Hiroyuki Itō (JP:伊藤 裕之) is a game director and designer for Square Enix, and is most known for his work in the role-playing game series, Final Fantasy. He uses the pen name "Shiomi" when writing lyrics and the like. A game director is a person who is in-charge of significant creative aspects of a video game. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... Final Fantasy (Japanese: Fainaru FantajÄ«) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ...
Initially working in debugging and sound effects for the first three games of the Final Fantasy series, his work became prominent in Final Fantasy IV, when he created the long-time series staple, the Active Time Battle combat system. Afterwards, he served as a designer for a number of elements in the series, including the Job system in Final Fantasy V, the Esper system in Final Fantasy VI, and the Junction system and the Triple Triad card game in Final Fantasy VIII. He also served as a co-director of Final Fantasy VI with Yoshinori Kitase as well as the director of Final Fantasy IX. Final Fantasy IV (ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼IV in Japanese, or Fainaru FantajÄ« IV using romanization), often abbreviated to FF4, is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Picture showing the ATB in Final Fantasy IX The Active Time Battle (ATB) system in a computer role-playing game is an alternative to a turn-based system. ... A character class represents a characters archetype and career in many role-playing games. ... Final Fantasy V (ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼V Fainaru FantajÄ« V) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy VI (ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼VI Fainaru FantajÄ« VI) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... The Triple Triad game board. ... Final Fantasy VIII (Japanese: ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼VIII Fainaru FantajÄ« VIII) is a computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase has been credited on the following games: Final Fantasy X-2 Kingdom Hearts Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy Anthology Final Fantasy VIII Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring Final Fantasy VII Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy V Final Fantasy Adventure He is currently working... Final Fantasy IX (ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼IX Fainaru FantajÄ« IX) is a computer role-playing game developed by Square Co. ...
One of his latest roles was to replace Yasumi Matsuno as a director for Final Fantasy XII after he left the project. Yasumi Matsuno (æ¾é æ³°å·±) is a director working at Square Enix (previously called Squaresoft). ... Final Fantasy XII (ãã¡ã¤ãã«ãã¡ã³ã¿ã¸ã¼XII) is a console role-playing game produced by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. ...