Final 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"
Final Fantasy 10's developers shifted from a sci-fi direction to a fantasy setting after learning about the production of The Lord of the Rings films, anticipating fantasy would become a major trend. This decision aligned with the game's 2001 release, shortly before The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit theaters. While the game embraced fantasy, some sci-fi elements remained, influenced by a desire for Eastern-inspired fantasy rather than medieval European settings.
- Entities
- Game: Final Fantasy VIII
- Person: Yoshinori Kitase
- Person: Takashi Tokita
- Game: Final Fantasy VII
- Game: Final Fantasy 10
- Game: The Lord of the Rings
- Topic: Sci-Fi
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: Square Enix
- Topic: Fantasy Genre
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