingdom Hearts coded
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Kazuko Shibuya (chibi character designs)
Soma Bringer
Soma Bringer
Tetsuya Takahashi (game designer)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Blue Dragon Plus
Blue Dragon Plus
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Little King's Story
Little King's Story
Hideo Minaba (character designer)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a Darklord
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a Darklord
Hideo Minaba (background designer)
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII
Tetsuya Nomura (main character designer)
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
Hironobu Sakaguchi (scenario, executive director), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Kurulin Fusion
Kurulin Fusion
Nobuo Uematsu (music director)
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Tetsuya Takahashi (concept, executive director, scenario writer)
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept design, story)
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)
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Kazuko Shibuya (spritework)
The 3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Kazuko Shibuya (art director)
The Last Story
The Last Story
Hironobu Sakaguchi (director, designer, scenario)
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy Type-0
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Tetsuya Nomura (character designer)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Crimson Shroud
Crimson Shroud
Hideo Minaba (character and background designer)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest
Tetsuya Nomura (original concept)
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Tetsuya Nomura (director, concept designer, story)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Fairy Fencer F
Fairy Fencer F
Yoshitaka Amano (art designer), Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Hometown Story
Hometown Story
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
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)
Bravely Default
Bravely Default
Hideo Minaba (background artist)
Granblue Fantasy
Granblue Fantasy
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Nobuo Uematsu (composer)
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)
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)

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

11 months ago

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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