Final Fantasy XV’s Art Director Yusuke Naora Announces His Departure From Square Enix

Final Fantasy XV’s art director, Yusuke Naora, recently announced via Twitter that he was resigning from his position at Square Enix after 24 years.

In addition to XV, Naora also worked as the art director on Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X. He also supervised the HD remasters of X and X-2 and was involved in the trio of Final Fantasy XIII games.

In the series of messages on Twitter, Naora described Final Fantasy XV as “the greatest ending” after he revealed that the game’s director, Hajime Tabata, showed him the final scenes of the game.

As of 30th September, I resigned Square Enix, the company I worked for 24 years.

— 直良有祐 naora yusuke (@NaoraYusuke) October 1, 2016

@NaoraYusuke Yesterday, Taba-chan kindly showed me FFXV’s ending. It was my last work, and it became the greatest ending.

— 直良有祐 naora yusuke (@NaoraYusuke) October 1, 2016

@NaoraYusuke Even Thank you for letting me have all kind of wonderful experience with a lot of people!
Thanks again for everything.

— 直良有祐 naora yusuke (@NaoraYusuke) October 1, 2016

Though he is resigning, Naora did mention he would continue to work on designs and illustrations for Final Fantasy, most likely as a freelancer.

Final Fantasy XV will release worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.