Naoki Yoshida, also known by the moniker Yoshi-P, is a Japanese game developer at Square Enix who is the current producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV and the producer of Final Fantasy XVI. He is best known for his involvement in the successful relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV, and continues to oversee the game's operations. Yoshida is also an executive officer, a member of the board of directors, and the vice president of Creative Business Unit III, after serving as division executive of Business Division 5.
History[]
Naoki Yoshida joined Square Enix in 2004, and primarily worked on the Dragon Quest series as the chief planner of Dragon Quest X Online and the director of the Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road arcade games. After the poor reception of the original version of Final Fantasy XIV, Yoshida was appointed as the new producer and director for the game, due to his track record as a talented game designer and hardcore MMO player.[1]
Works in the series[]
| Game | Release | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy XIV | 2010 | Producer & Director (Post-launch) |
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | 2013 | Producer and Director, Lead Game Designer (2.0) |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | 2015 | Producer and Director |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | 2017 | Producer and Director |
| Final Fantasy Lost Stranger | 2017 | Editorial Supervisor |
| Final Fantasy Dimensions II | 2017 | Special Thanks |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | 2018 | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | 2019 | Producer and Director |
| War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | 2020 | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | 2021 | Producer and Director |
| Final Fantasy XVI | 2023 | Producer |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | 2024 | Producer & Director |
In-game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Three characters modeled after Naoki Yoshida have appeared in Final Fantasy XIV.
Naoki Yoshida in Final Fantasy XIV, during The Rising 2015 event.
The Wandering Minstrel was introduced on the original version of the game after Yoshida's announcement as the new director. In A Realm Reborn, the relaunched version of the game, players can talk to this character to unlock high difficulty content, such as Extreme trials and Savage or Ultimate raids. In Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, this role is covered by the Minstreling Wanderer, unlocking some of the new high difficulty content introduced in the 5.X revisions.
Along with the Wandering Minstrel, Naoki Yoshida himself makes special appearances during The Rising events since the 2015's edition. Here, Yoshida greets the player in dream visions.
This is a world that exists outside your reality. Could it be a dream? A flight of fancy conjured by your weary mind? Perhaps...or perhaps not.
Naoki Yoshida when showing himself to the adventurer.
Gallery[]
- Images
- Artworks
- In-game
References[]
- ↑ k3r0b3r0s (n.d.) . Naoki Yoshida exclusive interview for finalfantasy14.eu. Official forums. Accessed 10 May, 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May, 2011.