Hey, buddy, finish one game first…
In a bit of fantasyland fun wherein the sky rains donuts, whisky is a state-provided utility and we’re not all tumbling towards death and trying to make the ride as bad as humanly possible, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata would like to work on The Legend of Zelda.
Now, this won’t happen because Tabata is working on Final Fantasy XV (to his credit, not for all of its near-decade existence) and also works for Square Enix, not Nintendo, but we’re talking fantasy here. Everyone takes slides to work and escalators back up the hill home. The Star Wars prequels were never made. People are guaranteed an actual living income, some kind of “minimum wage” that allows human beings the basic dignity of existing. Dogs and cats living together!
This stirring bit of make believe comes from Dengeki PlayStation‘s special 600th issue, as spotted by Nintendo Everything, when Tabata was asked what other series he might like to work on if magically granted carte blanche..
“The Legend of Zelda series. I’m not quite sure why myself, but a Zelda game made with the technology and know-how of Final Fantasy XV is the game I wish to create as of this moment.”
