Akihiko Matsui

Akihiko Matsui.

Akihiko Matsui is a battle system designer, director, and producer who has worked for first Squaresoft and later Square Enix for over twenty years.

Biography

Matsui started working at Squaresoft as a debugger on Final Fantasy III (1990). He became a minor employee on the Final Fantasy IV (1991) team, making memory maps and having an influence on Edward Chris von Muir's character development. He directed Chrono Trigger (1995) with Yoshinori Kitase and Takashi Tokita. He is the current producer of Final Fantasy XI (2002), replacing Hiromichi Tanaka who resigned from the company. He was also the battle director of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013).

Works within the series

Game	Release	Work
Final Fantasy III	1990	Debugger (uncredited)
Final Fantasy IV	1991	Battle System Design
Final Fantasy V	1992	Battle System Design
Final Fantasy XI	2002	Battle Data Designer
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart	2003	Battle Data Designer
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia	2004	Main Battle System Designer
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan	2006	Main Battle System Designer
Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess	2007	Main Battle System Designer
Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin	2013	Producer
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	2013	Battle Director
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward	2015	Battle Director
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood	2017	Development Manager: Battle Section
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	2019	Development Manager: Battle Section

Trivia

• Akihiko Matsui makes a cameo appearance as an enemy in Final Fantasy IV. "He" can be found in the Developer's Room.

External links

• Akihiko Matsui on Wikipedia
• Akihiko Matsui's member profile on the official Final Fantasy XI forums (must be logged in to view)