Interview Tetsuya Nomura makes sure his protagonists look attractive because people don’t want to look ugly in the game world too

[LIONT4MER]

Legendary Square Enix game creator Tetsuya Nomura was recently interviewed by Young Jump about his distinctive character designs- particularly the cast of Final Fantasy VII (which was the first time he designed all the main characters). In the interview, Nomura gives insight into his character design philosophy, the eccentric cast of Final Fantasy VII, and why he always makes sure the main character looks cool.



If you have played a Square game any time from the mid 90s up until today, you have probably come across Nomura’s distinctive character designs- particularly in the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. Starting out with his design work on Final Fantasy V’s monsters, Nomura’s role has gradually expanded to include taking charge of game stories and direction- he also discussed his story planning process for Kingdom Hearts in the same interview.

Interview and details: Tetsuya Nomura makes sure his protagonists look attractive because people don’t want to look ugly in the game world too - AUTOMATON WEST

 

[BlaZZing_MIst]

Thats cool and all but his male characters like Cloud ain't never escaping the Twink allegations

 

[EdwardKenwhey]

Well in Kingdom Hearts 4, Sora looks like a full blown femboy so im not sure how much prettier he wanted him to be lmaoo

 

[PeopleDreamsNeverEnd]

Well hes a great artist no doubt, I ve seen his oldest drawings, even that furry prototype version of Sora with a tail lmao, guy's imagination runs wild but in a good way

 

[Black_Hammer1989]

Iconic artist, but at the same time, I wish he stayed away from directing a video game or writing the storyboard,, sheesh.