Shuhei Yoshida is the President of Sony's Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (that's quite the title), and even if you haven't heard of him, you'll have seen the company head at their E3 press conferences over the past few years. As well as being someone not shy about speaking his mind, Yoshida is also a huge video game fan, and he often shows off his skills
via his Twitter account.
Now, in a new interview with 4Gamer, he revealed that his favourite game of 2016 was
Final Fantasy XV. There are a lot of PlayStation 4 exclusives he could have named, so you have to appreciate his honesty! Still, it's fair to say that most fans won't find fault with the reasons behind his choice!
"Final Fantasy XV dropped the rules of the so-called JRPG, and I think it was successful in the bold attempt to redefine Final Fantasy on the same level with the current standard of RPG in the western industry with high action combat and open world. The attitude “FF=Challenger” isn’t just about technology. I thought it was wonderful to share the situation of development by communicating directly with the users, and to convey the feeling of the world and the characters in advance with a movie and animation. I think it’s a monumental achievement that will go down in the history of RPG, showing overseas game fan that the Japanese AAA gaming industry is also working hard."
Do you think Final Fantasy XV is a worthy candidate for game of the year? Share your thoughts below!