How The PS2 Hardware And Lord Of The Rings Shaped The Development Of Final Fantasy 10

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Kotaku · 5 min read · games

Square Enix veterans reflected on Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary, citing PS2 hardware advances in water rendering and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings as influences that shifted the game from sci-fi toward fantasy, alongside writer Kazushige Nojima's desire for Eastern-inspired worldbuilding.

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Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy: Spirits Within Kazushige Nojima Peter Jackson PlayStation 2 Square Enix Takashi Tokita The Bouncer The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings Yoshinori Kitase

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