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Yoshinori Kanada Storyboard Work Being Revived for Final Fantasy XIII-2 + screens
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This year's CEDEC 2011 game developers conference had a unique session that touched upon Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2. The subject of the session, held during earlier today, was the late Yoshinori Kanada. Square Enix mobile business senior manager Takashi Tokita and Mobile & Game Studio chairman Masanobu Endou discussed Kanada's legacy.
Before passing away two yeas back at 57, Kanada had worked on such games as Final Fantasy XI, Hanjuku Heroes, Musashiden II, Final Fantasy IV (DS version), Seiken Densetsu 4 and Final Fantasy XIII. He was also animation supervisor on Final Fantasy The Spirits Within.
On FFXIII, Kanada served as storyboard director, heading up storyboards for the game's pre-rendered movie scenes, real time cut scenes and summon scenes.
Tokita shared a message from FFXIII and XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama revealing that one piece of unused Kanada content will be revived for XIII-2. Kandada created a storyboard showing Lightning being held by her summon Odin. Although Toriyama personally liked this scene, it ended up not being used, something that Toriyama says he regrets. XIII-2 will have a scene that's similar to this.
Famitsu.com posted an image of the original storyboard in its coverage from the event.
As a heart attack. Don't get me wrong, I don't blatantly hate it. I just find her original animation more acrobatic, somewhat of a trademark to Lightning's movements in XIII.
But in hindsight, I suppose recycling the same animation would be boring. So I guess it makes sense to change it.
I like it when summons act as guardians. It's strange seeing Lightning carried by someone, but if there someone who could do it (or be allowed to), I guess he'd be Odin. It's... sweet?
Aw, that is really great. Not to mention that I really do like that animation. I know it's like Lightning's supposed to be the powerful and strong one but I'm always up for someone like that allowing for something like this to happen to them, if that makes sense? I think it's really cool.
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I've been having these weird thoughts lately… Like, is any of this for real… Or not?
I like it when summons act as guardians. It's strange seeing Lightning carried by someone, but if there someone who could do it (or be allowed to), I guess he'd be Odin. It's... sweet?
I know it's like Lightning's supposed to be the powerful and strong one but I'm always up for someone like that allowing for something like this to happen to them, if that makes sense? I think it's really cool.
That's exactly what I meant, and Odin is the perfect choice. I like the bond between l'Cie and Eidolon in FFXIII. It's like she can allow herself to be "weak" because she knows Odin will always have her back.
...I'm making this into a much bigger deal than I should, but i love those little things. SE, keep adding those and I might forgive you for putting monsters in your party and minigames.
That's not a summoning animation, is it? It looks to me like Odin is being dismissed, there, after Chaos Bahamut's defeat.
On the topic of using this fella's storyboards, it's a great tribute to his work. I have to say that the cutscene and summoning animations in XIII were top notch, so not only is it a nice tribute, it's just a cool thing to hear.
^^^ i agree.. i don't see a summoning animation except maybe when odin (the horse) was like running and lightning landed on him... the last part was like a dismissal or cutscene, maybe...
Yoshinori Kanada Storyboard Work Being Revived for Final Fantasy XIII-2 + screens
