Crisis Core director on inspiration, influence and future plans

Talk to any person out there and chances are, you’ll find that that person has at least one influence or source of inspiration in life. The same holds true for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 director Hajime Tabata.

Tabata took the time to tell us a little bit about his inspirations and influences in a recent interview.  Find out more about the man behind the game after the jump.

Like any creative person out there, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 director Hajime Tabata has his own sources of inspiration. He also admitted to having been influenced by a particular show. In a recent interview, Tabata told gamers a little bit about himself and about what drives him.

The Crisis Core director said that he uses no specific method to get his creative juices flowing. His method is very straightforward, too:

The usual procedure is to put a general image of the final product into a project proposal, then attempt to work in various ideas for each aspect of the game in a short time. In my case, these ideas come from everything in my past experience…

Interestingly enough, Tabata admitted to being a fan of Doraemon. He mentioned that the show’s  “highly innovative items from the 22nd century” have really influenced his creative thoughts. The director is also a fan of movies and high-tech gadgets, and he has this penchant for becoming so interested in something as to devote all his free time to it.

Tabata is currently working on a number of titles, including Final Fantasy agito13. The director acknowledged, however, that Square Enix‘s Final Fantasy 7 world is his primary field of interest. In fact, a concept that might appeal him is that of a gun-action game set in that very world.