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3 | Yasumi Matsuno (born 1965) is a game designer who started out at a small company named Quest, then got bought out by Squaresoft, then left to join Creator/Level5. He has a long working history with Creator/HitoshiSakimoto for the music and Creator/AkihikoYoshida for the artwork, and is friends with translator Creator/AlexanderOSmith. He is basically responsible for the ''VideoGame/IvaliceAlliance'' as well. |
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5 | He has directed the following: |
6 | [[index]] |
7 | * ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' |
8 | * ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre: Let Us Cling Together'' & ''[[VideoGameRemake Wheel of Fate/Reborn]]'' |
9 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' |
10 | * ''Videogame/OgreBattle64'' |
11 | * ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'' |
12 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' |
13 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' |
14 | * ''Guild 01: VideoGame/CrimsonShroud'' |
15 | [[/index]] |
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17 | He has also been involved with: |
18 | * ''VideoGame/ConquestOfTheCrystalPalace'': Planning - his influence can be seen in the news reports and the sheer number of different items |
19 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': Scenario writer for the "Return to Ivalice" and "Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr" side stories. |
20 | * ''VideoGame/MadWorld'': Story |
21 | * ''Unsung Story'': Story & game design - unfortunately as of February 2016, [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-setbacks-dev-behind-final-fantasy-tactics-cr/1100-6435156/ the future of this game is looking very much in doubt]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIvM3aVmYSU it's getting worse]] as of 2017. As of 2018, he's no longer involved with the project after Little Orbit took over, but the CEO of said company did meet him once for a lunch meeting to talk about the game. |
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23 | Other influences: |
24 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' |
25 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' |
26 | * TabletopGames |
27 | * UsefulNotes/ColdWar |
28 | * UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars |
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30 | !!Tropes that frequently appear in his works: |
31 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to most works in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise (and Creator/SquareSoft in general), Matsuno's works tend to have complex sociopolitical themes, a heavy atmosphere, and lots of violence. This is most seen with ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', which is considered one of the darker installments in the franchise, and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', which heavily leaned into heavy sociopolitical themes compared to other mainline games. |
32 | * EncyclopediaExposita: To the point where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykVVoM_YYE the first trailer for Crimson Shroud (last fourth of the video)]] is simply a look at RPG books with well-written English |
33 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Yiazmat of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' was named after him. |
34 | * ProductionPosse: Is nearly always seen working with Akihiko Yoshida and Hitoshi Sakimoto. |
35 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines: [[http://www.usgamer.net/articles/tgs-yasumi-matsunos-new-world This interview]] shows that he already plans to use bits from the Syrian Civil War in ''Unsung Story''. |
36 | ** Well before that, ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre'' was originally released in 1995, right when UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars were in full swing. ''Tactics Ogre's'' plot bears a strong similarity to the causes of the conflict, right down to having [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart Cultures]] of Bosnians, Serbs, and Croats. |
37 | * SpaceColdWar: He used to be a political science student, and also studied Eastern European history, thus influencing many of his storylines. |
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