Koana, a main character in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, stares thoughtfully at a book in his hands.
(Image credit: Square Enix)
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"This time we are putting in serious consideration on the sense of tempo, back at Dawntrail we were being really careful in depicting new lands, new cultures, new encounters and this greatly slowed down the pacing on story progression. The fact that this did not align with the player's motivation of 'keep moving forward' shows shortcomings on my part as the director.