Takashi Tokitaperson3 mentions · First seen 2026-07-20Report issueRecent storiesFinal Fantasy 4 was nearly skipped entirely so the JRPG series could "beat" Dragon Quest: "It was kind of a brilliant idea"2026-07-20Final Fantasy 10 leaned into the fantasy genre after devs "learned that The Lord of the Rings was in production" and thought it would be "the next big global trend"2026-07-20How The PS2 Hardware And Lord Of The Rings Shaped The Development Of Final Fantasy 10in newsletter2026-07-20RelatedChrono TriggerFinal Fantasy 3Final Fantasy 4Parasite EveThe BouncerEditions2026-07-20