The number of times we've seen Final Fantasy 14 icon Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida recreated in the Monster Hunter Wilds character creator already shows how much crossover there is between fans of the two venerable franchises, and there are plenty fans of Capcom's monster capture series also within the FF14 development team. It seems like they'd love a Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration as much as the rest of us.
“There are a lot of fans of the Monster Hunter series within the FF14 team, and I am one of them,” lead battle content designer Masaki Nakagawa tells GamesRadar+. “If we had the chance to do a crossover, we'd love to do it, but with the Monster Hunter Wilds release date almost right around the corner, we'll do our best to enjoy the game first.”
Final Fantasy 14 already hosts a Monster Hunter Worlds-themed crossover quest that, unlike many of the MMO's special events, is still available to this day. It features a unique test that allows you to fight Rathalos, which you can polish to create a complete set of Rathalos armor. It's one of the biggest collaborations we've seen in FF14 and the developers already have ideas on how to expand the concept.
“The game designer who handled the battle content for our crossover with Monster Hunter: World was very motivated even after finishing working on the crossover, saying that if there's a next time, they'll want to do this and that,” Nakagawa continues. . . “So if we can do a crossover, I'm sure we could create something amazing with our overwhelming enthusiasm!”
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