
2024 has been a momentous year for the Final Fantasy series – both raising questions about how the series has declined, while simultaneously giving a glimpse at what its future could look like. Dawntrail provided a massive shift for the wildly popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV, Clive came to Tekken 8 to continue the series’ tradition of collaboration, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth pushed the franchise in an entirely new open world direction.
Experimentation has always been at the heart of Final Fantasy, and for Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, that’s becoming more important than ever.