Final Fantasy XI – 2002 Developer Interview (Patreon)

http://shmuplations.com/ffxi/

These pre and post-release Final Fantasy XI interviews were salvaged from the GSLA archive, and offer a broad look at the early evolution of Square’s pioneering console MMO from conception to launch and beyond. Naturally, these interviews do not address the game’s continuing legacy: the game outlived its own five-year roadmap by over a decade and is still online to this day, with the 2013 expansion pack Seekers of Adoulin bearing the distinction of being the last officially-released Japanese PS2 disc software.