Final Fantasy XIV — the 2nd MMORPG in the long - running JRPG serial publication laden with drama , swords , spells , and enough tomentum product topollute multiple planetary biomes — is no alien to crossing . While so far they ’ve mostly beenwith other game , its director has been thinking about another teamup he require … with a very nerdy caution .
Naoki Yoshida , the creative directorof Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn , seat down withVarietyrecently to talk over the game’supcoming expansion Shadowbringers . The third major content acquittance for the MMO brings with it a master of ceremonies of fresh feature , including a crossoverwith the sci - fi action - RPG / Existential Crisis Simulator Nier : Automata . This inspire Variety to ask if Yoshida had any other dream collaboration he want to come to XIV . Outside of the realm of game , Yoshida had his eyes on one rather meaty idea — a team up with George R.R. Martin for a Game of Thrones crossover :
This is not a game , but Game of Thrones is a very interesting study , and it might be cool to do something with them .
Gathered Warriors of Light, getting ready to knock at George R.R. Martin’s door, presumably. George R.R. Martin lives in a raid instance, right?Image: Square-Enix
Martin ’s no stranger to video games — especially this week , when it wasofficially confirmedhe was collaborating with luminary Souls intriguer Hidetaka Miyazaki on the upcoming FromSoftware title Elden Ring . And in the yesteryear , Martin has put his stamp of approval on other Game of Thrones gaming projects , so it ’s not like it ’d be out of the ordinary for him to work with Yoshida and his FFXIV squad on a potential collaboration . But Yoshida himself had a rather funny caution . He wants the A Song of Ice and Fire books finished before any clock time spent away from them could be spent work on a Final Fantasy quislingism :
Unfortunately , I do n’t think George R. R. Martin was atE3this year .
Just complete writing the book !
He ’s working on that new game with Hidetaka Miyazaki from FromSoftware , Elden Ring .
Oh yes , that news we ’ve heard . The series cease on HBO , but we want the Quran to conclude .
Add Yoshida ’s name to the throngs of masses just patiently — and occasionallynot so patiently — waiting forThe Winds of Winterandits followupto finally arrive . Personally I just hope FFXIV ’s servers are still run when this Game of Thrones crossing over finally happens in like , 2038 , at this compass point .
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